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These cartoons are often manic and put the laughs ahead of all else and WILL make you laugh. This set is a must for funs of theatrical animation i.e. the animation which has never been bettered. Put these on the shelf with your Looney Tunes Golden Collections and your Disney Treasures they're that good. Buy it and laugh.
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The four films Tex Avery did for Walter Lantz are on this collection - all four of them!!! You need to look no further. That alone is worth every penny this collection costs!
Then we have the others and amongst them the Barber of Seville. Woody Woodpecker actually got better with time and there is one Andy Panda missing here as well, I think it's called "100 pygmees and Andy Panda".
You will have to wait for the later Woody and Andy, suffice to say: here are all the Avery's and it cannot get better than this, that's for sure!!
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I think this collection might be my favorite television DVD collection out there. Sure, i love "The Simpsons" and "Seinfeld," but I can catch those in syndication on a regular basis. However, I haven't seen Woody Woodpecker and Friends since I was a kid, and this collection constitutes one of the best samplings out there, in my humble opinion.
The collection consists of 3 strong DVD's, with loads of Woody. Out of the 75 collected "cartunes," 45 feature the red-headed instigator in some of his wackiest hijinks. As a kid, I always thought the early ones were the best, and while Woody is pretty ugly in his debut (and first couple of episodes), nonetheless he is at his side-splitting best. You get healthy doses of Wally Walrus (my favorite Woody foil), and Buzz Buzzard (another favorite), together with a smattering of other characters (Andy Panda, whom I never really cared for, makes a couple of appearances in the "Woody" features, for example).
In addition to the Woody cartoons, the viewer is also treated to some of the other "Cartune" favorites, such as the "Oswald the Rabbit," "Andy Panda," "Chilly Willy," "Swing symphonies" and others that don't really have a characterization. These are a mixed bag - I was never really a fan of Andy, although I enjoyed his cartoons presented here. I love Chilly Willy, but Oswald really did nothing for me. As a kid, I always hated the non-character-related "cartunes," and here is no exception. Of course, this is a matter of personal preference, but I feel the "Swing Symphonies" and the generic "Cartunes" are of a lower quality all-around. Thankfully, this only makes up 15 total cartoons, and a couple of these ARE watchable (I actually liked "Crazy mixed-up pup"). I am still amazed that somehow, Siam (Thailand) is considered an Arab nation, judging by the costumes of the characters, but what are you going to do?
I am sad that some (well, all, but it really shows in some cases) of the cartoons weren't restored - there is a definite change in sound and visual quality from 'Tune to 'Tune. I love some of the "plots" present (in one of my all-time favorites, Woody poses as the baby boy of Wally Walrus. Wally then tortures his son with a "comeback ball," before deciding to do away with him via dynamite).
I enjoyed most of the extras on this set. I was particularly pleased with the late Walt Lantz show telling the story of his origin. He claims to have created the technique of combining live action with animation, and also has absolutely no sense of a timeline (he claims that a cartoon he wrote regarding confidence and the Great Depression led to a job offer - in 1929. Hmmmm). The lone stinker of the bunch was the Woody Halloween episode - it just doesn't have the "oomph" of the other episodes!
Nonetheless, the flaws mentioned are slight. I am overjoyed at this collection, and look forward to future ones! Huh huh huh huh huh!
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We can only hope Universal will come out with MORE! However: there are The Classic Averys with Chilly Willy (& Smedley the hound)I'm Cold has terrific music,too! Hot & Cold Penguin is another 1 as well as 1 of my ALL TIME Tex Faves: the Legend Of Rock A Bye Point! PLUS:More of Tex's Hilarity in Mixed Up Pup (the plasma gets switched &...)PLUS:1 Avery I nearly forgot about called S-h-h-h-. Leave it to Tex to take a wacky "song"(the OKEH laughing record that Dr. Demento plays)& turn it into a classic 'toon. Ahh. Those memories! Get this! You will NOT be sorry! The Tex's are worth their weight in solid platinum!
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For anyone who ever grew up on these cartoons, or is interested in animation, this is definitely a must have. I reccommed the review by Gord Wilson if you want something more in-depth, although I rate it higher than he, simply because these have languished in the vaults at Universal far to long and deserved to be seen and enjoyed. And these are in tip-top condition!!!!!!
However, a few impressions of my own: First, remember that some of the earlier ones were originally drawn in and around World War II, and it was common fodder to make jokes about rationing and so forth; someone without any knowledge of that time would likely miss the humor. The humor in these is also somewhat adult oriented - in some of the Oswald cartoons (a pretty thinly disguished version of Mickey Mouse, right down to the high pitched squeaky voice)you have some adult themes. Also, a number of the more famous actors/comedians of the era are included - Laurel and Hardy, Shirley Temple, Al Jolson (who was a white actor doing a style of comedy called blackface), which also may not be understood by someone who is too young.
Still, I reccomend these without hesitation to anyone!
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