Cartoons for Big Kids


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Released by Turner Home Entertainment instead of MGM/UA or Warner Home Video, this set functions a bit as a documentary hosted by Leonard Maltin on how cartoons didn't target children back in the day, but rather the general adult audience. The featured shorts didn't quite get the message across, considering they remain often aired on children animation blocks on Turner networks and other family-oriented TV channels. However, the highlights come from the interlude material provided by Maltin, of which clips of several seldom-seen shorts were showcased, including shorts in the Censored Eleven. This is the last volume of Cartoon Moviestars to be made available on LaserDisc. All of the shorts included here, including the MGM shorts, are restored on Blu-ray.

Disc Specifications

  • Release Date: October 1, 1989
  • Format(s): LaserDisc, VHS
  • Side(s): 1 (1 LaserDisc)
  • Shorts Included: 2
  • In Print?: No
  • Runtime: 44 minutes
  • Region: NTSC

Bonus Content

  • Tex Avery MGM cartoon: King-Size Canary
  • Tex Avery MGM cartoon: Red Hot Riding Hood

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. See the About page to learn more about Collector's Recommendation Score.
This set has achieved a Collector's Recommendation Score of 0 out of 10, as all shorts included in this set have been upgraded to better versions in later sets.

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. 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
Side 1
Short NameRelease DateStatusNotes
Looney Tunes The Great Piggy Bank RobberyJuly 20, 1946Unrestored
Looney Tunes The Big SnoozeOctober 5, 1946Unrestored
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