Looney Tunes Cartoons (season 1)
The first season of the animated web series Looney Tunes Cartoons, developed by Pete Browngardt, currently features 10 episodes which feature 30 shorts. Season 1 of the series premiered May 27, 2020 on HBO Max, an American streaming service owned by WarnerMedia.
| Looney Tunes Cartoons | |
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| Season 1 | |
 Promotional poster for the season, which features Bugs in the final scene of Pool Bunny | |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of episodes | 10 (30 shorts) |
| Release | |
| Original network | HBO Max |
| Original release | May 27, 2020 – TBA |
| Season chronology | |
Format
The show is formatted as a series of episodes which contain 2-4 shorts, with typically start with a longer, 6 minute short, a brief 30 second short, and a 3-4 minute short. Each short features numerous Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters, including the following:
- Bugs Bunny facing adversaries such as Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Beaky Buzzard, and Gossamer.
- Porky Pig and Daffy Duck co-starring in various situations.
- Sylvester continuing to hunt down Tweety.
- Wile E. Coyote continuing his plight to catch Road Runner.
- Sam Sheepdog and Ralph Wolf’s daily work routine on a sheep farm.
- Marvin the Martian's continued efforts to claim planets with a flag.
Development
In 2017, after Browngardt finished Uncle Grandpa, he met with Audrey Diehl, the creative executive at Warner Bros., at a lunch meeting. She was talking about a project that he wasn't interested in so he talked about what project he was interested in. 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 40's 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.[1]
Cast
- Eric Bauza – Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Marvin the Martian,
- Bob Bergen – Porky Pig
- Jeff Bergman – Sylvester, Elmer Fudd, Ralph Wolf
- Fred Tatasciore – Yosemite Sam, Sam Sheepdog, Gossamer
- Paul Julian – Road Runner (archive audio)
- Michael Ruocco – Beaky Buzzard
- Candi Milo – Granny
- Rachel Butera — Mama Buzzard
- Tom Kenny — Dr. Frankenbeans
- Kari Wahlgren – Additional voices
- Several archival recordings of Mel Blanc are used from numerous miscellaneous characters, such as the tiny Daffy's in "Bubble Dum".
- Wile E. Coyote appears, but does not speak.
Shorts
| No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Storyboarded by | Music by | Original release date | Prod. code | Animation by |
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| 1 | 1a | "The Curse of the Monkeybird" | Pete Browngardt | Eddie Trigueros Pete Browngardt Johnny Ryan | Eddie Trigueros | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | 001 | Yowza! Animation |
| Daffy Duck and Porky Pig search for a cursed treasure inside a jungle temple. | |||||||||
| 2 | 1b | "Deflating Planet" | Kenny Pittenger | Andrew Dickman Kenny Pittenger Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Andrew Dickman | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | TBA | Yowza! Animation |
| Marvin the Martian tries to conquer a planet, but the planet deflates upon planting the flag. | |||||||||
| 3 | 1c | "Harm Wrestling" | David Gemmill | Ryan Khantam David Gemmill Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Ryan Khantam | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | 048 | Yowza! Animation |
| Yosemite Sam challenges Bugs to an arm wrestling match. | |||||||||
| 4 | 2a | "Big League Beast" | Kenny Pittenger | Andrew Dickman Kenny Pittenger Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Andrew Dickman | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | 072 | Tonic DNA |
| Featuring Bugs Bunny trying not to be evicted by Gossamer, who got sent by Dr Frankenbeans. | |||||||||
| 5 | 2b | "Mini Elmer" | David Gemmill | Caroline Director David Gemmill Johnny Ryan | Caroline Director | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | TBA | Yowza! Animation |
| As the name implies, Elmer Fudd shrinks in size, becoming smaller than Bugs. | |||||||||
| 6 | 2c | "Firehouse Frenzy" | Kenny Pittenger | Andrew Dickman Kenny Pittenger Alex Kirwan Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Andrew Dickman | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | 037 | Yowza! Animation |
| Daffy and Porky become firefighters and try to put out fires while working together. | |||||||||
| 7 | 3a | "Boo! AppeTweet" | Kenny Pittenger | Andrew Dickman Kenny Pittenger Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Andrew Dickman | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | 056 | Yowza! Animation |
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When Granny leaves for more eggs for her cupcakes, Sylvester tries to catch Tweety Bird, but eats a cupcake Tweety instead. Tweety lands in a bowl of flour, and when Sylvester is celebrating his "victory", flour covered Tweety appeared. Sylvester, believing Tweety to be a ghost, is haunted and runs across the house to get it out.
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| 8 | 3b | "Plunger" | David Gemmill | Caroline Director David Gemmill Johnny Ryan | Caroline Director | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | TBA | Yowza! Animation |
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Elmer Fudd attempts to suck Bugs Bunny out of his hole with a plunger.
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| 9 | 3c | "Bubble Dum" | Kenny Pittenger | Charlotte Jackson Kenny Pittenger Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Charlotte Jackson | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | 058 | Yowza! Animation |
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Daffy Duck sees and chews street gum, and when he throws it on the street, the gum gets stuck to Daffy's feathers, and Daffy tries to get it out of him, with, of course, difficulty.
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| 10 | 4a | "Pain in the Ice" | David Gemmill | David Gemmill Johnny Ryan Pete Browngardt | David Gemmill | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | 019 | Yowza! Animation |
| A hungry Sylvester sets his sights on Tweety the ice skater. | |||||||||
| 11 | 4b | "Tunnel Vision" | Ryan Kramer | Ryan Kramer Johnny Ryan | Ryan Kramer | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | TBA | Yearim Productions |
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Wile E. Coyote, on his usual hunting rounds, spies Road Runner having a drink from a water fountain during his morning sprint. To detour Road Runner, he cuts the road and rearranges it near a large rock where he paints a tunnel onto for his prey to crash into. Instead, Road Runner runs straight through the rock as if by magic. The confused coyote walks into the tunnel and finds out he move in the painting as well. As he proceeds to leave the painting, he bonks himself into the wall, whereupon Road Runner washes off the paint (and Wile E.) into obscurity in a nearby sewer gutter. Upon emerging from the gutter, Wile E. is immediately hit by a semi trailer truck.
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| 12 | 4c | "Pool Bunny" | Ryan Kramer | Andy Gonsalves Ryan Kramer Johnny Ryan | Andy Gonsalves | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | 005 | Snipple Animation |
| On a scorching hot day, Bugs Bunny makes himself at home in Elmer Fudd's pool. | |||||||||
| 13 | 5a | "Pest Coaster" | Ryan Kramer | Ryan Kramer Pete Browngardt Johnny Ryan | Ryan Kramer | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | 007 | Snipple Animation |
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Bugs gets on a ride called the Murderizer and tricks Carnie Sam into letting him in. When tricking him, Sam tries to get rid of Bugs.
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| 14 | 5b | "Rhino Ya Don't" | Ryan Kramer | Ryan Kramer Johnny Ryan Pete Browngardt | Ryan Kramer | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | 002 | Yearim Productions |
| At the zoo, Sylvester's lunch plans are foiled by a rhino. | |||||||||
| 15 | 6a | "Buzzard School" | David Gemmill Michael Ruocco | Michael Ruocco David Gemmill Johnny Ryan | Michael Ruocco | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | 027 | Yowza! Animation |
| Bugs teaches Beaky Buzzard how to hunt rabbits. | |||||||||
| 16 | 6b | "Living Planet" | Kenny Pittenger | Andrew Dickman Kenny Pittenger Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Andrew Dickman | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | TBA | Yowza! Animation |
| Marvin the Martian tries to conquer a planet, but the planet is actually alive, eating the flag, Marvin's blaster, and eventually, Marvin himself. | |||||||||
| 17 | 6c | "Wet Cement" | David Gemmill | David Gemmill Michael Ruocco Johnny Ryan | Michael Ruocco | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | 050 | Yowza! Animation |
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Porky Pig is smoothing out some recently laid cement, which of course is still wet, and who should happen to come across the cement but Daffy Duck. At first, he decides to step in it just for fun, perplexing Porky, then uses a pair of stilts, a giant boot, a unicycle, an Eskimo jacket with added snowshoes, a pack of dogs, a Shetland pony drawn chariot, a motorcycle, and an army tank to ruin the cement, angering the pig. Porky then smoothes out the cement once more and builds a brick wall to defend it, but Daffy uses an umbrella to land in the cement and hide in it, much to Porky’s chagrin. Daffy then proceeds to form various statues with the cement, such as a naked model, Discobolus, The Statue of Liberty, and a parody of the Disneyland statue. Having had enough of the duck’s antics, Porky hides in a sack to fool Daffy into thinking no body is around and capture him, whereupon the pair dance together against Porky’s will, spoiling the cement once more. Now at the end of his tether, Porky lands Daffy and covers him with the cement, blowdrying it so that he won’t escape. When Porky leaves the area, Daffy laments his predicament by saying "I am one stuck duck."
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| 18 | 7a | "Siberian Sam" | Ryan Kramer | Andy Gonsalves Ryan Kramer Johnny Ryan Jake Fleisher | Andy Gonsalves | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | 043 | Snipple Animation |
| In need of a new hat, Siberian Sam feasts his eyes on Bugs Bunny. | |||||||||
| 19 | 7b | "Moving Hole" | David Gemmill | Caroline Director Kenny Pittenger Johnny Ryan | Caroline Director | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | TBA | Yowza! Animation |
| 20 | 7c | "Fleece & Desist" | David Gemmill | Michael Ruocco David Gemmill Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Michael Ruocco | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | TBA | Yowza! Animation |
| Sam Sheepdog protects his herd from a hungry Ralph Wolf. | |||||||||
| 21 | 7d | "Mirror Planet" | Kenny Pittenger | Andrew Dickman Kenny Pittenger Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Andrew Dickman | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | TBA | Yowza! Animation |
| Marvin the Martian tries to conquer a planet, but the flag won't stay put, eventually revealing another Marvin responsible, as he is also trying to put his flag at the other side of the planet. | |||||||||
| 22 | 8a | "Grilled Rabbit" | Kenny Pittenger | Charlotte Jackson Kenny Pittenger Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Charlotte Jackson | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | 068 | Yowza! Animation |
| Elmer Fudd interrogates Bugs about a theft. | |||||||||
| 23 | 8b | "Cactus if you Can" | David Gemmill | Michael Ruocco David Gemmill | Michael Ruocco | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | TBA | Yowza! Animation |
| Wile E. Coyote's plan to catch the Road Runner gets prickly. | |||||||||
| 24 | 8c | "Shower Shuffle" | Kenny Pittenger | Charlotte Jackson Kenny Pittenger Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Charlotte Jackson | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | 080 | Yowza! Animation |
| Daffy and Porky have shower troubles. | |||||||||
| 25 | 9a | "Overdue Duck" | Ryan Kramer | Mike Pelensky Ryan Kramer Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Mike Pelensky | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | 065 | Yowza! Animation |
| At the library, Porky Pig tries to silence a troublemaking Daffy Duck. | |||||||||
| 26 | 9b | "Bees" | David Gemmill | Caroline Director David Gemmill Johnny Ryan | Caroline Director | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | TBA | Yowza! Animation |
| 27 | 9c | "Vincent Van Fudd" | David Gemmill | Caroline Director David Gemmill Johnny Ryan | Caroline Director | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | 029 | Snipple Animation |
| Bugs Bunny interrupts Elmer Fudd's attempt to be a great artist. | |||||||||
| 28 | 10a | "Hare Restoration" | Kenny Pittenger | Charlotte Jackson Kenny Pittenger Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Charlotte Jackson | Carl Johnson | May 27, 2020 | 038 | Snipple Animation |
| A self-interested Bugs gives Elmer Fudd dating advice. | |||||||||
| 29 | 10b | "TNT Trouble" | David Gemmill | Ryan Khantam David Gemmill Alex Kirwan | Ryan Khantam | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | TBA | Yearim Productions |
| Wile E. Coyote runs into some dynamite problems. | |||||||||
| 30 | 10c | "Plumber's Quack" | Ryan Kramer | Mike Pelensky Ryan Kramer Johnny Ryan Jacob Fleisher | Mike Pelensky | Joshua Moshier | May 27, 2020 | 081 | Yowza! Animation |
| Elmer's leaky sink is no match for Daffy. | |||||||||
References
- Plummer, Alan (May 26, 2020). "TALKING LOONEY TOONS CARTOONS WITH PRODUCER PETER BROWNGARDT". Nuke The Fridge. Retrieved May 29, 2020.