It begins, as it always has, with a chase. A cat, a mouse, and, inevitably, chaos. Suddenly, you are seven again, smiling at the screen, watching the battle unfold with reckless abandon. Laughter ...

The legendary cartoon characters Tom and Jerry entertained audiences from 1940 to 1958 with their hilarious slapstick cat-and-mouse chases. While the original series ended decades ago, debates ...