The ''Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection'' is a series of DVDs released by
Warner Home Video
Warner Bros. Discovery Home Entertainment, Inc. (doing business as Warner Bros. Home Entertainment; formerly known as Warner Home Video and WCI Home Video and sometimes credited as Warner Home Entertainment) is the American home video distribution ...
compiling ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' animated shorts. It was created as a more family-friendly, affordable companion to the higher-priced ''
Looney Tunes Golden Collection
The ''Looney Tunes Golden Collection'' is a series of six four-disc DVD sets from Warner Home Video, each containing about 60 ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' animated shorts originally released from the 1930s to 1960s. The initial run of ...
'' sets aimed at collectors. Many of the cartoons included on these sets were already available in the ''Golden Collection'' sets.
Volume 1
''Volume 1'', released on October 28, 2003, contains Discs 3 and 4 of ''
Golden Collection: Volume 1''.
Disc 1
Shorts 1-12 directed by
Chuck Jones
Charles Martin Jones (September 21, 1912 – February 22, 2002) was an American animator, painter, voice actor and filmmaker, best known for his work with Warner Bros. Cartoons on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of shorts. He ...
, 10 co-directed by
Abe Levitow
Abraham Levitow (July 2, 1922 – May 8, 1975) was an American animator who worked at Warner Bros. Cartoons, UPA and MGM Animation/Visual Arts. He is best known for his work under Chuck Jones' direction.
Career
Levitow was born in Los Angele ...
, 13 and 14 by
Robert Clampett
Robert Emerson Clampett Sr. (May 8, 1913 – May 2, 1984) was an American animator, film director, director, film producer, producer and puppeteer best known for his work on the ''Looney Tunes'' animated series from Warner Bros. as well as the te ...
Disc 2
Shorts 1-9 directed by
Friz Freleng
Isadore "Friz" Freleng (; August 21, 1905May 26, 1995), credited as I. Freleng early in his career, was an American animator, cartoonist, Film director, director, Film producer, producer, and composer known for his work at Warner Bros. Cartoons ...
, 10-14 by
Robert McKimson
Robert Porter McKimson Sr. (October 13, 1910 – September 29, 1977) was an American animator and illustrator, best known for his work on the ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' series of cartoons from Warner Bros. Cartoons and later DePa ...
Volume 2
''Volume 2'', released on November 2, 2004, contains Discs 3 and 4 of ''
Golden Collection: Volume 2''.
Disc 1
Disc 2
Volume 3
In place of a regular ''Volume 3'', released on October 25, 2005, is the ''Looney Tunes Movie Collection'', which serves as the third volume of the ''Spotlight Collection''. It contains new-to-DVD content; consisting of ''
The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie'' and ''
Bugs Bunny's 3rd Movie: 1001 Rabbit Tales'' on separate discs.
Volume 4
''Volume 4'', released on November 14, 2006, contains Discs 1 and 4 of ''
Golden Collection: Volume 4'', removing ''
Southern Fried Rabbit'' due to racially offensive content, and ''
The Sour Puss'' due to a suicide gag.
Disc 1: Bugs Bunny Favorites
All cartoons on this disc star
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is a cartoon character created in the late 1930s at Warner Bros. Cartoons (originally Leon Schlesinger, Leon Schlesinger Productions) and Voice acting, voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his featured roles in the ' ...
.
Disc 2: Kitty Korner
Volume 5
''Volume 5'', released on October 30, 2007, consists of Discs 1 and 2 of ''
Golden Collection: Volume 5''.
Disc 1: Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck
Disc 2: Fun-Filled Fairy Tales
Volume 6
''Volume 6'', released on October 21, 2008, is based on Discs 1 and 4 of ''
Golden Collection: Volume 6''.
Disc 1: Cartoon Superstars
Special features
=Bonus cartoons
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Disc 2: One-Hit Wonders
All cartoons are one-shots, except for ''
A Cartoonist's Nightmare'', which features
Beans
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.
Special features
=Bonus cartoons
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Volume 7
''Volume 7'' was released on October 13, 2009, not concurrently with a ''Golden Collection''; instead, it is a compilation of shorts from Golden Collections 1, 2, and 3.
Disc 1: The Best of Bugs Bunny and Road Runner
Disc 2: All-Star Cartoon Party
Volume 8
''Volume 8'', released on May 13, 2014, is a compilation of shorts from Golden Collections 2, 3, 4, and 5. It is the last volume released to date.
Disc 1
All cartoons on this disc star
Bugs Bunny
Bugs Bunny is a cartoon character created in the late 1930s at Warner Bros. Cartoons (originally Leon Schlesinger, Leon Schlesinger Productions) and Voice acting, voiced originally by Mel Blanc. Bugs is best known for his featured roles in the ' ...
.
Disc 2
See also
* ''
Looney Tunes Golden Collection
The ''Looney Tunes Golden Collection'' is a series of six four-disc DVD sets from Warner Home Video, each containing about 60 ''Looney Tunes'' and ''Merrie Melodies'' animated shorts originally released from the 1930s to 1960s. The initial run of ...
''
References
{{Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies DVD and Blu-ray releases
Looney Tunes home video releases
Bugs Bunny
Daffy Duck