Loopy De Loop: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie

Rating summary

Movie		3.5
Video		5.0
Audio		4.0
Extras		0.0
Overall		3.5

Loopy De Loop: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie Review

Nicer than your average wolf.

Reviewed by Randy Miller III February 24, 2026

One of the more obscure characters and properties in Hanna-Barbera history, Loopy De Loop was a series of 48 short theatrical cartoons originally released between 1959 and 1965 before moving to syndication later in the decade. Its title character, an affable French-Canadian wolf voiced by the one and only Daws Butler (best known as Yogi Bear, who was then still just a supporting character on The Huckleberry Hound Show), thought of himself as "kind, considerate, and charming", but the bad reputation of his species meant that Loopy had an awful lot of convincing to do.

This isn't explained in the shorts' brief, wordless opening segments. Although it's not serialized entertainment on the whole, there's actually a bit of lore to Loopy De Loop that's explained in the very first episode "Wolf Hounded": Loopy recounts the true story of Little Red Riding Hood in something of a fractured fairly tale, which is well-trod territory that the series would return to intermittently with takes on Cinderella, Jack and the Beanstalk, and other tales, all of which insert Loopy as a secret force for good. It's a solid enough start with great animation by Kenneth Muse (best known for his work on Tom and Jerry) as part of a rotating team of seasoned artists that also includes Carlo Vinci (Jonny Quest), George Nicholas (several Disney films including Lady and the Tramp), Dick Lundy (Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs), and others. Familiar supporting voice actors also appear in various shorts including Don Messick (Scooby-Doo, Where Are You!), Paul Frees (The Last Unicorn), June Foray (Looney Tunes), and Jean Vander Pyl (The Flintstones). Red Coffey even shows up once to voice a cute little duck that's basically "Quacker" from Tom and Jerry.

But while the characters, locations, and even visual style tend to vary from short to short, the core of Loopy De Loop remains the same: the likable wolf is basically a perpetual Good Samaritan archetype who nonetheless gets regularly insulted, beat up, and even chased out of town for his troubles. The formula really doesn't change much during these 48 theatrical adventures, each of which run 6-7 minutes and can be can be enjoyed at any speed on Warner Archive's welcome new two-disc "Complete Collection" Blu-ray set. (I can't imagine many fans, even the most nostalgic ones, will be running the series in a single five-hour session -- I watched them all in a little under a week, or about 7-8 per night, which felt just about right for yours truly.) Instead of my usual hand-assembled list of included shorts, screenshots #24 and 25 show each disc's episode roster. They're divided evenly with each dual-layered disc running just over two hours, which is more than enough real estate to ensure optimal image quality. Given that these shorts are all sourced from their original camera negatives, they easily improve upon previous versions including WB's 2014 DVD set.

Loopy De Loop: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Video Quality 

Unsurprisingly, these exclusive 1080p transfers of Loopy De Loop's 48 theatrical shorts is yet another example of rock-solid restoration work from the good folks at Warner Archive, who have gone back to the original camera negatives for a fresh 4K scan and their usual amount of careful manual cleanup with outstanding results. As seen in my direct-from-disc screenshots, line details and the texture of film grain are routinely spot-on, as is color representation which looks true to its somewhat muted roots with many backgrounds favoring tamped-down Earth tones and others looking more vivid depending on location and mood. Everything runs very smooth and the end result looks substantially more like true film than video, and I'd imagine that most if not all of these shorts have never played better -- even during their original theatrical runs. (Slight color variances can be seen when comparing each short's opening or closing credits, but these small differences may be inherent to the original source materials.) Disc encoding is as strong as usual with no prevailing signs of banding, black crush, or macro blocking, and these episodes run at a high and supportive bit rate from start to finish. It's almost expected that any ground-up restoration from Warner Archive (animation or otherwise) is bound to impress on Blu-ray, and Loopy De Loop is no different. In short, buy with confidence.

Loopy De Loop: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Audio Quality 

The DTS-HD 2.0 Master Audio tracks sound very good and well within expectations for this era of animation, cleanly repurposing the original mono into an evenly-split two-channel mix for wider playback. Similar to the color variances above, volume levels and clarity can waver a little from short to short, and only minor sibilance issues can be heard in some of the dialogue. Even so, I'd imagine that this lossless audio presentation represents a noticeable step forward when compared to previous ones, which certainly includes Warner Bros.' older DVD set.

Loopy De Loop: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Special Features and Extras 

This two-disc set ships in a dual-hubbed keepcase with character-themed cover artwork. No episode list is included but, as mentioned earlier, screenshots #24 and 25 show everything included on each one. There are no bonus features, which is perfectly understandable given the amount of content for the asking price.

Loopy De Loop: The Complete Collection Blu-ray Movie, Overall Score and Recommendation 

A joint venture between Hanna-Barbera and Columbia Pictures, the obscure but likable Loopy De Loop was a series of animated shorts that appeared in theaters from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. Its formula didn't venture outside of H-B's usual boundaries with our affable animal hero bumbling through dozens of misadventures, but it's certainly fun in small doses and will appeal to anyone with nostalgic memories of the studio's output. Warner Archive's welcome new Blu-ray set collects all 48 theatrical shorts in one handy two-disc package which offers very impressive A/V merits and a rock-bottom price tag. Anyone who has enjoyed WAC's previous H-B sets from well-known fare like Huckleberry Hound and Magilla Gorilla to more offbeat material such as Wally Gator, Touché Turtle and Dum Dum, and Lippy the Lion and Hardy Har Har will have no problem settling right in. Recommended to the right crowd.