Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5

DVD cover
Directed by Robert Clampett, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Hawley Pratt, Frank Tashlin, Tex Avery, Robert McKimson, Tom Palmer, Jack King
Produced by Leon Schlesinger, Eddie Selzer, John W. Burton, David H. DePatie
Starring Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, Sylvester, Elmer Fudd, Mel Blanc (voice), Tom Holland (voice)
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Release dates
 October 30, 2007 (2007-10-30) (United States)
Running time
 417 minutes
Country United States
Language English

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 on October 30, 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 cartoons from the 1930s and early 1940s which were made in black-and-white.

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 release of rival studio Pixar's Ratatouille. As a result, it was decided that both this and Volume 6 release outside of North America would be delayed/not occur.. Eventually, however the fifth volume was released on April 18, 2011 in Region 2 UK.

Disc 1: Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck

In previous installments of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, disc 1 was an all Bugs Bunny. Disc 1 in this volume, however, contains cartoons featuring Daffy Duck as well.

# Title Bugs, Daffy, or Both? Co-Stars Director Year Series
1 14 Carrot Rabbit Bugs Sam Friz Freleng 1952 LT
2 Ali Baba Bunny Both Chuck Jones 1957 MM
3 Buccaneer Bunny Bugs Sam Friz Freleng 1948 LT
4 Bugs' Bonnets Bugs Elmer Chuck Jones 1956 MM
5 A Star Is Bored Both Elmer, Sam Friz Freleng 1956 LT
6 A Pest in the House Daffy Elmer Chuck Jones 1947 MM
7 Transylvania 6-5000 Bugs Count Bloodcount Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble 1963 MM
8 Oily Hare Bugs Robert McKimson 1952 MM
9 Stupor Duck Daffy Robert McKimson 1956 LT
10 The Stupor Salesman Daffy Slug McSlug Arthur Davis 1948 LT
11 The Abominable Snow Rabbit Both Hugo Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble 1961 LT
12 The Super Snooper Daffy Robert McKimson 1952 LT
13 The Up-Standing Sitter Daffy Robert McKimson 1948 LT
14 Hollywood Daffy Daffy Friz Freleng - uncredited 1946 MM
15 You Were Never Duckier* Daffy Henery Chuck Jones 1948 MM

(*): The original opening and credits have been restored for this release, replacing the Blue Ribbon reissue titles.

Special features

Audio bonuses

From the Vaults

Disc 2: Fun-Filled Fairy Tales

# Title Characters Director Year Series
1 Bewitched Bunny Bugs, Witch Hazel Chuck Jones 1954 LT
2 Paying the Piper Porky Robert McKimson 1949 LT
3 The Bear's Tale** Tex Avery 1940 MM
4 Foney Fables*** Friz Freleng 1942 MM
5 Goldimouse and the Three Cats Sylvester, Sylvester Jr. Friz Freleng 1960 LT
6 Holiday for Shoestrings** Friz Freleng 1946 MM
7 Little Red Rodent Hood Sylvester Friz Freleng 1952 MM
8 Little Red Walking Hood* Egghead Tex Avery 1937 MM
9 Red Riding Hoodwinked Tweety, Sylvester, Granny Friz Freleng 1955 LT
10 The Trial of Mr. Wolf* Friz Freleng 1941 MM
11 The Turn-Tale Wolf Big Bad Wolf and nephew wolf Robert McKimson 1952 MM
12 Tom Thumb in Trouble Chuck Jones 1940 MM
13 Tweety and the Beanstalk Tweety, Sylvester Friz Freleng 1957 MM
14 A Gander at Mother Goose Tex Avery 1940 MM
15 Señorella and the Glass Huarache Hawley Pratt 1964 LT

(*): The original opening and ending title sequence has been restored for this release, replacing the Blue Ribbon reissue titles.
(**): The original opening and credits have been restored, as the closing originally was kept on the reissue.
(***): Public domain cartoon.

Special features

Audio bonuses

From the Vaults

Behind the Tunes

Disc 3: Putting a Bob Clampett on It

All cartoons on this disc are directed by Bob Clampett.
# Title Characters Year Series
1 Bacall to Arms* 1946 MM
2 Buckaroo Bugs Bugs 1944 LT
3 Crazy Cruise** Bugs (cameo at the end) 1942 MM
4 Farm Frolics*** 1941 MM
5 Hare Ribbin' Bugs, Willoughby 1944 MM
6 Patient Porky Porky 1940 LT
7 Prehistoric Porky Porky 1940 LT
8 The Bashful Buzzard Beaky 1945 LT
9 The Old Grey Hare Bugs, Elmer 1944 MM
10 The Wacky Wabbit*** Bugs, Elmer 1942 MM
11 The Wise Quacking Duck Daffy 1943 LT
12 Wagon Heels Porky 1945 LT
13 The Daffy Doc Daffy, Porky 1938 LT
14 A Tale of Two Kitties*** Tweety 1942 MM
15 Porky's Pooch*** Porky 1941 LT

(*): This cartoon does not bear director credits because Clampett left Warner Bros. Pictures, Inc. during production. It was completed by Arthur Davis after Clampett left.
(**): Released with no director credit, it was Tex Avery's final Warner cartoon. It was completed by Clampett after Avery left the studio.
(***): Public domain cartoon.

Special features

Audio Commentaries

Behind the Tunes

From the Vaults

Disc 4: "The Early Daze"

Every cartoon on this disc is in black-and-white.
# Title Characters Director Year Series
1 Alpine Antics Beans Jack King 1936 LT
2 Eatin' On The Cuff or The Moth Who Came to Dinner* # Bob Clampett 1942 LT
3 Milk and Money Porky Tex Avery 1936 LT
4 I've Got to Sing a Torch Song Tom Palmer 1933 MM
5 Porky at the Crocadero Porky Frank Tashlin 1938 LT
6 Polar Pals Porky Bob Clampett 1939 LT
7 Scrap Happy Daffy# Daffy Frank Tashlin 1943 LT
8 Porky's Double Trouble Porky, Petunia Frank Tashlin 1937 LT
9 Gold Diggers of '49# Porky, Beans Tex Avery 1935 LT
10 Pilgrim Porky Porky Bob Clampett 1940 LT
11 Wise Quacks Daffy, Porky Bob Clampett 1939 LT
12 Porky's Preview# Porky Tex Avery 1941 LT
13 Porky's Poppa Porky Bob Clampett 1938 LT
14 Wholly Smoke Porky Frank Tashlin 1938 LT
15 What Price Porky Daffy, Porky Bob Clampett 1938 LT

(*): Combines live action with animation.
(#): Public domain cartoon.

Special Features

Audio Commentaries

From the Vaults

References

  1. ↑ 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 2009-02-05.

See also

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