[GOPyouth]

You need to check out the dvd set of Looney Tunes that were released around last Christmas. It's called the Golden Collection or something like that. Outstanding collection of the old cartoons. It has has a ton of vintage footage, and some of the first cartoons made. These include several that won't be seen on tv today.

Another great set you can get are the Tex Avery cartoons on VHS. You can get those unedited, including all the explosions causing black-face and all that. I have 4 videos of his great cartoons. It has everything from Screwy Squirrel, Droopy, Spike, and that Confederate Wolf that always whistled that funny dixie song. "Real cool maaaan."

Luckily I have a copy of Song of the South that I got in London about 10 years ago. I need to get that thing transferred to DVD so I can keep a good copy of it. I remember seeing that when I was a child (I'm 27 now). I think it's a great show and a wonderful story.

[GOPyouth]

I might add that you can get the old Tom and Jerry cartoons on DVD undedited. Those were some of my favorite. These are all the cartoons from around 1940-1950.

They all have the maid that beats Thomas, Jerry's uncle that plays the guitar and sings Froggy Went a Courtin', and a ton of other great clips.

[weegee]

I've got the Complete Tex Avery laserdisc boxed set (it even includes Uncle Tom's Cabana although Turner almost didn't release it). It has all the MGM Avery shorts (there are still WB shorts and Universal's Chilly Willy shorts needed to be "complete").

There is a complete Tex Avery DVD set but it is only available from France. I don't know if the French subtitles are forced on or if you can turn them off (you would also need an R2 or Region Free, PAL capable DVD player; I have one but have held off on this DVD set).

[weegee]

Disney permitted Song Of The South to be released to laserdisc in Japan and Hong Kong and to VHS in England and Ireland. I don't know where else it was released.

This shows that Disney's suppression of this film is because of protests in America; they seem to stand behind the film as a corporation in other countries where it does not draw any outrage.

Now that DVD permits any nation's media to be viewed in America (region blocking and PAL/NTSC are really such minute matters), I don't see Disney Corp. ever permitting Song Of The South to be issued again. And for those who say they don't like the scenes of happy singing slaves, this film takes place AFTER the civil war.