The Looney Tunes Show

Not to be confused with The Looney Tunes Show (2002 TV series).

The Looney Tunes Show
Genre	Comedy Sitcom
Developed by	Spike Brandt Tony Cervone
Written by	Mark Banker Jim Cashman Hugh Davidson Pat Devine Larry Dorf Ben Falcone Doug Langdale Steve Little Rachel Ramras
Directed by	Keith Baxter Spike Brandt Tony Cervone Chris Headrick Mauricio Pardo Jeff Siergey
Voices of	Jeff Bergman Bob Bergen Fred Armisen Jennifer Esposito Maurice LaMarche June Foray Roz Ryan Kristen Wiig
Theme music composer	Cliff Friend & Dave Franklin (adaptation by Andy Sturmer)
Opening theme	"The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"
Ending theme	"What's Up, Doc?"
Composer	Andy Sturmer
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	1
No. of episodes	26 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer	Sam Register
Producers	Spike Brandt Tony Cervone Matt Danner
Running time	22 minutes
Production company	Warner Bros. Animation
Original release
Network	Cartoon Network
Release	May 3, 2011 – present

The Looney Tunes Show is an American animated television series (based on the original Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters and series from 1930–1969) which premiered May 3, 2011 on Cartoon Network. It is produced by Warner Bros. Animation, the Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner CGI shorts are produced by Crew972, with animation by Toon City Animation, Yearim, and Rough Draft Korea. The show is rated TV-PG, marking the first-ever Looney Tunes cartoon to carry this rating.

Synopsis

The concept of the show revolves around roommates Bugs and Daffy living in the suburbs of Los Angeles with "colorful neighbors" including Lola Bunny, Tina Russo, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd, Sylvester, Tweety, Gossamer, Yosemite Sam, Speedy Gonzales, Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, Marvin the Martian, Pete Puma and more. The show's plots are more adult-oriented than has been seen in past Looney Tunes shows, such as dating, love triangles, employment, and rooming. This gives the show more of a sitcom feel than previous Looney Tunes series.

The show also features two other segments which wrap around the main plot. These consist of Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, computer animated shorts depicting Wile E. Coyote's attempts to catch the Road Runner, and Merrie Melodies, two-minute music videos showcasing classic characters singing brand-new original songs.

Characters

Main article: List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters

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The principal cast from the series.

• Bugs Bunny (voiced by Jeff Bergman) - Cool, confident, and usually three steps ahead of everybody else, Bugs still has a few surprising quirks, not the least of which is having Daffy Duck as his best friend, owning a Tasmanian Devil like a pet dog, and dating his pretty yet stalker-like girlfriend Lola Bunny.

• Daffy Duck (voiced by Jeff Bergman) - Self-absorbed yet insecure, Daffy has been living with Bugs for several years. Daffy's extreme personality and outrageous behavior always make life more interesting (and complicated). Despite his flaws, he has managed to make a few lasting friends from his eccentricity, which include sweet Porky, nerdy Marvin The Martian, gullible Pete Puma, spunky Granny, optimistic Foghorn Leghorn and his no-nonsense girlfriend Tina Russo.

• Porky Pig (voiced by Bob Bergen) - Porky's wide-eyed, boyish innocence sometimes makes him an easy target, but he is happy just to be included. While usually one of Daffy's best friends, he sometimes asks Bugs for favors. Porky's life is essentially getting worse by the day, because when he was in high school, he was the most popular student on campus. But as he started his adulthood, all that popularity and attention faded away.

• Speedy Gonzales (voiced by Fred Armisen) - The quick and quick-witted fastest mouse in all Mexico. Speedy owns the local pizza place Pizzarriba, one of the most popular hangouts in town, as well as teaching dance lessons on the upper floor of his building. He lives in a mouse hole in Bugs and Daffy's house.

• Lola Bunny (voiced by Kristen Wiig) - Bugs' bubbly, pretty, kooky romantic interest. Lola talks a mile a minute, whether anybody else is listening or not. She seems to lack common sense and average intelligence.

• Tina Russo (voiced by Jennifer Esposito) - Daffy's tough, beautiful, street-smart girlfriend. Tina is the junior assistant manager at Copy Place and is attracted to Daffy because "she loves a project."

• Taz (voiced by Jim Cummings) - While he's capable of becoming an unstoppable, whirling tornado of destruction, the Tasmanian Devil is usually content just being Bugs Bunny's pet dog.

• Yosemite Sam (voiced by Maurice LaMarche) - Short and short-tempered, Yosemite Sam lives next door to Bugs and Daffy, and also works as a Driver' Ed instructor. He is "a liar, a cheat, and a sore loser," but he is usually consistent.

• Pete Puma (voiced by John Kassir) - Pete is a carefree, absent-minded puma who didn't graduate from high school (as mentioned in "Reunion"). He works for the zoo and although he is slow, he's just happy that things are happening. He is one of Daffy's best friends.

• Marvin the Martian (voiced by Eric Bauza) - A former foreign exchange student from Mars who went to Daffy's high school, Marvin is a nerdy misfit with a laser pistol, which he doesn't hesitate to whip out when he senses trouble. He is one of Daffy's best friends.
  • K-9 - Marvin the Martian's dog.
  • Instant Martians - They are bird-like Martians who work for and were made by Marvin the Martian.

• Witch Lezah (voiced by Roz Ryan) - In addition to being a witch and Bugs' and Daffy's neighbor, she gives no-nonsense advice and is the loving mother of a giant hairy monster Gossamer.

• Gossamer (voiced by Kwesi Boakye) - The Witch's shy son may be an 8-foot-tall monster. But at his core, he's just an awkward yet sweet middle-school kid.

• Granny (voiced by June Foray as an adult, Stephanie Courtney as young Granny) - A sweet and kindly old lady with a spunky personality, Granny lives across the street with her pets Sylvester and Tweety. She was apparently a spy during World War II.
  • Sylvester (voiced by Jeff Bergman) - As Granny's pet cat, Sylvester spends most of his time trying to figure out how to catch Granny's pet bird, Tweety.
  • Tweety (voiced by Jeff Bergman) - While Tweety appears to be an innocent, vulnerable canary, underneath his delicate, yellow exterior beats a crafty heart.

• Foghorn Leghorn (voiced by Jeff Bergman, singing voice provided by Damon Jones) - Having worked his way up to be a rich entrepreneur and adventurer, Foghorn refuses to see the negative in any situation, no matter how obvious it might be.

• Pepé Le Pew (voiced by René Auberjonois) - A skunk who is the resident Casanova, Pepé has a French accent and refined sense of taste that make him irresistible to women, and still chases after Penelope.

• Elmer Fudd (voiced by Billy West) - Elmer is the resident TV newsman. His dry, sluggish delivery can make even bad news seem not-so-bad.

• Mac and Tosh (voiced by Rob Paulsen and Jess Harnell) - Endlessly exuberant, incessantly positive and unfailingly polite, these two talkative gophers are best friends who own the local antique shop.

• Road Runner - The fastest bird on Earth, the Road Runner is always one step ahead of the ravenous Wile E. Coyote.

• Wile E. Coyote - Driven by his unending appetite, Wile E. Coyote is willing to risk his life to catch the Road Runner. And thanks to his constant supply of bad ideas and Acme products, his life is always at risk. Outside of his CGI version, his animated version has appeared in cameos.

• Barnyard Dawg (singing voice provided by Ben Falcone) - An adult anthropomorphic basset hound.

• Henery Hawk (singing voice provided by Damon Jones) - He is a tiny, brown chickenhawk with a forelock of feathers. The young bird lives at home with his parents and speaks with tough-guy bravado.

• Miss Prissy (voiced by Grey DeLisle) - She is typically described as an old spinster hen, thinner than the other hens in the chicken coop, wearing a blue bonnet and wire-rimmed glasses. The other hens describe her as “old square britches”. She appeared in "The Foghorn Leghorn Story" where she was casted as Foghorn Leghorn's mother.

• Crusher - Crusher was seen in "Jailbird and Jailbunny" as an inmate of the prison that Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck were imprisoned in.

Episodes

Main article: List of The Looney Tunes Show episodes

A total of 26 episodes have been produced and aired, in 1080i HD.

Crew

• Jay Bastian - Executive in Charge of Production
• Jessica Borutski - Character Designer
• Spike Brandt and Tony Cervone - Developers, Supervising Producers
• Hugh Davidson - Story Editor, Writer
• Matt Danner - Producer
• Larry Dorf - Writer
• Rachel Ramras - Writer
• Sam Register - Executive Producer
• Andy Sturmer - Music
• Collette Sunderman - Casting and Voice Director

Home media release

Volume releases

Warner Home Video and Cartoon Network announced that The Looney Tunes Show episodes will start being released on DVD on September 27, 2011 and on December 6, 2011.

• Season 1
  • Volume 1 (September 27, 2011)
    • "Best Friends"
    • "Members Only"
    • "Jailbird and Jailbunny"
    • "Fish and Visitors"
  • Volume 2 (December 6, 2011)
    • "Monster Talent"
    • "Reunion"
    • "Casa de Calma"
    • "Devil Dog"
  • Volume 3 (March 13, 2012)
    • "The Foghorn Leghorn Story"
    • "Eligible Bachelors"
    • "Peel of Fortune"
    • "Double Date"
  • There Goes The Neighborhood! (July 10, 2012)

Disc 1

• • • "To Bowl or Not to Bowl"
    • "Newspaper Thief"
    • "Bugs and Daffy Get A Job"
    • "That's My Baby"
    • "Sunday Night Slice"
    • "DMV"
    • "Off Duty Cop"

Disc 2

• • • "Working Duck"
    • "French Fries"
    • "Beauty School"
    • "The Float"
    • "The Shelf"
    • "Muh-Muh-Muh-Murder"
    • "Point Laser Point"

Reception

Response to The Looney Tunes Show has been divided. Though the voice acting and character designs have received praise, the series has been criticized for its infrequent use of slapstick, its lack of cartoon gags, and the "sitcom-styled" format that consists of the characters living in a suburban neighborhood. The show, however, remains consistenly popular, garnering an average of 2 million viewers every episode.

Awards and nominations

The Looney Tunes Show has been nominated for one Primetime Emmy Award.)

Year	Award	Category	Work	Outcome
2011	Primetime Emmy Award	Outstanding Voice-Over Performance	Bob Bergen (For the voice of Porky Pig)	Nominated

External links

• The Looney Tunes Show at Cartoon Network
• Looney Tunes at WarnerBros.com
• The Looney Tunes Show at IMDb
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• The Looney Tunes Show: More Character Designs Revealed – /Film
• The Totally Odd Couple Animation Magazine