…set geared towards collectors, where interest would lie in the many other cartoons produced by the studio around the time. Unfortunately this mishandling stretches to the cartoons themselves, by way…

…surviving original series of cartoons created by Walt, his brother Roy and lead animator Ub Iwerks that were released between the famed Alice Comedies and the eventual introduction of a…

…hive of television production, creating adequate but none too special cartoons for the small screen. The most prolific unit to close was perhaps Warner Bros. Cartoons, once the small corner…

…and Carl Stalling. You will notice that most of those names are normally associated with the Warner Bros. cartoons. If you are one of those toonheads who loves the Disney…

…dog did appear in a couple of previous cartoons, including The Chain Gang (available in the first collection of black and white Mickey shorts and this same wave’s Complete Pluto…

…that many other cartoons of the era were of a similar calibre. On-screen liner notes for individual cartoons also provide useful commentary here. The Still Galleries provide a wealth of…

…of these cartoons on laserdisc or videotape, but this set also contains many cartoons that I have only previously read about, often just listings in a filmography— listings which left…

…Jeep. These cartoons represent pure bliss for those of us who love the classic stuff. It simply does not get better than this. The 31 cartoons on the set represent…

…Saturday morning cartoons, even though I grew up in the 1970s. I have a supreme fondness for the cartoons of my childhood, but by then they were often just copies…

…some of their cartoons over the years. Even with having to use only legally available shorts, the cartoons here do make up a great set. The budgets on these cartoons…

…These shows, both the puppet shows and cartoons, showcase humor that ranges from being broad to pinpoint satire and parody. In trying to relate what these cartoons are like, I…

…Soglow’s comic strip comes to life via the Van Beuren Studio, and this collection includes the complete series: all ten Little King cartoons, and two pre-King Sentinel Louie shorts plus…

…is as good as I have seen some of these cartoons. Scratch Tracks: No attempt has been given to try and expand the sound of the cartoons from their original…

…extra handful to beat the first edition’s 56 cartoons and round things up to an even 60 – all fully restored and completely uncut! Disc One is again themed around…

…on different aspects of American history and government for their cartoons. The ten cartoons included here are: “No More Kings”, “Fireworks”, “The Shot Heard ‘Round the World”, “The Preamble”, “Elbow…

…Grimley). This set has been released by Warner Bros. in the heels of Saturday Morning Cartoons 1960’s Collection and Saturday Morning Cartoons 1970’s Collection. The company owns more cartoon properties…

…Final Cut: There is no doubting the historical significance of these cartoons, but in all honestly this collection will not appeal to everyone. The cartoons are whimsical and fun, but…

…funny, engaging cartoons. Mickey had had his time in the sun. The late Forties and Fifties belonged to Donald. This current set of Donald Duck cartoons (1947-1950) shows us just…

…Looney Tunes cartoons, not to mention a show containing old Tom And Jerry theatrical cartoons, when we could have instead seen one of the shows I just mentioned, or one…

…over again thanks to CBS’ purchase of his studio and their running of those cartoons each weekday afternoon. Superheroes were big business again in the 60s, with many other cartoons…

Warner Bros. Animation (1937-2005), Warner Home Video (November 1 2011), 2 discs, 169 mins plus supplements, 1.33:1 original full frame ratio, Dolby Digital, Not Rated (some cartoons rated G, but…