Looney Tunes Super Stars
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Looney Tunes Super Stars is a series of Looney Tunes
DVDs. So far, the series consists of:
Wave One:
Wave Two:
The collection of the "Looney Tunes Super Stars" series is likely to expand, with possible releases on their way in the future, including ones for Porky Pig
, Speedy Gonzales
and others. However, Warner Bros. has not made a clear decision to release the remaining Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies that include one-time-only characters. Because this isn't an offical Golden Collection series, there won't be any special features in this DVD Series. Although Super Stars is the semi-successor to the Looney Tunes Golden Collection
series, the true successor of the Golden Colleciton is Looney Tunes Platinum Collection. However, the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection is only available on Blu-Ray. It is unknown when if there will be a DVD release of the Platinum Collection.
On the Tweety and Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy DVD, all of the cartoons have been released previously on the Golden Collection series. The Foghorn Leghorn DVD includes all but one new-to-DVD releases. A Broken Leghorn
had already been released on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1
. 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. The sole Bugs Bunny DVD released in Europe is also an all-double dip. However, most people who already have collected all 6 of the Golden Collection DVDs have been advised to stay away from any double dipping Super Stars DVDs unless if they contain digitally restored or new-to-DVD cartoons.
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
DVDs. So far, the series consists of:
Wave One:
- Looney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Hare ExtraordinaireLooney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Hare ExtraordinaireLooney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Hare Extraordinaire is a DVD of 15 new-to-DVD Bugs Bunny cartoons released on August 10, 2010. Along with Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl, these two DVDs are the successor to the Looney Tunes Golden Collection series...
(released August 10, 2010) - Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated FowlLooney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl"Looney Tunes Super Stars' Daffy Duck: Frustrated Fowl is a DVD of 15 new-to-DVD Daffy Duck cartoons that were released on August 10, 2010.-Contents:All shorts are presented uncensored and uncut, however 10 of the 15 shorts are cropped to widescreen...
(released August 10, 2010) - Looney Tunes Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends: Barnyard BigmouthLooney Tunes Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends: Barnyard Bigmouth"Looney Tunes Super Stars' Foghorn Leghorn & Friends: Barnyard Bigmouth is a DVD of 8 new-to-DVD Foghorn Leghorn cartoons, 1 previously-on-DVD Foghorn cartoon, and 6 additional new-to-DVD cartoons that was released on November 30, 2010...
(released November 30, 2010) - Looney Tunes Super Stars' Tweety & Sylvester: Feline FwenzyLooney Tunes Super Stars' Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy"Looney Tunes Super Stars' Tweety & Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy is a DVD of fifteen Sylvester and Tweety cartoons that was released on November 30, 2010...
(released November 30, 2010) (All double dip)
Wave Two:
- Looney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Wascally WabbitLooney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Wascally WabbitLooney Tunes Super Stars' Bugs Bunny: Wascally Wabbit is a DVD of fifteen Bugs Bunny cartoons that was released on May 4, 2011...
(released May 4, 2011 - in Region 2 & 4) (All Double dip) - Looney Tunes Super Stars' Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius HijinksLooney Tunes Super Stars' Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius HijinksLooney Tunes Super Stars' Road Runner & Wile E. Coyote: Supergenius Hijinks is a DVD containing 15 Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner cartoons which was released on October 4, 2011...
(released October 4, 2011, released September 8, 2011 in Region 2) - Looney Tunes Super Stars' Pepe Le Pew: Zee Best of Zee BestLooney Tunes Super Stars' Pepe Le Pew: Zee Best of Zee BestLooney Tunes Super Stars' Pepé Le Pew: Zee Best of Zee Best is a DVD featuring all 17 Pepé Le Pew cartoons that will be released on December 27, 2011...
(scheduled for December 27, 2011)
The collection of the "Looney Tunes Super Stars" series is likely to expand, with possible releases on their way in the future, including ones for Porky Pig
Porky Pig
Porky Pig is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. He was the first character created by the studio to draw audiences based on his star power, and the animators created many critically acclaimed shorts using the fat little pig...
, Speedy Gonzales
Speedy Gonzales
Speedy Gonzales is an animated caricature of a mouse in the Warner Brothers Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons. He is portrayed as "The Fastest Mouse in all Mexico" with his major traits being the ability to run extremely fast and speaking with an exaggerated Mexican accent...
and others. However, Warner Bros. has not made a clear decision to release the remaining Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies that include one-time-only characters. Because this isn't an offical Golden Collection series, there won't be any special features in this DVD Series. Although Super Stars is the semi-successor to the Looney Tunes Golden Collection
Looney Tunes Golden Collection
The Looney Tunes Golden Collection was an annual series of six four-disc DVD box sets from Warner Bros.' home video unit Warner Home Video, each containing about 60 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts...
series, the true successor of the Golden Colleciton is Looney Tunes Platinum Collection. However, the Looney Tunes Platinum Collection is only available on Blu-Ray. It is unknown when if there will be a DVD release of the Platinum Collection.
Controversies
The first two Looney Tunes Super Stars 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's how the post-1953 cartoons were shown in theater, which made many collectors upset as cartoons were filmed in Academy ratio not widescreen. However, the Foghorn Leghorn DVD includes both the widescreen and the Academy Ratio of the cartoons on the same disc.On the Tweety and Sylvester: Feline Fwenzy DVD, all of the cartoons have been released previously on the Golden Collection series. The Foghorn Leghorn DVD includes all but one new-to-DVD releases. A Broken Leghorn
A Broken Leghorn
A Broken Leghorn is a "Looney Tunes" cartoon animated short starring Foghorn Leghorn and Miss Prissy. Released September 26, 1959, the cartoon is directed by Robert McKimson. The voices were performed by Mel Blanc.-Plot:...
had already been released on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1
Looney Tunes Golden Collection: Volume 1 is a DVD box set that was released by Warner Home Video on October 28, 2003. It contains 56 Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons and numerous supplements...
. On December 1, 2010, animation expert Jerry Beck
Jerry Beck
Jerry Beck is a well-known animation historian, with ten books and numerous articles to his credit. He is also an animation producer, an industry consultant to Warner Bros., and has been an executive with Nickelodeon and Disney....
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. The sole Bugs Bunny DVD released in Europe is also an all-double dip. However, most people who already have collected all 6 of the Golden Collection DVDs have been advised to stay away from any double dipping Super Stars DVDs unless if they contain digitally restored or new-to-DVD cartoons.