Looney Tunes: Collector’s Vault Volume 1 [Blu-Ray]

Cast: Mel Blanc (VOICES)

Release Date: June 17, 2025

A Review By: Kevin Lovell

Disc Rating: 7/10

Synopsis:

Here they are — MORE Looney Tunes, MORE Merrie Melodies, MORE laughs, now restored and on Blu-ray disc! Disc 1 presents 25 choice toons never before on DVD or Blu-ray — including gems directed by Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Friz Freleng, Ben Hardaway and Cal Dalton. Disc 2 features selected cartoon favorites, making their HD debut as part of a Looney Tunes Collection, with the all-star team: Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Tweety and more — including the first appearances of Speedy Gonzales , Pepe Le Pew and Daffy Duck. The Vault is now open, with treasured cartoon classics to watch whenever you wish.

Calling all Looney Tunes fans; the latest collection of classic animated shorts has arrived! ‘Looney Tunes: Collector’s Vault Volume 1’ brings home 50 newly remastered cartoons on two discs including 25 cartoons never before remastered and available on Blu-ray or DVD featured on disc one, along with 25 more notable toons that have never been remastered in HD and released on Blu-ray provided on disc two, altogether serving up nearly six hours of looney, animated fun and laughs that fans should appreciate. So get ready to revisit with iconic character such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn and so many more!

‘Looney Tunes: Collector’s Vault Volume 1’ takes viewers back in time yet again with a wide array of animated favorites including classic appearances from Bugs, Daffy, Porky and more, as well as featuring the first ever appearances of Speedy Gonzales , Pepe Le Pew and Daffy Duck, not to mention some of the more unique story-centered tales from the earlier years such as ‘A Day at the Zoo’ and ‘I’d Love to Take Orders From You’ which are great to see remastered in all of their glory after so many years. Some of the shorts included within are of course products of their time and bits of content may be mildly offensive or inappropriate in today’s world, yet that just makes it so much more rewarding to see the Warner Archive Collection continue to release gems like this in their original, uncut form. It’s a solid collection of fun shorts with tons of familiar faces and some less familiar ones, yet all keep the fun and humor moving along at full looney speed.

‘Looney Tunes: Collector’s Vault Volume 1’ arrives home featuring 50 animated shorts which consist of 25 cartoons never before available on Blu-ray or DVD on disc one, plus 25 other cartoons that have never been remastered in HD and available on Blu-ray on disc two. I’ve included the list of included cartoons featured on each disc below:

Disc 1 includes the following 25 cartoons: BARS AND STRIPES FOREVER, BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, A DAY AT THE ZOO, THE DIXIE FRYER, DOUBLE OR MUTTON, EACH DAWN I CROW, EASY PECKIN’S, FEATHER DUSTED, FOX IN A FIX, GOOD NIGHT ELMER, THE GOOFY GOPHERS, I’D LOVE TO TAKE ORDERS FROM YOU, A KIDDIES KITTY, LET IT BE ME, OF FOX AND HOUNDS, QUACKODILE TEARS, READY WOOLEN AND ABLE, ROBIN HOOD MAKES GOOD, THE SQUAWKIN’ HAWK, TERRIER-STRICKEN, TWEET AND LOVELY, TWEETY’S CIRCUS, TWO’S A CROWD, WILD ABOUT HURRY, and ZIP ‘N SNORT.

Disc 2 includes the following 25 cartoons: AIN’T SHE TWEET, BANTY RAIDS, BIRTH OF A NOTION, BYE BYE BLUEBEARD, CAT-TAILS FOR TWO, DAFFY DILLY, DAFFY DUCK AND EGGHEAD, GEE WHIZ-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z-Z, GONZALES’ TAMALES, HARE CONDITIONED, HARE TRIGGER, HARE TRIMMED, HORTON HATCHES THE EGG, LITTLE BOY BOO, MUCH ADO ABOUT NUTTING, ODOR-ABLE KITTY, PAST PERFUMANCE, PORKY’S DUCK HUNT, RABBIT PUNCH, RED RIDING HOODWINKED, RHAPSODY RABBIT, SNOW BUSINESS, TOM TURK AND DAFFY, TWO CROWS FROM TACOS, and ZOOM AND BORED.

Overall, ‘Looney Tunes: Collector’s Vault Volume 1’ offers a delightful new collection of classic animated shorts from the expansive library that should have no trouble whatsoever slapping a smile on the face of fans and keeping it there. Featuring 50 animated shorts in glorious HD for the first time spread between two discs. Some of the included toons may be slightly more impressive when it comes to quality than others, yet they all hold up remarkably well and each look and sound better than ever before. All fifty shorts are included in full high definition and look anywhere from very good to absolutely stunning, while dual mono DTS-HD MA soundtracks perfectly complement them on top of the notable new video presentations. If you’re a dedicated Looney Tunes fan then you’ve probably already secured your copy of this Blu-ray set and if you haven’t but are considering a purchase, then rest assured that this one is a definite treat and highly recommended.

VIDEO:

The Blu-ray release of ‘Looney Tunes: Collector’s Vault Volume 1’ features a full 1080p High Definition presentation on all 50 animated shorts newly remastered and presented in their original 1.33:1 Aspect Ratio. The video presentations look very good as a whole, especially when taking into account the age of many of these animated shorts (a handful of which were released as early as the 1930’s) and while some may unsurprisingly be slightly sharper, more grain-heavy or more appropriately filmic than others, they all look incredibly nice in their own right and easily better than they ever have previously. Overall, these are solid to tremendous video presentations that should all easily excite fans.

AUDIO:

The Blu-ray release includes a 2.0 dual mono DTS-HD Master Audio soundtrack on all 50 included shorts. These dual mono DTS-HD MA soundtracks do a nice job of juggling the audio elements within and each sounds quite stellar for their age and source. Everything is clean, crisp and well balanced and all auditory content from dialogue to effects and music sound generally clean, sharp and always fully audible throughout; never resulting in any simultaneously occurring audio elements becoming jumbled or rendered problematic along the way. Overall, these are great 2.0 dual mono DTS-HD MA soundtracks that do their job very well and should not disappoint.

SPECIAL FEATURES:

The Blu-ray release of ‘Looney Tunes: Collector’s Vault Volume 1’ does not include any bonus content.

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Disc Rating: 7/10

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‘Looney Tunes: Collector’s Vault Volume 1’ Arrives On Blu-ray in a 2-disc Set June 17, 2025 from Warner Archive Collection

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