The Looney Tunes Collector's Choice is a series of Blu-ray sets succeeding the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection DVD/Blu-ray sets. Each volume consists of 20 new-to-disc Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts on a single disc. This is the first Looney Tunes home video series to be released on the Warner Archive, and not through Warner Home Video, due to it being aimed at collectors rather than general audiences, as home video sales have declined due to the rise of streaming services. The Blu-ray sets are region-free, hence they can be played on any Blu-ray player.[1]
Like the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, all of the shorts featured on this set are newly restored to disc. Two of the shorts featured on these sets are presented remastered and restored from the original negatives for the first time, and 18 of the shorts have already been released on streaming and television. Unlike the restorations for television, these new prints will not have the Photoshop freeze-frame edits on the opening titles, instead restoring the titles in the traditional sense, similar to the Bugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection Blu-ray set.
The first volume features 20 cartoons on a single disc and was released in the United States on May 30, 2023.[2][3][4]
Volume 1[]
Volume 1 was released to United States markets on May 30, 2023, and consists of 20 shorts.[3] The following shorts known to be on this set, all newly remastered from the original negatives.[2][4] As Warner Bros. does not restore non-35mm prints, the Blue Ribbon titles were restored instead for a handful of shorts.
Key[]
(*): Presented restored for the first time.
Shorts[]
- "Beanstalk Bunny"*
- "The Unruly Hare"
- "His Bitter Half"
- "Daffy Doodles"
- "Cracked Quack"
- "Little Orphan Airedale"
- "Hip Hip- Hurry!"
- "Hot-Rod and Reel!"
- "Greedy for Tweety"
- "Stooge for a Mouse"
- "A Mouse Divided"
- "A Fractured Leghorn"
- "Plop Goes the Weasel!"
- "Catch as Cats Can"*
- "Tale of Two Mice"
- "The Foxy Duckling"
- "Two Gophers from Texas"
- "Doggone Cats"
- "What's Brewin', Bruin?"
- "The Bee-Deviled Bruin"
Volume 2[]
Cover for Volume 2
Volume 2 was released on November 28th, 2023.
This set now includes 25 cartoons that have been remastered and restored. This set has a similar number to that of one of the discs from the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection.
Shorts[]
- Rabbit Rampage
- Hare-Breadth Hurry
- Daffy's Southern Exposure
- Brother Brat
- One Meat Brawl
- A Hound for Trouble
- Lickety-SPLAT!
- The Rebel Without Claws
- Catty Cornered
- The Leghorn Blows at Midnight
- A Hick, A Slick and A Chick
- Behind the Meat-Ball
- I Wanna Be A Sailor
- The Penguin Parade
- Hamateur Night
- Cross Country Detours
- Ghost Wanted
- Fin 'N Catty
- From Hand to Mouse
- The Eager Beaver
- Fair and Worm-er
- Ding Dog Daddy
- Hiss and Make Up
- The Wacky Worm
- Greetings, Bait!
Volume 3[]
Cover for Volume 3
Volume 3 was released on March 12, 2024, and contains the following cartoons:
- A Feud There Was
- Hop, Skip and a Chump
- China Jones
- Cinderella Meets Fella
- Dumb Patrol
- Egghead Rides Again
- Elmer's Pet Rabbit
- Hobo Bobo
- Honeymoon Hotel
- I Only Have Eyes for You
- Mexican Joyride
- Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name
- Of Rice and Hen
- Pre-Hysterical Hare
- Punch Trunk
- Quentin Quail
- Riff Raffy Daffy
- Saddle Silly
- Sheep Ahoy
- The Mouse on 57th Street
- The Sheepish Wolf
- There Auto Be a Law
- Tugboat Granny
- War and Pieces
- Wet Hare
Volume 4[]
Cover for Volume 4
Volume 4 was released on November 26, 2024, and contains the following cartoons:
- "Along Came Daffy"
- "A Bone for a Bone"
- "The Cagey Canary"
- "D' Fightin' Ones"
- "Dangerous Dan McFoo"
- "Devil's Feud Cake"
- "Double Chaser"
- "Double or Mutton"
- "Fox Pop"
- "Henhouse Henery"
- "Holiday for Drumsticks"
- "Hopalong Casualty"
- "Hyde and Go Tweet"
- "The Impatient Patient"
- "Leghorn Swoggled"
- "Meatless Flyday"
- "Mouse-Warming"
- "The Mouse-Merized Cat"
- "Muscle Tussle"
- "Muzzle Tough"
- "Peck Up Your Troubles"
- "Quack Shot"
- "Road to Andalay"
- "The Sneezing Weasel"
- "Streamlined Greta Green"
- "Lighter Than Hare"
- "Stork Naked"
References[]
- ↑ https://cartoonresearch.com/index.php/looney-tunes-collectors-choice-vol-1
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 https://www.animationscoop.com/warner-archive-collection-announces-looney-tunes-collectors-choice-blu-ray/
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BZTJ5VZY?keywords=warner&qid=1680044192&refinements=p_n_date%3A2693529011&rnid=2693522011&s=movies-tv&sr=1-27&tag=blurayforum-20
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 https://www.facebook.com/warnerarchive/posts/pfbid0kbtYN5JJKGvAC8QZoArvvMi3bngepW48KMHPJEAdNkdH6yoQHN3V1CU1ZHuKMQWHl
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