Press Release Warner Archive Announcement: Looney Tunes Collectors Choice Volume 1 (Blu-ray) (2 Viewers)

[Ronald Epstein]

All blu-ray premieres – uncut – with physical media exclusives that are not on HBO-Max streaming, or MeTV broadcast: including Bugs Bunny in Chuck Jones’ Beanstalk Bunny (1955) and Arthur Davis’ 1947 Catch As Cats Can – a zany cartoon featuring a Crosby parrot and a Sinatra canary and a loopy, early version of Sylvester. Other cartoons on this hilarious set include Frank Tashlin’s A Tale Of Two Mice (1945), Robert McKimson’s Daffy Doodles (1946) and Friz Freleng’s His Bitter Half (1950).

Additional titles will be announced shortly; as will the official street date, which is looking now like late May. We’ve said this before – but its true: future volumes depend on sales on this first set. Pre-orders should begin later this week (we will update this page with an Amazon link as soon as we get one).


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[Ronald Epstein]

Day one preorder!

 

[David_B_K]

Day one preorder!

Ditto. I'd order it for Beanstalk Bunny alone!

 

[BobO'Link]

I'm quite excited about this one!

 

[Patrick McCart]

Another preorder for me just for Daffy Doodles and Beanstalk Bunny!

 

[battlebeast]

What do they mean by “collector’s choice”? Are some of these shorts new to video?

 

[Malcolm R]

New to blu-ray and not available on streaming or broadcast, apparently. I'm not clear if they've ever appeared on the Golden Collection DVD's.

 

[RBailey]

Unrestored prints of Beanstalk Bunny & Catch as Cats Can have run on MeTV's "Toon In With Me".

So glad Warner Archive is releasing this !

 

[timk1041]

I don't see Elmer Fudd or Speedy Gonzales on the cover art work. Any with them on this?

 

[Garysb]

I don't see Elmer Fudd or Speedy Gonzales on the cover art work. Any with them on this?

You need to wait for a complete list of cartoons included in the set for an answer. However Elmer is in Beanstalk Bunny.

 

[darkrock17]

If Archive is now going to handle Bugs and company, does this mean no more regular physical releases for the general public?

 

[Paul Penna]

What do they mean by “collector’s choice”? Are some of these shorts new to video?

All will be new to Blu-ray. At least two of the so-far announced titles, Catch As Cats Can and Beanstalk Bunny have never been on DVD. Others have shown up on DVD only as bonus features on feature film releases, but in analog, made-for-broadcast transfers.

 

[battlebeast]

All will be new to Blu-ray. At least two of the so-far announced titles, Catch As Cats Can and Beanstalk Bunny have never been on DVD. Others have shown up on DVD only as bonus features on feature film releases, but in analog, made-for-broadcast transfers.

Thank you! I hope to get this set.

 

[David Weicker]

If Archive is now going to handle Bugs and company, does this mean no more regular physical releases for the general public?

I'm not sure what impact you mean.
The only difference between MOD Blu-Ray and non-MOD Blu-Ray is whether they show up on physical store shelves.

They are all usually available on Walmart.com, Target.com, BestBuy.com, BN.com, Amazon, DeepDiscount, Bullmoose, etc.

Can you walk into your local Walmart or Best Buy and see it on the shelf - no. But is that likely with the majority of other releases nowadays, probably not.

 

[Konstantinos]

I don't know about this.
A random selection of shorts?
I would be all over this if I knew they will release all shorts in chronological order (or by star at least).

 

[timk1041]

You need to wait for a complete list of cartoons included in the set for an answer. However Elmer is in Beanstalk Bunny.

Thank you.

 

[darkrock17]

I'm not sure what impact you mean.
The only difference between MOD Blu-Ray and non-MOD Blu-Ray is whether they show up on physical store shelves.

They are all usually available on Walmart.com, Target.com, BestBuy.com, BN.com, Amazon, DeepDiscount, Bullmoose, etc.

Can you walk into your local Walmart or Best Buy and see it on the shelf - no. But is that likely with the majority of other releases nowadays, probably not.

Archive releases aren't sold in stores

 

[Lord Dalek]

Lemme guess, the post-1954 shorts will be MAR again.

 

[Traveling Matt]

I'm happy to see the Looney Tunes move to WAC, but a best-of isn't really oriented to collectors IMO. I hope they can eventually work with asset management and whatever streaming platform the shorts will be on to finish the catalog, and then release a full BD set for collectors.

 

[Travis87]

Well I'm enthused by this announcement and hopeful it will lead to many more. Gimme as many classic LT/MM shorts on blu-ray as possible and it doesn't make one bit of difference to me what order you release them in!