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Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 2


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Released a year after the first volume, the next volume features slightly more cartoons than in the previous volume, plus some general bells and whistles in the back. Dropped were the 1998 dubbed versions, and more shorts were restored in HD as a future-proofing measure, although a few did slip through the cracks. This was also seen as the last volume that was intended for family audiences; later ones aimed more for the collector.

Disc 1 is again the Bugs Bunny showcase disc. Disc 2 releases a significant portion of Chuck Jones' Road Runner shorts, plus a few miscellaneous shorts. It includes the Road Runner shorts from his second to twelfth ones. Disc 3 is a bit of a Tweety showcase with Daffy and Porky shorts near the end of the disc. The Tweety shorts here are the same versions from the previous I Love Tweety prints. Finally, disc 4 is the all-stars disc that primarily focuses on musical cartoons and "center stage" shorts.

Despite most of the shorts being restored in HD, there are still a few that were restored in SD and may feature prominent interlacing and/or DVNR. Besides the Tweety shorts that are just double dips of the I Love Tweety versions, there's a handful of other shorts that were restored in SD and had to be done over in later releases such as the Platinum Collection to work out for HD displays. These shorts that were restored in SD here are:
  • The Big Snooze
  • Gorilla My Dreams
  • Little Red Riding Rabbit
  • Slick Hare
  • Book Revue

Disc Specifications

  • Release Date: November 2, 2004
  • Format(s): DVD
  • Disc(s): 4 (DVD-9)
  • Shorts Included: 60 (+ 2 bonus shorts)
  • In Print?: Yes
  • Runtime: 320 minutes (5 hours, 20 minutes)
  • Region: Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4

Bonus Content

  • Disc 1
    • TV Special: The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary Special, Part 1
    • Behind the Tunes: A Conversation With Tex Avery
    • The Bugs Bunny Show: "Do or Diet" bridging sequences
    • The Bugs Bunny Show: "No Business Like Slow Business" audio recording sessions
  • Disc 2
    • Behind the Tunes: Crash! Bang! Boom! The Wild Sounds of Treg Brown
    • The Bugs Bunny Show: The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Show opening title sequence
  • Disc 3
    • Behind the Tunes: Man from Wackyland: The Art of Bob Clampett
    • TV Special: The Bugs Bunny/Looney Tunes 50th Anniversary Special, Part 2
    • The Bugs Bunny Show: The Bugs Bunny & Tweety Show opening title sequence (1988 and 1992)
    • The Porky Pig Show: Opening title sequence
  • Disc 4
    • Behind the Tunes: Looney Tunes Go Hollywood
    • Behind the Tunes: It Hopped One Night: A Look at "One Froggy Evening"
    • Behind the Tunes: Wagnerian Wabbit: The Making of "What's Opera, Doc?"
    • Documentary: Irreverent Imagination: The Golden Age of Looney Tunes
    • Warner Bros. short: Orange Blossoms for Violet
    • Warner Bros. US Army cartoon: So Much for So Little (unrestored)

Collector's Recommendation Score

What's this?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 5.71 out of 10, based on the sum of the score from the following categories:
  • New-to-format score (up to 2 points): 1.74
  • Upgrade score (up to 3 points): 3
  • Doesn't have an better version score (up to 5 points): 0.97

It might not be ideal to get this set for collection's sake. It contains significant amounts of double dips and/or inferior versions of the shorts and have likely been usurped by better volumes and releases. If this set is old, most of the shorts might have been updated to better versions. You will likely get a better value getting a higher rated set.

Included Shorts

Disc 1
Short NameRelease DateStatusNotes
Looney Tunes The Big SnoozeOctober 5, 1946Restored SDIncludes commentary by Bill Melendez
Looney Tunes Broom-Stick Bunny Blue RibbonFebruary 25, 1956Restored SDIncludes commentary by June Foray; includes music/sound effects only track
Merrie Melodies Bugs Bunny Rides AgainJune 12, 1948Restored SDIncludes commentary by Greg Ford
Merrie Melodies Bunny Hugged Blue RibbonMarch 10, 1951Restored SDIncludes music/sound effects only track
Merrie Melodies French Rarebit Blue RibbonJune 30, 1951Restored SD
Looney Tunes Gorilla My DreamsJanuary 3, 1948Restored SDIncludes commentary by Jerry Beck
Merrie Melodies The Hare-Brained HypnotistOctober 31, 1942Restored SD
Looney Tunes Hare ConditionedAugust 11, 1945Restored SD
Merrie Melodies The Heckling HareJuly 5, 1941Restored SDIncludes commentary by Greg Ford
Merrie Melodies Little Red Riding RabbitDecember 18, 1943Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Tortoise Beats HareMarch 15, 1941Restored SDIncludes two commentaries; one by Michael Barrier and one by Chuck Jones
Looney Tunes Rabbit TransitMay 10, 1947Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Slick HareNovember 1, 1947Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Baby Buggy BunnyDecember 18, 1954Restored SDIncludes music/sound effects only track
Looney Tunes Hyde and HareAugust 27, 1955Restored SDIncludes music only track
Disc 2
Short NameRelease DateStatusNotes
Merrie Melodies Beep, Beep Blue RibbonMay 24, 1952Restored SDIncludes commentary by Michael Barrier
Merrie Melodies Going! Going! Gosh!August 23, 1952Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Zipping Along Blue RibbonSeptember 19, 1953Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Stop! Look! And Hasten!August 14, 1954Restored SDIncludes commentary by Greg Ford
Looney Tunes Ready.. Set.. Zoom!April 30, 1955Restored SD
Looney Tunes Guided MuscleDecember 10, 1955Restored SDIncludes music only track
Looney Tunes Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z Blue RibbonMay 5, 1956Restored SDIncludes music only track
Looney Tunes There They Go-Go-Go!November 10, 1956Restored SDIncludes music only track
Looney Tunes Scrambled AchesJanuary 26, 1957Restored SDIncludes music only track
Merrie Melodies Zoom and Bored Blue RibbonSeptember 14, 1957Restored SDIncludes music only track
Merrie Melodies Whoa, Be-Gone!April 12, 1958Restored SDIncludes commentary by Greg Ford
Merrie Melodies Cheese Chasers Blue RibbonAugust 25, 1951Restored SD
Merrie Melodies The Dover Boys Public domainSeptember 19, 1942Restored SDIncludes commentary by Michael Barrier
Looney Tunes Mouse Wreckers Blue RibbonApril 23, 1949Restored SDIncludes commentary by Greg Ford
Looney Tunes A Bear for Punishment Blue RibbonOctober 20, 1951Restored SDUses incorrect 1955-64 opening theme. Includes commentary by Michael Barrier; includes music/sound effects only track
Bonus Shorts
Adventures of the Road-RunnerJune 2, 1962Unrestored
Disc 3
Short NameRelease DateStatusNotes
Merrie Melodies Bad Ol' Putty Tat Blue RibbonJuly 23, 1949Restored SD
Looney Tunes All a Bir-r-r-d Blue RibbonJune 24, 1950Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Room and Bird Blue RibbonJune 2, 1951Restored SD
Looney Tunes Tweet Tweet Tweety Blue RibbonDecember 15, 1951Restored SDIncludes music/sound effects only track
Looney Tunes Gift Wrapped Blue RibbonFebruary 16, 1952Restored SD
Looney Tunes Ain't She Tweet Blue RibbonJune 21, 1952Restored SDIncludes commentary by Greg Ford
Looney Tunes A Bird in a Guilty Cage Blue RibbonAugust 30, 1952Restored SDIncludes music/sound effects only track
Looney Tunes Snow Business Blue RibbonJanuary 17, 1953Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Tweetie Pie Blue RibbonMay 3, 1947Restored SDIncludes commentary by Greg Ford
Looney Tunes Kitty KorneredJune 8, 1946Restored SDIncludes commentary by Michael Barrier
Looney Tunes Baby Bottleneck Blue Ribbon, original titles restoredMarch 16, 1946Restored SDIncludes commentary by Michael Barrier
Merrie Melodies Old Glory Blue RibbonJuly 1, 1939Restored SDIncludes commentary by Jerry Beck and Martha Sigall
Looney Tunes The Great Piggy Bank RobberyJuly 20, 1946Restored SDIncludes commentary by John Kricfalusi
Looney Tunes Duck Soup to Nuts Blue RibbonMay 27, 1944Restored SD
Looney Tunes Porky in WackylandSeptember 24, 1938Restored SDIncludes commentary by Michael Barrier
Bonus Shorts
Looney Tunes Daffy Duck for PresidentNovember 2, 2004Restored SD
Disc 4
Short NameRelease DateStatusNotes
Merrie Melodies Back Alley Oproar Blue Ribbon, original titles restoredMarch 27, 1948Restored SDIncludes commentary by Greg Ford
Looney Tunes Book Revue Blue Ribbon, original titles restoredJanuary 5, 1946Restored SDIncludes commentary by Michael Barrier
Merrie Melodies A Corny Concerto Public domainSeptember 25, 1943Restored SDIncludes commentary by Michael Barrier
Merrie Melodies Have You Got Any Castles? Public domain Blue RibbonJune 25, 1938Restored SDOriginal town crier scene restored for first time
Merrie Melodies Hollywood Steps Out Blue RibbonMay 24, 1941Restored SDIncludes commentary by Greg Ford
Merrie Melodies I Love to Singa Blue Ribbon, original titles restoredJuly 18, 1936Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Katnip Kollege Blue RibbonJune 11, 1938Restored SD
Looney Tunes The Hep Cat Blue RibbonOctober 3, 1942Restored SD
Looney Tunes Three Little BopsJanuary 5, 1957Restored SDIncludes commentary by Jerry Beck and Stan Freberg; includes music only and vocal only track
Merrie Melodies One Froggy Evening Blue RibbonDecember 31, 1955Restored SDIncludes commentary by Michael Barrier; includes music only track
Merrie Melodies Rhapsody RabbitNovember 9, 1946Restored SDIncludes commentary by Daniel Goldmark
Looney Tunes Show Biz BugsNovember 2, 1957Restored SDIncludes commentary by Greg Ford
Merrie Melodies Stage Door CartoonDecember 30, 1944Restored SDIncludes commentary by Daniel Goldmark
Merrie Melodies What's Opera, Doc? Blue RibbonJuly 6, 1957Restored SDIncludes two commentaries; one by Daniel Goldmark and one by Chuck Jones, Maurice Noble and Michael Maltese. Includes music only and vocal only track.
Looney Tunes You Ought to Be in PicturesMay 18, 1940Restored SDIncludes commentary by Jerry Beck
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