Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3

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
Release dates
  • September 25, 2005 (2005-09-25)
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.

As with Volumes 1 and 2, the individual discs were released separately in Region 4:

The Region 4 versions have changed package of contents.

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

From the Vaults

Behind-the-Tunes

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

From the Vaults

Behind-the-Tunes

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

From the Vaults

Behind-the-Tunes

Disc 4 - All-Stars Cartoon Party

# Title Characters Release Date Director Series
1 Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur** Daffy April 22, 1939 Chuck Jones MM
2 Super-Rabbit Bugs April 3, 1943 Chuck Jones MM
3 Daffy Duck & Egghead# Daffy, Egghead January 1, 1938 Tex Avery MM
4 A Gruesome Twosome Tweety June 6, 1945 Bob Clampett MM
5 Draftee Daffy Daffy January 27, 1945 Bob Clampett LT
6 Falling Hare** Bugs October 30, 1943 Bob Clampett MM
7 Steal Wool Ralph and Sam June 8, 1957 Chuck Jones LT
8 Birds Anonymous Tweety, Sylvester, Clarence Cat August 10, 1957 Friz Freleng MM
9 No Barking Claude, Frisky February 27, 1954 Chuck Jones MM
10 Rabbit Punch Bugs, The Crusher April 8, 1948 Chuck Jones MM
11 An Itch in Time Elmer, A. Flea December 4, 1943 Bob Clampett MM
12 Odor-able Kitty Pepé January 6, 1945 Chuck Jones LT
13 Walky Talky Hawky Foghorn, Henery, Barnyard Dawg August 31, 1946 Robert McKimson MM
14 Gonzales' Tamales Speedy, Sylvester November 30, 1957 Friz Freleng LT
15 To Beep or Not to Beep Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner December 28, 1963 Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble 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 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

From the Vaults

Behind-the-Tunes

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]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Release and content information: "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes comedy Hour - The Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 3". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  2. ↑ http://shop.abc.net.au/browse/product.asp?productid=803484
  3. ↑ http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/793119
  4. ↑ http://www.ezydvd.com.au/item.zml/793121
  5. ↑ http://thetvdb.com/?tab=season&seriesid=72514&seasonid=464018&lid=7
  6. ↑ 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.
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