Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 is a DVD box set from Warner Home Video that was released 25 October 2005. It contains sixty Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts.

Starting with this volume (as indicated by the packaging), the cartoons released cater more to the adult collector rather than general audiences and, as such, contain shorts that have either been censored on or banned from American television due to their politically incorrect nature. A special, skippable introduction by actress Whoopi Goldberg (who is a fan of the Looney Tunes cartoons) is featured on all of the discs, in which she explains that some of the cartoons shown here are products of their time and may include jokes and scenes that will offend modern sensibilities, but are shown uncut because, "...removing these...images and jokes from this collection would be the same as saying [these prejudices] never existed".

Disc 1 - Bugs Bunny Classics

All cartoons on this disc star Bugs Bunny.

Cartoons 7-8 and 12-15 are in the post-48 package. The rest are in the a.a.p. package.

1. Hare Force - (1944) (Friz Freleng)
2. Hare Remover - (co-starring Elmer Fudd; 1946) (Frank Tashlin)
3. Hare Tonic - (co-starring Elmer Fudd; 1945) (Chuck Jones) (PCV1)
4. A Hare Grows in Manhattan - (1947) (Friz Freleng) (PCV3)
5. Easter Yeggs - (co-starring Elmer Fudd; 1947) (Robert McKimson) (PCV3)
6. The Wabbit Who Came to Supper - (co-starring Elmer Fudd; 1942) (Friz Freleng)
7. Bowery Bugs - (1949) (Arthur Davis)
8. Homeless Hare - (1950) (Chuck Jones)
9. Case of the Missing Hare - (1942) (Chuck Jones)
10. Acrobatty Bunny - (1946) (Robert McKimson) (PCV3)
11. Wackiki Wabbit - (1943) (Chuck Jones)
12. Hare Do - (co-starring Elmer Fudd; 1949) (Friz Freleng)
13. Rebel Rabbit - (1949) (Robert McKimson)
14. Hillbilly Hare - (1950) (Robert McKimson) (PCV3)
15. Duck! Rabbit, Duck! - (co-starring Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd; 1953) (Chuck Jones) (PCV2)

Special Features

• Audio Tracks
  • Music-and-effects-only audio track on Duck! Rabbit, Duck! and Hillbilly Hare
• Audio Commentaries
  • Jerry Beck & Martha Sigal on The Wabbit Who Came to Supper
  • Michael Barrier on Bowery Bugs and Hillbilly Hare
  • Greg Ford on Case of the Missing Hare
  • Eddie Fitzgerald & John Kricfalusi on Wackiki Wabbit
  • Eric Goldberg on Duck! Rabbit, Duck!
• Behind-the-Tunes
  • A-Hunting We Will Go: Chuck Jones' Wabbit Season Twilogy: A look at the creation, comedy, and cultural influence of "The Hunter's Trilogy", three cartoons ("Rabbit Fire", "Rabbit Seasoning", and "Duck! Rabbit! Duck!") in which Daffy sets up Bugs to be shot by Elmer and the two argue over what hunting season it is (only for Daffy to get shot every time).
• From the Vaults
  • Chuck Amuck: 1991 Documentary
  • The Bugs Bunny Show: "The Honey-Mousers" bridging sequences;
  • Ballpoint Puns audio recording sessions with Mel Blanc

Disc 2 - Hollywood Caricatures and Parodies

Cartoons 1, 3, 5-6, and 8-11 are in the a.a.p. package, 2, 4, and 7 in the Sunset Productions package, and 12-15 are in the post-48 package.

1. Daffy Duck in Hollywood - (Daffy Duck; 1938) (Tex Avery)
2. Hollywood Capers - (Beans; 1935) (Jack King)
3. The CooCoo Nut Grove - (1936) (Friz Freleng)
4. Porky's Road Race - (Porky Pig; 1937) (Frank Tashlin)
5. The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos - (1937) (Frank Tashlin)
6. She Was an Acrobat's Daughter - (1937) (Friz Freleng)
7. The Film Fan - (Porky Pig; 1939) (Bob Clampett)
8. Speaking of the Weather - (1937) (Frank Tashlin). Original opening, closing, and credits restored for DVD. However, the 1941-55 plays in the ending due to the USA Turner "dubbed version " being the source of the soundtrack.
9. Thugs with Dirty Mugs - (1939) (Tex Avery)
10. Goofy Groceries - (1941) (Bob Clampett). Original end music cue restored.
11. Swooner Crooner - (Porky Pig; 1944) (Frank Tashlin). However, the 1941-55 plays in the ending due to the USA Turner "dubbed version" being the source of the soundtrack. (PCV3, AAAC)
12. Wideo Wabbit - (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd; 1956) (Robert McKimson)
13. The Honey-Mousers - (1956) (Robert McKimson)
14. The Last Hungry Cat - (Tweety, Sylvester; 1961) (Friz Freleng)
15. The Mouse That Jack Built - (1959) (Robert McKimson)

Special Features

• Audio Tracks
  • Music-only audio track on Wideo Wabbit
  • Music-and-effects-only audio track on The Last Hungry Cat
• Audio Commentaries
  • Jerry Beck on Hollywood Capers (with Martha Sigal) and The Honey-Mousers (with June Foray)
  • Greg Ford on Thugs With Dirty Mugs, She Was An Acrobat's Daughter, and The Mouse That Jack Built
  • Michael Barrier on The Coo-Coo Nut Grove
  • Daniel Goldmark on Swooner Crooner
• Behind-the-Tunes
  • Bosko, Buddy and the Best of Black and White: A look at the very early Warner Bros. shorts, which either starred Bosko, Buddy, or were thinly-plotted animated music videos based on music from Warner Bros. music library at the time.
  • Fine Tooning: Restoring the Warner Bros. Cartoons: A look at how the Warner Bros. cartoons are digitally restored for the Golden Collection DVD sets
• From the Vaults
  • What's Up, Doc? A Salute to Bugs Bunny, Part 1 (Turner Pictures, 1990), which contains the following shorts:
    • A Wild Hare (1940) (unrestored)
    • The Heckling Hare (1941)
    • The Big Snooze (1946)
  • Sinkin' in the Bathtub (1930)
  • It's Got Me Again! (1932) (originally going to be Lady, Play Your Mandolin!, the first Merrie Melodie)

Disc 3 - Porky and the Pigs

All cartoons on this disc star Porky Pig, with the exceptions of 6, 7, and 13.

Cartoons 1, 6, 7, and 9 are in the a.a.p. package, 2-5 and 8 in the Sunset Productions one, and 10-15 are in the post-1948 one.

1. I Haven't Got a Hat - (co-starring Beans, Ham and Ex, 1935) (Friz Freleng)
2. Porky's Romance - (co-starring Petunia Pig, 1937) (Frank Tashlin)
3. Porky's Party - (1938) (Bob Clampett)
4. Porky in Egypt - (1938) (Bob Clampett) (PCV3)
5. Porky and Teabiscuit - (1939) (Ben Hardaway & Cal Dalton)
6. Pigs Is Pigs - (Piggy Hamhock, 1937) (Friz Freleng)
7. Pigs in a Polka - (one-shot, 1943) (Friz Freleng) (PCV3, AAAC)
8. Porky Pig's Feat - (co-starring Daffy Duck, 1943) (Frank Tashlin) (PCV3)
9. Daffy Duck Slept Here - (co-starring Porky Pig, 1948) (Robert McKimson)
10. Bye, Bye Bluebeard - (1949) (Arthur Davis)
11. An Egg Scramble - (co-starring Miss Prissy, 1950) (Robert McKimson)
12. Robin Hood Daffy - (co-starring Daffy Duck, 1958) (Chuck Jones) (PCV1)
13. The Windblown Hare - (Bugs Bunny, 1949) (Robert McKimson)
14. Claws for Alarm - (co-starring Sylvester, 1954) (Chuck Jones)
15. Rocket Squad - (co-starring Daffy Duck, 1956) (Chuck Jones)

Special Features

• Audio Tracks
  • Music-only audio tracks on Robin Hood Daffy and Rocket Squad
  • Music-and-effects-only audio track on The Windblown Hare and Claws for Alarm
• Audio Commentaries
  • Jerry Beck on I Haven't Got a Hat
  • Mark Kausler on Porky's Romance
  • Eddie Fitzgerald & John Kricfalusi on Porky's Party and Claws for Alarm
  • Daniel Goldmark on Pigs in a Polka
  • Joe Dante on Porky Pig's Feat
  • Eric Goldberg on Robin Hood Daffy
  • Paul Dini on Rocket Squad
• Behind-the-Tunes
  • Tish Tash: The Animated World of Frank Tashlin: A look at the life and animated work of director Frank Tashlin
• From the Vaults
  • What's Up, Doc? A Salute to Bugs Bunny, Part 2 (Turner Pictures, 1990), which contains the following shorts (unrestored):
    • Hair-Raising Hare (1946)
    • Hare Trigger (1945)
  • The Bear That Wasn't (1967) (MGM cartoon directed by Chuck Jones)
  • Point Rationing of Foods (1943) (Wartime cartoon)
  • Porky's Party Storyboard Reel

Disc 4 - All-Stars Cartoon Party

Cartoons 7-9 and 14-15 are in the post-48 package. The rest are in the a.a.p. package.

1. Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur - (Daffy Duck, 1939) (Chuck Jones)
2. Super-Rabbit (Bugs Bunny, 1943) (Chuck Jones)
3. Daffy Duck & Egghead - (Daffy Duck, 1938) (Tex Avery). Original opening, closing, and credits restored for DVD. However, the 1941-55 plays in the ending due to the second USA Turner "dubbed version" being the source of the soundtrack. (see here)
4. A Gruesome Twosome (Tweety, 1945) (Bob Clampett)
5. Draftee Daffy (Daffy Duck, 1945) (Bob Clampett) (PCV3)
6. Falling Hare (Bugs Bunny, 1943) (Bob Clampett) (PCV3)
7. Steal Wool (Sam Sheepdog, Ralph Wolf, 1957) (Chuck Jones) (PCV3)
8. Birds Anonymous (Sylvester, Tweety, 1957) (Friz Freleng) (PCV3, AAAC)
9. No Barking (Frisky Puppy, Claude Cat, 1954) (Chuck Jones)
10. Rabbit Punch (Bugs Bunny, 1948)
11. An Itch in Time - (Elmer Fudd, 1943) (Bob Clampett) (PCV2)
12. Odor-able Kitty - (Pepé Le Pew, 1945) (Chuck Jones)
13. Walky Talky Hawky - (Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk, 1946) (Robert McKimson). (PCV3, AAAC)
14. Gonzales' Tamales - (Speedy Gonzales, Sylvester,1957) (Friz Freleng).
15. To Beep or Not to Beep - (Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote, 1963) (Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble, Tom Ray)

Special Features

• Audio Tracks
  • Music-only audio tracks on Gonzales' Tamales and Birds Anonymous
• Audio Commentaries
  • Paul Dini on Super-Rabbit
  • John Kricfalusi & Milton Gray on A Gruesome Twosome
  • Eddie Fitzgerald & John Kricfalusi on Draftee Daffy
  • John Kricfalusi & Bill Melendez on Falling Hare and An Itch in Time
  • Jerry Beck & Art Leonardi on Birds Anonymous and Gonzales' Tamales
  • Greg Ford on No Barking and To Beep or Not to Beep
  • Michael Barrier on Odor-able Kitty and Walky Talky Hawky
• Behind-the-Tunes
  • The Charm of Stink: On the Scent of Pepe Le Pew: A look at Chuck Jones' amorous skunk character, Pepe Le Pew
  • Looney Tunes Go to War!: A look at the outrageous (and often offensive) cartoons released by Warner Bros. studios during World War II
  • Strictly for the Birds: Tweety and Sylvester's Award-Winning Teamup: A look at how Sylvester and Tweety's pairing led to Friz Freleng winning the Oscar for the 1957 short Birds Anonymous.
• From the Vaults
  • Private Snafu cartoons: Spies (1943), Rumors (1943), Snafuperman (1943)
  • Falling Hare Storyboard Reel
  • TV Pilot : Philbert (1961) - with optional commentary by Jerry Beck, Trustin Howard & Art Leonardi

Gallery

Unlike the previous volumes, the interior back cover for this volume features trivia notes.

Disc 1 cover

Disc 2 cover

Disc 3 cover

Disc 4 cover

International covers

In international countries, three of the four discs were separately released, under the Looney Tunes Collection label. Disc 2 was not released as its own, due to many of the cartoons from it being removed for being too inappropriate. Likewise, several cartoons from the other discs were not included for the same reason. (For more information, see Notes below.) Because of this, the remaining cartoons from Disc 2 that weren't omitted were included with Discs 3 and 4, resulting in the three discs having 14 cartoons each. Certain European countries also released a DVD set of these three discs under the aforementioned label.

Disc 1 of Golden Collection Volume 2

Disc 2 (actually Disc 3) of Golden Collection Volume 2

Disc 3 (actually Disc 4) of Golden Collection Volume 2

Looney Tunes Collection 3-disc release

Disc 1

Menus:

Disc 2

Best of Porky Pig Volume 2

Disc 3

All Stars Volume 4

Notes

• For some reason, the Region 2 (PAL) release of Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 (in some European countries f.eg.: Poland and Italy) has 18 shorts removed. These are: Rebel Rabbit, Duck! Rabbit, Duck! (from Disc 1), Daffy Duck in Hollywood, Porky's Road Race, The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos, Speaking of the Weather, Thugs with Dirty Mugs, Goofy Groceries, Swooner Crooner, Wideo Wabbit, The Mouse That Jack Built (from Disc 2), Porky's Romance, Porky's Party, Porky in Egypt (from Disc 3), Daffy Duck & Egghead, A Gruesome Twosome, An Itch in Time and Gonzales' Tamales (from Disc 4).. Disc 2 had the most number of omitted shorts from this DVD's Region 2 release (with a total of 9 omitted shorts), followed by Disc 4 with a total of 4 omitted shorts, Disc 3 with 3 omitted shorts, and Disc 1 with only 2 omitted shorts.
• Super-Rabbit from Disc 4 ("All-Stars Cartoon Party") of Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 was moved to Disc 1 ("Best of Bugs Bunny: Volume 3")
• The Film Fan and Hollywood Capers from Disc 2 ("Hollywood Caricatures and Parodies") of Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3 were moved to Disc 2 ("Best of Porky Pig: Volume 2")
• The Honey-Mousers, The CooCoo Nut Grove, She Was an Acrobat's Daughter and The Last Hungry Cat from Disc 2 ("Hollywood Caricatures and Parodies") were moved to Disc 3 ("All-Stars: Volume 4")
• For the documentary What's Up, Doc? A Salute to Bugs Bunny, 5 of the 10 cartoons are not included in this DVD, with most of them already available on the Golden Collection Volume 2 DVD (despite the inclusion of The Heckling Hare and The Big Snooze, as well as Hair-Raising Hare from Volume 1). These are: A Corny Concerto, Little Red Riding Rabbit, Slick Hare, Gorilla My Dreams, and Wackiki Wabbit (already included on disc 1 of this volume).