Looney Tunes, Golden Collection

You know, Disney always left us cold, even as young Rakesketeers. Mickey and his tedious, bland bunch… Feh. Bugs, Daffy, Yosemite Sam—now, those are cartoons. Brash and anarchic. Gleefully punning, with their comic timing perfect to the second. Ducks getting hit with frying pans. That’s our America. (We’re choosing to ignore Space Jam and Back in Action.) For the classic toons, this set is just about everything you could hope for. Fifty-six of some of the best cartoons, mostly from WWII to the early sixties. “Duck Amuck.” A couple of Marvin the Martian appearances. The ones where Bugs Bunny bullfights and meets the Tasmanian Devil. Enlightening documentary extras, not just promos for other WB product. Ducks getting hit with frying pans, then calling rabbits despicable. With more than a thousand cartoons to cull from, some omissions are inevitable. But still, how can you leave out “What’s Opera, Doc?” The “kill the wabbit, kiiiilllll the waaaaabbiiiiit” Wagner parody was the first one we looked for. Surely that’s not all, folks.