Looney Tunes Golden/Platinum Collections

[Ben]

Nice, the two initial Eggheads accounted for anyway.

It’s always a surprise to see the titles and realise just how many still never made it to Blu-ray or even DVD. A good bunch of good ones here!

[Daniel]

Yay, "Cinderella Meets Fella"! Love the selection of shorts.

[Randall]

Great selection, I think!

Still a few nice ones out there, yet, and they haven't even scratched the surface yet of the older, musical non-regular character Merrie Melodies. Not to mention the Bosko and Foxy Looney Tunes.

[Daniel]

Not on you of course, but caught this boo boo:

THE PRESENTATION CONTAINS:
3. China Jones(1959) Daffy Duck & Porky Pig-Directed by Chuck Jones

It was actually Robert McKimson! But yeah, glad the art wasn't foolin'!

[Ben]

McKimson, who remains one of the, if not *the*, most underrated Warners directors.

[EricJ]

If I made a list of favorite Bugs and favorite Daffy toons, I can guarantee more McKimson titles on each than Jones.

And with A Feud There Was, we're working our way through the early Egghead, but there's still Believe It or Else and Count Me Out to be archived.

[ohmahaaha]

McKimson, who remains one of the, if not *the*, most underrated Warners directors.

McKimson has MANY classics!!

[Ben]

Exactly. Nice to see the McKimson appreciation. I donut think there’s actually a *terrible* McKimson cartoon, but plenty of Friz and Chuck so-sos. They were just smart enough to stick around long enough to fight over who was going to take "ownership" of the franchise.

[EricJ]

And just tangentially on the Looney subject:

Would it be violating any political rules on the board to point out that in this week's court case, the jury found Yosemite Sam liable for an additional punitive fine of 8300 pounds, after posting a series of comments about, quote, "that rackin'-frackin' varmint" on social media in response to an earlier fine for displays of temper?

[Ben]

[Randall]

Thad reviews Volume 3:
https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/t ... ice-vol-3/

I've been watching Volume 1, and am very impressed with how great these look. Just ordered Volume 2 yesterday, but think I'm even more looking forward to the odd mix of Volume 3.

[Ben]

Mine is on the way! I know some of these across all three volumes have their kinks and occasional issues, but these are the best versions of these cartoons we're likely to see on any disc format in this day and age, and the wild and pretty fast way they’re managing to get them out is more appreciated than by some others online that find too much to gripe about. For those people, I’d say be thankful we have grade-one digital prints of these films, warts and all, as opposed to actual 35, 16 or even 8mm prints, which would be totally screwed by now after repeated showings!

[Randall]

Even Thad, often a grump, mostly praises the discs, and accepts them for what they are - which is mostly pretty great.

[Daniel]

Happy about the restored title for "Hobo Bobo"!

[Randall]

Volume 4 Press release!


Who can resist a Putty Tat versus a monstrous canary, Goofy Gophers who kill their foe with kindness, Babbitt and Catstello hypnotizing the Cat, or Bugs Bunny versus a Yosemite Sam from outer space? You know all the characters on a first name basis: Daffy, Tweety, Sylvester, Speedy, Elmer, Foghorn and Wile E. You know the directors - Chuck Jones, Tex Avery, Friz Freleng, Art Davis and Robert McKimson. You know the cartoons - they are the ones fans and animation aficionados have most asked for, restored to brand new condition, in High Definition, and finally available to own. Twenty-five crown jewels - with two additional bonus titles (featuring Bugs and Daffy) now presented in their full frame glory. Collectors Choice Vol. 4 - its 100% Looney Tunes!

CONTENT:

ALONG CAME DAFFY (Friz Freleng, 1947) - Daffy Duck
A BONE FOR A BONE, A (Friz Freleng, 1951) - The Goofy Gophers
THE CAGEY CANARY, THE (Tex Avery/Bob Clampett, 1941)
D' FIGHTIN' ONES (Friz Freleng, 1961) - Sylvester
DANGEROUS DAN MCFOO (Tex Avery, 1939)
DEVIL'S FEUD CAKE (Friz Freleng,1963) - Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam
DOUBLE CHASER (Friz Freleng, 1942)
DOUBLE OR MUTTON (Jones, 1955) - Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf
FOX POP (Chuck Jones, 1942)
HENHOUSE HENERY (1949, Robert McKimson) Foghorn Leghorn and Henery Hawk
HOLIDAY FOR DRUMSTICKS (Arthur Davis, 1949) - Daffy Duck
HOPALONG CASUALTY (Chuck Jones, 1960) - Road-Runner and Coyote
HYDE AND GO TWEET (Friz Freleng, 1960) - Tweety and Sylvester
THE IMPATIENT PATIENT, THE (Norm McCabe, 1942) - Daffy Duck
LEGHORN SWOGGLED (Robert McKimson, 1951) - Foghorn Leghorn
MEATLESS FLYDAY (Friz Freleng, 1944)
MOUSE-WARMING (Chuck Jones, 1952) - Claude Cat
MOUSE-MERIZED CAT, THE (Robert McKimson, 1946)
MUSCLE TUSSLE (Robert McKimson, 1953) – Daffy Duck
MUZZLE TOUGH (Friz Freleng, 1954) Tweety and Sylvester
PECK UP YOUR TROUBLES (Friz Freleng, 1945) - Sylvester
QUACK SHOT (Robert McKimson, 1954) Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd
ROAD TO ANDALAY (Friz Freleng, 1964) - Sylvester and Speedy Gonzales
THE SNEEZING WEASEL (Tex Avery, 1938)
STREAMLINED GRETA GREEN (Friz Freleng, 1937)

BONUS CARTOONS:
LIGHTER THAN HARE (Friz Freleng, 1960) Bugs Bunny
STORK NAKED (Friz Freleng, 1955) Daffy Duck

STREET DATE: NOVEMBER 26.

Looks good to me!