“Tom & Jerry: Around the World” Landing on DVD, in Stores on May 8, 2012
IT’S INTERNATIONAL CAT AND MOUSE MAYHEM WITH WARNER HOME VIDEO’S DVD RELEASE OF TOM & JERRY: AROUND THE WORLD LANDING IN STORES
MAY 8, 2012
Release is Available on DVD with UltraVioletâ„¢ Digital Copy
DVD Will Feature 22 Rip-Roaring Cartoons for Over Two-Hours of Tom & Jerry Fun!
BURBANK, CA (February 15, 2012) — Get set for an unforgettable journey with everyone’s favorite cat and mouse duo in Tom & Jerry: Around the World, available from Warner Home Video (WHV) May 8, 2012 . This hilarious, new animated title features 22 action-packed cartoons featuring the tussling twosome in some of their best adventures from around the globe. Naples , Spain , Australia , New York and Hollywood are some of the memorable destinations that await viewers on this exciting trip. Tom & Jerry: Around the World will retail for $19.97 SRP.
Pack your suitcases and renew those passports! Tom & Jerry: Around the World is your first-class ticket to an entertaining, globe-trekking adventure. An exciting voyage with the popular cat and mouse duo awaits in this 22-cartoon collection consisting of classic theatrical shorts and episodes from Tom & Jerry Tales.
It’s Bon Voyage for Tom and Jerry as they duke it out as competing streets performers in the Big Apple in Way-Off Broadway. Tom chases Jerry through the streets of Naples in Neapolitan Mouse. In Flamenco Fiasco, the dueling duo find themselves in Spain where Tom shows off his fancy footwork as he engages in a very competitive Flamenco dance competition. It’s a trip Down Under in Kangadoofus where Jerry takes refuge with a kangaroo mother and her joeys in an effort to ditch Tom. In Freaky Tiki, it’s “Aloha” for Tom and Jerry as they relax on a Hawaiian beach and find themselves entering an active volcano where they encounter Pele, the goddess of flames. Next it’s off to Tinseltown where Tom conducts a symphony orchestra in Tom & Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl. These and several other captivating adventures are featured on this must-own release.
“It’s a lot of fun to see these two iconic characters out of their typical environment and in new and exciting settings. What is equally exciting is that you get over two hours of international high-jinks and an Ultraviolet digital copy of the whole release” said Mary Ellen Thomas, WHV Executive Marketing Director of Non-Theatrical Franchise. She added, “Tom and Jerry fans of all ages will want to add this title to their DVD libraries. It’s a collection that’s not to be missed.”
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: Cartoon seven times.***
Featured Shorts:
Way-Off Broadway
Martian Mice
Medieval Menace
Abracadumb
The Million Dollar Cat
Din-O-sores
Invasion of the Body Slammers
I Dream of Meanie
Neapolitan Mouse
Kitty Hawked
Flamenco Fiasco
You’re Lion
Kangadoofus
Monkey Chow
Freaky Tiki
Monster Con
Royal Cat Nap
Spaced Out Cat
The Two Mouseketeers
Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl
Johann Mouse
Treasure Map Scrap
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***Academy Award® Winners
· The Yankee Doodle Mouse — 1943 Best Short Subject: Cartoons
· Mouse Trouble — 1944 Best Short Subject: Cartoons
· Quiet Please! — 1945 Best Short Subject: Cartoons
· The Cat Concerto — 1946 Best Short Subject: Cartoons
· Little Orphan — 1948 Best Short Subject: Cartoons
· The Two Mouseketeers — 1951 Best Short Subject: Cartoons
· Johann Mouse — 1952 Best Short Subject: Cartoons