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Tex Avery's Droopy - The Complete Theatrical Collection | 
 enlarge | Director: Tex Avery
Actor: Bill Thompson
Studio: Warner Home Video
Category: DVD
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Rating:  81 reviews
Sales Rank: 4029
Format: Animated, Closed-captioned, Color, Dubbed, Dvd-video, Full Screen, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Dubbed)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number Of Discs: 2
Running Time: 200 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.1 x 5.4 x 0.6
MPN: WARD79323D
UPC: 012569793231
EAN: 0012569793231
ASIN: B000MTPA5Y
Theatrical Release Date: February 20, 1954
Release Date: May 15, 2007
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Product Description
Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 05/15/2007
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Frederick "Tex" Avery directed some of the funniest cartoons ever made, but he relied primarily on situations and moving graphics, rather than on the personalities of familiar characters. Droopy, the phlegmatic basset hound, was one of the few characters Avery used regularly: His low-key presence was the perfect counter to the extreme takes, fast cuts, frenetic action, and general mayhem going on around him. Avery is also noted for "self-reflexive gags:" the characters know they're in a cartoon and often comment on the fact. In "Dumb-Hounded,"a sprinting wolf cuts a corner too sharply, skids past the sprocket holes at the edge of the film, and onto the blank screen. Droopy frequently turns to the camera and comments, "You now what? I'm happy." Some of the later films in the collection, made by animators Dick Lundy and Michael Lah, lack Avery's manic panache. The last cartoons in the collection were designed for the CinemaScope format: Droopy's pudgy form looks lost in those vast frames, and the flattened graphics pioneered by the UPA studio distort his rounded shape. But those are minor caveats. Fans have waited impatiently for Tex Avery's seminal cartoons to be released on DVD in the US, and this collection is a must-have for anyone interested in animation.(Unrated, suitable for ages 6 and older: cartoon violence, alcohol and tobacco use, risqué humor) --Charles Solomon
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| Customer Reviews: Read 76 more reviews...
 Excellent But..... January 2, 2009
Castaway Reviewer (Tyler, Texas)
Starts out great but the gags get very repetative as the years go by to the point where they are no longer funny. The shorts are unedited which was refreshing and they also included the letterbox versions. Overall, I recommend this DVD collection.
 Not edited. Just Hillarious. December 26, 2008
DW (chicago, IL)
24 Droopy cartoons over 2 discs. They are not edited. Some you've seen many times. Others will be new to you. A great collection.
[DW]
It will never get better than this September 25, 2008
Malcolm Dolan (New York, NY)
Nit-pickign aside (I read the reviews) I found this collection of Droopy cartoons superb. 10 out of 10. To notice the difference between one method of restoration and another is a time waster. Dixieland Droopy is clever, cute and worthy of awards. Butch as a waiter being tormented by Droopy twins is hilarious. Tex Avery made adult cartoons, so they were never made for children in the first place. That said, they are not edited -- God bless them. But honestly, will four-year-olds understand the humor of a dog who gets black faced when a rifle backfires? Come'on. These are hilarious and children will love them. And iif they are old enough to question whether or not the sterotypes are inappropriate by today's standards... answer them honestly. It's like watching Roots and not answering their questions.
Don't let my personal feelings get involved. Those particulars make up 1/100th of the content on the discs. The picture quality is superb and worthy of my bookshelf.
 Wait...Droopy's a dog? July 18, 2008
D. Allen (Fukuyama Japan)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
At the beginning of both DVDs, there is a disclaimer addressing the issues of sexism and racism in the cartoons. I am an African-American who watched Droopy during my childhood in the late 70s and early 80s and was taught that this kind of creativity was the way things were back in the days when they were made. The cartoon can serve as a medium for teaching today's youth how some things in the USA have changed and some have not, both for the good and the bad. Today, it is definitely a different kind of USA.
Was I offended by what I saw? YES!
Do I recognize that people who are different from me would be offended by what they'd see? YES!
Was I entertained? I would be lying if I didn't say, "often times, YES!"
You Know What....I'm Happy..... I got this DVD set!!! June 22, 2008
Ann Marie Hernandez (Brooklyn, NY USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I've been waiting for something like this ... Some of Tex Avery's best cartoons on DVD. All of Droopy's best are here. If you're a Droopy fan than I greatly recommend this DVD set. We definitely need more Tex Avery! His fast paced cartoons are some of the funniest ever made. You won't be disappointed.
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