I know restoration has stopped for now, but when it starts back up, they could add a load of double-dips to save on restoration costs.
I have a few ideas which could make this work, such as single-disc only sets and various compilations.
FirstsDisc 1 - 1929-1938:
01. Sinkin' in the Bathtub (First Looney Tune)
02. Lady, Play Your Mandolin! (First Merrie Melody)
03. It's Got Me Again! (First LTMM to win an award)
04. Bosko in Dutch (First cartoon directed by Friz Freleng)
05. Honeymoon Hotel (First MM in colour)
06. I Haven't Got a Hat (First appearance of Porky Pig)
07. Gold Diggers of '49 (First WB cartoon directed by Tex Avery)
08. Billboard Frolics (First WB cartoon with "Merrily We Roll Along" theme)
09. I Wanna Play House (First WB cartoon with rings and first in 3-strip Technicolor)
10. Porky's Poultry Plant (First score by Carl Stalling and first cartoon directed by Frank Tashlin)
11. Boulevardier from the Bronx (First WB cartoon to use "Merrily We Roll Along" as an intro)
12. Picador Porky (First short to star Mel Blanc)
13. Porky's Duck Hunt (First appearance of Daffy Duck)
14. Sweet Sioux (First WB cartoon with "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" theme)
15. Porky's Badtime Story (First cartoon directed by Bob Clampett)
16. Rover's Rival (First cartoon with "The Merry Go Round Broke Down" opening and first with the Porky drum ending)
17. Egghead Rides Again (First appearance of Egghead)
18. Porky's Hare Hunt (First appearance of proto Bugs)
19. The Night Watchman (First cartoon directed by Chuck Jones)
Bonus cartoons:
1. Bosko, the Talk-Ink Kid (Start of the Harman-Ising era)
2. Buddy's Day Out (First cartoon produced by Leon Schlesinger)
3. Buddy of the Apes (First cartoon directed by Ben "Bugs" Hardaway)
4. Those Beautiful Dames (First MM with "That's all folks!" ending)
5. Egghead Rides Again (First MM to begin with the classic steel guitar glissando sound effect)
6. Plenty of Money and You (First cartoon to use "Merrily We Roll Along" closing)
7. Porky's Poppa (First use of Acme in a WB cartoon)
8. Porky's Phoney Express (First cartoon directed by Cal Dalton)
Disc 2 - 1939-1946:
01. Naughty But Mice (First appearance of Sniffles)
02. Elmer's Candid Camera (First appearance of Elmer Fudd)
03. A Wild Hare (First appearance of Bugs Bunny)
04. Tortoise Beats Hare (First appearance of Cecil Turtle)
05. Wabbit Twouble (First fat Elmer cartoon)
06. Bugs Bunny Gets the Boid (First appearance of Beaky Buzzard)
07. The Squawkin' Hawk (First appearance of Henery Hawk)
08. The Hep Cat (First LT in 3-strip Technicolor)
09. A Tale of Two Kitties (First Appearance of Tweety Bird, Babbit and Catstello)
10. The Aristo Cat (First appearances of Hubie and Bertie and Claude Cat)
11. Bugs Bunny and the 3 Bears (First appearance of The Three Bears)
12. Odor-able Kitty (First appearance of Pepé Le Pew)
13. Life with Feathers (First appearance of Sylvester)
14. Hare Trigger (First appearance of Yosemite Sam and the first time "Merrily We Roll Along" is shortened)
15. Peck Up Your Troubles (First appearance of Hector)
16. Daffy Doodles (First cartoon directed by Robert McKimson)
17. Hair-Raising Hare (First appearance of Gossamer)
18. Walky Talky Hawky (First appearances of Foghorn Leghorn and Barnyard Dawg)
Bonus Cartoons:
1. Little Lion Hunter (First appearance of Inki)
2. Robinson Crusoe Jr. (First cartoon directed by Norm McCabe)
3. Of Fox and Hounds (First appearance of Willoughby)
4. Tortoise Wins by a Hare (First use of McKimson's Bugs Bunny design)
5. Plane Daffy (First non-banned cartoon produced by Eddie Selzer)
6. Ain't That Ducky (First time "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" is shortened)
7. Kitty Kornered (First LT with "That's all Folks!" Ending, without Porky Pig)
8. Mouse Menace (First cartoon directed by Art Davis)
Disc 3 - 1947-1969:
01. The Goofy Gophers (First appearance of the Goofy Gophers)
02. Tweetie Pie (First time Tweety has feathers and first WB cartoon to win an Oscar)
03. Hop, Look and Listen (First appearance of Hippety Hopper)
04. Haredevil Hare (First appearance of Marvin the Martian)
05. Fast and Furry-ous (First appearance of Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner)
06. For Scent-imental Reasons (First appearance of Penelope Pussycat)
07. An Egg Scramble (First appearance of Prissy)
08. Canary Row (First appearance of Granny)
09. Pop 'im Pop! (First appearance of Sylvester Jr.)
10. Rabbit Fire (First cartoon to co-star Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck)
11. Cheese Chasers (First appearance of Marc Anthony)
12. Feed the Kitty (First appearance of Pussyfoot)
13. Don't Give Up the Sheep (First appearances of Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog)
14. Devil May Hare (First appearance of Taz and She Devil)
15. Bewitched Bunny (First appearance of Witch Hazel)
16. Speedy Gonzales (First true appearance of Speedy Gonzales)
17. One Froggy Evening (First appearance of Michigan J. Frog)
18. Now Hear This (First cartoon with abstract WB titles)
19. Cool Cat (First appearances of Cool Cat and Colonel Rimfire and the first W7 cartoon)
Bonus Cartoons:
1. Little Orphan Airedale (First appearance of Charlie Dog)
2. Frigid Hare (First appearance of Playboy Penguin)
3. Rabbit Seasoning (First layouts by Maurice Noble)
4. Bugs and Thugs (First LTMM score entirely by Milt Franklyn)
5. The Honey-Mousers (First appearances of The Honey-Mousers)
6. What's Opera, Doc? (First animated short to be added to the National Film Registry)
7. A Waggily Tale (First cartoon to be produced by John Burton, Sr.)
8. Good Noose (First cartoon scored officially by Bill Lava)
9. Pancho's Hideaway (First cartoon produced by DFE)
10. Quacker Tracker (First cartoon produced by William L. Hendricks)
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