Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection
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.
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Starring | Mel Blanc (voice) |
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Distributed by | Warner Home Video |
Release date | 2003–2014 |
Running time | 789+ minutes |
Country | United States |
Language | English |
Volume 1
Volume 1, released on October 28, 2003, contains Discs 3 and 4 of Golden Collection, Volume 1.
Disc 1
Shorts 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
Shorts 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
Volume 2, released on November 2, 2004, contains Discs 3 and 4 of Golden Collection Volume 2.
Disc 1
Disc 2
No. | 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
In 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
Volume 4, released on November 14, 2006, based on Discs 1 and 4 of Golden Collection Volume 4.
Disc 1: Bugs Bunny Favorites
All 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
No. | 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
Volume 5, released on October 30, 2007, consists of Discs 1 and 2 of Golden Collection Volume 5.
Disc 1: Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
No. | 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
No. | 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
Volume 6, released on October 21, 2008, based on Discs 1 and 4 of Golden Collection Volume 6.
Disc 1: Cartoon Superstars
No. | 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 |
Bonus cartoons
Title | 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
All 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 |
Bonus cartoons
Title | 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
Volume 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
Disc 2: All-Star Cartoon Party
No. | 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
Volume 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
All 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
No. | 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
References
- https://chuckjones.com/characters/charlie-dog/ Charlie Dog | Chuck Jones.com