TV Show Info:
Cast: Mel Blanc, Various Others
Studio: Warner Bros
Release Info:
DVD Box Set Release Date: October 21, 2008
Online Availability: Amazon for $19.99
Episodes: A less expensive pairing of episodes from the Golden Collection
A few years back Warner Bros began releasing Looney Tunes on DVD. In most cases people were more than willing to shell out the dough for the highly anticipated Looney Tunes Golden Collections. These collections are chalked full of popular episodes that were made throughout the years. Of course, they are expensive and there were people that just could not afford to pay for the various collections. This brought about the Spotlight Collections. Each of the Spotlight Collections is just a rehashing of the Golden Collection without the frills. This allows people to enjoy the shorts at a cheaper cost. Since the cartoons are really the most important thing, the Spotlight Collections work best for most people because you don’t have to pay as much (they are under $25) and you usually get the best cartoons out of the bunch.
As a kid I loved watching Looney Tunes. I was obsessed with Tweety. I remember that I would always end my Saturday morning cartoons ritual with The Bugs and Daffy Hour. It was a great show that probably introduced a lot of 80s kids to the Looney Tunes. I have to imagine that these collections are going to be best for adults missing the days of good cartoons.
I don’t say that because these cartoons are not child friendly. I say that because I could see the soccer mom’s complaining about the violence that often occurs in the Looney Tunes shorts. Most adults these days grew up with these cartoons and I like to think we did just fine, but some parents shy against the best cartoons for their own reasons.
Anyone that has ever seen Looney Tunes knows how entertaining these shorts can be. Bugs Bunny is smart, witty, and fierce when the need calls for it. Daffy Duck is greedy, jealous, and a troublemaker. Porky Pig is hilarious in his own right. These characters and many more have made their spot in history and people of all ages are able to enjoy these cartoons with family and friends, no matter what the occasion.
This Spotlight Collection has a good collection of shorts. It is special because it is the final collection in the series. This particular collection includes some of the best shorts from the second and sixth Golden Collection. This collection is certainly worth the price, though if you do not own any of the other sets I highly recommend checking out the shorts listings to find what shorts are in each collection before purchasing. This will allow you to purchase the set that best suits your needs rather than just buying them blindly.
The Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Vol. 6 Plot
The two discs in the Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Vol. 6 offer a good selection of familiar shorts. These might be new to kids (depending on their age), but adults should get plenty of good memories from watching these. The shorts listing have been added below with some comments under each disc for your convenience.
Disc One: Cartoon Superstars
“Baby Buggy Bunny“
“Broom-stick Bunny“
“To Duck…or Not to Duck“
“Birth of a Notion “
“Crowing Pains“
“Raw! Raw! Rooster“
“My Favorite Duck“
“Jumpin’ Jupiter“
“Satan’s Waitin’“
“Hook, Line and Stinker“
“A Ham in a Role“
“Heaven Scent“
“Often an Orphan“
“Dog Gone South“
“By Word of Mouse“
Disc one certainly starts things off with a bang. While most of these are memorable, there are a few that stand out as the shining jewels of the bunch. The first disc lives up to the cartoon superstars name that it has been given. Some of the best cartoons in the bunch are Baby Buggy Bunny, Satan’s Waitin’, Broomstick Bunny, Hook, Line, and Stinker, and Dog Gone South.
In Baby Buggy Bunny, Bugs has to teach Baby Finster, a mobster that is posing as a baby, a lesson that only Bugs could teach. Satan’s Waitin’ sees the day where Sylvester manages to catch Tweety, but he dies. When he comes back (cats have 9 lives) he manages to ruin each life over and over again. Each short continues along this vein of comedy. When the Roadrunner is on, you can bet the Coyote is there chasing him. When Bugs Bunny is on you can be certain that he’s up against something whether it’s Daffy, a witch, or someone like Baby Finster. The end result equals a good time, especially when it comes to this first disc.
Disc Two: One Hit Wonders
“Rocket-Bye Baby“
“Fresh Airedale“
“It’s Hummer Time“
“Much Ado About Nutting“
“Goo Goo Goliath“
“The Draft Horse“
“Lights Fantastic“
“Rookie Revue“
“The Weakly Reporter“
“Wild Wife“
“The Hole Idea“
“Page Miss Glory“
“Now Hear This“
“Norman Normal“
“A Cartoonist’s Nightmare“
These one hit wonders end up being incredibly odd. It is easy to see why they are one hit wonders though. Most of these shorts are too bizarre or uneven to be involved in a reoccurring role. Some of the shorts just aren’t that funny, like “Norman Normal” and others are just plain strange like “Lights Fantastic.” Nothing is truly terrible here, but the set feels missed matched having something so good with something so bizarre. Any way you cut it, the first disc is going to be the most popular disc in the bunch.
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These shorts on the Spotlight Collection Vol. 6 have been restored and they arrive looking better than ever. The aspect ratio of 1.33:1 works well for the majority of cartoons, especially old ones like this. The end result brings about good colors and a crisp clarity to each and every short. I don’t recall seeing the Looney Tunes look better than this.
The sound worked equally as with. While there was only Dolby Digital Mono this is a cartoon, so nothing extraordinary was going to be needed for success. The sound works fine. Things remain on an equal level throughout the DVD, so there is no need for volume toggling. There really isn’t anything to complain about here. Sure, it’s not overly dynamic, but it is mono and it works fine for what it is.
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Bonus Features:
This bonus section is actually nothing more than eight additional cartoon shorts. The only reason these were placed here was that it would allow Warner Bros to say that there were some bonuses. The Spotlight Collection is less expensive because it concentrates more on the content and less on the features. Personally, if they would have put these with the actual shorts list and said there were no special features I would have liked it more than them doing this.
Needless to say the eight features are split up over the two discs with four on each disc. The names of each short are:
“Heir Conditioned”
“Yankee Dood It”
“Sniffles Takes a Trip”
“Rabbit Rampage”
“Wild Wild World”
“Punch Trunk”
“Bartholomew Versus the Wheel”
“Sleepy Time Possum”
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Bottom Line:
Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Vol. 6 has its good moments, primarily on the first disc. If you’re planning to buy the Golden Collection Vol. 6 then you won’t need this set because there isn’t anything on here different enough to make it worth purchasing. These sets are meant to be the less expensive counterpart. If you don’t own any of the Spotlight collections you might want to surf through the offerings and find one that the whole family will enjoy.
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