Tom and Jerry celebrates 85th Anniversary with Tom & Jerry: The Complete Cinemascope Cartoon Collection [Blu-ray]
Courtesy of Warner Archive
With the rise of TV threatening moviegoing, wider screens became Hollywood's way to combat that competition. M-G-M went all in and placed their bets on the new CinemaScope process. In addition to their feature films, the studio emboldened their cartoon unit run by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera to do the same with their Oscar winning series of Tom & Jerry shorts.
This set includes all 23 of these wide-screen wonders -- collected together for the first time on Blu-ray as originally seen in theatres, along with 3 bonus cartoons.
Includes: PETE PEEVE,TOUCHE PUSSYCAT, SOUTHBOUND DUCKLING. PUP ON A PICNIC, TOM AND CHERIE, THAT'S MY MOMMY, THE FLYING SORCERESS, THE EGG AND JERRY, BUSY BUDDIES, MUSCLE BEACH TOM, DOWN BEAT BEAR, BLUE CAT BLUES, BARBECUE BRAWL. TOPS WITH POPS, TIMID TABBY, FEEDIN' THE KIDDIE, MUCHO MOUSE. TOM'S PHOTO FINISH. HAPPY GO DUCKY, ROYAL CAT NAP, THE VANISHING DUCK, ROBIN HOODWINKED. TOT WATCHERS, GOOD WILL TO MEN, GIVE & TYKE and SCAT CATS.
Warner Archive has been on a roll in 2025 releasing classic animated titles onto the BD-50 format and with that we get: Tom & Jerry: The Complete Cinemascope Cartoon Collection
It releases tomorrow on 2/11 to celebrate the show’s 85th Anniversary! The animated short was released to Technicolor theaters by MGM and was nominated for an Academy Award.
Originally released between 1954-1958 this was MGM’s last animated production before it closed in 1957. Almost all episodes in this set are presented in 16x9 2.35:1 Letterbox format with DTS-HD Master Audio Tracks.
The HD transfers that Warner Archive Completed for these look incredible as always! Holding up the standard back from the golden days of animation. Bill Hanna and Joe Barbera (Hanna-Barbera) directed all of the episodes as a part of this set!
The picture is crisp and colors are vibrant - making this this the ultimate T&J fan disc to own on Blu-ray!
Shorts organized by their original release year are below.
Bonus shorts:
Give and Tyke
Scat Cats
Good Will to Men
1954
01 Pet Peeve
02 Touché, Pussy Cat!
1955
03 Southbound Duckling
04 Pup on a Picnic
05 Tom and Chérie
06 That's My Mommy
1956
07 The Flying Sorceress
08 The Egg and Jerry
09 Busy Buddies
10 Muscle Beach Tom
11 Down Beat Bear
12 Blue Cat Blues
13 Barbecue Brawl
1957
14 Tops with Pops
15 Timid Tabby
16 Feedin' the Kiddie
17 Mucho Mouse
18 Tom's Photo Finish
1958
19 Happy Go Ducky
20 Royal Cat Nap
21 The Vanishing Duck
22 Robin Hoodwinked
23 Tot Watchers