Mouse Trouble is the 17th short of what animated series of short films that began in 1940?
Tom and Jerry Tom and Jerry is an American animated series of short films created in 1940, by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. It centers on a rivalry between its two title characters, Tom and Jerry, and many recurring characters, based around slapstick comedy.
Color Rhapsodies Color Rhapsodies was a series of usually one-shot animated cartoon shorts produced by Charles Mintz for Columbia Pictures. They were launched in 1934, following the phenomenal success of Walt Disney's Technicolor "Silly Symphonies". Because of Disney's exclusive rights to the full three strip Technicolor process, "Color Rhapsodies" were produced in the older two-tone Technicolor process until 1935, when Disney's exclusive contract expired.