This 3-disc set focuses on the latter half of the original MGM run, a period defined by the introduction of CinemaScope .
The "Art" in the title refers to the specific craftsmanship of the Hanna-Barbera team during this era. These were not the slapstick gag-fests of the later Chuck Jones era or the stylized weirdness of the Gene Deitch era. These were mini-masterpieces of mime.
In 2025, a pristine copy of The Art of Tom and Jerry LaserDisc (with obi strip) will fetch between $300 and $800 on Yahoo Japan Auctions or eBay. The reason is not just collectability; it is the "rips." the art of tom and jerry laserdisc archive
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Let’s talk about the elephant in the living room—or rather, the exploding cigar. By the 1990s, Tom and Jerry had been sanitized. Mammy Two-Shoes’ voice was redubbed. The maid’s face was painted over with a white Irish accent. Suicide gags (the "mouse in a melting ice cube" bit from The Milky Waif ) were snipped. This 3-disc set focuses on the latter half
The set includes the two Spike and Tyke spin-off shorts ( Give and Tyke and Scat Cats ) and rare animated sequences from feature films like Anchors Aweigh . Volume 3: The Chuck Jones Era (1963–1967)
2.35:1 widescreen ratio. It also features bonus materials like the Spike and Tyke spin-off shorts. Volume III: The Chuck Jones Cartoons (1994) These were mini-masterpieces of mime
An epic five-disc set (10 sides) covering the first 77 cartoons.