34 Tom and Jerry shorts were directed or produced under Chuck Jones’s direction during the series’ 1963–1967 era.
After MGM’s cartoon studio closed, the franchise briefly moved to Gene Deitch’s Rembrandt Films in Czechoslovakia. Chuck Jones then brought the characters back to Hollywood through Sib Tower 12 Productions, later renamed MGM Animation/Visual Arts. That run consisted of 34 theatrical shorts.
Jones’s version gave Tom and Jerry noticeably different designs and a more stylized visual personality. Tom gained heavier eyebrows and sharper features, while Jerry’s appearance became rounder and more expressive. The cartoons also used unusual layouts, color schemes, and comic timing associated with Jones’s work at Warner Bros.
A common mix-up is confusing Jones’s 34 shorts with the 114 shorts directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera during MGM’s original 1940–1958 run. Some Jones-era entries also list co-directors or other credited directors, but 34 is the standard count for the Chuck Jones Tom and Jerry cycle.