More info/extras on second volume of Looney Tunes for DVD

[Mr. Toad]

From Tvshowsondvd.com

Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour, The - EXTRAS & Cover Art for Golden Collection V2...plus more!
Posted by David Lambert
8/11/2004


Two months ago we brought you this list of the 60 shorts that would be included on The Looney Toons - Golden Collection Volume 2, which is coming out in a 4-DVD set on November 2nd (a date we found out about and passed on to you three weeks afterward).

We have some terrific new info that you've all been waiting for: THE EXTRAS! Warner Home Video will soon make a general announcement for the second volume, and these extras will be listed:

Commentaries on more than 30 Cartoons
9 Behind the Tunes Featurettes
2 Documentaries
50th-Anniversary "Bugs Bunny Tribute" Show
"The Adventures of the Road Runner" 1962 TV Pilot
"From The Vaults" Bonus Cartoon Rareties
New 2004 Short "Daffy Duck for President"
Music-Only Tracks, Bridging Sequences, Audio Recording Sessions
As we know from our last news item, one of the two documentaries listed is about Bob Clampett. Clampett's work is certainly represented on this set, both as animator and as director, in shorts such as "I Love to Singa", "Porky in Wackyland", and "A Corny Concerto".

Speaking of that, we need to make a correction about that list of shorts we originally published: one of the titles listed was "Corny Concerto" (Doc and Champ - 1943) . The year listed, 1943, was correct. And the title we gave was close: "A Corny Concerto", starring Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd, is the proper way this ought to have been listed. When looking up details, I confused it with a similarly-named Walter Lantz Productions cartoon - starring "Doc" and "Champ" - from 1962. The '43 Bugs/Porky/Elmer cartoon is a classic, though: this is the one where Bugs and Porky dance ballets to Johann Strauss' Vienna Woods and Blue Danube, after introductions by "host" Elmer Fudd (who struggles with his tuxedo). It is widely considered to be a parody of Disney's 1940 film, Fantasia. I regret the error in my previous listing, and we have corrected it there today. Our thanks to sharp-eyed reader Mark Colangelo for alerting us to it!

Specs are full-frame, of course, with Mono sound and subtitles in English, French, and Spanish. It's also closed captioned for the hearing impaired. Here's the cover art for The Looney Toons - Golden Collection Volume 2, which arrives November 2nd at a price of $64.92 SRP for 60 cartoons in around 7 hours:






But that's NOT all, folks! As we mentioned about a month ago, there is a second Looney Tunes release that same day. For the fans who don't want every cartoon, but just the best-loved ones. For the fans who don't want to pay for the extras, just "Gimme the Bugs!" Warner is also releasing The Looney Tunes - Spotlight Collection Volume 2 on November 2nd. Sporting no extras and only 2 DVDs (30 cartoons for 220 minutes), this release sells for the cut-rate price of just $26.99 SRP. Which you can see, just by looking at this cover art for it:





Specs on Spotlight Collection 2 are the same: Full-frame video, Mono sound and subtitles in English, French, and Spanish, and closed captioned. The list of which cartoons are included on this set hasn't been released yet, but we'll let you know when we find out. Stay tuned!

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Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour, The

[Jack]

Like the first set, this one sounds great. I probably won't be picking it up though. There's so many other things to save up for, and I already have trouble finding time to rewatch the cartoons on the first.

[MickeyMousePal]

I really like the first set so I will get volume 2 when it comes out in the fall.

[Loomis]

Some more details up:


From http://forums.goldenagecartoons.com/showthread.php?t=70
Commentaries on more than 30 Cartoons
9 Behind the Tunes Featurettes
2 Documentaries
50th-Anniversary "Bugs Bunny Tribute" Show
"The Adventures of the Road Runner" 1962 TV Pilot
"From The Vaults" Bonus Cartoon Rareties
New 2004 Short "Daffy Duck for President"
Music-Only Tracks, Bridging Sequences, Audio Recording Sessions


From http://www.cartoonbrew.com/archives/2004_08.html#000402

LOONEY TUNES GOLDEN DVD #2

Our friends at TV Shows on DVD.com scooped us yesterday with some new details on the LOONEY TUNES GOLDEN COLLECTION Volume 2. However, I must give our loyal Cartoon Brew readers an advantage - so here are some further details on the bonus materials to be included on V.2 (keep in mind that the following is NOT a complete list of bonus goodies - more to come!):

31 Audio Commentaries

1. The Big Snooze - Bill Melendez
2. Tortoise Beats Hare - Mike Barrier (with Dave Monahan)
3. Slick Hare - Mike Barrier (with Paul Julian)
4. Bugs Bunny Rides Again - Greg Ford
5. Gorilla My Dreams - Jerry Beck
6. The Heckling Hare - Greg Ford
7. Broomstick Bunny - June Foray
8. Beep Beep - Mike Barrier
9. Whoa Be Gone - Greg Ford
10. Stop, Look & Hasten - Greg Ford
11. The Dover Boys - Mike Barrier (with John McGrew)
12. Mouse Wreckers - Greg Ford (and Chuck Jones)
13. A Bear For Punishment - Mike Barrier (with Chuck Jones)
14. Tweetie Pie - Greg Ford (and Friz Freleng)
15. Ain't She Tweet - Greg Ford (and Chuck Jones)
16. Kitty Kornered - Mike Barrier (and Bob Clampett)
17. Baby Bottleneck - Michael Barrier (and Robert Clampett)
18. Old Glory - Jerry Beck & Martha Sigall
19. The Great Piggy Bank Robbery - John Kricfalusi
20. Porky In Wackyland - Mike Barrier (and Bob Clampett)
21. Book Revue - Mike Barrier (and Bob Clampett)
22. Corny Concerto - Mike Barrier (and Bob Clampett)
23. Hollywood Steps Out - Greg Ford
24. One Froggy Evening - Mike Barrier (with Chuck Jones & Mike Maltese)
25. What's Opera Doc? - Chuck Jones, Mike Maltese & Maurice Noble
26. What's Opera Doc? - Daniel Goldmark
27. Show Biz Bugs - Greg Ford (with Friz Freleng)
28. Rhapsody Rabbit - Daniel Goldmark
29. Back Alley Oproar - Greg Ford (and Friz Freleng)
30. The Three Little Bops - Jerry Beck & Stan Freberg
31. You Oughta Be In Pictures - Jerry Beck

Featurettes

1. A Conversation With Tex Avery (6 mins.)
2. Looney Tunes Go Hollywood (8 mins.)
3. Crash! Bang! Boom! The Wild Sounds of Treg Brown (10 mins.)
4. The Man From Wackyland: The Art Of Bob Clampett (20 mins.)
5. It Hopped One Night: A look at ONE FROGGY EVENING (6 minutes)
6. Wagnarian Wabbit: The Making Of "What's Opera Doc?" (8 mins.)

Music Scores

1. Hyde & Hare - Music
2. Baby Buggy Bunny - Music & Effects
3. Bunny Hugged - Music & Effects
4. Broomstick Bunny - Music & Effects
5. Guided Muscle - Music
6. Gee Whizzz - Music
7. There They Go-Go-Go - Music
8. Scrambled Aches - Music
9. Zoom & Bored - Music
10. A Bear For Punishment - Music & Effects
13. One Froggy Evening - Music
14. The Three Little Bops - a. Music Only b. Freberg vocals only
15. What's Opera Doc? - a. Music only & b. Blanc & Bryan vocals only

BONUS SHORTS will include, complete & uncut:

The restored ADVENTURES OF THE ROAD RUNNER featurette (pilot)
ORANGE BLOSSOMS FOR VIOLET
SO MUCH FOR SO LITTLE
BUGS BUNNY ROAD RUNNER SHOW opening titles
Another set of BUGS BUNNY SHOW bridgeing sequences!

[2099net]

I suppose the new short will be flash based?

[STASHONE]

No, I believe it was an idea for a short Chuck Jones had storyboarded and begun work on many years ago before WB reneged out of their 10 year contract. I think it previously existed in book form.. check. I tried Googling more info but came up with little.. it should be interesting to see the turn out, though admittedly I would've preferred some early Bosko shorts instead..

[Mr. Toad]

Bosko rules. Really a shame those cartoons didnt get their due.