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This #VideoWednesday is another special treat. We will check out the February and March 1993 LaserDisc releases from Warner Home Video. Six double-sided volumes of the Authentic and Original Looney Tunes Cartoons series.
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Greg Method of The Bugs Bunny Video Guide stated in the website, that Warner was releasing more of their past specials. "The Bugs Bunny Mystery Special, Bugs Bunny's Mad World of Television, How Bugs Bunny Won the West, Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster...

...Bugs Bunny's Lunar Tunes, and Bugs Bunny in Space."
Then came March 1993, "Taking a page from MGM/UA, the label finally started releasing its own cartoon compilations on laserdisc. Instead of massive, multi-disc boxed sets like The Golden Age of Looney Tunes...

...Warner decided to concentrate on single-disc collections with very specific themes. The first wave contained six laserdiscs priced at $34.98 each."

Thanks to LDDB, LaserDisc Database. Three volumes in the first wave came out in February 1993 and each one focused on horror cartoons, musical cartoons, and some of the studio's supporting characters. The other three volumes released in March are character collections.

"The laserdisc programs began with the same "This Is It"/montage opening that kicked off last year's Warner cassettes. Each compilation mixed iconic cartoons that for the most part were last seen on the Golden Jubilee videos with more underrated or otherwise unreleased material.

...86 cartoons were featured in Warner's inaugural assortment, of which 38 were new to home video."

Let's have a look at each volume in this wave.

First up. #LooneyTunes: Assorted Nuts. Memorable "Supporting Players" and Vintage Classics from the Looney Tunes Vault. This disc contains 16 cartoons as opposed to 14 (8 on each side). And this one has a lot of home video debuts.

Side 1 includes...

- "A Bear for Punishment" with the Three Bears, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Dog Gone South" with Charlie Dog, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Boyhood Daze" with Ralph Phillips, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Pests for Guests" with the Goofy Gophers and Elmer Fudd, dir. Friz Freleng

- "Mouse Wreckers", with Hubie & Bertie and Claude Cat, dir. Chuck Jones
- "A Sheep in the Deep" with Ralph Wolf & Sam Sheepdog, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Rabbit's Kin" with Bugs Bunny & Pete Puma, dir. Robert McKimson
- "Feed the Kitty" with Marc Anthony & Pussyfoot, dir. Chuck Jones

Side 2 includes...

- "The Hypo-Chondri-Cat" with Hubie & Bertie and Claude Cat, dir. Chuck Jones
- "From A to Z-Z-Z-Z" with Ralph Phillips, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Chow Hound", dir. Chuck Jones
- "Strife with Father" with Beaky Buzzard, dir. Robert McKimson

- "Bear Feat" with the Three Bears, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Feline Frame-Up" with Marc Anthony & Pussyfoot and Claude Cat, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Gone Batty" with Bobo the Elephant, dir. Robert McKimson
- "A Hound for Trouble" with Charlie Dog, dir. Chuck Jones.

"Assorted Nuts" is a strong collection of shorts that highlight that the supporting #LooneyTunes characters can get a lot of laughs too. Ralph and Sam, the Three Bears, Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot, the Goofy Gophers, and more. You won't be disappointed.

Any favorites from "Assorted Nuts"? (1/4)

Any favorites from "Assorted Nuts"? (2/4)

Any favorites from "Assorted Nuts"? (3/4)

Any favorites from "Assorted Nuts"? (4/4)

Up next, plus another great cover from the late Greg Martin, #LooneyTunes After Dark: Ghoul, Ghost and Goblin Cartoon Classics. Horror-themed shorts with a few science fiction cartoons and usual stuff thrown in as well.

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Side 1 includes...
- "Jumpin' Jupiter" with Porky and Sylvester, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Water, Water Every Hare" with Bugs Bunny and Gossamer, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Bewitched Bunny" with Bugs Bunny and Witch Hazel, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Hyde and Hare" with Bugs Bunny, dir. Friz Freleng

- "The Night of the Living Duck" with Daffy Duck, dir. Greg Ford and Terry Lennon.
- "Transylvania 6-5000" with Bugs Bunny, dir. Chuck Jones
- "The Wearing of the Grin" with Porky Pig, dir. Chuck Jones

Side 2 includes...
- "Scaredy Cat" with Porky Pig and Sylvester, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Broom-Stick Bunny" with Bugs Bunny and Witch Hazel, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Hyde and Go Tweet" with Tweety and Sylvester, dir. Friz Freleng

- "Hare-Way to the Stars" with Bugs Bunny and Marvin the Martian, dir. Chuck Jones
- "The Abominable Snow Rabbit" with Bugs and Daffy, dir. Chuck Jones
- "The Duxorcist" with Daffy Duck, dir. Greg Ford and Terry Lennon.
- "The Hasty Hare" with Bugs and Marvin, dir. Chuck Jones

"After Dark", even with the addition of two modern Daffy Duck shorts, is still a excellent themed collection of shorts that lives up to its name. There are many spooks and laughs from Friz Freleng's "Hyde" shorts and the hand picked Chuck Jones shorts make it worth buying.

Any favorites from "After Dark"? (1/4)

Any favorites from "After Dark"? (2/4)

Any favorites from "After Dark"? (3/4)

Any favorites from "After Dark"? (4/4)

Next up is #LooneyTunes Curtain Calls: Classic Music and Show Business Cartoons. It's got some of the best Warner Bros. shorts themed to music, talent, and great performances.

Side 1 includes...

- "Rabbit of Seville" with Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, dir. Chuck Jones
- "One Froggy Evening" with Michigan J. Frog, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Hillbilly Hare" with Bugs Bunny, dir. Robert McKimson
- "Curtain Razor" with Porky Pig, dir. Friz Freleng

- "What's Up Doc?" with Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, dir. Robert McKimson
- "Nelly's Folly", dir. Chuck Jones
- "The Scarlet Pumpernickel" with Daffy Duck and an all-star #LooneyTunes cast, dir. Chuck Jones

Side 2 includes...
- "Show Biz Bugs" with Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, dir. Friz Freleng
- "Three Little Bops", dir. Friz Freleng
- "Baton Bunny" with Bugs Bunny, dir. Chuck Jones
- "High Note", dir. Chuck Jones

- "Long-Haired Hare" with Bugs Bunny, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Tweety's Circus" with Tweety and Sylvester, dir. Friz Freleng
- "What's Opera, Doc?" with Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, dir. Chuck Jones

"Curtain Calls" is one of the best #LooneyTunes LaserDiscs in the collection. Fan favorites like What's Opera, Doc? and rare treats like Nelly's Folly and Tweety's Circus. All in all, there are enough great performances to enter your night. Take a bow to the directors.

Any favorites from "Curtain Calls" (1/4)?

Any favorites from "Curtain Calls" (2/4)?

Any favorites from "Curtain Calls" (3/4)?

Any favorites from "Curtain Calls" (4/4)?

Next up, Duck Victory: Daffy Duck's Screen Classics. Many Daffy Duck shorts make their LaserDisc debut and their home video debut.
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Side 1 includes...
"Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century" co-starring Porky Pig and Marvin the Martian, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Duck! Rabbit, Duck!" co-starring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Drip-Along Daffy" co-starring Porky Pig and Nasty Canasta, dir. Chuck Jones

- "The Super Snooper", dir. Robert McKimson
- "Daffy Duck Hunt" co-starring Porky Pig, dir. Robert McKimson
- "Muscle Tussle", dir. Robert McKimson
- "Don't Axe Me" co-starring Elmer Fudd, dir. Robert McKimson.

Side 2 includes...
- "Stork Naked" co-starring the Drunken Stork, dir. Friz Freleng
- "Robin Hood Daffy" co-starring Porky Pig, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Ali Baba Bunny" co-starring Bugs Bunny, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Cracked Quack" co-starring Porky Pig, dir. Friz Freleng.

- "Daffy Dilly", dir. Chuck Jones
- "Golden Yeggs" co-starring Porky Pig and Rocky, dir. Friz Freleng
- "Duck Amuck", dir. Chuck Jones

"Duck Victory" has some of the best collection of Daffy Duck shorts on LaserDisc on-par with MGM/UA's Daffy compilations. From fan favorites ("Duck Amuck", "Duck Dodgers") and rare gems ("Muscle Tussle", "Daffy Dilly") make this program worthwhile to collect, screwy or angry.

Any favorites from "Duck Victory" (1/4)?

Any favorites from "Duck Victory" (2/4)?

Any favorites from "Duck Victory" (3/4)?

Any favorites from "Duck Victory" (4/4)?

Next up, "Ham on Wry: The Porky Pig Laser Collection". It lives up to its name with a collection of shorts featuring him at his highest moments either solo or as a straight man to his looney co-stars.

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Side 1 includes...

- "Often an Orphan" co-starring Charlie Dog, dir. Chuck Jones
- "You Ought to Be in Pictures" co-starring Daffy Duck, dir. Friz Freleng
- "The Pest That Came to Dinner", dir. Arthur Davis.
- "The Ducksters" co-starring Daffy Duck, dir. Chuck Jones

- "Dog Collared", dir. Robert McKimson
- "Porky in Wackyland", dir. Bob Clampett
- "Deduce, You Say" co-starring Daffy Duck, dir. Chuck Jones

(There are black and white shorts on this disc except for one that is computer colorized.)

Side 2 includes...

- "Porky Pig's Feat" co-starring Daffy Duck, dir. Frank Tashlin
- "Claws for Alarm" co-starring Sylvester, dir. Chuck Jones
- "The Prize Pest" co-starring Daffy Duck, dir. Robert McKimson

- "The Case of the Stuttering Pig" co-starring Petunia Pig, dir. Frank Tashlin
- "Thumb Fun" co-starring Daffy Duck, dir. Robert McKimson
- "Awful Orphan" co-starring Charlie Dog, dir. Chuck Jones
- "Boobs in the Woods" co-starring Daffy Duck, dir. Robert McKimson

"Ham on Wry" is an excellent compilation of Porky Pig shorts. And it has the most variety of directors out of all LaserDiscs in the wave. "You Ought to Be in Pictures", "Porky in Wackyland" and many classics where he bounces off the comedy from Daffy Duck or Charlie Dog.

Any favorites from "Ham on Wry" (1/4)?

Any favorites from "Ham on Wry" (2/4)?

Any favorites from "Ham on Wry" (3/4)?

Any favorites from "Ham on Wry" (4/4)?

Saving the wabbit for last, Winner by a Hare: 14 of Bugs Bunny's Best. Let's see what this compilation has to offer to the fans.

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Side 1 includes...

- "Bully for Bugs", dir. Chuck Jones
- "The Fair Haired Hare" co-starring Yosemite Sam, dir. Friz Freleng
- "Hare Do" co-starring Elmer Fudd, dir. Friz Freleng
- "Captain Hareblower" co-starring Yosemite Sam, dir. Friz Freleng

- "My Bunny Lies over the Sea", dir. Chuck Jones
- "High Diving Hare" co-starring Yosemite Sam, dir. Friz Freleng
- "Rabbit Seasoning" co-starring Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd, dir. Chuck Jones.

Side 2 includes...

- "Bunny Hugged", dir. Chuck Jones
- "Ballot Box Bunny" co-starring Yosemite Sam, dir. Friz Freleng
- "Box Office Bunny" (1991) co-starring Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd, dir. Darrell Van Citters.
- "Big House Bunny" co-starring Yosemite Sam, dir. Friz Freleng

- "Rabbit Hood", dir. Chuck Jones
- "Hare Trimmed" co-starring Yosemite Sam and Granny, dir. Friz Freleng
- "Mississippi Hare", dir. Chuck Jones

"Winner by a Hare" is another great Bugs Bunny compilation to buy on LaserDisc. Even with the bonus "Box Office Bunny" short, its presentation is still strong. Beginning with a favorite like "Bully for Bugs" and ending with rare classic like "Mississippi Hare". A must have!

Any favorites from "Winner by a Hare" (1/4)?

Any favorites from "Winner by a Hare" (2/4)?

Any favorites from "Winner by a Hare" (3/4)?

Any favorites from "Winner by a Hare" (4/4)?

Warner Home Video's entry of the #LooneyTunes into the LaserDisc market gave us the best collection of post-1948 shorts with some black and white Porky favorites too. Themed by character or a different topic, there is a ton of variety and no misses.

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1993 is already a great start for collecting #LooneyTunes on LaserDisc. The next #VideoWednesday will highlight MGM/UA's next installment, The Golden Age of Looney Tunes: Volume 4.

Thanks for reading our retrospect. That's all, Folks!
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