It’s one of the simplest formula in cartoon history, and one of the best: Tom the Cat chases Jerry the Mouse. Sometimes they chase each other in the house (Saturday Evening Puss), sometimes they chase each other across a concert stage (Tom and Jerry in the Hollywood Bowl). And while you know Tom will never win, the joy of watching these classic toons is all about the lengths he will go to (and the abuse he suffers) to get that darn mouse. Like the first volume, the episode mix on Fur Flying Adventures 2 is a bit uneven, but the imbalance is more a matter of taste; some people just don’t like what Chuck Jones did with the battling pair after he took over the mantle of creators William Hanna and Joseph Barbera, and some love it. With 14 episodes on the disc, you’re bound to find more than a few that will delight you.
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