In spite of Warner Bros. eliciting a warning to all audiences about the shorts here being products of their time and not reflective of their own personal views on race, there is no chance we're ever going to see "Casanova Cat" or "Mouse Cleaning" on DVD ever, which is a damn shame considering they're some of the best shorts ever created. As for "Tom and Jerry: Deluxe Collection," it's really just a pastiche of episodes from the superior Spotlight Collections included in a dapper box for the casual consumer. When all is said and done you can find these with better and much funnier shorts, so there's not a lot here that can be enjoyed too much as the earlier portion of the first DVD focuses on the less funnier "Tom & Jerry" episodes where Tom and Jerry were less violent and much cutesier to watch go to war. There is however no shortage of racial stereotypes as Mammy the maid makes a few appearances warning Tom about his 'breakances' and how he could get kicked out from 'massah.' Clearly this is an element that could easily be explained to kids. I sat through these shorts and never actually considered the racial stereotypes at hand until they were pointed out to me much later on in life.

As an animation buff it's a nice little set to keep for viewing every now and then, but if you're someone looking for rare and hilarious shorts from the cat and mouse rivals, you should do your research and look elsewhere for your hysterics.