VOLUME 1 The Tom and Jerry legacy chases through every nook and cranny of the classic animation pantheon, spanning six decades and several famous directors. Looney Tunes icons Friz Freleng, Tex Avery and Chuck Jones all played their part. But the enduring cat-and-mouse team was the brainchild of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Their first short, Puss Gets the Boot (in which Tom was called Jasper), was released with little fanfare. When unleashed on audiences, their hilariously diabolical rivalry delighted everyone. This set of 40 restored and remastered shorts includes nine Academy Award nominees and seven winners. VOLUME 2 Trends come and go...but the chase is eternal, just like the evergreen appeal of animation's supreme cat-and-mouse team! This second volume of Tom and Jerry's cartoon capers boasts 37 classic shorts. This delicious assortment covers their golden years. Get ready to duck, weave, jump and laugh as the hapless feline and the wily rodent take each other on. VOLUME 3 Tom may catch Jerry on occasion, but no one really believes the adorable little mouse will come to harm. After all, it would mean the end to the most popular and beloved cat-and-mouse act in show business. This is the third and final collection of theatrical shorts, showcasing 35 classic cartoons, 15 remastered in their original CinemaScope widescreen format. Tom and Jerry remain the friskiest animated adversaries of all time. Catch them if you can.
J**N
Gee, I just threw way 20 dollars on Tom & Jerry,…BUT I’M HAPPY!
What can be said about Tom & Jerry that hasn’t already been said by thousands, if not millions, of other people? The gutbustingly funny cat and mouse duo, with their unique brand of hilariously brutal violence blended in with a tremendous jazzy music score, have truly transcended time and been cartoon icons for over 80 years. And besides the Looney Tunes, no Golden Age animated stars were ever as great as them.This is as close to a "Complete Series" DVD set for the original Hanna-Barbera run (AKA the most beloved era) of Tom & Jerry as we're ever likely to get, since Warner Bros. Home Video is too cowardly to ever release "Mouse Cleaning" and "Casanova Cat" on physical media.This set does not include the audio commentaries from the original standalone releases of the three Spotlight Collection volumes of T&J whose shorts have all been bundled together here, but all the OTHER special features from those sets have thankfully been ported over. As somebody who doesn't care too much for traditional audio commentaries on any physical media title not either put out by Disney or a release of a Matt Groening show, the removals of the ones recorded for Tom & Jerry isn't really a loss for me.The new menus for this bundle pack have the same incredibly basic design as the ones used for the recent Diamond Collection reprints of Hanna-Barbera shows, just placing the listings for each "episode" (short) and the DVD set's cover on top of a black void.But hey, at least unlike those inferior H-B DVD re-releases, the special features from the original versions of the sets being reprinted (minus the audio commentaries) have been ported over, so it's not a bad deal at all! Quite the opposite really, especially since, as I mentioned earlier, this combo set is only $20, which is just $5 more than the amount of cash you would have to pay for a brand new copy of ONE of the individual Spotlight Collection volume DVD sets of Tom & Jerry.If you don't mind not having the commentaries (or the nostalgic ads for other old Warner Bros. DVDs) from the original Spotlight sets, either, it's a very easy and adorable way to get as much vintage Tom & Jerry as you can in just one fell swoop for a great price, AND in a very convenient package with some cool extras, to boot. I still recommend also getting the one and only Tom & Jerry Golden Collection on either DVD or Blu-ray if you have the extra cash or shelf space to double-dip, though, for its drastically improved picture quality (even on the DVD version) and unique extras.
M**R
Tom and Jerry’s Golden Age: The Ultimate, Almost-Complete Collection
If you enjoy Tom and Jerry, and feel like MeTv isn’t showing enough of their 1940’s/1950’s classics, I can’t recommend this DVD set enough! This collects the three “Tom and Jerry Spotlight” volumes that Warner Bros. Released a decade ago, but it corrects some errors that those had.The three original releases accidentally included the 1990’s Cartoon Network “redubs” of several cartoons featuring Tom’s original owner, Mammy Two-Shoes, the maid and later home-owner voiced by actress Lillian Randolph. This re-release has the original soundtracks.It also removes the difficult-to-navigate “menus”, and just lets you get right to the cartoons.It’s “standard definition”, but in many cases, looks much better than the “high definition” versions of some cartoons that are on streaming services and blu-ray collections. (They used better-looking copies).The clincher? It’s got all of the T&J cartoons made by the team of William Hanna and Joseph Barbera between 1940 and 1958, save for only two. That’s 112 cartoons. And it’s 20 bucks on Amazon...less than the individual, partially redubbed sets cost back in the day.The only downsides: the cartoons aren’t all arranged chronologically, and there’s no track listing. Its discs are also annoyingly stacked on a single spindle in the case.Still, this is the best, most complete home video collection of Tom and Jerry available, and well worth owning.
E**M
Great collection
This version of the spotlight collection is the best since no editing was involved which made the cartoons the best!
M**Z
I title my review an awesome 10 out of 10.
It came very nicely and packaged nicely and came as quick as a wink the next day.
L**M
Get it.
Legend.
B**R
A great collection in need of track listings
Great collection but terrible packaging. Three DVDs on a spindle, no listing of cartoons on the box or in a booklet. Here are the contents on each disc:Disc OneAll shorts are directed by William Hanna and Joseph BarbaraYankee Doodle Mouse (1943)Baby Puss (1943)The Zoot Cat (1944)The Million Dollar Cat (1944)The Bodyguard (1944)Mouse Trouble (1944)Tee for Two (1945)Flirty Birdy (1945)Quiet Please! (1945)The Milky Waif (1946)Solid Serenade (1946)Cat Fishin’ (1947)The Cat Concerto (1947)Kitty Foiled (1948)The Truce Hurts (1948)Salt Water Tabby (1947)The Invisible Mouse (1947)The Little Orphan (1949)Heavenly Puss (1949)Texas Tom (1950)Jerry and the Lion (1950)Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl (1950)Cue Ball Cat (1950)Slicked-Up Pup (1951)Jerry’s Cousin (1951)Special FeaturesHow Bill and Joe Met (27:06)Jerry Dances with Gene Kelly (8:11)TOM and JERRY Spotlight CollectionDisc TwoAll shorts are directed by William Hanna and Joseph BarbaraCat Napping (1951)The Flying Cat (1952)The Two Mouseketeers (1952)Smitten Kitten (1952)Johann Mouse (1953)Two Little Indians (1953)Baby Butch (1954)Mice Follies (1954)Designs on Jerry (1955)Pecos Pest (1955)Touché, Pussy Cat! (1954)The Flying Sorceress (1956)Blue Cat Blues (1956)Puss Gets the Boot (1940)The Midnight Snack (1941)The Night Before Christmas (1941)Fraidy Cat (1942)Dog Trouble (1942)Puss n’ Toots (1942)The Bowling Alley-Cat (1942)Fine Feathered Friend (1942)The Lonesome Mouse (1943)Puttin’ on the Dog (1944)The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945)Mouse in Manhattan (1945)Springtime for Thomas (1946)Trap Happy (1946)Part Time Pal (1947)Special FeaturesBehind the Tunes: The MGM Orchestra (17:02)Tom and Jerry Swim with Esther Williams (7:47)TOM and JERRY Spotlight CollectionDisc ThreeAll shorts are directed by William Hanna and Joseph BarbaraDr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (1947)Old Rockin’ Chair Tom (1948)Professor Tom (1948)The Cat and the Mermouse (1949)Polka-Dot Puss (1949)Saturday Evening Puss (1950)Little Quacker (1950)Safety Second (1950)Sleepy-Time Tom (1951)Nit-Witty Kitty (1951)Cruise Cat (1952)Triplet Trouble (1952)Push-Button Kitty (1952)The Missing Mouse (1953)Jerry and Jumbo (1953)Just Ducky (1953)Little School Mouse (1954)Tom and Cherie (1955)Muscle Beach Tom (1956)Down Beat Bear (1956)Mucho Mouse (1957)Tot Watchers (1958)A Mouse in the House (1947)Hatch Up Your Troubles (1949)Love That Pup (1949)Jerry’s Diary (1949)Tennis Chumps (1949)The Framed Cat (1950)His Mouse Friday (1951)Special FeaturesSilent Pencil Sketch: “The Midnight Snack” (9:01)Animators as Actors (7:14)The Golden Stylings of Tom and Jerry (5:30)TOM and JERRY Spotlight CollectionDisc FourAll shorts are directed by William Hanna and Joseph BarbaraThe Duck Doctor (1952)Little Runaway (1952)Fit to Be Tied (1952)The Dog House (1952)That’s My Pup (1953)Life with Tom (1953)Puppy Tale (1954)Posse Cat (1954)Hic-cup Pup (1954)Downhearted Duckling (1954)Neapolitan Mouse (1954)Mouse for Sale (1955)Smarty Cat (1955)Pet Peeve (1954)Southbound Duckling (1955)Pup on a Picnic (1955)That’s My Mommy (1955)The Egg and Jerry (1956)Busy Buddies (1956)Barbecue Brawl (1956)Tops with Pops (1957)Timid Tabby (1957)Feedin’ the Kitty (1957)Tom’s Photo Finish (1957)Happy Go Ducky (1958)Royal Cat Nap (1958)The Vanishing Duck (1958)Robin Hoodwinked (1958)Special FeaturesCat and Mouse: The Tale of Tom and Jerry (31:41)Karate Guard (2005) Directed by Joseph Barbara and Spike Brandt
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