Looney Tunes Golden Collection

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6-pack box set of all volumes.

The Looney Tunes Golden Collection is a series of four-disc DVD sets, each containing about 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. The sets are released by Warner Home Video, spanning six volumes from October 28, 2003 to October 21, 2008.[1]

Releases

Volume 1

Volume 1 (released on October 28, 2003) contains 56 cartoons (all in color) mostly from the 1950s, with a smaller selection of shorts from the 1940s:

Discs

  • Disc 1 is dedicated to Bugs Bunny
  • Disc 2 is dedicated to Daffy Duck and Porky Pig
  • Discs 3 and 4 consist of an assortment of shorts featuring an all-star cast with other characters, grouped by directors: Chuck Jones and Bob Clampett on disc three, Friz Freleng and Robert McKimson on disc four.

Volume 2

Volume 2 (released on November 2, 2004) contains a broader selection of cartoons from the 1930s, 1940s, and 1950s, including:

This is the first volume to have 60 cartoons, which would continue to be the "standard" number in later volumes (though most would also include additional bonus cartoons).

Discs

  • Disc 1, as in the first edition, contains only Bugs Bunny cartoons.
  • Disc 2 contains 11 Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote shorts, along with four cartoons from Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote creator Chuck Jones.
  • Disc 3 contains nine Sylvester and Tweety shorts, along with six cartoons starring Daffy Duck and/or Porky Pig.
  • Disc 4 involves the following themes of musicals, Hollywood parodies, set on a stage, or incorporate other forms of show business, and features some of the Looney Tunes all-star cast.

Volume 3

Volume 3 (released on October 25, 2005) contains a selection of cartoons (52 in color, 8 in black-and-white) mostly from the 1930s to 1940s, in addition to some from the 1950s to 1960s:

Discs

  • Disc 1, as with previous volumes, only consists of Bugs Bunny shorts.
  • Disc 2 features Hollywood caricatures and parodies.
  • Disc 3 mainly involves Porky Pig, with a few other pig-related cartoons.
  • Disc 4 is the all-stars disc.

Volume 4

Volume 4 (released on November 14, 2006) contains select cartoons (51 in color and 9 in black-and-white) ranging from 1936 to 1966:

Disc-by-disc breakdown

  • Disc 1 continues the tradition of the Bugs Bunny-related disc, as with previous volumes.
  • Disc 2 is dedicated to director Frank Tashlin.
  • Disc 3 contains Speedy Gonzales cartoons.
  • Disc 4 consists of cartoons starring lesser-known cat characters, in addition to a few Sylvester and Pussyfoot cartoons.

Volume 5

Volume 5 (released on October 30, 2007) contains 41 color cartoons and 19 black-and-white cartoons:

Discs

  • Disc 1 features Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. It is the first time in which the first disc is not entirely dedicated to Bugs Bunny, now sharing the spotlight with Daffy.
  • Disc 2 contains parodies of fairy tale stories, mostly of Little Red Riding Hood. Features some of the Looney Tunes cast such as Bugs Bunny, Sylvester and Tweety.
  • Disc 3 honors the work of director Bob Clampett.
  • Disc 4 features Porky Pig and other early classics - all in black-and-white (the first such disc in the series).

Volume 6

Volume 6 (released on October 21, 2008) concludes the entire series of the Golden Collection. The ratio of color to black-and-white cartoons (41 to 19) is the same as the previous volume:

Discs

  • Disc 1 features an all-star collection.
  • Disc 2 features cartoons with a World War II theme (and possibly World War I in the case of Bosko the Doughboy).
  • Disc 3 features early 1930s black-and-white cartoons that star Bosko, Buddy and other characters.
  • Disc 4 features a collection of one-shots.

Re-release

On December 27, 2011, Warner Home Video re-packaged all volumes in a single boxed set. From January through June 2020, each volume was reissued separately in standard Amaray-style cases.

References

  1. ↑ "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour DVD news: Announcement for Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 - TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on July 12, 2008.
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