Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection

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Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection
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Directed by
Produced by
Starring Mel Blanc (voice)
Music by
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Running time
789+ minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection is a series of DVDs released by Warner Home Video compiling Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts. It was created as a more family-friendly, affordable companion to the higher-priced Looney Tunes Golden Collection sets aimed at collectors. Many of the cartoons included on these sets were already available in the Golden Collection sets.

Contents

Volume 1

Volume 1, released on October 28, 2003, contains Discs 3 and 4 of Golden Collection: Volume 1 .

Disc 1

Shorts 1-12 directed by Chuck Jones, 10 co-directed by Abe Levitow, 13 and 14 by Robert Clampett

No.TitleCharactersYearSeries
1 Elmer's Candid Camera Elmer, Prototype-Bugs 1940MM
2 Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears Bugs, The Three Bears 1944MM
3 Fast and Furry-ous Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner 1949LT
4 Hair-Raising Hare Bugs, Gossamer 1946MM
5 Awful Orphan Charlie, Porky 1949MM
6 Haredevil Hare Bugs, K-9, Marvin 1948LT
7 For Scent-imental Reasons Pepé, Penelope 1949LT
8 Frigid Hare Bugs 1949MM
9 The Hypo-Chondri-Cat Claude, Hubie and Bertie 1950MM
10 Baton Bunny Bugs 1959LT
11 Feed the Kitty Marc and Pussyfoot 1952MM
12 Don't Give Up the Sheep Ralph and Sam 1953LT
13 Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid Bugs, Beaky 1942MM
14 Tortoise Wins by a Hare Bugs, Cecil 1943MM

Disc 2

Shorts 1-9 directed by Friz Freleng, 10-14 by Robert McKimson

No.TitleCharactersYearSeries
1 Canary Row Granny, Sylvester, Tweety 1950MM
2 Bunker Hill Bunny Bugs, Sam 1950MM
3 Kit for Cat Elmer, Sylvester 1948LT
4 Putty Tat Trouble Sylvester, Tweety 1951LT
5 Bugs and Thugs Bugs, Rocky and Mugsy 1954LT
6 Canned Feud Sylvester 1951LT
7 Lumber Jerks Mac and Tosh 1955LT
8 Speedy Gonzales Speedy, Sylvester 1955MM
9 Tweety's S.O.S. Granny, Sylvester, Tweety 1951MM
10 The Foghorn Leghorn Barnyard, Foghorn, Henery 1948MM
11 Daffy Duck Hunt Barnyard, Daffy, Porky 1949LT
12 Early to Bet Gambling Bug 1951MM
13 A Broken Leghorn Foghorn, Prissy 1959LT
14 Devil May Hare Bugs, Taz 1954LT

Volume 2

Volume 2, released on November 2, 2004, contains Discs 3 and 4 of Golden Collection: Volume 2 .

Disc 1

No.TitleCharactersYearDirectorSeries
1 Bad Ol' Putty Tat Sylvester, Tweety 1949 Friz Freleng MM
2 All a Bir-r-r-rd Sylvester, Tweety 1950 Friz Freleng LT
3 Room and Bird Granny, Sylvester, Tweety 1951 Friz Freleng MM
4 Tweet Tweet Tweety Sylvester, Tweety 1951 Friz Freleng LT
5 Gift Wrapped Granny, Hector, Sylvester, Tweety 1952 Friz Freleng LT
6 Ain't She Tweet Granny, Sylvester, Tweety 1952 Friz Freleng LT
7 A Bird In A Guilty Cage Sylvester, Tweety 1952 Friz Freleng LT
8 Snow Business Granny, Sylvester, Tweety 1953 Friz Freleng LT
9 Tweetie Pie Sylvester, Tweety 1947 Friz Freleng MM
10 Kitty Kornered Porky, Sylvester 1946 Bob Clampett LT
11 Baby Bottleneck Daffy, Porky 1946 Bob Clampett LT
12 Old Glory Porky 1939 Chuck Jones MM
13 The Great Piggy Bank Robbery Daffy 1946 Bob Clampett LT
14 Duck Soup to Nuts Daffy, Porky 1944 Friz Freleng LT
15 Porky in Wackyland Porky 1938 Bob Clampett LT

Disc 2

No.TitleCharactersYearDirectorSeries
1 Back Alley Oproar Elmer, Sylvester 1948 Friz Freleng MM
2 Book Revue Daffy 1946 Bob Clampett LT
3 A Corny Concerto Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Porky 1943 Bob Clampett MM
4 Have You Got Any Castles 1938 Frank Tashlin MM
5 Hollywood Steps Out 1941 Tex Avery MM
6 I Love to Singa 1936 Tex Avery MM
7 Katnip Kollege 1938 Cal Howard and Cal Dalton MM
8 The Hep Cat Willoughby 1942 Bob Clampett LT
9 Three Little Bops 1957 Friz Freleng LT
10 One Froggy Evening Michigan J. Frog 1955 Chuck Jones MM
11 Rhapsody Rabbit Bugs 1946 Friz Freleng MM
12 Show Biz Bugs Bugs, Daffy 1957 Friz Freleng LT
13 Stage Door Cartoon Bugs, Elmer 1944 Friz Freleng MM
14 What's Opera, Doc? Bugs, Elmer 1957 Chuck Jones MM
15 You Ought to Be in Pictures Daffy, Porky 1940 Friz Freleng LT

Volume 3

In place of a regular Volume 3, released on October 25, 2005, is the Looney Tunes Movie Collection, which serves as the third volume of the Spotlight Collection. It contains new-to-DVD content; consisting of The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie and Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales on separate discs.

Volume 4

Volume 4, released on November 14, 2006, contains Discs 1 and 4 of Golden Collection: Volume 4 , removing Southern Fried Rabbit due to racially offensive content, and The Sour Puss due to a suicide gag.

Disc 1: Bugs Bunny Favorites

All cartoons on this disc star Bugs Bunny.

No.TitleCo-starsYearDirectorSeries
1 Roman Legion-Hare Sam 1955 Friz Freleng LT
2 The Grey Hounded Hare 1949 Robert McKimson LT
3 Rabbit Hood 1949 Chuck Jones MM
4 Operation: Rabbit Wile E. 1952 Chuck Jones LT
5 Knight-mare Hare 1955 Chuck Jones MM
6 Mississippi Hare Colonel Shuffle 1949 Chuck Jones LT
7 Hurdy-Gurdy Hare Gruesome Gorilla1950 Robert McKimson MM
8 Forward March Hare 1953 Chuck Jones LT
9 Sahara Hare Daffy, Sam 1955 Friz Freleng LT
10 Barbary Coast Bunny Nasty Canasta 1956 Chuck Jones LT
11 To Hare Is Human Wile E. 1956 Chuck Jones MM
12 8 Ball Bunny Playboy 1950 Chuck Jones LT
13 Knighty Knight Bugs Sam 1958 Friz Freleng LT
14 Rabbit Romeo Elmer 1957 Robert McKimson MM

Disc 2: Kitty Korner

No.TitleCharactersYearDirectorSeries
1 The Night Watchman 1938 Chuck Jones MM
2 Conrad the Sailor Conrad, Daffy 1942 Chuck Jones MM
3 The Aristo-Cat Claude, Hubie and Bertie 1943 Chuck Jones MM
4 Dough Ray Me-ow Louie and Heathcliff1948 Arthur Davis MM
5 Pizzicato Pussycat 1955 Friz Freleng MM
6 Kiss Me Cat Marc and Pussyfoot 1953 Chuck Jones LT
7 Cat Feud Marc and Pussyfoot 1958 Chuck Jones MM
8 The Unexpected Pest Sylvester 1956 Robert McKimson MM
9 Go Fly a Kit 1957 Chuck Jones LT
10 Kiddin' The Kitten Dodsworth 1952 Robert McKimson MM
11 A Peck o' Trouble Dodsworth 1953 Robert McKimson LT
12 Mouse and Garden Sylvester 1960 Friz Freleng LT
13 Porky's Poor Fish Porky 1940 Bob Clampett LT
14 Swallow the Leader 1949 Robert McKimson LT

Volume 5

Volume 5, released on October 30, 2007, consists of Discs 1 and 2 of Golden Collection: Volume 5 .

Disc 1: Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck

No.Title Bugs, Daffy, or Both?Co-starsYearDirectorSeries
1 14 Carrot Rabbit Bugs Sam 1952 Friz Freleng LT
2 Ali Baba Bunny Both1957 Chuck Jones MM
3 Buccaneer Bunny Bugs Sam 1948 Friz Freleng LT
4 Bugs' Bonnets Bugs Elmer 1956 Chuck Jones MM
5 A Star Is Bored Both Elmer and Sam 1956 Friz Freleng LT
6 A Pest in the House Daffy Elmer 1947 Chuck Jones MM
7 Transylvania 6-5000 Bugs Count Bloodcount 1963 Chuck Jones MM
8 Oily Hare Bugs 1952 Robert McKimson MM
9 Stupor Duck Daffy 1956 Robert McKimson LT
10 The Stupor Salesman Daffy 1948 Arthur Davis LT
11 The Abominable Snow Rabbit Both Hugo 1961 Chuck Jones LT
12 The Super Snooper Daffy 1952 Robert McKimson LT
13 The Up-Standing Sitter Daffy 1948 Robert McKimson LT
14 Hollywood Daffy Daffy 1946 Friz Freleng - uncreditedMM
15 You Were Never Duckier Daffy Henery 1948 Chuck Jones MM

Disc 2: Fun-Filled Fairy Tales

No.TitleCharactersYearDirectorSeries
1 Bewitched Bunny Bugs, Witch Hazel 1954 Chuck Jones LT
2 Paying the Piper Porky 1949 Robert McKimson LT
3 The Bear's Tale 1940 Tex Avery MM
4 Foney Fables 1942 Friz Freleng MM
5 Goldimouse and the Three Cats Sylvester and Son 1960 Friz Freleng LT
6 Holiday for Shoestrings 1946 Friz Freleng MM
7 Little Red Rodent Hood Sylvester 1951 Friz Freleng MM
8 Little Red Walking Hood Elmer 1937 Tex Avery MM
9 Red Riding Hoodwinked Sylvester, Tweety 1955 Friz Freleng LT
10 The Trial of Mr. Wolf 1941 Friz Freleng MM
11 The Turn-Tale Wolf 1952 Robert McKimson MM
12 Tom Thumb in Trouble 1940 Chuck Jones MM
13 Tweety and the Beanstalk Sylvester, Tweety 1957 Friz Freleng MM
14 A Tale of Two Kitties Tweety 1942 Bob Clampett MM
15 Porky's Pooch Porky, Prototype-Charlie Dog [1] 1941 Bob Clampett LT

Volume 6

Volume 6, released on October 21, 2008, is based on Discs 1 and 4 of Golden Collection: Volume 6 .

Disc 1: Cartoon Superstars

No.TitleCharactersDirectorYearSeries
1 Baby Buggy Bunny Bugs Chuck Jones 1954MM
2 Broom-Stick Bunny Bugs, Witch Hazel Chuck Jones 1956LT
3 To Duck or Not To Duck Daffy, Elmer Chuck Jones 1943LT
4 Birth of a Notion Barnyard, Daffy Robert McKimson 1947LT
5 Crowing Pains Barnyard, Foghorn, Henery, Sylvester Robert McKimson 1947LT
6 Raw! Raw! Rooster! Foghorn Robert McKimson 1956LT
7 My Favorite Duck Daffy, Porky Chuck Jones 1942LT
8 Jumpin' Jupiter Porky, Sylvester Chuck Jones 1955MM
9 Satan's Waitin' Sylvester, Tweety Friz Freleng 1954LT
10 Hook, Line and Stinker Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1958LT
11 A Ham in a Role Goofy Gophers Robert McKimson 1949LT
12 Heaven Scent Pepé Chuck Jones 1956MM
13 Often an Orphan Charlie, Porky Chuck Jones 1949MM
14 Dog Gone South Charlie, Colonel Shuffle Chuck Jones 1950MM
15 By Word of Mouse Sylvester Friz Freleng 1954LT

Special features

Bonus cartoons
TitleCharactersDirectorYearSeries
Heir-Conditioned Elmer, Sylvester, Tweety (cameo) Friz Freleng 1955MM
Rabbit Rampage Bugs, Elmer (cameo) Chuck Jones 1955LT
Sniffles Takes a Trip Sniffles Chuck Jones 1940MM
Yankee Dood It Elmer, Sylvester Friz Freleng 1956MM

Disc 2: One-Hit Wonders

All cartoons are one-shots, except for A Cartoonist's Nightmare , which features Beans.

No.TitleDirectorYearSeries
1 Rocket-bye Baby Chuck Jones 1956MM
2 Fresh Airedale Chuck Jones 1945MM
3 It's Hummer Time Robert McKimson 1950LT
4 Much Ado About Nutting Chuck Jones 1953MM
5 Goo Goo Goliath Friz Freleng 1954MM
6 The Draft Horse Chuck Jones 1942MM
7 Lights Fantastic Friz Freleng 1942MM
8 Rookie Revue Friz Freleng 1941MM
9 The Weakly Reporter Chuck Jones 1944MM
10 Wild Wife Robert McKimson 1954MM
11 The Hole Idea Robert McKimson 1955LT
12 Page Miss Glory Tex Avery (uncredited)1936MM
13 Now Hear This Chuck Jones 1963LT
14 Norman Normal Alex Lovy 1968CS
15 A Cartoonist's Nightmare Jack King 1935LT

Special features

Bonus cartoons
TitleDirectorYearSeries
Wild Wild World Robert McKimson 1960MM
Punch Trunk Chuck Jones 1953LT
Bartholomew Versus the Wheel Robert McKimson 1964MM
Sleepy Time Possum Robert McKimson 1951MM

Volume 7

Volume 7 was released on October 13, 2009, not concurrently with a Golden Collection; instead, it is a compilation of shorts from Golden Collections 1, 2, and 3.

Disc 1: The Best of Bugs Bunny and Road Runner

No.TitleCharactersDirectorYearSeries
1 Baseball Bugs Bugs Friz Freleng 1946LT
2 Rabbit Seasoning Bugs, Daffy, Elmer Chuck Jones 1952MM
3 Long-Haired Hare Bugs Chuck Jones 1949LT
4 High Diving Hare Bugs, Sam Friz Freleng 1949LT
5 Bully for Bugs Bugs Chuck Jones 1953LT
6 Beep, Beep Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1952MM
7 Going! Going! Gosh! Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1952MM
8 Zipping Along Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1953MM
9 Stop! Look! And Hasten! Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1954MM
10 Ready, Set, Zoom! Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1955LT
11 Guided Muscle Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1955LT
12 Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1956LT
13 There They Go-Go-Go! Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1956LT
14 Scrambled Aches Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1957LT
15 Zoom and Bored Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1957MM

Disc 2: All-Star Cartoon Party

No.TitleCharactersYearDirectorSeries
1 Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur Daffy 1939 Chuck Jones MM
2 Super-Rabbit Bugs 1943 Chuck Jones MM
3 Draftee Daffy Daffy 1945 Bob Clampett LT
4 Falling Hare Bugs 1943 Bob Clampett MM
5 Steal Wool Ralph and Sam 1957 Chuck Jones LT
6 Birds Anonymous Sylvester, Tweety, Clarence Cat1957 Friz Freleng MM
7 No Barking Claude, Frisky Puppy 1954 Chuck Jones MM
8 Rabbit Punch Bugs, The Crusher 1948 Chuck Jones MM
9 Odor-able Kitty Pepé 1945 Chuck Jones LT
10 Walky Talky Hawky Foghorn, Henery 1946 Robert McKimson MM
11 To Beep or Not to Beep Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner 1963 Chuck Jones MM

Volume 8

Volume 8, released on May 13, 2014, is a compilation of shorts from Golden Collections 2, 3, 4, and 5. It is the last volume released to date.

Disc 1

All cartoons on this disc star Bugs Bunny.

No.TitleCo-starsYearDirectorSeries
1 The Big Snooze Elmer 1946 Bob Clampett LT
2 Bugs Bunny Rides Again Sam 1948 Friz Freleng MM
3 Bunny Hugged The Crusher 1951 Chuck Jones MM
4 French Rarebit 1951 Robert McKimson MM
5 Gorilla My Dreams Gruesome Gorilla1948 Robert McKimson LT
6 The Hare-Brained Hypnotist Elmer 1942 Friz Freleng MM
7 Hare Conditioned 1945 Chuck Jones LT
8 The Heckling Hare Willoughby 1941 Tex Avery MM
9 Little Red Riding Rabbit 1944 Friz Freleng MM
10 Tortoise Beats Hare Cecil 1941 Tex Avery MM
11 Rabbit Transit Cecil 1947 Friz Freleng LT
12 Slick Hare Elmer 1947 Friz Freleng MM
13 Homeless Hare 1950 Chuck Jones MM
14 Hyde and Hare 1955 Friz Freleng LT
15 The Windblown Hare 1949 Robert McKimson LT

Disc 2

No.TitleCharactersYearDirectorSeries
1 The Wise Quacking Duck Daffy 1943 Bob Clampett LT
2 Claws for Alarm Porky, Sylvester 1954 Chuck Jones MM
3 Whoa, Be-Gone! Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner 1958 Chuck Jones MM
4 Cheese Chasers Claude, Hubie and Bertie 1951 Chuck Jones MM
5 The Dover Boys at Pimento University 1942 Chuck Jones MM
6 A Bear for Punishment The Three Bears 1951 Chuck Jones LT
7 The Pied Piper of Guadalupe Speedy, Sylvester 1961 Friz Freleng LT
8 The Last Hungry Cat Sylvester, Tweety 1961 Friz Freleng MM
9 The Honey-Mousers The Honey-Mousers 1956 Robert McKimson LT
10 An Egg Scramble Porky, Prissy 1950 Robert McKimson MM
11 Cat-Tails for Two Speedy 1953 Robert McKimson MM
12 Bye, Bye Bluebeard Porky 1949 Arthur Davis MM
13 Booby Hatched 1944 Frank Tashlin LT
14 Now That Summer is Gone 1938 Frank Tashlin MM
15 Pigs in a Polka 1943 Friz Freleng MM

See also

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