If you’re looking to revisit the fun of Tom and Jerry from your own childhood or to share the duo with a new generation, you can’t go wrong with the Fur Flying Adventures series. Eventually Tom tries to dress up like a female mouse to trap Jerry but he is foiled when other cats chase him. Instead of archenemies, the earlier duo were best friends who, in each episode, ended up in a crazy adventure. While it’s true that all the clips that could have been widescreen should have been widescreen, the fun and nostalgia of the adventures do not suffer at all. Jerry uses radar to avoid any traps Tom has set up for him using food. Before the well-known cat and mouse came around, the Van Beuren studios had their own cartoon pair named Tom and Jerry. I’ve heard some complaints from video buffs about the non-anamorphic presentation of some of the shorts. Episode starts: Jerry is running through a pool hall and runs into a can that Tom holds out. The name is a reference to the 1915 novel and the 1964 film Of Human Bondage. In this episode, Jerry gains an invisible-powered potion by his fairy godmother to get revenge on Tom. Others have Tom and Jerry visiting the beach, the twosome encountering a vampire hunter, and even a trip to the Alps.Īll the old cartoons look great on this disc. Of Feline Bondage is a Tom and Jerry 1965 cartoon directed and produced by Chuck Jones.
“Tops With Pops” in particular is a classic favorite, featuring Tom and Jerry’s occasional canine companions Spike and Tyke. The ones that are good are great, though, and they are cartoons worthy of a place on longtime fans’ DVD shelves or in front of the eyes of young viewers for the very first time. The lineup is something of a mixed bag, offering up some bona fide classics alongside some passable animated shorts.
This second volume assembles 14 more adventures, including: It’s rare to find that kind of timelessness in modern kids’ shows, and I love that even the children of today are able to enjoy the crazy adventures of one cantankerous cat and his lovable frenemy mouse. I can remember thinking Tom and Jerry were awesome and current when I was little, and I had no clue the cartoons I was watching were from the 1950s and before. Now they’ve followed up with a second set of animated shorts with Tom and Jerry Fur Flying Adventures Volume 2, releasing this month on DVD. Back in February, Warner Bros released their first collection of Tom and Jerry Fur Flying Adventures on DVD, presenting 14 classic cartoons recollected for a new audience.