Hanna-Barbera: Tom and Jerry (1939 - 1957)

Tom and Jerry quickly became MGM's most valuable property. The shorts were successful at the box office, many licensed products (comic books, toys, etc.) were released to the market, and the Tom and Jerry series would earn twelve more Academy Award for Best Short Subject (Cartoons) nominations, with seven of the shorts going on to win the Academy Award: The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943), Mouse Trouble (1944), ''Quiet Please! (1945), The Cat Concerto (1946), The Little Orphan (1948), The Two Mouseketeers (1951), and Johann Mouse ''(1952). Tom and Jerry was eventually tied with Disney's Silly Symphonies as the most-awarded theatrical cartoon series. Originally bared by Fred Quimby from making a second cat-and-mouse short until the overwhelming success of Puss Gets the Boot demanded it.