Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3
| Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 | |
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 DVD-cover | |
| Directed by | Chuck Jones, Robert McKimson, Friz Freleng, Robert Clampett, Frank Tashlin, Arthur Davis, Tex Avery, Ben Hardaway, Cal Dalton |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger, Eddie Selzer, John W. Burton, David H. DePatie |
| Starring | Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester, Tweety, Mel Blanc (voice) |
| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
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Running time | 442 minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released on September 25, 2005.[1] It contains 60 Remastered & Restored, Uncensored & Uncut Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical short subject cartoons, 9 documentaries, 32 commentary tracks from animators and historians, 11 "vintage treasures from the vault", and 11 music-only or music-and-sound-effects audio tracks.
Volume 3 is the first in the series that includes a disclaimer on the box art stating the set "is intended for the adult collector" and that it may not be suitable for younger audiences. Volume 3 is also the first to contain a warning, this one by Whoopi Goldberg, who is a huge fan of the Warner cartoon characters, advising the viewers that some of the cartoons on the set contain content that is politically incorrect by today's standards, but will be shown uncut & uncensored for historical reasons, "because removing these inexcusable images and jokes from this collection would be the same as saying [these prejudices] never existed". Future volumes also contain this warning, presented instead as a title card before the main menu.
Related releases
As with Volumes 1 and 2, the individual discs were released separately in Region 4:
- Disc 1: Best of Bugs Bunny - Volume 3[2]
- Disc 2: not released
- Disc 3: Best of Porky - Volume 2 [3]
- Disc 4: All-Stars - Volume 4 [4]
The Region 4 versions have changed package of contents.
- Disc 1: Best of Bugs Bunny - Volume 3 includes the short Super-Rabbit from Disc 4: All-Stars - Volume 4 replacing shorts Rebel Rabbit and Duck! Rabbit! Duck!
- Disc 3: Best of Porky - Volume 2 includes the shorts Hollywood Capers and The Film Fan from Disc 2 replacing shorts Porky's Romance, Porky's Party and Porky in Egypt
- Disc 4: All-Stars - Volume 4 includes the shorts The CooCoo Nut Grove, She Was an Acrobat's Daughter, The Honey-Mousers and The Last Hungry Cat from Disc 2 replacing shorts Super-Rabbit, Daffy Duck and Egghead, A Gruesome Twosome, An Itch in Time and Gonzales' Tamales
Disc 1 - Bugs Bunny Classics
- All cartoons on this disc star Bugs Bunny.
| # | Title | Co-stars | Release date | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hare Force | July 22, 1944 | Friz Freleng | MM | |
| 2 | Hare Remover | Elmer | March 23, 1946 | Frank Tashlin | MM |
| 3 | Hare Tonic | Elmer | November 10, 1945 | Chuck Jones | LT |
| 4 | A Hare Grows In Manhattan | May 23, 1947 | Friz Freleng | MM | |
| 5 | Easter Yeggs | Elmer | June 28, 1947 | Robert McKimson | LT |
| 6 | The Wabbit Who Came to Supper** | Elmer | March 28, 1942 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 7 | Bowery Bugs | June 4, 1949 | Arthur Davis | MM | |
| 8 | Homeless Hare | March 11, 1950 | Chuck Jones | MM | |
| 9 | Case of the Missing Hare** | December 12, 1942 | Chuck Jones | MM | |
| 10 | Acrobatty Bunny | June 29, 1946 | Robert McKimson | LT | |
| 11 | Wackiki Wabbit** | July 3, 1943 | Chuck Jones | MM | |
| 12 | Hare Do | Elmer | January 15, 1949 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 13 | Rebel Rabbit | April 9, 1949 | Robert McKimson | MM | |
| 14 | Hillbilly Hare | August 12, 1950 | Robert McKimson | MM | |
| 15 | Duck! Rabbit, Duck! | Daffy, Elmer | October 3, 1953 | Chuck Jones | MM |
(**): Public domain cartoon.
Special Features
Audio bonuses
- Music-and-effects-only audio track on Duck! Rabbit, Duck!, Hillbilly Hare'
- Audio commentary
- Jerry Beck and Martha Sigal on The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
- Michael Barrier on Bowery Bugs and Hillbilly Hare
- Greg Ford on Case of the Missing Hare
- Eddie Fitzgerald and John Kricfalusi on Wackiki Wabbit
- Eric Goldberg on Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
From the Vaults
- Chuck Amuck: 1989 Documentary
- The Bugs Bunny Show: The Honey-Mousers bridging sequences; Bull Point Puns audio recording sessions with Mel Blanc
Behind-the-Tunes
- A-Hunting We Will Go: Chuck Jones' Wabbit Season Twilogy
Disc 2 - Hollywood Caricatures and Parodies
| # | Title | Characters | Release Date | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daffy Duck in Hollywood** | Daffy | December 3, 1938 | Tex Avery | MM |
| 2 | Hollywood Capers*** | Beans | October 19, 1935 | Jack King | LT |
| 3 | The Coo-Coo Nut Grove | November 28, 1936 | Friz Freleng | MM | |
| 4 | Porky's Road Race | Porky | February 6, 1937 | Frank Tashlin | LT |
| 5 | The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos | December 4, 1937 | Frank Tashlin | MM | |
| 6 | She Was an Acrobat's Daughter | April 10, 1937 | Friz Freleng | MM | |
| 7 | The Film Fan | Porky | December 16, 1939 | Bob Clampett | LT |
| 8 | Speaking of the Weather# | September 4, 1937 | Frank Tashlin | MM | |
| 9 | Thugs with Dirty Mugs | May 6, 1939 | Tex Avery | MM | |
| 10 | Goofy Groceries* | March 29, 1941 | Bob Clampett | MM | |
| 11 | Swooner Crooner**** | Porky | May 6, 1944 | Frank Tashlin | LT |
| 12 | Wideo Wabbit | Bugs, Elmer | October 27, 1956 | Robert McKimson | MM |
| 13 | The Honey-Mousers | The Honey-Mousers | December 8, 1956[5] | Robert McKimson | LT |
| 14 | The Last Hungry Cat | Tweety, Sylvester | December 2, 1961 | Friz Freleng, Hawley Pratt | MM |
| 15 | The Mouse That Jack Built | April 4, 1959 | Robert McKimson | MM |
(#): The original opening and ending title sequences have been restored for this release, replacing the Blue Ribbon reissue titles. However, on the ending titles, the 1941–1955 ending rendition of "Merrily We Roll Along" (the Merrie Melodies theme music) is used instead of the special 1937 rendition, used only on this cartoon. This is due to the 1995 Turner "dubbed version" (which uses this rendition) being used as the source for restoration of the soundtrack.
(*): The original ending music has been restored for this release, replacing the 1941-55 dubbed version ending music.
(**): Cartoon's ending music glitches at the beginning. Also happens on all other prints (including original, AAP print, and 1995 dubbed version).
(***): Public domain cartoon.
(****): The 1941-45 ending is used instead of the original 1941-46 ending cue because the dubbed version is being used as the source of the soundtrack.
Special Features
Audio bonuses
- Music-only audio track on Wideo Wabbit and The Honey-Mousers
- Music-and-effects-only audio track on The Last Hungry Cat
- Audio commentaries
- Jerry Beck and Martha Sigall on Hollywood Capers
- Michael Barrier on The Coo-Coo Nut Grove
- Greg Ford on She Was an Acrobat's Daughter, Thugs with Dirty Mugs, The Mouse That Jack Built with pre-score music
- Daniel Goldmark on Swooner Crooner
- June Foray and Jerry Beck on The Honey-Mousers
From the Vaults
- What's Up, Doc? A Salute to Bugs Bunny: Part 1 (Turner Pictures, 1990), which contains the following shorts (since they are part of another feature, they are unrestored):
- A Wild Hare (1940) (unrestored, unrestored, but with recreated titles)
- The Heckling Hare (1941)
- The Big Snooze (1946)
- Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930)
- It's Got Me Again! (1932) (originally Lady, Play Your Mandolin!, the first Merrie Melodie, was to be included, but was replaced by It's Got Me Again)
Behind-the-Tunes
- Behind-the-Tunes: Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White
- Fine Tooning: Restoring the Warner Bros. Cartoons
Disc 3 - Porky and the Pigs
- All cartoons on this disc star Porky Pig except for Pigs is Pigs, Pigs in a Polka, and the The Windblown Hare.
| # | Title | Characters | Release Date | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | I Haven't Got a Hat | Beans, Porky | March 9, 1935 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 2 | Porky's Romance | Petunia, Porky | April 3, 1937 | Frank Tashlin | LT |
| 3 | Porky's Party | Porky | June 25, 1938 | Bob Clampett | LT |
| 4 | Porky in Egypt | Porky | November 5, 1938 | Bob Clampett | LT |
| 5 | Porky and Teabiscuit | Porky | April 22, 1939 | Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton | LT |
| 6 | Pigs Is Pigs | Piggy | January 30, 1937 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 7 | Pigs in a Polka* | February 2, 1943 | Friz Freleng | MM | |
| 8 | Porky Pig's Feat* | Daffy, Porky | July 7, 1943 | Frank Tashlin | LT |
| 9 | Daffy Duck Slept Here | Daffy, Porky | March 6, 1948 | Robert McKimson | MM |
| 10 | Bye, Bye Bluebeard | Porky | October 22, 1949 | Arthur Davis | MM |
| 11 | An Egg Scramble | Porky, Prissy | May 27, 1950 | Robert McKimson | MM |
| 12 | Robin Hood Daffy | Daffy, Porky | March 8, 1958 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 13 | The Windblown Hare | Bugs | August 27, 1949 | Robert McKimson | LT |
| 14 | Claws for Alarm | Porky, Sylvester | May 22, 1954 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 15 | Rocket Squad | Daffy, Porky | March 10, 1956 | Chuck Jones | MM |
(*): Public domain cartoon.
Special Features
Audio bonuses
- Music-only audio tracks on Robin Hood Daffy, Rocket Squad
- Music-and-effects-only audio track on The Windblown Hare, Claws for Alarm
- Audio commentaries
- Jerry Beck on I Haven't Got a Hat
- Mark Kausler on Porky's Romance
- Eddie Fitzgerald and John Kricfalusi on Porky's Party, Claws for Alarm
- Daniel Goldmark on Pigs in a Polka
- Joe Dante on Porky Pig's Feat
- Eric Goldberg on Robin Hood Daffy
- Paul Dini on Rocket Squad
From the Vaults
- What's Up, Doc? A Salute to Bugs Bunny: Part 2 (Turner Pictures, 1990), which contains the following shorts:
- Hair-Raising Hare (1946)
- Hare Trigger (1945) (unrestored)
- The Bear that Wasn't (1967; MGM cartoon directed by Chuck Jones),
- Point Rationing of Foods (1943)
- Porky's Party Storyboard Reel
Behind-the-Tunes
- Behind-the-Tunes: Tish Tash: The Animated World of Frank Tashlin
Disc 4 - All-Stars Cartoon Party
(#): The original opening and ending title sequences have been restored for this release, replacing the Blue Ribbon reissue titles. However, on the ending titles, the 1941-1955 ending rendition of "Merrily We Roll Along" (the Merrie Melodies theme music) is used instead of the original 1937-1938 rendition. That is due to the 1995 Turner "dubbed version" (which uses this rendition) being used as the source for restoration of the soundtrack.
(**): Public domain cartoon.
Special Features
Audio bonuses
- Music-only audio tracks on Gonzales' Tamales, Birds Anonymous
- Audio commentaries
- Paul Dini on Super-Rabbit
- John Kricfalusi on A Gruesome Twosome
- Milton Gray on A Gruesome Twosome
- Eddie Fitzgerald and John Kricfalusi on Draftee Daffy
- John Kricfalusi and Bill Meléndez on Falling Hare, An Itch in Time
- Jerry Beck and Art Leonardi on Birds Anonymous, Gonzales' Tamales
- Greg Ford on No Barking, To Beep or Not to Beep
- Michael Barrier on Odor-able Kitty, Walky Talky Hawky
From the Vaults
- Private Snafu cartoons: Spies (1943), Rumors (1943), Snafuperman (1943)
- Falling Hare Storyboard Reel
- TV Pilot : Philbert (1961)- with optional commentary by Jerry Beck and Art Leonardi
Behind-the-Tunes
- The Charm of Stink: On the Scent of Pepé Le Pew
- Looney Tunes Go to War!
- Strictly for the Birds: Tweety and Sylvester's Award-Winning Teamup
Reception
In The New York Sun, author and critic Gary Giddins had complained that Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 and Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2 were lacking in black-and-white shorts, and seemed to avoid the more politically incorrect cartoons in the series. When his review was reprinted in the book, Natural Selection: Gary Giddins on Comedy, Film, Music, and Books, Giddins noted that Volume 3 made up for its forerunners' shortcomings by including some of the racial caricatures of the series, preceded by an explanatory introduction by Whoopi Goldberg.[6]
External links
- Aminian, Rod (2007-03-09). "Looney Tunes DVDs are 'collector's gold'". The Gonzaga Bulletin. Spokane, Washington: Gonzaga University. p. WE34.
- "Warner Home Video Delivers a Triple Threat of Classic Animation; ``Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Three, ``Looney Tunes Movie Collection, ``Tom and Jerry Spotlight Collection Volume 2 Available for the First Time on DVD October 25, 2005". Business Wire. 2005-10-19.
See also
- 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)
References
- ^ Release and content information: "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes comedy Hour - The Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
- ^ http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=803484
- ^ http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/793119
- ^ http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/793121
- ^ http://thetvdb.com/?tab=season&seriesid=72514&seasonid=464018&lid=7
- ^ The New York Sun 23 Nov 2004, reprinted in Giddins, Gary (2006). Natural Selection: Gary Giddins on Comedy, Film, Music, and Books. Oxford University Press. pp. 123–124. ISBN 0-19-517951-X.