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Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1 Blu-ray Review

Cartoon heaven. 

Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1 had been a sought after out of print title, but thankfully it’s back in print now. This Blu-ray set release features 50 theatrical shorts from the 40’s and 50’s including “Hare Tonic,” “Baseball Bugs,” “Buccaneer Bunny,” “The Old Grey Hare,” “Rabbit Hood,” “8 Ball Bunny,” “Rabbit Of Seville,” “What’s Opera, Doc?,” “The Great Piggy Bank Robbery,” “A Pest In The House,” “The Scarlet Pumpernickel,” “Duck Amuck,” “Robin Hood Daffy,” “Baby Bottleneck,” “Kitty Kornered,” “Scaredy Cat,” “Porky Chops,” “Old Glory,” “A Tale Of Two Kitties,” “Tweetie Pie,” “Fast And Furry-Ous,” “Beep, Beep,” “Lovelorn Leghorn,” “For Scent-imental Reasons,” “Speedy Gonzales,” “One Froggy Evening,” “The Three Little Bops,” “I Love To Singa,” “Katnip Kollege,” “The Dover Boys At Pimento University,” “Chow Hound,” “Haredevil Hare,” “The Hasty Hare,” “Duck Dodgers In The 24 ½ Century,” “Hare-Way To The Stars,” “Mad As A Mars Hare,” “Devil May Hare,” “Bedevilled Rabbit,” “Ducking The Devil,” “Bill Of Hare,” “Dr. Devil And Mr. Hare,” “Bewitched Bunny,” “Broom-Stick Bunny,” “A Witch’s Tangled Hare,” “A-Haunting We Will Go,” “Feed The Kitty,” “Kiss Me Kat,” “Feline Frame-Up,” “From A To Z-Z-Z-Z,” and “Boyhood Daze.” The collection of “Looney Tunes” and “Merrie Melodies” cartoons features all of your favorite characters such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Wile E. Coyote, Roadrunner, Marvin The Martian, Tasmanian Devil, Sylvester and Tweety, and much more. 

If you were to pick up only one “Looney Tunes” set, this would be the one to go with as it features the cream of the crop. Nearly all of the renowned shorts are here such as the fiendishly clever “Duck Amuck,” the classic pair of Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd short films “What’s Opera, Doc?” and “Rabbit Of Seville,” the first and arguably best Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner toon “Fast And Furry-ous,” and the hilarious Michigan J. Frog starring “One Froggy Evening.” 

Of course, my personal favorite inclusions from this golden age of animation feature my personal favorite character Marvin The Martian. Ever since childhood, the alien character has brought me so much joy and, thankfully, this set offers up most of his best animated shorts like “Duck Dodgers In The 24 ½ Century,” “Haredevil Hare” (Marvin’s first toon), “Mad As A Mars Hare,” and “Hare-Way To The Stars.” You can’t forget about his sidekick K-9 either!

Whether you’re a Bugs Bunny enthusiast or someone who adores the entire catalogue of characters, there’s something for every “Looney Tunes” fan here. Platinum Collection Vol. 1 is as good as it gets for animated short films.

Video/Audio:

Presentation: 1.33:1 1080p. How do they look? There are visible defects on the shorts from scratches to dirt, but the restorations are still beautifully done. The colors have never been more vibrant.

Audio Track: Dolby Digital 1.0. How do they sound? The lack of a higher quality audio track is a bummer to be sure, but this DD track still does the job. 

Extras:
* WB trailers including “Happiness Is…A Warm Blanket, Charlie Brown”
* A plethora of commentary tracks by Eric Goldberg (“Baseball Bugs,” “Buccaneer Bunny,” “Rabbit Hood,” “Rabbit Of Seville,” “Robin Hood Daffy,” “Scaredy Cat,” “I Love To Singa,” “Chow Hound,” “Bewitched Bunny,” “From A To Z-Z-Z-Z,” and “Boyhood Daze”), Greg Ford (“The Old Grey Hare” and “Feed The Kitty”), Jerry Beck (“8 Ball Bunny,” “Speedy Gonzales,” and “Devil May Hare”), Chuck Jones, Michael Maltese and Maurice Noble (“What’s Opera, Doc?”), Daniel Goldmark (“What’s Opera, Doc?”), John Kricfalusi and Bob Clampett (“The Great Piggy Bank Robbery”), Paul Dini (“A Pest In The House”), Michael Barrier and Mel Blank (“The Scarlet Pumpernickel”), Michael Barrier and Chuck Jones (“Duck Amuck”), Michael Barrier and Bob Clampett (“Baby Bottleneck” and “A Tale Of Two Kitties”), Michael Barrier (“Kitty Kornered” and “Beep, Beep”), Jerry Beck and Martha Sigall (“Old Glory”), Greg Ford and Friz Freleng (“Tweetie Pie”), Michael Barrier, Michael Maltese, and Treg Brown (“Fast and Furry-ous”), Michael Barrier and Michael Maltese (“For Scent-imental Reasons”), Amid Amidi (“From A To Z-Z-Z-Z”), June Foray (“Broom Stick Bunny”), Michael Barrier, Chuck Jones, Michael Maltese, Maurice Noble and Corny Cole (“One Froggy Evening”), Jerry Beck and Stan Freberg (“The Three Little Bops”), Michael Barrier, John McGrew, Paul Julian and Gene Fleury (“The Dover Boys At Pimento University”), Michael Barrier and Pete Alvarado (“Hardevil Hare”), and Michael Barrier and Maurice Noble (“Duck Dodgers In The 24 ½ Century”).
* Music-only tracks for “What’s Opera, Doc?,” “The Scarlet Pumpernickel,” “Duck Amuck,” “Robin Hood Daffy,” “Speedy Gonzales,” “One Froggy Evening,” “The Three Little Bops,” “Hare-Way To The Stars,” “Ducking The Devil,” “ A Witch’s Tangled Hare,” “Feed The Kitty,” “ and “Boyhood Daze.” Vocal track on “What’s Opera, Doc?” featuring Mel Blank and Arthur Q. Bryan, “The Three Little Bops” (by Stan Freberg), and music and effects tracks for “Bewitched Bunny,” “Broom-Stick Bunny,” and “Feline Frame-Up.”
* “Wagnerian Wabbit: The Making Of What’s Opera, Doc?”
* “Twilight In Tunes: The Music Of Raymond Scott”
* “A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks Of The Cartoon Trade”
* “Powerhouse In Pictures”- A collection of “Looney Tunes” scenes
* “Putty Problems And Canary Rows”- A featurette on Sylvester and Tweety
* “The Charm Of Stink: On The Scent Of Pepe Le Pew” featurette
* “It Hopped One Night: The Story Behind One Froggy Evening”
* “The Ralph Phillips Story: Living The American Daydream,” “Mars Attacks! Life on The Red Planet With My Favorite Martian” and “Razzma-Taz: Giving The Tasmanian Devil His Due”- 3 featurettes on 3 Looney Tunes characters
* “Wacky Warner One-Shots” is all about the characters who were one-offs.
* “A Greeting From Chuck Jones” introduction
* “The Animated World Of Chuck Jones”- 9 Chuck Jones shorts titled “Point Rationing Of Foods,” “Hell-Bent For Election,” “So Much For So Little,” “Orange Blossoms For Violet,” “A Hitch In Time,” “90 Day Wondering,” “Drafty, Isn’t It?,” ‘The Dot And The Line: A Romance In Lower Mathematics,” and “The Bear That Wasn’t.”
* “How The Grinch Stole Christmas! Pencil Test”
* “The Door” short
* 9 Bonus Cartoons- “Fright Before Christmas,” “Spaced-Out-Bunny,” “Duck Dodgers And The Return Of The 24 ½ Century,” “Another Froggy Evening,” “Marvin The Martian In The Third Dimension,” “Superior Duck,” “From Hare To Eternity,” “Father Of The Bird,” and “Museum Scream.”
* “Chuck Amuck: The Movie”- A 51 minute Chuck Jones documentary.
* “Chuck Jones: Extremes And In-Betweens, A Life In Animation”- An 85 minute documentary about Chuck Jones animation filmography.
* “Chuck Jones: Memories Of Childhood”- A special feature about Chuck Jones’ childhood.

July 15, 2025 - Posted by nicklyons1 | Blu-Ray review | Bugs Bunny, Cartoons, Daffy Duck, Looney Tunes, Looney Tunes Platinum Collection Volume 1 Blu-ray Review, Marvin The Martian