Contradicting Porky Pig, “That's NOT all,
folks!” The first cartoon superstar to come from Warner Brothers (unless you
count Bosko), was everyone's favorite pantless porcine, Porky Pig. It seems the
pig is making a comeback, according to Jerry Beck, who announced the other day
that a five-disc set is going to be released on September 19, containing all 101
Porky Pig cartoons. This means we get the opportunity to visit 99
black-and-white Looney Tunes (and two
Technicolor Merrie Melodies) with
bonus extras. The cartoons will be presented in chronological order, with key
commentaries by noted animation scholars (including Beck).
This box set is a dream come true for fans of Looney Tunes. By account 61 of these 101
cartoons have never been released on VHS, DVD or BluRay. “Porky’s Aunt” and “Africa
Squeaks” will be uncut and uncensored. Many of these cartoons have never aired
on television in decades. The picture quality will be superb. And in
anticipation of high consumer demand, initial pre-purchase orders placed this
week and next will be shipped via traditionally manufactured (pressed) discs
and not the DVD-R format Warner Archive has been offering for years.
One could be picky and say that three are
missing of the 104, but those three are more Duffy Duck cartoons than Porky Pig
cartoons. But here’s the plus side to the news: this opens the door for another
cartoon set from Warners, a complete Daffy Duck collection. But quoting Jerry
Beck, “Support of this collection will signal to the company that fans of
classic animated films still wish to buy collections on physical home media.
Its success will fuel further, more ambitious projects.” So do yourself a favor
and click the link below and buy your set today. Right now. This will send a
message to the studios that we want more.
I bought four. Three for gifts this Christmas.
http://www.wbshop.com/product/porky+pig+101+%28mod%29+1000645629.do?sortby=ourPicks&refType=&from=fn
