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Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Looney Tunes


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Best of Warner Bros. 50 Cartoon Collection: Looney Tunes Rotate cover
Announced in March 2013, an attempt to celebrate the studio's 90th anniversary ends up being a large slap in the face for collectors and fans alike.

This collection is primarily a "best of" set made of only shorts that were previously available on the Golden Collection, Super Stars, or Platinum Collection sets. The intention? Obviously to target the general family and children audience over the collector. To make matters worse, "Crockett-Doodle-Do" is cropped to the widescreen format and the three bonus CGI Road Runner shorts are present cropped to the fullscreen format. In spite of Warner Bros. often advertising this release at the end of Looney Tunes videos uploaded on their WB Kids YouTube channel, it is highly not recommended to obtain this set in any way.

Further proving the intent to target general audiences, later printings from 2020 onwards had replaced one short from this set, "Chow Hound", apparently due to backlash for slavery/prostitution themes. "Trap Happy Porky" from the Mouse Chronicles set ended up replacing the aforementioned short.

Disc Specifications

  • Release Date: June 25, 2013
  • Format(s): DVD
  • Disc(s): 2 (DVD-9)
  • Shorts Included: 50 (+ 3 bonus shorts)
  • In Print?: Yes
  • Runtime: 355 minutes (5 hours, 55 minutes)
  • Region: Region 1, Region 2, Region 3, Region 4

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 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

Disc 1
Short NameRelease DateStatusNotes
Looney Tunes Rabbit of Seville Blue RibbonDecember 16, 1950Restored SDLow pitch audio
Merrie Melodies Duck Dodgers in the 24½th CenturyJuly 25, 1953Restored SD
Merrie Melodies One Froggy Evening Blue RibbonDecember 31, 1955Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Scaredy Cat Blue Ribbon, original titles restoredDecember 18, 1948Restored SD
Looney Tunes There They Go-Go-Go!November 10, 1956Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Rabbit's KinNovember 15, 1952Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Duck AmuckFebruary 28, 1953Restored SD
Looney Tunes A Ham in a Role Blue Ribbon, original titles restoredDecember 31, 1949Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Speedy GonzalesSeptember 17, 1955Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Crockett-Doodle-DoJune 25, 1960Unofficial SDCropped to widescreen
Merrie Melodies What's Opera, Doc? Blue RibbonJuly 6, 1957Restored SD
Looney Tunes The Great Piggy Bank RobberyJuly 20, 1946Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Feed the Kitty Blue RibbonFebruary 2, 1952Restored SD
Looney Tunes Gift Wrapped Blue RibbonFebruary 16, 1952Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Goo Goo GoliathSeptember 18, 1954Restored SD
Looney Tunes Show Biz BugsNovember 2, 1957Restored SD
Looney Tunes Kitty KorneredJune 8, 1946Restored SD
Looney Tunes Wild over YouJuly 11, 1953Restored SD
Merrie Melodies The Hypo-Chondri-Cat Blue Ribbon, original titles restoredApril 15, 1950Restored SD
Looney Tunes Broom-Stick Bunny Blue RibbonFebruary 25, 1956Restored SD
Looney Tunes Knighty Knight Bugs Blue RibbonAugust 23, 1958Restored SD
Looney Tunes Baby Bottleneck Blue Ribbon, original titles restoredMarch 16, 1946Restored SD
Looney Tunes From A to Z-Z-Z-Z Blue Ribbon, original titles restoredOctober 16, 1954Restored SD
Looney Tunes A Bear for Punishment Blue RibbonOctober 20, 1951Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Ducking the DevilAugust 17, 1957Restored SD
Disc 2
Short NameRelease DateStatusNotes
Merrie Melodies Rabbit Hood Blue RibbonDecember 24, 1949Restored SD
Looney Tunes The Scarlet Pumpernickel Blue RibbonMarch 4, 1950Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Birds Anonymous Blue RibbonAugust 10, 1957Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Often an Orphan Blue RibbonAugust 13, 1949Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Robin Hood DaffyMarch 8, 1958Restored SD
Looney Tunes Operation: RabbitJanuary 19, 1952Restored SD
Looney Tunes 8 Ball Bunny Blue RibbonJuly 8, 1950Restored SD
Looney Tunes It's Hummer Time Blue Ribbon, original titles restoredJuly 22, 1950Restored SD
Looney Tunes Mouse Wreckers Blue RibbonApril 23, 1949Restored SD
Looney Tunes The Honey-MousersDecember 8, 1956Restored SD
Merrie Melodies A Corny Concerto Public domainSeptember 25, 1943Restored SD
Merrie Melodies A Pest in the HouseAugust 2, 1947Restored SD
Looney Tunes The Bashful Buzzard Blue RibbonSeptember 15, 1945Restored SD
Looney Tunes Trap Happy Porky Blue Ribbon, original titles restoredFebruary 24, 1945Restored SDReplaces "Chow Hound" in current reissues
Looney Tunes Water, Water Every HareApril 19, 1952Restored SD1998 dubbed version
Looney Tunes Rabbit Fire Blue RibbonMay 19, 1951Restored SDLow pitch audio
Looney Tunes Birth of a Notion Blue RibbonApril 12, 1947Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Dough Ray Me-owAugust 14, 1948Restored SD
Merrie Melodies I Love to Singa Blue Ribbon, original titles restoredJuly 18, 1936Restored SD
Looney Tunes Three Little BopsJanuary 5, 1957Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Hillbilly HareAugust 12, 1950Restored SD
Looney Tunes The Wise Quacking DuckMay 1, 1943Restored SD
Merrie Melodies Rocket-bye Baby Blue RibbonAugust 4, 1956Restored SD
Merrie Melodies The Dover Boys Public domainSeptember 19, 1942Restored SD
Looney Tunes The Pied Piper of GuadalupeAugust 19, 1961Restored SD
Bonus Shorts
Looney Tunes Coyote FallsJuly 30, 2010Unofficial SDCropped to fullscreen
Looney Tunes Fur of FlyingSeptember 24, 2010Unofficial SDCropped to fullscreen
Looney Tunes Rabid RiderDecember 17, 2010Unofficial SDCropped to fullscreen
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