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Tom and Jerry: The Gene Deitch Collection

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Tom and Jerry: The Gene Deitch Collection is a one-disc DVD collection of animated short cartoons starring Tom and Jerry, all directed by Gene Deitch and released in 1961-62. It was released on June 2, 2015 on Region 1.

This collection brought all the Deitch Tom and Jerry cartoons together for the first time on DVD (on Region 1).

These are the same 13 cartoons that appear on European DVD collection in PAL format, Tom and Jerry: Classic Collection, Vol. 5., released in August 2004, albeit presented restored & remastered in the set, as opposed to the Turner TV broadcast prints used in the 2004 UK DVD.

All 13 of the Gene Deitch Tom and Jerry shorts are included, along with two documentaries.

Disc Contents

1961

1962

Bonus Features

  • Tom and Jerry…and Gene: The Rembrant Years (which contains a newly-shot interview with Deitch discussing his work on the series and how he and his foreign team of animators continued to crank out these cartoons on a much smaller budget due to the studio changes.)
  • Much Ado About Tom and Jerry (released on the Deluxe Anniversary Collection)