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The Golden Age of Looney Tunes is a collection ofLaserDiscs released byMGM/UA Home Video in the 1990s. There were five sets made, featuring a number of discs, and each disc side represented a different theme, being made up of seven cartoons per side. The first volume was also released onVHS, with each tape representing one disc side.
Like many otherLooney Tunes home video releases by MGM/UA Home Video, Volumes 1-4 used faded35 mmAssociated Artists Productions (a.a.p.) television prints as MGM/UA andTurner Entertainment Co., owners of the rights to the shorts, at the time had no access to Warner Bros.' negatives. Unlike many otherLooney Tunes home video releases by MGM/UA Home Video, most of the a.a.p. logos were cut from the releases.
As Volume 5 was released in 1997, however, newer "remasters" were used that Turner Entertainment Co. had created in 1995, infamously known as Turner "dubbed versions", to make the shorts look more presentable for television and home video releases. These shorts had an altered ending card taken from one of the shorts with the disclaimer to Turner Entertainment Co. below. Turner did not have access to Warner Bros.' negatives, so only what was provided from a.a.p. could be used, hence why some of the Turner prints are of varying quality.
With the exception of the "Censored Eleven" shorts, everyLooney Tunes andMerrie Melodies short in the a.a.p./Turner library was released in this collection.
The first volume of the set,The Golden Age of Looney Tunes was released on December 11, 1991 on LaserDisc. Due to potentially offensive material in the cartoonBugs Bunny Nips the Nips, later reprints were released with that short replaced byRacketeer Rabbit, which was also released on Volume 3. The first volume contains 70 animated shorts from 1931 through 1948 (1933–1948 on the cover).[1] Each side of the first volume's discs contains animated shorts fitting a particular theme or category - this arrangement is used in all five volumes ofThe Golden Age of Looney Tunes. Each side was also released onVHS as ten separate volumes.
Notes: This set also contains the original ending audio ofDaffy Duck and Egghead,Speaking Of The Weather,Swooner Crooner andHave You Got Any Castles?
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Vol. 2 was released on July 1, 1992 on laserdisc. The second volume contains 70 animated shorts from 1931 through 1948.[2] The second volume's categories are as follows:
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Vol. 3 was released on December 23, 1992 on laserdisc. The third volume contains 70 animated shorts from 1931 through 1948.[3] The third volume's categories are as follows:
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Vol. 4 was released on July 14, 1993 on laserdisc. The fourth volume contains 73 animated shorts from 1932 through 1948.[4] The fourth volume's categories are as follows:
The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Vol. 5 was released on April 2, 1997 on laserdisc. The fifth volume contains 55 animated shorts from 1932 through 1949. The fifth volume came out over three and a half years afterThe Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Vol. 4 was released - by this point, Turner had been bought out byTime Warner. A majority of the shorts in this volume use the newer American 1995 Turner "dubbed" prints, except forThe Merry Old Soul, which has its originalAssociated Artists Productions print complete with the a.a.p. titles. Side 1 and Side 8 do not have Turner prints.
The final box set in the series contains bonus material such as an alternate version ofHare Ribbin' and two live-action film segments with cameos by Bugs Bunny:My Dream Is Yours andTwo Guys from Texas. The set also includes threeWorld War II-era cartoon shorts featuring the sailor Hook that were made specially for the U.S. Armed Forces. The shorts areThe Good Egg (not to be confused with the regular Warner Bros. short with the same name),The Return of Mr. Hook andTokyo Woes.[5] The fifth volume's categories are as follows:
This is a listing of the shorts in theWarner Bros.'Looney Tunes andMerrie Melodies series (as well as a few non-Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies shorts) available onThe Golden Age of Looney Tunes set. See theLooney Tunes and Merrie Melodies filmography for a more detailed list of all the shorts. All films beforeHoneymoon Hotel are in black-and-white. Unless otherwise noted, all other cartoons are in three-stripTechnicolor.
Key
= Merrie Melodies
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile!* (Ising/Sep 5/1:1) - 1931
One More Time* (Ising/Oct 3/3:1) - 1931
You Don't Know What You're Doin'!* (Ising/Oct 31/2:1) - 1931
Red-Headed Baby* (Ising/Dec 26/3:1) - 1931
Pagan Moon* (Ising/Jan 23/3:1) - 1932
Freddy the Freshman* (Ising/Feb 20/3:7) - 1932
Crosby, Columbo, and Vallee* (Ising/Mar 19/4:5) - 1932
Goopy Geer* (Ising/Apr 16/2:1) - 1932
It's Got Me Again!* (Ising/May 14/5:1) - 1932
Moonlight for Two* (Ising/Jun 11/5:1) - 1932
The Queen Was in the Parlor* (Ising/Jul 9/4:10) - 1932
I Love a Parade* (Ising/Aug 6/4:10) - 1932
You're Too Careless with Your Kisses!* (Ising/Sep 10/5:1) - 1932
I Wish I Had Wings* (Ising/Oct 15/5:1) - 1932
A Great Big Bunch of You* (Ising/Nov 12/3:1,5:1) - 1932
Three's a Crowd* (Ising/Dec 10/2:1) - 1932
The Shanty Where Santy Claus Lives* (Ising/Jan 7/3:1) - 1933
One Step Ahead of My Shadow (Ising/Feb 4/3:1) - 1933
Young and Healthy (Ising/Mar 4/5:1) - 1933
The Organ Grinder (Ising/Apr 8/4:10) - 1933
Wake Up the Gypsy in Me (Ising/May 13/3:10) - 1933
I Like Mountain Music (Ising/Jun 10/5:1) - 1933
Shuffle Off to Buffalo (Ising and Freleng/Jul 8/1:1) - 1933
The Dish Ran Away With the Spoon (Ising/Aug 5/3:1) - 1933
We're in the Money (Ising/Aug 26/2:1) - 1933
Honeymoon Hotel (Duvall/Feb 17/2:1/Cine) - 1934
Beauty and the Beast (Freleng/Apr 14/2:7/Cine) - 1934
Those Beautiful Dames (Freleng/Nov 10/5:6/2-strip Techni) - 1934
Pop Goes Your Heart (Freleng/Dec 8/5:7/2-strip Techni) - 1934
Mr. and Mrs. Is the Name (Freleng/Jan 19/5:4/2-strip Techni) - 1935
Country Boy (Freleng/Feb 9/5:5/2-strip Techni) - 1935
I Haven't Got a Hat (Freleng/Mar 2/1:2/2-strip Techni) - 1935
Along Flirtation Walk (Freleng/Apr 6/3:7/2-strip Techni) - 1935
My Green Fedora (Freleng/Apr 6/5:6/2-strip Techni) - 1935
Into Your Dance (Freleng/Jun 8/5:4/2-strip Techni) - 1935
The Country Mouse (Freleng/Jul 13/5:4/2-strip Techni)
The Merry Old Soul (Freleng/Aug 17/5:4/2-strip Techni)
The Lady in Red (Freleng/Sep 7/2:1/2-strip Techni)
Little Dutch Plate (Freleng/Oct 19/5:6/2-strip Techni)
Billboard Frolics (Freleng/Nov 9/4:10/2-strip Techni) - 1935
Flowers for Madame (Freleng/Nov 30/4:10/2-strip Techni)
I Wanna Play House (Freleng/Jan 11/5:7) - 1936
The Cat Came Back (Freleng/Feb 8/5:5/2-strip Techni)
Page Miss Glory (Avery/Mar 7/1:1) - 1936
I'm a Big Shot Now (Freleng/Apr 11/5:7)
Let It Be Me (Freleng/May 9/4:5)
I'd Love to Take Orders From You (Avery/May 16/5:6) - 1936
Bingo Crosbyana (Freleng/May 30/5:4) - 1936
When I Yoo Hoo (Freleng/Jun 27/5:7)
I Love to Singa (Avery/Jul 18/1:1)
At Your Service Madame (Freleng/Aug 29/5:7) - 1936
Toy Town Hall (Freleng/Sep 19/5:6) - 1936
Boulevardier from the Bronx (Freleng/Oct 10/3:7) - 1936
Don't Look Now (Avery/Nov 7/5:2)
The Coo-Coo Nut Grove (Freleng/Nov 28/1:9) - 1936
He Was Her Man (Freleng/Jan 2/3:10)
Pigs Is Pigs (Freleng/Jan 30/3:4)
I Only Have Eyes for You (Avery/Mar 6/5:2)
The Fella with a Fiddle (Freleng/Mar 27/5:4)
She Was an Acrobat's Daughter (Freleng/Apr 10/5:3) - 1937
Ain't We Got Fun (Avery/May 1/5:2)
Streamlined Greta Green (Freleng/Jun 19/5:6) - 1937
Sweet Sioux (Freleng/Jul 3/5:3)
Egghead Rides Again (Avery/Jul 17/3:8) - 1937
Plenty of Money and You (Freleng/Jul 31/5:7)
A Sunbonnet Blue (Avery/Aug 21/5:2)
Speaking of the Weather (Tashlin/Sep 4/1:1)
Dog Daze (Freleng/Sep 18/5:5) - 1937
I Wanna Be a Sailor* (Avery/Sep 25/3:5)
The Lyin' Mouse (Freleng/Oct 16/5:3)
Little Red Walking Hood (Avery/Nov 6/2:7)
The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos (Tashlin/Dec 4/4:5) - 1937
September in the Rain (Freleng/Dec 18/4:10)
Daffy Duck & Egghead (Avery/Jan 1/1:2)
My Little Buckeroo (Freleng/Jan 29/5:3)
The Sneezing Weasel (Avery/Mar 12/5:2)
A Star is Hatched (Freleng/Apr 2/5:7) - 1938
The Penguin Parade (Avery/Apr 23/2:1) - 1938
Now That Summer is Gone (Tashlin/May 14/5:4)
Katnip Kollege (Dalton and Howard/Jun 11/1:1)
Have You Got Any Castles?* (Tashlin/Jun 25/1:1)
Love and Curses (Hardaway and Dalton/Jul 9/4:8) - 1938
Cinderella Meets Fella (Avery/Jul 23/1:3) - 1938
The Major Lied 'Til Dawn (Tashlin/Aug 13/2:3) - 1938
A-Lad-in Bagdad (Dalton and Howard/Aug 27/2:7) - 1938
Cracked Ice (Tashlin/Sep 10/2:3) - 1938
A Feud There Was (Avery/Sep 24/3:8)
Little Pancho Vanilla (Tashlin/Oct 8/3:6)
Johnny Smith and Poker-Huntas (Avery/Oct 22/3:8)
You're an Education (Tashlin/Nov 5/4:10)
The Night Watchman (Jones/Nov 19/1:5)
Daffy Duck in Hollywood (Avery/Dec 12/1:9) - 1938
Count Me Out (Hardaway and Dalton/Dec 17/3:8) - 1938
The Mice Will Play (Avery/Dec 31/5:2)
Dog Gone Modern (Jones/Jan 14/5:5)
Hamateur Night* (Avery/Jan 28/1:3) - 1939
Robin Hood Makes Good* (Jones/Feb 11/2:7)
Gold Rush Daze* (Hardaway and Dalton/Feb 25/4:8) - 1939
A Day at the Zoo* (Avery/Mar 11/3:8)
Prest-O Change-O* (Jones/Mar 25/2:2)
Bars and Stripes Forever* (Hardaway and Dalton/Apr 8/4:8) - 1939
Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur* (Jones/Apr 22/3:9) - 1939
Thugs with Dirty Mugs (Avery/May 6/1:3)
Naughty but Mice (Jones/May 20/4:9) - 1939
Believe It or Else (Avery/Jun 3/3:8) - 1939
Hobo Gadget Band (Hardaway and Dalton/Jun 17/4:8)
Old Glory (Jones/Jul 1/1:5)
Dangerous Dan McFoo (Avery/Jul 15/1:3)
Snow Man's Land (Jones/Jul 29/5:5) - 1939
Hare-um Scare-um (Hardaway and Dalton/Aug 12/2:2) - 1939
Detouring America (Avery/Aug 26/5:2) - 1939
Little Brother Rat (Jones/Sep 2/4:9)
Sioux Me (Hardaway and Dalton/Sep 9/3:10)
Land of the Midnight Fun (Avery/Sep 23/4:7) - 1939
The Little Lion Hunter (Jones/Oct 7/2:4)
The Good Egg (Jones/Oct 21/4:2)
Fresh Fish (Avery/Nov 4/4:7)
Fagin's Freshman (Hardaway and Dalton/Nov 18/4:8)
Sniffles and the Bookworm (Jones/Dec 2/4:9)
Screwball Football (Avery/Dec 16/3:7) - 1939
The Curious Puppy (Jones/Dec 30/5:5)
The Early Worm Gets the Bird* (Avery/Jan 13/3:10)
Mighty Hunters (Jones/Jan 27/3:10)
Busy Bakers (Hardaway and Dalton/Feb 10/4:8)
Elmer's Candid Camera (Jones/Mar 2/2:2) - 1940
Cross-Country Detours (Avery/Mar 16/1:3)
Confederate Honey (Freleng/Mar 30/3:8) - 1940
The Bear's Tale (Avery/Apr 13/1:3)
The Hardship of Miles Standish (Freleng/Apr 27/2:9) - 1940
Sniffles Takes a Trip (Jones/May 11/1:5)
A Gander at Mother Goose (Avery/May 25/2:7) - 1940
Tom Thumb in Trouble (Jones/Jun 8/2:7)
Circus Today (Avery/Jun 22/3:5)
Little Blabbermouse (Freleng/Jul 6/4:5)
The Egg Collector (Jones/Jul 20/4:9)
A Wild Hare (Avery/Jul 27/1:2,4:1)
Ghost Wanted (Jones/Aug 10/4:2) - 1940
Ceiling Hero (Avery/Aug 24/4:7) - 1940
Malibu Beach Party (Freleng/Sep 14/4:5) - 1940
Stage Fright (Jones/Sep 28/5:5)
Holiday Highlights (Avery/Oct 12/3:5) - 1940
Good Night, Elmer (Jones/Oct 26/2:10) - 1940
Wacky Wildlife (Avery/Nov 9/4:7)
Bedtime For Sniffles (Jones/Nov 23/2:10)
Of Fox and Hounds (Avery/Dec 7/2:9)
Shop, Look & Listen (Freleng/Dec 21/5:6) - 1940
Elmer's Pet Rabbit (Jones/Jan 4/2:2) - 1941
The Fighting 69½th (Freleng/Jan 18/5:3)
Sniffles Bells the Cat (Jones/Feb 1/4:9)
The Crackpot Quail (Avery/Feb 15/1:3) - 1941
The Cat's Tale (Freleng/Mar 1/3:4)
Tortoise Beats Hare (Avery/Mar 15/1:10) - 1941
Goofy Groceries (Clampett/Mar 29/2:5)
Toy Trouble (Jones/Apr 12/4:9)
The Trial of Mr. Wolf (Freleng/Apr 26/4:3)
Farm Frolics* (Clampett/May 10/3:6)
Hollywood Steps Out (Avery/May 24/1:9)
Hiawatha's Rabbit Hunt (Freleng/Jun 7/2:2)
The Wacky Worm (Freleng/Jun 21/3:4)
The Heckling Hare (Avery/Jul 5/1:7) - 1941
Inki and the Lion (Jones/Jul 19/3:10)
Aviation Vacation (Avery/Aug 2/3:5) - 1941
Sport Chumpions* (Freleng/Aug 16/3:7) - 1941
Snow Time For Comedy (Jones/Aug 30/4:2)
The Brave Little Bat (Jones/Sep 27/4:9)
The Bug Parade (Avery/Oct 11/4:7)
Rookie Revue* (Freleng/Oct 25/5:3) - 1941
Saddle Silly (Jones/Nov 8/4:7) - 1941
The Cagey Canary (Avery and Clampett/Nov 22/3:5)
Rhapsody in Rivets (Freleng/Dec 6/1:6)
Wabbit Twouble (Clampett/Dec 20/1:4) - 1941
Hop, Skip, and a Chump (Freleng/Jan 13/4:6)
The Bird Came C.O.D. (Jones/Jan 17/4:2) - 1942
Aloha Hooey (Avery and Clampett/Jan 31/3:5) - 1942
Conrad the Sailor (Jones/Feb 28/4:4) - 1942
Crazy Cruise (Avery and Clampett/Mar 14/3:5) - 1942
The Wabbit Who Came to Supper* (Freleng/Mar 14/4:1) - 1942
Horton Hatches the Egg (Clampett/Apr 11/1:4)
Dog Tired (Jones/Apr 25/4:2) - 1942
The Wacky Wabbit* (Clampett/May 2/2:5) - 1942
The Draft Horse (Jones/May 9/2:4) - 1942
Lights Fantastic (Freleng/May 23/3:4) - 1942
Hold the Lion, Please (Jones/Jun 13/2:2) - 1942
Double Chaser (Freleng/Jun 20/4:3)
Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (Clampett/Jul 11/1:10) - 1942
Foney Fables* (Freleng/Aug 1/4:7) - 1942
The Squawkin' Hawk (Jones/Aug 8/3:3)
Fresh Hare* (Freleng/Aug 22/2:2) - 1942
Fox Pop* (Jones/Sep 5/4:2)
The Dover Boys at Pimento University* (Jones/Sep 19/1:5) - 1942
The Sheepish Wolf* (Freleng/Oct 17/4:3)
The Hare-Brained Hypnotist (Freleng/Oct 31/4:1) - 1942
A Tale of Two Kitties* (Clampett/Nov 21/1:2)
Ding Dog Daddy* (Freleng/Dec 5/3:4) - 1942
Case of the Missing Hare* (Jones/Dec 12/4:1) - 1942
Pigs in a Polka* (Freleng/Feb 6/1:6)
Tortoise Wins By a Hare (Clampett/Feb 20/1:10) - 1943
The Fifth-Column Mouse* (Freleng/Mar 6/5:3)
Flop Goes the Weasel[a] (Jones/Mar 20/2:4)
Super Rabbit (Jones/Apr 3/3:2) - 1943
The Unbearable Bear (Jones/Apr 17/2:10)
Greetings Bait (Freleng/May 15/3:7)
Jack-Wabbit and the Beanstalk (Freleng/Jun 12/2:7) - 1943
The Aristo-Cat (Jones/Jun 19/1:5)
Wackiki Wabbit* (Jones/Jul 3/3:2) - 1943
Hiss and Make Up (Freleng/Sep 11/4:3)
A Corny Concerto* (Clampett/Sep 25/1:4) - 1943
Fin'n Catty[a] (Jones/Oct 23/3:3)
Falling Hare* (Clampett/Oct 30/3:6) - 1943
Inki and the Minah Bird* (Jones/Nov 13/3:3)
An Itch in Time[a] (Clampett/Dec 4/2:5)
Little Red Riding Rabbit (Freleng/Jan 1/1:6) - 1944
What's Cookin' Doc? (Clampett/Jan 8/1:9) - 1944
Meatless Flyday (Freleng/Jan 29/4:6) - 1944
Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears (Jones/Feb 26/3:2) - 1944
The Weakly Reporter (Jones/Mar 25/4:2) - 1944
Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips (Freleng/Apr 22/1:7) - 1944[b]
Russian Rhapsody (Clampett/May 20/3:6) - 1944
Slightly Daffy (Freleng/Jun 17/3:9)
Hare Ribbin' (Clampett/Jun 24/1:7,5:8) - 1944
Hare Force (Freleng/Jul 22/3:2) - 1944
Birdy and the Beast (Clampett/Aug 19/3:6) - 1944
Lost and Foundling (Jones/Sep 30/2:4)
The Old Grey Hare (Clampett/Oct 28/1:10) - 1944
Stage Door Cartoon (Freleng/Dec 30/3:2) - 1944
Herr Meets Hare (Freleng/Jan 13/3:2) - 1945
The Unruly Hare (Tashlin/Feb 10/1:7) - 1945
Life With Feathers (Freleng/Mar 24/1:2)
Hare Trigger (Freleng/May 5/1:6) - 1945
A Gruesome Twosome (Clampett/Jun 9/2:5) - 1945
Wagon Heels (Clampett/Jul 28/3:9) - 1945
Fresh Airedale (Jones/Aug 25/3:3)
Peck Up Your Troubles (Freleng/Oct 20/3:4)
Nasty Quacks (Tashlin/Dec 1/1:8) - 1945
Holiday for Shoestrings (Freleng/Feb 23/4:3)
Quentin Quail (Jones/Mar 2/4:5) - 1946
Hare Remover (Tashlin/Mar 23/2:3) - 1946
Hollywood Canine Canteen (McKimson/Apr 20/2:6) - 1946
Hair-Raising Hare (Jones/May 25/1:8) - 1946
Hollywood Daffy (Freleng/Jun 22/1:9) - 1946
The Eager Beaver (Jones/Jul 13/3:3)
Bacall to Arms (Clampett and Davis/Aug 3/2:5) - 1946
Walky Talky Hawky (McKimson/Aug 31/1:2)
Fair and Worm-er (Jones/Sep 28/2:4)
The Mouse-Merized Cat (McKimson/Oct 19/2:6)
Rhapsody Rabbit (Freleng/Nov 9/4:1) - 1946
One Meat Brawl (McKimson/Jan 18/2:6)
The Gay Anties (Freleng/Feb 15/4:3)
A Hare Grows in Manhattan (Freleng/Mar 22/1:7) - 1947
Tweetie Pie (Freleng/May 3/1:6)
Hobo Bobo (McKimson/May 17/4:4)
Inki at the Circus (Jones/Jun 21/1:5)
A Pest in the House (Jones/Aug 2/2:10) - 1947
The Foxy Duckling (Davis/Aug 23/4:6)
Doggone Cats (Davis/Oct 25/4:4/Cine)
Slick Hare (Freleng/Nov 1/1:9) - 1947
Catch as Cats Can (Davis/Dec 6/2:6) - 1947
Two Gophers from Texas (Davis/Jan 17/4:4/Cine)
Daffy Duck Slept Here (McKimson/Mar 6/2:10) - 1948
A Hick, a Slick, and a Chick (Davis/Mar 13/4:6/Cine) - 1948
Back Alley Oproar (Freleng/Mar 27/1:6)
I Taw a Putty Tat (Freleng/Apr 3/4:4/Cine)
Rabbit Punch (Jones/Apr 10/2:4) - 1948
Nothing But the Tooth (Davis/May 1/3:9) - 1948
Bone Sweet Bone (Davis/May 22/4:6/Cine)
Bugs Bunny Rides Again (Freleng/Jun 12/1:10) - 1948
The Shell Shocked Egg (McKimson/Jul 10/4:6)