New Looney Tunes, formerly titled Wabbit. A Looney Tunes Prod. for the first season, is a Warner Bros. Animation produced series for Boomerang/Cartoon Network. The series was announced at Cartoon Network's upfront in 2014 to replace The Looney Tunes Show.
Season 1 focuses on Bugs Bunny and his friend Squeaks the Squirrel with new adventures in the form of shorts. In the later seasons, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig joined the main cast, and other original Looney Tunes characters make recurring appearances.[1] The show was called Bugs! in Europe for Season 1.
The series features two five-minute shorts in each fifteen-minute block and four five-minute shorts in each half-hour block. Originally the series was planned to air exclusively on Boomerang, but the series premiered on Cartoon Network on September 21, 2015, due to last-minute scheduling changes.[2]
New episodes have been announced to be aired in the United States after a year-long hiatus. The new episodes were released through Boomerang's SVOD service in addition to airing on television later on. [3] Season 1 ended in the United States on January 27, 2018. and Season 2 premiered that same day.[4]
Despite the low viewership ratings in the United States, the high viewership ratings in the United Kingdom, France, and Brazil have allowed New Looney Tunes to be picked up for a third season. The third season became the final season, due to a low viewership in the United States.[5] The third season premiered on August 29, 2019.[6]
On September 3, 2019, reruns of the show began airing on Cartoon Network along with The Tom and Jerry Show.
The show officially ended on January 30, 2020.
During 2023, the show had been rerunning on Cartoon Network after the Cartoonito block.
Description
New Looney Tunes was announced at Cartoon Network Upfront 2014 for a 2015 premiere. [7]
- "The hilarious, heroic and mischievous Bugs Bunny you love is back! From Warner Bros. Animation, Bugs stars in an all-new series consisting of comedic shorts that find the iconic carrot-loving rabbit matching wits against (and getting the best of) classic characters like Yosemite Sam and Wile E. Coyote. Along the way, Bugs encounters brand-new foes…and he has help from new friends like Bigfoot and Squeaks the Squirrel."
Wabbit/New Looney Tunes is a continuation (sort-of) of the original Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies shorts from 1930-1969, with 312 new adventures for Bugs Bunny and all his friends. Each episode contains two fun-filled cartoon shorts.
In this TV series, some of the Looney Tunes characters are given new traits: Wile E. Coyote, for example, is Bugs' smart-aleck neighbor (akin to Wile E.'s previous outings with the rabbit), Yosemite Sam has a pudgy appearance and a larger mustache, and the Tasmanian Devil (renamed "Theodore Tasmanian") is employed as an accountant, though he represses his true self.
There are also new characters who join the slapstick fun, like (of course) Squeaks the Squirrel, a childlike version of Bigfoot, Cal, a Barbarian, a Leprechaun, hazmats, and even a rabbit version of the Grim Reaper named Carl the Grim Rabbit.
Characters
Note: If there is no reference or citation needed tag, the reference for the voice actor is from the credits.
Main Cast
- Bugs Bunny (voiced by Jeff Bergman)
- Daffy Duck (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker)
- Porky Pig (voiced by Bob Bergen)
- Squeaks the Squirrel (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker)
Supporting Cast
- Bigfoot (voiced by Matthew Mercer)
- Yosemite Sam (voiced by Maurice LaMarche in Season 1 and Fred Tatasciore in Season 2-3)
- Tweety (voiced by Bob Bergen)
- Elmer Fudd (voiced by Jeff Bergman)
- Wile E. Coyote (voiced by J.P. Karliak)
- Foghorn Leghorn (voiced by Jeff Bergman)
- Leslie P. Lilylegs (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui)
- Dr. Clovenhoof (voiced by Jeff Bennett)
- Elliot Sampson (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui)
- Sir Littlechin (voiced by Daran Norris)
- Cal (voiced by Eric Bauza)
- Viktor (voiced by Keith Ferguson)
- Slugsworthy the First (voiced by John DiMaggio)
- Thes (voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson)
- Claudette Dupri (voiced by Kath Soucie)
- Pepé Le Pew (voiced by Eric Bauza)
- Granny (voiced by Candi Milo)
- Sylvester (voiced by Jeff Bergman)
- Shifty (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker)
- Ivana (voiced by Candi Milo)
- Horace the Horse (voiced by Jeff Bennett)
- Shameless O'Scanty (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui)
- Barbarian (voiced by Steve Blum)
- Krakos the Polar Bear (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker)
- Carl the Grim Rabbit (voiced by Dee Bradley Baker in "The Grim Rabbit" and Fred Tatasciore in "Your Bunny or Your Life", "Grim on Vacation", "Just One of Those Days", and "Quiet the Undertaking")
- Tad Tucker (voiced by Carlos Alazraqui)
- Eagle Scout (voiced by Cedric Yarbough)
- Three Scouts (voiced by Candi Milo and Matthew Yang King)
- Squint Eatswood (voiced by Jim Ward)
- Pampreen Perdy (voiced by Kath Soucie)
- Paul Perdy (voiced by Matt Craig)
Other Characters
- Boyd (voiced by Mikey Kelley in Season 1 and Jeff Bergman in Season 2)
- Petunia Pig (voiced by Jessica DiCicco)
- Lola Bunny (voiced by Kath Soucie)
- Gabby Goat (voiced by Bob Bergen)
- Road Runner (voiced by Paul Julian)
- Michigan J. Frog (voiced by Jeff Bergman)
- Pete Puma (voiced by John Kassir)
- Claude Cat (voiced by John Kassir)
- Rock Hardcase (voiced by Eric Bauza)
- Hubie and Bertie (both voiced by Jeff Bennett in season 1 and Eric Bauza in season 3)
- Mac and Tosh (voiced by Jeff Bergman and Matt Craig)
- Blacque Jacque Shellacque (voiced by Jim Cummings)
- Vera Vulture (voiced by Grey DeLisle)
- Marvin the Martian (voiced by Eric Bauza)
- Cecil Turtle (voiced by Matt Craig)
- Tasmanian Devil (voiced by Jim Cummings)
- Winter Stag (voiced by Jeff Bennett)
- Jack (voiced by Steve Blum)
- Impkin (voiced by Richard Steven Horvitz)
- Speedy Gonzales (voiced by Dino Andrade)
- Sniffles (voiced by Kath Soucie)
- Foxy
Notes
- The series was originally going to be a short film with a teen/adult demographic in mind and was going to be rated PG-13. The short would have been about Bugs Bunny being sent to Hell by the Grim Reaper. The short would have poked fun at the less savoury aspects of the character's history. Elements of it were reused for the episode "The Grim Rabbit".[8]
- This is yet another installment in the Looney Tunes franchise to introduce new characters but focus on mainly one character, Bugs Bunny. However, this has been retooled in the second season, in where there are episodes that focus on other Looney Tunes characters as well as Bugs.
- Originally, Squeaks the Squirrel had a different prototypical design (see Gallery).
- The TV Guide Comic-Con Special Issue featured a redesigned version of Squeaks the Squirrel.
- The show evokes the classics (like Warner Bros.' The Tom and Jerry Show), but tries to stay away from many of the cliches (e.g. rarely anvils or TNT). Sometimes, a cliche will be used if needed.
- Since near the end of the first season, the rest of the other Looney Tunes characters would slowly debut in this show as the series progresses.
- Porky Pig first appears in "Airpork Security".
- Daffy Duck first appears in "Porky's Duck-Livery Service". He also appeared in the Boomerang Upfront for 2017.
- Elmer Fudd first appears in "Bugs in the Petting Zoo" according to a WB Kids YouTube clip.
- Cecil Turtle first appears in "Tour De Bugs".
- Tweety, Sylvester, and Granny first appear in "Easter Tweets".
- Pepé Le Pew first appears in "Superscooter 3000".
- Marvin the Martian first appears in "When Marvin Comes Martian In".
- Road Runner first appears in "Acme Instant".
- Gabby Goat first appears in "Gettin' Your Goat".
- Speedy Gonzales, Claude Cat and Pete Puma first appear in the two-part "Tweet Team".
- Mac and Tosh first appear in "Fool's Gold".
- Lola Bunny first appears in "Hare to the Throne".
- Sniffles first appears in "DarkBat".
- This was the first Looney Tunes television series not to feature any of the original voice actors from the classic shorts in any capacity; as the last surviving voice actors of the original Looney Tunes shorts, Stan Freberg and June Foray, have both passed away in 2015 and 2017 respectively.
- Since June Foray has passed away in 2017, Candi Milo provided voice work for Granny starting in Season 2.
- Since Stan Freberg passed away in 2015, John Kassir provided voice work for Pete Puma starting in Season 2, a role that he had already performed on The Looney Tunes Show.
- Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot first appear in "Pussyfoot Soldier", though Marc Anthony previously appeared without Pussyfoot in the two-part Tweet Team.
- This was Dee Bradley Baker's first time voicing Daffy in a television series and his second time overall since Space Jam in 1996.
- All of the characters from the Looney Tunes universe appear in certain designs from certain classic cartoons in this show.
- Bugs Bunny appears in his design from the mid-1940s cartoons.
- Daffy Duck appears in his design from "Porky Pig's Feat"
- Porky Pig appears in his original design from the mid-1930s cartoons.
- Elmer Fudd appears in his design from 1950s and onward.
- Yosemite Sam appears in his design from his debut cartoon "Hare Trigger", albeit appearing more portly in appearance.
- Foghorn Leghorn appears in his design from the 1950s and onward, albeit with smaller eyes.
- Tweety appears in his original design from the Bob Clampett-directed cartoons, albeit with yellow feathers added.
- Sylvester appears in his design from the late-1940s Robert McKimson-directed cartoons.
- Granny appears in her design from the late-1950s.
- Marvin the Martian appears in his design from "The Hasty Hare" and onward.
- Petunia Pig's design appears to be a hybrid of both her design from the 1937 Frank Tashlin-directed cartoons and the her design from the 1939 Bob Clampett-directed cartoons.
- Both Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner appear in their designs from the early-1960s, albeit with Wile E. looking scruffier.
- Claude Cat appears in his design from the early-1950s non-Hubie and Bertie cartoons.
- Pepé Le Pew appears in his design from "Odor of the Day".
- Speedy Gonzales appears in his design from his eponymous cartoon short and onward.
- Marc Anthony and Pussyfoot appear in their designs from their debut cartoon, "Feed the Kitty".
Episodes
- Main article: New Looney Tunes Episode Guide and List
Gallery
Clips
References
- ↑ https://m.facebook.com/story.php?story_fbid=719384878222822&id=224005734427408&_rdr
- ↑ https://twitter.com/cartoonnetwork/status/644933942597013504
- ↑ http://variety.com/2017/digital/news/boomerang-cartoon-streaming-subscription-time-warner-turner-wb-1202003660/
- ↑ http://www.adultswim.com/adultswimdynsched/servlet/BoomerangServlet?action=selectBMDay&theDate=1/27/18&timeZone=EST
- ↑ http://www.tcm.com/tcmdb/person/14559%7C0/Jeff-Bergman/filmography.html
- ↑ https://variety.com/2018/digital/news/boomerang-new-scooby-doo-flintstones-spinoffs-1202818966/
- ↑ http://blogs.indiewire.com/animationscoop/wabbit-a-looney-tunes-production-toplines-cartoon-network-upfront-presentation
- ↑ https://vimeo.com/125736213 Your Bunny or your Life.
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