Baby Looney Tunes
| Baby Looney Tunes | |
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| Genre | Comedy |
| Based on | Looney Tunes by Warner Bros. |
| Developed by | Sander Schwartz |
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| Opening theme | "The Baby Looney Tunes Way" by Lisa Silver and Patty Way |
| Ending theme | "The Baby Looney Tunes Way" (Instrumental) |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 4 |
| No. of episodes | 53 (list of episodes) |
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| Executive producer | Sander Schwartz |
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| Running time | 22 minutes |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Animation |
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| Release | September 16, 2002 – April 20, 2005 |
Baby Looney Tunes is an American
The show premiered as a full series on September 7, 2002, and ran on WB stations from 2002 to 2003. The show moved to Cartoon Network in 2002 (by following suit nine days later on September 16) where it remained until ending on April 20, 2005. It aired in reruns on Cartoon Network from 2005 to 2009, and again from 2015 to 2016. Then it began airing on Boomerang in the U.S. in 2015 but stopped airing reruns in mid 2020. 53 episodes were produced.[4]
In 2003, a series of direct-to-video puppet films were produced, aimed at infants and toddlers. Two films were released, Baby Looney Tunes: Musical Adventures and Baby Looney Tunes: Backyard Adventures, featuring the same voice cast as the TV series.[5] The films were never released on DVD. However, Baby Looney Tunes: Musical Adventures became available on HBO Max and Tubi later on.[6][7] Baby Looney Tunes: Backyard Adventures was formerly available on Binge in Australia.[8]
The series aired reruns again on the American version of Cartoonito on Cartoon Network starting on September 13, 2021, being the first show to air on that block.
Discovery Family began airing reruns of the series on May 1, 2023.[9]
Episodes
| Season | Episodes | Originally aired | |||
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| 1 | 13 | September 16, 2002 | October 2, 2002 | Kids' WB and Cartoon Network | |
| 2 | 13 | October 3, 2002 | October 28, 2002 | ||
| 3 | 12 | October 29, 2002 | December 31, 2002 | ||
| Film | February 11, 2003 | Direct-to-video | |||
| 4 | 13 | April 4, 2005 | April 20, 2005 | Cartoon Network | |
Characters
Main
- Baby Bugs – (voiced by Sam Vincent) He is implied to be the oldest of the babies, which makes him their delegated leader. His leadership however does tend to cause arguments, especially with Lola and Daffy.
- Baby Daffy – (voiced by Sam Vincent) He is the second-in-command of the babies. When he does not get what he wants, he believes he is treated unfairly, not noticing the inconvenience inflicted on the others. But he does have a good heart. He is known to have a fear of robots, and quite frequently, he has made fun of Bugs by making fun of his name and other things.
- Baby Tweety – (voiced by Sam Vincent) A yellow canary. He is the youngest and smallest of the gang. Depicted as the logical thinker, because he comes up with ideas when the others are unable to. He is very insecure about his small build (which he must overcome in most episodes centered around him) and curious about what he encounters.
- Baby Lola – (voiced by Britt McKillip) Sometimes, she takes charge. Her independence is greater than the others and she has more boyish tendencies than all of the other girls, though she wears a purple bow in her hair.
- Baby Taz – (voiced by Ian James Corlett) Whilst less aggressive than his adult counterpart, Taz is mild-mannered, often mistakes various objects for food, and sometimes breaks things with his spin due to this. He has a sense of humor that exceeds all the others. He is sometimes more sensitive.
- tuxedo cat who is often shyand anxious. He makes an easy target for Daffy to mock and take advantage of. 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.
- Baby Melissa – (voiced by Janyse Jaud) She often hangs out with Petunia; the two were abruptly added to the main cast early into the second season. She is a highly logical and practical girl with an easy-going personality, but at times she can be a control freak and clash with the others. She wears a green bow in her hair.
- Baby Petunia – (voiced by Chiara Zanni) She often hangs out with Melissa; the two were abruptly added to the main cast early into the second season. She is the most intelligent of the babies with an adventurous streak. Starting with the episode "Business As Unusual", she (and other babies) wear no more diapers anymore, as by the time Petunia wears frilly yellow training panties with a white bow in the middle and "Petunia the Piggy Bank", she learned to save money. She has her hair tied in pigtails with two orange hairbows.
- Granny – (voiced by June Foray) Granny is friendly, professional, intelligent, practical and level-headed. She offers unconditional love and care for the babies. Being the only adult in their lives, the babies are fascinated and inspired by her guidance, advice and 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 4.
Others
Several other Looney Tunes characters have made cameos over the course of the show's run, mainly as guest spots or during songs.
- Baby Marvin – (voiced by Samuel Vincent) An alien toddler from Mars. He appears in War of The Weirds. He is timid and meek but friendly Martian who was visiting for a while. The babies regarded him creepy and hesitated to befriend him, yet Taz was the only one who was kind to him. The babies eventually realize their error and receive him as a friend, and he finally speaks to them.
- Baby Elmer Fudd – (voiced by Brian Drummond) Appears as a baby in the songs, and as an older toddler in A Bully for Bugs. In his only proper episode, he was a bully who harassed Bugs and stole his candy, and was bullying the other babies too. In the end, he admits that he felt alone and actually wanted to be friends with them. The babies soon forgave him and accepted him as a friend.
- Baby Foghorn Leghorn – (voiced by Scott McNeil) Appears in Cock a Doodle Do It. He's a young, somewhat neurotic, farm rooster, who's ostracized by the older roosters. The other babies visiting, helps him to gain self-confidence and win the other roosters' respect. At the end, he faces a dog with the help of his new friends, and finally becomes a respected member of the corral.
- Baby Pepé – (voiced by Terry Klassen) Appears first in New Cat in Town as a baby, and later in Stop and Smell Up the Flowers as an older toddler. In his first episode, all mistook him for a cat and doted on him. Sylvester was initially jealous of him, but got over it when he heard him say his name as his first word. By his second appearance, he is guarding for a garden, but his smell was an issue. The other babies are initially putt off by this, but they apologizes and truly accepts him for who he is in the end. He is revealed to be friends with Baby Gossamer.
Production
In January 2002, it was announced Warner Bros. Animation would be developing a TV series featuring baby versions of the Looney Tunes characters under the working title of Looney Tunes Babies[10] The idea for the series came about from the success Looney Tunes Babies line of merchandise.[10]
As a cost saving measure, the show hired Canadian voice actors rather than the current voice actors for the Looney Tunes characters with the exception of Granny's actor June Foray who'd voiced the character since the 1950s.[11] As the show was aimed at an audience of 2- to 5-year-olds the style of the show used softer water colors to reflect the gentler tone of the series.[11] An educational expert also examined the series even though it wasn't explicitly designed to be educational.[11]
Music
Underscoring for the series was written by veteran animation composers Steven and Julie Bernstein. They were nominated for a Daytime Emmy (Outstanding Music Direction and Composition) in 2006. They also composed the score for the Easter movie, Baby Looney Tunes' Eggs-traordinary Adventure, writing the music and lyrics for the featured songs.
Home media
| DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date | Special Features |
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| Eggs-traordinary Adventure | 3 | May 25, 2004 |
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| 4 Kid Favorites: Baby Looney Tunes | 12 | January 17, 2012 |
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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 |
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| Baby Bugs Bunny |
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July 15, 2013 |
| Baby Taz |
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July 15, 2013 |
| Baby Sylvester |
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July 15, 2013 |
| Baby Tweety |
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July 15, 2013 |
See also
References
- ISBN 978-1538103739.
- ^ "Baby Looney Toons- TV.com". Tv.com. Archived from the original on June 12, 2018. Retrieved June 30, 2013.
- ISBN 978-1476665993.
- ISBN 9781476672939.
- ^ "The Bugs Bunny Video Guide - the Looney Tunes Video History". Archived from the original on February 9, 2020. Retrieved May 27, 2020.
- ^ Foutch, Haleigh (June 7, 2020). "HBO Max: Every Movie & TV Show Confirmed for the Streaming Service". Collider. Archived from the original on February 27, 2021. Retrieved March 9, 2021.
- ^ "Baby Looney Tunes: Musical Adventures (2003)". Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021 – via tubitv.com.
- ^ "Baby Looney Tunes: Backyard Adventures | WATCH ON BINGE". Archived from the original on June 6, 2021. Retrieved June 6, 2021.
- ^ @CCNCartoonNews (April 15, 2023). "Starting in May, Discovery Family will air 'Baby Looney Tunes' and 'Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries'" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
- ^ a b "New Looney Tunes series in development". toonzone.net. Archived from the original on February 19, 2002. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ a b c "FOR YOUNG VIEWERS; When Bugs and Pals Were Wee Little Wisecrackers". The New York Times. September 15, 2002. Retrieved April 8, 2024.
- ^ "Warner Home Video". WarnerBros.com. Archived from the original on May 18, 2013. Retrieved May 3, 2013.
External links
- Official website
- Baby Looney Tunes at IMDb
- Baby Looney Tunes at Cartoonito (UK)
- DVD review of Baby Looney Tunes Volume Three: Puddle Olympics and production notes
