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Looney Tunes Collector's Edition: Volume 9

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Billed under the name of A Looney Life, this volume is the showcase of shorts directed by Friz Freleng. Unfortunately, this is largely a double dip set, since all of the shorts had previously been released on VHS, although some might have only been available on the PAL only volumes of The Looney Tunes Video Show (those being "Kit for Cat" and "Gift Wrapped"). The only purpose to get this volume is for a potential audiovisual improvement or if you don't have a PAL VHS player, and even then, all of the shorts are also available restored on digital disc home media.

Disc Specifications

Release Date: July 1, 2000
Format(s): VHS
Shorts Included: 13
In Print?: No
Runtime: 90 minutes (1 hour, 30 minutes)
Region: NTSC

Collector's Recommendation Score

This is a rating of how recommended it is to obtain the set, rated from a scale of 0 to 10. This is automatically done and is calculated from three criteria by default: how many shorts are new to the format (20%), how many shorts is an upgrade from previous releases (30%), and how many shorts don't have an upgrade in future releases (50%). The higher the score, the more recommended the set is.

Each short in itself contributes an equal amount, and miscellaneous and post-Golden Age shorts are also included. Thus, even if all Golden Age shorts are upgraded in later sets, shorts in other categories may still prevent the set from scoring a 0.

For compilation sets, only the amount of shorts without a better version on later sets are scored for up to 10 points, as they tend to be repackages of previously released sets.

Any set that scores 0 on new-to-format or upgrade tests are deemed as double dip-only sets and instantly fails with a 0. Sets that also scores 0 on the "don't have an upgrade" test are also deemed as obsolete, usurped sets and instantly fails with a 0. As more sets get released, the score may be subject to change.

This is not an exhaustive rating on the set itself in terms of quality, but rather a marker on how worthwhile it is the obtain the set for a complete collection in the most cost-efficient way. Thus, sets with a higher score are a much better value for your cash than lower rated ones; sets rated with a 0 are generally a waste of cash.

This set has achieved a Collector's Recommendation Score of 0 out of 10, as it is a double dip-only set or a downgraded version of a larger set.

It is highly not recommended to get this set for collection's sake. It consists primarily of double dips shorts or inferior versions of the best available shorts, or is a cut down version of a bigger set that generally have the same cartoons plus several others not included. If this set is old, most of the shorts might have been updated to better versions. Getting this set is not worth its value compared to higher rated sets, and should be avoided for collector's purposes.

Included Shorts

Short Name	Release Date	Status	Notes
High Diving Hare	April 30, 1949	Unrestored	1998 dubbed version
Ain't She Tweet	June 21, 1952	Unrestored
Cracked Quack	July 5, 1952	Unrestored
Kit for Cat	November 6, 1948	Unrestored	1998 dubbed version
Baseball Bugs	February 2, 1946	Unrestored	1995 dubbed version
Here Today, Gone Tamale	August 29, 1959	Unrestored
Bunker Hill Bunny	September 23, 1950	Unrestored	1998 dubbed version
Back Alley Oproar	March 27, 1948	Unrestored	1995 dubbed version
Rabbit Transit	May 10, 1947	Unrestored	1995 dubbed version
A Mouse Divided	January 31, 1953	Unrestored	1998 dubbed version
Hare Do	January 15, 1949	Unrestored
Gift Wrapped	February 16, 1952	Unrestored
You Ought to Be in Pictures	May 18, 1940	Unrestored

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Looney Tunes Collector's Edition: Volume 9

Disc Specifications

Collector's Recommendation Score

Included Shorts