Michael Lah

The third ring offers a whimsical glimpse into the future - or at least a future from the POV of the mid-20th century - with a plethora of zany postwar inventions. While none of the cartoons "of tomorrow" foresaw smartphones or DVD players, these far-fetched contraptions, gadgets, houses and farms, televisions, and various modes of transportation could only come from the madcap mind of Avery and his M-G-M crew. Uncut, restored and remastered in High Definition for the first time, Tex Avery Screwball Classics Collection Volume 2 is another must-own collection from the master of hand-drawn mayhem.

At long last a beautifully restored and mastered selection of a number of cartoon king Tex Avery’s brilliant, innovative and (most of all) hilarious MGM shorts comes to Blu-ray via the Warner Archive, with the implied promise of more volumes to come. Some of his greatest cartoons are included, and many of these shorts have likely not looked and sounded so good since their original theatrical release. This is a virtual godsend for the director’s legion of fans, and a worthwhile introduction for those yet unfamiliar with Avery’s uniquely zany oeuvre.

A documentary about the life and career of legendary cartoon director Fred "Tex" Avery.

Droopy and Butch are competing race car drivers in a road race. While Butch has the faster car, his cockiness and the time he spends on unsuccessful schemes to stop Droopy work against him.

Droopy is guarding his flock of sheep from the rebel wolf.

Печальный пес Друппи — персонаж мультфильмов Тэкса Эвери — умудряется всегда выходить сухим из воды, в какие бы затруднительные ситуации не попадал. На этот раз ушастый герой покидает привычную ему Мексику и оказывается в Средневековом королевстве. Спайк. Туда же попадает его вечный соперник Что представляет собой Друппи-рыцарь? Он также уныл, но обаятелен и сметлив, и готов совершать подвиги. Пес отправляется на поиски ужасного дракона, которого должен победить ради руки прекрасной принцессы. Огнедышащий дракон считает малыша Друппи незначительной помехой на своем пути и очень зря.

A wolf with a Southern accent walks by just as a teacher is getting fed up with his class and walks out. Unfortunately, the class consists of three junior clones of Droopy, who manage to try his patience.

Butch and Droopy have equal shares in a gold mine. When they finally strike gold, Butch tries to make his share more equal by doing away with Droopy, with no success.

Spike has just finished the 20 year process of digging a tunnel from his prison cell but he picks the wrong place to hide.

Two outlaws are trying to steal a shipment of gold being guarded by Deputy Droopy, and have to keep quiet to avoid alerting the sheriff.

Nobody's home, so Tom invites his alley cat friends in to look at home movies (clips from earlier cartoons where Tom gets the drop on Spike). While they're showing them, Spike sneaks in.

The first Texas bad man come running into town a million years B.C.

The health conscious, dairy-farming Higgins family begin each day with an invigorating swim. One day, traveling health-tonic salesman, Windy Weebe, comes to town and suggests they could swim the English Channel. Sponsored by "Liquapep" and coached by Windy, the family arrive in Europe. There it is decided that daughter Katie is the only one strong enough to enter the contest. But while she should be focused on the difficult and risky task ahead, Katie is pursed by dashing Frenchman, André Lanet... This comedic musical is well remembered for the scene when Katie dreams she is swimming with cartoon characters Tom & Jerry!

Мультфильм о приключениях маленького самолетика. Бомбардировщик по имени Джон и его супруга Марии еле сводят концы с концами. Джон никак не может найти работу по специальности, во всех аэропортах ему дают отказ. Но когда он узнает, что Мария ждет ребенка, Джон вынужден уйти на срочную службу в ВВС. У четы самолетов появляется сын — Джон младший. С первых дней жизни в нем живет жажда скорости. По дому малыш рассекает на сверхзвуковой скорости. Когда отец собирается участвовать в гонке самолетов, реактивный Джонни уже ждет его на старте. Он проходит серьезное испытание вместе со взрослыми самолетами.

A cat learns the art of ventriloquism in order to play a series of practical jokes on a slow-witted bulldog...

Droopy inherits a fortune, but the will says that if he meets an untimely death all the money will go to Spike, who spends the entire film trying to make this happen.

A rabbit tries all he can to keep a hunting dog awake before tomorrow's big hunt.

Barney has a dive mask and swim fins to help with his pursuit of fish. First, though, he needs to get the anchor set, despite an overly helpful little seal. The seal acts like an inept hunting dog, leading Barney to a cave with an angry lobster, then an unfortunate encounter with a shark.

Barney Bear hunts a snowshoe rabbit, whose white fur makes him impossible to see in the snow and whose wiliness makes him impossible to catch.

An anthropomorphic jumping bean from Mexico causes Barney Bear no end of trouble.

Mammy Two-Shoes tells Tom and Butch that the cat who gets rid of the icebox-raiding, breadbox-invading mouse (Jerry) is the one who can stay.

Tom's day at the beach doesn't start out well. First he gets his swimsuit caught in the door of the beach house, and doesn't realize it until his intended dive in the ocean sends him snapping back and crashing through the door. He runs out and tries again. This time he is so determined to jump in the water that when he does so, he doesn't notice the tide is out and that he is swimming in the sand, which is filled with broken bottles, tin cans and other debris. Later, he tries to win over a beautiful girl on the beach, but, being the boor he is, he annoys her by drinking her soda pop, eating her hot dog and munching loudly as he lays his head in her lap. Suddenly, a tomato flies through the air and lands on his head. So does a banana peel. Tom looks for the culprit and finds him in the girl's picnic basket. Jerry is inside, eating what he wants and tossing out the rest...

Короткометражный мультфильм о Томе и Джерри, снятый по мотивам повести Стивенсона «Странная история доктора Джекила и мистера Хайда» (1886). В роли первого выступает кот Том. Устав он наглого мышонка, постоянно выпивающего его молоко, кот решает отравить воришку. Спрятавшись в подвале, он подмешивает в молоко различные химические элементы. Полученный яд Том несет к норе Джерри, но когда мышонок пробует смертельное лакомство, он вопреки ожиданиям кота не умирает. Напротив, с ним случается странная трансформация, и Джерри становится очень сильным. Доктор Джекилл и мистер Мышь выходят на тропу войны, но теперь кот бессилен против маленького противника.

Tom is given the task of guarding the fridge during the night by Mammy-Two-Shoes, but as soon as he has started he is tricked by Jerry into falling into the basement, where he lands in a barrel of cider. Now drunk, Tom staggers around in the house getting up to no good with Jerry.

Spike is guarding a private fishing hole - in his sleep. Tom sneaks in to do some fishing - with Jerry as bait. But one particularly vicious fish turns out to be more than Tom or Jerry bargained for, particularly when he wakes up Spike.

Tom ties up Spike and sneaks into the courtyard of the glamorous Toodles Galore with his bass, hoping to woo her with his song, much to the annoyance of a sleeping Jerry.

Tom calls the exterminators, but they send a cat, who despite his various tools, doesn't fare much better than Tom usually does.

Jerry is awakened from a nightmare by a knock on the door: someone has left a foundling in a walnut shell with a note, giving his name as Nibbles and saying he needs lots of milk. Fortunately, there's a dish handy, but it's next to Tom. Nibbles scurries out and dives off Tom's nose, then grabs a whisker for balance, waking Tom up. Jerry grabs him just in time and they hide under the milk. Tom laps up some milk and gets Nibbles; Jerry rescues him, and they run for the hole. Next, they try a very long straw; Tom catches them and sucks Nibbles through the straw. Much chasing follows, with a pause now and then for some milk. Tom traps Jerry in a milk bottle and chases Nibbles a while; he finally corners Nibbles and spanks him with a flyswatter. Jerry is so enraged he burst out of the milk bottle and lets out a ferocious roar; he grabs Tom by the tail and thoroughly pummels him, then stands over him as Tom feeds Nibbles milk.

The stork tells about a harrowing encounter with a gun emplacement. As a result, he declares himself "closed for the duration."

Tom is playing with Jerry when a cute lady cat is delivered to Mammy for her to take care of. Tom is smitten at first sight.

Tom is playing with Jerry when a cute lady cat is delivered to Mammy for her to take care of. Tom is smitten at first sight.

Tom's chasing Jerry when he runs right into a sleeping dog and the two of them must work together to fend him off.

Тома и Джерри проводят ночь перед рождеством как обычно: Джерри отправляется на поиски съестного, а Том охотится за ним. Путь мышонка пролегает мимо украшенной ёлки с горой подарков.

Jerry takes a midnight snack from the fridge unaware that Tom is watching him.

This cartoon is by Rudy Ising, and is the last of a long line of black animal musicals done at MGM in the late 30s and early 40s.

Трое маленьких котят потеряли на прогулки варежки и были наказаны мамой-кошкой, оставшись без ужина. На их счастье, они верят в сказки о том, что высоко-высоко, на Млечном пути, текут настоящие реки молока. Это настоящий рай для них! Малыши хотят увидеть «Молочный путь» своими глазами и наесться как следует, поэтому наполняют шарики гелием и привязывают их к корзине. Котята садятся к корзинке и отправляются в небо, чтобы действительно обнаружить там молочную страну. Что делать малышам? Конечно же, лакать молоко!

To the sound of the title song being sung by a campfire, a cow and her calf are bedding down for the night. The calf is frightened by a shadow, until it's revealed to be a jackrabbit. He follows the rabbit deep into the woods, but neither of them notices the wolf following until it's too late for the calf. The calf is trapped in a niche under some rocks, which the wolf quickly digs out. The wolf is closing in on the calf when the rabbit tries to distract him, to no avail.

После очередной погони за мышонком Джерри кот Джаспер (Том) случайно ударился о керамическую колонну, она упала ему на голову с вазой, и они разбились. Придя на шум, Мамочка-Два-Тапочка устроила строгий нагоняй коту и пригрозила ему, что если он разобьёт ещё хоть что-нибудь, она его выгонит из дома.

Barney's settling in for the winter. But water leaks, a loose shutter, a noisy fire, a teakettle left on, and some stray embers all get in the way, and Barney also locks himself out. And that's just the beginning.

A salt water version of "Water Babies" (1935); adorable redheaded 'merbabies' materialize out of the crashing surf and proceed to the sea floor where they conduct a circus along with a variety of sea creatures.