Warner Brothers' Golden Collection Volume Two was intended to be an uncut series of the popular animation in chronological order. Last year, Tom and Jerry fans were infuriated to hear that two 'inappropriate' episodes were removed from a new collection because they feature the cat and mouse 'blacked-up' 'We note that in Tom and Jerry, smoking usually appears in a stylised manner and is frequently not condoned.' In its ruling, Ofcom said: 'We recognise that these are historic cartoons, most of them having been produced in the 1940s, 50s and 60s at a time when smoking was more generally accepted. Then in Tennis Chumps Tom's opponent is seen smoking a large cigar in a match. In Texas Tom, the cat tries to impress a female feline by making a rollup cigarette. In 2006, scenes that appeared to glamorize smoking were edited out of the cartoons following complaints to Ofcom, saying that they are not appropriate to be shown to children. The original shorts have been subject to controversy on several occasions over themes including representation of women, the glamorization of smoking, racial stereotypes and even cannibalism.
Since the there have been numerous re-launched television versions of the series with varying styles and in 1992 Tom and Jerry: The Movie became the series' first feature length film. The cartoons, directed by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera and produced by Fred Quimby, included slapstick comedy and chase scenes set in the homes and gardens of suburban America. Tom and Jerry was first produced by the MGM film studio in 1940 with a series of 114 shorts that ran until 1957. I am a foreigner in a culture I no longer understand.' She Tweeted: 'Old Tom and Jerry cartoons to carry warnings of 'racial prejudice'. Tom and Jerry was first produced by the MGM film studio in 1940 with a series of 114 shorts that ran until 1957