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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1 Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated) Binding: DVD Brand: Warner Brothers EAN: 0085391178712 Format: Animated Label: Warner Home Video Manufacturer: Warner Home Video Number Of Items: 4 Publisher: Warner Home Video Region Code: 1 Release Date: 2008-10-21 Running Time: 413 Studio: Warner Home Video Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Editorial Reviews: Here comes the highly-anticipated sixth volume of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, the studio's largest Looney Tunes compilation of animated shorts to date. Fans won't want to miss this golden opportunity to own over 60 classic, fully re-mastered and restored cartoons, presented in their original un-edited format. Most of the shorts in the collection have never been available on DVD before.
Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: A decent ending, but here's hoping for a better series Comment: For those who have already purchased the Golden Collection vol. 1-5, you'll obviously want to pick this set up. There are enough gems on here to make it worth buying to complete your collection. Some of the most notable shorts were as follows: "Crowing Pains" - my favorite Foghorn Leghorn cartoon, co-starring Barnyard Dawg, Sylvester, and Henery Hawk "Satan's Waitin'" - Sylvester's nine lives get picked off one-by-one. "Bear Feat" - another great Three Bears short "Dog Gone South" - Charlie Dog tries to replace a southerner's bulldog... "Oh Belvedere! Come here, boy!" "Herr Meets Hare" - features an operatic moment later reused in "What's Opera, Doc?" "A Cartoonist's Nightmare" - a now-common gag of an animator interacting with his drawings. (update: I incorrectly had called this a Bosko cartoon, when in fact it's Beans the Cat.) and several great "one-shots" on disc 4. Besides these shorts, the hour-long documentary on Mel Blanc was a treat. This new production features interviews with Mel's son Noel, current voice artists and animators, and several others in the industry. For those who were primarily fans of "The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show" on ABC or "The Looney Tunes Show" on Cartoon Network, this set may not be for you. There are a lot of obscure cartoons here that you most likely will not enjoy. I can appreciate the historical significance of the war-related shorts and the early B&W shorts, but I still think that their entertainment value has sharply diminished. In other words, they haven't quite held up to the test of time. If you're not a collector, but see some shorts you'd like to own from disc 1 or disc 4 of this set, I would recommend Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 6. Hopefully, now that the Golden Collection has been discontinued and a good portion of the cartoons from the '30s have been released, we'll soon see a new line of DVDs featuring more of the crowd-pleasing favorites. Personally, I'd love to see each director get his own boxset! Customer Rating: Summary: A Mixed Bag Comment: Like most of you reading this, I am a big fan of the Looney Tunes. But I have to say in all honestly that of all the Golden Collections series, Volume Six is probably the weakest boxed set. Yes, there are some treasures here but for the most part this volume is hit and miss. Disc 1: There are some great shorts on this disc including "Jumpin' Jupiter", "Hare Trigger", and "Bear Feat" (can't get enough of those bears) but there is still an awful lot of filler. Disc 2: This is the grand prize of the collection. Warner Bros. has finally released the World War II propaganda shorts which are indeed a treat. Sadly even though each disc starts with a disclaimer about how the cartoons are a product of their time the studio chose not to release "Bugs Bunny Nips The Nips". Yes it is offensive but no more so than some of the other stereotypes against various ethnic groups that are found on this set. Disc 3: This is mostly old Bosko cartoons. They are kind of cute but I can't imagine myself watching them more than once. Disc 4: I was hoping this would mirror the "Assorted Nuts" disc released by Warner's back in the nineties. I am glad Chow Hound and Wild Wife finally made it to DVD but I missed out on other nuts such as "Strife With Father" and "A to Z-z-z-z". "Feline Frame-Up". Hopefully those shorts will be released somewhere down the road. Still, recommended for Looney Tune fans. Customer Rating: Summary: STILL LOONEY AFTER ALL THESE DISCS Comment: If you have been following this series, don't stop now. Sure there is none of the top 10 classics as they've already been out but this is still great stuff. Disc 1 has heaps of memorable cartoons from the top shelf of LT My favorite is Bear Feat followed by Jumpin Jupiter a great Porky, Sylvester team up. Disc 2 Patriotic Pals contains wartime cartoons which were not aired much on t.v. I found them really enjoyable and a couple excellent. Disc 3 contains early era MM's and LT's all B & W I found them really well restored but more interesting than entertaining. Disc 4 contains one-offs which for the most part are great I love The Hole Idea, Chow Hound and Much Ado About Nutting.. The extra cartoons are also great. I love the Ralph Phillips one as well as the Christmas Captain and the Kids and Hippety Hopper. The place to start these collections is the first few sets but this is another great addition. Customer Rating: Summary: A Good Close Out Comment: I give this one 5. I think its a good close to the Golden Collection, a treasure, though flawed. Some of the discs along the way have stunk, and I much prefer the "All Star" disc format to the Tweety disc or the Road Runner disc or the other theme discs. I think a better system would have been a Bugs Disc, A Porky and Daffy disc, an All Star's Disc, and a disc of either early cartoons or a theme disc for each set. That might have made people happier. But the cartoons are out there and this set is strong. It remedies a problem with the set up until volume 6 which is WB insisted on including lots of early cartoons but never gave us Sniffles the Mouse or Bosko. Now we get a Sniffles, and plenty of Bosko. They also include the Fritz Freleng MGM shorts with the Captain which are as good as early Looney Tunes, so there are really about 80 shorts here. This set includes less Bugs and a lot of cartoons I never remembered loving until I saw them (what a healthy green baby...green...aahhhhh!!!!), as well as some you'll have never seen, which is nice. I just hope they put out more sets with some of the favorites I am missing. There are a few duds on this set, but all the discs are good and there is a ton of variety. It rounds out the other discs well. Customer Rating: Summary: Finally vintage rare WWII cartoons along with your usual favs Comment: Let's face it--"Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Volume 6" isn't going to please everyone. If you're looking for an exceptional collection of "classics" that you grew up on watching TV, go for the "Spotlight Collection, Volume 6" as it features the highlights of this set plus two handfuls of rare cartoons that haven't been seen in some time. For many fans, though, this set is just about perfect. It includes rare vintage World War II cartoons that featured Bugs and other Warner staples face-to-face with Hitler and others as well as a great collection of classic cartoons. Here's a break down and brief synposis of most of the cartoons on each disc: To Duck...or Not to Duck- A Daffy Duck/Elmer Fudd cartoon by Tedd Pierce and Chuck Jones. Daffy is in his goofy incarnation and the relationship here hints at the one that Jones would develop between Bugs and Elmer later. Birth of a Notion - One of the rare war time efforts included here from Volume 6--a great one I might add) belongs to the Blue Ribbon group of reissued cartoons which means there are no credits for who wrote and directed it but it clear is a Bob Clampett effort that follows Daffy Duck as he tries to get a home for the winter by "appearing" to save a dog from being poisoned. My Little Duckaroo (Daffy again) Crowing Pains -Foghorn Leghorn in his first cartoon Raw! Raw! Rooster -Another Foghorn cartoon with McKimson at his best. Heaven Scent -Peppy Le Pew one Jones few characters that I never really appreciated. My Favorite Duck-One of the first pairings of Jones and Maltese also puts together Porky Pig and Daffy Duck as the latter tries to prevent Porky from camping out. Porky wears what looks like a baby nipple on his head. It's a chuckle. Jumpin' Jupiter -Sylvester and Porky abducted by aliens. Satan'a Waitin' -A hilarious cartoon where Sylvester's need to get Tweety puts him in...Hell. Hook, Line and Stinker -A Chuck Jones Roadrunner cartoon...not his best but has its moments Bear Feat Dog Gone South-Once again features Charlie the dog that no one wants because he is obnoxious this time matching wits with a southern plantation owner. A Ham in a Role Those Goofy Gofers show up in another McKimson cartoon. Often an Orphan Charlie the Dog...you know the annoying one that keeps trying to be adopted by...someone...anyone! A Jones/Maltese production it's clever. The second disc focuses on the patriotic/World War II cartoons that often were seen only once in theaters unless a revival house showed them or they were shown in a class on animation. These include: Herr Meets Hare( A funny Bugs Bunny cartoon where Bugs treats Herman Goring like he's Elmer Fudd and impersonates Hitler and Stalin!) Russian Rhapsody (Originally entitled "Gremlins" by Bob Clampett--another funny one with impeccable draftsmanship by McKimson. Hitler decides to bomb Russia himself but is foiled by Russian Gremlins! Daffy-The Commando (Self explanatory) Bosko The Doughboy (A rare World War II short) Rookie Revue -is another war time short from Freleng giving us an imagery day in the army The Draft Horse (As Greg Ford points out in his excellent commentary this one was a turning point for Chuck Jones who had primarily been known for his cute Disney character pieces. Chuck stepped into Wackyland here) The Weakly Reporter (" a Jones/Maltese collaboration as with many of these one-off's is related to the World War II. It's a humorous look at how the average person has been affected by the war. It's got a number of clever gags. Fifth Column Mouse Meet John Doughboy Hollywood Canine Canteen By Word of Mouse Friz Freleng's ode to capitalism with Hans the Mouse. Heir-Conditioned -Bugs again Yankee Dood T -Features Elmer as King of the Elves who wants the Shoemaker to give all of the Elves up. It's another primer in capitalism. Sylvester also appears and takes great interest in the Elves hoping that through the use of a magic word to turn them all into mice. Disc Three takes on Bosko (an early Warner character who lost favor by the time that Bugs, Daffy and the other characters were in development) and other early Merrie Melodies stars and this disc includes: Congo Jazz Smile, Darn Ya, Smile The Booze Hangs High One More Time Bosko's Picture Show You Don't Know What You're Doin'! We're in the Money Ride Him, Bosko Shuffle Off to Buffalo Bosko in Person The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon Buddy's Day Out Buddy's Beer Garden Buddy's Circus A Cartoonist's Nightmare dates from 1935 and is an early black and white Looney Tunes cartoon directed by Jack King Disc four features a variety of classic cartoons under the "Assorted Nuts" title some of which had characters that only appeared a couple of times and some where they only appeared one time. Horton Hatches the Egg -A Chuck Jones collaboration with Ted Giesel aka Dr. Seuss Lights Fantastic -A Broadway musical cartoon focusing on the "life" of signs by Freleng Fresh Airedale -Again, featuring Charlie the Dog, this is one of the Blue Ribbon cartoons. These reissues often left off the credits as to who created the cartoon. This one looks like one of Art Davis' efforts but without a commentary track and without looking it up I can't say for certain) Chow Hound The Oily American It's Hummer Time is a Warren Foster-Robert McKimson collaboration. McKimson one of the finest draftsmen and animators often was slighted for the cartoons he directed simply because they didn't have the quirky personality of Jones' work or the slapstick insanity of Freleng's. This is a terrific effort from McKimson with wonderfully rich characterizations Rocket-Bye Baby -Another Michael Maltese-Chuck Jones science fiction classic where babies are delivered to the wrong planet. As with all of the Jones-Maltese collaborations its innovative, funny and shows the unique chemistry of these two who did some of their best work along with designer Maurice Noble Goo Goo Goliath- A clever cartoon by the perfect team of Warren Foster and Fritz Freleng with expert animation by Art Davis among others that focuses on a drunk stork who delivers the son of the Giant who lives at the top of a bean stock to a normal sized family. "Wild Wife" is another McKimson/Foster effort from the 50's focusing on a woman's typical day when her husband scoffs at the fact that she doesn't have enough time to do all the chores. Much Ado About Nutting-This is a Jones-Maltese collaboration. Jones and his animators were always able to elicit laughs out of the slightest movement of a facial muscle and this one is no exception involving a chipmunk who believes he has hit the motherlode when he stumbles on a peanut vendor... The Hole Idea -A scientist invents portable holes a decade before "Yellow Submarine". Now Hear This Martian Through Georgia Page Miss Glory- is a very early effort with designs that firmly puts it in either the late 30's or early 40's before Warner developed the rambunctious style that would become a hallmark of the studio. *** Norman Normal- Directed by Alex Lovy, this is a relative rare 60's cartoon. None of the "regular" Warner star characters are involved. Special features include a documentary on Mel Blanc, audio commentaries by Greg Ford, Mark Kausler and historian Jerry Beck. The commentary on "Fifth Column Mouse" is missing. We get "Daffy Duck's Easter Special" a cheap prime time special made by DePathie-Freleng the company that Friz founded to do the Pink Panther cartoons. It's co-written by Friz and directed by him. *** "Bugs Bunny in King Arthur's Court" is another prime time special this one co-written and directed by Chuck Jones. Aside from Jones' distinctive animation and drawing style, there really isn't much to this tale where Bugs crosses swords with Elmer Fudd who believes he's a dragon and presents him to King Arthur played by the usually clueless Daffy Duck. It's mildly entertaining but the production values are low and the characters just don't gel but it's nice to have them. We also get a number of extra cartoons including Friz Freleng's "Captain and the Kids" black and white cartoons done for MGM as well as Chuck Jones' counterpart to "Duck Amuck" featuring Bugs Bunny which is often criticized as not being as funny as "Duck Amuck". Perhaps it isn't but seeing Bugs change in a variety of "other" creatures is a chuckle. There is also a collection of Bosko and Buddy cartoons included as well as Private Snafu and other cartoons that were done in B&W some specifically only for the troops to see. Overall, this is an outstanding collection that looks quite good. It's marred only by the inclusion of some less than classic cartoons that were included for completists or because they fit with the theme of this set (which probably would have been more appropriate to release around the 4th of July given the cover). Hopefully the next series will focus on the various Warner "persoanlities" and eras as opposed to being an occasional hodge-podge mixture of classic, historically important and rare cartoons. More Reviews