Looney Tunes Collector's Choice is a series ofBlu-ray discs fromWarner Bros. Home Entertainment'sWarner Archive division collecting variousLooney Tunes andMerrie Melodies theatrical animated short subjects fromWarner Bros. Cartoons. According toJerry Beck, the aim of this series is to releaseLooney Tunes andMerrie Melodies shorts that have been previously unavailable in restored form to animation fans and collectors on the various DVD and Blu-ray sets, such as theLooney Tunes Golden Collection,Looney Tunes Platinum Collection,Looney Tunes Super Stars, andBugs Bunny 80th Anniversary Collection sets. Roughly 400 shorts had yet to be released in said DVD or Blu-ray format before the release of this series, but the series also includes shorts that were previously released as bonus features on various Warner Bros. DVDs. However those shorts included as bonus features were usually presented in unrestored form, whereas theCollector’s Choice series uses newly restored versions.
This is the firstLooney Tunes Blu-ray to be released throughWarner Archive, as opposed to the main home video division (second overall home media release after thePorky Pig 101 DVD set in 2017).Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 was announced on March 28, 2023[1] and released on May 30, 2023.[2] Keeping with tradition with otherGolden Age of Animation releases by Warner Archive (such asPopeye the Sailor: The 1940s andTex Avery Screwball Classics),Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 is a single-disc set with no bonus material. The set contains 20 cartoons that were previously unavailable on DVD or Blu-ray, presented uncut and digitally restored.
Animation historian and curator,Jerry Beck and Warner Archive President George Feltenstein indicated that strong sales ofVolume 1 could result in future volumes, with more cartoons and multiple discs.[3] On September 18, 2023, due to strong sales ofVolume 1, Warner Archive announcedLooney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2 — which included 25 cartoons and was released on December 12, 2023.[4] On January 23, 2024, Warner Archive announcedLooney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 — which also included 25 cartoons was released on March 12, 2024.[5] On July 30, 2024, Warner Archive announcedLooney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 4 — which also included 25 cartoons and was released on November 26, 2024.[6] A four-disc set,Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volumes 1–4, containing the four volumes in the series was also released on the same date.[7]
On March 14, 2025, Warner Archive announced a spiritual successor to theCollector's Choice series, entitledLooney Tunes Collector's Vault - which would include 2 discs and contain 50 cartoons, with Volume 1 being released on June 17, 2025.[8]
| Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 | |
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| Directed by | Chuck Jones Friz Freleng Arthur Davis Robert McKimson Frank Tashlin |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger Eddie Selzer John W. Burton |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 1 was released on May 30, 2023. The set includes 20 cartoons - none of which have previously been released on DVD or Blu-ray before. They are all presented uncut and digitally restored.[2]
Beanstalk Bunny (1955) andCatch as Cats Can (1947) were sourced from new 4K scans from theoriginal camera negatives.[9] According to Jerry Beck, the set was delayed for almost a full year because theLibrary of Congress had difficulty shipping the camera negatives forCatch as Cats Can to the Warner Bros. Studio in Burbank.[3] The other cartoons on this set had previously been restored forHBO Max streaming service in 2020[10] - with Warner Bros. removing many of them from the service earlier that same year.[11] However, for this release Warner Archive corrected many of the errors initially made by HBO Max, such asPhotoshopped title cards.[10]
| Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2 | |
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| Directed by | Chuck Jones Friz Freleng Tex Avery Robert McKimson Frank Tashlin Arthur Davis Abe Levitow Norman McCabe Maurice Noble |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger Eddie Selzer John W. Burton David H. DePatie |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 2 was released on December 12, 2023. This set included 25 cartoons never before released on DVD or Blu-ray - five more than onVolume 1.[12] In contrast to the previous volume,Volume 2 focuses more on miscellaneous "one-shot" cartoons and characters.[13]
Like the previous volume, only two cartoons -Brother Brat (1944) andGhost Wanted (1940) - were specifically restored for this release, while the other cartoons - includingOne Meat Brawl (1947), which was initially released on theLooney Tunes Super Stars' Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham DVD set in an unrestored form - were previously restored forHBO Max andMeTV, with Warner Archive correcting thePhotoshopped title cards (most notably onA Hound for Trouble (1951).[14] In additionCross Country Detours (1940) had its original opening title sequence restored, as opposed to theBlue Ribbon re-issue titles featured on previous releases.[13]
Volume 2 includes the following cartoons:
| Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 | |
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| Directed by | Chuck Jones Robert McKimson Friz Freleng Tex Avery Arthur Davis Gerry Chiniquy Earl Duvall Maurice Noble |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger Eddie Selzer John W. Burton David H. DePatie |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 3 was released on March 12, 2024.[5]
Like the previous volumes, only two cartoons were specifically restored for this release -Mexican Joyride (1947) andRiff Raffy Daffy (1948) - while all the other cartoons - includingPunch Trunk (1953), which was previously released as a bonus short on theLooney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 6 DVD set in an unrestored form - were previously restored forHBO Max andMeTV, with Warner Archive fixing most of thePhotoshopped title cards.Riff Raffy Daffy was originally released on theLooney Tunes Super Stars' Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham DVD set but in an unrestored form. For this releaseRiff Raffy Daffy was given a brand-new transfer. Since the originalseparation exposure negatives are thought to be lost, critics noted that whileRiff Raffy Daffy doesn't look as pristine as the other cartoons on the set, it still looks far superior than on previous releases.[15]Hobo Bobo (1947) also had its original opening titles restored.[15]
Volume 3 contains the following cartoons:[16]
| Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 4 | |
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| Directed by | Friz Freleng Robert McKimson Chuck Jones Tex Avery Bob Clampett Arthur Davis Norman McCabe Hawley Pratt |
| Produced by | Leon Schlesinger Eddie Selzer John W. Burton David H. DePatie Friz Freleng |
| Starring | Mel Blanc |
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| Distributed by | Warner Bros. Home Entertainment |
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| Country | United States |
| Language | English |
Looney Tunes Collector's Choice: Volume 4 was released on November 26, 2024. The set contains 25 cartoons. This time there were three newly restored cartoons for the set:Holiday for Drumsticks (1949),Muzzle Tough (1954) andPeck Up Your Troubles (1945). The rest - includingMouse-Warming (1952), which was originally included as an unrestored bonus short on theLooney Tunes Mouse Chronicles: The Chuck Jones Collection Blu-ray and DVD sets - were all previously restored forHBO Max andMeTV.[17] The set also included two bonus cartoons:Stork Naked (1955) andLighter Than Hare (1960) presented in their original 4:3 aspect ratios (both cartoons were previously released on theLooney Tunes Super Stars' DVD sets, however were cropped to 16:9).[18]
The set includes the following cartoons:[19]
| # | Title | Characters | Year | Director | Series |
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| B1 | Lighter Than Hare | Bugs,Sam | 1960 | Friz Freleng | MM |
| B2 | Stork Naked | Daffy | 1955 | Friz Freleng | MM |
