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Kill The Wabbit!
While browsing DVDs at Futureshop the other day (a temptingly dangerous task for a broke man), I noticed the Looney Tunes: The Golden Collection. I was curious as to what episodes it contained and, more importantly, whether they were the complete non-cut-for-TV versions. I took a mental note to remind myself to check later. Naturally, I forgot.
Conveniently enough, as I was randomly flicking channels today I came across "Duck Dodgers in the Twenty-Fourth-and-a-Halfth Century!" Soon enough, the episode where Bugs Bunny became a conductor to take out that asshole tenor was on. The mental note resurfaced, and Amazon's user reviews graced my screen. The reviews, immediately, bemoaned the fact that "What's Opera, Doc?" wasn't included. Then, before I could even get upset about that, that very same cartoon started playing on TV. How fortunate!
I tell you, they don't make cartoons like that anymore.Missing "What's Opera, Doc?" is partly forgivable, but further reading of the Amazon reviews showed that my favourite Bugs Bunny toon was missing: "Ali Baba Bunny." Now that is intollerable.
As is the case with the majority of DVD releases, I think I'll wait for the Super Complete Extra Special Edition. Hopefully, one day, a true compendium of the old Warner Bros. toons will be released. Until then, the cut and censored TV versions will have to do.
Anyway, I don't get much traffic -- and even less feedback -- but I'm going to go fishing for comments here. As they say, "let's toss this idea into the oven and see if it bakes." Anyone else have a favourite WB toon?
November 09, 2003. General. Movies and TV.Comments (7)
Some of my favourites include 'Rabbit of Seville', 'Water, Water Every Hare', 'Long-Haired Hare' and 'Feed the Kitty'. Oh and anything with The Goofy Gophers.
(Oh, and as for comments: why be so hard on yourself? It's only been one day. I'd participate more, but I find that I don't have anything relevant or interesting to add, so I just stay on the sidelines.)
November 10, 2003 09:25 PM. Posted by: Chris.i don't know the titles of the cartoons, but i like the Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Hyde cartoon with Tweety and Sylvester; Sam and Ralph with the sheep (heheh); the ones with the cute kitten that has destructive tendencies and the big dog who gets all the blame; and finally, the genius that is Duck Dodgers (and that little Marvin the Martian dude)!
if anyone knows the actual titles, i'd love to know as well :)
...now that i think of it, i don't actually know any whole episode off by heart - i just remember loving Coyote and Daffy and Sylvester (not so much the perennial favourites, Bugs and Tweety). meh. :)
I honestly can't remember my favorites, since it's been so long since I last saw any, but generally speaking the Chuck Jones cartoons are much better than what's his name's...has a 'z' somewhere in there, I think. Chuck Jones + Yosemite Sam is a great combination.
November 13, 2003 05:17 AM. Posted by: Agent Walter.The Coyote is great, but only when against Bugs -- "Wile E. Coyote, Super Genius" (he doesn't have that same character when he's aimlessly chasing the Road Runner).
November 18, 2003 03:37 AM. Posted by: .It's strange that they don't release a more complete set -- about 10 years ago, on laserdisc, a friend of mine bought a ~5-hour compendium that I'm pretty sure included the titles you mentioned. The fact they don't release everything now on DVD is probably an (annoying) marketing strategy. "Spread the wealth" for themselves.
November 18, 2003 08:49 AM. Posted by: andrewstern.What's Opera Doc?, the one where Bugs smacks the bull in the nose and says "stop steamin' up, and Wabbit Season-Duck Season are my faves.
The one with "Leopold" was on like every other Saturday when I was a kid on the Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Hour. I got tired of it.
May 11, 2005 12:47 AM. Posted by: tomgunnyhighway.
I suck.
November 10, 2003 04:39 AM. Posted by: nowak.