This is something I’ve personally been waiting for with great anticipation.

In the 90’s, I happened into a Laserdisc player. One of the two Laserdiscs I owned was “All This And Tex Avery Too! ” which introduced me to the amazing mind and brilliant humor of the Tex Avery shorts of the “Golden Age” of animation—the 40’s and 50’s. I had, of course, known about Tom and Jerry, Droopy, and others as a child, but this Laserdisc showed me the breadth and depth of Avery’s style and wit.

Now, Warner Home Video is bringing 37 of Avery’s Tom & Jerry classics to Blu-ray with the Tom & Jerry Golden Collection: Volume One. This is something I’m putting on my wish-list immediately, because having 37 shorts (with the potential promise of more volumes to come!) in a definitive, high-def format is just too good to be true. There are very few cartoons that can make me guffaw and grin for five minutes straight like Tom & Jerry’s antics can.

You can pre-order it now on Amazon.