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Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring is a 2001 animated direct-to-video fantasy-comedy film starring the cat-and-mouse team Tom and Jerry. This was the first made-for-video attempt to recapture the style of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera's original film shorts. Also, this was the final animated collaboration of both Hanna and Barbera and the last Tom and Jerry film helmed by the two men, as Hanna died on March 22, 2001.

This was also the first new Tom and Jerry production produced by Warner Bros. Animation (in association with Turner Entertainment). The movie was released on VHS and DVD by Warner Home Video in the United Kingdom on November 12, 2001 and in the USA on March 12, 2002. A Game Boy Advance game based on the movie was also made.

Plot[]

The story starts out in a creepy-looking mansion, where an adult mean old cat named Tom, as usual, chases a beautiful young mouse named Jerry. Meanwhile, in the basement, a wizard named "Chip" is making a magical potion, using these ingredients: warts from a bullfrog, one stick of butter, and milk from a cow that lives in Kolkata, India. With a count of three, he uses his magic ring to make his potion, until it is realized that it doesn't work. Chip checks the milk carton that he used on the potion, but there is no substitution for the milk of the cow. He then drops the milk carton on the bullfrog in frustration.

Later, Tom ends up in the basement, and Chip orders him to guard his magic ring than chasing Jerry while he goes to Calcutta to milk a cow. If Tom does a good job, he'll be rewarded with a big juicy salmon, but if not, he shall be kicked out of the house. Chip leaves for Calcutta by using his motorcycle, and Tom guards the ring. Behind Tom's back, Jerry climbs up on the table, where Chip left his magic ring. Jerry wears the ring on his head as if it were a crown, which makes him look royal.

Tom spots Jerry, and orders him to give back the ring. Soon, Jerry runs out of the house, and Tom frantically attempts to find him. After losing Tom, Jerry tries to pull the ring off his head, but it is stuck, to his horror. He attempts to get it removed by going to the store of a diamond cutter, who is heading for lunch. The store is closed, but right when the diamond cutter leaves out of his building, Tom steals his key and goes inside. Tom disguises as him to get the ring off of Jerry. He uses several methods, including slicing the ring off with a buzzsaw who now has a face who begins to chase Tom, which all fail, then Tom's fake mustache falls off, revealing his true identity. Tom chases our mouse throughout the store, and soon, the diamond cutter returns. Tom and Jerry exit the store.

Jerry runs off into a fortune-teller home, where an Irish dog and Droopy from the Tex Avery cartoons are residing. The Irish dog welcomes Jerry into the store but after seeing ring, and including the fact that Jerry wants it removed, the Irish dog falls in love with it and attempts to pull it off. Tom comes in, and Jerry runs out, with the Irish dog chasing after him as well. Soon, they end up in an alley, where Butch happens to be taking a nap. He wakes up and sees Jerry and tries to grab him for his dinner. Tom successfully grabs Jerry in time, and by pressing the ring on his head, makes random objects fall on a horrified Butch. Accidentally, Jerry's ring increases the size of a banana peel, which Tom trips on, and the ring in Jerry's head was removed and it gets back after being rolled over and gets knocked unconscious by the door of a pet store.

A kind old lady comes out and brings the two animals inside. Jerry is put in a cage with his ward, a cute young mouse named Nibbles, as well as two mouse thugs named Freddie (formerly Muscles), and his dumber partner named Joey. Unfortunately, Tom is thrown in a cage with Spike and his son Tyke and they attack him. The mice harass both Nibbles and Jerry and chases Jerry in cars. He turns Freddie and Joey into cheese, but Jerry then zaps Nibbles to turn him giant. This leads to a chase between Nibbles and the cheese mice, who all run out the door. A young boy comes and buys Jerry. The boy plays with Jerry until the ring produces magic, melting Tom and escaping the cage, he sneaks outside and snatches Jerry from the boy's hand. The child cries and his mother sends policemen after the cat.

Then, Butch and the Irish dog still find for Jerry and finds Tom and they chase him. Meanwhile, Spike and Tyke get out of the building as well, but right when Tom steps on Tyke. Now, Spike and Tyke are added in the chase. They run everywhere and Tom and Jerry escape by riding a bus. Suddenly, the bus stops and it reverses, causing Tom and Jerry to panic. The driver was Droopy, then, they were lost until the boy finds Tom and whistles and was cornered in a dump. After a segment of running, Jerry freezes the people after them. Tom and Jerry shake hands, and together, they go back home.

Tom politely asks Jerry to remove the ring, but he still can't. Tom takes out a flamethrower to get the ring off, somehow, but Jerry runs around the house in fear. The mouse finds a ring-removal liquid (actually to be used to remove rings made by drinking mugs from tables), which gets it off. Tom finds Jerry and demands the ring, which Jerry throws into the tunnel leading to the basement's waste-basket. Tom frantically jumps in as well, but gets the ring stuck to his finger. Tom hears his master coming and tries to get the ring off, but to no avail. Believing that Tom attempted to steal his ring, Chip angrily kicks him out of the house, where the ring falls off Tom's finger, and to his horror, it unfreezes all who chase him: the alley cat, the Irish dog, Spike, Tyke, the police, Nibbles, Freddy, and Joey. Then, after Chip becomes Jerry's owner, he gives him the salmon, and he turns it into a cheese by the ring's power.

Trivia[]

  • Nibbles, a normally silent character in Tom and Jerry, speaks in this film.

Follow-up film[]

Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars was released on January 18, 2005.


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Tom and Jerry
Media
Animated shorts: Tom and Jerry

Television series: The Tom and Jerry Show (1975)The Tom and Jerry Comedy ShowTom & Jerry KidsTom and Jerry TalesThe Tom and Jerry Show (2014)
Specials: Hanna-Barbera's 50th: A Yabba Dabba Doo CelebrationTom and Jerry: The Mansion CatTom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers
Films: Tom and Jerry: The MovieTom and Jerry: The Magic RingTom and Jerry: Blast Off to MarsTom and Jerry: The Fast and the FurryTom and Jerry: Shiver Me WhiskersTom and Jerry: A Nutcracker TaleTom and Jerry Meet Sherlock HolmesTom and Jerry & The Wizard of OzTom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry MouseTom and Jerry's Giant AdventureTom and Jerry: The Lost DragonTom and Jerry: Spy QuestTom and Jerry: Back to OzTom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate FactoryTom and JerryTom and Jerry: Cowboy Up!Tom and Jerry: Snowman's Land

Main Characters
Tom CatJerry Mouse
Other characters
Spike BulldogTyke BulldogMammy Two ShoesButch CatToodles GaloreTuffy MouseDroopyBarney BearLightning CatMeathead CatTopsy CatQuackerFluff, Muff and PuffGeorge and JoanGeorge and Joan's BabyToots (Puss n' Toots)Toots (The Zoot Cat)Cherie MouseTaraDevil DogScrewy SquirrelGeorge and JuniorRedSlick McWolfGatekeeper ConductorDollfaceSabrinaAmbroseGopher BrokeGopher Broke IICat Bully
Movie characters
The Alley Cat GangStraycatchersDr. ApplecheekPristine FiggLickbootFerdinand
Guest/Crossovers characters
Dorothy GaleTotoScarecrowTin WoodmanCowardly LionGlinda the Good Witch of the NorthThe Wicked Witch of the WestThe Wizard of OzAunt EmUncle HenryMiss Almira GulchProfessor MarvelHunkHickoryZekeFlying MonkeysThe Munchkins
Locations
Heavenly Express
Songs
Video games
Video games:
Other
Home video
Companies and Distributors
Metro-Goldwyn-MayerMetro-Goldwyn-Mayer cartoon studioMGM Animation/Visual ArtsTurner EntertainmentHanna-BarberaWarner Bros.Miramax FilmsWarner Bros. AnimationWarner Bros. TelevisionWarner Home VideoWarner Archive CollectionTaft BroadcastingWorldvision EnterprisesMGM TelevisionTurner Program ServicesFilmation


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Theatrical films
The Magic Voyage (UK distribution) • Dennis the MenaceFree WillyTom and Jerry: The Movie (home video distribution) • George Balanchine's The NutcrackerBatman: Mask of the PhantasmThumbelinaBlack BeautyA Troll in Central ParkLittle GiantsThe NeverEnding Story IIIRichie RichBorn to Be WildThe Pebble and the Penguin (international) • A Little PrincessFree Willy 2: The Adventure HomeThe Amazing Panda AdventureIt Takes Two • Gumby: The Movie (German distribution) • The Adventures of Pinocchio (German distribution) • Space JamShilohCats Don't DanceA Rat's TaleThe Fearless Four • Air Bud (UK distribution) • Wild America • The Swan Princess II: Escape from Castle Mountain (home video distribution) • Free Willy 3: The Rescue • Pippi Longstocking (home video distribution) • Quest for Camelot • Little Men • The King and IThe Iron GiantShiloh 2: Shiloh SeasonPokémon: The First MovieMy Dog SkipPokémon: The Movie 2000The ScarecrowPokémon 3: The MovieCats & DogsOsmosis JonesThe Little Polar BearScooby-DooThe Powerpuff Girls MovieKangaroo JackLooney Tunes: Back in ActionScooby-Doo 2: Monsters UnleashedClifford's Really Big MovieYu-Gi-Oh! The Movie: Pyramid of LightLaura's StarThe Polar ExpressRacing StripesCharlie and the Chocolate FactoryCorpse BrideThe Little Polar Bear 2 – The Mysterious IslandThe Thief LordSaving ShilohThe Ant BullyHappy FeetTMNTSpeed RacerStar Wars: The Clone WarsShorts: The Adventures of the Wishing RockLaura's Star and the Mysterious Dragon NianCats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty GaloreLegend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'HooleYogi BearTop Cat: The MovieDolphin TaleHappy Feet TwoLaura's Star and the Dream MonstersThe Lego MovieDolphin Tale 2MaxStorksThe Lego Batman Movie
Direct-to-video films
Live-Action films: Dennis the Menace Strikes AgainAddams Family ReunionRichie Rich's Christmas WishAce Ventura Jr.: Pet DetectiveScooby-Doo! The Mystery BeginsScooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake MonsterFree Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove

Scooby-Doo films: Scooby-Doo on Zombie IslandScooby-Doo! and the Witch's GhostScooby-Doo and the Alien InvadersScooby-Doo and the Cyber ChaseScooby-Doo! and the Legend of the VampireScooby-Doo! and the Monster of MexicoScooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness MonsterAloha, Scooby-Doo!Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy?Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy!Chill Out, Scooby-Doo!Scooby-Doo! Legend of the PhantosaurScooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery
Looney Tunes films: Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My VacationTweety's High-Flying AdventureBah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes ChristmasLooney Tunes: Rabbits Run
Other films: The Snow Queen • The Snow Queen's Revenge • The Mighty KongBatman & Mr. Freeze: SubZeroWakko's WishDexter's Laboratory: Ego Trip • Millionaire Dogs • The ScarecrowBatman Beyond: Return of the JokerPokémon: Mewtwo ReturnsThe Little Polar Bear: Lars and the Little TigerThe Little Polar Bear: The Dream of FlyingThe Little Polar Bear: Nanouk's RescueBatman: Mystery of the Batwoman¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El MaléficoThe Little Polar Bear: A Visitor from the South Pole • Nine Dog Christmas • Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!Laura's Christmas Star

Notable television shows
Tiny Toon AdventuresTaz-ManiaBatman: The Animated SeriesThe Plucky Duck ShowThe Little Polar BearAnimaniacsFree WillyFreakazoid!Pinky and the Brain

The Sylvester and Tweety MysteriesRoad RoversSuperman: The Animated SeriesWayneheadThe Legend of Calamity JaneThe New Batman AdventuresThe New Batman/Superman AdventuresHisteria!Pinky, Elmyra & the BrainBatman BeyondDetentionStatic ShockJustice LeagueThe Zeta ProjectBaby Looney TunesLaura's Star¡Mucha Lucha!Ozzy & DrixWhat's New, Scooby-Doo?The Little Polar BearDuck DodgersTeen TitansXiaolin ShowdownThe BatmanJustice League UnlimitedCoconut Fred's Fruit Salad IslandJohnny TestFirehouse TalesKrypto the SuperdogLoonatics UnleashedLegion of Super HeroesShaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!Tom and Jerry Tales


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Looney Tunes/Spielberg universe
Animated series: The Bugs Bunny ShowTiny Toon AdventuresTaz-ManiaAnimaniacsThe Sylvester & Tweety MysteriesPinky and the BrainFreakazoid!Road RoversHisteria!Pinky, Elmyra and the BrainThe Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie ShowBaby Looney TunesDuck DodgersLoonatics UnleashedThe Looney Tunes ShowNew Looney Tunes

Films: Bugs Bunny: SuperstarThe Bugs Bunny/Road Runner MovieThe Looney Looney Looney Bugs Bunny MovieBugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit TalesDaffy Duck's Fantastic IslandDaffy Duck's QuackbustersSpace JamWakko's WishTweety's High-Flying AdventureLooney Tunes: Back in ActionBah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes ChristmasLooney Tunes: Rabbits Run

DC Comics
Animated series: Batman: The Animated SeriesSuperman: The Animated SeriesBatman BeyondStatic ShockThe Zeta ProjectJustice LeagueTeen TitansJustice League UnlimitedThe BatmanKrypto the SuperdogLegion of Super HeroesBatman: The Brave and the BoldYoung JusticeGreen Lantern: The Animated SeriesTeen Titans Go!Beware the BatmanDC Super Hero Girls

Animated films: Batman: Mask of the PhantasmBatman & Mr. Freeze: SubZeroThe Lego Batman MovieBatman: Return of the Caped CrusadersBatman vs. Two-Face

Hanna-Barbera
Animated series: What's New, Scooby-Doo?Tom and Jerry TalesShaggy & Scooby-Doo Get a Clue!Scooby-Doo! Mystery IncorporatedThe Tom and Jerry ShowBe Cool, Scooby-Doo!Yabba-Dabba Dinosaurs!

Direct-to-video film series: Scooby-Doo on Zombie IslandScooby-Doo! and the Witch's GhostTom and Jerry: The Magic RingTom and Jerry: Blast Off to MarsThe Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown!The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania!

Other TV series
Detention¡Mucha Lucha!Xiaolin ShowdownCoconut Fred's Fruit Salad IslandBaby BluesRight Now KapowDorothy and the Wizard of OzBunniculaGreen Eggs and HamUnikitty!WayneheadOzzy & DrixMike Tyson Mysteries3 SouthMadJohnny TestFirehouse TalesThunderCatsThunderCats Roar
Other original films
Theatrical: Quest for CamelotThe Iron GiantOsmosis JonesThe Lego MovieStorksThe Lego Ninjago Movie

Direct-to-video: Kangaroo Jack: G'Day U.S.A.!¡Mucha Lucha!: The Return of El MaléficoHappiness Is a Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown

Films, distribution only
Gay Purr-eeThe Incredible Mr. LimpetTreasure IslandOliver TwistThe Nutcracker PrinceRover DangerfieldThumbelinaA Troll in Central ParkThe Pebble and the PenguinCats Don't DanceThe Fearless FourThe King and IThe Scarecrow


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Animated films
Aloha, Scooby-Doo! | Baby Looney Tunes' Eggs-traordinary Adventure | Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas | Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants | Batman vs. Two-Face | Batman: Gotham Knight | Big Top Scooby-Doo! | Chill Out, Scooby-Doo! | DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year | DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games | DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis | The Flintstones & WWE: Stone Age SmackDown! | The Jetsons & WWE: Robo-WrestleMania! | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Attack of the Legion of Doom | Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain | Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High | Lego Scooby-Doo! Blowout Beach Bash | Lego Scooby-Doo! Haunted Hollywood | Looney Tunes: Rabbits Run | Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders | Scooby-Doo and the Cyber Chase | Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island | Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold | Scooby-Doo! Abracadabra-Doo | Scooby-Doo! Adventures: The Mystery Map | Scooby-Doo! and Kiss: Rock and Roll Mystery | Scooby-Doo! and the Beach Beastie | Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King | Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost | Scooby-Doo! and the Legend of the Vampire | Scooby-Doo! and the Loch Ness Monster | Scooby-Doo! and the Monster of Mexico | Scooby-Doo! and the Samurai Sword | Scooby-Doo! and the Spooky Scarecrow | Scooby-Doo! and the Witch's Ghost | Scooby-Doo! and WWE: Curse of the Speed Demon | Scooby-Doo! Camp Scare | Scooby-Doo! Frankencreepy | Scooby-Doo! Ghastly Goals | Scooby-Doo! Haunted Holidays | Scooby-Doo! in Where's My Mummy? | Scooby-Doo! Mask of the Blue Falcon | Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace | Scooby-Doo! Moon Monster Madness | Scooby-Doo! Music of the Vampire | Scooby-Doo! Pirates Ahoy! | Scooby-Doo! Shaggy's Showdown | Scooby-Doo! Spooky Games | Scooby-Doo! Stage Fright | Scooby-Doo! WrestleMania Mystery | Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation | Tom and Jerry and the Wizard of Oz | Tom and Jerry Meet Sherlock Holmes | Tom and Jerry: A Nutcracker Tale | Tom and Jerry: Back to Oz | Tom and Jerry: Blast Off to Mars | Tom and Jerry: Robin Hood and His Merry Mouse | Tom and Jerry: Santa's Little Helpers | Tom and Jerry: Shiver Me Whiskers | Tom and Jerry: Spy Quest | Tom and Jerry: The Fast and the Furry | Tom and Jerry: The Lost Dragon | Tom and Jerry: The Magic Ring | Tom and Jerry: Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory | Tom and Jerry's Giant Adventure | Tweety's High-Flying Adventure | Wakko's Wish
Live-action films
Ace Ventura Jr.: Pet Detective | Addams Family Reunion | Alex & Me | Another Cinderella Story | Bam Margera Presents: Where the ♯$&% Is Santa? | Richie Rich's Christmas Wish | Billboard Dad | A Christmas Story 2 | A Cinderella Story: If the Shoe Fits | A Cinderella Story: Once Upon a Song | The Clique | Daphne & Velma | Deep Blue Sea 2 | A Dennis the Menace Christmas | Dennis the Menace Strikes Again | The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning | Free Willy: Escape from Pirate's Cove | Get Smart's Bruce and Lloyd: Out of Control | Getting There | Holiday in the Sun | House Party: Tonight's the Night | Lost Boys: The Thirst | Lost Boys: The Tribe | Mr. Troop Mom | Our Lips Are Sealed | Passport to Paris | Pure Country: Pure Heart | Return to House on Haunted Hill | Scooby-Doo! Curse of the Lake Monster | Scooby-Doo! The Mystery Begins | Spring Breakdown | Switching Goals | Winning London
Other Animated films
Grandma Got Run Over by a Reindeer | The Scarecrow | The Mighty Kong | Halo Legends | Timeless Tales from Hallmark
Animated shorts
DC Showcase: Catwoman | Chase Me | The Whizzard of Ow | Museum Scream | Hare and Loathing in Las Vegas | Attack of the Drones | Cock-A-Doodle Duel | My Generation G...G... Gap | Daffy Duck for President | Tales of the Black Freighter | DC Showcase: The Spectre | DC Showcase: Jonah Hex | DC Showcase: Green Arrow | Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam | The Joker's Playhouse | Enter the Ninjago | Nightwing and Robin | Pigeon Toady’s Guide to Your New Baby | Dark Hoser | Batman is Just Not That Into You | Cooking with Alfred | Movie Sound Effects: How Do They Do That? | Shark E. Shark in "Which Way to the Ocean?" | Zane's Stand Up Promo
Batman Unlimited Film Series
Batman Unlimited | Batman Unlimited: Animal Instincts | Batman Unlimited: Mechs vs. Mutants | Batman Unlimited: Monster Mayhem
Direct-to-video animated films based on DC Comics
Batman & Mr. Freeze: SubZero | Batman Beyond: Return of the Joker | The Batman vs. Dracula | Batman vs. Two-Face | Batman: Gotham Knight | Batman: Mystery of the Batwoman | Chase Me | DC Super Hero Girls: Hero of the Year | DC Super Hero Girls: Intergalactic Games | DC Super Hero Girls: Legends of Atlantis | JLA Adventures: Trapped in Time | Lego Batman: The Movie – DC Super Heroes Unite | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League vs. Bizarro League | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: The Flash | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Attack of the Legion of Doom | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Cosmic Clash | Lego DC Comics Super Heroes: Justice League – Gotham City Breakout | Lego DC Comics: Batman Be-Leaguered | Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Brain Drain | Lego DC Super Hero Girls: Super-Villain High | Superman: Brainiac Attacks
DC Universe Animated Original Movies
All-Star Superman | Batman and Harley Quinn | Batman: Assault on Arkham | Batman: Gotham by Gaslight | Batman: Gotham Knight | Batman: The Dark Knight Returns | Batman: The Killing Joke | Batman: Under the Red Hood | Batman: Year One | Green Lantern: Emerald Knights | Green Lantern: First Flight | Justice League: Crisis on Two Earths | Justice League: Doom | Justice League: Gods and Monsters | Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | Justice League: The New Frontier | Superman/Batman: Apocalypse | Superman/Batman: Public Enemies | Superman vs. The Elite | Superman: Doomsday | Superman: Unbound | Wonder Woman
DC Animated Movie Universe‎
Batman vs. Robin | Batman: Bad Blood | Constantine: City of Demons | The Death of Superman | Justice League Dark | Justice League vs. Teen Titans | Justice League: The Flashpoint Paradox | Justice League: Throne of Atlantis | Justice League: War | Son of Batman | Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay | Teen Titans: The Judas Contract
DC Showcase‎
DC Showcase: Catwoman | DC Showcase: Green Arrow | DC Showcase: Jonah Hex | DC Showcase: The Spectre | Superman/Shazam!: The Return of Black Adam
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