2008 American film
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, Tex Avery, Abe Levitow, Alex Lovy, Maurice Noble, Tom Palmer |
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Produced by | Leon Schlesinger, Eddie Selzer, John W. Burton, David H. DePatie, William L. Hendricks, Paul Stookey |
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Starring | The voices of Mel Blanc, Tommy Bond, Bernice Hansen, The Varsity Three, Paul Stookey, Dave Dixon, Arthur Q. Bryan |
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Edited by | Treg Brown, Hal Geer |
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Music by | Carl W. Stalling, Milt Franklyn, William Lava, Paul Stookey |
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Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
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Release date | October 21, 2008 (2008-10-21) (United States) |
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Country | United States |
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Language | English |
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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]
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 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
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Title
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Characters
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Director
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Year
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Series
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1
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Hare Trigger
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Bugs, Sam
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Friz Freleng
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May 5, 1945
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MM
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2
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To Duck or Not to Duck
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Daffy, Elmer
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Chuck Jones
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March 6, 1943
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LT
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3
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Birth of a Notion
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Daffy
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Robert McKimson
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April 12, 1947
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LT
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4
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My Little Duckaroo
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Daffy, Porky, Nasty Canasta
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Chuck Jones
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November 27, 1954
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MM
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5
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Crowing Pains
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Foghorn, Henery, Sylvester, Barnyard
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Robert McKimson
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July 12, 1947
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LT
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6
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Raw! Raw! Rooster!
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Foghorn
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Robert McKimson
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August 25, 1956
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LT
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7
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Heaven Scent
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Pepé, Penelope
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Chuck Jones
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March 31, 1956
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MM
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8
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My Favorite Duck
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Daffy, Porky
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Chuck Jones
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December 5, 1942
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LT
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9
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Jumpin' Jupiter
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Porky, Sylvester
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Chuck Jones
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August 6, 1955
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MM
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10
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Satan's Waitin'
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Tweety, Sylvester
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Friz Freleng
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August 7, 1954
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LT
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11
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Hook, Line and Stinker
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Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner
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Chuck Jones
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October 11, 1958
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LT
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12
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Bear Feat
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The Three Bears
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Chuck Jones
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December 10, 1949
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LT
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13
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Dog Gone South
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Charlie, Colonel Shuffle
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Chuck Jones
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August 27, 1950
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MM
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14
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A Ham in a Role
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Goofy Gophers
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Robert McKimson
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December 31, 1949
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LT
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15
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Often an Orphan
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Porky, Charlie
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Chuck Jones
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August 13, 1949
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MM
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Special Features
Music-only tracks
Television specials
- Bugs Bunny in King Arthur’s Court (1978)
- Daffy Duck’s Easter Eggcitement (1980)
Bonus Shorts
Bonus Shorts - Music-only tracks
Disc 2: Patriotic Pals
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Title
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Characters
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Director
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Year
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Series
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1
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Herr Meets Hare
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Bugs
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Friz Freleng
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January 13, 1945
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MM
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2
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Russian Rhapsody
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Bob Clampett
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May 20, 1944
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MM
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3
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Daffy – The Commando
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Daffy
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Friz Freleng
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November 20, 1943
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LT
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4
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Bosko the Doughboy
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Bosko
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Hugh Harman
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October 17, 1931
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LT
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5
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Rookie Revue
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Friz Freleng
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October 25, 1941
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MM
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6
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The Draft Horse
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Chuck Jones
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May 9, 1942
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MM
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7
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Wacky Blackout
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Bob Clampett
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July 11, 1942
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LT
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8
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The Ducktators
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Norman McCabe
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August 1, 1942
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LT
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9
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The Weakly Reporter
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Chuck Jones
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March 25, 1944
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MM
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10
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Fifth-Column Mouse
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Friz Freleng
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March 6, 1943
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MM
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11
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Meet John Doughboy
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Porky
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Bob Clampett
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July 5, 1941
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LT
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12
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Hollywood Canine Canteen
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Robert McKimson
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April 20, 1946
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MM
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13
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By Word of Mouse
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Sylvester
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Friz Freleng
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October 2, 1954
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LT
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14
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Heir-Conditioned
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Sylvester, Elmer
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Friz Freleng
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November 26, 1955
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LT
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15
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Yankee Dood It
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Sylvester, Elmer
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Friz Freleng
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October 13, 1956
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MM
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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)
Music-only track
Bonus Shorts
Disc 3: Bosko, Buddy and Merrie Melodies
All cartoons on this disc are in black-and-white.
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Title
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Characters
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Director
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Year
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Series
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1
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Congo Jazz
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Bosko
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Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising
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September 6, 1930
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LT
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2
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Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!
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Foxy
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Rudolf Ising
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September 5, 1931
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MM
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3
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The Booze Hangs High
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Bosko
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Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising
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December 27, 1930
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LT
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4
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One More Time
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Foxy
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Rudolf Ising
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October 3, 1931
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MM
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5
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Bosko's Picture Show
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Bosko
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Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng
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August 26, 1933
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LT
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6
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You Don't Know What You're Doin'!
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Piggy
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Rudolf Ising
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October 21, 1931
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MM
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7
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We're in the Money
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Rudolf Ising
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August 26, 1933
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MM
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8
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Ride Him, Bosko!
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Bosko
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Hugh Harman
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September 17, 1932
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LT
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9
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Shuffle Off to Buffalo
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Rudolf Ising and Friz Freleng
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July 8, 1933
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MM
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10
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Bosko in Person
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Bosko
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Hugh Harman and Friz Freleng
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February 11, 1933
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LT
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11
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The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon
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Rudolf Ising
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August 5, 1933
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MM
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12
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Buddy's Day Out
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Buddy
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Tom Palmer
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September 2, 1933
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LT
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13
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Buddy's Beer Garden
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Buddy
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Earl Duvall
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November 11, 1933
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LT
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14
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Buddy's Circus
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Buddy
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Jack King
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November 8, 1934
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LT
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15
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A Cartoonist's Nightmare
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Beans
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Jack King
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September 14, 1935
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LT
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Special features
The World of Leon Schlesinger
Bonus Shorts
Disc 4: Most Requested Assorted Nuts and One-Shots
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Title
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Director
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Year
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Series
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1
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Horton Hatches the Egg (featuring Horton and other Dr. Seuss characters)
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Bob Clampett
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April 11, 1942
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MM
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2
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Lights Fantastic (featuring the mascots)
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Friz Freleng
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May 23, 1942
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MM
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3
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Fresh Airedale
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Chuck Jones
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August 25, 1945
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MM
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4
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Chow Hound
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Chuck Jones
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June 16, 1951
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LT
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5
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The Oily American
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Robert McKimson
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July 10, 1954
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MM
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6
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It's Hummer Time
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Robert McKimson
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July 22, 1950
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LT
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7
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Rocket-bye Baby
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Chuck Jones
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August 4, 1956
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MM
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8
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Goo Goo Goliath (featuring Drunken Stork)
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Friz Freleng
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September 18, 1954
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MM
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9
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Wild Wife
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Robert McKimson
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February 20, 1954
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MM
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10
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Much Ado About Nutting
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Chuck Jones
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May 23, 1953
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MM
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11
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The Hole Idea
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Robert McKimson
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April 16, 1955
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LT
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12
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Now Hear This
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Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble (co-direction)
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April 27, 1963
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LT
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13
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Martian Through Georgia
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Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble (co-director), and Abe Levitow
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December 29, 1962
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LT
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14
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Page Miss Glory
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Tex Avery - uncredited
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March 7, 1936
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MM
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15
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Norman Normal
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Alex Lovy
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February 3, 1968
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CS
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Special Features
Music-only tracks
Bonus documentary
Bonus Shorts
Bonus Short - Music-only track
Bonus Short - Music and Effects track
References
External links
See also