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, in Region 1.
This collection brought all 13 of the Gene Deitch Tom and Jerry cartoons together for the first time on DVD (on Region 1), along with two documentaries.
These are the same 13 cartoons that appear on European DVD collection in PAL format, Tom and Jerry: The Classic Collection, Vol. 5., released in August 2004, albeit presented restored and remastered in the set, as opposed to the Turner TV broadcast prints used in the 2004 UK DVD.
Disc contents 1961 01 Switchin' Kitten 02 Down and Outing 03 It's Greek to Me-ow!
1962 04 High Steaks 05 Mouse into Space 06 Landing Stripling 07 Calypso Cat 08 Dicky Moe 09 The Tom and Jerry Cartoon Kit 10 Tall in the Trap 11 Sorry Safari 12 Buddies Thicker Than Water 13 Carmen Get It!
Bonus features Tom and Jerry...and Gene: The Rembrandt 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)
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