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| Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection | |
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| Directed by | |
| Produced by |
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| Starring | Mel Blanc (voice) |
| Music by | |
| Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
Running time | 789+ minutes |
| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
TheLooney Tunes Spotlight Collection is a series of DVDs released byWarner Home Video compilingLooney Tunes andMerrie Melodies animated shorts. It was created as a more family-friendly, affordable companion to the higher-pricedLooney Tunes Golden Collection sets aimed at collectors. Many of the cartoons included on these sets were already available in theGolden Collection sets.
Volume 1, released on October 28, 2003, contains Discs 3 and 4 ofGolden Collection: Volume 1.
Shorts 1-12 directed byChuck Jones, 10 co-directed byAbe Levitow, 13 and 14 byRobert Clampett
| No. | Title | Characters | Year | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Elmer's Candid Camera | Elmer,Prototype-Bugs | 1940 | MM |
| 2 | Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears | Bugs,The Three Bears | 1944 | MM |
| 3 | Fast and Furry-ous | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | 1949 | LT |
| 4 | Hair-Raising Hare | Bugs,Gossamer | 1946 | MM |
| 5 | Awful Orphan | Charlie,Porky | 1949 | MM |
| 6 | Haredevil Hare | Bugs,K-9,Marvin | 1948 | LT |
| 7 | For Scent-imental Reasons | Pepé,Penelope | 1949 | LT |
| 8 | Frigid Hare | Bugs | 1949 | MM |
| 9 | The Hypo-Chondri-Cat | Claude,Hubie and Bertie | 1950 | MM |
| 10 | Baton Bunny | Bugs | 1959 | LT |
| 11 | Feed the Kitty | Marc and Pussyfoot | 1952 | MM |
| 12 | Don't Give Up the Sheep | Ralph and Sam | 1953 | LT |
| 13 | Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid | Bugs,Beaky | 1942 | MM |
| 14 | Tortoise Wins by a Hare | Bugs,Cecil | 1943 | MM |
Shorts 1-9 directed byFriz Freleng, 10-14 byRobert McKimson
| No. | Title | Characters | Year | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Canary Row | Granny,Sylvester,Tweety | 1950 | MM |
| 2 | Bunker Hill Bunny | Bugs,Sam | 1950 | MM |
| 3 | Kit for Cat | Elmer,Sylvester | 1948 | LT |
| 4 | Putty Tat Trouble | Sylvester,Tweety | 1951 | LT |
| 5 | Bugs and Thugs | Bugs,Rocky and Mugsy | 1954 | LT |
| 6 | Canned Feud | Sylvester | 1951 | LT |
| 7 | Lumber Jerks | Mac and Tosh | 1955 | LT |
| 8 | Speedy Gonzales | Speedy,Sylvester | 1955 | MM |
| 9 | Tweety's S.O.S. | Granny,Sylvester,Tweety | 1951 | MM |
| 10 | The Foghorn Leghorn | Barnyard,Foghorn,Henery | 1948 | MM |
| 11 | Daffy Duck Hunt | Barnyard,Daffy,Porky | 1949 | LT |
| 12 | Early to Bet | Gambling Bug | 1951 | MM |
| 13 | A Broken Leghorn | Foghorn,Prissy | 1959 | LT |
| 14 | Devil May Hare | Bugs,Taz | 1954 | LT |
Volume 2, released on November 2, 2004, contains Discs 3 and 4 ofGolden Collection: Volume 2.
| No. | Title | Characters | Year | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bad Ol' Putty Tat | Sylvester,Tweety | 1949 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 2 | All a Bir-r-r-rd | Sylvester,Tweety | 1950 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 3 | Room and Bird | Granny,Sylvester,Tweety | 1951 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 4 | Tweet Tweet Tweety | Sylvester,Tweety | 1951 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 5 | Gift Wrapped | Granny,Hector,Sylvester,Tweety | 1952 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 6 | Ain't She Tweet | Granny,Sylvester,Tweety | 1952 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 7 | A Bird In A Guilty Cage | Sylvester,Tweety | 1952 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 8 | Snow Business | Granny,Sylvester,Tweety | 1953 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 9 | Tweetie Pie | Sylvester,Tweety | 1947 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 10 | Kitty Kornered | Porky,Sylvester | 1946 | Bob Clampett | LT |
| 11 | Baby Bottleneck | Daffy,Porky | 1946 | Bob Clampett | LT |
| 12 | Old Glory | Porky | 1939 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 13 | The Great Piggy Bank Robbery | Daffy | 1946 | Bob Clampett | LT |
| 14 | Duck Soup to Nuts | Daffy,Porky | 1944 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 15 | Porky in Wackyland | Porky | 1938 | Bob Clampett | LT |
| No. | Title | Characters | Year | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Back Alley Oproar | Elmer,Sylvester | 1948 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 2 | Book Revue | Daffy | 1946 | Bob Clampett | LT |
| 3 | A Corny Concerto | Bugs,Daffy,Elmer,Porky | 1943 | Bob Clampett | MM |
| 4 | Have You Got Any Castles | 1938 | Frank Tashlin | MM | |
| 5 | Hollywood Steps Out | 1941 | Tex Avery | MM | |
| 6 | I Love to Singa | 1936 | Tex Avery | MM | |
| 7 | Katnip Kollege | 1938 | Cal Howard andCal Dalton | MM | |
| 8 | The Hep Cat | Willoughby | 1942 | Bob Clampett | LT |
| 9 | Three Little Bops | 1957 | Friz Freleng | LT | |
| 10 | One Froggy Evening | Michigan J. Frog | 1955 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 11 | Rhapsody Rabbit | Bugs | 1946 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 12 | Show Biz Bugs | Bugs,Daffy | 1957 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 13 | Stage Door Cartoon | Bugs,Elmer | 1944 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 14 | What's Opera, Doc? | Bugs,Elmer | 1957 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 15 | You Ought to Be in Pictures | Daffy,Porky | 1940 | Friz Freleng | LT |
In place of a regularVolume 3, released on October 25, 2005, is theLooney Tunes Movie Collection, which serves as the third volume of theSpotlight Collection. It contains new-to-DVD content; consisting ofThe Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie andBugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales on separate discs.
Volume 4, released on November 14, 2006, contains Discs 1 and 4 ofGolden Collection: Volume 4, removingSouthern Fried Rabbit due to racially offensive content, andThe Sour Puss due to a suicide gag.
All cartoons on this disc starBugs Bunny.
| No. | Title | Co-stars | Year | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Roman Legion-Hare | Sam | 1955 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 2 | The Grey Hounded Hare | 1949 | Robert McKimson | LT | |
| 3 | Rabbit Hood | 1949 | Chuck Jones | MM | |
| 4 | Operation: Rabbit | Wile E. | 1952 | Chuck Jones | LT |
| 5 | Knight-mare Hare | 1955 | Chuck Jones | MM | |
| 6 | Mississippi Hare | Colonel Shuffle | 1949 | Chuck Jones | LT |
| 7 | Hurdy-Gurdy Hare | Gruesome Gorilla | 1950 | Robert McKimson | MM |
| 8 | Forward March Hare | 1953 | Chuck Jones | LT | |
| 9 | Sahara Hare | Daffy,Sam | 1955 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 10 | Barbary Coast Bunny | Nasty Canasta | 1956 | Chuck Jones | LT |
| 11 | To Hare Is Human | Wile E. | 1956 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 12 | 8 Ball Bunny | Playboy | 1950 | Chuck Jones | LT |
| 13 | Knighty Knight Bugs | Sam | 1958 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 14 | Rabbit Romeo | Elmer | 1957 | Robert McKimson | MM |
| No. | Title | Characters | Year | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Night Watchman | 1938 | Chuck Jones | MM | |
| 2 | Conrad the Sailor | Conrad,Daffy | 1942 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 3 | The Aristo-Cat | Claude,Hubie and Bertie | 1943 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 4 | Dough Ray Me-ow | Louie and Heathcliff | 1948 | Arthur Davis | MM |
| 5 | Pizzicato Pussycat | 1955 | Friz Freleng | MM | |
| 6 | Kiss Me Cat | Marc and Pussyfoot | 1953 | Chuck Jones | LT |
| 7 | Cat Feud | Marc and Pussyfoot | 1958 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 8 | The Unexpected Pest | Sylvester | 1956 | Robert McKimson | MM |
| 9 | Go Fly a Kit | 1957 | Chuck Jones | LT | |
| 10 | Kiddin' The Kitten | Dodsworth | 1952 | Robert McKimson | MM |
| 11 | A Peck o' Trouble | Dodsworth | 1953 | Robert McKimson | LT |
| 12 | Mouse and Garden | Sylvester | 1960 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 13 | Porky's Poor Fish | Porky | 1940 | Bob Clampett | LT |
| 14 | Swallow the Leader | 1949 | Robert McKimson | LT |
Volume 5, released on October 30, 2007, consists of Discs 1 and 2 ofGolden Collection: Volume 5.
| No. | Title | Bugs,Daffy, or Both? | Co-stars | Year | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 14 Carrot Rabbit | Bugs | Sam | 1952 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 2 | Ali Baba Bunny | Both | 1957 | Chuck Jones | MM | |
| 3 | Buccaneer Bunny | Bugs | Sam | 1948 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 4 | Bugs' Bonnets | Bugs | Elmer | 1956 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 5 | A Star Is Bored | Both | Elmer andSam | 1956 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 6 | A Pest in the House | Daffy | Elmer | 1947 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 7 | Transylvania 6-5000 | Bugs | Count Bloodcount | 1963 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 8 | Oily Hare | Bugs | 1952 | Robert McKimson | MM | |
| 9 | Stupor Duck | Daffy | 1956 | Robert McKimson | LT | |
| 10 | The Stupor Salesman | Daffy | 1948 | Arthur Davis | LT | |
| 11 | The Abominable Snow Rabbit | Both | Hugo | 1961 | Chuck Jones | LT |
| 12 | The Super Snooper | Daffy | 1952 | Robert McKimson | LT | |
| 13 | The Up-Standing Sitter | Daffy | 1948 | Robert McKimson | LT | |
| 14 | Hollywood Daffy | Daffy | 1946 | Friz Freleng - uncredited | MM | |
| 15 | You Were Never Duckier | Daffy | Henery | 1948 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| No. | Title | Characters | Year | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bewitched Bunny | Bugs,Witch Hazel | 1954 | Chuck Jones | LT |
| 2 | Paying the Piper | Porky | 1949 | Robert McKimson | LT |
| 3 | The Bear's Tale | 1940 | Tex Avery | MM | |
| 4 | Foney Fables | 1942 | Friz Freleng | MM | |
| 5 | Goldimouse and the Three Cats | Sylvester andSon | 1960 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 6 | Holiday for Shoestrings | 1946 | Friz Freleng | MM | |
| 7 | Little Red Rodent Hood | Sylvester | 1951 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 8 | Little Red Walking Hood | Elmer | 1937 | Tex Avery | MM |
| 9 | Red Riding Hoodwinked | Sylvester,Tweety | 1955 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 10 | The Trial of Mr. Wolf | 1941 | Friz Freleng | MM | |
| 11 | The Turn-Tale Wolf | 1952 | Robert McKimson | MM | |
| 12 | Tom Thumb in Trouble | 1940 | Chuck Jones | MM | |
| 13 | Tweety and the Beanstalk | Sylvester,Tweety | 1957 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 14 | A Tale of Two Kitties | Tweety | 1942 | Bob Clampett | MM |
| 15 | Porky's Pooch | Porky, Prototype-Charlie Dog[1] | 1941 | Bob Clampett | LT |
Volume 6, released on October 21, 2008, is based on Discs 1 and 4 ofGolden Collection: Volume 6.
| Title | Characters | Director | Year | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Heir-Conditioned | Elmer,Sylvester,Tweety (cameo) | Friz Freleng | 1955 | MM |
| Rabbit Rampage | Bugs,Elmer (cameo) | Chuck Jones | 1955 | LT |
| Sniffles Takes a Trip | Sniffles | Chuck Jones | 1940 | MM |
| Yankee Dood It | Elmer,Sylvester | Friz Freleng | 1956 | MM |
All cartoons are one-shots, except forA Cartoonist's Nightmare, which featuresBeans.
| No. | Title | Director | Year | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Rocket-bye Baby | Chuck Jones | 1956 | MM |
| 2 | Fresh Airedale | Chuck Jones | 1945 | MM |
| 3 | It's Hummer Time | Robert McKimson | 1950 | LT |
| 4 | Much Ado About Nutting | Chuck Jones | 1953 | MM |
| 5 | Goo Goo Goliath | Friz Freleng | 1954 | MM |
| 6 | The Draft Horse | Chuck Jones | 1942 | MM |
| 7 | Lights Fantastic | Friz Freleng | 1942 | MM |
| 8 | Rookie Revue | Friz Freleng | 1941 | MM |
| 9 | The Weakly Reporter | Chuck Jones | 1944 | MM |
| 10 | Wild Wife | Robert McKimson | 1954 | MM |
| 11 | The Hole Idea | Robert McKimson | 1955 | LT |
| 12 | Page Miss Glory | Tex Avery (uncredited) | 1936 | MM |
| 13 | Now Hear This | Chuck Jones | 1963 | LT |
| 14 | Norman Normal | Alex Lovy | 1968 | CS |
| 15 | A Cartoonist's Nightmare | Jack King | 1935 | LT |
| Title | Director | Year | Series |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wild Wild World | Robert McKimson | 1960 | MM |
| Punch Trunk | Chuck Jones | 1953 | LT |
| Bartholomew Versus the Wheel | Robert McKimson | 1964 | MM |
| Sleepy Time Possum | Robert McKimson | 1951 | MM |
Volume 7 was released on October 13, 2009, not concurrently with aGolden Collection; instead, it is a compilation of shorts from Golden Collections 1, 2, and 3.
| No. | Title | Characters | Year | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur | Daffy | 1939 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 2 | Super-Rabbit | Bugs | 1943 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 3 | Draftee Daffy | Daffy | 1945 | Bob Clampett | LT |
| 4 | Falling Hare | Bugs | 1943 | Bob Clampett | MM |
| 5 | Steal Wool | Ralph and Sam | 1957 | Chuck Jones | LT |
| 6 | Birds Anonymous | Sylvester,Tweety, Clarence Cat | 1957 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 7 | No Barking | Claude,Frisky Puppy | 1954 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 8 | Rabbit Punch | Bugs,The Crusher | 1948 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 9 | Odor-able Kitty | Pepé | 1945 | Chuck Jones | LT |
| 10 | Walky Talky Hawky | Foghorn,Henery | 1946 | Robert McKimson | MM |
| 11 | To Beep or Not to Beep | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | 1963 | Chuck Jones | MM |
Volume 8, released on May 13, 2014, is a compilation of shorts from Golden Collections 2, 3, 4, and 5. It is the last volume released to date.
All cartoons on this disc starBugs Bunny.
| No. | Title | Co-stars | Year | Director | Series |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Big Snooze | Elmer | 1946 | Bob Clampett | LT |
| 2 | Bugs Bunny Rides Again | Sam | 1948 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 3 | Bunny Hugged | The Crusher | 1951 | Chuck Jones | MM |
| 4 | French Rarebit | 1951 | Robert McKimson | MM | |
| 5 | Gorilla My Dreams | Gruesome Gorilla | 1948 | Robert McKimson | LT |
| 6 | The Hare-Brained Hypnotist | Elmer | 1942 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 7 | Hare Conditioned | 1945 | Chuck Jones | LT | |
| 8 | The Heckling Hare | Willoughby | 1941 | Tex Avery | MM |
| 9 | Little Red Riding Rabbit | 1944 | Friz Freleng | MM | |
| 10 | Tortoise Beats Hare | Cecil | 1941 | Tex Avery | MM |
| 11 | Rabbit Transit | Cecil | 1947 | Friz Freleng | LT |
| 12 | Slick Hare | Elmer | 1947 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| 13 | Homeless Hare | 1950 | Chuck Jones | MM | |
| 14 | Hyde and Hare | 1955 | Friz Freleng | LT | |
| 15 | The Windblown Hare | 1949 | Robert McKimson | LT |