Tom & Jerry: Deluxe Anniversary Collection DVD Review

Posted 10 years ago by Animated Shorts

The Tom and Jerry Deluxe Anniversary Collection is a 2-disc DVD set that aims to give you a cross-section of the famous duo’s entire career. It’s not a set for collectors who already have the Spotlight collections and the Chuck Jones Collection I reviewed previously. Completists will already have all the shorts presented minus the five that are new to DVD. That being said, this set is a great way to get introduced to a lot of the different versions of Tom and Jerry if you’re a casual fan.

Tom and Jerry have been around for a long time, and this DVD set does a great job of giving you glimpses at each of their main eras. But, there’s no need to buy it blindly, so here is a complete list of what you’ll find on the discs.

The Shorts

Disc 1 – Oscar Winners and Classics

  • Puss Gets the Boot
  • Midnight Snack
  • Dog Trouble
  • Fraidy Cat
  • Puss ‘n’ Toots
  • The Lonesome Mouse
  • Yankee Doodle Mouse
  • Mouse Trouble
  • Mouse in Manhattan
  • Quiet Please
  • The Milky Waif
  • The Cat Concerto
  • The Little Orphan
  • Saturday Evening Puss
  • Two Mouseketeers
  • Johann Mouse
  • Touche Pussy Cat
  • That’s My Mommy
  • The Egg and Jerry
  • Tops With Pops

And on Disc 2 – Through the Years:

  • Jerry Dances with Gene Kelly in Anchors Away
  • Tom and Jerry swim with Esther Williams in Dangerous When Wet
  • Penthouse Mouse
  • The Cat Above the Mouse Below
  • The Cat’s Me-Ouch
  • Cosmic Cat and Meteor Mouse
  • Jerry’s Country Cousin
  • Flippin’ Fido
  • The Karate Guard
  • A Game of Mouse and Cat

There is also a nice bonus feature with an unfortunately long title, called Much Ado About Tom and Jerry – Retrospective Look at One of Animation’s Greatest Teams – From Early Days to Award-Winning Glory. The presentation and packaging is what we’ve come to expect from these higher-class WB cartoon classic releases, and the shorts are presented in their original aspect ratios, some being fullscreen and some being widescreen.

Should you pick up this set? Well, if you don’t own the Spotlight Collections or the Chuck Jones Collection, I’d say go for it. Otherwise, you might be buying a lot of shorts you already own. If you don’t own any Tom and Jerry shorts on DVD, then don’t even think about it, just get it. Someday your children’s children will thank you.

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Disclaimer: This review was based on a free review copy. Read my blog disclosure statement for more.