On Feb. 10, 1940 — 85 years ago Monday — the first Tom & Jerry cartoon short and the first cartoon directed by the soon-to-be- famous team of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera was released in ...

youngsters enjoy watching cartoons; in the 1990s, animation shows such as Tom and Jerry, Jungle Book, Talespin, Donkey Kong, Duck Tales, Spider-Man, and Batman were popular, but today's youngsters ...