Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 is a Looney Tunes collection on DVD. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released 30 October 2007.[1]
The four discs in this collection are devoted to themes and subjects the cartoons in each disc have in common. The first disc consists entirely of cartoons starring the two top stars of Warner cartoons, Bugs Bunny and/or Daffy Duck. The second disc consists entirely of cartoons which lampoon fairy tales. The third disc consists entirely of cartoons either directed or co-directed by Bob Clampett. The fourth disc titled "Early Daze" features rarely seen black-and-white cartoons from the 1930s and early 1940s.
Continuing a pattern which began with Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 3, the DVD set has a warning in the beginning of each disc that states that some of the cartoons contain ethnic and racial stereotypes that may be offensive to modern audiences; however, like the fourth volume, the warning is shown on a title card rather than done as a special introduction.
This volume did not sell as well as the previous volumes did, mainly due to the slump of the country's economy at this point, and partly due to stiff competition from DVD releases of Ratatouille and Spider-Man 3, as well as from not including a wider variety of Looney Tunes characters that the public would want.Volume 6 release outside of North America would be delayed/not occur. Eventually, however the fifth volume was released 18 April 2011 in Region 2 UK.
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Disc 1 - Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck[]
All the cartoons in this disc star either Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, or both.
- "14 Carrot Rabbit"
- "Ali Baba Bunny"
- "Buccaneer Bunny"
- "Bugs' Bonnets"
- "A Star Is Bored"
- "A Pest in the House"
- "Transylvania 6-5000"
- "Oily Hare"
- "Stupor Duck"
- "The Stupor Salesman"
- "The Abominable Snow Rabbit"
- "The Super Snooper"
- "The Up-Standing Sitter"
- "Hollywood Daffy"
- "You Were Never Duckier" (original titles restored)
Special Features[]
- Audio bonuses
- Music-only audio track on "Ali Baba Bunny"
- Music-only audio track on "Stupor Duck"
- Music-and-effects-only audio track on "The Abominable Snow Rabbit"
- Music-and-effects-only audio track on "The Super Snooper"
- Audio commentaries
- Greg Ford on "Ali Baba Bunny"
- Paul Dini on "A Pest in the House"
- Jerry Beck on "Transylvania 6-5000"
- Eric Goldberg on "You Were Never Duckier"
- From the Vaults
- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens documentary - (2000), (Part 1)
- The Bugs Bunny Show
- Bridging Sequences for Bad-Time Story
- Mel Blanc audio recording sessions for What's Up, Dog?
- General Foods commercials starring Bugs and company.
Disc 2 - Fun-Filled Fairy Tales[]
All the cartoons in this disc parody fairy tales and another classic literature.
- "Bewitched Bunny"
- "Paying the Piper"
- "The Bear's Tale" (original titles restored)
- "Foney Fables"
- "Goldimouse and the Three Cats"
- "Holiday for Shoestrings" (original titles restored)
- "Little Red Rodent Hood"
- "Little Red Walking Hood" (original titles restored)
- "Red Riding Hoodwinked"
- "The Trial of Mr. Wolf" (original titles restored)
- "The Turn-Tale Wolf"
- "Tom Thumb in Trouble"
- "Tweety and the Beanstalk"
- "A Gander at Mother Goose"
- "Señorella and the Glass Huarache"
Special Features[]
- Audio bonuses
- Music-only audio track on "Goldimouse and the Three Cats"
- Music-only audio track on "Red Riding Hoodwinked"
- Music-only audio track on "Tweety and the Beanstalk"
- Music-and-effects-only audio track on "Bewitched Bunny"
- Music-and-effects-only audio track on "The Turn-Tale Wolf"
- Audio commentaries
- Eric Goldberg on "Bewitched Bunny"
- Daniel Goldmark on "Holiday for Shoestrings"
- Mark Kausler on "Little Red Walking Hood"
- Greg Ford on "Red Riding Hoodwinked"
- Jerry Beck on "Tom Thumb in Trouble"
- From the Vaults
- Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens documentary - (2000), (Part 2)
- 2002 Featurette: A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon Trade
- Behind the Tunes
- "Once upon a Looney Tune": A look at how Warner Bros cartoons parodied popular fairy tales
- "Drawn to Life: The Art of Robert McKimson": A look at the life and work of director Robert McKimson
Disc 3 - Putting a Bob Clampett on It[]
All the cartoons in this disc are directed by Bob Clampett.
- "Bacall to Arms"
- "Buckaroo Bugs"
- "Crazy Cruise"
- "Farm Frolics"
- "Hare Ribbin'"
- "Patient Porky"
- "Prehistoric Porky"
- "The Bashful Buzzard"
- "The Old Grey Hare"
- "The Wacky Wabbit"
- "The Wise Quacking Duck"
- "Wagon Heels"
- "The Daffy Doc"
- "A Tale of Two Kitties"
- "Porky's Pooch"
Special Features[]
- Audio Commentaries
- Jerry Beck on "Bacall to Arms"
- Michael Barrier on "Buckaroo Bugs"
- Eddie Fitzgerald, John Kricfalusi, and Kali Fontecchio on "Buckaroo Bugs"
- Keith Scott on "Farm Frolics"
- Paul Dini on "The Bashful Buzzard"
- Greg Ford on "The Old Grey Hare"
- Eric Goldberg on "The Wacky Wabbit"
- Mark Kausler on "The Daffy Doc"
- Michael Barrier on "A Tale of Two Kitties"
- Behind the Tunes
- "Wacky Warner One-Shots": a look at Warner Bros. cartoons that had one-shot characters (characters that were set up to be potential regular or semi-regular characters, but never made it)
- "Real American Zero: The Adventures of Private Snafu": a look at Private Snafu, an obscure Warner Bros. character made for the U.S. military during World War II whose cartoons were informative and entertaining looks at what not to do in active combat.
- From the Vaults
- The director's cut of Hare Ribbin'.
- The Bashful Buzzard original storyboards.
- The Bashful Buzzard original opening music cue.
- Milt Franklyn opening themes with intro by Greg Ford.
- Private Snafu cartoons (unrestored):
- "Coming!! Snafu"
- "Gripes"
- Mr. Hook cartoons (unrestored):
Disc 4 - Early Daze[]
All the cartoons in this disc are in black and white.
- "Alpine Antics"
- "Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner"
- "Milk and Money"
- "I've Got to Sing a Torch Song"
- "Porky at the Crocadero"
- "Polar Pals"
- "Scrap Happy Daffy"
- "Porky's Double Trouble"
- "Gold Diggers of '49"
- "Pilgrim Porky"
- "Wise Quacks"
- "Porky's Preview"
- "Porky's Poppa"
- "Wholly Smoke"
- "What Price Porky"
Special Features[]
- Audio Commentaries
- Jerry Beck on "Eatin' on the Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner"
- Daniel Goldmark on "Porky at the Crocadero"
- Greg Ford on "Porky's Preview"
- Daniel Goldmark on "Wholly Smoke"
- From the Vaults
- Unsung Maestros: A Director's Tribute — A salute to most of the lesser known animation directors who had short tenures at the Schlesinger/Warner cartoon studio. Directors profiled include Hugh Harman, Rudolf Ising, Jack King, Ub Iwerks, Ben Hardaway, Norman McCabe and Arthur Davis.
- Television Specials
Notes[]
- The trailer for Golden Collection 5 uses colorized clips from "Patient Porky", "Prehistoric Porky", and "Milk and Money", despite leaving other clips from black-and-white cartoons intact.
- Similarly, the interior DVD artwork features a colorized screenshot from Alpine Antics.
- Not counting the bonus specials on Disc 4, this is the only Golden Collection volume not to feature any classic cartoons with Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote.
Gallery[]
References[]
- ↑ Release and content information: The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes comedy Hour - Complete Disc-by-Disc Details of The Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 5. TVShowsOnDVD.com. Retrieved on 2009-02-05.