Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6

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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6
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DVD-cover
Directed by Chuck Jones
Friz Freleng
Robert McKimson
Rudolf Ising
Hugh Harman
Bob Clampett
Norman McCabe
Earl Duvall
Jack King
Maurice Noble
Tex Avery
Abe Levitow
Alex Lovy
Tom Palmer
Produced by Leon Schlesinger
Eddie Selzer
John W. Burton
David H. DePatie
William L. Hendricks
Paul Stookey
StarringThe voices of Mel Blanc
Tommy Bond
Bernice Hansen
The Varsity Three

Paul Stookey
Dave Dixon
Arthur Q. Bryan
Edited by Treg Brown
Hal Geer
Music by Carl W. Stalling
Milt Franklyn
William Lava, Paul Stookey
Distributed by Warner Home Video
Release date
  • October 21, 2008 (2008-10-21)(United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 is a four-disc DVD box set collection of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. Following the pattern of one release each year of the previous volumes, it was released on October 21, 2008. [1] It is the final release in the Golden Collection series. [2] Succeeding the Golden Collection series would be the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection series on Blu-ray, first released November 2011. On July 3, 2012, a two-disc DVD version of Volume 1 of the Platinum Collection was released. [3]

Contents

Volume 6 is less child-friendly than previous releases. Like Volumes 3–5, it has a warning before each disc about the shorts containing content that some viewers would not consider to be "politically correct" by today's standards (but will be shown uncut and uncensored for historical reasons), and as such, is "intended for the adult collector". However, Volume 6's box art disclaimer says that it "is not suitable for children", as opposed to Volumes 3-5, stating that they might not be suitable for younger audiences.

This is because, in addition to containing cartoons that have racial and/or ethnic stereotypes (like in Volumes 3–5), and references to sexism in Robert McKimson's Wild Wife, Volume 6 also contains many cartoons that pertain to World War II, most of them containing depictions or references to Nazi Fuehrer Adolf Hitler and Hideki Tojo, or to Nazi Germans and Imperial Japan in general. While Volumes 4 and 5 each had a couple World War II-themed cartoons ( Plane Daffy and Scrap Happy Daffy , respectively), Volume 6 is notable for having an entire disc dedicated to the subject (Disc 2: Patriotic Pals), including several of its bonus cartoons.

Volume 6 was originally only released in North America due to the poor sales of the previous volume. However, the discs in this volume were not region-coded, making it easy for collectors outside of North America to import and play this set. The set was released in the UK on 12 September 2011. [4]

Disc 1: Looney Tunes All-Stars

#TitleCharactersDirectorYearSeries
1 Hare Trigger Bugs, Sam Friz Freleng May 5, 1945MM
2 To Duck or Not to Duck Daffy, Elmer Chuck Jones March 6, 1943LT
3 Birth of a Notion Daffy Robert McKimson April 12, 1947LT
4 My Little Duckaroo Daffy, Porky, Nasty Canasta Chuck Jones November 27, 1954MM
5 Crowing Pains Foghorn, Henery, Sylvester, Barnyard Robert McKimson July 12, 1947LT
6 Raw! Raw! Rooster! Foghorn Robert McKimson August 25, 1956LT
7Heaven Scent Pepé, Penelope Chuck Jones March 31, 1956MM
8 My Favorite Duck Daffy, Porky Chuck Jones December 5, 1942LT
9 Jumpin' Jupiter Porky, Sylvester Chuck Jones August 6, 1955MM
10 Satan's Waitin' Tweety, Sylvester Friz Freleng August 7, 1954LT
11 Hook, Line and Stinker Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones October 11, 1958LT
12 Bear Feat The Three Bears Chuck Jones December 10, 1949LT
13 Dog Gone South Charlie, Colonel Shuffle Chuck Jones August 27, 1950MM
14 A Ham in a Role Goofy Gophers Robert McKimson December 31, 1949LT
15 Often an Orphan Porky, Charlie Chuck Jones August 13, 1949MM

Special Features

Commentaries

Music-only tracks

Television specials

  • Bugs Bunny in King Arthur’s Court (1978)
  • Daffy Duck’s Easter Eggcitement (1980)

Bonus Shorts

#TitleCharactersDirectorYearSeries
B1 Sniffles Takes a Trip Sniffles Chuck Jones May 11, 1940MM
B2 Hippety Hopper Sylvester, Hippety Hopper Robert McKimson November 19, 1949MM
B3 Rabbit Rampage Bugs, Elmer (Cameo) Chuck Jones June 11, 1955LT
B4 Boyhood Daze Ralph Phillips Chuck Jones April 20, 1957MM

Bonus Shorts - Music-only tracks

Disc 2: Patriotic Pals

#TitleCharactersDirectorYearSeries
1 Herr Meets Hare Bugs Friz Freleng January 13, 1945MM
2 Russian Rhapsody Bob Clampett May 20, 1944MM
3 Daffy – The Commando Daffy Friz Freleng November 20, 1943LT
4 Bosko the Doughboy Bosko Hugh Harman October 17, 1931LT
5Rookie Revue Friz Freleng October 25, 1941MM
6 The Draft Horse Chuck Jones May 9, 1942MM
7 Wacky Blackout Bob Clampett July 11, 1942LT
8 The Ducktators Norman McCabe August 1, 1942LT
9 The Weakly Reporter Chuck Jones March 25, 1944MM
10 Fifth-Column Mouse Friz Freleng March 6, 1943MM
11Meet John DoughboyPorky Bob Clampett July 5, 1941LT
12 Hollywood Canine Canteen Robert McKimson April 20, 1946MM
13By Word of MouseSylvester Friz Freleng October 2, 1954LT
14 Heir-Conditioned Sylvester, Elmer Friz Freleng November 26, 1955LT
15 Yankee Dood It Sylvester, Elmer Friz Freleng October 13, 1956MM

Special features

Friz Freleng at MGM

  • Poultry Pirates (1938)
  • A Day at the Beach (1938)
  • The Captain’s Christmas (1938)
  • Seal Skinners (1939)
  • Mama’s New Hat (1939)

Commentaries

Music-only track

Bonus Shorts

#TitleCharactersDirectorYearSeries
B1The Fighting 69½th Friz Freleng January 18, 1941MM
B2 Hop and Go Norman McCabe March 27, 1943LT
B3 Confusions of a Nutzy Spy Porky Norman McCabe January 23, 1943LT

Disc 3: Bosko, Buddy and Merrie Melodies

All cartoons on this disc are in black-and-white.

#TitleCharactersDirectorYearSeries
1 Congo Jazz Bosko Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising September 6, 1930LT
2 Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! Foxy Rudolf Ising September 5, 1931MM
3 The Booze Hangs High Bosko Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising December 27, 1930LT
4 One More Time Foxy Rudolf Ising October 3, 1931MM
5 Bosko's Picture Show Bosko Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng August 26, 1933LT
6 You Don't Know What You're Doin'! Piggy Rudolf Ising October 21, 1931MM
7We're in the Money Rudolf Ising August 26, 1933MM
8 Ride Him, Bosko! Bosko Hugh Harman September 17, 1932LT
9Shuffle Off to Buffalo Rudolf Ising and Friz Freleng July 8, 1933MM
10 Bosko in Person Bosko Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng February 11, 1933LT
11The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon Rudolf Ising August 5, 1933MM
12 Buddy's Day Out Buddy Tom Palmer September 2, 1933LT
13 Buddy's Beer Garden Buddy Earl Duvall November 11, 1933LT
14 Buddy's Circus Buddy Jack King November 8, 1934LT
15 A Cartoonist's Nightmare Beans Jack King September 14, 1935LT

Special features

Commentaries

The World of Leon Schlesinger

Bonus Shorts

#TitleDirectorYearSeries
B1I Love A Parade Rudolf Ising August 6, 1932MM
B2 I Like Mountain Music Rudolf Ising June 10, 1933MM
B3 Sittin' on a Backyard Fence Earl Duvall December 16, 1933MM
B4How Do I Know It's Sunday Friz Freleng June 9, 1934MM

Disc 4: Most Requested Assorted Nuts and One-Shots

#TitleDirectorYearSeries
1 Horton Hatches the Egg Bob Clampett April 11, 1942MM
2Lights Fantastic Friz Freleng May 23, 1942MM
3Fresh Airedale Chuck Jones August 25, 1945MM
4 Chow Hound Chuck Jones June 16, 1951LT
5The Oily American Robert McKimson July 10, 1954MM
6 It's Hummer Time Robert McKimson July 22, 1950LT
7 Rocket-bye Baby Chuck Jones August 4, 1956MM
8 Goo Goo Goliath Friz Freleng September 18, 1954MM
9Wild Wife Robert McKimson February 20, 1954MM
10Much Ado About Nutting Chuck Jones May 23, 1953MM
11 The Hole Idea Robert McKimson April 16, 1955LT
12 Now Hear This Chuck Jones and Maurice Noble April 27, 1963LT
13 Martian Through Georgia Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble, and Abe Levitow December 29, 1962LT
14 Page Miss Glory Tex Avery March 7, 1936MM
15 Norman Normal Alex Lovy February 3, 1968CS

Special Features

Commentaries

Music-only tracks

Bonus documentary

Bonus Shorts

#TitleDirectorYearSeries
B1Sleepy Time Possum Robert McKimson November 3, 1951MM
B2 Punch Trunk Chuck Jones December 19, 1953LT
B3 Wild Wild World Robert McKimson February 27, 1960MM
B4 Bartholomew Versus the Wheel Robert McKimson February 29, 1964MM

Bonus Short - Music-only track

Bonus Short - Music and Effects track

See also

References

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  2. Announcement for Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 6 Archived 2008-07-12 at the Wayback Machine
  3. Beck, Jerry (July 29, 2008). "Looney Tunes Vol. 6 Bonus Materials Archived 2008-09-21 at the Wayback Machine ". Cartoonbrew.com
  4. "Looney Tunes Golden Collection - Vol. 6". Amazon UK.