[2] The set features 65 newly remastered shorts, while 36 of them are previously restored transfers ported over the from the aforementioned Golden, Platinum and The Essential Daffy Duck collections.

[3] All shorts are presented uncut with all 99 black and white cartoons shown in their original format - as opposed to the various redrawn and computer colorized versions that commonly aired on television.

[3] According to Beck, production on the set started in 2012,[1][2][3] and since this was Warner Archive's first Golden Age of Animation release, the restoration team was given a very limited budget.

Therefore, unlike the previous Golden Collection series, they were unable to digitally restore the 65 new-to-DVD shorts from the original camera negatives, and instead had to simply remaster them from high quality 35mm black and white "vault prints".

[5] Porky Pig 101 received mixed reviews from animation fans and collectors, who tended to praise the complete and chronological nature of the set - featuring rare never before released shorts, and presenting them uncut and in their original black and white format[6][7] - but also criticised the restoration quality; noting several splices, dirt, brightness and contrast issues - and overall feeling it lacked the pristine image quality of the cartoons restored for the Golden and Platinum collections.