The Karate Guard

The Karate Guard (2005)

THE POWERS OF KARATE AGAINST THE POWERS OF THE BIG BLUE ANTAGONIST.

Jerry's spiritual mentor appears and gives Jerry a gong to ring that summons a "Karate Guard" named Momo-sumo (played by Spike) to aid him whenever he needs help.

Date of release
2005-09-27
TMDB
6.7 / 10 (13)
Runtime
8m
Genres
Animation, Comedy
Director
Joseph Barbera, Spike Brandt

Casting

Interesting facts

The Karate Guard is a 2005 American animated cartoon short film, and the 163rd Tom and Jerry short. Directed by Joseph Barbera and Spike Brandt, The Karate Guard was the last Tom and Jerry cartoon that Barbera worked on before his death in late 2006. It had a limited theatrical release in cinemas throughout Los Angeles on September 27, 2005 by Warner Bros. Pictures, and had its television premiere on Cartoon Network on January 27, 2006.

Production

The Karate Guard was directed by Tom and Jerry co-creator Joseph Barbera and Spike Brandt. It is Barbera's first Tom and Jerry short since he and his business partner William Hanna directed Tot Watchers and left the cartoon series nearly 50 years prior. Tot Watchers was the last short before Hanna's death on March 22, 2001, and The Karate Guard was Barbera's last before his own death on December 18, 2006.

Barbera storyboarded The Karate Guard with Iwao Takamoto and also executive produced The Karate Guard with Sam Register and Sander Schwartz. The short was animated by Brandt, Dave Brewster, Tony Cervone, Michael Nickelson, Barry O'Donahue, Wendy Perdue, and Jeff Siergey. The music for the short was composed by Michael Giacchino; it was conducted by Tim Simonec and recorded at the Eastwood Scoring Stage on September 1, 2005.

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