We finally have an announcement, covers, and extras on Hoot Kloot and Blue Racer coming to DVD/Blu-ray May 16th!!!:

http://forum.blu-ray.com...3868&postcount=13002 

http://forum.blu-ray.com...5096&postcount=13012 


And as a bonus, we have a tidbit from Jerry Beck via a Facebook post from Milton Knight:
"From LITTLE BOA PEEP - I just did an audio commentary for this one. The animation by "Dick Nicksen" is genius."

Little Boa Peep (1973) is one of the Blue Racer shorts, whose animation was made in Barcelona (Spain) by Pegbar Productions.

You did thought with all this modern technology that they could edit out the laughing tracks without affecting the sound track, no?

People are often overestimating how much "modern technology" can do with audio. No, you can't just completely remove one element –
laughter/voices/SFX – from an audio track like that. For that to be possible, the laughter would need to be in a wholly separate audio channel of the track (for instance only in one stereo channel, with the rest of the sound in the other; or in one channel of a 5.1 track). The laugh tracks in these old Pink Panther prints were just inserted on top of the original audio; ingrained into the sound track.

There's one thing they CAN do, however – find the correct, theatrical prints without the laugh tracks. Which I really hope they will do for the now-rumored Blu-ray release of the Pink Panther shorts.

From Kino's MisterLime via the Blu-ray.com forums:

"MisterJaw and DogFather were newly remastered in HD and will be out early 2018."

From Kino's MisterLime, Misterjaw and The Dogfather should come out in March or April:

https://www.hometheaterf...community/posts/4546748/ 

Misterjaw and The Dogfather Blu-ray/DVD are confirmed for a March 20 release date, according to the Kino Lorber Facebook page.

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The Dogfather and Misterjaw announced for April 24th!:

http://forum.blu-ray.com...3494&postcount=19679 

"Coming April 24th!
Brand New HD Restorations!
First Time on DVD and Blu-ray!

The Dogfather (1974-75) (17 Cartoons)
• THE DOGFATHER - Audio commentary by filmmaker Greg Ford
• HEIST AND SEEK - Audio commentary by author Mark Arnold
• THE BIG HOUSE AIN'T A HOME - Audio commentary by author Mark Arnold
• DEVILED YEGGS - Audio commentary by historian Jerry Beck
• HAUNTING DOG - Audio commentary by historian Jerry Beck
• EAGLE BEAGLES - Audio commentary by cartoon writer William Hohauser
• GOLDILOX AND THE THREE HOODS - Audio commentary by filmmaker Greg Ford
• Two documentaries by Greg Ford and William Hohauser: "Chips Off the Old Blockbusters" and "Tales of Production (and Production Overload) - Featuring author Mark Arnold, historian Jerry Beck, cartoon director/producer John R. Dilworth, ink-and-paint specialist Barbara Donatello, composer Doug Goodwin, director/animator Art Leonardi, and layout artist Martin Strudler
• Reversible Blu-ray Art

Misterjaw (1976-77) (34 Cartoons) (2 Discs)
• TO CATCH A HAILBUT - Audio commentary by filmmaker Greg Ford
• FLYING FOOL - Audio commentary by author Mark Arnold
• SHOPPING SPREE - Audio commentary by author Mark Arnold
• SHOWBIZ SHARK - Audio commentary by historian Jerry Beck
• BEACH RESORT - Audio commentary by author Mark Arnold
• LITTLE RED RIDING HALIBUT - Audio commentary by filmmaker Greg Ford
• THE CODFATHER - Audio commentarby cartoon writer William Hohauser
• NEVER SHAKE HANDS WITH A PIRANHA - Audio commentary by filmmaker Greg Ford
• STAND-IN ROOM ONLY - Audio commentary by historian Jerry Beck
• CANNERY CAPER - Audio commentary by filmmaker Greg Ford
• MAMA - Audio commentary by cartoon writer William Hohauser
• Two documentaries by Greg Ford and William Hohauser: "Chips Off the Old Blockbusters" and "Tales of Production (and Production Overload) - Featuring author Mark Arnold, historian Jerry Beck, cartoon director/producer John R. Dilworth, ink-and-paint specialist Barbara Donatello, composer Doug Goodwin, director/animator Art Leonardi, and layout artist Martin Strudler
• Reversible Blu-ray Art"

Amazon is now taking orders.

Bit surprising how many "Dogfather" cartoons are getting commentaries considering that it's not a well-loved series.

Blu-ray.com reviews for:

The Dogfather:
http://www.blu-ray.com/m...r-Blu-ray/199275/#Review 

Misterjaw:
http://www.blu-ray.com/m...w-Blu-ray/199278/#Review 

"Dogfather" gets a better review score than "Misterjaw"? I expected the other way around.