Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1
| Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 | |
|---|---|
 DVD-cover | |
| Directed by | Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson, Bob Clampett and Arthur Davis |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger, John W. Burton, Eddie Selzer |
| Starring | Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester, Mel Blanc (voice) |
| Music by | Carl Stalling Milt Franklyn |
| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
Release date | October 28, 2003 (United States) |
Running time | 411 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Looney Tunes Golden Collection, known as Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 is a DVD box set that was released by Warner Home Video on October 28, 2003. It contains 56 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements.[1] The set won the Classic Award at the Parents' Choice Awards.[2]
Related releases
In Regions 2 and 4, the discs were packaged as follows:
- Disc 1: Best of Bugs Bunny[3]
- Disc 2: Best of Daffy and Porky[4]
- Discs 3 and 4: All Stars - Volumes 1 and 2[5]
In Region 1, discs 3 and 4 were also released separately as the more family-friendly Looney Tunes Premiere Collection (also known as Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection: Volume 1).
Disc 1 - Best of Bugs Bunny
- All cartoons on this disc star Bugs Bunny.
| # | Title | Co-stars | Release date | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Baseball Bugs | February 2, 1946 | Friz Freleng | LT | |
| 2 | Rabbit Seasoning | Daffy, Elmer | September 20, 1952 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 3 | Long-Haired Hare | June 25, 1949 | Chuck Jones | LT | |
| 4 | High Diving Hare* | Sam | April 30, 1949 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 5 | Bully for Bugs | August 8, 1953 | Chuck Jones | LT | |
| 6 | What's Up Doc? | Elmer | June 17, 1950 | Robert McKimson | LT |
| 7 | Rabbit's Kin | Pete Puma | November 15, 1952 | Robert McKimson | MM |
| 8 | Water, Water Every Hare | Gossamer | April 19, 1952 | Chuck Jones | LT |
| 9 | Big House Bunny | Sam | April 22, 1950 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 10 | Big Top Bunny | December 1, 1951 | Robert McKimson | MM | |
| 11 | My Bunny Lies over the Sea* | December 4, 1948 | Chuck Jones | MM | |
| 12 | Wabbit Twouble | Elmer | December 20, 1941 | Bob Clampett | MM |
| 13 | Ballot Box Bunny | Sam | October 6, 1951 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 14 | Rabbit of Seville | Elmer | December 16, 1950 | Chuck Jones | LT |
(*): The original ending title sequence has been restored for this release, replacing the Blue Ribbon reissue titles.
Special Features
Audio bonuses
- Music-only audio tracks on Rabbit Seasoning, What's Up Doc?, Rabbit's Kin
- Audio commentaries
- Michael Barrier on "Rabbit Seasoning", "Long-Haired Hare", "Bully for Bugs", Big Top Bunny, Wabbit Twouble
- Greg Ford on High Diving Hare", "What's Up Doc?
- Stan Freberg on Rabbit's Kin
From the Vaults
- Bonus cartoon: (Blooper) Bunny (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam; 1997)- with optional commentary by Greg Ford
- Bugs Bunny at the Movies Excerpts: My Dream Is Yours, Two Guys From Texas
- The Bugs Bunny Show: A Star is Bored bridging sequences; The Astro-Nuts audio recording sessions with Mel Blanc
- Trailer gallery: Bugs Bunny's Cartoon Festival, Bugs Bunny's Cartoon Jamboree
- Stills gallery
Behind-the-Tunes
- Bugs: A Rabbit For All Seasonings
- Short-Fuse Shootout: The Small Tale of Yosemite Sam
- Forever Befuddled
Others
- A greeting from Chuck Jones
- Camera Three: The Boys From Termite Terrace: Part 1
Disc 2 - Best of Daffy & Porky
| # | Title | Daffy, Porky, or Both? | Co-stars | Release date | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Duck Amuck | Daffy | February 28, 1953 | Chuck Jones | MM | |
| 2 | Dough for the Do-Do* | Porky | September 3, 1949 | Friz Freleng | MM | |
| 3 | Drip-Along Daffy | Both | Nasty Canasta | November 17, 1951 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 4 | Scaredy Cat** | Porky | Sylvester | December 18, 1948 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 5 | The Ducksters | Both | September 2, 1950 | Chuck Jones | LT | |
| 6 | The Scarlet Pumpernickel* | Both | Elmer, Henery, Sylvester, Melissa Duck | March 4, 1950 | Chuck Jones | LT |
| 7 | Yankee Doodle Daffy# | Both | July 3, 1943 | Friz Freleng | LT | |
| 8 | Porky Chops | Porky | February 12, 1949 | Arthur Davis | LT | |
| 9 | The Wearing of the Grin | Porky | July 14, 1951 | Chuck Jones | LT | |
| 10 | Deduce, You Say | Both | September 29, 1956 | Chuck Jones | LT | |
| 11 | Boobs in the Woods* | Both | January 28, 1950 | Robert McKimson | LT | |
| 12 | Golden Yeggs* | Both | Rocky | August 5, 1950 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 13 | Rabbit Fire | Daffy | Bugs, Elmer | May 19, 1951 | Chuck Jones | LT |
| 14 | Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century | Both | Marvin | July 25, 1953 | Chuck Jones | MM |
(*): The original ending title sequence has been restored for this release, replacing the Blue Ribbon reissue titles.
(**): The original opening and ending title sequences have been restored for this release, replacing the Blue Ribbon reissue titles.
(#): Public domain cartoon.
Special Features
Audio bonuses
- Music-only audio tracks on Duck Amuck, Drip-Along Daffy, The Scarlet Pumpernickel, Rabbit Fire
- Audio commentaries by Michael Barrier on Duck Amuck, Drip-Along Daffy, The Scarlet Pumpernickel, The Wearing of the Grin, Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century
Behind-the-Tunes
- Hard Luck Duck
- Porky Pig Roast: A Tribute to the World's Most Famous Ham
- Animal Quackers
Others
- Camera Three: The Boys From Termite Terrace: Part 2
- Stills gallery
Disc 3 - Looney Tunes All-Stars: Part 1
- Cartoons 1-12 are directed by Chuck Jones (10 co-directed by Abe Levitow), 13 and 14 by Bob Clampett.
| # | Title | Characters | Release date | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elmer's Candid Camera | Elmer, Happy Rabbit | March 2, 1940 | MM |
| 2 | Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears | Bugs, The Three Bears | February 26, 1944 | MM |
| 3 | Fast and Furry-ous* | Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner | September 17, 1949 | LT |
| 4 | Hair-Raising Hare | Bugs, Gossamer | May 25, 1946 | MM |
| 5 | Awful Orphan* | Charlie, Porky | January 29, 1949 | MM |
| 6 | Haredevil Hare | Bugs, K-9, Marvin | July 24, 1948 | LT |
| 7 | For Scent-imental Reasons* | Pepé, Penelope | November 12, 1949 | LT |
| 8 | Frigid Hare | Bugs | October 8, 1949 | MM |
| 9 | The Hypo-Chondri-Cat* | Claude Cat, Hubie and Bertie | April 15, 1950 | MM |
| 10 | Baton Bunny | Bugs | January 10, 1959 | LT |
| 11 | Feed the Kitty | Marc and Pussyfoot | February 2, 1952 | MM |
| 12 | Don't Give Up the Sheep | Ralph and Sam | January 3, 1953 | LT |
| 13 | Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid | Bugs, Beaky | July 11, 1942 | MM |
| 14 | Tortoise Wins by a Hare | Bugs, Cecil | February 2, 1943 | MM |
(*): The original ending title sequence has been restored for this release, replacing the Blue Ribbon reissue titles.
Special Features
Audio bonuses
- Music-only audio tracks on Baton Bunny, Feed the Kitty
- Audio commentaries
- Stan Freberg on Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears
- Michael Barrier on Fast and Furry-ous, Haredevil Hare, For Scent-imental Reasons, Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid
- Michael Barrier and Greg Ford on Hair-Raising Hare
- Greg Ford on Feed the Kitty
From the Vaults
- Toon Heads: The Lost Cartoons
- Hair-Raising Hare and The Hypo-Chondri-Cat schematics
- Stills gallery
Behind-the-Tunes
- Too Fast, Too Furry-ous
- Merrie Melodies: Carl Stalling and Cartoon Music
- Blanc Expressions
Disc 4 - Looney Tunes All-Stars: Part 2
- Cartoons 1-9 are directed by Friz Freleng, 10–14 by Robert McKimson.
| # | Title | Characters | Release date | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canary Row* | Granny, Sylvester, Tweety | October 7, 1950 | MM |
| 2 | Bunker Hill Bunny | Bugs, Sam | September 23, 1950 | MM |
| 3 | Kit for Cat# | Elmer, Sylvester | November 6, 1948 | LT |
| 4 | Putty Tat Trouble* | Sylvester, Tweety | February 24, 1951 | LT |
| 5 | Bugs and Thugs | Bugs, Rocky and Mugsy | March 27, 1954 | LT |
| 6 | Canned Feud* | Sylvester | February 3, 1951 | LT |
| 7 | Lumber Jerks | Goofy Gophers | June 25, 1955 | LT |
| 8 | Speedy Gonzales | Speedy, Sylvester | September 17, 1955 | MM |
| 9 | Tweety's S.O.S. | Granny, Sylvester, Tweety | September 22, 1951 | MM |
| 10 | The Foghorn Leghorn** | Foghorn, Henery | October 9, 1948 | MM |
| 11 | Daffy Duck Hunt* | Barnyard, Daffy, Porky | March 26, 1949 | LT |
| 12 | Early to Bet* | May 12, 1951 | MM | |
| 13 | A Broken Leghorn | Foghorn, Prissy | September 26, 1959 | LT |
| 14 | Devil May Hare | Bugs, Taz | June 19, 1954 | LT |
(#): The original opening title sequence has been restored for this release, replacing the Blue Ribbon reissue titles.
(*): The original ending title sequence has been restored for this release, replacing the Blue Ribbon reissue titles.
(**): The original opening and ending title sequences have been restored for this release, replacing the Blue Ribbon reissue titles.
Special Features
Audio bonuses
- Music-only audio tracks on Putty Tat Trouble, Speedy Gonzales, A Broken Leghorn
- Audio commentaries
- Jerry Beck on Canary Row, Canned Feud, Speedy Gonzales, and Devil May Hare
- Michael Barrier on Tweety's S.O.S. and The Foghorn Leghorn
From the Vaults
- Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid
- Virgil Ross pencil tests
- Stills gallery
Behind-the-Tunes
- Needy For Speedy
- Putty Problems and Canary Rows
- Southern Pride Chicken
Others
- Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
Reception
In their review of the set, the Parents' Choice Foundation, at their Parents' Choice Award site, awarded the release the "Classic Award" for its high quality in presenting classic material. While cautioning parents about some of the cartoon violence, the review called the set, "solid gold, not just because of the brilliant animated shorts but because of the plethora of commentaries, historical documentaries on the minds behind the madness," and "a true treasure of imagination worth having in your DVD library."[6]
The DVD site, The Digital Bits claimed that Looney Tunes had been one of the most anticipated releases since the inception of the DVD format, and noted that the wait had been "long, but in the end definitely worthwhile." The site's reviewer wrote that the cartoon shorts on the DVDs looked, "brighter, much more colourful, cleaner, sharper, and generally better-framed than their Laserdisc counterparts," which, until that time, had been the best home-format for viewing the cartoons. The reviewer noted that the "very generous selection of supplements" were "almost uniformly informative and entertaining."[7]
The multimedia news and reviews website, IGN complained about the selection of shorts offered on the first set in the Looney Tunes Golden Collection series. First pointing out that it would be impossible not to leave out major cartoons by selecting only 56 out of the 1,100 Looney Tunes, the review criticized the selection for the omission of Knighty Knight Bugs, an Academy Award-winning 1958 Bugs Bunny cartoon.[8] IGN complimented the restoration of the shorts, but noted that dust was visible in some cases. The reviewer noted that there were more extras than cartoons on the set, and singled out the audio commentaries for praise due to their variety.[9]
References
- ^ Release and content information: "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes comedy Hour - The Looney Tunes Golden Collection". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ Lambert, David (2004-04-03). "Site News - 3 TV-DVDs win Parents' Choice Awards". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=4505
- ^ http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=4518
- ^ http://www.michaeldvd.com.au/Reviews/Reviews.asp?ID=4523
- ^ "Parents' Choice Awards : DVDs : The Looney Tunes Golden Collection". Parents' Choice Award. Retrieved 2009-02-06.
- ^ Maxwell, Barrie (2003-10-23). "The Looney Tunes Golden Collection". The Digital Bits.
- ^ Patrizio, Andy (2003-10-30). "Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Nice start, but it's almost all Bugs". IGN. New York: News Corporation. p. 1.
- ^ Patrizio, Andy (2003-10-30). "Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Nice start, but it's almost all Bugs". IGN. New York: News Corporation. p. 2.
External links
- Camp, Todd (2003-11-14). "It's Saturday morning all over again with new DVD collection". Fort Worth Star-Telegram. Fort Worth, Texas: The McClatchy Company. Knight Ridder.
- Greenman, Ben (2003-11-17). "THAT'S NOT QUITE ALL, FOLKS! ('Looney Tunes Golden Collection')(Video Recording Review)". The New Yorker. New York: Condé Nast Publications.
See also
- Looney Tunes Golden Collection
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1929–1939)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1940–1949)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1950–1959)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1960–1969)
- Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography (1970–present and miscellaneous)