Tom and Jerry: The Classic Collection
Tom and Jerry: The Classic Collection is a series of Region 2 DVD sets released by Warner Home Video. The sets include selected Tom and Jerry shorts on each volume. These DVDs are available in 6 double-sided DVDs (issued in the United Kingdom) and 12 single-layer DVDs (issued throughout Europe and Australia). The DVDs in the UK were re-released as "Collector Editions", which were Digipak versions with 2 Volumes inside.
None of the cartoons in the set have been restored; all were sourced by TV prints created by Turner Entertainment in the 1990s for Cartoon Network and Boomerang airings. Some of the cartoons in these DVD sets are censored due to perceived racial stereotypes.
Shorts produced in CinemaScope are presented in pan and scan for showing on the 4:3 aspect ratio television screen, except for remake shorts The Egg and Jerry, Tops with Pops and Feedin' the Kiddie. These shorts are not in anamorphic widescreen, like the American Spotlight collections; instead, they are in a 4:3 windowbox format and appear to be sourced from the laserdisc set (The Art Of Tom and Jerry) or are an early release of the copies found on the spotlight releases.
Key
edit2 denotes Cinemascope cartoons in pan and scan
3 denotes Oscar winners
4 denotes edited TV prints, mainly redubbed Mammy Two Shoes. Other edits as noted.
Released on 5 April 2004 (UK version)
Collector's Edition released on 12 April 2004
Volume 1
editSide 1 (Volume 1)
edit- Puss Gets the Boot
- The Midnight Snack
- The Night Before Christmas
- Fraidy Cat
- Dog Trouble
- Puss n’ Toots
- The Yankee Doodle Mouse3
- Sufferin' Cats
- The Bowling Alley-Cat
- Fine Feathered Friend
- The Lonesome Mouse
- Baby Puss
Side 2 (Volume 2)
edit- The Zoot Cat
- The Bodyguard
- Puttin' on the Dog
- Mouse Trouble3
- The Mouse Comes to Dinner
- Mouse in Manhattan
- Tee for Two
- Flirty Birdy4 (muted dialog of the bird)
- Quiet Please!3
- Springtime for Thomas
- The Milky Waif4 (black face gag cut)
- Trap Happy
Volume 2
editReleased on 3 May 2004
Side 1 (Volume 3)
edit- Solid Serenade
- Cat Fishin'
- Part Time Pal
- The Cat Concerto3
- Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse
- Salt Water Tabby
- A Mouse in the House4 (Black face gag cut)
- The Invisible Mouse
- Kitty Foiled
- The Truce Hurts4 (Black face gag cut)
- Old Rockin' Chair Tom4
- Professor Tom
- Mouse Cleaning (uncut)
Side 2 (Volume 4)
editVolume 3
editSide 1 (Volume 5)
edit- Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl
- The Framed Cat4
- Cue Ball Cat
- Casanova Cat (uncut)
- Jerry and the Goldfish
- Jerry's Cousin
- Sleepy-Time Tom4
- His Mouse Friday4 (edited)
- Slicked-up Pup
- Nit-Witty Kitty4
- Cat Napping
- The Flying Cat
- The Duck Doctor
Side 2 (Volume 6)
editVolume 4
editSide 1 (Volume 7)
edit- Two Little Indians
- Life with Tom4 (black face gag from The Little Orphan's cut)
- Puppy Tale
- Posse Cat
- Hic-cup Pup
- Little School Mouse
- Baby Butch
- Mice Follies
- Neapolitan Mouse
- Downhearted Duckling
- Pet Peeve2
- Touché, Pussy Cat!2
- Southbound Duckling2
Side 2 (Volume 8)
editVolume 5
editSide 1 (Volume 9)
edit- Tops with Pops
- Timid Tabby2
- Feedin' the Kiddie4
- Mucho Mouse2
- Tom's Photo Finish2
- Happy Go Ducky2
- Royal Cat Nap2
- The Vanishing Duck2
- Robin Hoodwinked2
- Tot Watchers2
Side 2 (Volume 10)
editVolume 6
editDisc 1 (Volume 11)
edit- Pent-House Mouse
- The Cat Above and the Mouse Below
- Is There a Doctor in the Mouse?
- Much Ado About Mousing
- Snowbody Loves Me
- The Unshrinkable Jerry Mouse
- Ah, Sweet Mouse-Story of Life
- Tom-ic Energy
- Bad Day at Cat Rock
- The Brothers Carry-Mouse-Off
- Haunted Mouse
- I'm Just Wild About Jerry
- Of Feline Bondage
- The Year of the Mouse
- The Cat's Me-Ouch!
- Duel Personality
- Jerry, Jerry, Quite Contrary
Disc 2 (Volume 12)
edit- Jerry-Go-Round
- Love Me, Love My Mouse
- Puss 'n' Boats
- Filet Meow
- Matinee Mouse
- The A-Tom-Inable Snowman
- Catty Cornered
- Cat and Dupli-cat
- O-Solar Meow
- Guided Mouse-ille
- Rock 'n' Rodent
- Cannery Rodent
- The Mouse from H.U.N.G.E.R.
- Surf-Bored Cat
- Shutter Bugged Cat
- Advance and Be Mechanized
- Purr-Chance to Dream
Other notes on set
editTwo cartoons have been omitted: The Million Dollar Cat and Busy Buddies. They are, however, included in the US version (Spotlight Collection Vol 1 and Vol 3).