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'''''Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection''''' is a VHS Series of ''[[Looney Tunes (franchise)|Looney Tunes]]'' videotapes released by [[Warner Home Video]], released from October 7, 1985<ref>[https://books.google.ca/books?id=hiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT20&dq=billboard+golden+jubilee+warner+1985+october+7&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=billboard%20golden%20jubilee%20warner%201985%20october%207&f=false Billboard, November 9, 1985]</ref> to 1992. It was the first VHS series in which black-and-white cartoons were featured in their original presentation (and the only such series until the ''[[Looney Tunes: The Collector's Edition]]'' VHS tapes). It would also be the only VHS series in which [[Foghorn Leghorn]], [[Pepé Le Pew]], and [[Speedy Gonzales]] would be honored with their own videotapes (though Foghorn and Pepe eventually got their own installments in the [[Looney Tunes Super Stars]] DVD series in the early 2010s).
The '''''Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection''''' is a VHS Series of ''[[Looney Tunes (franchise)|Looney Tunes]]'' videotapes released by [[Warner Home Video]], released from October 7, 1985<ref>[https://books.google.ca/books?id=hiQEAAAAMBAJ&pg=PT20&dq=billboard+golden+jubilee+warner+1985+october+7&hl=en&sa=X&redir_esc=y#v=onepage&q=billboard%20golden%20jubilee%20warner%201985%20october%207&f=false Billboard, November 9, 1985]</ref> to 1992. It was the first VHS series in which black-and-white cartoons were featured in their original presentation (and the only such series until the ''[[Looney Tunes: The Collector's Edition]]'' VHS tapes). It would also be the only VHS series in which [[Foghorn Leghorn]], [[Pepé Le Pew]], and [[Speedy Gonzales]] would be honored with their own videotapes (though Foghorn and Pepé eventually got their own installments in the ''[[Looney Tunes Super Stars]]'' DVD series in the early 2010s).


Most of these cartoons have already been restored on DVD and Blu-ray, but the rest of the cartoons that have not been added to DVD and Blu-ray are still unrestored.
Most of these cartoons have been restored on DVD and/or Blu-ray since, but the rest of the cartoons that have not been added to these formats are still unrestored.


== Releases ==
== Releases ==
=== Character-related ===
=== Character-related ===
==== Bugs Bunny's Wacky Adventures ====
==== Bugs Bunny's Wacky Adventures ====
[[File:Bugs Bunny's Wacky Adventures Cover.png|100px|thumb|right|Cover for ''[[Bugs Bunny's Wacky Adventures]]'']]
[[File:Bugs Bunny's Wacky Adventures Cover.png|100px|thumb|right|Cover for ''Bugs Bunny's Wacky Adventures'']]
'''Contents:'''
'''Contents:'''
* "[[Long-Haired Hare]]"
* "[[Long-Haired Hare]]"
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* "[[A Fractured Leghorn]]"  
* "[[A Fractured Leghorn]]"  
==== Pepé Le Pew's Skunk Tales ====
==== Pepé Le Pew's Skunk Tales ====
[[File:Pepé Le Pew's Skunk Tales Cover.png|100px|frameless|right|alt=Cover for Pepé Le Pew's Skunk Tales|Cover for ''Pepé Le Pew's Skunk Tales'']]
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'''Contents:'''
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* "[[Scent-imental Romeo]]"
* "[[Scent-imental Romeo]]"
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* "[[Really Scent]]"
* "[[Really Scent]]"
==== Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers ====
==== Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers ====
[[File:Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers Cover.png|100px|frameless|right|alt=Cover for Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers|Cover for ''Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers'']]
[[File:Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers Cover.png|100px|thumb|right|alt=Cover for Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers|Cover for ''Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers'']]
'''Contents:'''
'''Contents:'''
* "[[Tweet and Lovely]]"   
* "[[Tweet and Lovely]]"   
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* "[[Hyde and Go Tweet]]"  
* "[[Hyde and Go Tweet]]"  
==== Speedy Gonzales' Fast Funnies ====
==== Speedy Gonzales' Fast Funnies ====
[[File:Speedy Gonzales' Fast Funnies Cover.png|100px|frameless|right|Cover for ''Speedy Gonzales' Fast Funnies'']]
[[File:Speedy Gonzales' Fast Funnies Cover.png|100px|thumb|right|Cover for ''Speedy Gonzales' Fast Funnies'']]
'''Contents:'''
'''Contents:'''
* "[[The Pied Piper of Guadalupe]]"
* "[[The Pied Piper of Guadalupe]]"
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* "[[Gonzales' Tamales]]"
* "[[Gonzales' Tamales]]"
==== Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic Chase ====
==== Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic Chase ====
[[File:Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote - The Classic Chase.png|100px|frameless|right|alt=Cover for Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic Chase|Cover for ''Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic Chase'']]
[[File:Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote - The Classic Chase.png|100px|thumb|right|Cover for ''Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic Chase'']]
'''Contents:'''
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* "[[Fast and Furry-ous]]"
* "[[Fast and Furry-ous]]"
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=== "A Salute To" Series ===
=== "A Salute To" Series ===
==== A Salute to Chuck Jones ====
==== A Salute to Chuck Jones ====
[[File:A Salute to Chuck Jones Cover.png|100px|frameless|right|alt=Cover for A Salute to Chuck Jones|Cover for ''A Salute to Chuck Jones'']]
[[File:A Salute to Chuck Jones Cover.png|100px|thumb|right|alt=Cover for A Salute to Chuck Jones|Cover for ''A Salute to Chuck Jones'']]
'''Contents:'''
'''Contents:'''
* "[[Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century]]"
* "[[Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century]]"
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* "[[Zoom and Bored]]"
* "[[Zoom and Bored]]"
===== A Salute to Friz Freleng =====
===== A Salute to Friz Freleng =====
[[File:A Salute to Friz Freleng.png|100px|frameless|right|alt=Cover for A Salute to Friz Freleng|Cover for ''A Salute to Friz Freleng'']]
[[File:A Salute to Friz Freleng.png|100px|thumb|right|alt=Cover for A Salute to Friz Freleng|Cover for ''A Salute to Friz Freleng'']]
'''Contents:'''
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* "[[Birds Anonymous]]"
* "[[Birds Anonymous]]"
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* "[[Speedy Gonzales (1955 Short)|Speedy Gonzales]]"
* "[[Speedy Gonzales (1955 Short)|Speedy Gonzales]]"
==== A Salute to Mel Blanc ====
==== A Salute to Mel Blanc ====
[[File:A Salute to Mel Blanc Cover.png|100px|frameless|right|alt=Cover for A Salute to Mel Blanc|Cover for ''A Salute to Mel Blanc'']]
[[File:A Salute to Mel Blanc Cover.png|100px|thumb|right|alt=Cover for A Salute to Mel Blanc|Cover for ''A Salute to Mel Blanc'']]
==== Contents: ====
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* "[[Robin Hood Daffy]]"
* "[[Robin Hood Daffy]]"
* "[[Bad Ol' Putty Tat]]"
* "[[Bad Ol' Putty Tat]]"
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* Each tape begins with a newly animated sequence in which the police are chasing the [[Tasmanian Devil]] on a motorcycle. Taz drives his bike through a theater in which Bugs, Daffy, and Porky are on stage with many characters marching across the stage behind them, akin to the beginning of ''[[The Bugs Bunny Show]]'' (complete with a few instrumental bars of "This Is It" accompanying the scene). The animated sequence ends with a red-and-white WB shield emerging as Taz drives through the scene.
* Each tape begins with a newly animated sequence in which the police are chasing the [[Tasmanian Devil]] on a motorcycle. Taz drives his bike through a theater in which Bugs, Daffy, and Porky are on stage with many characters marching across the stage behind them, akin to the beginning of ''[[The Bugs Bunny Show]]'' (complete with a few instrumental bars of "This Is It" accompanying the scene). The animated sequence ends with a red-and-white WB shield emerging as Taz drives through the scene.
** Ironically, Taz did not get his own tape for this series despite appearing in these sequences.
** Ironically, Taz did not get his own tape for this series despite appearing in these sequences.
* Some prints of the cartoons in these videos are time-compressed (sped-up from their original speed).  These titles include "[[You Ought to Be in Pictures]]", "[[The Wearing of the Grin]]", and "[[Dough for the Do-Do]]" on the [[Porky Pig]] tape and "[[Porky's Duck Hunt]]" on the [[Daffy Duck]] tape. The reason behind the time compression for these four cartoons are due to space restrictions in the VHS tapes at the time, especially due to the longer running time for "You Ought to Be in Pictures" (9 minutes 45 seconds) and "Porky's Duck Hunt" (8 minutes 50 seconds).
* Some prints of the cartoons in these tapes are time-compressed (sped-up from their original speed).  These titles include "[[You Ought to Be in Pictures]]", "[[The Wearing of the Grin]]", and "[[Dough for the Do-Do]]" (in the ''[[Porky Pig]]'' tape) and "[[Porky's Duck Hunt]]" (in the ''[[Daffy Duck]]'' tape). The reason behind the time compression for these four cartoons are due to space restrictions in the VHS tapes at the time, especially due to the longer running time for "You Ought to Be in Pictures" (9 minutes 45 seconds) and "Porky's Duck Hunt" (8 minutes 50 seconds).


==References==
==References==

Revision as of 05:44, 22 January 2024

Promo Cover
Promo Cover

The Warner Bros. Cartoons Golden Jubilee 24 Karat Collection is a VHS Series of Looney Tunes videotapes released by Warner Home Video, released from October 7, 1985[1] to 1992. It was the first VHS series in which black-and-white cartoons were featured in their original presentation (and the only such series until the Looney Tunes: The Collector's Edition VHS tapes). It would also be the only VHS series in which Foghorn Leghorn, Pepé Le Pew, and Speedy Gonzales would be honored with their own videotapes (though Foghorn and Pepé eventually got their own installments in the Looney Tunes Super Stars DVD series in the early 2010s).

Most of these cartoons have been restored on DVD and/or Blu-ray since, but the rest of the cartoons that have not been added to these formats are still unrestored.

Releases

Character-related

Bugs Bunny's Wacky Adventures

Cover for Bugs Bunny's Wacky Adventures

Contents:

Daffy Duck: The Nuttiness Continues...

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Contents:

Elmer Fudd's Comedy Capers

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Contents:

Porky Pig's Screwball Comedies

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Contents:

Foghorn Leghorn's Fractured Funnies

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Contents:

Pepé Le Pew's Skunk Tales

Cover for Pepé Le Pew's Skunk Tales
Cover for Pepé Le Pew's Skunk Tales

Contents:

Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers

Cover for Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers
Cover for Sylvester and Tweety's Crazy Capers

Contents:

Speedy Gonzales' Fast Funnies

Cover for Speedy Gonzales' Fast Funnies

Contents:

Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic Chase

Cover for Road Runner vs. Wile E. Coyote: The Classic Chase

Contents:

"A Salute To" Series

A Salute to Chuck Jones

Cover for A Salute to Chuck Jones
Cover for A Salute to Chuck Jones

Contents:

A Salute to Friz Freleng
Cover for A Salute to Friz Freleng
Cover for A Salute to Friz Freleng

Contents:

A Salute to Mel Blanc

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Cover for A Salute to Mel Blanc

Contents:

Notes

  • Each tape begins with a newly animated sequence in which the police are chasing the Tasmanian Devil on a motorcycle. Taz drives his bike through a theater in which Bugs, Daffy, and Porky are on stage with many characters marching across the stage behind them, akin to the beginning of The Bugs Bunny Show (complete with a few instrumental bars of "This Is It" accompanying the scene). The animated sequence ends with a red-and-white WB shield emerging as Taz drives through the scene.
    • Ironically, Taz did not get his own tape for this series despite appearing in these sequences.
  • Some prints of the cartoons in these tapes are time-compressed (sped-up from their original speed). These titles include "You Ought to Be in Pictures", "The Wearing of the Grin", and "Dough for the Do-Do" (in the Porky Pig tape) and "Porky's Duck Hunt" (in the Daffy Duck tape). The reason behind the time compression for these four cartoons are due to space restrictions in the VHS tapes at the time, especially due to the longer running time for "You Ought to Be in Pictures" (9 minutes 45 seconds) and "Porky's Duck Hunt" (8 minutes 50 seconds).

References