A trio of Looney Tunes releases, including the brand-new holiday feature Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas, make their way to retail outlets today, along with a fourth volume of Fox’s hit animated primetime series Family Guy. For the tykes, there’s also Chip ‘n’ Dale’s Rescue Rangers Volume 2, Disney’s Ducktales Volume 2 and Strawberry Shortcake: Cooking Up Fun.
From Warner Home Video comes Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas, the first-ever made-for-video Looney Tunes feature film. This latest animated take on Charles Dickens’ literary classic, A Christmas Carol, casts Daffy Duck in the Scrooge role. As proprietor of the Lucky Duck mega-mart, Daffy demands that his long suffering manager, Porky Pig, and the other employees work on Christmas Day rather than spending time with their families. Now it’s up to Bugs Bunny and the ghosts of Christmas past (Tweety and Granny), present (Yosemite Sam) and future (Taz) to make sure that Daffy realizes the error of his ways.
The movie features a score by Grammy Award-winning and three-time Emmy Award-winning composer Gordon Goodwin, who most recently picked up a Grammy in the Best Instrumental Arrangement category for his work on the soundtrack for Disney/Pixar’s The Incredibles. The DVD retails for $19.98. Cartoon Network will air the film sometime this winter.
Warner keeps the good times rolling with today’s release of Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Four, a four-disc set with 60 unedited and digitally re-mastered classic cartoon shorts. The first disc offers Bugs Bunny favorites, while disc two is showcase of Frank Tashlin’s work and disc three focuses on Speedy Gonzales. The fourth and final disc is a collection of 15 cartoons about cats. Extras include commentaries, alternate audio programs, Behind-the-Tunes featurettes and rare shorts. The set can be had for the list price of $64.92.
If you just want the hits when it comes to Bugs and the gang, you can also pick up Looney Tunes Spotlight Collection Volume Four. This two-disc set features 28 of the best animated shorts pulled from Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume Four. The set lists for $26.99 and includes a featurette titles Wrong Turn at Albuquerque.
Giggidy, giggady goo! More adult cartoon fun is to be had with Family Guy Volume 4, a three-disc set offering 14 episodes from the second half of the fourth season. The set comes with commentary on every episode by series creator Seth MacFarlane and others, multi-angle scene studies, 44 deleted scenes, an optional uncensored audio track on 5 episodes and the featurettes A Director’s Life: Debunking the Myth, Peter Shin Draws Stewie and Behind the Scenes: A Glimpse into the Family Guys Office. The Fox Home Entertainment release also includes a DVD Rom link to more exclusive content and carries a suggested retail price of $39.98.
A more innocent entry from Fox Home Entertainment is Strawberry Shortcake: Cooking Up Fun, a two-part animated feature packaged with a 12-page cookbook for kids. The disc also contains a bonus music video and lists for $14.98.
Chip ‘n’ Dale’s Rescue Rangers Volume 2 is a three-disc set of episodes from the popular 1980s animated series. As a bonus, fans get the five-part pilot episode ‘Rescue Rangers to the Rescue.” Also from Buena Vista Home Entertainment comes Disney’s Ducktales Volume 2, a three-discer featuring the five-part pilot episode ‘Treasure of the Golden Suns.’ Each set can be had for around $34.99.
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