Lastly, according to Jerry Beck on his March 2012 appearance on Stu's Show, the Golden Collection series will feature the Gene Deitch and Chuck Jones entries.Īlthough the shorts are presented digitally restored (like how they were shown in the movie theaters), many of the original pre-1951 MGM cartoon negatives were destroyed in a 1978 George Eastman house fire, so not all the pre-1951 Tom and Jerry cartoons could be presented in pristine condition. The Golden Collection is being released on both DVD and Blu-ray (the latter restored to HD quality), whereas the Spotlight Collection was only available on DVD. Also, due to most of the original pre-1951 MGM cartoon negatives having been destroyed in the 1978 George Eastman Housefire, the Golden Collection features new, restored transfers from CRI negative elements, as opposed to the Turner TV broadcast prints previously used. The primary differences between the Spotlight Collection and the Golden Collection is that the latter was intended to feature the shorts in chronological order and completely uncensored. Warner Home Video had previously released the majority of the original 114 Hanna-Barbera produced/directed shorts in the Spotlight Collection over three volumes. 1 Differences with Spotlight Collection.
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