The Complete Animated Adventures of Van Beuren's Tom & Jerry

Arrived with broken case and a dvd full of scratches

I'm a big fan of early sound cartoons, and am often frustrated in my search for good, clean prints of them. I'm happy to report that these restorations from Thunderbean are far and away the best copies I've ever seen of these forgotten Tom and Jerry shorts. As others have said, anyone with even a casual interest in early animation simply must see these.What you're getting (and for a very attractive price) is all 26 of Van Beuren Studio's T & J shorts, plus 4 bonus "Waffles and Don" (sort of a primitive animated Abbott & Costello meets Felix the Cat duo), and a handful of essays and promotional materials from the vaults.For the uninitiated who may not have seen a Van Beuren Tom and Jerry cartoon, you're in for a treat. These were the anything-goes days of cartoons, where characters were exaggerated, inanimate objects sprang to life, and music was a major theme. And while their humble antics paled next to the more-polished efforts of Disney or other major studios, these rough-and-tumble little gems have a unique charm that really sets them apart.It is also unlikely that better prints will ever surface, so place your order now and support this labor of love from Thunderbean. Highly recommended.

It pains me to write this review. I’ve been a fan of Thunderbean’s products, having bought three of their collections in the past. I had been eyeballing this DVD set for a while, but missed out on it when it went out of production. Several weeks ago, when I saw that I was back available for sale, I immediately ordered a set. On receiving the disc set, I discovered that one of the discs was blank. I immediately contacted Thunderbean to let them know. They said that I was not the first person to have this problem, and they promised they would send me a replacement disc. They failed to do so, have repeatedly failed to do so, and here we are almost 2 months later and I still don’t have the complete set. I simply cannot recommend that anyone buy this set because there’s no guarantee that you will actually get a working copy. This is beyond disappointing, because I really enjoyed the few episodes that I was able to watch.

Thunderbean has done a wonderful job restoring the animation of Van Beuren for future generations. Regardless of tight budgets, the New York studio produced some bizarre and underrated cartoons — particularly those featuring the musical antics of Tom & Jerry. The long-awaited "Complete Animated Adventures" includes the duo's 1931-33 output in the best existing condition. Apart from an occasional misfire such as "Plane Dumb," the Tom & Jerry shorts maintain a good batting average. "Wot a Night," "Piano Tooners," "Pots and Pans," "Joint Wipers" and "The Tuba Tooter" are standouts in this two-disc set. The special features and bonus "Waffles and Don" cartoons provide value for money.

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I ordered 8 sets of different cartoon collections from Thunderbean. This is the first set I have viewed completely and I am so glad these people have gathered these films together, it must have been quite a chore. I am 65 and remember these T & J cartoons from when I watched them on TV in the early 1950s, especially the Magic Mummy. I am amazed at how exact my memories of these cartoons are. Along with the Fleischer studio Van Beuren did some amazing things with cartoons and music. The bonus material, especially the Waffles and Don cartoons are great. What a wonderful set for someone that remembers these from childhood and for those that have never seen these early examples of the crazy ideas the animators had beck then.The picture quality is as good as can be expected from old prints, some look really good, but none are the crappy versions on most PD collections. The Sound is good, if noisy in some places. THANK YOU THUNDERBEAN!

I received "The Complete Animated Adventures of Van Beuren Studio'sTOM AND JERRY" animated films on DVD and was thrilled, it is a realtreasure. These cartoons are a great example of rubber-hose-arms-and-legs animation, an excellent study for all cartoonists andanimators everywhere. It shows animation can have great storyplotsand music added together with simplicity and imagination and lotsof whimsy. Original films like "WOT A NIGHT" and "ROCKETEERS" and"PIANO TUNERS" and "PENCIL MANIA" and "TIGHT ROPE TRICKS" and"JOINT WIPERS" and "POTS AND PANS" is tops human TOM & JERRYanimation at its most excellent. Viewing this is great for schoolteaching of animation, for inspiration of making animation yourself, and can show you more information than a dozen animationbooks put together. Make effort to get this DVD, or you will forever regret it.----- Cartoonist Luisa Felix, Hoboken, New Jersey.

It is indeed refreshing, when a fellow cartoon fan, has his eyeballs treated to such a fine collection as this! Seeing these Tom & Jerry Cartoons all together in one collection is a classic animation fan's, dream come true. So many of these Van Buren cartoons have popped up on numerous low quality transfers, as part of shoddy discs, that seeing them here restored from the finest elements possible, is worth anyone's time and money. Reasonably priced to boot! You and your family (Even thou black and white, the kiddies love these!) will harken back to the days when cartoons were done by hand, not by moving a computer mouse. From the first cartoon to the last, you will be entertained and maybe just (Gasp!) educated about a long lost art form.