Looney Toon Golden Collection 5 Press Release

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:04 pm

In addition to some absolutely horrid cover art. This is even worse then Bugs and the blow up doll but I am sure the content will be excellent as always.

Luke, I dont think you have a problem with linking off topics to other boards but my apologies in advance if you do.

http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/att ... entid=2264

http://www.animationshow.com/forums/ind ... topic=3449

Anthony · Post by **Anthony** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:08 pm

That's some freaky looking cover art.

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:23 pm

Anthony wrote:That's some freaky looking cover art.

Couldnt they find someone like Bill Melendez sp? who could at least dray Bugs, Daffy and Porky

MagicMirror · Post by **MagicMirror** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 4:33 pm

That's the worst cover art yet. However, the content is always good on these sets.

I'm hoping for some more on the (vastly underrated) Bob Mckimson, and a documentary Chuck Jones.

MickeyMousePal · Post by **MickeyMousePal** » Sat Jul 07, 2007 10:07 pm

Thanks, Mr. Toad for sharing the artwork of Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Five. I think the DVD will come out in late October or early November.

brotherbear · Post by **brotherbear** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:26 am

Wow...now THAT is a horrible coverart! I just hope that WB does some fine tuning to it before the set is released!!

But despite the coverart, I'm VERY excited about this upcoming set! The Golden Collection sets are always fully loaded with not only shorts but also bonus features. I unfortunately only have Volume 2, but I'm planning on getting the other 3 volumes before volume 5 comes out. That way, I can be fully caught up!

When do you guys think we'll get more of a press release on this set including the full listing of shorts to be included in V5?

-BB

2099net · Post by **2099net** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 9:44 am

I actually like that cover. it has a Dell comic feel to it.

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 10:50 am

brotherbear wrote: When do you guys think we'll get more of a press release on this set including the full listing of shorts to be included in V5?

-BB

Warner Brothers does not take the usual release strategy with this one. Normally studios are very tight lipped and dont want any information out there before the actual release. However, with the Golden Collecion they usually leak a bunch of information. This year we got a screen cap contest. 24 screen caps where you had to identify the cartoons. For all the times I have seen these cartoons its not really my type of game. I was only able to identify Abonimable Snow Rabbit and A Star is Bored. However, the historian types over at GAC and Animation History seemed to come to a concensus on all 24.

PixarFan2006 · Post by **PixarFan2006** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:33 am

I agree with everyone, that artwork is AWFUL!!!! Bugs is off-model and it is just too plain. It makes the volume 3 artwork seem good.

Still no sign of the short "Design for Leaving"? That's one of my favorite Looney Tunes shorts.

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Sun Jul 08, 2007 11:48 am

PixarFan2006 wrote:I agree with everyone, that artwork is AWFUL!!!! Bugs is off-model and it is just too plain. It makes the volume 3 artwork seem good.

Still no sign of the short "Design for Leaving"? That's one of my favorite Looney Tunes shorts.

Oh well at a minimum they are only half way done. They are going to Volume 10(and they hope to find the capacity for twice a year) and WB is open to going all they way and finishing(Volume 17)

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:14 am

http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7645

Cant wait for the Chuck Jones documentary and the Fairy Tale disc.

littlefuzzy · Post by **littlefuzzy** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 9:40 am

Mr. Toad wrote:Oh well at a minimum they are only half way done. They are going to Volume 10(and they hope to find the capacity for twice a year) and WB is open to going all they way and finishing(Volume 17)

That puts it at 1020 (60 shorts x 17 volumes.) I *THOUGHT* there were a few more cartoons, something like 1300, or even 1700...

I was going to say the Laserdiscs had ~72 cartoons each (based on only owning vol. 4), but after looking at them, they varied...

Vol. 1 - 70 cartoons, 12/11/91
Vol. 2 - 70 cartoons, 07/01/92
Vol. 3 - 70 cartoons, 12/23/92
Vol. 4 - 73 cartoons, 07/14/93 (the one I own)
Vol. 5 - 55 cartoons, 04/02/97

They released the first four every six months... One would THINK that DVDs would be as easy to release, although I can understand they are releasing many more DVDs than Laserdiscs...

After looking at the last Laserdisc release, we can only hope the series doesn't falter somewhere in the middle, and take years between releases...

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 12:01 pm

littlefuzzy wrote:
Mr. Toad wrote:Oh well at a minimum they are only half way done. They are going to Volume 10(and they hope to find the capacity for twice a year) and WB is open to going all they way and finishing(Volume 17)
That puts it at 1020 (60 shorts x 17 volumes.) I *THOUGHT* there were a few more cartoons, something like 1300, or even 1700...

I was going to say the Laserdiscs had ~72 cartoons each (based on only owning vol. 4), but after looking at them, they varied...

Vol. 1 - 70 cartoons, 12/11/91
Vol. 2 - 70 cartoons, 07/01/92
Vol. 3 - 70 cartoons, 12/23/92
Vol. 4 - 73 cartoons, 07/14/93 (the one I own)
Vol. 5 - 55 cartoons, 04/02/97

They released the first four every six months... One would THINK that DVDs would be as easy to release, although I can understand they are releasing many more DVDs than Laserdiscs...

After looking at the last Laserdisc release, we can only hope the series doesn't falter somewhere in the middle, and take years between releases...

I believe the number stands at 1,026 including the web shorts but not including the Hook/Snafu shorts.

HalRoachFan · Post by **HalRoachFan** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:07 pm

http://tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7645

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:13 pm

Thanks but beat ya too it.

http://www.ultimatedisney.com/forum/vie ... hp?t=20418

HalRoachFan · Post by **HalRoachFan** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 8:04 am

Guess I overlooked this thread. Ah wellz.

blaing · Post by **blaing** » Thu Jul 12, 2007 6:48 pm

I will say one thing, we should hear some news within the next week or two about the full details of this set

(as far as the DVD is concerned, it should be around late October, early November as it usually is)

littlefuzzy · Post by **littlefuzzy** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 2:51 pm

Mr. Toad wrote: I believe the number stands at 1,026 including the web shorts but not including the Hook/Snafu shorts.

What are the web shorts, and Hook shorts?

Also, weren't at least *SOME* of the Snafu shorts included in the 60 cartoons on one of the Golden Collections? It seems like that would skew the count.

I personally love the Snafu shorts, there is a whole side on the Golden Age Laserdisc box set I have...

Mr. Toad · Post by **Mr. Toad** » Fri Jul 13, 2007 3:35 pm

littlefuzzy wrote:
Mr. Toad wrote: I believe the number stands at 1,026 including the web shorts but not including the Hook/Snafu shorts.
What are the web shorts, and Hook shorts?

Also, weren't at least *SOME* of the Snafu shorts included in the 60 cartoons on one of the Golden Collections? It seems like that would skew the count.

I personally love the Snafu shorts, there is a whole side on the Golden Age Laserdisc box set I have...

The Hook shorts were three shorts made for the Navy much like the SNAFU shorts made for the Army.

The Web shorts were ten? shorts made for the Looney Toons site and counted by WB as Looney Tune shorts but are generally frowned upon by fans. They were issued on DVD.

ichabod · Post by **ichabod** » Mon Aug 06, 2007 2:32 am

Well, the full contents have been revealed now
http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=7784

Perhaps Mr Toad would oblige a thread title change.

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