Tom Goes to the Mayor was an American animated television series on Cartoon Network's Adult Swim. Created by Tim Heidecker and Eric Wareheim, the show premiered in November 2004 and ended in September 2006, after two seasons and 30 episodes. Adult Swim has described this as "one of the most polarizing shows" they have ever had, indicating that viewers "either love it or hate it."

Tom Goes to the Mayor started off as a web cartoon on blank">timanderic.com. It was popular enough to get a web sequel, in which _David Cross guest stars. Bob Odenkirk noticed the show's potential, and has been producing it on Adult Swim. The basic plot of the show centers around Tom Peters, a new citizen to the town of Jefferton who is "full of ideas," and the Mayor who always tweaks Tom's ideas and causes them to backfire.

The show features a crude yet distinctive animation style which is made by taking photos of the cast with different expressions. The photos are filtered using the 'photocopy' filter in Adobe Photoshop, so that they are made up of only blue and white; resembling mimeographs. There are some live action scenes, usually on a television within the show.

On August 21, 2006, at 12:30, Tom Goes to the Mayor was broadcast as scheduled. Adult Swim then answered a fan letter requesting a marathon of the show by actually showing numerous episodes instead of the normal scheduled programming, as if on a whim.

Creators Tim and Eric recently announced in Chicago that this series will be out-of-production for the foreseeable future so that they may concentrate on their new series, Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job! However, the Tom Goes to the Mayor DVD set is marketed as "The Complete Series" which may indicate that there will be no more episodes. Production ended in September 2006 with 30 episodes.

Many characters, segments, and content from Tom Goes to the Mayor have been recycled for Tim and Eric Awesome Show, Great Job!, including the Channel 5 Married News Team, Uncle Muscles Hour, Gibbons, and even a live action version of Tom Goes to the Mayor used as an opening for the episode Pepperoni.

Tom Peters has just moved to the small town of Jefferton, best known for its strip malls, buffet restaurants and run-down parks. Seeking to make a name for himself, Tom begins setting up meetings with the eccentric mayor of the town. Together, they develop a number of pointless ideas that never seem to go anywhere. Sometimes they seem to make things worse. Written by Civonos