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'''Looney Tunes Collector's Choice''' is a series of Blu-ray discs from Warner Bros. Home Entertainment's Warner Archive division collecting various Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated short subjects from Warner Bros. Cartoons.
'''''Looney Tunes Collector's Choice''''' is a series of Blu-ray sets collecting various ''[[Looney Tunes (theatrical shorts)|Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies (theatrical shorts)|Merrie Melodies]]'' animated short subjects from [[Warner Bros. Cartoons]]. It is the first ''[[Looney Tunes (franchise)|Looney Tunes]]'' Blu-ray series to be released through [[Warner Archive]], as opposed to its main home video division [[Warner Bros. Home Entertainment]], and the second overall release after the ''[[Porky Pig 101]]'' DVD set in [[2017]].


This is the first Looney Tunes Blu-ray to be released through Warner Archive, as opposed to the main home video division (second overall home media release after the Porky Pig 101 DVD set in 2017).
According to Jerry Beck, the aim of this series is to release Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts that have been previously unavailable to animation fans and collectors on the various DVD and Blu-ray sets (roughly 370 shorts, before the release of this series); such as the ''[[Looney Tunes Golden Collection]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection|Platinum Collection]]'', ''[[Looney Tunes Super Stars|Super Stars]]'' and the ''[[Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection]]'' sets.


According to Jerry Beck, the aim of this series is to release Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts that have been previously unavailable to animation fans and collectors on the various DVD and Blu-ray sets (roughly 370 shorts, before the release of this series); such as the [[Looney Tunes Golden Collection]], [[Looney Tunes Platinum Collection|Platinum Collection]], [[Looney Tunes Super Stars|Super Stars]] and the [[Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection]] sets.
==Volumes==
===Volume 1===
'''''[[Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1]]''''' was released on [[May 30]], 2023. The set includes 20 cartoons; none of which had previously been released on DVD or Blu-ray before.


Animation historian and curator, Jerry Beck and Warner Archive President George Feltenstein indicated that strong sales of Volume 1 could result in future volumes, with more cartoons and multiple discs.
====Featured shorts====
* ''[[Beanstalk Bunny]]''
* ''[[Catch as Cats Can]]''
* ''[[The Unruly Hare]]''
* ''[[His Bitter Half]]''
* ''[[Daffy Doodles]]''
* ''[[Cracked Quack]]''
* ''[[Little Orphan Airedale]]''
* ''[[Hip Hip- Hurry!]]''
* ''[[Hot-Rod and Reel!]]''
* ''[[Greedy for Tweety]]''
* ''[[Stooge for a Mouse]]"l''
* ''[[A Mouse Divided]]''
* ''[[A Fractured Leghorn]]''
* ''[[Plop Goes the Weasel!]]''
* ''[[Tale of Two Mice]]''
* ''[[The Foxy Duckling]]''
* ''[[Two Gophers From Texas]]''
* ''[[Doggone Cats]]''
* ''[[What's Brewin', Bruin?]]''
* ''[[The Bee-Deviled Bruin]]''


On September 18, due to strong sales of Volume 1, Warner Archive announced Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2 — which included 25 cartoons and was released on December 12, 2023. On January 23, 2024, Warner Archive announced Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 scheduled for a March 12 release date.
===Volume 2===
'''''[[Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2]]''''' was released on December 12, 2023. This set included 25 cartoons. In contrast to the previous volume, Volume 2 focuses more on miscellaneous "one-shot" cartoons and characters.


== Volumes and Featured Shorts ==
====Featured shorts====
=== Volume 1 ===
* ''[[Behind the Meat-Ball]]''
'''Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1''' was released on May 30, 2023. The set includes 20 cartoons- none of which have previously been released on DVD or Blu-ray before. They are all presented uncut and digitally restored.
* ''[[Brother Brat]]''
* ''[[Catty Cornered]]''
* ''[[Cross Country Detours]]''
* ''[[Daffy's Southern Exposure]]''
* ''[[Ding Dog Daddy]]''
* ''[[The Eager Beaver]]''
* ''[[Fair and Worm-er]]''
* ''[[Fin 'n' Catty]]''
* ''[[From Hand to Mouse]]''
* ''[[Ghost Wanted]]''
* ''[[Greetings Bait]]''
* ''[[Hamateur Night]]''
* ''[[Hare-Breadth Hurry]]''
* ''[[A Hick a Slick and a Chick]]''
* ''[[Hiss and Make Up]]''
* ''[[A Hound for Trouble]]''
* ''[[I Wanna Be a Sailor]]''
* ''[[The Leghorn Blows at Midnight]]''
* ''[[Lickety-Splat]]''
* ''[[One Meat Brawl]]''
* ''[[The Penguin Parade]]''
* ''[[Rabbit Rampage]]''
* "[[The Rebel Without Claws]]''
* "[[The Wacky Worm]]''


[[Beanstalk Bunny]] and [[Catch as Cats Can]] were sourced from new 4K scans from the original camera negatives. According to Jerry Beck, the set was delayed for almost a full year because the Library of Congress had difficulty shipping the camera negatives for Catch as Cats Can to the Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank. The other cartoons on this set had previously been restored for HBO Max streaming service in 2020 - with HBO removing many of them being earlier that same year However, for this release Warner Archive corrected many of the errors initially made by HBO Max, such as Photoshopped titles.
===Volume 3===
'''''[[Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3]]''''' was released on [[March 12]], [[2024]], and contains 25 cartoons in total.


Shorts Featured:
===Featured shorts===
 
* ''[[A Feud There Was]]''
* "[[Beanstalk Bunny]]"
* ''[[Hop, Skip and a Chump]]''
* "[[Catch as Cats Can]]"
* ''[[China Jones]]''
* "[[The Unruly Hare]]"
* ''[[Cinderella Meets Fella]]''
* "[[His Bitter Half]]"
* ''[[Dumb Patrol (1964 short)|Dumb Patrol]]''
* "[[Daffy Doodles]]"
* ''[[Egghead Rides Again]]''
* "[[Cracked Quack]]"
* ''[[Elmer's Pet Rabbit]]''
* "[[Little Orphan Airedale]]"
* ''[[Hobo Bobo]]''
* "[[Hip Hip- Hurry!]]"
* ''[[Honeymoon Hotel]]''
* "[[Hot-Rod and Reel!]]"
* ''[[I Only Have Eyes for You]] ''
* "[[Greedy for Tweety]]"
* ''[[Mexican Joyride]]''
* "[[Stooge for a Mouse]]"
* ''[[Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name]]''
* "[[A Mouse Divided]]"
* ''[[Of Rice and Hen]]''
* "[[A Fractured Leghorn]]"
* "[[Pre-Hysterical Hare]]''
* "[[Plop Goes the Weasel!]]"
* ''[[Punch Trunk]]''
* "[[Tale of Two Mice]]"
* ''[[Quentin Quail]]''
* "[[The Foxy Duckling]]"
* ''[[Riff Raffy Daffy]]''
* "[[Two Gophers From Texas]]"
* ''[[Saddle Silly]]''
* "[[Doggone Cats]]"
* ''[[Sheep Ahoy]]''
* "[[What's Brewin', Bruin?]]"
* "[[The Mouse on 57th Street]]''
* "[[The Bee-Deviled Bruin]]"
* ''[[The Sheepish Wolf]]''
 
* "[[There Auto Be a Law]]''
=== Volume 2 ===
* ''[[Tugboat Granny]]''
'''Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2''' was released on December 12, 2023. This set included 25 cartoons never before released on DVD or Blu-Ray - five more than on Volume 1. In contrast to the previous volume, Volume 2 focuses more on miscellaneous "one-shot" cartoons and characters.
* ''[[War and Pieces]]''
 
* ''[[Wet Hare]]''
Like the previous volume, only two cartoons ([[Brother Brat]] and [[Ghost Wanted]]) were specifically restored for this release, while the other cartoons were previously restored for HBO Max and Me-TV, with Warner Archive correcting the Photoshopped titles (most notably on A Hound for Trouble). In addition [[Cross Country Detours]] had its original opening title sequence restored, as opposed to the Blue Ribbon re-issue titles featured on previous releases.
 
Shorts Featured:
 
* "[[Behind the Meat-Ball]]"
* "[[Brother Brat]]"
* "[[Catty Cornered]]"
* "[[Cross Country Detours]]"
* "[[Daffy's Southern Exposure]]"
* "[[Ding Dog Daddy]]"
* "[[The Eager Beaver]]"
* "[[Fair and Worm-er]]"
* "[[Fin 'n' Catty]]"
* "[[From Hand to Mouse]]"
* "[[Ghost Wanted]]"
* "[[Greetings Bait]]"
* "[[Hamateur Night]]"
* "[[Hare-Breadth Hurry]]"
* "[[A Hick a Slick and a Chick]]"
* "[[Hiss and Make Up]]"
* "[[A Hound for Trouble]]"
* "[[I Wanna Be a Sailor]]"
* "[[The Leghorn Blows at Midnight]]"
* "[[Lickety-SPLAT!]]"
* "[[One Meat Brawl]]"
* "[[The Penguin Parade]]"
* "[[Rabbit Rampage]]"
* "[[The Rebel Without Claws]]"
* "[[The Wacky Worm]]"
 
=== Volume 3 ===
Volume 3 will be released on March 12, 2024, and will contain the following cartoons:
 
* "[[A Feud There Was]]"
* "[[Hop, Skip and a Chump]]"
* "[[China Jones]]"
* "[[Cinderella Meets Fella]]"
* "[[Dumb Patrol (1964 Short)|Dumb Patrol]]"
* "[[Egghead Rides Again]]"
* "[[Elmer's Pet Rabbit]]"
* "[[Hobo Bobo]]"
* "[[Honeymoon Hotel]]"
* "[[I Only Have Eyes for You]]"
* "[[Mexican Joyride]]"
* "[[Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name]]"
* "[[Of Rice and Hen]]"
* "[[Pre-Hysterical Hare]]"
* "[[Punch Trunk]]"
* "[[Quentin Quail]]"
* "[[Riff Raffy Daffy]]"
* "[[Saddle Silly]]"
* "[[Sheep Ahoy]]"
* "[[The Mouse on 57th Street]]"
* "[[The Sheepish Wolf]]"
* "[[There Auto Be a Law]]"
* "[[Tugboat Granny]]"
* "[[War and Pieces]]"
* "[[Wet Hare]]"


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Latest revision as of 02:13, 13 May 2024

Looney Tunes Collector's Choice is a series of Blu-ray sets collecting various Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated short subjects from Warner Bros. Cartoons. It is the first Looney Tunes Blu-ray series to be released through Warner Archive, as opposed to its main home video division Warner Bros. Home Entertainment, and the second overall release after the Porky Pig 101 DVD set in 2017.

According to Jerry Beck, the aim of this series is to release Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts that have been previously unavailable to animation fans and collectors on the various DVD and Blu-ray sets (roughly 370 shorts, before the release of this series); such as the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Platinum Collection, Super Stars and the Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection sets.

Volumes

Volume 1

Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 was released on May 30, 2023. The set includes 20 cartoons; none of which had previously been released on DVD or Blu-ray before.

Featured shorts

Volume 2

Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2 was released on December 12, 2023. This set included 25 cartoons. In contrast to the previous volume, Volume 2 focuses more on miscellaneous "one-shot" cartoons and characters.

Featured shorts

Volume 3

Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 was released on March 12, 2024, and contains 25 cartoons in total.

Featured shorts

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