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Looney Toons
Posted on 4/3/17 at 9:09 am
Posted on 4/3/17 at 9:09 am
Why do you think Warner Bros. has allowed the Looney Toons IP to languish? Those characters were a big part of my childhood, but they have basically been allowed to vanish over the past decade or so. Strange they would abandon such a valuable property, especially when Disney has been so successful at keeping their iconic characters fresh and relevant.
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Posted on 4/3/17 at 9:15 am to TheTideMustRoll
They had a great run with animaniacs and tiny toons but that was like 25 years ago.
You're right they have been largely ignored.
You're right they have been largely ignored.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 9:20 am to TheTideMustRoll
Cartoon Network has produced some Looney Tunes shows recently. The Looney Toons Show was great, but I'm not a big fan of Wabbit.
CN has also done a great version of Tom and Jerry. The Tom and Jerry Show is probably the best version of the characters since the '60s.
CN has also done a great version of Tom and Jerry. The Tom and Jerry Show is probably the best version of the characters since the '60s.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 9:21 am to TheTideMustRoll
It helps when there's a Disneyland and Disney world which the characters live through. There's no such thing for bugs bunny and friends.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 9:25 am to PeteRose
In the 90's they partnered with Six Flags to try and close that gap. It didn't really work, but at least they were trying. Even a decade ago you'd still see Tweety Bird and the Tasmanian Devil licensed all over the place on clothes and coffee mugs and the like. Now they're just... gone.
This post was edited on 4/3/17 at 9:26 am
Posted on 4/3/17 at 9:40 am to TheTideMustRoll
They were victims of PC.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 9:45 am to TheTideMustRoll
Thankfully Boomerang airs the old Looney Toons so my nieces and nephews can watch them. Without Boomerang I don't know if they'd know who Bugs Bunny is
Posted on 4/3/17 at 9:51 am to kingbob
That's my suspicion as well, but then Disney has managed to update their original cast while staying true to the core characters, and theirs were even worse than Looney Toons. Bugs Bunny and pals were just violent and casually racist. There is a comic of Donald Duck as a fricking Nazi, for God's sake. And yet he is still immensely popular, while Bugs Bunny has disappeared.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:27 am to TheTideMustRoll
Maybe the new Space Jam movie will resurrect them.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:05 am to TheTideMustRoll
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:25 am to TheTideMustRoll
I'm sure the PCpolice have got their creative team handcuffed in a corner. By today's standards, it's a cast of trigger warning characters
which is likely buried with the Atari E.T. games. Disney has all but wiped that from their library
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There is a comic of Donald Duck as a fricking Nazi, for God's sake.
which is likely buried with the Atari E.T. games. Disney has all but wiped that from their library
Posted on 4/3/17 at 4:38 pm to Master of Sinanju
quote:TLTS was a brilliant concept, generally well-executed: take the beloved core characters, with their well-defined comic personalities, update them with a couple of modern quirks, and put them in a garden-variety sitcom. Highly recommended for fans of classic WB animation.
The Looney Toons Show was great,
Cut the cord awhile back so I haven't seen Wabbit. I know it's got most of the voice talent from TLTS but I don't particularly care for the 'new' character renderings.
Classic Bugs
Wabbit Bugs
Posted on 4/3/17 at 4:40 pm to TheTideMustRoll
quote:You do realize it was an anti-Nazi propaganda cartoon, right?
There is a comic of Donald Duck as a fricking Nazi, for God's sake.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 9:09 pm to FearlessFreep
As an 80s kid, you either loved either Disney or WB/Looney Tunes cartoon characters. Disney was the Beetles and Looney Tunes are the Stones.....I hate the Beetles.
Nothing was better than smartass, un-PC, Mel Blanc voiced Looney Tunes cartoons.
Although Bugs is awesome... Foghorn Leghorn is the best.
Nothing was better than smartass, un-PC, Mel Blanc voiced Looney Tunes cartoons.
Although Bugs is awesome... Foghorn Leghorn is the best.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 9:52 pm to Jack Ruby
I literally purchased 30 hours worth of classic Looney toons last week. 5 and 3 year old been watching them a good bit. 3 year old calls everyone a dummy now. 5 year old starts every sentence with "I say I say". It did get them to start eating carrots.
Watched space jam on Friday. 5 year old made me put my Jordan free throw dunk poster over his bed after it.
It was a good week.
They been watching Tom and Jerry for months.
I'd rather my kids call people stupid and fat, then learn about the lgbtq community.
Watched space jam on Friday. 5 year old made me put my Jordan free throw dunk poster over his bed after it.
It was a good week.
They been watching Tom and Jerry for months.
I'd rather my kids call people stupid and fat, then learn about the lgbtq community.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:12 pm to kingbob
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They were victims of PC.
After recently catching some shows i feel like this as well. But, they seem to age well and were just as good as I remember as a kid.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:50 pm to FearlessFreep
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TLTS was a brilliant concept, generally well-executed: take the beloved core characters, with their well-defined comic personalities, update them with a couple of modern quirks, and put them in a garden-variety sitcom. Highly recommended for fans of classic WB animation.
Yep. I saw a few episodes. Premise seems to be a sitcom where they're all retired actors. Not as good as the original but Lola is a great character.
Posted on 4/3/17 at 10:57 pm to TheTideMustRoll
Anyone remember the LT Upper Deck trading cards in the early 90s? Even then, industry used what product was hot to sell LT. What tangible product could they use today to market it?
This post was edited on 4/3/17 at 10:58 pm
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:07 pm to meeple
Memes
Posted on 4/3/17 at 11:11 pm to Master of Sinanju
T&J is Hanna Barbarra I thought?
Six flags is the Looney Tunes park, or it used to be when Six flags was huge.
Six flags is the Looney Tunes park, or it used to be when Six flags was huge.
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