Cartoon Craze Presents: Bugs Bunny: Falling Hare Review

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(More customer reviews)There is some stupendous animation in this Cartoon Craze collection that contains 4 Bugs Bunny episodes, and includes one that is on "The Censored 11" list, a list United Artists made in 1968 of eleven cartoons they deemed too politically incorrect or racist for today's audiences. "All This and Rabbit Stew" is the offending cartoon, and there is a scene in "Fresh Hare" that also usually gets edited. When Ted Turner bought the cartoons from United Artists, he continued the ban, but Digiview has managed to get "Rabbit Stew" and an uncut version of "Fresh Hare" released.
The Bugs Bunny cartoons (as well as episodes # 5, 6 and 8) were made in the Leon Schlesinger Studios, are in Technicolor, and have music by Carl Stalling. We hear the famous voice of the great Mel Blanc, who did Bugs from 1940 through 1989, and though not credited, the marvelous voice of radio actor Arthur Q. Bryan, who did Elmer Fudd from 1940 through 1959 (Blanc added Fudd to his extensive repertoire in the years that followed). Total running time is 62 minutes.
Episode list:
1: "Falling Hare" (1943). Directed by Robert Clampett, animated by Rod Scribner.
In the Air Force, Bugs doesn't believe in gremlins, until he meets up with one of the devilish critters, and they go on a mighty scary flight. This is the first time a gremlin appeared in a Warner Brothers cartoon.
2: "Fresh Hare" (1942). Directed by Isadore "Friz" Freleng, animated by Manuel Perez.
Mountie Elmer Fudd chases Bugs, saying "At wast the wong arm of the waw is weaching out and cwosing in on you." This is an episode that usually has its final scene deleted (where Bugs along with Fudd and five Mounties sing "I Wish I Was in Dixie" and "Camptown Races" in blackface) but is here seen in its entirety.
3: "All This and Rabbit Stew" (1941). Directed by Fred "Tex" Avery, animated by Virgil Ross.
One of the 11 cartoons censored by United Artists, this edition will surely not be around for long. Watching this may make one wince, somewhat like watching "Birth of a Nation," where the work is brilliant, but goes way over the line by today's sensitivities.
4: "A Case of the Missing Hare" (1942). Directed by Chuck Jones, animated by Ken Harris.
Featuring Bugs, and Ala Bahma the Magician, who gets into an altercation with Bugs by putting posters of his show over Bug's "door" (a hole in a tree), and Bugs gets his revenge during Ala Bahma's performance.
5: "A Day at the Zoo" (1939). Directed by Fred "Tex" Avery, animated by Rollin Hamilton.
Avery's early experiment of a narrated format of sight gags and one liners, and features Egghead, who animation historians believe might have been the original model for Elmer Fudd.
6: "Robin Hood Makes Good" (1939). Directed by Chuck Jones, animated by Bob McKinson.
Features 3 squirrels and a fox, in a morality tale.
7: "Pest Pupil" (1957). Directed by Dave Tendlar, animated by Morey Reden and George Germanetti for Harvey Films, with music by William Sharples.
Features Baby Huey, Mom, Dad, and a German tutor. Huey gets expelled from kindergarten for being "a dope," and tries to learn from a private tutor. Artistically, this episode is by far the least interesting of the collection.
8: "Ding Dog Daddy" (1942). Directed by Isadore "Friz" Freleng, animated by Gerry Chinquy.
Features Shy Dog, Daisy, and Bulldog. Shy Dog falls in love with a metal statue of Daisy, and when the statue is turned into a bomb for the war effort, he finds her, with explosive results. I like the way the steel mill and bomb factory is drawn, and set to Beethoven's 5th.


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Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 3 (2005) Review

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(More customer reviews)YES!!! I have been waiting for this! I can't wait untill it comes out.
I found some info on Golden age Cartoons.
Here it is.
Disc #1: Bugs Bunny Classics
1. "Hare Force" (Bugs Bunny; 1944)
2. "Hare Remover" (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd; 1946)
3. "Hare Tonic" (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd; 1945)
4. "A Hare Grows in Manhattan" (Bugs Bunny; 1947)
5. "Easter Yeggs" (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd; 1947)
6. "The Wabbit Who Came to Supper" (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd; 1942)
7. "Bowery Bugs" (Bugs Bunny, Steve Brody; 1949)
8. "Homeless Hare" (Bugs Bunny; 1950)
9. "The Case of the Missing Hare" (Bugs Bunny, Ali Bama; 1942)
10. "Acrobatty Bunny" (Bugs Bunny; 1946)
11. "Wackiki Wabbit" (Bugs Bunny; 1943)
12. "Hare Do" (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd; 1949)
13. "Rebel Rabbit" (Bugs Bunny; 1949)
14. "Hillbilly Hare" (Bugs Bunny; 1950)
15. "Duck! Rabbit! Duck!" (Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd)
Audio Commentary by:
Jerry Beck ("The Wabbit Who Came to Supper" with Martha Sigall)
Michael Barrier ("Bowery Bugs" and "Hillbilly Hare")
John Kricfalusi ("Wackiki Wabbit")
Eric Goldberg ("Duck! Rabbit! Duck!")
Greg Ford ("Hare Remover", "Hare Tonic", and "A Hare Grows in Manhattan")
Eddie Fitzgerald ("Wackiki Wabbit")
Disc #2: Hollywood Caricatures and Parodies
1. "Daffy Duck in Hollywood" (Daffy Duck; 1938)
2. "Hollywood Capers" (Beans; 1935)
3. "The Coo-Coo Nut Grove" (1936)
4. "Porky's Road Race" (Porky Pig; 1937)
5. "The Woods Are Full of Cuckoos" (1937)
6. "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter" (1937)
7. "The Film Fan" (Porky Pig; 1939)
8. "Speakin' of the Weather" (1937)
9. "Thugs with Dirty Mugs" (Edward G. Robbemsome; 1939)
10. "Goofy Groceries" (Jack Bunny; 1941)
11. "Swooner Crooner" (Porky Pig; 1944)
12. "Wideo Wabbit" (Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd; 1956)
13. "The Honey-Mousers" (1956)
14. "The Last Hungry Cat" (Tweety, Sylvester; 1961)
15. "The Mouse That Jack Built" (Jack Benny; 1959)
Audio Commentary by:
Jerry Beck ("Hollywood Capers" with Martha Sigall)
Michael Barrier ("The Coo-Coo Nut Grove")
Greg Ford ("Daffy Duck in Hollywood" and "She Was an Acrobat's Daughter")
Daniel Goldmark ("Swooner Crooner")
June Foray ("The Honey-Mousers")
Disc #3: Porky and the Pigs
1. "I Haven't Got a Hat" (Porky Pig, Beans; 1935)
2. "Porky's Romance (Porky Pig, Petunia Pig; 1937)
3. "Porky's Party" (Porky Pig; 1938)
4. "Porky in Egypt" (Porky Pig, Humpty Bumpty; 1938)
5. "Porky and Teabiscuit" (Porky Pig; 1939)
6. "Pigs Is Pigs" (Piggy; 1937)
7. "Pigs in a Polka" (1943)
8. "Porky Pig's Feat" (Porky Pig, Daffy Duck; 1943)
9. "Daffy Duck Slept Here (Porky Pig, Daffy Duck; 1948)
10. "Bye, Bye Bluebeard" (Porky Pig; 1949)
11. "An Egg Scramble" (Porky Pig, Miss Prissy; 1950)
12. "Robin Hood Daffy" (Daffy Duck, Porky Pig; 1958)
13. "The Windblown Hare" (Bugs Bunny; 1949)
14. "Claws for Alarm (Porky Pig, Sylvester; 1954)
15. "Rocket Squad" (Daffy Duck, Porky Pig; 1956)
Audio Commentary by:
Jerry Beck ("I Haven't Got a Hat")
Mark Kausler ("Porky's Romance")
John Kricfalusi ("Porky's Party")
Daniel Goldmark ("Pigs in a Polka")
Joe Dante ("Porky Pig's Feat")
Eric Goldberg ("Robin Hood Daffy")
Eddie Fitzgerald ("Claws for Alarm")
Paul Dini ("Rocket Squad")
Disc #4: All Stars Cartoon Party
1. "Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur" (Daffy Duck, Casper Caveman; 1939)
2. "Super Rabbit" (Bugs Bunny, Cottontail Smith; 1943)
3. "Daffy Duck and Egghead" (1938)
4. "A Gruesome Twosome" (Tweety; 1945)
5. "Draftee Daffy" (Daffy Duck; 1945)
6. "Falling Hare" (Bugs Bunny; 1943)
7. "Steel Wool" (Ralph Wolf, Sam Sheepdog; 1957)
8. "Birds Anonymous" (Tweety, Sylvester; 1957)
9. "No Barking" (Claude Cat, Frisky Puppy; 1954)
10. "Rabbit Punch" (Bugs Bunny, Crusher; 1948)
11. "An Itch in Time" (Elmer Fudd, A. Flea; 1943)
12. "Odor-able Kitty" (Pepe Le Pew; 1945)
13. "Walky Talky Hawky" (Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk; 1946)
14. "Gonzales Tamales" (Speedy Gonzales, Sylvester; 1957)
15. "To Beep or Not to Beep" (Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote; 1963)
Audio Commentary by:
Jerry Beck ("Birds Anonymous" and "Gonzales Tamales" with Art Leonardi)
Paul Dini ("Super Rabbit")
John Kricfalusi ("A Gruesome Twosome", "Falling Hare" and "An Itch in Time" with Bill Melendez)
Michael Barrier ("Odor-able Kitty" and "Walky Talky Hawky")
Milt Gray ("A Gruesome Twosome
Known Bonus Features:
*"Philbert" - a rare 1963 TV pilot (Theatrical version)
*Private Snafu in "Gas" *Private Snafu in "Rumors" *Private Snafu in "Spies"
*"Point Rationing of Foods" (a rarely seen wartime short released 2/25/43)
* "The Bear That Wasn't" (the 1967 MGM Cartoon by Chuck Jones, based on the book by Frank Tashlin)
* THE BUGS BUNNY SHOW - "The Honeymousers" (Production #1822 telecast 7/24/62)
* STORYBOARDS (includes deleted scenes):
1. "Falling Hare"
2. "Porky's Party"
* FROM THE VAULTS:
1. "Sinkin' in the Bathtub" (1930 - first Looney Tunes cartoon)
2. "It's Got Me Again" (1932 - the first Warner Bros. cartoon nominated for an Academy Award)
* New Documentaries on:
1. Frank Tashlin
2. Black & White cartoons
3. Restoration of cartoons
4. Pepe Le Pew
5. The Bugs-Elmer-Daffy Trilogy
6. Looney Tunes Go To War
7. Birds Annonymous tribute
So There it is. Hope you enjoy

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RESTORED, REMASTERED AND REE-DICULOUS: COMPLETELY UNCUT AND UNCENSORED LOONEY-NESS, INCLUDING SOME HOME VIDEO DEBUTS! You know what you want. More three-day weekends. More ounces in a pound of chocolates. More Looney Tunes. Your wish is our command. Because in this 4-disc set are 60 more of the most looneytic Looney Tunes ever unleashed on rabbit, duck, pig or humanity. Indeed, some have never before been on home video! Disc 1 features the tall, gray and haresome one. Disc 2 lampoons Hollywood. Ham actor Porky Pig rules Disc 3. And Disc 4 has the duck and a cast of crazies. One thing: to watch these, you must be as tall as this sign. Wrong disclaimer. Read the one in the box below. Got the idea? Now have fun. And pass the chocolates. Disclaimer Box Copy: The Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 3 Is Intended for the Adult Collector and May Not Be Suitable for Children.

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Looney Tunes: Golden Collection, Vol. 5 (1935) Review

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(More customer reviews)True to the schedule and quantity of cartoons, Warner Bros. is releasing the Fifth Volume of Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies Golden Collection right on time. These have been such a joy to look forward to each year around Halloween. I do hope the minimal of 10 volumes contines to be carried out. I recently heard there's a prospect of 17 if Warner Bros. decides to release all 489 Looney Tunes and all 518 Merrie Melodies cartoons.
This box set with continue with 60 restored and uncut cartoon shorts on 4 discs with more than 5 hours of bonus features to go along with it. The first disc is dedciated to Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. The second disc is a new collaboration of "Fairy Tale" stories with the Warner Twist. Disc three is to categorize the talents of Bob Clampett in some of his best animation. And Porky is going to close out the set in Disc 4 along with other Warner classics.
With over five hours of extras, this will sure be a delightfull collection to serve well with the previous four. One of the bonus features expected in this release include a documentary entitled: "Chuck Jones: Extremes and Inbetweens, A Life in Animation" (which was produced and aired on PBS in 2000).
Disc One: Bugs and Daffy
1. 14-Carrot Rabbit
2. Ali Baba Bunny (with Commentary Track by Filmmaker Greg Ford & Music Only Track)
3. Buccaneer Bunny
4. Bugs' Bonnets
5. A Star is Bored
6. A Pest in the House (with Commentary Track by Writer Paul Dini)
7. Transylvania 6-5000 (with Commentary Track by Historian Jerry Beck)
8. Oily Hare
9. Stupor Duck (with Music Only Track)
10. The Stupor Salesman
11. The Abominable Snow Rabbit (with Music and Effects Track)
12. The Super Snooper (with Music and Effects Track)
13. The Upstanding Sitter
14. Hollywood Daffy
15. You Were Never Duckier (with Commentary Track by Director Eric Goldberg)
Special Features Include:
1. Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, a Life in Animation Part 1 (Estamated time: 45 minutes)
2. Featurettes: The Bugs Bunny Show
a. Bad Time Story Bridging Sequences (Estimated time: 8:26)
b. What's Up Dog? Audio Recording Sessions (Estimated time: 3:00)
Disc Two: Fairy Tales
1. Bewitched Bunny (with Commentary Track by Director Eric Goldberg & Music and Effects Track)
2. Paying the Piper
3. The Bear's Tale
4. Foney Fables
5. Goldimouse and the Three Cats (with Music Only Track)
6. Holiday for Shoestrings (with Commentary Track by Historian Daniel Goldmark)
7. Little Red Rodent Hood
8. Little Red Walking Hood (with Commentary Track by Animator Mark Kausler)
9. Red Riding Hoodwinked (with Commentary Track by Filmmaker Greg Ford & Music Only Track)
10. The Trial of Mr. Wolf
11. The Turn-Table Wolf (with Music and Effects Track)
12. Tom Thumb in Trouble (with Commentary Track by Historian Jerry Beck)
13. Tweety and the Beanstalk (with Music Only Track)
14. A Gander and a Mother Goose
15. Senorella and the Glass Huarache
Special Features Include:
1. Chuck Jones: Extremes and In-Betweens, A Life in Animation, Part Two (Estimated Time: 45:00)
2. Behind the Tunes
a. Once Upon a Tune (Estimated Time: 8:27)
b. Drawn to Life: The Art of Robert McKimson (Estimated Time: 15:00)
3. A Chuck Jones Tutorial: Tricks of the Cartoon (Estimated Time: 13:21)
4. Bonus Cartoons
SNAFU
a. Coming!! [1943] (Estimated Time: 3:00)
b. Gripes [1943] (Estimated Time: 3:00)
c. Gas [1944] (Estimated Time: 4:00)
Hook
a. Take Heed Mr. Tojo [1943] (Estimated Time: 3:00)
b. The Good Egg [1945] (Estimated Time: 3:00)
c. The Return of Mr. Hook [1945] (Estimated Time: 2:00)
d. Tokyo Woes [1945] (Estimated Time: 4:00)
Disc Three: The Best of Bob Clampett
1. Bacall to Arms (with Commentary Track by Historian Jerry Beck)
2. Buckaroo Bugs (with Commentary Track by Historian Michael Barrier and Commentary Track by Director John Kricfalusi, Director Eddie Fitzgerald and Cartoonist Kali Fonecchino)
3. Crazy Cruise
4. Farm Frolics (with Commentary Track by Actor Keith Scott)
5. Hare Ribbin'
6. Patient Porky
7. Prehistoric Porky
8. The Bashful Buzzard (with Commentary Track by Writer Paul Dini)
9. The Old Grey Hare (with Commentary Track by Filmmaker Greg Ford)
10. The Wacky Wabbit (with Commentary Track by Director Eric Goldberg)
11. The Wise Quacking Duck
12. Wagon Heels
13. The Daffy Doc (with Commentary Track by Animator Mark Kausler)
14. A Tale of Two Kitties (with Commentary Track by Historian Michael Barrier)
15. Porky's Pooch
Special Features Include:
1. Behind the Tunes
a. Wacky Warner One-Shots (Estimated Time: 8:40)
b. Real American Zero: The Adventures of Private SNAFU (Estimated Time: 8:45)
2. From the Vaults
a. Hare Ribbin' Director's Cut (Estimated Time: 8:00)
b. The Bashful Buzzard Storyboard Reel (with Bashful Buzzard Orignial Opening Music Cue) (Estimated Time: 8:00)
3. Alternate Milt Franklin Opening Themes (with Introduction by Greg Ford)(Estimated Time: 5:00)
Disc Four: "The Early Daze"
1. Alpin Antics
2. Eatin' on the Cuff or the Moth Who Came to Dinner (with Commentary Trac by Historian Jerry Beck)
3. Milk and Money
4. I've Got to Sing a Torch Song
5. Porky at the Crocadero (with Commentary Track by Historian Daniel Goldmark)
6. Polar Pals
7. Scrap Happy Daffy
8. Porky's Double Trouble
9. Golddigers of '49
10. Pilgrim Porky
11. Wise Quacks
12. Porky's Review (with Commentary Track by Fimmaker Greg Ford)
13. Porky's Poppa
14. Wholly Smoke (with Commentary Track by Historian Daniel Goldmark)
15. What Price Porky
Special Features Include:
1. Unsung Maestros: A Directors Tribute (Estimated Time: 15:00)
2. The Looney Tunes Television Specials
a. Bugs and Daff's Carnival of the Animals [1976 TV Special] (Estimated Time: 24:23)
b. Bugs Bunney's Looney Christmas Tales (1979 TV Special] (Estimated Time: 24:13)
c. Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over [1980 TV Special (Estimated Time: 23:46)
With this collection, there seems to be more instored for the Looney Tunes fan with more TV specials and documentaries than any other previous collection has held so far. I'm pleased to see a whole disc being dedicated to Bob Clampett as well. There were some previous concerns that not enough of his stuff was shown in the second and third collections, but it seems Warner Bros. is making up for that here. Can't wait for October!!!

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More Looney Tunes...your wish is our command. In this 4-disc set are 60 more of the most looneytic Looney Tunes ever unleashed and over 5 hours of extra special features. Indeed, some have never before been on home video! Disc 1 features some of the best Bugs and Daffy shorts ever. Disc 2 is filled with Looney Tunes version of fairy tales. Disc 3 features the best of Looney Tunes directed by Bob Clampett. And Disc 4 is all about the early daze.DVD Features:Audio CommentaryDocumentariesFeaturetteMusic Only TrackOtherTV Special

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