Template:Infobox Series Looney Tunes Cartoons is a revival of the Looney Tunes franchise comprised of one- to six-minute shorts. The series released a ninety-second preview short online on 12 June 2019[1] but made its proper debut 27 May 2020 on the HBO Max Streaming Service.[2][3][4] This is a departure from recent Looney Tunes productions as each short has different artists and visual styles.
Looney Tunes Cartoons became the first Looney Tunes production since Duck Dodgers to be nominated and win an Annie Award for "Outstanding Achievement for Storyboarding in an Animated Television / Broadcast Production."[5]
Development
Sam Register and Peter Browngardt (creator of Uncle Grandpa) are the executive producers for this project.[6] The designs for Looney Tunes Cartoons were previewed in the Warner Bros. Animation logo that was first shown before Teen Titans Go! To the Movies and shown in other Warner Bros. film subsequently.
In 2017, after Browngardt finished Uncle Grandpa, he had a lunch meeting with Audrey Diehl, the creative executive at Warner Bros. She was talking about a project that didn't interest him, so he talked about a project that did. As they wrapped up lunch, Pete said "You know, what I really want to do is to direct a Looney Tunes short." She was surprised that he liked the Looney Tunes and got him with a meeting with Sam Register. Browngardt basically said he wanted to do it like the old 40s cartoons. He then planned his cast, which was immediately set to Bauza, and he was really a fan of Jim Soper's art on Instagram, so he hired him as a character designer.[7]
The 2020 San Diego Comic Con panel on Looney Tunes Cartoons revealed that the production took particular pains to preserve the aesthetic and style of the original Looney Tunes. The supervising producer, Alex Kirwan, mentioned that while everything was created from scratch, some reporters mistook the faithful designs as reused backgrounds from the original. Aaron Spurgeon, the art director, was also noted as having used interior design magazines from the 1940s to help stay true to the old looks.[8]
Episodes released so far include fifteen Bugs Bunny shorts, eleven Porky and Daffy shorts, five Tweety shorts, five Daffy Duck shorts, five Road Runner shorts, two Porky Pig shorts, and one Ralph and Sam short, as well as six Marvin Flag interstitials, five Hole interstitials, and three Telephone Pole interstitials.
Other returning characters include Sylvester, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Wile E. Coyote, Beaky Buzzard, Taz, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Granny, Foghorn Leghorn, Cool Cat, Barnyard Dawg, Speedy Gonzales, The Three Bears, Rocky and Mugsy, Cecil Turtle, Gossamer, and many more.[9]
A holiday special Bugs Bunny's 24-Carrot Holiday Special was released 3 December 2020.[10]
The second set of cartoons was released 21 January 2021 but was briefly removed alongside the holiday special due to a mix-up. The second set was reuploaded a few hours later but with a few hiccups. For example, the twelfth episode was double reuploaded. It has since been fixed.
Shorts
No. | Title | Characters | Director | Original Release |
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1a | "Curse of the Monkeybird"[11] | Porky Pig, Daffy Duck | Pete Browngardt | 31 May 2019[12] |
Interstitial | "Marvin Flag" | Marvin the Martian | Kenny Pittenger | 27 May 2020 |
1b | "Harm Wrestling" | Yosemite Sam, Bugs Bunny | David Gemmill | 27 May 2020 |
2a | "Big League Beast" | Bugs Bunny, Gossamer, Mad Scientist | Kenny Pittenger | 27 May 2020 |
Interstitial | "Mini Elmer" | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | David Gemmill | 27 May 2020 |
2b | "Firehouse Frenzy" | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | Kenny Pittenger | 27 May 2020 |
3a | "Boo! Appetweet" | Tweety, Sylvester, Granny | Kenny Pittenger | 23 May 2020 (Facebook and YouTube) |
Interstitial | "Plunger" | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | David Gemmill | 23 May 2020 (Facebook and YouTube) |
3b | "Bubble Dum" | Daffy Duck | Kenny Pittenger | 23 May 2020 (Facebook and YouTube) |
4a | "Pain in the Ice"[13] | Tweety, Sylvester | David Gemmill | 27 May 2020 |
4b | "Tunnel Vision" | Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote | Ryan Kramer | 19 May 2020 (YouTube) |
4c | "Pool Bunny" | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | Ryan Kramer | 27 May 2020 |
5a | "Pest Coaster" | Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam | Ryan Kramer | 5 May 2020 (YouTube) |
5b | "Rhino Ya Don't" | Tweety, Sylvester | Ryan Kramer | 27 May 2020 |
6a | "Buzzard School" | Bugs Bunny, Beaky Buzzard | David Gemmill Michael Ruocco |
27 May 2020 |
Interstitial | "Marvin Flag" | Marvin the Martian | Kenny Pittenger | 27 May 2020 |
6b | "Wet Cement" | Porky Pig, Daffy Duck | David Gemmill | 12 May 2020 (YouTube) |
7a | "Siberian Sam" | Bugs Bunny, Yosemite Sam | Ryan Kramer | 27 May 2020 |
Interstitial | "Moving Hole" | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | David Gemmill | 27 May 2020 |
7b | "Fleece & Desist" | Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog | David Gemmill | 27 May 2020 |
Interstitial | "Marvin Flag" | Marvin the Martian | Kenny Pittenger | 27 May 2020 |
8a | "Grilled Rabbit" | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | Kenny Pittenger | 27 May 2020 |
8b | "Cactus If You Can" | Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote | David Gemmill | 27 May 2020 |
8c | "Shower Shuffle" | Porky Pig, Daffy Duck | Kenny Pittenger | 27 May 2020 |
9a | "Overdue Duck" | Porky Pig, Daffy Duck | Ryan Kramer | 27 May 2020 |
Interstitial | "Bees" | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | David Gemmill | 27 May 2020 |
9b | "Vincent Van Fudd" | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | David Gemmill | 27 May 2020 |
10a | "Hare Restoration" | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | Kenny Pittenger | 27 May 2020 |
10b | "TNT Trouble"[13] | Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote | David Gemmill | 27 May 2020 |
10c | "Plumber's Quack" | Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd | Ryan Kramer | 27 May 2020 |
11a | "Elf Help" | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | Peter Browngardt | 3 December 2020 |
Interstitial | "Yuletide Taz" | Tasmanian Devil | David Gemmill | 3 December 2020 |
11b | "Holiday Purrchase" | Tweety, Sylvester, Granny | Kenny Pittenger | 3 December 2020 |
11c | "Ho Ho Go!" | Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote | Ryan Kramer | 3 December 2020 |
11d | "Snow Laughing Matter" | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | Peter Browngardt | 3 December 2020 |
12a | "Daffuccino" | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | David Gemmill | 21 January 2021 |
Interstitial | "Moving Hole" | Elmer Fudd, Bugs Bunny | David Gemmill | 21 January 2021 |
12b | "Kitty Livin" | Tweety, Sylvester, Granny | David Gemmill | 21 January 2021 |
13a | "Chain Gangsters" | Bugs Bunny, Rocky and Mugsy | Ryan Kramer | 21 January 2021 |
Interstitial | "Sylvester Car Jack Lift" | Sylvester, Tweety | David Gemmill | 21 January 2021 |
13b | "Falling for It!" | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | Ryan Kramer | 21 January 2021 |
14a | "Taziator" | Bugs Bunny, Tasmanian Devil | David Gemmill | 21 January 2021 |
Interstitial | "Marvin Flag" | Marvin the Martian | Kenny Pittenger | 21 January 2021 |
14b | "Climate Control" | Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote | Ryan Kramer | 21 January 2021 |
15a | "Lepre Conned" | Bugs Bunny | Kenny Pittenger | 21 January 2021 |
Interstitial | "Flag Won’t Stay Straight" | Marvin the Martian | Kenny Pittenger | 21 January 2021 |
15b | "Brave New Home" | Porky Pig | Ryan Kramer | 21 January 2021 |
16a | "The Case of Porky's Pants" | Porky Pig, Daffy Duck | Kenny Pittenger | 21 January 2021 |
16b | "Fully Vetted" | Sylvester, Tweety | Kenny Pittenger | 21 January 2021 |
17a | "Erabbitcator" | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | Kenny Pittenger | 21 January 2021 |
Interstitial | "Planet Split in Two" | Marvin the Martian | Kenny Pittenger | 21 January 2021 |
17b | "Salesduck" | Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck | Ryan Kramer | 21 January 2021 |
18a | "Pitcher Porky" | Porky Pig, Daffy Duck, the Gashouse Gorillas | David Gemmill | 21 January 2021 |
Interstial | "Cherry Picker" | Sylvester, Tweety | David Gemmill | 21 January 2021 |
18b | "Duck Duck Boom!" | Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd | Ryan Kramer | 21 January 2021 |
19a | "Postalgeist" | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | David Gemmill | 26 July 2020 (YouTube) |
Interstitial | "Anvil" | Sylvester, Tweety | David Gemmill | 21 January 2021 |
19b | "Fudds Bunny" | Elmer Fudd, Bugs Bunny | Kenny Pittenger | 21 January 2021 |
20a | "Shoe Shine-nanigans" | Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck | David Gemmill | 21 January 2021 |
20b | "Multiply and Conquer" | Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote | Ryan Kramer | 21 January 2021 |
20c | "Parky Pig" | Porky Pig | David Gemmill | 21 January 2021 |
21a | "Shell Shocked" | Bugs Bunny, Cecil Turtle | Peter Browngardt | 21 January 2021 |
21b | "The Daffy Dentist" | Daffy Duck, Porky Pig | David Gemmill | 21 January 2021 |
Shorts Yet to Be Packaged
Title | Characters | Director | Original Release |
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"Dynamite Dance" | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | David Gemmill | 12 June 2019[14] |
"Mummy Dummy" | Bugs Bunny | David Gemmill | |
"Basket Bugs"[15] | Bugs Bunny | David Gemmill | |
"Sick as a Hare"[13] | Bugs Bunny | Ryan Kramer | |
"Happy Birthday Bugs Bunny!" | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | David Gemmill | 27 July 2020 |
"High Hopes" | Sylvester, Tweety | Kenny Pittenger | |
"Hole Lotta Trouble" | Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd | Pete Browngardt | 30 January 2021 |
Voice Cast
- James Adomian - Rocky
- Carlos Alazraqui - Irish Cop
- Eric Bauza – Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Marvin the Martian, Barnyard Dawg, The Weasel
- Bob Bergen – Porky Pig, The Gremlin
- Jeff Bergman – Sylvester, Elmer Fudd, Ralph Wolf
- Steve Blum
- Corey Burton
- Rachel Butera – Mama Buzzard
- Keith Ferguson - Cecil Turtle
- Paul Julian (archive recording) – Road Runner
- Tom Kenny – Mad Scientist
- Lara Jill Miller - Petunia Pig
- Candi Milo – Granny[16]
- Kevin Michael Richardson - Gashouse Gorillas
- Michael Ruocco – Beaky Buzzard
- Roger Craig Smith
- Fred Tatasciore – Yosemite Sam, Taz, Mugsy, Sam Sheepdog, Gossamer
- Kari Wahlgren - Rich Lady
Gallery
Stills
Model Sheets
Video
References
- ↑ https://variety.com/2019/film/festivals/warner-bros-animation-bows-looney-tunes-cartoons-short-1203240721/
- ↑
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nalw1XRAiMI
- ↑
- ↑ Pixar and Cartoon Saloon win big at the Annie Awards
- ↑ https://www.cbr.com/looney-tunes-cartoons-2019-debut/
- ↑ Plummer, Alan (2020-05-26). TALKING LOONEY TOONS CARTOONS WITH PRODUCER PETER BROWNGARDT.
- ↑ HBO Max: Looney Tunes Cartoons | Comic-Con@Home 2020 (2020-07-26). Retrieved on 2020-07-26.
- ↑ New ‘Looney Tunes Cartoons’ Coming to HBO Max
- ↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ni3pIIginRg
- ↑ https://variety.com/2018/film/festivals/warner-bros-looney-tunes-thunderous-reception-annecy-1202841353/
- ↑ Laemmle’s Music Hall Theatre
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/news/warner-bros-animation-unveils-first-looney-tunes-cartoons-annecy-1218051
- ↑ https://variety.com/2019/film/festivals/warner-bros-animation-bows-looney-tunes-cartoons-short-1203240721/
- ↑ https://www.cartoonbrew.com/shorts/warner-bros-releases-first-short-in-its-cartoonist-driven-looney-tunes-revival-175578.html
- ↑ https://collider.com/looney-tunes-cartoons-characters-hbo-max-images/