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Toon Tunes: Funny Bone Favorites

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We had a ball putting this collection together. For those of you who may have the earlier "Toon Tunes" releases, it is now split into two different albums: this one and another called "Action-Adventure Anthems." "Funny Bone Favorites" features, for the first time on CD, the full-length stereo version of "The Jetsons" created by Hoyt Curtin in 1985 for the revival of the classic show. Also making their CD debuts are "Tiny Toon Adventures," "The Donald Duck Song," "Bozo's Song" by Billy May, and the Golden Records version of "Pixie and Dixie." Newly-added to this "Toon Tunes" release are "Dexter's Laboratory," "Inspector Gadget" (one of my favorites!), "Pinky and the Brain," "Mickey Mouse March," and "Johnny Bravo." As a 'toon enthusiast myself, this album (and its super hero companion volume) were labors of love. - Greg Ehrbar

Funny Bone Favorites is the coolest CD ever! While you have some super-classics like Donald Duck and some new ones like Inspector Gadget! While kids will get a kick out of their favorite shows, adults will also get the point with this CD! This is such an awsome CD, you won't believe what hit you! This CD features many memories and will also produce new song favorites, including remixes! While the kids will say, "Wow, whata great CD!," the adults may say, "Uggh! This song again?" But don't sweat, this CD may be a long-lost CD after a few weeks!

We really love this one!!! Especially the version of the PIXIE & DIXIE theme, WOODY WOODPECKER theme and the POPEYE tune! A very interesting mix of songs sure to delight the whole family!!!RHINO is also to be commended for releasing archival CDs like this to preserve the history of ANIMATION! Love their THAT'S ALL FOLKS CD collection and their HANNA-BARBERA PIC-A-NIC Basket box set! Now if they will release more of the HANNA-BARBERA library for all to enjoy!

Anyone interested in animation will be amazed at this cornucopia of cartoons themes. But there is another audience that includes nearly everyone. As I write, nearly everyone has some cartoon theme lodged not far down in the recesses of their cortex, and it's associated with fond memories. The truly Herculean effort involved with this project was obtaining all the copyright permissions; it cuts across studios with songs owned by Hanna-Barbera and Cartoon Network, Nick, Disney and other less-known names. If only this would work for DVDs: all the cartoons we long to see would be readily available, including Woody Woodpecker, Eek the Cat and The Alvin Show. Happily Pinky and the Brain is making/ made it out in 2006.

Reading any book on the history of animation shows that most of these songs have a story behind them. Play one, and like the Pied Piper, a parade of fans will instantly follow. These songs arguably belong to the moment and wear their pedigrees on their sleeves, but there is still something universally appealing about many of them. Having said that, some, like the Rugrats theme, which perfectly syncs to the engaging opening visuals, seem simple without the accompanying graphics.

But this collection doesn't make us so much muse whistfully for the past when these 'toons were on TV, as dream of the future when they make it onto DVD. Taken as a whole, the combined fan base for all these varied 'toons is gigantic, and probably outnumbers the audience for any of the recent live action shows studios now race to bring out on DVD. Obviously, the studios don't get it, and the market share for cartoons goes begging. Collections like this one might help tilt the skewed demographics, their clientele shouting, or rather singing, in one concerted chorus: "Hey! We want cartoons!"

This is a great album to play whenever people are gathered together. People of different generations and backgrounds will respond to the music that they remember from their childhoods. For me its the Banana Splits infectious "Tra La La Song" that gets me jumping around like a sugar-cereal fueled kid again. And everybody loves the Ren & Stimpy theme song, and the Peanuts theme song, both of which are very dance-able.

I think this cd is so funny my favorites are PIXIE & DIXIE and THE LOONY TUNE SONG. If you have kids they will love it and I bet you will to!