Looney Tunes Golden Collection, Vol. 6

DVD (retail $64.92)



Animation aficionados and cartoon connoisseurs will treasure this collection of 60 vintage “Looney Tunes,” six-minute shorts—some of them considered controversially racist, sexist or otherwise “off-color” by today’s standards—from the 1940s through the ’60s starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd and other favorites from the Warner Bros. drawing board. In addition to four discs of cartoons, there’s also more than seven hours of bonus materials, including rare shorts, documentaries, commentary and TV specials.

—Neil Pond, American Profile





Kung Fu Panda—Pandamonium Double Pack

DVD (retail $34.98)



Comedian Jack Black provides the kick as the voice (and personality) of a roly-poly panda, Po, on a heroic martial-arts mission in this engaging 2008 animated tale for the whole family. A second disc features a short film with a new adventure for Po and his kung-fu co-stars. Bonus materials include games, numerous featurettes, and a tutorial on how to use chopsticks, which feature prominently in one of the movie’s most delightful scenes as Po learns how to hone his skills.

—Neil Pond, American Profile





The Longshots

DVD (retail $28.95)



A great family film released theatrically earlier this year, “The Longshots” is based on the true story of 11-year-old Jasmine Plummer, the first female quarterback to lead a football team to the Pop Warner League championship game. Rapper-turned-actor Ice Cube does a fine job playing a former gridiron star making the most of his second chance to shine as the coach, and KeKe Palmer (“Akleeah and the Bee”) portrays Plummer with an athletic believability that’ll make you cheer as she fires for the end zone. Extras include 20 deleted scenes and several documentaries, including a look at the real-life Plummer.

—Neil Pond, American Profile





The Flintstones—The Complete Series

DVD (retail $129.72)



Fans of TV’s coolest Stone Age family will yabba-dabba-do with delight over this boxed set of all 166 episodes of Fred, Wilma, Barney, Betty, Pebbles, Bam Bam and all the other characters from the first animated series on prime time. Extras include four hours of special features, including vintage commercials, songs from a Flintstones record album, numerous documentaries and a tutorial on how to draw Fred.

—Neil Pond, American Profile