Uploaded October 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago
This shows the Looney Tunes short The Dover Boys (1942) with the official restored print Warner Bros. used for their official releases, as well as an official VHS print of the short from the late 80's and three prints from unofficial public domain VHS tapes. As this short fell into the public domain, it was included in many VHS tapes that included public domain shorts, even having one of its own in 1991 released by UAV.
Prints used (indicated by positioning in this video):
Center - Official restored print from Warner Bros. (used in all official releases starting with the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2 in 2004 and all subsequent releases of the short)
Top Left - Official VHS print used by MGM/UA Home Video in their "Cartoon Moviestars: Daffy Duck and Friends" VHS release in 1988
Top Right - Public domain print used by UAV (United American Video) in "The Dover Boys of Old P.U." VHS tape in 1991
Bottom Left - Public domain print used by Star Classics in their "Color Cartoon Festival #5" VHS tape in 1991
Bottom Right - Public domain print used by Amvest Video in their "Kid Pics: Heckle and Jeckle" VHS tape in 1986
This short was originally made by Warner Bros., but is now under the public domain.
This shows the Looney Tunes short The Dover Boys (1942) with the official restored print Warner Bros. used for their official releases, as well as an official VHS print of the short from the late 80's and three prints from unofficial public domain VHS tapes. As this short fell into the public domain, it was included in many VHS tapes that included public domain shorts, even having one of its own in 1991 released by UAV.
Prints used (indicated by positioning in this video):
Center - Official restored print from Warner Bros. (used in all official releases starting with the Looney Tunes Golden Collection Volume 2 in 2004 and all subsequent releases of the short)
Top Left - Official VHS print used by MGM/UA Home Video in their "Cartoon Moviestars: Daffy Duck and Friends" VHS release in 1988
Top Right - Public domain print used by UAV (United American Video) in "The Dover Boys of Old P.U." VHS tape in 1991
Bottom Left - Public domain print used by Star Classics in their "Color Cartoon Festival #5" VHS tape in 1991
Bottom Right - Public domain print used by Amvest Video in their "Kid Pics: Heckle and Jeckle" VHS tape in 1986
This short was originally made by Warner Bros., but is now under the public domain.
