The shorts Mouse Cleaning (1948) and Casanova Cat (1951) were omitted from the set due to their inappropriate racial stereotypes, according to a statement from Warner Home Video. The final volume contains an edited version of His Mouse Friday (1951). Similarly to the first volume, Warner instated a disc replacement program, and later reprints contain the original Mammy Two Shoes tracks. These four shorts contained a redubbed Mammy Two Shoes audio track, instead of the original. The second volume contains four shorts ( The Lonesome Mouse, Polka-Dot Puss, Saturday Evening Puss and Nit-Witty Kitty) with edited sound tracks. Warner corrected this through a disc replacement program, which began in 2006. The first volume contains three shorts ( The Milky Waif, The Truce Hurts, and The Little Orphan) that initially included depictions of blackface in the 2004 release. The Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection sets contain shorts that have been altered from their original versions. The Karate Guard, a 2005 Tom and Jerry short directed by co-creator Joseph Barbera.
MY TOM AND JERRY DVD COLLECTION SERIES
"Cat and Mouse: The Tale of Tom and Jerry": a documentary on the history of the Tom and Jerry shorts, and the censorship issues the series has had to deal with.ĭisc two contains shorts presented in the CinemaScope format. 3 of that series.)ĭisc one contains non-CinemaScope shorts. (These cartoons are presented uncut on the European PAL DVD set Tom and Jerry: The Classic Collection, with Mouse Cleaning appearing on Vol. According to a Warner Home Video press release, these cartoons were omitted from the set for racial stereotyping. 3 completes the Hanna-Barbera Tom and Jerry cartoons, save for Mouse Cleaning and Casanova Cat. "Silent Pencil Sketch: 'The Midnight Snack'"."The Comedy Stylings of Tom and Jerry" (featuring appearances by Mark Kausler, Jerry Beck, and MADtv castmembers Nicole Parker and Ike Barinholtz)."Animators as Actors": Actor's workshop of where the inspiration for character personalities come from.Mouse, and Saturday Evening Puss by MADtv castmember Nicole Parker and animation historian Earl Kress Commentary tracks on Puss Gets the Boot, The Night Before Christmas, Dr.A similar introduction is in the third volume of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection. An introduction by Whoopi Goldberg where Goldberg explains that the Tom and Jerry cartoons may contain racial stereotyping (particularly centered on the appearance of Mammy Two-Shoes) that may offend some modern-day viewers.A superscripted two ( 2 ) denotes cartoons presented in the CinemaScope aspect ratio using a new anamorphic widescreen transfer.ĭisc 1 contains shorts from the 1940s. Tom and Jerry Swim with Esther Williams (excerpt from Dangerous When Wet) Ī superscripted one ( 1 ) denotes cartoons in the standard Academy ratio presented in newly remastered versions.Jerry Dances with Gene Kelly (excerpt from Anchors Aweigh)."How Bill and Joe Met Tom and Jerry" (documentary on the origin of the series)."Behind the Tunes: The MGM Orchestra" (documentary on the music of Tom and Jerry).
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