Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6
DVD-cover
Directed by Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson, Rudolf Ising, Hugh Harman, Bob Clampett, Norman McCabe, Earl Duvall, Jack King, Tex Avery, Abe Levitow, Alex Lovy, Maurice Noble, Tom Palmer
Produced by Leon Schlesinger, Eddie Selzer, John W. Burton, David H. DePatie, William L. Hendricks, Paul Stookey
Starring voices of Mel Blanc, Tommy Bond, Bernice Hansen, The Varsity Three, Paul Stookey, Dave Dixon, Arthur Q. Bryan
Music by Carl W. Stalling, Milt Franklyn, William Lava, Paul Stookey
Edited by Treg Brown, Hal Geer
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Release date
 October 21, 2008 (2008-10-21) (United States)
Country United States
Language English

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008.[1]

Warner Home Video had announced that this will be the final release in the Golden Collection series.[2] Succeeding the Golden Collection series would be the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection series on Blu-ray, which had its first release in November 2011. On July 3, 2012, a two-disc DVD version of Volume 1 of the Platinum Collection was released.[3]

Volume 6 is far less child-friendly than the other five volumes in the series. Like Volumes 3, 4, and 5, it has a warning before each disc about the shorts containing content that some viewers would not consider to be "politically correct" by today's standards (but will be shown uncut and uncensored for historical reasons), and as such, is "intended for the adult collector". However, Volume 6's disclaimer states that it "is not suitable for children", as opposed to Volumes 3-5 stating that they "may not be suitable for children". This is due to that in addition to containing cartoons that have racial and/or ethnic stereotypes (like in Volumes 3, 4, and 5) and references to sexism in Robert McKimson's Wild Wife, Volume 6 also contains many cartoons that pertain to World War II, most of them containing depictions or references to Adolf Hitler and Hideki Tojo or to Nazis and Imperial Japan in general. While Volumes 4 and 5 each had a couple explicitly WWII themed cartoons (Plane Daffy and Scrap Happy Daffy, respectively), Volume 6 is notable for having an entire disc dedicated to the subject (Disc 2: Patriotic Pals), including several of its bonus cartoons.

Volume 6 was originally only released in North America due to the poor sales of Volume 5. However, the discs in this volume were not region-coded, making it easy for collectors outside of North America to import and play this set. The set was released in the UK on 12 September 2011.[4]

Disc 1: Looney Tunes All-Stars

# Title Characters Director Year Series
1 Hare Trigger Bugs, Sam Friz Freleng 1945 MM
2 To Duck or Not to Duck Daffy, Elmer Chuck Jones 1943 LT
3 The Birth of a Notion Daffy Robert McKimson 1947 LT
4 My Little Duckaroo Daffy, Porky, Nasty Canasta Chuck Jones 1954 MM
5 Henery Hawk in "Crowing Pains" (listed as Crowing Pains) Foghorn (supporting role), Henery (main role), Sylvester (guest role), Barnyard (supporting role) Robert McKimson 1947 LT
6 Raw! Raw! Rooster! Foghorn Robert McKimson 1956 LT
7 Heaven Scent Pepé, Penelope Chuck Jones 1956 MM
8 My Favorite Duck Daffy, Porky Chuck Jones 1942 LT
9 Jumpin' Jupiter Porky, Sylvester Chuck Jones 1955 MM
10 Satan's Waitin' Tweety, Sylvester Friz Freleng 1954 LT
11 Hook, Line and Stinker Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner Chuck Jones 1958 LT
12 Bear Feat The Three Bears Chuck Jones 1949 LT
13 Dog Gone South Charlie, Colonel Shuffle Chuck Jones 1950 MM
14 A Ham in a Role Goofy Gophers Robert McKimson 1949 LT
15 Often an Orphan Porky, Charlie Chuck Jones 1949 MM

Special Features

Commentaries

Music-only tracks

Television specials

  • Bugs Bunny in King Arthur’s Court (1978)
  • Daffy Duck’s Easter Eggcitement (1980)

Bonus Shorts

# Title Characters Director Year Series
B1 Sniffles Takes a Trip Sniffles Chuck Jones 1940 MM
B2 Hippety Hopper Sylvester, Hippety Hopper Robert McKimson 1949 MM
B3 Rabbit Rampage Bugs, Elmer (Cameo) Chuck Jones 1955 LT
B4 Boyhood Daze Ralph Phillips Chuck Jones 1957 MM

Bonus Shorts - Music-only tracks

Disc 2: Patriotic Pals

# Title Characters Director Year Series
1 Herr Meets Hare Bugs Friz Freleng 1945 MM
2 Russian Rhapsody Bob Clampett 1944 MM
3 Daffy – The Commando Daffy Friz Freleng 1943 LT
4 Bosko the Doughboy Bosko Hugh Harman 1931 LT
5 Rookie Revue Friz Freleng 1941 MM
6 The Draft Horse Chuck Jones 1942 MM
7 Wacky Blackout Bob Clampett 1942 LT
8 The Ducktators Norman McCabe 1942 LT
9 The Weakly Reporter Chuck Jones 1944 MM
10 Fifth-Column Mouse Friz Freleng 1943 MM
11 Meet John Doughboy Porky Bob Clampett 1941 LT
12 Hollywood Canine Canteen Robert McKimson 1946 MM
13 By Word of Mouse Sylvester Friz Freleng 1954 LT
14 Heir-Conditioned Sylvester, Elmer Friz Freleng 1955 LT
15 Yankee Dood It Sylvester, Elmer Friz Freleng 1956 MM

Special features

Friz Freleng at MGM

  • Poultry Pirates (1938)
  • A Day at the Beach (1938)
  • The Captain’s Christmas (1938)
  • Seal Skinners (1939)
  • Mama’s New Hat (1939)

Commentaries

Music-only track

Bonus Shorts

# Title Characters Director Year Series
B1 The Fighting 69½th Friz Freleng 1941 MM
B2 Hop and Go Norman McCabe 1943 LT
B3 Confusions of a Nutzy Spy Porky Norman McCabe 1943 LT

Disc 3: Bosko, Buddy and Merrie Melodies

All cartoons on this disc are in black-and-white.

# Title Characters Director Year Series
1 Congo Jazz Bosko Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising 1930 LT
2 Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! Foxy Rudolf Ising 1931 MM
3 The Booze Hangs High Bosko Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising 1930 LT
4 One More Time Foxy Rudolf Ising 1931 MM
5 Bosko's Picture Show Bosko Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng 1933 LT
6 You Don't Know What You're Doin'! Piggy Rudolf Ising 1931 MM
7 We're in the Money Rudolf Ising 1933 MM
8 Ride Him, Bosko! Bosko Hugh Harman 1932 LT
9 Shuffle Off to Buffalo Rudolf Ising and Friz Freleng 1933 MM
10 Bosko in Person Bosko Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng 1933 LT
11 The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon Rudolf Ising 1933 MM
12 Buddy's Day Out Buddy Tom Palmer 1933 LT
13 Buddy's Beer Garden Buddy Earl Duvall 1933 LT
14 Buddy's Circus Buddy Jack King 1934 LT
15 A Cartoonist's Nightmare Beans Jack King 1935 LT

Special features

Commentaries

The World of Leon Schlesinger

Bonus Shorts

# Title Characters Director Year Series
B1 I Love A Parade Rudolph Ising 1932 MM
B2 I Like Mountain Music Rudolph Ising 1933 MM
B3 Sittin' on a Backyard Fence Earl Duvall 1933 MM
B4 How Do I Know It's Sunday Friz Freleng 1934 MM

Disc 4: Most Requested Assorted Nuts and One-Shots

# Title Director Year Series
1 Horton Hatches the Egg (featuring Horton and his Dr. Seuss characters) (acquired) Bob Clampett (acquired) 1942 (acquired) MM
2 Lights Fantastic (featuring the mascots) Friz Freleng 1942 MM
3 Fresh Airedale Chuck Jones 1945 MM
4 Chow Hound Chuck Jones 1951 LT
5 The Oily American Robert McKimson 1954 MM
6 It's Hummer Time Robert McKimson 1950 LT
7 Rocket-bye Baby Chuck Jones 1956 MM
8 Goo Goo Goliath (featuring Drunken Stork) Friz Freleng 1954 MM
9 Wild Wife Robert McKimson 1954 MM
10 Much Ado About Nutting Chuck Jones 1953 MM
11 The Hole Idea Robert McKimson 1955 LT
12 Now Hear This Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble (co-direction) 1963 LT
13 Martian Through Georgia Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble (co-director), and Abe Levitow 1962 LT
14 Page Miss Glory Tex Avery - uncredited 1936 MM
15 Norman Normal Alex Lovy 1968 CS

Special Features

Commentaries

Music-only tracks

Bonus documentary

Bonus Shorts

# Title Characters Director Year Series
B1 Sleepy Time Possum Robert McKimson 1951 MM
B2 Punch Trunk An itty-bitty elephant Chuck Jones 1953 LT
B3 Wild Wild World Robert McKimson 1960 MM
B4 Bartholomew Versus the Wheel Bartholomew Robert McKimson 1964 MM

Bonus Short - Music-only track

Bonus Short - Music and Effects track

References

  1. ↑ Release and content information: Lambert, David (2008-08-31). "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour - Official, Complete Press Release for Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol.6". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  2. ↑ Announcement for Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 Archived 2008-07-12 at the Wayback Machine.
  3. ↑ Beck, Jerry (July 29, 2008). "Looney Tunes Vol. 6 Bonus Materials Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine.". Cartoonbrew.com
  4. ↑ https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004S6E91I
  • Chaney, Jen (2008-11-17). "Sorry, 'Looney' fans – that's all folks". Los Angeles Times. Los Angeles: Tribune Company. p. E-7.
  • Chaney, Jen (2008-10-21). "Warner Bros. Says, 'That's All, Folks!'". The Washington Post. Washington, D.C.: The Washington Post Company. p. WE34.
  • Kane, Mondo (2008-08-16). "Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol 6 on DVD (Oct 21)". www.dvdtown.com. Archived from the original on 2009-01-29. External link in |publisher= (help)

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