Looney Tunes Super Stars
Introduction '''''Looney Tunes Super Stars''''' is a series of nine Looney Tunes DVDs consisting of two Bugs Bunny DVDs and other characters who got their own collections. It started on August 10, 2010 and ran until April 23, 2013.The series consists of:TitleCartoonsNew cartoonsWaveRelease Date''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire'' 15 15 1 August 10, 2010''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl''''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends: Barnyard Bigmouth''14 November 30, 2010''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy'' 0''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Wascally Wabbit'' 2May 4, 2011''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius Hijinks''11October 4, 2011''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Pepé Le Pew: Zee Best of Zee Best''1714December 27, 2011''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham'' 1816 3November 6, 2012''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Sylvester and Hippety Hopper: Marsupial Mayhem''15April 23, 2013Although ''Super Stars'' is the semi-successor to the ''Looney Tunes Golden Collection'' series, the true successor of the Golden Collection is the ''Looney Tunes Platinum Collection''. However, unlike the ''Platinum Collection'', there are no special features in the ''Super Stars'' series. While other volumes were planned, no further releases were made after 2013.The ''Pepe Le Pew: Zee Best of Zee Best'' and the ''Sylvester and Hippety Hopper: Marsupial Mayhem'' DVDs are now the only home media releases from Warner Bros. to have a major Looney Tunes character's (and two minor Looney Tunes characters') entire filmography featured.
''Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire''
''Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl''
''Foghorn Leghorn & Friends: Barnyard Bigmouth'' '''''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends: Barnyard Bigmouth''''' was released on November 30, 2010.Unlike previous ''Super Stars'' discs, the disc not only contains the matted-widescreen versions of the cartoons, but the original fullscreen versions as well.#TitleCharactersYearDirectorSeries1''All Fowled Up''Foghorn, Henery Hawk, Barnyard Dawg1955Robert McKimsonLT2''Fox-Terror'' Foghorn, Barnyard Dawg1957Robert McKimsonMM3''A Broken Leghorn''*Foghorn, Miss Prissy1959Robert McKimsonLT4''Crockett-Doodle-Do''Foghorn, Egghead Jr.1960Robert McKimsonMM5''Weasel While You Work''Foghorn, The Weasel, Barnyard Dawg1958Robert McKimsonMM6''Weasel Stop''Foghorn, The Weasel1956Robert McKimsonLT7''Little Boy Boo''Foghorn, Egghead Jr., Miss Prissy1954Robert McKimsonLT8''Banty Raids''Foghorn, Barnyard Dawg1963Robert McKimsonMM9''Strangled Eggs''Foghorn, Henery Hawk, Miss Prissy1961Robert McKimsonMM10''Gopher Broke''The Goofy Gophers, Barnyard Dawg1958Robert McKimsonLT11''A Mutt in a Rut''Elmer1959Robert McKimsonLT12''Mouse-Placed Kitten''1959Robert McKimsonMM13''Cheese It, the Cat!'' The Honey-Mousers1957Robert McKimsonLT14''Two Crows from Tacos''Jose and Manuel1956Friz FrelengMM15''Crows' Feat''Joes and Manuel ,Elmer 1962Friz Freleng, Hawley PrattMM(*) Have been released on the Golden Collection DVD set
''Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy'' '''''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy''''' was released on November 30, 2010.All cartoons on this disc star Sylvester and Tweety, were directed by Friz Freleng, and were previously released on the Golden Collection DVDs.#TitleCo-StarsYearSeries1''Tweetie Pie''1947MM2''Bad Ol' Putty Tat''1949MM3''All Abir-r-r-d! ''Hector1950LT4''Canary Row''Granny1950MM5''Putty Tat Trouble'' Sam Cat1951LT6''Room and Bird''Granny, Hector1951MM7''Tweety's S.O.S. ''Granny1951MM8''Tweet Tweet Tweety''1951LT9''Gift Wrapped''Granny, Hector1952LT10''Ain't She Tweet''Granny, Hector1952LT11''Snow Business''Granny1953LT12''Satan's Waitin'''Hector1954LT13''The Last Hungry Cat''Granny1961MM14''Birds Anonymous''Clarence Cat1957MM15''Tweety and the Beanstalk''Hector1957MM=== Notes ===* While the USA version of this DVD set releases "Bad Ol' Putty Tat" and "Snow Business" restored, for reasons unknown, the European version of this DVD set for some reason releases "Bad Ol' Putty Tat" presented as a 1998 dubbed version (albeit without the dubbed notice) and "Snow Business" presented unrestored as the Stars of Space Jam VHS transfer with the altered 1959-1960 Merrie Melodies ending card on the European DVD release.
''Bugs Bunny: Wascally Wabbit'' '''''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Wascally Wabbit''''' was released on May 4, 2011 (in Region 2 and 4).All cartoons on this disc star Bugs Bunny and were previously released on the Golden Collection DVDs.#TitleCo-StarsYearDirectorSeries1''Tortoise Beats Hare''Cecil1941Tex AveryMM2''Super-Rabbit''1943Chuck JonesMM3''Rabbit Fire''Daffy, Elmer1951Chuck JonesLT4''Baton Bunny''1959Chuck Jones and Abe LevitowLT5''Rabbit of Seville''Elmer1950Chuck JonesLT6''Big Top Bunny''1951Robert McKimsonMM7''Bowery Bugs''1949Arthur DavisMM8''Gorilla My Dreams''Gruesome Gorilla1948Robert McKimsonLT9''Long-Haired Hare''1949Chuck JonesLT10''High Diving Hare''Sam1949Friz FrelengLT11''Bully for Bugs''1953Chuck JonesLT12''Ballot Box Bunny''Sam1951Friz FrelengMM13''Rabbit Seasoning''Daffy, Elmer1952Chuck JonesMM14''Rabbit's Kin''Pete Puma1952Robert McKimsonMM15''Broom-Stick Bunny''Witch Hazel1956Chuck JonesLT=== Notes ===* In the Region 2 release, "Rabbit Fire", "Baton Bunny", "Rabbit of Seville" and "Big Top Bunny" are replaced respectively by "Buckaroo Bugs", "Hurdy-Gurdy Hare", "Hare Tonic" and "Acrobatty Bunny". These shorts too were already released in the Golden Collection series. * This is the only Looney Tunes Super Stars DVD set that is unavailable in Region 1, instead it is only available in Regions 2 and 4.
''Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius Hijinks'' '''''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius Hijinks''''' was released on October 4, 2011.It was released earlier in the Czech Republic on September 8, 2011 and on October 3, 2011 it was available early in the U.S. at Walmart stores.All cartoons on this disc feature Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote.#TitleYearDirector/ProducerSeries1''Coyote Falls''2010Matthew O'CallaghanLT2''Fur of Flying''2010Matthew O'CallaghanLT3''Rabid Rider''2010Matthew O'CallaghanLT4''The Whizzard of Ow''2003Bret HaalandLT5''Chariots of Fur''1994Chuck Jones (both director and producer)LT6''Little Go Beep''2000Spike BrandtLT7''Sugar and Spies''1966Robert McKimson (director), Friz Freleng (producer)LT8''Clippety Clobbered''1966Rudy Larriva (director), Friz Freleng (producer)LT9''The Solid Tin Coyote''1966Rudy Larriva (director), Friz Freleng (producer)LT10''Out and Out Rout''1966Rudy Larriva (director), Friz Freleng (producer)MM11''Shot and Bothered''1966Rudy Larriva (director), Friz Freleng (producer)LT12''Chaser on the Rocks''1965Rudy Larriva (director), Friz Freleng (producer)MM13''Highway Runnery''1965Rudy Larriva (director), Friz Freleng (producer)LT14''Boulder Wham! ''1965Rudy Larriva (director), Friz Freleng (producer)MM15''Hairied and Hurried''1965Rudy Larriva (director), Friz Freleng (producer)MM
''Pepé Le Pew: Zee Best of Zee Best'' '''''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Pepé Le Pew: Zee Best of Zee Best''''' was released on December 27, 2011.The pre-53 shorts are presented in full screen while the post-53 shorts have both widescreen and full screen options (except for 1956's "Heaven Scent" which is only available in full screen). This was also the last Looney Tunes Super Stars series to feature a matted 1:85 widescreen format option for the post-1953 shorts and one of the few Warner Bros. home media release to feature the entire filmography of a major Looney Tunes character.All cartoons on this disc feature Pepé Le Pew.#TitleCo-StarsYearDirectorSeries1''Odor-able Kitty*''1945Chuck JonesLT2''Scent-imental Over You''1947Chuck JonesLT3''Odor of the Day''Wellington1948Arthur DavisLT4''For Scent-imental Reasons*''Penelope1949Chuck JonesLT5''Scent-imental Romeo''Penelope1951Chuck JonesMM6''Little Beau Pepé''Penelope1952Chuck JonesMM7''Wild Over You''1953Chuck JonesLT8''Dog Pounded''Sylvester, Tweety1954Friz FrelengLT9''The Cats Bah''Penelope1954Chuck JonesLT10''Past Perfumance''Penelope1955Chuck JonesMM11''Two Scent's Worth''Penelope1955Chuck JonesMM12''Heaven Scent*''Penelope1956Chuck JonesMM13''Touché and Go''Penelope1957Chuck JonesMM14''Really Scent''Penelope1959Abe LevitowMM15''Who Scent You? ''Penelope1960Chuck JonesLT16''A Scent of the Matterhorn''Penelope1961Chuck JonesLT17''Louvre Come Back to Me! ''Penelope, Claude1962Chuck JonesLT(*) Have been released on the ''Golden Collection'' DVD set
''Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham'' '''''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Porky & Friends: Hilarious Ham''''' was released on November 6, 2012.This was the first DVD in the ''Super Stars'' series to present the post-1953 cartoons in original fullscreen format only, with no matted 1:85 widescreen format option.#TitleCharactersYearDirectorSeries1''Tom Turk and Daffy''Daffy, Porky1944Chuck JonesLT2''Wagon Heels''*Porky1945Bob ClampettMM3''Mouse Menace''Porky1946Arthur DavisLT4''One Meat Brawl''Barnyard, Porky1947Robert McKimsonMM5''Curtain Razor''Porky1949Friz FrelengLT6''The Pest That Came to Dinner''Porky1948Arthur DavisLT7''Riff Raffy Daffy''Daffy, Porky1948Arthur DavisLT8''Boobs in the Woods''*Daffy, Porky1950Robert McKimsonLT9''Dog Collared''Porky1950Robert McKimsonMM10''Thumb Fun''Daffy, Porky1952Robert McKimsonLT11''Fool Coverage''Daffy, Porky1952Robert McKimsonLT12''Corn on the Cop''Daffy, Granny, Porky1965Irv SpectorMM13''Corn Plastered''Farmer and Crow1951Robert McKimsonMM14''Gone Batty''Bobo1954Robert McKimsonLT15''Ant Pasted''Elmer1953Friz FrelengLT16''Dog Gone People''Elmer1960Robert McKimsonMM17''Bunny and Claude (We Rob Carrot Patches)''Bunny and Claude1968Robert McKimsonLT18''The Great Carrot Train Robbery''Bunny and Claude1969Robert McKimsonMM(*) Have been released on the ''Golden Collection'' DVD set=== Notes ===* According to Jerry Beck, the reason the two Bunny and Claude cartoons were included on the DVD was for filler. * While the set claims that all the cartoons on the set are "remastered for the first time into pristine, first-run condition," "Wagon Heels" and "Boobs in the Woods" were previously released restored on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 5 and the Looney Tunes Golden Collection, respectively. In addition, "One Meat Brawl" uses the USA 1995 dubbed version transfer and "Ant Pasted" uses the 1998 dubbed version transfer, hence the cue marks at the iris out and the closing of the rings. * On the back of the DVD, photos of "Tick Tock Tuckered", "Daffy Doodles", and "Nothing but the Tooth" are shown—however, these cartoon aren't actually included on the DVD. "Tick Tock Tuckered" was released on Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl; "Daffy Doodles" and "Nothing but the Tooth" have not seen a home video release as part of a Looney Tunes DVD series, although "Daffy Doodles" appears as an extra on the DVD of the Warner Bros. movie ''My Reputation'', using the 1995 USA dubbed version transfer. * The PAL version of the DVD includes "One Meat Brawl" with the red borders at the opening titles as it was sourced from the 1995 PAL Dubbed Version print. * "Ant Pasted" 1953 English audiotrack on PAL DVD release is played with low-pitched audio.
''Sylvester and Hippety Hopper: Marsupial Mayhem'' '''''Looney Tunes Super Stars' Sylvester & Hippety Hopper: Marsupial Mayhem''''' is a DVD featuring 18 newly remastered cartoons. It is the final release in the ''Super Star'' series, due to poor sales of ''Looney Tunes Platinum Collection: Volume 2'' and the depletion of the remastering budget for new-to-DVD Looney Tunes shorts. This release features all 18 of Sylvester's pairings with Hippety Hopper and/or his son, Sylvester, Jr., The DVD was released on April 23, 2013.All cartoons in this collection star Sylvester, and co-star either Hippety Hopper and/or Sylvester Jr.. All are directed by Robert McKimson, except for ''Goldimouse and the Three Cats'', which was directed by Friz Freleng. ''#TitleCo-StarringYearDirectorSeries1''Hop, Look and Listen''Hippety Hopper 1948Robert McKimsonLT2''Hippety Hopper''Hippety Hopper1949Robert McKimsonMM3''Pop 'Im Pop! ''Hippety Hopper, Sylvester Jr.1950Robert McKimsonLT4''Who's Kitten Who? ''Hippety Hopper, Sylvester Jr.1952Robert McKimsonLT5''Hoppy Go Lucky''Hippety Hopper1952Robert McKimsonLT6''Cats A-Weigh! ''Hippety Hopper, Sylvester Jr.1953Robert McKimsonMM7''Bell Hoppy''Hippety Hopper1954Robert McKimsonMM8''Lighthouse Mouse''Hippety Hopper1955Robert McKimsonMM9''Too Hop to Handle''Hippety Hopper, Sylvester Jr.1956Robert McKimsonLT10''The Slap-Hoppy Mouse''Hippety Hopper, Sylvester Jr.1956Robert McKimsonMM11''Mouse-Taken Identity''Hippety Hopper, Sylvester Jr.1957Robert McKimsonMM12''Hoppy Daze''Hippety Hopper1961Robert McKimsonLT13''Freudy CatHippety Hopper, Sylvester Jr.1964Robert McKimsonLT14''Cat's Paw''Sylvester Jr.1959Robert McKimsonLT15''Fish and Slips''Sylvester Jr.1962Robert McKimsonLT16''Birds of a Father''Sylvester Jr.1961Robert McKimsonLT17''Claws in the Lease''Sylvester Jr.1963Robert McKimsonMM18''Goldimouse and the Three Cats''*Sylvester Jr.1960Friz FrelengLT(*) Have been released on the ''Golden Collection'' DVD set
Controversies The first two ''Looney Tunes Super Stars'' sets (''Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire'' and ''Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl'') had released the majority the cartoons from the post-1953 era in a 1:85 widescreen format. Warner Bros. has stated the reason for this was because that is how the post-1953 cartoons were shown in theaters, though the cartoons were filmed in Academy ratio, not widescreen at that time. On December 1, 2010, animation expert Jerry Beck explained on the Shokus Internet Radio call-in talk program, ''Stu's Show'' that Warner aimed this series, not at collectors, but at the mass market who expect it to fit on their widescreen TVs. He speculated that at some point down the road there will probably be a douple-dip release of those shorts in a collector's DVD version with the video in full-frame format. However, the Foghorn Leghorn DVD includes both the widescreen and the Academy ratio of the cartoons on the same disc and further releases provide only fullscreen viewing.On the ''Tweety and Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy'' and ''Bugs Bunny: Wascally Wabbit'' DVDs, all of the cartoons have been released previously on the ''Golden Collection'' series, much to the disappointment of fans.With the ''Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius Hijinks'' DVD, some collectors were disappointed that the set focused on the less well-received DFE-era Coyote/Road Runner cartoons (particularly the Rudy Larriva-directed ones) and lacked Chuck Jones' Coyote/Road Runner cartoons from the Pre-1964 "classic" era.
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