| Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 6 | 
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Studio: Warner Home Video
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Avg. Customer Rating:  40 reviews
Sales Rank: 439
Format: Animated, Box Set, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 4
Running Time: 413
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.5
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.5 x 0.8
MPN: 1000026481
UPC: 085391178712
EAN: 0085391178712
ASIN: B001CO42CA
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: October 21, 2008
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 10/21/2008
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Fifteen cartoons dating from World War II give Volume 6 of the Looney Tunes Golden Collection more focus than previous sets. Many of the 1940's cartoons remain very funny. Bugs Bunny dresses up as Brunnhilda and rides in to the strains of "Tannhauser" in "Herr Meets Hare" (1945), a gag Chuck Jones re-used to greater effect in "What's Opera, Doc" a dozen years later. In "Russian Rhapsody" (1940) some of the gremlins who sabotage Hitler's bomber are caricatures of the Warner Bros. artists. Chuck Jones appears as a chunky, pinkish-tan homunculus swinging a mallet; Friz Freleng is a little green man with a saw-like nose. Younger viewers may find the references to wartime shortages puzzling--or fail to recognize the caricatures of Hermann Goering, Hideki Tojo and Joseph Stalin. Some of the other cartoons can still bring down the house, including "Satan's Waitin'" (1954), in which Sylvester manages to lose all nine of his lives in pursuit of Tweety, and "Bear Feat" (1949), another exercise in futility for Jones' Three Bears. The early musicals featuring Bosko, Foxy (or Freddy Fox) and Buddy have not aged well. Created by Hugh Harman and Rudy Ising, these characters were modeled on Felix the Cat and Mickey Mouse, but lack charm and personality. Some more recent films reveal how social attitudes have changed. "Wild Wife," a spoof of a suburban housewife's tribulations, may have seemed hilarious in 1954; today, it's just a laundry list of sexist gags. Like the previous installments, Volume 6 comes loaded with extras. The rarest are five shorts Friz Freleng directed at MGM in 1938. Producer Fred Quimby lured Freleng away from Warner Bros.--only to insist he adapt the comic strip "The Captain and the Kids," Rudolph Dirks' version of "The Katzenjammer Kids." Freleng correctly predicted the films would flop as the characters were "the meanest little bastards in the world," and soon returned to Warners. (Unrated, suitable for ages 6 and older: cartoon violence, ethnic stereotypes, mild risque humor, alcohol & tobacco use) --Charles Solomon (1. Hare Trigger, 2. To Duck or Not to Duck, 3. Birth of a Notion, 4. My Little Duckaroo, 5. Crowing Pains, 6. Raw! Raw! Rooster! 7. Heaven Scent, 8. My Favorite Duck, 9. Jumpin' Jupiter, 10. Satan's Waitin', 11. Hook Line and Stinker, 12. Bear Feat, 13. Dog Gone South, 14. A Ham in a Role, 15. Often an Orphan, 16. Herr Meets Hare, 17. Russian Rhapsody, 18. Daffy the Commando, 19. Bosko the Doughboy, 20. Rookie Revue, 21. The Draft Horse, 22. Wacky Blackout, 23. The Ducktators, 24. The Weakly Reporter, 25. Fifth Column Mouse, 26. Meet John Doughboy, 27. Hollywood Canine Canteen, 28. By Word of Mouse, 29. Heir Conditioned, 30. Yankee Dood It, 31. Congo Jazz, 32. Smile Dam Ya, Smile! 33. The Booze Hangs High, 34. One More Time, 35. Bosko's Picture Show, 36. You Don't Know What You're Doin'! 37. We're in the Money! 38. Ride 'em Bosko, 39. Shuffle Off to Buffalo, 40. Bosko in Person, 41. The Dish Ran Away with the Spoon, 42. Buddie's Day Out, 43. Buddie's Beer Garden. 44. Buddie's Circus, 45. A Cartoonist's Nightmare, 46. Horton Hatches the Egg, 47. Lights Fantastic, 48. Fresh Airedale, 49. Chow Hound, 50. The Oily American, 51. It's Hummer Time, 52. Rocket Bye Baby, 53. Goo Goo Goliath, 54. Wild Wife, 55. Much Ado About Nutting, 56. The Hole idea, 57. Now Hear This, 58. Martian Through Georgia, 59. Page Miss Glory. 60. Norman Normal)
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 Not the way I wanted it to end... December 1, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
For me, the Golden Collection sets have been a lot of fun--They have allowed me to re-connect w/ the cartoons I loved as a kid and to introduce them to my children. And some classics I've been waiting for are in Vol. 6 ("Goo Goo Goliath" and "The Oily American," in particular).
But this collection is heavy on cartoons that pre-date my experience--which, I admit, is probably a big selling point for some other fans.
My biggest disappointment is that "Design for Leaving" ("Not the wed one! Don't ever push the wed one!") was left out.
Bottom line: I'm glad I bought Vol. 6, but I doubt we will watch as many of these cartoons as often as we watch most of Vols. 1-5.
 Got "Doggone South" November 25, 2008
I had been waiting for "Doggone South" but was sure it wasn't PC enough to be found. I was pleased to find it on this collection.
H8ers Step off! WB Golden sets rock November 23, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
sadly this is the last set. I have purchased 2 of every set. One for me and one for my Dad. This doesn't have as many of the looney tunes fam as others but the "War-time" toons are awesome. I love that on the case it says Not suitable for children! Kids today are too soft! Hitler and the Gremlins from D Kremlin is a must see! It is unfortunate that this is it for us as we all know they could continue to produce these sets. There are other sets with more bugs, daffy, and roadrunner not to mention Sam & Ralph but all 6 volumes are worth owning!
A decent ending, but here's hoping for a better series November 16, 2008
3 out of 6 found this review helpful
For those who have already purchased the Golden Collection vol. 1-5, you'll obviously want to pick this set up. There are enough gems on here to make it worth buying to complete your collection. Some of the most notable shorts were as follows:
"Crowing Pains" - my favorite Foghorn Leghorn cartoon, co-starring Barnyard Dawg, Sylvester, and Henery Hawk
"Satan's Waitin'" - Sylvester's nine lives get picked off one-by-one.
"Bear Feat" - another great Three Bears short
"Dog Gone South" - Charlie Dog tries to replace a southerner's bulldog... "Oh Belvedere! Come here, boy!"
"Herr Meets Hare" - features an operatic moment later reused in "What's Opera, Doc?"
"A Cartoonist's Nightmare" - a now-common gag of an animator interacting with his drawings. (update: I incorrectly had called this a Bosko cartoon, when in fact it's Beans the Cat.)
and several great "one-shots" on disc 4.
Besides these shorts, the hour-long documentary on Mel Blanc was a treat. This new production features interviews with Mel's son Noel, current voice artists and animators, and several others in the industry.
For those who were primarily fans of "The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show" on ABC or "The Looney Tunes Show" on Cartoon Network, this set may not be for you. There are a lot of obscure cartoons here that you most likely will not enjoy. I can appreciate the historical significance of the war-related shorts and the early B&W shorts, but I still think that their entertainment value has sharply diminished. In other words, they haven't quite held up to the test of time. If you're not a collector, but see some shorts you'd like to own from disc 1 or disc 4 of this set, I would recommend Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection, Vol. 6.
Hopefully, now that the Golden Collection has been discontinued and a good portion of the cartoons from the '30s have been released, we'll soon see a new line of DVDs featuring more of the crowd-pleasing favorites. Personally, I'd love to see each director get his own boxset!
A Mixed Bag November 10, 2008
5 out of 8 found this review helpful
Like most of you reading this, I am a big fan of the Looney Tunes. But I have to say in all honestly that of all the Golden Collections series, Volume Six is probably the weakest boxed set. Yes, there are some treasures here but for the most part this volume is hit and miss.
Disc 1: There are some great shorts on this disc including "Jumpin' Jupiter", "Hare Trigger", and "Bear Feat" (can't get enough of those bears) but there is still an awful lot of filler.
Disc 2: This is the grand prize of the collection. Warner Bros. has finally released the World War II propaganda shorts which are indeed a treat. Sadly even though each disc starts with a disclaimer about how the cartoons are a product of their time the studio chose not to release "Bugs Bunny Nips The Nips". Yes it is offensive but no more so than some of the other stereotypes against various ethnic groups that are found on this set.
Disc 3: This is mostly old Bosko cartoons. They are kind of cute but I can't imagine myself watching them more than once.
Disc 4: I was hoping this would mirror the "Assorted Nuts" disc released by Warner's back in the nineties. I am glad Chow Hound and Wild Wife finally made it to DVD but I missed out on other nuts such as "Strife With Father" and "A to Z-z-z-z". "Feline Frame-Up". Hopefully those shorts will be released somewhere down the road. Still, recommended for Looney Tune fans.
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