Looney Tunes Platinum Collection

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection is an annual set of Blu-ray box sets with three discs and two-disc DVDs. Disc 3 contains special features and is exclusive to the Blu-ray set. Each release for both formats contains 50 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts. The first volume was announced for Blu-ray in July 2011, and released on November 15, 2011 (while the DVD version was released on July 3, 2012). Volume 2 was announced August 1, 2012, with a release date of October 16, 2012 for both formats.[1] Volume 1 came in either as a collector's edition set or just a stand-alone digibook for the Blu-ray release. The DVD versions of the Platinum Collections only replicates the first two discs of the Blu-ray counterpart, but doesn't contain extras or special features.

Releases

Volume 1
Main article: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 1

Notable cartoons include:

Disc-by-disc breakdown
  • Disc one features 25 classic cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, and others
  • Disc two features six one-shots and complete collections of cartoons featuring Marvin the Martian, Tasmanian Devil, Witch Hazel, Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot, and Ralph Phillips.
  • Disc three (exclusive to the Blu-ray release) is dedicated to Chuck Jones, filled with seven educational animated cartoons and his two one-shots from MGM and documentaries (plus bonus cartoons of other characters like Marvin the Martian and Bugs Bunny).

Volume 2
Main article: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2

Notable cartoons include:

Disc-by-disc breakdown
  • As does the first release, disc one features 25 classic cartoons starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, and others.
  • Disc two features five one-shots, Chuck Jones' Hunting Trilogy, and complete collections of cartoons featuring Nasty Canasta, Cecil Turtle, Beaky Buzzard, A. Flea, and prototype-Bugs (which helped pave the way for Bugs Bunny).
  • Disc three (exclusive to the Blu-ray release) is dedicated to directors Tex Avery and Friz Freleng, featuring documentaries and their works at their time at MGM (including The Captain's Christmas and Red Hot Riding Hood). Also included are eight Private Snafu cartoons and all three Mr. Hook cartoons made by Leon Schlesinger Productions.

Volume 3
Main article: Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 3

This is the third and final volume in the Platinum Collection series. Most of this Blu-ray contains double-dipped cartoons, while only four are new-to-disc: Tree for Two, Life with Feathers, Honey's Money and Beep Prepared.

Notable cartoons include:

Disc-by-disc breakdown:

Disc 1: Mostly contains Bugs Bunny cartoons and other assorted one-shots

Disc 2: Contains an All-Star lineup of - Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Tweety and Sylvester, Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner, Speedy Gonzales, and assorted one-shots

See also

References
  1. Lacey, Gord (August 1, 2012). "Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 2 Announced". TVShowsOnDVD.com. Archived from the original on June 23, 2015. Retrieved 2015-06-22.
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