If you thought only Golden Age shorts were going to be involved in this collection, this release made that belief sorely wrong. After seeing the included shorts, many outside of the completionists weren't quite too happy.
Despite being attributed to Road Runner, almost none of the shorts that were directed by its creator, Chuck Jones, are included on this release. Instead, nearly all Golden Age output comes from Rudy Larriva, who particularly goes down in notoriety in the fanbase for directing eleven Road Runner shorts produced by Format Films that were much less well received compared to Jones's output, with some viewers even pointing to them as some of the studio's worst output and comparable to Gene Deitch's Tom and Jerry efforts. And it's definitely no wonder if one were to watch the set from start to finish - the post-Golden Age Road Runner shorts that had their fair share of quick-paced gags were quickly whittled down to overly simplistic material that contains a large amount of padding to get to the point. To say the least, many considered this release more to fill in stopgaps over entertainment, ironically contrary to the Super Stars' goal of releasing cartoons to family audiences that would enjoy it most, so much that this set ended up being the first in the series to actually point out being "intended for the adult collector."
In other words, out of the 15 shorts included, six of them are post-Golden Age output. The remaining nine are from the Golden Age, being the final Road Runner short, "Sugar and Spies", and nearly all of the Format Films-directed Road Runner shorts except for "Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner", "Tired and Feathered", and "Just Plane Beep".
That aside, the shorts are presented in both their fullscreen and widescreen cropped versions. The first three, particularly the CGI shorts, were produced with HD widescreen resolution in mind in the first place, so they actually get cropped to standard definition when using the fullscreen format. As a result, seeing the entire set of cartoons in its fully original presentation ratio is virtually impossible without backing out at some point to change the resolution format. This is also the shortest set in the series in terms of runtime, being done in exactly 90 minutes.
Despite being attributed to Road Runner, almost none of the shorts that were directed by its creator, Chuck Jones, are included on this release. Instead, nearly all Golden Age output comes from Rudy Larriva, who particularly goes down in notoriety in the fanbase for directing eleven Road Runner shorts produced by Format Films that were much less well received compared to Jones's output, with some viewers even pointing to them as some of the studio's worst output and comparable to Gene Deitch's Tom and Jerry efforts. And it's definitely no wonder if one were to watch the set from start to finish - the post-Golden Age Road Runner shorts that had their fair share of quick-paced gags were quickly whittled down to overly simplistic material that contains a large amount of padding to get to the point. To say the least, many considered this release more to fill in stopgaps over entertainment, ironically contrary to the Super Stars' goal of releasing cartoons to family audiences that would enjoy it most, so much that this set ended up being the first in the series to actually point out being "intended for the adult collector."
In other words, out of the 15 shorts included, six of them are post-Golden Age output. The remaining nine are from the Golden Age, being the final Road Runner short, "Sugar and Spies", and nearly all of the Format Films-directed Road Runner shorts except for "Run, Run, Sweet Road Runner", "Tired and Feathered", and "Just Plane Beep".
That aside, the shorts are presented in both their fullscreen and widescreen cropped versions. The first three, particularly the CGI shorts, were produced with HD widescreen resolution in mind in the first place, so they actually get cropped to standard definition when using the fullscreen format. As a result, seeing the entire set of cartoons in its fully original presentation ratio is virtually impossible without backing out at some point to change the resolution format. This is also the shortest set in the series in terms of runtime, being done in exactly 90 minutes.
Disc Specifications
- Release Date: October 4, 2011
- Format(s): DVD
- Disc(s): 1 (DVD-9)
- Shorts Included: 15
- In Print?: Yes
- Runtime: 90 minutes (1 hour, 30 minutes)
- Region: Region 1
- New-to-format score (up to 2 points): 1.87
- Upgrade score (up to 3 points): 3
- Doesn't have an better version score (up to 5 points): 3.67
It is recommended to get this set for collection's sake, as it currently contains a significant portion of the best versions of the cartoons available. The set may contain a small amount of double dips or shorts that have been upgraded that dips the rating down, but not enough to deter collecting.
Included Shorts
| Short Name | Release Date | Status | Notes |
| July 30, 2010 | Restored SD | ||
| September 24, 2010 | Restored SD | ||
| December 17, 2010 | Restored SD | ||
| November 1, 2003 | Restored SD | ||
| December 21, 1994 | Restored SD | ||
| April 7, 2000 | Restored SD | ||
| November 5, 1966 | Restored SD | ||
| March 12, 1966 | Restored SD | ||
| February 26, 1966 | Restored SD | ||
| January 29, 1966 | Restored SD | ||
| January 8, 1966 | Restored SD | ||
| December 25, 1965 | Restored SD | ||
| December 11, 1965 | Restored SD | ||
| October 23, 1965 | Restored SD | ||
| November 13, 1965 | Restored SD |
