CARTOON EXPLOSION Video Reviews

[Thad Komorowski]

I was at K-Mart today, Father's Day shopping, and I noticed that they had 5 of those CARTOON EXPLOSION videos for $1.99 each, so I figured I should buy three of them (I only had 7 bucks left). Here's a list of the ones I got, with their contents:

Cartoon Explosion: Corny Concerto

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"Fresh Hare"-edited
"The Wabbit Who Came to Supper"
"The Wacky Wabbit"-with A.A.P. logo!
"Yankee Doodle Daffy"-with A.A.P. logo!
"Daffy Duck and the Dinosaur" (called "Daffy and the Dinosaur" on back)
"The Unruly Hare"-WB logo cut out
"A Corny Concerto"
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Cartoon Explosion: The Henpecked Duck (or as I call it Porky Redrawns)

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"The Henpecked Duck"-redrawn
"A Coy Decoy"-redrawn
"Porky's Pooch"-redrawn
"Porky's Prize Pony"
"Robinson Cruesoe, Jr."-redrawn (called "Robinson Caruso, Jr." on back)
"We the Animals, Squeak"-redrawn
"Porky's Ant"-redrawn
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Cartoon Explosion: Jerky Turkey

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"Porky's Garden"-redrawn
"Daffy's Southern Exposure"-redrawn, edited (see bottom for details)
"The Daffy Duckaroo"-redrawn
"Porky's Bear Facts"-redrawn
"Doggone Tired"
"Jerky Turkey"
"Porky's Midnight Matinee"-redrawn
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Comments:

All of the prints were very good on these tapes, even the redrawns!:eek: "Fresh Hare" was edited to remove the blackface minstrel ending. "Daffy's Southern Exposure" removed the beginning of the cartoon entirely, starting off with Daffy seeing the results of how fast winter came. Screwy, isn't it?

Some mistakes I noticed in the "The Daffy Duckaroo" redrawn:

What exactly is "Ticket Scalpino"?
Have you ever been to "Los Angeces"?

Other than that, the tapes were worth the $6.36.

-Thad:D