Warner Brothers Archive Collection Blu-rays

[Zot!]

More Tex Avery cartoons just announced

More like a repackage of the existing and the few remaining (much like Tom and Jerry)....I think the specifics are still being discussed, but they claim complete and uncensored. Absolutely great news if it turns out as advertised.

[HardNight'sDay]

I hope WA does a Chuck Jones collection in the near future.

[Finch]

Basically just a repackaging of the individual three first volumes, right, just with a 72 page book added? Specs are:

COMING TO BLU-RAY FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION ON DECEMBER 1st!

TEX AVERY-THE DEFINITIVE SCREWBALL CLASSICS COLLECTION

A FOUR BLU-RAY DISC COLLECTION plus a lavish 72-Page Book!
MSRP $69.98
COLOR
4 BD-50
ENGLISH SDH
Aspect Ratios 16x9 1.37:1 and 16x9 2.35:1 Letterbox
Audio Specs: DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
NOT RATED

What was once a dream is now a reality. Experience the definitive, complete, and uncensored collection of master animator Tex Avery’s peerless work at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer. This groundbreaking comprehensive anthology brings together every single comic masterpiece Avery created during his tenure at the studio. Experience the astonishing brilliance and jaw-dropping sight gags exactly as they were originally unleashed—untrimmed, unfiltered, and funnier than ever.

Tex Avery didn’t just make cartoons; he reinvented them into an animated art form all his own. Avery’s radical artistic vision, surreal logic, and fourth wall-breaking style redefined what animated shorts could be. From the wild transformations of the Wolf and Red Riding Hood to the chaotic antics of involving his deadpan canine Droopy, Avery's creations remain the pinnacle of golden age animated lunacy, touched with anarchy and genius.

As a first-of-its-kind retrospective, this comprehensive four-disc collection leaves no stone unturned. To provide the ultimate Avery archive, this collection includes not only his 63 M-G-M animated shorts, all uncut, all uncensored, but also contains the Droopy cartoons helmed by fellow Metro directors after Avery’s departure from the studio. Accompanied by a lavish 72-page booklet, special features and archival rarities, this definitive collection is a mandatory centerpiece for animation enthusiasts to treasure forever.

CONTENTS:
Disc One
BLITZ WOLF
EARLY BIRD DOOD IT!
DUMB-HOUNDED
RED HOT RIDING HOOD
WHO KILLED WHO?
ONE HAM'S FAMILY
WHAT'S BUZZIN' BUZZARD?
SCREWBALL SQUIRREL
BATTY BASEBALL
HAPPY-GO-NUTTY
BIG HEEL-WATHA
THE SCREWY TRUANT
SHOOTING OF DAN MCGOO, THE
JERKY TURKEY
SWING SHIFT CINDERELLA
WILD AND WOOLFY
LONESOME LENNY
HICK CHICK, THE
NORTHWEST HOUNDED POLICE
HENPECKED HOBOES

DISC TWO
HOUND HUNTERS
RED HOT RANGERS
UNCLE TOM'S CABANA
SLAP-HAPPY LION
KING SIZE CANARY
WHAT PRICE FLEADOM
LITTLE TINKER
HALF PINT PYGMY
LUCKY DUCKY
THE CAT THAT HATED PEOPLE
BAD LUCK BLACKIE
SENOR DROOPY
HOUSE OF TOMORROW
DOGGONE TIRED
WAGS TO RICHES
LITTLE RURAL RIDING HOOD
OUT-FOXED
THE COUNTERFEIT CAT
VENTRILOQUIST CAT
THE CUCKOO CLOCK

DISC THREE
GARDEN GOPHER
THE CHUMP CHAMP
THE PEACHY COBBLER
COCK-A-DOODLE DOG
DAREDEVIL DROOPY
DROOPY'S GOOD DEED
SYMPHONY IN SLANG
CAR OF TOMORROW
DROOPY'S DOUBLE TROUBLE
MAGICAL MAESTRO
ONE CAB'S FAMILY
CABALLERO DROOPY
LITTLE JOHNNY JET
TV OF TOMORROW
THE THREE LITTLE PUPS
DRAG-A-LONG DROOPY
BILLY BOY
HOMESTEADER DROOPY
THE FARM OF TOMORROW

DISC FOUR
THE FLEA CIRCUS
DIXIELAND DROOPY
FIELD AND SCREAM
THE FIRST BAD MAN
CELLBOUND
DEPUTY DROOPY
MILLIONAIRE DROOPY
CAT'S MEOW
GRIN AND SHARE IT
BLACKBOARD JUMBLE
ONE DROOPY KNIGHT
SHEEP WRECKED
MUTTS ABOUT RACING
DROOPY LEPRECHAUN

SPECIAL FEATURES:
~Tex Avery: The King of Cartoons
~Droopy and Friends: A Laugh Back

Bonus "Original Release" Shorts-
~The Shooting of Dan McGoo (1945)
~Wild and Woolfy (1945)
~Lucky Ducky (1948)

[tenia]

Doesn't look like a repacking. The shorts are reshuffled over the discs, and there only were 3 volumes so far, while this is 4 discs.

[ianthemovie]

Basically just a repackaging of the individual three first volumes, right, just with a 72 page book added?

I believe the following cartoons were not included in Volumes 1-3:

Henpecked Hoboes
Uncle Tom's Cabana
Half-Pint Pygmy
Lucky Ducky
Droopy's Good Deed
Cat's Meow
Millionaire Droopy
Grin and Share It
Blackboard Jumble
One Droopy Knight
Sheep Wrecked
Mutts About Racing
Droopy Leprechaun

[Never Cursed]

Uncle Tom's Cabana
Half-Pint Pygmy
Droopy's Good Deed
Blackboard Jumble

For reference, these four cartoons are the ones that have had previous availability issues due to racist/un-PC material (though all of them have shown up on the internet in various forms)

[Finch]

Thanks everyone. I did wonder because of the chronological order presentation.

[okcmaxk]

Those “Original Release” extras are scans of collectors’ prints that Jerry/George have hinted at including before, think Dan McGoo has a few cut jokes and Lucky Ducky’s got the original ending. Day one!

[Finch]

Specs for Tex Avery Vol 4

COMING TO BLU-RAY FROM THE WARNER ARCHIVE COLLECTION ON DECEMBER 1st!

TEX AVERY'S SCREWBALL CLASSICS-Volume 4
MSRP $24.98
COLOR
BD-50
ENGLISH SDH
Aspect Ratios 16x9 1.37:1 and 16x9 2.35:1 Letterbox
Audio Specs: DTS-HD MA 2.0 Mono
NOT RATED

Contains 14 Uncut, uncensored animated shorts:
HENPECKED HOBOES (1946)
UNCLE TOM’S CABANA (1947)
HALF PINT PYGMY (1948)
LUCKY DUCKY (1948)
DROOPY’S GOOD DEED (1951)
CABALLERO DROOPY (1952)
MILLIONAIRE DROOPY (1956)
CAT’S MEOW (1957)
GRIN AND SHARE IT (1957)
BLACKBOARD JUMBLE (1957)
ONE DROOPY KNIGHT (1958)
SHEEPWRECKED (1958)
MUTTS ABOUT RACING (1958)
DROOPY LEPRECHAUN (1958)

(Packaging art not final)

Fans of classic animation rejoice! Tex Avery Screwball Classics Volume 4 completes the filmography from his amazing tenure in the M-G-M cartoon department. With his signature brand of humor and style, Avery’s works are more beloved than ever as new generations discover his timeless brilliance. This collection is highlighted by some of his absolute best work, featuring his most beloved characters including the “Wolf” and “Red,” George and Junior, and of course, his beloved stone-faced hound Droopy. Also included are CinemaScope remakes of earlier Avery works, and additional adventures featuring Avery’s Droopy under the helm of other Metro animators. 14 complete and uncensored cartoons provide endless laughs in this superb assembly of animated masterworks.