Tom and Jerry: Spotlight Collection



The Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection was a three volume set of the Hanna-Barbara directed cartoons. Originally intended to be a chronological, uncut series, the volumes were eventually released with a selection of Tom and Jerry shorts in each volume.

These volumes have received mixed to panned critical reviews due to the absence of two shorts and censorship of multiple cartoons in the volumes, and the use of Turner TV restoration prints, and in the case of a few cartoons, (such as The Truce Hurts), older VHS and Laserdisc prints. They were, however, praised for the restoration of CinemaScope cartoons in new restored widescreen transfers (especially when compared to the TV prints rendered unwatchable due to half the animation being edited out through pan-and-scan). Warner later fixed most of the issues later, such as censored cartoons being fixed and the original Mammy Two Shoes audio being edited back in. The two issues in Volume Three, the censoring of His Mouse Friday and Pup on a Picnic not being restored, aren’t fixed in later prints, as well as Mouse Cleaning and Casanova Cat being omitted from the original volume and reprint.

The first volume includes 40 cartoons, the second includes 37, and the third contains 35 (36 of the bonus feature Karate Guard short is counted), and were released on October 19th, 2004, October 25th, 2005, and September 11th, 2007. They were later repackaged into a four disc set on October 15th, 2019, and cut commentaries and other bonus features, although all problems not pertaining to Volume 3 are fixed.

Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection
A superscripted one (1) denotes cartoons presented in CinemaScope restored in a new anamorphic widescreen transfer. A superscripted two (2) denotes cartoons that won a Academy Award, and a three (3) denotes nominated cartoons. All cartoons are uncut in later reprints of this volume, though older volumes contain a few cut cartoons.

Disc 1

 * 1) The Yankee Doodle Mouse2
 * 2) Sufferin’ Cats!
 * 3) Baby Puss
 * 4) The Zoot Cat
 * 5) The Million Dollar Cat
 * 6) The Bodyguard
 * 7) Mouse Trouble2
 * 8) Tee for Two
 * 9) Flirty Birdy
 * 10) Quiet Please!2
 * 11) The Milky Waif
 * 12) Solid Serenade
 * 13) Cat Fishin’
 * 14) The Cat Concerto2
 * 15) Kitty Foiled
 * 16) The Truce Hurts
 * 17) Salt Water Tabby
 * 18) The Invisible Mouse
 * 19) The Little Orphan2
 * 20) Heavenly Puss

Disc 2

 * 1) Texas Tom
 * 2) Jerry and the Lion
 * 3) Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl
 * 4) Jerry and the Goldfish
 * 5) Cue Ball Cat
 * 6) Slicked-Up Pup
 * 7) Jerry’s Cousin3
 * 8) Cat Napping
 * 9) The Flying Cat
 * 10) The Two Mouseketeers2
 * 11) Smitten Kitten
 * 12) Johann Mouse2
 * 13) Two Little Indians
 * 14) Baby Butch
 * 15) Designs on Jerry
 * 16) Mice Follies
 * 17) Pecos Pest
 * 18) Touché Pussy Cat!1 3
 * 19) The Flying Sorceress1
 * 20) Blue Cat Blues1

Bonus Features
Commentaries by Jerry Beck on The Zoot Cat, Kitty Fouled, and Heavenly Puss (Disc 1)

Behind the Tunes: The MGM Orchestra (Disc 2)

How Bill and Joe Met Tom & Jerry (Disc 1)

Jerry Dances With Gene Kelly in Anchors Away (Disc 1)

Tom & Jerry Swim with Esther Williams in Dangerous When Wet (Disc 2)

Trailers for Tom & Jerry, Wacky Races: The Complete Series, Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2, Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 2, Top Cat, The Flintstones Season 2, and Codename Kids Next Door (Disc 2)

Bonus Disc (Tom and Jerry Kids Episodes)

 * 1) Flippin’ Fido/Dakota Droopy & The Lost Dutch Boy Mine/Dog Daze Afternoon
 * 2) Toys Will Be Toys/Droopy Delivers/My Pal
 * 3) Prehistoric Pals/Super Droop & Dripple Boy Meet the Yolker/Marvelous Marvin
 * 4) Bat Mouse/Puss n’ Pups/Outer Space Rover
 * 5) The Vermin/Aerobic Droopy/Mouse Scouts
 * 6) Sugar Belle Loves Tom, Sometimes/Mall Mouse/Super Duper Spike
 * 7) Cosmic Chaos/Droopy of the Opera/Beach Bummers

Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Volume 2
A superscripted one (1) denotes cartoons shown in a new anamorphic widescreen transfer (CinemaScope), a superscripted two (2) denotes new remasters of cartoons in Academy ratio. A superscripted three (3) denotes cartoons nominated for an Academy Award.

Disc 1

 * 1) Puss Gets the Boot2 3
 * 2) The Midnight Snack2
 * 3) The Night Before Christmas3
 * 4) Fraidy Cat2
 * 5) Dog Trouble2
 * 6) Puss n’ Toots2
 * 7) The Bowling Alley-Cat
 * 8) Fine Feathered Friend
 * 9) The Lonesome Mouse
 * 10) Puttin’ on the Dog
 * 11) The Mouse Comes to Dinner
 * 12) Mouse in Manhattan
 * 13) Springtime for Thomas
 * 14) Trap Happy
 * 15) Part Time Pal
 * 16) Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse3
 * 17) Old Rockin’ Chair Tom
 * 18) Professor Tom
 * 19) The Cat and the Mermouse
 * 20) Polka-Dot Puss

Disc 2

 * 1) Saturday Evening Puss
 * 2) Little Quacker
 * 3) Texas Tom
 * 4) Safety Second
 * 5) Sleepy-Time Tom
 * 6) Nit-Witty Kitty
 * 7) Cruise Cat
 * 8) Triplet Trouble
 * 9) Push-Button Kitty
 * 10) The Missing Mouse
 * 11) Jerry and Jumbo
 * 12) Just Ducky
 * 13) Little School Mouse
 * 14) Tom and Cherie1
 * 15) Muscle Beach Tom1
 * 16) Down Beat Bear1
 * 17) Mucho Mouse1
 * 18) Tot Watchers1