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Looney Tunes DVDs'! Take Me Now, Lord, I

Hi, everyone. "Moriarty" here with some Rumblings From The Lab...

I want every single cartoon that Warner Bros. put out, and I want them uncut. It’s that simple. So what are we going to get?

This is from Cartoon Research.com, the official website of Jerry Beck, Looney Tunes cartoon historian (and author of the comprehensive book "Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: A Complete Guide to the Warner Bros. Cartoons"),

It was also reported HERE and HERE.

COMPLETE DETAILS of the LOONEY TUNES DVDs!

Here they come! October 28th is the street date. $64.92 is the suggested retail price (but you will be able to get a deal on Amazon.com and at other outlets). An all-new collection of 56 Looney Tunes classic cartoons, digitally re-mastered on DVD and packed with special features!

Four discs are contained in the first wave - entitled "The Looney Tunes Golden Collection" - each cartoon has been brilliantly restored and re-mastered to its original, uncut, anvil-dropping glory!

(Discs #3 and #4 below will also be sold seperately in a two-disc set called the "Premiere Collection" for SRP $26.99.)

Disc #1:

14 remastered Bugs Bunny cartoons.

A special opening greeting from Chuck Jones.

Audio track commentaries on these cartoons: RABBIT SEASONING (Mike Barrier & audio from his rare interviews with animators), LONG HAIRED HARE (Mike Barrier), HIGH DIVING HARE (Greg Ford), BULLY FOR BUGS (Mike Barrier), WHAT'S UP DOC? (Greg Ford), RABBIT'S KIN (Stan Freberg), BIG TOP BUNNY (Mike Barrier), WABBIT TWOUBLE (Mike Barrier);

Separate music tracks for RABBIT SEASONING, WHAT'S UP DOC? and RABBIT'S KIN.

Featurettes on Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam, and Elmer Fudd with exclusive interviews.

THE BOYS FROM TERMITE TERRACE part 1 (rare John Canemaker documentary).

Animated sequences from MY DREAM IS YOURS and TWO GUYS FROM TEXAS.

THE BUGS BUNNY SHOW bonus materials: Bridging sequences from episode #1648 "A Star Is Bored"; Mel Blanc recording session from episode #1639 "The Astro-Nuts".

Bonus shorts:

FIFTY YEARS OF BUGS BUNNY IN 3 1/2 MINUTES (1989 short)

BLOOPER BUNNY (1991) with commentary by Greg Ford

Lobby Card still gallery

Trailers from 1950s theatrical compilation shows: BUGS BUNNY'S CARTOON FESTIVAL and BUGS BUNNY'S CARTOON JAMBOREE

Disc #2

14 remastered Porky and Daffy cartoons.

Audio track commentaries on DUCK AMUCK, DRIP-ALONG DAFFY, THE SCARLET PUMPERNICKLE, WEARING OF THE GRIN, and DUCK DODGERS by Mike Barrier using his exclusive interview audio with classic animators.

Separate music tracks for DUCK AMUCK, DRIP-ALONG DAFFY,THE SCARLET PUMPERNICKLE and RABBIT FIRE.

Bonus featurettes on BOB CLAMPETT, MARVIN MARTIAN, CHUCK JONES & DAFFY

THE BOYS FROM TERMITE TERRACE part 2

Lobby Card Still Gallery

Disc #3

Premiere Collection Vol. 1 includes 14 remastered Looney Tunes.

Audio track commentaries compiled by Michael Barrier for FAST & FURRY-OUS, HAIR RAISING HARE, HAREDEVIL HARE, FOR SCENT-I-MENTAL REASONS and BUGS BUNNY GETS THE BOID; FEED THE KITTY (commentary by Greg Ford), BUGS BUNNY AND THE THREE BEARS (Commentary by Stan Freberg).

Separate music tracks for BATON BUNNY and FEED THE KITTY

Featurettes on the ROAD RUNNER, MEL BLANC and CARL STALLING

TOONHEADS: THE LOST CARTOONS

Original storyboards for HAIR RAISING HARE and THE HYPO-CHRONDRI-CAT

Lobby Card Art Gallery

Disc #4

Premiere Collection Vol. 2 includes 14 remastered Looney Tunes.

Audio track commentaries compiled by Michael Barrier for TWEETY'S S.O.S. and THE FOGHORN LEGHORN and commentaries by Jerry Beck on CANARY ROW, DEVIL MAY HARE, CANNED FEUD and SPEEDY GONZALES.

Separate music tracks for PUTTY TAT TWOUBLE, BROKEN LEGHORN, and SPEEDY GONZALES.

Featurettes on SPEEDY GONZALES, FRIZ FRELENG AND TWEETY & SYLVESTER, and ROBERT McKIMSON AND FOGHORN LEGHORN.

Bonus all-new 45 minute documentary "Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age Of Looney Tunes".

The complete "BOSKO THE TALK-INK KID" pilot

Virgil Ross pencil tests

Lobby Card still gallery.

...and this is only the first wave. :-)

Awesome, awesome news. Let’s hope this is just the studio testing the water to see what fans will do when given such a wonderful gift. My prediction? This is going to be one of the biggest titles of the year. I know I’ll be giving it as a gift this Christmas to all the Warner animation freaks I know.

Thanks for the heads-up on this one.

"Moriarty" out.





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Great news!!
by Bad Guy
Jul 14th, 2003
09:33:26 AM
YES, YES, YES, YES, YES, OH GOD, YES!!!
by Regenhund
Jul 14th, 2003
09:39:12 AM
Wow, do you think that in future installments they'll include cl
by rev_skarekroe
Jul 14th, 2003
09:47:52 AM
This is definitely a Take The day Off From Work" event.
by RenoNevada2000
Jul 14th, 2003
10:07:28 AM
The next thing you know, the'll put me with some snot nosed neph
by mbaker
Jul 14th, 2003
10:39:43 AM
YES! HYPOCONDRI-CAT!
by MGTHEDJ
Jul 14th, 2003
02:12:49 PM
A Porky Pig question
by prickle28
Jul 14th, 2003
08:28:02 PM
Wow. I'm shocked that Warners would treat these cartoons with t
by Smeg For Brains
Jul 14th, 2003
08:28:57 PM
Oh God I just busted a nut!
by bodyslam911
Jul 14th, 2003
08:36:11 PM
prickle28
by mbaker
Jul 14th, 2003
10:30:21 PM
Sweet, merciful crap...
by Dru
Jul 14th, 2003
10:36:48 PM
This is muy cool, but...
by Smurfeus Maximus
Jul 14th, 2003
10:52:35 PM
Sufferinsuckatash!! Bring on the Paaaaaaaaiiinn!!!
by BankyEdwards2309
Jul 15th, 2003
12:03:56 AM
I am shocked
by coop
Jul 15th, 2003
12:30:46 AM
WTF harry
by BYOBkenobi
Jul 15th, 2003
12:39:42 AM
You Gotta Be Shittin' Me
by Cardiff Giant
Jul 15th, 2003
03:42:31 AM
Cardiff Giant
by mbaker
Jul 15th, 2003
06:35:30 AM
Woo-hoo! I mean, er, FINALLY Warner Bros. has realized the gold
by WarDog
Jul 15th, 2003
11:55:00 AM
Finally, Cool news. Anyone know the name of the Jekyll and Hyde
by Boris the Blade
Jul 15th, 2003
04:21:56 PM
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS
by SuperTooth
Jul 15th, 2003
07:57:16 PM
bah... where's my INVADER ZIM compilation?
by heymanniceshot
Jul 16th, 2003
06:43:47 AM
Holy Moly, Great Googly Moogly
by radio1_mike
Jul 16th, 2003
12:22:56 PM
Poky:"Son-of-a-bebebbebe...son -of-a-bebebbeeb....
by Diskatopia
Jul 16th, 2003
02:00:41 PM
That should read "Porky" above, of course.
by Diskatopia
Jul 16th, 2003
02:03:54 PM
Found WAV online, he says "gun" not "biscuit".
by Diskatopia
Jul 16th, 2003
02:08:43 PM
Found .wmv clip of "Porky" "bitch"-- hard to tell if it was crea
by Diskatopia
Jul 16th, 2003
02:18:22 PM
I'll buy a Looney Tunes DVD as long as they don't skimp on the R
by CoolDan989
Jul 16th, 2003
09:36:42 PM
Duck Amuck is the epitome of Western civilization
by St.Buggering
Jul 17th, 2003
03:41:01 AM
Dave's Video
by DaveDe
Jul 17th, 2003
10:59:28 AM
The one with Porky vs. the leprechauns is mighty hilarious also
by Terry_1978
Jul 17th, 2003
05:14:03 PM
Dru
by St.Buggering
Jul 17th, 2003
11:28:26 PM
Got to have "Birds Anonymous" in the next set ... Sylvester, the
by Frietag
Jul 19th, 2003
10:43:19 PM

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