Looney Tunes (2019 short series)

Looney Tunes
Television show information
Genre	Slapstick comedy
Based on	Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies by Warner Bros. Animation
Developed by	Tom Ruegger Spike Brandt Tony Cervone
Directed by	See below
Voices of	Jeff Bergman Bob Bergen Kath Soucie Jessica DiCicco Candi Milo Carlos Alazraqui Bill Farmer Corey Burton Dee Bradley Baker Maurice LaMarche Billy West Jim Cummings Eric Bauza
Theme music composer	Charlie Tobias, Murray Mencher and Eddie Cantor (reorchestrated by Hans Zimmer)
Opening theme	Merrily We Roll Along
Composer(s)	Hans Zimmer
Country of origin	United States
Original language(s)	English
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sam Register
Running time	4-8 min. (approx.)
Production company(s)	Warner Bros. Animation
Distributor	Warner Bros. Pictures (theatrical) Warner Bros. Television Distribution (television)
Broadcast
Original network	WB Kids Cartoon Network Boomerang HBO Max
Original release	May 4th, 2019-present

Looney Tunes is an American animated series of comedy short films produced by Warner Bros. from 1930 to 1969 during the golden age of American animation, alongside its sister series Merrie Melodies. It was known for introducing such famous cartoon characters as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Tweety Bird, Sylvester Pussycat, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Tasmanian Devil, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote and many others.

In 2018, Warner Bros. Animation announced a new series of Looney Tunes theatrical shorts to promote the series' 90th anniversary and Bugs Bunny's 80th anniversary in 2020, premiering on May 4th, 2019.

Most of its shorts will be first aired on Cartoon Network and Boomerang, while some will receive a theatrical release, with first-run rights moving to WB Kids in late 2019. As of 2020, the shorts will also be available for streaming on HBO Max.

Shorts

See Looney Tunes (2019 short series)/Shorts.

Characters

See Looney Tunes (2019 short series)/Characters.

Voice cast

Primary

• Jeff Bergman as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Sylvester Pussycat and Tweety Bird
• Bob Bergen as Porky Pig
• Kath Soucie as Lola Bunny, Tina Russo Duck and Penelope Pussycat
• Jessica DiCicco as Petunia Pig
• Candi Milo as Granny
• Carlos Alazraqui as Speedy Gonzales
• Bill Farmer as Foghorn Leghorn
• Corey Burton as Wile E. Coyote
• Dee Bradley Baker as the Road Runner
• Maurice LaMarche as Pepé Le Pew
• Billy West as Elmer Fudd
• Jim Cummings as Yosemite Sam and the Tasmanian Devil
• Eric Bauza as Marvin the Martian

Supporting

• Tom Kenny as Barnyard Dawg, Gabby Goat, the Crusher and Colonel Rimfire
• Jeff Bergman as Henery Hawk and Sylvester Junior
• Grey Griffin as Miss Prissy
• Dee Bradley Baker as K-9, Squeaks the Squirrel, Hippety Hopper and Gossamer
• Rob Paulsen as Mac Gopher, Sam Sheepdog and Schultz
• Jess Harnell as Tosh Gopher and Babbit
• Jim Cummings as Cool Cat and Hector the Bulldog
• Jeff Bennett as Hubie and Bertie, Rocky and Michigan J. Frog
• Billy West as Ralph Wolf and Claude Cat
• Nolan North as Catstello
• Tress MacNeille as Witch Hazel
• Andrea Baker and Mae Whitman as Rose and Violet
• Kari Wahlgren as Alexandra Acme
• Bill Farmer as Cecil Turtle and Beaky Buzzard
• John Kassir as Pete Puma and Junior Bear
• Mark Hamill as Von Vultur
• Maurice LaMarche as Dan Backslide and Henry "Papa" Bear
• Bill Fagerbakke as Mugsy
• John DiMaggio as Nasty Canasta and Hugo the Abominable Snowman
• Vanessa Marshall as Mama Bear

Directors

• Tom Ruegger
• Spike Brandt
• Tony Cervone
• Brad Bird
• Dan Povenmire
• Alex Hirsch
• Justin Roiland
• Sherri Stoner
• Paul Rugg

Production

Development

With the upcoming 90th anniversary of the Looney Tunes series and the 80th anniversary of Bugs Bunny in 2020, Warner Bros. Animation started to show interest in reviving the Looney Tunes theatrical series to celebrate the date.

Under construction...

Animation

The animation for the series is outsourced to Yowza! Animation in Toronto (Canada), Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS Entertainment) in Tokyo (Japan) and Rough Draft Korea in Seoul (South Korea).

Also, some shorts are made by two hand-drawn animated softwares, Pencil2D and Toon Boom Animation.

Veteran animator Eric Goldberg serves as the series' animation director and lead animator.

Voices

Following the announcement of the revival, it was confirmed that Jeff Bergman would reprise his double duties as Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck, as well as Sylvester Pussycat and Tweety Bird, with Bob Bergen later confirming he would return as the voice of Porky Pig. 

Under construction...

Collette Sunderman serves as the series' voice director.

Music

The musical score for the series is composed by veteran German composer Hans Zimmer.

Tropes

See Looney Tunes (2019 short series)/Tropes.

Gallery

Opening and closing credits

Opening logo (2019-2020).

Opening logo (2020).

Opening logo (since 2020).

Opening credits (red and blue, 1).

Opening credits (red and blue, 2).

Closing credits (red and blue).

Opening credits (red and green, 1).

Opening credits (red and green, 2).

Closing credits (red and green).

Opening credits (red and black, 1).

Opening credits (red and black, 2).

Closing credits (red and black).

Opening credits (blue and red, 1).

Opening credits (blue and red, 2).

Closing credits (blue and red).

Opening credits (green and red, 1).

Opening credits (green and red, 2).

Closing credits (green and red).

Opening credits (green, 1).

Opening credits (green, 2).

Closing credits (green).

Closing credits (Porky Pig variant).

Trivia

• Unlike the original run, all shorts are branded as Looney Tunes, although the Merrie Melodies theme song (Merrily We Roll Along) is played instead.
• Some characters created in most recent incarnations (Space Jam, The Looney Tunes Show and Wabbit/New Looney Tunes) appear on the series as well.
• To distinguish it from the original shorts, New Looney Tunes and Looney Tunes Cartoons, the series is labeled on channel schedules and HBO Max as "Looney Tunes 2019".
• The developers of the series retained the characters close to their origins, while still incorporating modern elements as well like computers, cable television, cell phones and video games.
• While keeping iconic pairings, the developers took advantage to create new pairings with an unique approach.
• The Tiny Toon Adventures and Animaniacs characters, due to both being part of the Looney Tunes franchise, also make occasional appearances on the series.