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The Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection is a series of DVDs released by Warner Home Video compiling Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts. It was created as a more affordable alternative to the Looney Tunes Golden Collection sets aimed at collectors. Many of the cartoons included on these sets were already available in the 'Golden Collection' sets.
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 |
Release date | 2003–2014 |
Running time | 789+ minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Volume 1
editVolume 1, released on October 28, 2003, contains Discs 3 and 4 of Golden Collection, Volume 1.
Disc 1
editShorts 1—12 directed by Chuck Jones, 10 co-directed by Abe Levitow, 13 and 14 by Robert Clampett
No. | Title | Characters | Release date | Series |
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1 | Elmer's Candid Camera | Elmer, Prototype-Bugs | March 2, 1940 | MM |
2 | Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears | Bugs, The Three Bears | February 26, 1944 | MM |
3 | Fast and Furry-ous | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | September 17, 1949 | LT |
4 | Hair-Raising Hare | Bugs, Gossamer | May 25, 1946 | MM |
5 | Awful Orphan | Charlie, Porky | January 29, 1949 | MM |
6 | Haredevil Hare | Bugs, K-9, Marvin | July 24, 1948 | LT |
7 | For Scent-imental Reasons | Pepé, Penelope | November 12, 1949 | LT |
8 | Frigid Hare | Bugs | October 7, 1949 | MM |
9 | The Hypo-Chondri-Cat | Claude Cat, Hubie and Bertie | April 15, 1950 | MM |
10 | Baton Bunny | Bugs | January 10, 1959 | LT |
11 | Feed the Kitty | Marc and Pussyfoot | February 2, 1952 | MM |
12 | Don't Give Up the Sheep | Ralph and Sam | January 3, 1953 | LT |
13 | Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid | Bugs, Beaky | July 11, 1942 | MM |
14 | Tortoise Wins by a Hare | Bugs, Cecil | February 20, 1943 | MM |
Disc 2
editShorts 1-9 directed by Friz Freleng, 10-14 by Robert McKimson
No. | Title | Characters | Release date | Series |
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1 | Canary Row | Granny, Sylvester, Tweety | October 7, 1950 | MM |
2 | Bunker Hill Bunny | Bugs, Sam | September 23, 1950 | MM |
3 | Kit for Cat | Elmer, Sylvester | November 6, 1948 | LT |
4 | Putty Tat Trouble | Sylvester, Tweety | February 24, 1951 | LT |
5 | Bugs and Thugs | Bugs, Rocky and Mugsy | March 2, 1954 | LT |
6 | Canned Feud | Sylvester | February 3, 1951 | LT |
7 | Lumber Jerks | Mac and Tosh | June 25, 1955 | LT |
8 | Speedy Gonzales | Speedy, Sylvester | September 17, 1955 | MM |
9 | Tweety's S.O.S. | Granny, Sylvester, Tweety | September 22, 1951 | MM |
10 | The Foghorn Leghorn | Barnyard, Foghorn, Henery | October 9, 1948 | MM |
11 | Daffy Duck Hunt | Barnyard, Daffy, Porky | March 26, 1949 | LT |
12 | Early to Bet | Gambling Bug | May 12, 1951 | MM |
13 | A Broken Leghorn | Foghorn, Prissy | September 26, 1959 | LT |
14 | Devil May Hare | Bugs, Taz | June 19, 1954 | LT |
Volume 2
editVolume 2, released on November 2, 2004, contains Discs 3 and 4 of Golden Collection Volume 2.
Disc 1
editDisc 2
editNo. | Title | Characters | Release date | Director | Series |
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1 | Back Alley Oproar | Elmer, Sylvester | March 27, 1948 | Friz Freleng | MM |
2 | Book Revue | Daffy | January 5, 1946 | Bob Clampett | LT |
3 | A Corny Concerto | Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Porky | September 18, 1943 | Bob Clampett | MM |
4 | Have You Got Any Castles? | June 25, 1938 | Frank Tashlin | MM | |
5 | Hollywood Steps Out | May 24, 1941 | Tex Avery | MM | |
6 | I Love to Singa | July 18, 1936 | Tex Avery | MM | |
7 | Katnip Kollege | June 11, 1938 | Cal Howard and Cal Dalton | MM | |
8 | The Hep Cat | Willoughby | October 3, 1942 | Bob Clampett | LT |
9 | Three Little Bops | January 5, 1957 | Friz Freleng | LT | |
10 | One Froggy Evening | Michigan J. Frog | December 31, 1955 | Chuck Jones | MM |
11 | Rhapsody Rabbit | Bugs | November 9, 1946 | Friz Freleng | MM |
12 | Show Biz Bugs | Bugs, Daffy | November 2, 1957 | Friz Freleng | LT |
13 | Stage Door Cartoon | Bugs, Elmer | December 30, 1944 | Friz Freleng | MM |
14 | What's Opera, Doc? | Bugs, Elmer | July 6, 1957 | Chuck Jones | MM |
15 | You Ought to Be in Pictures | Daffy, Porky | May 18, 1940 | Friz Freleng | LT |
Volume 3
editIn place of Volume 3, released on October 25, 2005, is the Looney Tunes Movie Collection, contains new-to-DVD content; consisting of The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie and Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales on separate discs. Though it technically does serve as the third volume of the Spotlight Collection.
Volume 4
editVolume 4, released on November 14, 2006, based on Discs 1 and 4 of Golden Collection Volume 4.
Disc 1: Bugs Bunny Favorites
editAll cartoons on this disc star Bugs Bunny.
No. | Title | Co-stars | Year | Director | Series |
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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 |
Disc 2: Kitty Korner
editNo. | Title | Characters | Year | Director | Series |
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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 | Pussyfoot | 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
editVolume 5, released on October 30, 2007, consists of Discs 1 and 2 of Golden Collection Volume 5.
Disc 1: Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
editNo. | Title | Bugs, Daffy, or Both? | Characters | Year | Director | Series |
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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 and Sam | 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 | 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 |
Disc 2: Fun-Filled Fairy Tales
editNo. | Title | Characters | Year | Director | Series |
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1 | Bewitched Bunny | Bugs, Witch Hazel | 1954 | Chuck Jones | LT |
2 | Paying the Piper | Porky | 1949 | Robert McKimson | MM |
3 | The Bear's Tale | 1940 | Tex Avery | MM | |
4 | Foney Fables | 1942 | Friz Freleng | MM | |
5 | Goldimouse and the Three Cats | Sylvester and Son | 1960 | Friz Freleng | LT |
6 | Holiday for Shoestrings | 1946 | Friz Freleng | MM | |
7 | Little Red Rodent Hood | Sylvester | 1952 | 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
editVolume 6, released on October 21, 2008, based on Discs 1 and 4 of Golden Collection Volume 6.
Disc 1: Cartoon Superstars
editNo. | Title | Characters | Director | Year |
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1 | Baby Buggy Bunny | Bugs | Chuck Jones | 1954 |
2 | Broom-Stick Bunny | Bugs, Witch Hazel | Chuck Jones | 1956 |
3 | To Duck or Not To Duck** | Daffy, Elmer | Chuck Jones | 1943 |
4 | Birth of a Notion | Barnyard, Daffy | Robert McKimson | 1947 |
5 | Crowing Pains | Barnyard, Foghorn, Henery, Sylvester | Robert McKimson | 1947 |
6 | Raw! Raw! Rooster! | Foghorn | Robert McKimson | 1956 |
7 | My Favorite Duck | Daffy, Porky | Chuck Jones | 1942 |
8 | Jumpin' Jupiter | Porky, Sylvester | Chuck Jones | 1955 |
9 | Satan's Waitin' | Sylvester, Tweety | Friz Freleng | 1954 |
10 | Hook, Line and Stinker | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | Chuck Jones | 1958 |
11 | A Ham in a Role | Goofy Gophers | Robert McKimson | 1949 |
12 | Heaven Scent | Pepé | Chuck Jones | 1956 |
13 | Often an Orphan | Charlie, Porky | Chuck Jones | 1949 |
14 | Dog Gone South | Charlie, Colonel Shuffle | Chuck Jones | 1950 |
15 | By Word of Mouse | Sylvester | Friz Freleng | 1954 |
Special features
editBonus cartoons
editTitle | Characters | Director | Year |
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Heir-Conditioned | Elmer, Sylvester, Tweety (cameo) | Friz Freleng | 1955 |
Yankee Dood It | Elmer, Sylvester | Friz Freleng | 1956 |
Sniffles Takes a Trip | Sniffles | Chuck Jones | 1940 |
Rabbit Rampage | Bugs, Elmer (cameo) | Chuck Jones | 1955 |
Disc 2: One-Hit Wonders
editAll cartoons are one-shots, except for A Cartoonist's Nightmare, which features Beans.
No. | Title | Director | Year |
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1 | Rocket-bye Baby | Chuck Jones | 1956 |
2 | Fresh Airedale | Chuck Jones | 1945 |
3 | It's Hummer Time | Robert McKimson | 1950 |
4 | Much Ado About Nutting | Chuck Jones | 1953 |
5 | Goo Goo Goliath | Friz Freleng | 1954 |
6 | The Draft Horse | Chuck Jones | 1942 |
7 | Lights Fantastic | Friz Freleng | 1942 |
8 | Rookie Revue | Friz Freleng | 1941 |
9 | The Weakly Reporter | Chuck Jones | 1944 |
10 | Wild Wife | Robert McKimson | 1954 |
11 | The Hole Idea | Robert McKimson | 1955 |
12 | Page Miss Glory | Tex Avery (uncredited) | 1936 |
13 | Now Hear This | Chuck Jones | 1963 |
14 | Norman Normal | Alex Lovy | 1968 |
15 | A Cartoonist's Nightmare | Jack King | 1935 |
Special features
editBonus cartoons
editTitle | Director | Year |
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Wild Wild World | Robert McKimson | 1960 |
Punch Trunk | Chuck Jones | 1953 |
Bartholomew Versus the Wheel | Robert McKimson | 1951 |
Sleepy Time Possum | Robert McKimson | 1951 |
Volume 7
editVolume 7, released on October 13, 2009, not concurrently with a Golden Collection; Instead, it is a compilation of shorts from Golden Collections 1, 2, and 3.
Disc 1: The Best of Bugs Bunny and Road Runner
editDisc 2: All-Star Cartoon Party
editNo. | Title | Characters | Year | Director | Series |
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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
editVolume 8, released May 13, 2014, a compilation of shorts from Golden Collections 2, 3, 4, and 5. It is the last volume released to date.
Disc 1
editAll cartoons on this disc star Bugs Bunny.
No. | Title | Co-stars | Year | Director | Series |
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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 |
Disc 2
editNo. | Title | Characters | Year | Director | Series |
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1 | The Wise Quacking Duck | Daffy | 1943 | Bob Clampett | LT |
2 | Claws for Alarm | Porky, Sylvester | 1954 | Chuck Jones | MM |
3 | Whoa, Be-Gone! | Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner | 1958 | Chuck Jones | MM |
4 | Cheese Chasers | Claude, Hubie and Bertie | 1951 | Chuck Jones | MM |
5 | The Dover Boys | 1942 | Chuck Jones | MM | |
6 | A Bear for Punishment | The Three Bears | 1951 | Chuck Jones | LT |
7 | The Pied Piper of Guadalupe | Speedy, Sylvester | 1961 | Friz Freleng | LT |
8 | The Last Hungry Cat | Sylvester, Tweety | 1961 | Friz Freleng | MM |
9 | The Honey-Mousers | The Honey-Mousers | 1956 | Robert McKimson | LT |
10 | An Egg Scramble | Miss Prissy, Porky | 1950 | Robert McKimson | MM |
11 | Cat-Tails for Two | Speedy | 1953 | Robert McKimson | MM |
12 | Bye, Bye Bluebeard | Porky | 1949 | Arthur Davis | MM |
13 | Booby Hatched | 1944 | Frank Tashlin | LT | |
14 | Now That Summer is Gone | 1938 | Frank Tashlin | MM | |
15 | Pigs in a Polka | 1943 | Friz Freleng | MM |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ https://chuckjones.com/characters/charlie-dog/ Charlie Dog | Chuck Jones.com