Lectures For Lifelong Learners!

MGM Animation Studios was a new division of the legendary studio when its need for a character-driven cartoon series was fulfilled by Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera, whose suggestion of a cat-and-mouse series was ridiculed by the staff at first. Find out why their approach to the all-time most honored animation “frenemies” stood out above the rest, winning seven Academy Awards and rivaling the Disney Studio for nominations. Discover surprising facts, examples, and inside stories about Tom, Jerry, Bill, Joe, their artists, and stars like Gene Kelly, Esther Williams, and even Jack Nicholson!