Is it possible for one of Gene Deitch's 13 T&J shorts to be so awful that it actually can be considered worse than the other 12? If so, "Landing Stripling" just might take the cake, with honorable mention going to "Switchin' Kitten." Where can I begin? The storyline is weak, assuming there is one at all. The bird is stupid looking and the sound effects, just like all the Gene Deitch shorts, are tinny and irritating.
These shorts can be seen on Boomerang, and when they play them, they usually play all 13 consecutively. When I see one, I know not to watch for a couple of days. After that, they play about 3 days worth of the Chuck Jones - Abe Levitow group, which are much better. Personally, I wish they'd scrap the Deitch shorts and show some of the Hanna-Barbera ones from the 70's; the ones with no titles where Tom & Jerry are usually friends. Thankfully, they do show plenty of the Hanna-Barbera classics from the 40's and 50's, which any T&J fan will tell you are the best of all.
These shorts can be seen on Boomerang, and when they play them, they usually play all 13 consecutively. When I see one, I know not to watch for a couple of days. After that, they play about 3 days worth of the Chuck Jones - Abe Levitow group, which are much better. Personally, I wish they'd scrap the Deitch shorts and show some of the Hanna-Barbera ones from the 70's; the ones with no titles where Tom & Jerry are usually friends. Thankfully, they do show plenty of the Hanna-Barbera classics from the 40's and 50's, which any T&J fan will tell you are the best of all.