Looney Tunes Collector's Choice/Vault - All Vols.

[Charles Knox]

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcas...=1000700161143

"Collector's Vault Volume 1 will feature 50 fully restored cartoons - double the content of previous collections
• First disc contains 25 cartoons never before released in remastered form
• Second disc includes 25 shorts previously only on DVD, now in HD
• Warner's preservation team is actively working to resurrect the original Bugs Bunny Show from 1960-62
• Both Pepe Le Pew and Speedy Gonzales will appear in the new collection
• Complete cartoon list will be announced in a month or so"

[stevea]

(Possibly) more details on Looney Tunes Collector's Vault --

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N1l8oSfgIIc

I haven't compared, but this sounds the same as the podcast to me--probably just now added to Youtube.

[stevea]

I've been looking over the latest posts on the Blu Ray forums, and they were talking about Speedy at one point. George Feltenstein did mention Pepé and Speedy, and said they haven't been forgotten.

Many Speedys are not shown on TV at all. A few are on MeTV, most from the DFE era. As far as I know the Turner networks show no Speedy cartoons:

Tabasco Road (McKimson, 1957) - last release on Platinum Collection 2; not on MeTV networks
Gonzales' Tamales (Freleng, 1957) - last release on Golden Collection 3; not on MeTV networks
Tortilla Flaps (McKimson, 1958) - last release on Golden Collection 4; not on MeTV networks
Mexicali Shmoes (Freleng, 1959) - last release on Platinum Collection 2; not on MeTV networks
Here Today, Gone Tamale (Freleng, 1959) - last release on Golden Collection 4; not on MeTV networks
West of the Pesos (McKimson, 1960) - last widely avail. release on Golden Collection 4; not on MeTV networks
Cannery Woe (McKimson, 1961) - last widely avail. release on Golden Collection 4; not on MeTV networks
The Pied Piper of Guadalupe (Freleng, Pratt, 1961) - last widely avail. release on Platinum Collection 3; not on MeTV networks
Mexican Boarders (Freleng, Pratt, 1962) - last widely avail. release on Golden Collection 4; not on MeTV networks
Chili Weather (Freleng, 1963) - last widely avail. release on Golden Collection 4; not on MeTV networks
A Message to Gracias (McKimson, 1964) - last widely avail. release on Golden Collection 4; not on MeTV networks
Pancho's Hideaway (Freleng, 1964) - last widely avail. release on Golden Collection 4; not on MeTV networks
Assault and Peppered (McKimson, 1965) - no DVD or Blu-Ray release; not on MeTV networks
The Spy Swatter (Larriva, 1967) - no DVD or Blu-Ray release; not on MeTV networks

[stevea]

A few more clues as to Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Vol. 1 --

https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/...070300856.html

and

https://comicbook.com/tv-shows/news/...ed-characters/

(both articles have mostly the same content)

[Charles Knox]

https://forum.blu-ray.com/showthread...383886&page=18
DISC ONE-25 all never before included remastered in any DVD or Blu-ray Looney Tunes collection:

BARS AND STRIPES FOREVER
BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
A DAY AT THE ZOO
THE DIXIE FRYER
DOUBLE OR MUTTON
EACH DAWN I CROW
EASY PECKIN’S
FEATHER DUSTED
FOX IN A FIX
GOOD NIGHT ELMER
THE GOOFY GOPHERS
I'D LOVE TO TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU
KIDDIES KITTY, A
LET IT BE ME
OF FOX AND HOUNDS
QUACKODILE TEARS
READY, WOOLEN AND ABLE
ROBIN HOOD MAKES GOOD
SQUAWKIN' HAWK, THE
TERRIER-STRICKEN
TWEET AND LOVELY
TWEETY'S CIRCUS
TWO'S A CROWD
WILD ABOUT HURRY
ZIP 'N SNORT

DISC TWO-25 all never before included remastered in HD as part of any Blu-ray Looney Tunes collection:

AIN’T SHE TWEET
BANTY RAIDS
BIRTH OF A NOTION
BYE BYE BLUEBEARD
CAT-TAILS FOR TWO
DAFFY DILLY
DAFFY DUCK AND EGGHEAD
GEE WHIZ-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z
GONZALES’ TAMALES
HARE CONDITIONED
HARE TRIGGER
HARE TRIMMED
HORTON HATCHES THE EGG
LITTLE BOY BOO
MUCH ADO ABOUT NUTTING
ODOR-ABLE KITTY
PAST PERFUMANCE
PORKY’S DUCK HUNT
RABBIT PUNCH
RED RIDING HOODWINKED
RHAPSODY RABBIT
SNOW BUSINESS
TOM TURK AND DAFFY
TWO CROWS FROM TACOS
ZOOM AND BORED

[stevea]

Too bad A-Lad-In His Lamp was not included.

I can see getting all of Speedy out will be a slow process, but they included one that is not on TV at all (Gonzales' Tamales). Two Crows from Tacos is another misc. Freleng cartoon that isn't on TV. Ditto for Tom Turk and Daffy--at least, not on the MeTV networks.

Of Fox and Hounds is badly in need of restoration, so kudos there.

These cartoons exist in original (as opposed to reissued) form (but Warner's uses the reissue copy): Easy Peckin's, Cat-Tails for Two, Daffy Dilly, and possibly Horton Hatches the Egg (has censored content on TV, too). It'd be great to see a full restoration to the original issue for any or all of these, but I'd bet against it.

Easy Peckin's is a really funny misc. McKimson cartoon, which was not in the CBS Saturday morning package, and isn't on TV very often. Same with Cat-Tails for Two, which is the first Speedy cartoon. In this one McKimson's prototype form for Speedy is completely changed by Freleng a few years later. Freleng also pairs him with Sylvester at that time in the Oscar-winning cartoon, Speedy Gonzales.

Oddest pick: A Kiddie's Kitty -- a really forgettable Freleng cartoon from the mid-50s.

[Charles Knox]

The new Extras interview with Jerry Beck about Looney Tunes Collectors choice-vol 1.

Also announced that the Looney Tunes Platinum edition is back in print for DVD and Blu-ray.

https://youtu.be/pFfheohtBZg?si=J6eLS_lIqftTKyxw

[stevea]

A couple of notes from The Extras podcast on Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Vol. 1 --

Beauty and the Beast, a 1934 early (Cinecolor) Merrie Melodies cartoon, is not shown on MeTV, for whatever reason.

Jerry and George announced that Double or Mutton was erroneously included, since it was also on Collector's Choice Vol. 4. To make up for that, they are adding an extra cartoon on the future Vol. 2 Vault.

One other note. They didn't discuss Much Ado About Nutting--but what a wonderful cartoon. It's another Chuck Jones/Michael Maltese masterpiece, and it's carried only by beautiful animation and a wonderfully-synchronized score (other than its opening credits music choice)--no dialog.

[Charles Knox]

Ain't That Ducky is the one that is in most need of being restored. METV is still using the old Turner print.

[stevea]

Originally Posted by Charles Knox

Ain't That Ducky is the one that is in most need of being restored. METV is still using the old Turner print.

Unrestored cartoons should be a priority. This time they are doing Of Fox and Hounds. Ain't That Ducky should have been done first, since it has Daffy and Hounds is a miscellaneous cartoon.

George indicted a real appreciation for the early Avery cartoons. This gives me hope that Believe it or Else will be properly restored. They previously used the 1990s Turner dubbed version, which is censored. It needs to be restored from the original negative.

[stevea]

At some point MeTV needs access to the recently restored cartoons. They have gotten a couple, but I don't think they even have a restored copy of Beanstalk Bunny yet.

Hard to know if that's on purpose, or somebody's asleep at the switch.

[Charles Knox]

Originally Posted by stevea

At some point MeTV needs access to the recently restored cartoons. They have gotten a couple, but I don't think they even have a restored copy of Beanstalk Bunny yet.

Hard to know if that's on purpose, or somebody's asleep at the switch.

Which is weird, since they (Warner Brothers and Weigel Broadcasting) seem to be in a good partnership right now. Warner Brothers also shares the restored prints with METV Toons for all the Hanna-Barbera cartoons. For instance, the restored Huckleberry Hound Show makes it debut on METV Toons.

[stevea]

Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Vol. 1 is up for pre-order on Amazon. Maybe TJ will add a link if he see's this post.

[TJ]

Originally Posted by stevea

Looney Tunes Collector's Vault Vol. 1 is up for pre-order on Amazon. Maybe TJ will add a link if he see's this post.

I added the link.

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...daysonline3-20

[Charles Knox]

Originally Posted by TJ

I added the link.

https://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/A...daysonline3-20

I went ahead and place the order for it through the posted link in your website.