Baby Looney Tunes

*Baby Looney Tunes*
Baby Looney Tunes
	Opening title
Genre	Cartoon series; Comedy; Adventure;
Based on	Looney Tunes
Directed by	Jeffrey Gatrall; Michael Hack; Scott Heming;
Voices of	Ian James Corlett; June Foray; Janyse Jaud; Terry Klassen; Britt McKillip; Samuel Vincent; Chiara Zanni; Brian Drummond (Season 2 only);
Theme music composer	Lisa Silver; Patty Way
Opening theme	"The Baby Looney Tunes Way", performed by Lisa Silver and Patty Way;
Ending theme	"The Baby Looney Tunes Way" (Instrumental)
Composers	Steve Bernstein; Julie Bernstein
Country of origin	United States
Original language	English
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	53 (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers	Sander Schwartz; For Cartoon Network (S02 only): Alice Cahn;
Producers	Tom Minton; Gloria Yuh Jenkins (Season 1); Ron Myrick (Season 2);
Editors	Mark McNally (Season 1); Julie Anne Lau (Season 2);
Running time	30 minutes
Production company	Warner Bros. Animation
Original release
Network	Kids' WB (2001–2003); Cartoon Network (2004–2006);
Release	June 3, 2001 –; October 16, 2006

Baby Looney Tunes is an American animated television series taking place in an alternate universe depicting the Looney Tunes characters as infant versions of themselves. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation.^[1] The show is similar to Muppet Babies, with the main characters taken care of by Granny.

The show premiered on WB stations usually before or after the Kids' WB! block from 2001 to 2002 and continued to air on Cartoon Network from 2002 until 2006. Reruns of the show returned August 17, 2015 to help promote the premiere of the new Uncle Grandpa special, Uncle Grandpa Babies. The program stayed on the network after that week. As of September 2015 "Baby Looney Tunes" airs on Boomerang.

Characters

Main characters

Baby Bugs – (voiced by Samuel Vincent) He is indicated to be the oldest of the babies, which validates him as the leader. His leadership however does tend to cause tension, especially with Lola and Daffy.
Baby Lola – (voiced by Britt McKillip) She is second in the lead after Bugs, but sometimes she takes charge. Her independence is greater than the others and she has more boyish tendencies than the other girls.
Baby Daffy – (Also voiced by Samuel Vincent) Often he is selfish and always wants his personal gain. When problems arise, he believes it is himself who is treated unfairly, not noticing the inconvenience inflicted on the others. However, he has dislayed his actions as well-meaning.
Baby Melissa – (voiced by Janyse Jaud) She often sticks with Petunia; the two were abruptly added to the main cast in the middle of the first season. She is a highly practical and creative sort with a friendly personality, but at times she can be a control freak and get on the others nerves.
Baby Petunia – (voiced by Chiara Zanni) She often sticks with Melissa; the two were abruptly added to the main cast in the middle of the first season. She is more intelligent than the other babies with insatiable curiosity. In the episode "Petunia the Piggy Bank", she learned to save money.
Baby Taz – (voiced by Ian James Corlett) As much as Taz is well behaved, he often mistakes various objects for food and sometimes breaks things with his spin. He has a sense of fun which exceeds all the others.
Baby Tweety – (Also voiced by Samuel Vincent) The youngest and the smallest of the gang. Depicted as the brainstormer, because he comes up with ideas when the others are fresh out of them. He is very sensitive about his small frame (which he must overcome in most episodes centered around him) and curious about what he encounters.
Baby Sylvester – (voiced by Terry Klassen) The tallest of the babies, not counting Bugs and Lola's ears. At times, he is shy and anxious, and he makes an easy target for Daffy to hoax and trade with. He is rarely seen using his claws. He likes to get attention from Granny more than the others. Sylvester is afraid of lightning and he hates pickles.
Granny – (voiced by June Foray) She offers professional love and care for the babies to keep them happy. Being the only adult in their lives, the babies are fascinated and inspired by her wisdom and her ability to overcome problems when they arise with ease.
Floyd Minton – (voiced by Brian Drummond) Granny's nephew. Sometimes he is overwhelmed by the responsibility he takes on the babies, but he is determined never to let Granny down. He often keeps an eye on one of the individual babies in each episode during Season 2.

Other characters

All of the other Looney Tunes characters except Speedy Gonzales have made cameos over the course of the show's run, mainly as guest spots or during songs. Penelope Pussycat is only shown in still portraits. For example, she can be seen in parody paintings of Caesar Augustus, American Gothic and cupid during the "Vive Le Pew" song at the end of the episode "The Dolly Vanishes/Duck Reflucks".

Music

Underscoring for the series was written by veteran animation composers Steven Bernstein and Julie Bernstein. They were nominated for a Daytime Emmy (Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition) in 2006. They also composed the score for the Easter special, "Eggs-traordinary Adventure", writing the music and lyrics for the featured songs.

DVD releases

Warner Home Video^[2] has released 15 of the 53 episodes of Baby Looney Tunes, including the DVD of the only Baby Looney Tunes movie: Eggs-traordinary Adventure

DVD Name	Ep #	Release Date	Special Features
Eggs-traordinary Adventure	3	May 25, 2004	1 bonus episode 2 music videos Granny's Activity Day Challenge
4 Kid Favorites: Baby Looney Tunes	12	January 17, 2012	Menu Challenge: Baby Trivia Menu Challenge: What's That Sound?

In the United Kingdom, 4 volumes were released on DVD from July 15, 2013. Each disc contains 4 half-hour episodes.

DVD Name	Episodes listed	Release Date
Baby Bugs Bunny	Bruce Bunny/Leader of the Pack Flower Power/Lightning Bugs Sylvester Flush House/I Strain The Sandman Is Coming/Some Assembly Required	July 15, 2013
Baby Taz	The Creature from the Chocolate Chip/Card Bored Box School Daze/Things That Go Bugs in the Night Taz in Toyland/A Secret Tweet Comfort Level/Like a Duck to Water	July 15, 2013
Baby Sylvester	Mr. McStuffles/Picture This! Hair Cut-Ups/A Clean Sweep Daffy Did It!/Pig Who Cried Wolf New Cat in Town and Magic of Spring	July 15, 2013
Baby Tweety	All Washed Up/Did Not! Did Too! Tea and Basketball/Taz You Like It Band Together/War of the Weirds The Harder They Fall/Business As Unusual	July 15, 2013

References

^ "Baby Looney Tunes- TV.com". Tv.com. Retrieved 30 June 2013.
^ http://www.warnerbros.com/studio/divisions/home-entertainment/warner-home-video.html

External links

Official website
Baby Looney Tunes at IMDb
Template:Tv.com show
Baby Looney Tunes at Cartoonito
DVD review of Baby Looney Tunes Volume Three: Puddle Olympics and production notes

[1] "Baby Looney Tunes- TV.com". Tv.com. Retrieved 30 June 2013.

[2] ttp://www.warnerbros.com/studio/divisions/home-entertainment/warner-home-video.html

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