Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Vol. 3 (DVD) (Repackaged)

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Buy this if you love the classic Tom & Jerry.I've purchased all 3 volumes of the Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection as well as the Chuck Jones DVD. That covers all of the episodes other than the Gene Deitch episodes and supposedly 2 or 3 others that are so racially charged that they have been censured from existence.All are labeled as being for adults because some of the episodes contain smoking, drinking, and racism. I contend that they were hilarious when I was a kid and still are. Given that I didn't turn out to be a chain-smoking, alcoholic, member of the KKK, I can only assume that watching these episodes does not have that effect on children. If you believe otherwise, please stick to the modern broadcasts or look elsewhere for entertainment.At the time when we got these episodes my daughter was 4 or 5 years old and got very upset when anything bad happened to anyone in a cartoon. Tom and Jerry was the perfect thing because they continually do mean things to each other and keep coming back for more. There was no long term impact. It could just be a funny cartoon. In short, she quickly grew to love them and we've watched all of the episodes multiple times. I think it helped me give her a grasp on what was real vs what was pretend and silly. Your mileage may vary. ...after all, your child could grow up to be a chain smoking alcoholic member of the KKK if exposed to this filth.

I give it the maximum rating because of the sheer and utter ridiculous hilarity of the endless battles between Tom and Jerry. It is just one outrageous thing after another. They are always at each others throats;I suppose,as a cat and mouse should be. However,one thing that I don't particularly care for in a few of these cartoons,is when some of the characters fall in love with female animals;whether it is the cat,the mouse,or the duck or canary;I just think that this detracts some-what from the overall tone of the show.I don't really think that this sort of thing is very appropriate for this particular type of show,and I personally Don't Like it. One other thing that I kind of don't like is how badly the dogs sometimes beat up Tom. It is true that he really asks for it and,most of the time,gets what he deserves,but I think this is a little overdone. I think that I'm O.K,with the rest of it. I would recommend this show to my family and my good friends.

This the last of the spotlight collection volume 3. It starts with A MOUSE IN THE HOUSE released in 1947 skipping 1948 and POLKA DOT PUSS and THE LITTLE ORPHAN released in 1949 altogether in this volume but in volume 2. Next is HATCH UP YOUR TROUBLES released 1949 and ends with SMARTY CAT IN 1955 on Disc 1. On Disc 2 it starts with PET PEEVE of 1954 and ends with ROBIN HOODWINKED. With PECOS PEST, THE FLYING SORCERESS, MUSCLE BEACH TOM, BLUE CAT BLUES, SCAT CATS, MUCHO MOUSE and TOT WATCHERS on volume 2. It is a great collection of cartoons.

Animation has exploded the last ten years, but this is one of the few GREAT classics that have endured. What other animation is still being made 50 years later?? That aside, this is another great volume for Tom and Jerry. There are moments when I'm busting a gut from laughing, and even feel pity for Tom. (Sometimes) Compared to their earlier shorts, these are clearer, crispier, and the watercolored backgrounds are much better. The music and sound effects are top notch, and the trouble they get in is a bit varied. Now for the negatives. It seems like this volume is full of racism, with Native Indians and African Americans being made fun of blatantly. How many times will the head in a teapot be funny??? A few people have commented how some of these shorts are censored, but I don't see where. In any event, I'm still going to get the gene collection when it releases.

Comparing this set to the second spotlight collection, I would say that it's about up there with that, if not better. I am glad that films such as A MOUSE IN THE HOUSE, LIFE WITH TOM, LITTLE RUNAWAY, and FEEDIN THE KIDDIE were left untouched, although HIS MOUSE FRIDAY wasn't. I actually love this set, as well as the Spotlight collection volume two. I don't own the first one yet, but I have to agree with everyone on here: we are big enough and grown up enough to watch what we want and we don't need censorship getting in the way. There is a great reason for not allowing the PI (politically incorrect) content on TV, but don't punish the collectors who want these cartoons on DVD uncut. It's a shame that MOUSE CLEANING and CASANOVA CAT weren't included on these collections, because they are two of the funniest shorts I have ever seen. But I did like this set a lot.

I'm seventy six years old. Ever since I started to go to the movies on Saturdays to see the chapters when Tom & Jerry would be shown my day would be complete. I just love them and I think they are the best of all cartoons. I have three DVD'S of them and I look at them at least once a month or more. I laugh at every escapade and mayhem they cause. I do not think there is harm in there carrying on like they do, afterall it is only a cartoon. I wish I could have everyone of the Tom & Jerry cartoons that was ever made. I do not know if I have all of them on the three DVD's that I have.

It bring back memories when I was younger.