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'''Stars of Space Jam''' is a collection of Looney Tunes VHS tapes released in 1996 to promote the release of Space Jam. A Japanese LaserDisc of this set was released around the same time. Each tape/side featured six cartoons, most of which had not been made available on home video before. This was also notably the first video series with a video featuring all the cartoons of the Tasmanian Devil. The series was discontinued around the time the Looney Tunes Presents video series came out.
'''Stars of Space Jam''' is a series of Looney Tunes VHS tapes released by [[Warner Home Video]] in [[1996]], made to promote the release of ''[[Space Jam (film)|Space Jam]]''. A Japanese LaserDisc of this set was released around the same time. Each tape/side featured six cartoons, most of which had not been made available on home video before. The series was initially discontinued around the time the ''[[Looney Tunes Presents]]'' series came out in [[1998]].


Each tape in this series began with a short version of the "Warner Bros. Family Entertainment" logo as seen on Warner Bros. Animation's cartoon shows (albeit with a short Merrie Melodies fanfare).
The series was re-released on DVD on [[October 9]], [[2018]], though with some slight changes to the Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck releases.


DVD releases have been released on October 9, 2018, with some slight changes to the Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck releases.
==Releases==
 
===Bugs Bunny===
In addition to the separate DVDs, a stand-alone single disc collection was announced. Containing all 30 cartoons from all five sets, it was released as Volume 1, meaning there could be more volumes planned. However, no word of any further volumes have been heard of since then.
 
== Character Release Sets ==
=== Bugs Bunny ===
* [[Hot Cross Bunny]]  
* [[Hot Cross Bunny]]  
* [[Barbary-Coast Bunny]] (Replaced with "[[Ali Baba Bunny]]" on DVD)  
* [[Barbary-Coast Bunny]] (Replaced with "[[Ali Baba Bunny]]" on DVD)  
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* [[Hare Splitter]]
* [[Hare Splitter]]


=== Daffy Duck ===
===Daffy Duck===
* [[Fool Coverage]]
* [[Fool Coverage]]
* [[The High and the Flighty]]
* [[The High and the Flighty]]
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* [[Boston Quackie]]
* [[Boston Quackie]]


=== Tasmanian Devil ===
===Tasmanian Devil===
* [[Devil May Hare]]
* [[Devil May Hare]]
* [[Bedevilled Rabbit]]
* [[Bedevilled Rabbit]]
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* [[The Fright Before Christmas]]
* [[The Fright Before Christmas]]


=== Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote ===
===Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote===
* [[Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z]]
* [[Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z]]
* [[Zoom and Bored]]
* [[Zoom and Bored]]
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* [[Hot-Rod and Reel!]]
* [[Hot-Rod and Reel!]]


=== Sylvester and Tweety ===
===Sylvester and Tweety===
* [[Canary Row]]
* [[Canary Row]]
* [[Putty Tat Trouble]]
* [[Putty Tat Trouble]]
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* [[Tweet Zoo]]
* [[Tweet Zoo]]


== Notes ==
==Behind the scenes==
* On the DVD version of Stars of Space Jam, on the Bugs Bunny DVD collection, "Barbary-Coast Bunny" is replaced by "Ali Baba Bunny", while on the Daffy Duck DVD collection, "Holiday for Drumsticks" is replaced by "Daffy Duck Slept Here".
* This the first home media series to feature cartoons with the [[Tasmanian Devil]].
* On the DVD version of Stars of Space Jam, all cartoon shorts which had previously been restored and remastered for DVD and Blu-ray use those transfers, though shorts that were not yet restored, such as "Hot Cross Bunny", "Hare Splitter", "Boston Quackie", "Hot-Rod and Reel!" and "Zip 'n Snort", use the previous unrestored transfers from the 1996 VHS collection. However, on the Sylvester and Tweety DVD collection, both "Tree Cornered Tweety" and "Tweet Zoo" still keep their unrestored VHS transfers, despite both shorts having been restored and remastered for the I Love Tweety Volume 2 Japanese DVD, for reasons unknown.
* On the DVD version, on the Bugs Bunny DVD collection, "Barbary-Coast Bunny" is replaced by "Ali Baba Bunny", while on the Daffy Duck DVD collection, "Holiday for Drumsticks" is replaced by "Daffy Duck Slept Here".
* Both the restored transfers of "Apes of Wrath" and "Person to Bunny" are presented in their original correct 4:3 aspect ratios on this DVD set, as opposed to the cropped widescreen versions as seen on their respective Looney Tunes Super Stars DVD sets they originated from.
* Both the restored transfers of "Apes of Wrath" and "Person to Bunny" are presented in their original correct 4:3 aspect ratios on this DVD set, as opposed to the cropped widescreen versions as seen on their respective Looney Tunes Super Stars DVD sets they originated from.
* Much like the original 1996 VHS collection, all the cartoons on the 2018 DVD collection are uncut and uncensored.
* On the Tasmanian Devil DVD, "Fright Before Christmas" is presented as the last 10 minutes of the TV special ''[[Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales]]''.
* The entire contents of the Tasmanian Devil DVD collection were previously released on the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1 Blu-ray set, consisting of all five fully restored Taz cartoons from the original theatrical series ("Devil May Hare", "Bedevilled Rabbit", "Ducking the Devil", "Bill of Hare", and "Dr. Devil and Mr. Hare") in their correct 4:3 formats, including "Fright Before Christmas" as a bonus feature on the Blu-ray set.
* In Europe, an additional VHS series called ''Stars of Space Jam: Space Tunes'' was also released, featuring a variety of ''Looney Tunes'' shorts based on the theme of outer space, including some [[Marvin the Martian]] cartoons. This tape was released on VHS in the United States as part of ''Looney Tunes Presents'', and is referred to as ''Marvin the Martian: Space Tunes''.
* On the DVD version of Stars of Space Jam, on the Tasmanian Devil DVD collection, "Fright Before Christmas" is presented as the last 10 minutes of the TV special Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales, including the surrounding bridging sequences and the special's entire end credits, beginning with the part where Bugs and the gang are caroling to "Jingle Bells", as opposed to the stand-alone version of the short (with recreated titles) seen on past home video releases and on TV airings.
* In Europe, there is an additional VHS tape in the Stars of Space Jam series called Stars of Space Jam: Space Tunes, which, unlike the other VHS tapes in this collection, which mainly focus on only one specific Looney Tunes character, it features a variety of Looney Tunes shorts based on the theme of outer space, including some Marvin the Martian cartoons. This tape was released on VHS in the United States as part of Looney Tunes Presents and is referred to as Marvin the Martian: Space Tunes.


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Latest revision as of 03:33, 14 February 2024

Stars of Space Jam is a series of Looney Tunes VHS tapes released by Warner Home Video in 1996, made to promote the release of Space Jam. A Japanese LaserDisc of this set was released around the same time. Each tape/side featured six cartoons, most of which had not been made available on home video before. The series was initially discontinued around the time the Looney Tunes Presents series came out in 1998.

The series was re-released on DVD on October 9, 2018, though with some slight changes to the Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck releases.

Releases

Bugs Bunny

Daffy Duck

Tasmanian Devil

Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote

Sylvester and Tweety

Behind the scenes

  • This the first home media series to feature cartoons with the Tasmanian Devil.
  • On the DVD version, on the Bugs Bunny DVD collection, "Barbary-Coast Bunny" is replaced by "Ali Baba Bunny", while on the Daffy Duck DVD collection, "Holiday for Drumsticks" is replaced by "Daffy Duck Slept Here".
  • Both the restored transfers of "Apes of Wrath" and "Person to Bunny" are presented in their original correct 4:3 aspect ratios on this DVD set, as opposed to the cropped widescreen versions as seen on their respective Looney Tunes Super Stars DVD sets they originated from.
  • On the Tasmanian Devil DVD, "Fright Before Christmas" is presented as the last 10 minutes of the TV special Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales.
  • In Europe, an additional VHS series called Stars of Space Jam: Space Tunes was also released, featuring a variety of Looney Tunes shorts based on the theme of outer space, including some Marvin the Martian cartoons. This tape was released on VHS in the United States as part of Looney Tunes Presents, and is referred to as Marvin the Martian: Space Tunes.

References

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