Thread by @LooneyTerrace

On this #VideoWednesday, we will cover Sides 7, 8, 9 and 10 of The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Vol. 1. #LooneyTunes #LooneyTwt

Side 7: Bugs Bunny by Each Director. It includes... "The Heckling Hare" directed by Tex Avery, "Hare Tonic" directed by Chuck Jones, "Hare Ribbin'" directed by Bob Clampet....

"Bugs Bunny Nips the Nips" directed by Friz Freleng (quietly pulled after its release and replaced by "Racketeer Rabbit"), "A Hare Grows in Manhattan" directed by Friz Freleng, "The Unruly Hare" directed by Frank Tashlin, and "Gorilla My Dreams" directed by Robert McKimson.

Any favorites from Side 7: Bugs Bunny by Each Director? (1/2)

Any favorites from Side 7: Bugs Bunny by Each Director? (2/2)

Side 8: 1940s Zanies. It includes "Nasty Quacks" with Daffy Duck, directed by Frank Tashlin. "Hair-Raising Hare" with Bugs Bunny, directed by Chuck Jones. "The Bashful Buzzard" with Beaky Buzzard directed by Bob Clampett...

"Daffy Doodles" with Daffy and Porky, directed by Robert McKimson. "Little Orphan Airedale" with Porky Pig and Charlie Dog, directed by Chuck Jones, "Baby Bottleneck" with Daffy and Porky, directed by Bob Clampett, and "Book Revue" with Daffy Duck, directed by Bob Clampett.

Any favorites from Side 8: 1940s Zanies? (1/2)

Any favorites from Side 8: 1940s Zanies? (2/2)

Side 9: Hooray for Hollywood. It includes "The CooCoo Nut Grove" directed by Friz Freleng. "Daffy Duck in Hollywood" directed by Tex Avery. "Hollywood Steps Out" directed by Tex Avery...

"What's Cookin' Doc?" with Bugs Bunny, directed by Bob Clampett. "Hollywood Daffy", directed by Friz Freleng and Hawley Pratt. "Swooner Crooner" with Porky Pig, directed by Frank Tashlin. "Slick Hare" with Bugs Bunny, directed by Friz Freleng.

Any favorites from Side 9: Hooray for Hollywood? (1/2)

Any favorites from Side 9: Hooray for Hollywood? (2/2)

Side 10: The Art of Bugs. It includes these Bugs Bunny shorts. "Tortoise Beats Hare" directed by Tex Avery. "Tortoise Wins by a Hare" directed by Bob Clampett. "Rabbit Transit", directed by Friz Freleng. All of them feature Bugs up against Cecil Turtle.

"Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid" directed by Bob Clampett. "The Old Grey Hare" directed by Bob Clampett. "Bugs Bunny Rides Again" directed by Friz Freleng. Capping off this collection is "Haredevil Hare" directed by Chuck Jones.

Any favorites from Side 10: The Art of Bugs (1/2)?

Any favorites from Side 10: The Art of Bugs (2/2)?

George Feltenstein would later recall how his industry colleagues laughed at the mere suggestion of his plan to create a laserdisc boxed set devoted to Looney Tunes.

But his gamble paid off, with The Golden Age of Looney Tunes eventually selling over 14,000 copies in its first year of release and becoming the twenty-fifth best-selling laserdisc of 1992, well over four times the company's own expectations.

A follow-up set was not only all but inevitable, but it would also pave the way for similar sets centered around Tom and Jerry and Tex Avery's MGM cartoons.

Our final verdict. The Golden Age of #LooneyTunes Volume 1 is an exceptional laserdisc collection. A must have and it serves as a template for future Looney Tunes video sets. A prime standard indeed. From sides that focus on decades, directors, and certain themes.

This was our 40th #VideoWednesday. Next time, we will look at the next laserdisc set from MGM/UA Home Video, The Golden Age of Looney Tunes Vol. 2, released on July 1, 1992. That's all, Folks!
#LooneyTunes #LooneyTwt

This information is courtesy of @gregmethod, creator of The Bugs Bunny Video Guide website.

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