Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3
Formats:	DVD
Discs:	4
Running time:	442 minutes (7 hours, 22 minutes)
Shorts:	60
Bonus cartoons:	7
Directed by:	Friz Freleng Frank Tashlin Chuck Jones Robert McKimson Arthur Davis Tex Avery Jack King Bob Clampett Ben Hardaway Cal Dalton
Release date:	25 October 2005

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 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".

Contents

Disc 1 - Bugs Bunny Classics / Best of Bugs Bunny Volume 3

All the cartoons in this disc star Bugs Bunny.

In the international release, "Rebel Rabbit" is removed and "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" is replaced with a double-dip of "Super-Rabbit" from Disc 4.

1.  "Hare Force"
2.  "Hare Remover"
3.  "Hare Tonic"
4.  "A Hare Grows in Manhattan"
5.  "Easter Yeggs"
6.  "The Wabbit Who Came to Supper" 
7.  "Bowery Bugs" 
8.  "Homeless Hare" 
9.  "Case of the Missing Hare" 
10.  "Acrobatty Bunny"
11.  "Wackiki Wabbit" 
12.  "Hare Do"
13.  "Rebel Rabbit" 
14.  "Hillbilly Hare"
15.  "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!"

Special Features

• Audio Tracks
  • Music-and-effects-only audio track on "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" and "Hillbilly Hare"
• Audio Commentaries
  • Jerry Beck and 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 and 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

All the cartoons in this disc parody Hollywood celebrities or culture.

1.  "Daffy Duck in Hollywood"
2.  "Hollywood Capers" 
3.  "The CooCoo Nut Grove"
4.  "Porky's Road Race"
5.  "The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos"
6.  "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter"
7.  "The Film Fan"
8.  "Speaking of the Weather"  (original titles restored)
9.  "Thugs with Dirty Mugs" 
10.  "Goofy Groceries" 
11.  "Swooner Crooner"  
12.  "Wideo Wabbit" 
13.  "The Honey-Mousers"
14.  "The Last Hungry Cat"
15.  "The Mouse That Jack Built"

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 and Martha Sigal on "Hollywood Capers"
  • Jerry Beck and June Foray on "The Honey-Mousers"
  • 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 DVD releases.
• From the Vaults
  • What's Up, Doc? A Salute to Bugs Bunny, Part 1 (Turner Pictures, 1990), which contains the following shorts (unrestored):
    •  "A Wild Hare"  
    •  "The Heckling Hare"
    •  "The Big Snooze"
  •  "Sinkin' in the Bathtub"  (unrestored)
  •  "It's Got Me Again!"   (1995 dubbed print)

Disc 3 - Porky and the Pigs / Best of Porky Volume 2

All the cartoons in this disc star pig characters. Despite the international title, Porky doesn't appear in "Pigs Is Pigs", "Pigs in a Polka", and "The Windblown Hare".

Golden Collection line-up:

1.  "I Haven't Got a Hat"
2.  "Porky's Romance"
3.  "Porky's Party"
4.  "Porky in Egypt"
5.  "Porky and Teabiscuit"
6.  "Pigs Is Pigs" 
7.  "Pigs in a Polka"   
8.  "Porky Pig's Feat" 
9.  "Daffy Duck Slept Here"
10.  "Bye, Bye Bluebeard" 
11.  "An Egg Scramble" 
12.  "Robin Hood Daffy"
13.  "The Windblown Hare"
14.  "Claws for Alarm"
15.  "Rocket Squad"

Looney Tunes Collection line-up:

1.  "I Haven't Got a Hat"
2.  "Porky and Teabiscuit"
3.  "Pigs Is Pigs" 
4.  "Pigs in a Polka"   
5.  "Porky Pig's Feat" 
6.  "Daffy Duck Slept Here"
7.  "Bye, Bye Bluebeard" 
8.  "An Egg Scramble" 
9.  "Robin Hood Daffy"
10.  "The Windblown Hare"
11.  "Claws for Alarm"
12.  "Rocket Squad"
13.  "Hollywood Capers"  (Leftover from Disc 2)
14.  "The Film Fan" (Leftover from Disc 2)

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 and 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"
    •  "Hare Trigger"
  • "The Bear That Wasn't" (MGM cartoon directed by Chuck Jones)
  • "Point Rationing of Foods"  (unrestored)
  • "Porky's Party" Storyboard Reel

Disc 4 - All-Star Cartoon Party / Looney Tunes All Stars Volume 4

NOTE: This is the first disc in this series of collections not to have a specific theme.

Golden Collection line-up:

1.  "Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur" 
2.  "Super-Rabbit"
3.  "Daffy Duck & Egghead"  (original titles restored)
4.  "A Gruesome Twosome"
5.  "Draftee Daffy"
6.  "Falling Hare" 
7.  "Steal Wool" 
8.  "Birds Anonymous"  
9.  "No Barking" 
10.  "Rabbit Punch"
11.  "An Itch in Time" 
12.  "Odor-able Kitty" 
13.  "Walky Talky Hawky"  
14.  "Gonzales' Tamales" 
15.  "To Beep or Not to Beep"

Looney Tunes Collection line-up:

1.  "Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur" 
2.  "Draftee Daffy"
3.  "Falling Hare" 
4.  "Steal Wool" 
5.  "Birds Anonymous"  
6.  "No Barking" 
7.  "Rabbit Punch"
8.  "Odor-able Kitty" 
9.  "Walky Talky Hawky"  
10.  "To Beep or Not to Beep"
11.  "The CooCoo Nut Grove" (Leftover from Disc 2)
12.  "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter" (Leftover from Disc 2)
13.  "The Honey-Mousers" (Leftover from Disc 2)
14.  "The Last Hungry Cat" (Leftover from Disc 2)

Special Features

• Audio Tracks
  • Music-only audio tracks on "Gonzales' Tamales" and "Birds Anonymous"
• Audio Commentaries
  • Paul Dini on "Super-Rabbit"
  • John Kricfalusi and 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, Pepé 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 cartoon "Birds Anonymous".
• From the Vaults
  • Private Snafu cartoons (unrestored):
    • "Spies" 
    • "Rumors" 
    • "Snafuperman" 
  • "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

Looney Tunes Collection covers

In international countries, three of the four discs were separately released, under the Looney Tunes Collection label.

Disc 2 was not released under this label, due to many of the cartoons from it being removed for being too inappropriate for general audiences (usually for racially offensive or overly sexual content, suicide gags, or references to World War II). Likewise, several cartoons from the other discs were not included for the same reason. Because of this, the cartoons on the remaining discs were rearranged, with Disc 1 having an extra cartoon from Disc 4, and the remaining cartoons from Disc 2 were moved to 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: Best of Bugs Bunny Volume 3

Australia

Brazil

Denmark

Finland

Greece

Hungary

India

Italy

Norway

Sweden

Turkey (VCD)

Disc 3: Best of Porky Volume 2

Australia

Brazil

Denmark

Finland

Greece

Hungary

Italy

New Zealand

Norway

Romania

Sweden

Disc 4: Looney Tunes All-Stars Volume 4

Australia

Brazil

Denmark

Finland

Greece

Hungary

Italy

Sweden

Box sets

Brazil

India (Also used in English releases)

Disc 1

Menus:

Disc 2

Best of Porky Pig Volume 2

Disc 3

All Stars Volume 4

Notes

• The "It's Got Me Again!" bonus was originally planned to be "Lady, Play Your Mandolin!", the first Merrie Melodies cartoon.
• For the documentary "What's Up, Doc? A Salute to Bugs Bunny", five of the ten cartoons are not included in this DVD, with most of them already available on Golden Collection Volume 2 (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).
• The woman featured on the cover with Bugs Bunny is from "Speaking of the Weather".