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Which came first: Psycho or Tom and Jerry?

Tom and Jerry came first, in 1940 (first appear). Psycho followed 20 years later, in 1960 (released).

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  1. Second1960

    Psycho

    film · released

    Psycho, from 1960, is said to be the first American film to show a toilet flushing.

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  2. First1940

    Tom and Jerry

    character · first appear

    Tom and Jerry first appeared in 1940, in a cartoon called Puss Gets the Boot.

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Years from Wikidata, each checked against the item’s English Wikipedia article on 2026-10-18. A year stands for what its label says: a founding, a first patent, a premiere.