Loopy De Loop: The Complete Collection (Blu-ray Review)

• Reviewed by: Tim Salmons
• Review Date: Apr 23, 2026
• Format: Blu-ray Disc

Director

William Hanna, Joseph Barbera

Release Date(s)

1959-1965 (February 24, 2026)

Studio(s)

Columbia Pictures/Hanna-Barbera Productions (Warner Archive Collection)

• Film/Program Grade: B-
• Video Grade: A
• Audio Grade: A-
• Extras Grade: F

Review

While Hanna-Barbera had a number of television shows airing in the late 1950s and early 1960s, including The Flintstones, The Huckleberry Hound Show, and The Yogi Bear Show, they decided to team with Columbia Pictures and release a series of new theatrical shorts (post MGM’s Tom and Jerry) starring their latest character, Loopy De Loop. Among the final theatrical animated shorts released by Columbia Pictures, Loopy De Loop ended up becoming one of Hanna-Barbera’s more obscure creations, especially in comparison to their cadre of popular characters, Yogi Bear, Quick Draw McGraw, Scooby-Doo, and Huckleberry Hound among them.

In Loopy De Loop, the French Canadian self-proclaimed “good wolf” finds himself in one awkward situation after another in which he’s on the receiving end of prejudice, merely for being a wolf. However, he’s always optimistic, as well as “kind, considerate, and charming,” longing to help others but rarely getting the chance to do so. His primary interactions are in stories involving fairy tale characters, including Little Red Riding Hood, Cinderella, Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, The Three Little Pigs, Jack and the Beanstalk, and Goldilocks and the Three Bears. There are other times when he winds up in real world situations at the zoo or at the park, ever-hoping to be of aid to someone in need, but always being turned, or even chased away.

Part of the reason why Loopy De Loop isn’t as popular a cartoon as some Hanna-Barbera’s other works is that it’s extremely repetitive. Watching all of these shorts in a row is not recommended since they were originally meant to only be seen once, and marathoning them will reveal how endlessly recurrent they are. It’s also disconcerting in that while the premise does have something to say about not judging a book by its cover (or in this case, a wolf), whether it was actually meant to or not, seeing a pleasant and good-natured character repeatedly bashed and bruised doesn’t entirely work, at least long-term. On the other hand, one might also find the character inspiring. No matter what difficulties are thrown at him, he never gives up, which is certainly admirable. This isn’t a series meant to be taken all that seriously, but when it becomes stale after a while, you begin examining it a little closer than you were perhaps meant to.

That all said, it’s clear that the Loopy De Loop shorts had slightly higher budgets than Hanna-Barbera’s animated TV counterparts. They’re certainly not of the same quality as the original Tom and Jerry shorts, but they’re not Scooby-Doo, Where Are You? either. They’re somewhere in between. Hanna-Barbera’s house style is still evident, but it’s a little slicker in comparison to what they were doing at the time. They’re colorful and charming cartoons, even with their built-in shortcomings.

The original Loopy De Loop theatrical shorts ran sporadically from 1959 to 1965, with 48 being produced in total. In 1969, the shorts were put together for a syndicated television package, and much later ran on Cartoon Network and Boomerang before being revived for MeTV Toons.

Loopy De Loop was produced using traditional cel animation on 35mm film, finished photochemically, and presented theatrically in the aspect ratio of 1.33:1. The Warner Archive Collection brings all 48 shorts to Blu-ray for the first time, restored in 4K from the original camera negatives, and encoded to two dual-layered BD-50 discs. Over five and a half hours of content is spread across the two discs and they look phenomenal. They appear organic with a steady layer of grain and bitrates that sit between 30 and 40Mbps. High levels of detail are maintained, and everything appears clean with all of the original work put into the animation left intact. Line art is crisp and colors are rich. There are some very mild saturation variations, particularly in the opening titles, but they seem to be a part of the fabric of the original elements, and not a flaw of Warner Archive’s restorative efforts. Blacks are deep with perfect contrast and the image is stable throughout. Without a doubt, this is one of Warner Archive’s best-looking animated restorations.

Audio is included in English 2.0 mono DTS-HD Master Audio with optional subtitles in English SDH. It’s more evenly-keeled compared to previous animated releases through Warner Archive, with more level volume from short to short and generally excellent fidelity for dialogue, sound effects, and Hoyt Curtin’s score. There’s some occasional and obvious sibilance on some of the shorts, but they’re otherwise very solid and clean.

The Warner Archive Collection’s 2-Disc Blu-ray release of Loopy De Loop: The Complete Collection is housed in a blue Amaray case with artwork taken from the 2014 Hanna-Barbera Classic Collection DVD release, but now with a blue background instead of red. There are no extras, but the following shorts (with their original theatrical release dates) are included:

DISC ONE (SHORTS 1-24)

1. Wolf Hounded (November 5, 1959) (6:36)
2. Little Bo Bopped (December 3, 1959) (6:36)
3. Tale of a Wolf (March 3, 1960) (6:37)
4. Life with Loopy (April 7, 1960) (6:37)
5. Creepy Time Pal (May 19, 1960) (6:37)
6. Snoopy Loopy (June 16, 1960) (6:38)
7. The Do Good Wolf (July 14, 1960) (6:37)
8. Here, Kiddie, Kiddie (September 1, 1960) (6:37)
9. No Biz Like Shoe Biz (September 8, 1960) (6:38)
10. Count Down Clown (January 5, 1961) (6:37)
11. Happy Go Loopy (March 2, 1961) (6:37)
12. Two Faced Wolf (April 6, 1961) (6:37)
13. This Is My Ducky Day (May 4, 1961) (6:37)
14. Fee Fie Foes (June 9, 1961) (6:38)
15. Zoo Is Company (July 6, 1961) (6:37)
16. Child Sock-Cology (August 10, 1961) (6:37)
17. Catch Meow (September 14, 1961) (6:37)
18. Kooky Loopy (November 16, 1961) (6:37)
19. Loopy’s Hare-Do (December 14, 1961) (6:37)
20. Bungle Uncle (January 18, 1962) (6:37)
21. Beef for and After (March 1, 1962) (6:37)
22. Swash Buckled (April 5, 1962) (6:37)
23. Common Scents (May 10, 1962) (6:38)
24. Bearly Able (June 28, 1962) (6:37)

DISC TWO (SHORTS 25-48)

25. Slippery Slippers (September 7, 1962) (6:37)
26. Chicken Fracas-See (October 11, 1962) (6:38)
27. Rancid Ransom (November 15, 1962) (6:37)
28. Bunnies Abundant (December 13, 1962) (6:38)
29. Just a Wolf at Heart (February 14, 1963) (6:37)
30. Chicken Hearted Wolf (March 14, 1963) (6:38)
31. Watcha Watchin’? (April 18, 1963) (6:38)
32. A Fallible Fable (May 16, 1963) (6:37)
33. Sheep Stealers Anonymous (June 13, 1963) (6:38)
34. Wolf in Sheep Dog’s Clothing (July 11, 1963) (6:37)
35. Not in Nottingham (September 5, 1963) (6:38)
36. Drum-Sticked (October 3, 1963) (6:38)
37. Bear Up! (November 7, 1963) (6:37)
38. Crook Who Cried Wolf (December 12, 1963) (6:37)
39. Habit Rabbit (December 31, 1963) (6:37)
40. Raggedy Rug (January 2, 1964) (6:37)
41. Elephantastic (February 6, 1964) (6:37)
42. Bear Hug (March 5, 1964) (6:37)
43. Trouble Bruin (September 17, 1964) (6:37)
44. Bear Knuckles (October 15, 1964) (6:33)
45. Horse Shoo (January 7, 1965) (6:37)
46. Pork Chop Phooey (March 18, 1965) (6:37)
47. Crow’s Fete (April 14, 1965) (6:37)
48. Big Mouse-Take (June 17, 1965) (6:38)

While some of the Hanna-Barbera comics could have been included as extras, as well as the 7-inch recording of Yogi Bear introducing Loopy De Loop (both voiced by Gilbert Mack), Warner Archive’s release of Loopy De Loop: The Complete Collection is still a more than welcome release. For longtime Hanna-Barbera fans, this is a highly recommended purchase.

- Tim Salmons

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