Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection

Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection is a series of two-disc DVD sets that were released by Warner Bros. in the early 2000s. The first volume was released October 19, 2004. The second volume was released on October 25, 2005. The third and final volume was released on September 11, 2007. Eight years later on October 15, 2019, the entire set was repackaged and released.

There are three volumes:

• Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Volume 1
• Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Volume 2
• Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Volume 3

Contents

Volume One

Disc One

1. The Yankee Doodle Mouse (1943)
2. Sufferin' Cats! (1943)
3. Baby Puss (1943)
4. The Zoot Cat (1944)
5. The Million Dollar Cat (1944)
6. The Bodyguard (1944)
7. Mouse Trouble (1944)
8. Tee for Two (1945)
9. Flirty Birdy (1945)
10. Quiet Please! (1945)
11. The Milky Waif (1946)
12. Solid Serenade (1946)
13. Cat Fishin' (1947)
14. The Cat Concerto (1947)
15. Kitty Foiled (1948)
16. The Truce Hurts (1948)
17. Salt Water Tabby (1947)
18. The Invisible Mouse (1947)
19. The Little Orphan (1949)
20. Heavenly Puss (1949)

Special Features

• How Bill and Joe Met Tom and Jerry - Recounts how one classic pair - William Hanna and Joseph Barbera - developed another.
• Anchors Aweigh Dance sequence with Jerry and Gene Kelly.

Disc Two

1. Texas Tom (1950)
2. Jerry and the Lion (1950)
3. Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl (1950)
4. Jerry and the Goldfish (1951)
5. Cue Ball Cat (1950)
6. Slicked-up Pup (1951)
7. Jerry's Cousin (1951)
8. Cat Napping (1951)
9. The Flying Cat (1952)
10. The Two Mouseketeers (1952)
11. Smitten Kitten (1952)
12. Johann Mouse (1953)
13. Two Little Indians (1953)
14. Baby Butch (1954)
15. Mice Follies (1954)
16. Designs on Jerry (1955)
17. Pecos Pest (1955)
18. Touché, Pussy Cat! (1954)
19. The Flying Sorceress (1956)
20. Blue Cat Blues (1956)

Special Features

• Behind the Tunes: The MGM Orchestra
• Dangerous When Wet Swimming sequence with Esther Williams

Volume Two

Disc One

1. Puss Gets the Boot (1940)
2. The Midnight Snack (1941)
3. The Night Before Christmas (1941)
4. Fraidy Cat (1942)
5. Dog Trouble (1942)
6. Puss N' Toots (1942)
7. The Bowling Alley Cat (1942)
8. Fine Feathered Friend (1942)
9. The Lonesome Mouse (1943)
10. Puttin' on the Dog (1944)
11. The Mouse Comes to Dinner (1945)
12. Mouse in Manhattan (1945)
13. Springtime for Thomas (1946)
14. Trap Happy (1946)
15. Part Time Pal (1947)
16. Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Mouse (1947)
17. Old Rockin' Chair Tom (1948)
18. Professor Tom (1948)
19. The Cat and the Mermouse (1949)
20. Polka-Dot Puss (1949)

Special Features

• Introduction by Whoopi Goldberg
• Silent Pencil Sketch: The Midnight Snack
• Animators as Actors

Disc Two

1. Saturday Evening Puss (1950)
2. Little Quacker (1950)
3. Texas Tom (1950)
4. Safety Second (1950)
5. Sleepy-Time Tom (1951)
6. Nit-Witty Kitty (1951)
7. Cruise Cat (1952)
8. Triplet Trouble (1952)
9. Push-Button Kitty (1952)
10. The Missing Mouse (1953)
11. Jerry and Jumbo (1953)
12. Just Ducky (1953)
13. Little School Mouse (1954)
14. Tom and Chérie (1955)
15. Muscle Beach Tom (1956)
16. Down Beat Bear (1956)
17. Mucho Mouse (1957)
18. Tot Watchers (1958)

Special Features

• Introduction by Whoopi Goldberg
• The Comedy Stylings of Tom and Jerry

Volume Three

Disc One

1. A Mouse in the House (1947)
2. Hatch Up Your Troubles (1949)
3. Love That Pup (1949)
4. Jerry's Diary (1949)
5. Tennis Chumps (1949)
6. The Framed Cat (1950)
7. His Mouse Friday (1951)
8. The Duck Doctor (1952)
9. Little Runaway (1952)
10. Fit to Be Tied (1952)
11. The Dog House (1952)
12. That's My Pup! (1953)
13. Life with Tom (1953)
14. Puppy Tale (1954)
15. Posse Cat (1954)
16. Hic-cup Pup (1954)
17. Downhearted Duckling (1954)
18. Neapolitan Mouse (1954)
19. Mouse for Sale (1955)
20. Smarty Cat (1955)

Special Features

• None on this disc.

Disc Two

1. Pet Peeve (1954)
2. Southbound Duckling (1955)
3. Pup on a Picnic (1955)
4. That's My Mommy (1955)
5. The Egg and Jerry (1956)
6. Busy Buddies (1956)
7. Barbecue Brawl (1956)
8. Tops with Pops (1957)
9. Timid Tabby (1957)
10. Feedin' the Kiddie (1957)
11. Tom's Photo Finish (1957)
12. Happy Go Ducky (1958)
13. Royal Cat Nap (1958)
14. The Vanishing Duck (1958)
15. Robin Hoodwinked (1958)

Special Features

• Cat and Mouse: The Tale of Tom and Jerry
• The Karate Guard (2005)

Notes

• The series accounts for most of the Tom and Jerry filmography. Early releases were issued with edited versions of some shorts and with the exception of the third volume, replacements were issued with unedited versions of the shorts.
• Many of these cartoons are not "restored" or "remastered", particularly in the first volume.
• The short His Mouse Friday (1951) is included on volume three in an edited format.
• Two shorts, Mouse Cleaning (1948) and Casanova Cat (1951) were omitted completely from the collection.

Successors

In 2011, the Tom and Jerry Golden Collection was released on DVD and Blu-ray with the intent to collect the 161 theatrical Tom and Jerry cartoon shorts released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer in chronological order and uncensored. Only one volume is released, with the second volume being scrapped.

References

1. Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Vol. 1 (2004). [DVD]  Directed by Various Directors. USA: Warner Brothers.
2. Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Vol. 2 (2005). [DVD]  Directed by Various Directors. USA: Warner Brothers.
3. Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection: Vol. 3 (2007). [DVD]  Directed by Various Directors. USA: Warner Brothers.
4. Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection, Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry_Spotlight_Collection
5. Tom and Jerry Golden Collection, Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tom_and_Jerry_Golden_Collection