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Looney Tunes: Spotlight Collection

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Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection
Directed by
Produced by
StarringMel Blanc (voice)
Music by
Distributed byWarner Home Video
Release date
2003–2014
Running time
789+ minutes
CountryUnited States
LanguageEnglish

The Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection is a series of DVDs released by Warner Home Video compiling Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies animated shorts. It was created as a more affordable alternative to the Looney Tunes Golden Collection sets aimed at collectors. Many of the cartoons included on these sets were already available in the 'Golden Collection' sets.

Volume 1

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Volume 1, released on October 28, 2003, contains Discs 3 and 4 of Golden Collection, Volume 1.

Disc 1

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Shorts 1—12 directed by Chuck Jones, 10 co-directed by Abe Levitow, 13 and 14 by Robert Clampett

No. Title Characters Release date Series
1 Elmer's Candid Camera Elmer, Prototype-Bugs March 2, 1940 (1940-03-02) MM
2 Bugs Bunny and the Three Bears Bugs, The Three Bears February 26, 1944 (1944-02-26) MM
3 Fast and Furry-ous Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner September 17, 1949 (1949-09-17) LT
4 Hair-Raising Hare Bugs, Gossamer May 25, 1946 (1946-05-25) MM
5 Awful Orphan Charlie, Porky January 29, 1949 (1949-01-29) MM
6 Haredevil Hare Bugs, K-9, Marvin July 24, 1948 (1948-07-24) LT
7 For Scent-imental Reasons Pepé, Penelope November 12, 1949 (1949-11-12) LT
8 Frigid Hare Bugs October 7, 1949 (1949-10-07) MM
9 The Hypo-Chondri-Cat Claude Cat, Hubie and Bertie April 15, 1950 (1950-04-15) MM
10 Baton Bunny Bugs January 10, 1959 (1959-01-10) LT
11 Feed the Kitty Marc and Pussyfoot February 2, 1952 (1952-02-02) MM
12 Don't Give Up the Sheep Ralph and Sam January 3, 1953 (1953-01-03) LT
13 Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid Bugs, Beaky July 11, 1942 (1942-07-11) MM
14 Tortoise Wins by a Hare Bugs, Cecil February 20, 1943 (1943-02-20) MM

Disc 2

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Shorts 1-9 directed by Friz Freleng, 10-14 by Robert McKimson

No. Title Characters Release date Series
1 Canary Row Granny, Sylvester, Tweety October 7, 1950 (1950-10-07) MM
2 Bunker Hill Bunny Bugs, Sam September 23, 1950 (1950-09-23) MM
3 Kit for Cat Elmer, Sylvester November 6, 1948 (1948-11-06) LT
4 Putty Tat Trouble Sylvester, Tweety February 24, 1951 (1951-02-24) LT
5 Bugs and Thugs Bugs, Rocky and Mugsy March 2, 1954 (1954-03-02) LT
6 Canned Feud Sylvester February 3, 1951 (1951-02-03) LT
7 Lumber Jerks Mac and Tosh June 25, 1955 (1955-06-25) LT
8 Speedy Gonzales Speedy, Sylvester September 17, 1955 (1955-09-17) MM
9 Tweety's S.O.S. Granny, Sylvester, Tweety September 22, 1951 (1951-09-22) MM
10 The Foghorn Leghorn Barnyard, Foghorn, Henery October 9, 1948 (1948-10-09) MM
11 Daffy Duck Hunt Barnyard, Daffy, Porky March 26, 1949 (1949-03-26) LT
12 Early to Bet Gambling Bug May 12, 1951 (1951-05-12) MM
13 A Broken Leghorn Foghorn, Prissy September 26, 1959 (1959-09-26) LT
14 Devil May Hare Bugs, Taz June 19, 1954 (1954-06-19) LT

Volume 2

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Volume 2, released on November 2, 2004, contains Discs 3 and 4 of Golden Collection Volume 2.

Disc 1

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No. Title Characters Release date Director Series
1 Bad Ol' Putty Tat Sylvester, Tweety July 23, 1949 (1949-07-23) Friz Freleng MM
2 All a Bir-r-r-rd Sylvester, Tweety June 24, 1950 (1950-06-24) Friz Freleng LT
3 Room and Bird Granny, Sylvester, Tweety June 2, 1951 (1951-06-02) Friz Freleng MM
4 Tweet Tweet Tweety Sylvester, Tweety December 15, 1951 (1951-12-15) Friz Freleng LT
5 Gift Wrapped Granny, Hector, Sylvester, Tweety February 16, 1952 (1952-02-16) Friz Freleng LT
6 Ain't She Tweet Granny, Sylvester, Tweety June 21, 1952 (1952-06-21) Friz Freleng LT
7 A Bird In A Guilty Cage Sylvester, Tweety August 30, 1952 (1952-08-30) Friz Freleng LT
8 Snow Business Granny, Sylvester, Tweety January 17, 1953 (1953-01-17) Friz Freleng LT
9 Tweetie Pie Sylvester, Tweety May 3, 1947 (1947-05-03) Friz Freleng MM
10 Kitty Kornered Porky, Sylvester June 8, 1946 (1946-06-08) Bob Clampett LT
11 Baby Bottleneck Daffy, Porky March 16, 1946 (1946-03-16) Bob Clampett LT
12 Old Glory Porky July 1, 1939 (1939-07-01) Chuck Jones MM
13 The Great Piggy Bank Robbery Daffy July 20, 1946 (1946-07-20) Bob Clampett LT
14 Duck Soup to Nuts Daffy, Porky May 27, 1944 (1944-05-27) Friz Freleng LT
15 Porky in Wackyland Porky September 24, 1938 (1938-09-24) Bob Clampett LT

Disc 2

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No. Title Characters Release date Director Series
1 Back Alley Oproar Elmer, Sylvester March 27, 1948 (1948-03-27) Friz Freleng MM
2 Book Revue Daffy January 5, 1946 (1946-01-05) Bob Clampett LT
3 A Corny Concerto Bugs, Daffy, Elmer, Porky September 18, 1943 (1943-09-18) Bob Clampett MM
4 Have You Got Any Castles? June 25, 1938 (1938-06-25) Frank Tashlin MM
5 Hollywood Steps Out May 24, 1941 (1941-05-24) Tex Avery MM
6 I Love to Singa July 18, 1936 (1936-07-18) Tex Avery MM
7 Katnip Kollege June 11, 1938 (1938-06-11) Cal Howard and Cal Dalton MM
8 The Hep Cat Willoughby October 3, 1942 (1942-10-03) Bob Clampett LT
9 Three Little Bops January 5, 1957 (1957-01-05) Friz Freleng LT
10 One Froggy Evening Michigan J. Frog December 31, 1955 (1955-12-31) Chuck Jones MM
11 Rhapsody Rabbit Bugs November 9, 1946 (1946-11-09) Friz Freleng MM
12 Show Biz Bugs Bugs, Daffy November 2, 1957 (1957-11-02) Friz Freleng LT
13 Stage Door Cartoon Bugs, Elmer December 30, 1944 (1944-12-30) Friz Freleng MM
14 What's Opera, Doc? Bugs, Elmer July 6, 1957 (1957-07-06) Chuck Jones MM
15 You Ought to Be in Pictures Daffy, Porky May 18, 1940 (1940-05-18) Friz Freleng LT

Volume 3

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In place of Volume 3, released on October 25, 2005, is the Looney Tunes Movie Collection, 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. Though it technically does serve as the third volume of the Spotlight Collection.

Volume 4

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Volume 4, released on November 14, 2006, based on Discs 1 and 4 of Golden Collection Volume 4.

Disc 1: Bugs Bunny Favorites

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All cartoons on this disc star Bugs Bunny.

No. Title Co-stars Year Director Series
1 Roman Legion-Hare Sam 1955 Friz Freleng LT
2 The Grey Hounded Hare 1949 Robert McKimson LT
3 Rabbit Hood 1949 Chuck Jones MM
4 Operation: Rabbit Wile E. 1952 Chuck Jones LT
5 Knight-mare Hare 1955 Chuck Jones MM
6 Mississippi Hare Colonel Shuffle 1949 Chuck Jones LT
7 Hurdy-Gurdy Hare Gruesome Gorilla 1950 Robert McKimson MM
8 Forward March Hare 1953 Chuck Jones LT
9 Sahara Hare Daffy, Sam 1955 Friz Freleng LT
10 Barbary Coast Bunny Nasty Canasta 1956 Chuck Jones LT
11 To Hare Is Human Wile E. 1956 Chuck Jones MM
12 8 Ball Bunny Playboy 1950 Chuck Jones LT
13 Knighty Knight Bugs Sam 1958 Friz Freleng LT
14 Rabbit Romeo Elmer 1957 Robert McKimson MM

Disc 2: Kitty Korner

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No. Title Characters Year Director Series
1 The Night Watchman 1938 Chuck Jones MM
2 Conrad the Sailor Conrad, Daffy 1942 Chuck Jones MM
3 The Aristo-Cat Claude, Hubie and Bertie 1943 Chuck Jones MM
4 Dough Ray Me-ow Louie and Heathcliff 1948 Arthur Davis MM
5 Pizzicato Pussycat 1955 Friz Freleng MM
6 Kiss Me Cat Marc and Pussyfoot 1953 Chuck Jones LT
7 Cat Feud Marc and Pussyfoot 1958 Chuck Jones MM
8 The Unexpected Pest Sylvester 1956 Robert McKimson MM
9 Go Fly a Kit Pussyfoot 1957 Chuck Jones LT
10 Kiddin’ The Kitten Dodsworth 1952 Robert McKimson MM
11 A Peck o' Trouble Dodsworth 1953 Robert McKimson LT
12 Mouse and Garden Sylvester 1960 Friz Freleng LT
13 Porky's Poor Fish Porky 1940 Bob Clampett LT
14 Swallow the Leader 1949 Robert McKimson LT

Volume 5

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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

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No. Title Bugs, Daffy, or Both? Characters Year Director Series
1 14 Carrot Rabbit Bugs Sam 1952 Friz Freleng LT
2 Ali Baba Bunny Both 1957 Chuck Jones MM
3 Buccaneer Bunny Bugs Sam 1948 Friz Freleng LT
4 Bugs' Bonnets Bugs Elmer 1956 Chuck Jones MM
5 A Star Is Bored Both Elmer and Sam 1956 Friz Freleng LT
6 A Pest in the House Daffy Elmer 1947 Chuck Jones MM
7 Transylvania 6-5000 Bugs Count Bloodcount 1963 Chuck Jones MM
8 Oily Hare Bugs 1952 Robert McKimson MM
9 Stupor Duck Daffy 1956 Robert McKimson LT
10 The Stupor Salesman Daffy 1948 Arthur Davis LT
11 The Abominable Snow Rabbit Both 1961 Chuck Jones LT
12 The Super Snooper Daffy 1952 Robert McKimson LT
13 The Up-Standing Sitter Daffy 1948 Robert McKimson LT
14 Hollywood Daffy Daffy 1946 Friz Freleng - uncredited MM
15 You Were Never Duckier Daffy Henery 1948 Chuck Jones MM

Disc 2: Fun-Filled Fairy Tales

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No. Title Characters Year Director Series
1 Bewitched Bunny Bugs, Witch Hazel 1954 Chuck Jones LT
2 Paying the Piper Porky 1949 Robert McKimson MM
3 The Bear's Tale 1940 Tex Avery MM
4 Foney Fables 1942 Friz Freleng MM
5 Goldimouse and the Three Cats Sylvester and Son 1960 Friz Freleng LT
6 Holiday for Shoestrings 1946 Friz Freleng MM
7 Little Red Rodent Hood Sylvester 1952 Friz Freleng MM
8 Little Red Walking Hood Elmer 1937 Tex Avery MM
9 Red Riding Hoodwinked Sylvester, Tweety 1955 Friz Freleng LT
10 The Trial of Mr. Wolf 1941 Friz Freleng MM
11 The Turn-Tale Wolf 1952 Robert McKimson MM
12 Tom Thumb in Trouble 1940 Chuck Jones MM
13 Tweety and the Beanstalk Sylvester, Tweety 1957 Friz Freleng MM
14 A Tale of Two Kitties Tweety 1942 Bob Clampett MM
15 Porky's Pooch Porky, Prototype-Charlie Dog[1] 1941 Bob Clampett LT

Volume 6

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Volume 6, released on October 21, 2008, based on Discs 1 and 4 of Golden Collection Volume 6.

Disc 1: Cartoon Superstars

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No. Title Characters Director Year
1 Baby Buggy Bunny Bugs Chuck Jones 1954
2 Broom-Stick Bunny Bugs, Witch Hazel Chuck Jones 1956
3 To Duck or Not To Duck** Daffy, Elmer Chuck Jones 1943
4 Birth of a Notion Barnyard, Daffy Robert McKimson 1947
5 Crowing Pains Barnyard, Foghorn, Henery, Sylvester Robert McKimson 1947
6 Raw! Raw! Rooster! Foghorn Robert McKimson 1956
7 My Favorite Duck Daffy, Porky Chuck Jones 1942
8 Jumpin' Jupiter Porky, Sylvester Chuck Jones 1955
9 Satan's Waitin' Sylvester, Tweety Friz Freleng 1954
10 Hook, Line and Stinker Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1958
11 A Ham in a Role Goofy Gophers Robert McKimson 1949
12 Heaven Scent Pepé Chuck Jones 1956
13 Often an Orphan Charlie, Porky Chuck Jones 1949
14 Dog Gone South Charlie, Colonel Shuffle Chuck Jones 1950
15 By Word of Mouse Sylvester Friz Freleng 1954

Special features

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Bonus cartoons
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Title Characters Director Year
Heir-Conditioned Elmer, Sylvester, Tweety (cameo) Friz Freleng 1955
Yankee Dood It Elmer, Sylvester Friz Freleng 1956
Sniffles Takes a Trip Sniffles Chuck Jones 1940
Rabbit Rampage Bugs, Elmer (cameo) Chuck Jones 1955

Disc 2: One-Hit Wonders

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All cartoons are one-shots, except for A Cartoonist's Nightmare, which features Beans.

No. Title Director Year
1 Rocket-bye Baby Chuck Jones 1956
2 Fresh Airedale Chuck Jones 1945
3 It's Hummer Time Robert McKimson 1950
4 Much Ado About Nutting Chuck Jones 1953
5 Goo Goo Goliath Friz Freleng 1954
6 The Draft Horse Chuck Jones 1942
7 Lights Fantastic Friz Freleng 1942
8 Rookie Revue Friz Freleng 1941
9 The Weakly Reporter Chuck Jones 1944
10 Wild Wife Robert McKimson 1954
11 The Hole Idea Robert McKimson 1955
12 Page Miss Glory Tex Avery (uncredited) 1936
13 Now Hear This Chuck Jones 1963
14 Norman Normal Alex Lovy 1968
15 A Cartoonist's Nightmare Jack King 1935

Special features

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Bonus cartoons
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Title Director Year
Wild Wild World Robert McKimson 1960
Punch Trunk Chuck Jones 1953
Bartholomew Versus the Wheel Robert McKimson 1951
Sleepy Time Possum Robert McKimson 1951

Volume 7

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Volume 7, 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

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No. Title Characters Director Year Series
1 Baseball Bugs Bugs Friz Freleng 1946 LT
2 Rabbit Seasoning Bugs, Daffy, Elmer Chuck Jones 1952 MM
3 Long-Haired Hare Bugs Chuck Jones 1949 LT
4 High Diving Hare Bugs, Sam Friz Freleng 1949 LT
5 Bully for Bugs Bugs Chuck Jones 1953 LT
6 Beep, Beep Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1952 MM
7 Going! Going! Gosh! Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1952 MM
8 Zipping Along Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1953 MM
9 Stop! Look! And Hasten! Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1954 MM
10 Ready, Set, Zoom! Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1955 LT
11 Guided Muscle Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1955 LT
12 Gee Whiz-z-z-z-z-z-z Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1956 LT
13 There They Go-Go-Go! Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1956 LT
14 Scrambled Aches Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1957 LT
15 Zoom and Bored Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner Chuck Jones 1957 MM

Disc 2: All-Star Cartoon Party

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No. Title Characters Year Director Series
1 Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur Daffy 1939 Chuck Jones MM
2 Super-Rabbit Bugs 1943 Chuck Jones MM
3 Draftee Daffy Daffy 1945 Bob Clampett LT
4 Falling Hare Bugs 1943 Bob Clampett MM
5 Steal Wool Ralph and Sam 1957 Chuck Jones LT
6 Birds Anonymous Sylvester, Tweety, Clarence Cat 1957 Friz Freleng MM
7 No Barking Claude, Frisky Puppy 1954 Chuck Jones MM
8 Rabbit Punch Bugs, The Crusher 1948 Chuck Jones MM
9 Odor-able Kitty Pepé 1945 Chuck Jones LT
10 Walky Talky Hawky Foghorn, Henery 1946 Robert McKimson MM
11 To Beep or Not to Beep Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner 1963 Chuck Jones MM

Volume 8

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Volume 8, released May 13, 2014, a compilation of shorts from Golden Collections 2, 3, 4, and 5. It is the last volume released to date.

Disc 1

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All cartoons on this disc star Bugs Bunny.

No. Title Co-stars Year Director Series
1 The Big Snooze Elmer 1946 Bob Clampett LT
2 Bugs Bunny Rides Again Sam 1948 Friz Freleng MM
3 Bunny Hugged The Crusher 1951 Chuck Jones MM
4 French Rarebit 1951 Robert McKimson MM
5 Gorilla My Dreams Gruesome Gorilla 1948 Robert McKimson LT
6 The Hare-Brained Hypnotist Elmer 1942 Friz Freleng MM
7 Hare Conditioned 1945 Chuck Jones LT
8 The Heckling Hare Willoughby 1941 Tex Avery MM
9 Little Red Riding Rabbit 1944 Friz Freleng MM
10 Tortoise Beats Hare Cecil 1941 Tex Avery MM
11 Rabbit Transit Cecil 1947 Friz Freleng LT
12 Slick Hare Elmer 1947 Friz Freleng MM
13 Homeless Hare 1950 Chuck Jones MM
14 Hyde and Hare 1955 Friz Freleng LT
15 The Windblown Hare 1949 Robert McKimson LT

Disc 2

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No. Title Characters Year Director Series
1 The Wise Quacking Duck Daffy 1943 Bob Clampett LT
2 Claws for Alarm Porky, Sylvester 1954 Chuck Jones MM
3 Whoa, Be-Gone! Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner 1958 Chuck Jones MM
4 Cheese Chasers Claude, Hubie and Bertie 1951 Chuck Jones MM
5 The Dover Boys 1942 Chuck Jones MM
6 A Bear for Punishment The Three Bears 1951 Chuck Jones LT
7 The Pied Piper of Guadalupe Speedy, Sylvester 1961 Friz Freleng LT
8 The Last Hungry Cat Sylvester, Tweety 1961 Friz Freleng MM
9 The Honey-Mousers The Honey-Mousers 1956 Robert McKimson LT
10 An Egg Scramble Miss Prissy, Porky 1950 Robert McKimson MM
11 Cat-Tails for Two Speedy 1953 Robert McKimson MM
12 Bye, Bye Bluebeard Porky 1949 Arthur Davis MM
13 Booby Hatched 1944 Frank Tashlin LT
14 Now That Summer is Gone 1938 Frank Tashlin MM
15 Pigs in a Polka 1943 Friz Freleng MM

See also

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References

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  1. ^ https://chuckjones.com/characters/charlie-dog/ Charlie Dog | Chuck Jones.com