Toon Tunes: Funny Bone Favorites [SOUNDTRACK]

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Product Details

• Audio CD (August 7, 2001)
• Original Release Date: August 7, 2001
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Soundtrack
• Label: Kid Rhino
• ASIN: B00005MLXE
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #181,135 in Music (See Bestsellers in Music)

Editorial Reviews

Amazon.com
Toon Tunes: Funny-Bone Favorites is the sort of record that can be unsettling to those of us who approach the world with egalitarian, "are we really all that different" mindsets. Could so many people be clamoring for a compilation of cartoon themes, some of them aggressively irritating, others completely unrecognizable? Count out the kitsch factor and things get really scary. Keeping that in mind, what Funny-Bone Favorites presents, however, is enough to keep us tuned in. As this 36-track screwball marathon wears on, every third song or so is familiar, even if it doesn't exactly deliver us in front of the TV sets of yore and plant a giant bowl of Honeycomb in our hands. Four of the first five jingles--"The Flintstones," "The Jetsons," "George of the Jungle," and "The Bullwinkle Show"--cut, thanks to modern-day cable access, through great generational swaths, getting even Grandma in on the swing of things. Popping up like wrong turns for drivers in memory lane, though, are tracks like "Pinky and the Brain," "Dexter's Laboratory," and "The Ren & Stimpy Show." On the flip side, hipsters hoping to raise their retro-cool factor will like reaching back to plucky, late-'60s-sounding gems like the theme to "The Banana Splits" (Tra-la-la!"), but may be resistant to dusting off the really old ditties--"Bozo the Clown," "Mickey Mouse March," and "Donald Duck" among them. Forgetting all campiness, and even moving away from cartoon land momentarily, two solidly musical excuses for owning this disc can't be denied--the themes to "Peanuts" and "The Pink Panther." Buy it because they're on it, or because the "Huckleberry Hound" song haunts you. --Tammy La Gorce

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A FEW NOTES FROM THE PRODUCER OF THIS COMPILATION, August 7, 2001

By	Gregory Ehrbar "mousetracksonline.com" (Orlando, FL) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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

3 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Funny Bone Favorites is so cool!, April 15, 2003

By	Prince Donald Duck (Congers, NY United States) - See all my reviews

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!

5 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars GREG EHRBAR delivers!, December 22, 2001

By	Richard J. Goldschmidt "Rick Goldschmidt" (Oak Lawn, IL USA) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

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!