Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6

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]

Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6
DVD-cover
Directed byChuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson, Rudolf Ising, Hugh Harman, Bob Clampett, Norman McCabe, Earl Duvall, Jack King, Tex Avery, Abe Levitow, Alex Lovy, Maurice Noble, Tom Palmer
Produced byLeon 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
Music byCarl W. Stalling, Milt Franklyn, William Lava, Paul Stookey
Edited byTreg Brown, Hal Geer
Distributed byWarner Home Video
Release date
October 21, 2008 (2008-10-21) (United States)
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

Warner Home Video had announced that this will be 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, which had its first release in November 2011. On July 3, 2012, a two-disc DVD version of Volume 1 of the Platinum Collection was released.[3]

Volume 6 is far less child-friendly than the other five volumes. Like Volumes 3, 4, and 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 due to the fact that, in addition to containing cartoons that have racial and/or ethnic stereotypes (like in Volumes 3, 4, and 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 leader Adolf Hitler and Hideki Tojo, or to Nazis 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
# Title Characters Director Year Series
1 Hare Trigger Bugs, Sam Friz Freleng May 5, 1945 MM
2 To Duck or Not to Duck Daffy, Elmer Chuck Jones March 6, 1943 LT
3 Birth of a Notion Daffy Robert McKimson April 12, 1947 LT
4 My Little Duckaroo Daffy, Porky, Nasty Canasta Chuck Jones November 27, 1954 MM
5 Crowing Pains Foghorn, Henery, Sylvester, Barnyard Robert McKimson July 12, 1947 LT
6 Raw! Raw! Rooster! Foghorn Robert McKimson August 25, 1956 LT
7 Heaven Scent Pepé, Penelope Chuck Jones March 31, 1956 MM
8 My Favorite Duck Daffy, Porky Chuck Jones December 5, 1942 LT
9 Jumpin' Jupiter Porky, Sylvester Chuck Jones August 6, 1955 MM
10 Satan's Waitin' Tweety, Sylvester Friz Freleng August 7, 1954 LT
11 Hook, Line and Stinker Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones October 11, 1958 LT
12 Bear Feat The Three Bears Chuck Jones December 10, 1949 LT
13 Dog Gone South Charlie, Colonel Shuffle Chuck Jones August 27, 1950 MM
14 A Ham in a Role Goofy Gophers Robert McKimson December 31, 1949 LT
15 Often an Orphan Porky, Charlie Chuck Jones August 13, 1949 MM

Commentaries

Music-only tracks

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

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

Bonus Shorts - Music-only tracks

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

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
# Title Characters Director Year Series
B1 The Fighting 69½th Friz Freleng January 18, 1941 MM
B2 Hop and Go Norman McCabe March 27, 1943 LT
B3 Confusions of a Nutzy Spy Porky Norman McCabe January 23, 1943 LT

Disc 3: Bosko, Buddy and Merrie Melodies

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

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

Commentaries

The World of Leon Schlesinger

Bonus Shorts
# Title Characters Director Year Series
B1 I Love A Parade Rudolph Ising August 6, 1932 MM
B2 I Like Mountain Music Rudolph Ising June 10, 1933 MM
B3 Sittin' on a Backyard Fence Earl Duvall December 16, 1933 MM
B4 How Do I Know It's Sunday Friz Freleng June 9, 1934 MM

Disc 4: Most Requested Assorted Nuts and One-Shots
# Title Director Year Series
1 Horton Hatches the Egg (featuring Horton and other Dr. Seuss characters) Bob Clampett April 11, 1942 MM
2 Lights Fantastic (featuring the mascots) Friz Freleng May 23, 1942 MM
3 Fresh Airedale Chuck Jones August 25, 1945 MM
4 Chow Hound Chuck Jones June 16, 1951 LT
5 The Oily American Robert McKimson July 10, 1954 MM
6 It's Hummer Time Robert McKimson July 22, 1950 LT
7 Rocket-bye Baby Chuck Jones August 4, 1956 MM
8 Goo Goo Goliath (featuring Drunken Stork) Friz Freleng September 18, 1954 MM
9 Wild Wife Robert McKimson February 20, 1954 MM
10 Much Ado About Nutting Chuck Jones May 23, 1953 MM
11 The Hole Idea Robert McKimson April 16, 1955 LT
12 Now Hear This Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble (co-direction) April 27, 1963 LT
13 Martian Through Georgia Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble (co-director), and Abe Levitow December 29, 1962 LT
14 Page Miss Glory Tex Avery - uncredited March 7, 1936 MM
15 Norman Normal Alex Lovy February 3, 1968 CS

Commentaries

Music-only tracks

Bonus documentary

Bonus Shorts
# Title Characters Director Year Series
B1 Sleepy Time Possum Robert McKimson November 3, 1951 MM
B2 Punch Trunk An itty-bitty elephant Chuck Jones December 19, 1953 LT
B3 Wild Wild World Robert McKimson February 27, 1960 MM
B4 Bartholomew Versus the Wheel Bartholomew Robert McKimson February 29, 1964 MM

Bonus Short - Music-only track

Bonus Short - Music and Effects track

References
  1. Release and content information: Lambert, David (2008-08-31). "The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes Comedy Hour - Official, Complete Press Release for Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol.6". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on 2009-02-08. Retrieved 2009-02-05.
  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. https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B004S6E91I

See also
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