Gene Deitch

It's winter, and Tom is outside in the snow whil Jerry's safe in a penthouse apartment. Tom, desperate, throws Jerry a note in a bottle. Jerry takes pity on Tom and brings him inside to warm up and get some food. They get into the owner's liquor cabinet; she returns and is about to throw Tom out when he finds a mouse who he throws out. Jerry sneaks back in and, with a little makeup, Tom is soon haunted by a ghost. (imdb)

Tom becomes fearless when he feels like going into the eerie castle. (imdb)

Jerry reads that there are no cats in outer space, so he signs up for a trip but Tom ends up stowing away anyhow. (imdb)

A young bird flies into Tom's territory, but quickly allies himself with Jerry. Tom shows a coyote-like persistence and reliance on ever more elaborate schemes to catch the bird. (imdb)

Tom is smitten by a cat being taken aboard a cruise ship, so he stows away. Jerry is jealous and does what he can to derail the romance. When they get to their destination, Tom also has to compete with a cat playing a steel drum. (imdb)

Jerry is wanted by a local Western town for cheese theft; the cheese owner and the Sherriff are fed up with them. Along comes Tom, who is recruited by the Sherriff to dispose of Jerry, though Jerry has his usual bag of tricks for Tom. (imdb)

Tom's master is going fishing, and Tom comes along. Jerry comes along, too, despite Tom's attempt to stop him, and manages to get Tom in all kinds of trouble with his master, leading Tom to hit the master with a frying pan, flooring the car's accelerator, and painting a shoe to look like Jerry so Tom hits it when the master steps out. They finally make it to the fishing boat, where Jerry was hiding in the picnic basket; Tom uses the bilge pump to remove him - and the entire lunch. (imdb)

The usual Tom and Jerry hijinks, set in ancient Greece; parts are set in the streets, parts in a temple. (imdb)

Tom's owner is having a cookout. Jerry sees this, and develops a taste for steak himself, but Tom stops him with a barbecue fork. They fence with forks. Jerry sends Tom flying toward the human; Tom spears him in the rear, and his master clamps Tom's head in the hot grill basket. (imdb)

The captain's obsession with the white whale Dicky Moe led his crew to abandon ship. He abducts Tom and enlists him as crew but Jerry's already on board to help make Tom's life miserable. (imdb)

A hen named Rosie takes a walk

We see the box set of the title, including "one mean, stupid cat"; "one sweet, lovable mouse" and other items. We see them used in two sequences, set against blank backdrops. First, the two have a battle of watermelon seed spitting. When they run out of ammo, Jerry goes back to the box, where there's a book, "Judo for Mice." (imdb)

Tom and Jerry accompany a man on a safari trip into the jungle. Like usual, Tom attempts to catch Jerry, but the man in the safari is fed up with Tom's antics and is very bitter to him. (imdb)

Jerry runs into the Metropolitan Opera (preparing to perform Carmen), so Tom poses as a violinist, with help from a hidden tape recorder. (imdb)

A four-year-old boy is drafted into the army. (imdb)

A boy imagines he is "Where The Wild Things Are".

Mickey is awakened by noises in the night. (Scholastic Video)

A farmer is inspired to complete his song when he sees a frog do something silly. The song is a hit.

A toy wooden couple just got a new house, but there is some assembly required.

Harold draws a picture for his room. Soon he is bigger than a mountain. Next he is smaller than a bird. How will he ever get home? (Scholastic Video)

With his purple crayon, Harold takes a trip through an enchanted garden where he meets a king, an invisible giant witch, and a magical fairy. (Scholastic Video)

An honorable prince disguises himself to get close to a spoiled princess. (Scholastic Video)

The classic tale of soldiers building a magnificent cannon is told through rhyme, rhythm and stunning illustrations. (Scholastic Video)

Ananse the Spider Man climbs up to the sky to buy stories from the Sky God in this folktale from Africa. (Scholastic.com)

A young Mexican boy, son of the greatest fireworks maker in all of Mexico, saves the day when his father's fireworks fail to go off as planned at the big festival. (imdb)

Things are peaceful in John Doormat's neighborhood until he gets a new neighbor, and the new neighbor comes with a dog that likes to grab and gnaw on John's leg every time he sees him... (imdb)

As the title implies, Nudnik is spending a day at the beach. He gets thrown off the bus, and has to walk 4 miles... (imdb)

In this one, a man named John Doormat is henpecked by his nagging wife Jane especially when he smokes pipes at the table. However, when he goes to work, he becomes an aggressive boss who roars at his employees. (imdb comments)

While Gaston LeCrayon is setting up his painting area on the sidewalk, a limousine zooms by and splashes mud all over the canvas... (imdb)

Medieval times. A juggler has little success making a living; he puts on a hair shirt and becomes an ascetic, but attracts only other ascetics. (imdb)

This Cinemascope cartoon features a baby elephant, Sidney, who scoffs and laughs at his jungle friends who want to be captured and lead a life of ease in a big-city zoo... (imdb)

The gregarious Flebus, whom everyone likes, grows desperate when he meets the one person who can't stand him. (imdb)

Dinky quits the cartoon business and gets a job as a spokes-duck for TV commercials. (imdb)

Clint Cobbler, the superintendent/janitor at an exclusive apartment house kicks out a dog. The dog disguises himself as a cat to fool a kind-hearted... (imdb)

Nudnik is strolling through town, getting caught in a mailbox and a garbage truck. (imdb)

Adventures of Low Income Housing starring Nudnik

One of Clint Clobber's tenants keeps a seal in his flat. After discovering the seal, Clint goes mad... (imdb)

ohn Doormat's wife tries to prevent her husband from watching too much TV. But the wiley Mr. Doormat finds ways of turning on the tube... (bcdb.com)

John's next-door neighbor tries to help him become more assertive against his wife Jane and tell her that he won't do any more housework. (bcdb.com)

A Gaston LeCrayon short, here we find him in the city on a rainy night.

Two dwarfs - one bright blue and the other bright red - get into a fight, and each calls in a similarly colored giant to fight their battle. (imdb)

After receiving a call stating that Mr. Flamboyant will be arriving at the apartment for inspection... (imdb)

The apartment house superintendent, Clint Clobber, a turkey if there ever was one, is constantly pestered by an old retired Army general... (imdb)

A rich woman on her way to a costume party thinks Gaston is a babysitter; Gaston thinks he's there to paint her child's picture... (imdb)

Sidney the elephant is looking for a mother, even though he's 44. The hippo and giraffe turn him down... (imdb)

Clint Clobber, superintendent of the Flamboyant Arms, is watching the fights on an old-fashioned TV set. (imdb)

A Cinemascope cartoon in which Clint Clobber, in his usual job as an apartment-house manager, is annoyed... (imdb)

Nudnik wakes up in a dump yard, and tries to find a job painting a house of a pianist in a expensive neighborhood ... (bcdb.com)

Here, Nudnik is a construction worker.

Nudnik and the angry pink lady.

Gaston Le Crayon is a French (kind of beatnik-looking) artist who brings his artwork to life. He's doing a famous painting to be. (bcdb.com)

Nudnik finds a coin.

First adaptation of Tolkien's Hobbit. (Filmaffinity)

Young Alice, having become a celebrity for her adventures in Wonderland, is in her bedroom dreaming about visiting Paris and sharing adventures with the storybook girl Madeline. While no comment is made as to where this Alice comes from or what time the film is set in, Alice seems to be American, as she likes Cheese Burgers and is having a great deal of trouble when it comes to getting to France.

Clint falls in love with a woman who has arrived to the apartment. The combination of love and spring, makes Clint forget about his duties, leading one of the flats to become flooded. (imdb)

An anxious man in his forties quits his job and resigns himself to an early death after a supposed heart attack, but his doctor sets him straight.

A UPA adaptation of the television series (1947-1960) dummy-cowboy, Howdy Doody. Filmed in both 35 and 16mm (for immediate television use in the event theatre exhibitors balked at showcasing a television character,) the plot has Howdy Doody in quest of a magic cowboy hat that will make him invincible. Filled with predominant variations of colors and designs and abstract-color designs as Howdy chases the elusive hat. Finally capturing it, he uses the hat's magical powers to become a rodeo star. (imdb)

Three archaeologists learn about the impact television, especially the CBS network, had on postwar America.

In this Terrytoon,Foofle goes on a tour-train guided-excursion. But, par for his usual course, he screws everything up from the schedule to the baggage. (imdb)

A heartwarming story about a little boy and his heroic family goat who must survive stranded in a harsh blizzard

A strong man fights for the love of his life. (imdb)

The adventures of Anatole, a suave and debonair French mouse, in a cheese factory. (imdb)

A Gene Deitch cartoon about driving.

In a series of vignettes, we see how to "win" a barroom fight by such tactics as going limp, garlic breath, screaming, enlisting the help of a large, intimidating friend, etc. (imdb)

A Gene Deitch cartoon about dogs and their inferior owners.

Oscar nominated cartoon from 1964.

Nudnik lives in the Withered Arms Apartments in what appears to be Manhattan. He wakes from his chair/bed and eventually escapes. He decides to start cooking and between expanding bread and a flooding sink creates disaster in his apartment. (imdb)

Young Roger Windsock loves airplanes. One day Roger discovers he has grown a pair of wings, but is dismayed to find out that he cannot fly.