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| Tom and Jerry'sGreatest Chases Vol. 2
Everyone's favorite cat and mouse are back with 14 shorts from the popular cartoon series. Volume 2 finds Tom and Jerry engaging in some of their greatest chases ever!
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Press Release
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
THE BEST PURRR-SUITS FEATURING POPULAR CAT AND MOUSE DUO TOM AND JERRY ARE CAPTURED IN TOM AND JERRY’S GREATEST CHASES VOLUME 2 RELEASING ON DVD JUNE 16, 2009 FROM WARNER HOME VIDEO
Single-Disc DVD Features 14 Classic Theatrical Cartoons
Originally created by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, Tom and Jerry centers on the never-ending rivalry between Tom the cat and Jerry the mouse. The plots of each short usually center on Tom’s attempts to capture Jerry. Jerry however, is clever and quick on his feet so Tom hardly ever manages to catch him. The original series is notable for having won the Academy Award® for Best Short Subject seven times. The first Tom and Jerry short was released theatrically in 1940.
“There are well over 100 classic Tom and Jerry theatrical shorts in existence and we hand-picked some of the very best to be showcased on this wonderful DVD,” commented Amit Desai, WHV Vice President of Family, Animation & Sports Marketing. He added, “We think this title will be a big hit with consumers because it has multi-generational appeal. Adults appreciate Hanna-Barbera’s beautiful, classic animation and clever story lines while kids enjoy Tom and Jerry as characters and their outrageous antics. We are pleased to offer this entertaining collection to consumers.”
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The release of Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases Volume 2 will be supported by a targeted online media campaign estimated to generate millions of impressions on kids’ sites such as NickJr.com and CartoonNetwork.com. In addition, WHV will implement a promotion on Tom and Jerry catalog titles.
The Basics
Tom and Jerry Greatest Chases Volume 2
The Credits
With operations in 90 international territories Warner Home Video, a Warner Bros. Entertainment Company, commands the largest distribution infrastructure in the global video marketplace. Warner Home Video's film library is the largest of any studio, offering top quality new and vintage titles from the repertoires of Warner Bros. Pictures, Turner Entertainment, Castle Rock Entertainment, HBO Home Video and New Line Home Entertainment.
Our Review of Title
The great thing about Tom and Jerry is that they are timeless. The episodes I watched today are some of the same ones I watched almost four decades ago, and even though they were produced decades before that, the shows could have been made yesterday. Albeit, some of the props do provide a context of age to the shows, such as household appliances, the telephones and the automobiles. Although these episodes would also be seen as violent to some, they are no less violent than many of the shows that young kids are watching today, such as Bakugan and Yu-Gi-Oh TV series, to only mention a few. Those shows are also a lot busier in substance and plots than Tom and Jerry, which had a very simple story line.
When it comes down to it, I really do not over think these shows as I do when writing a review. to me, I like the shows because they are entertaining, nothing more, nothing less. You probably enjoyed these shows when you were kids, and will enjoy them if you saw them again. Your kids would even enjoy these old Tom and Jerry episodes, even compared to a lot of the junk they watch today.
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SYNOPSIS
BURBANK,
CA (February 17, 2009) – The best of popular animated cat and mouse duo Tom
and Jerry is showcased on Tom and Jerry’s Greatest Chases Volume 2, a new
DVD to be released by Warner Home Video (WHV) June 16, 2009. This entertaining
collection features some of the most outstanding Tom and Jerry theatrical
cartoons from the 1940’s and 1950’s, including Academy Award®-winning and
nominated shorts. 
Tom
and Jerry Greatest Chases Volume 2 features 14 shorts directed by Hanna-Barbera
that were originally released between 1943 and 1951. Two featured shorts,
including Mouse Trouble (originally released in 1944) and Quiet
Please! (originally released in 1945) became Oscar® winners for Best Short
Subject, Cartoons in 1945 and 1946, respectively. Other shorts featured on the
DVD include Sufferin’ Cats!, Baby Puss, The Million Dollar Cat,
The Bodyguard, Flirty Birdy, Cat Fishin’, The Invisible
Mouse, Heavenly Puss, Jerry and the Goldfish, Cue Ball Cat,
Slicked-up Pup and Jerry’s Cousin. 
Warner
Bros. Animation has been producing award-winning original animation since 1930,
when it released its first cartoon, “Sinkin' in the Bathtub.” Since then, Warner
Bros. Animation’s characters have set the standard for innovative, quality
animation. Producing for network and cable television, online, home
entertainment and feature films both domestically and internationally, Warner
Bros. Animation is highly respected for its creative and technical excellence,
as well as maintaining the studio’s rich cartoon heritage. Warner Bros.
Animation also oversees the creative use of, and production of animated
programming based on classic animated characters from the Hanna-Barbera and DC
Comics libraries. Warner Bros. Animation is one of the most honored animation
studios in history, garnering a grand total of six Academy Awards®, 35 Emmy®
Awards, the George Foster Peabody Award, an Environmental Media Award, a
Parents’ Choice Award, a Humanitas Award, two Prism Awards and 20 Annie Awards
(honoring excellence in animation).
When
you think back to your childhood, Tom and Jerry always seemed to be around.
Although the times have changed, and some additional characters have been added
from time to time, the show has basically followed the same formula since its
inception back in the 1940s. The cat tries to get the mouse and the mouse
out-foxes the cat, usually with the cat getting the worst of the two. What
is strange is that even though these episodes aired 25 or 30 years before I was
born, watching them brings me back to my youth.
I
guess what also holds the interest of people throughout the years is that on
some level Tom and Jerry appeals to everyone's inner sense of good versus evil.
Cat lovers may not fully agree, but the show was in many ways about good the bad
Tom cat trying to devour the poor little good Jerry mouse. It is that good
triumphing over evil that we all love to see, because we can all relate to Jerry
and use his relationship with Tom as some type of metaphor for things that
happen in our own daily lives. The worker being held down by the
corporate big brothers, the weakling being bullied by the bid kids at school,
the woman trying to make ends meat fighting this poor economy, etc., etc.
This is in many ways a David vs. Goliath on an animated scale.