Bad Ideas

Looney Tunes liqour

I’m all for aiming cartoons towards adult audiences, but here’s one of the strangest Looney Tunes items ever licensed. Currently on ebay …

Old Brew

Johnny Cupcakes goes Looney Tunes

Is this anyway to rebuild a brand? Hmmmm…. Could be! Warner Bros. Consumer Products has entered into a licensing agreement with …

Classic

Looney Tunes 1941-42 pressbook

Here’s something I’ve never seen before, a 1941 pressbook for Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. I’m a nut for stuff …

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New Years Looney Tunes marathon

Looney Tunes make a return appearance to television on New Years Day when Cartoon Network is scheduled to broadcast an all-day 14-hour …

Events

Looney Tunes and Cartoon Dump

What do Looney Tunes and Cartoon Dump have in common? Nothing… except both are part of the many animation events scheduled for L.A. …

Ideas/Commentary

Looney Tombs

Editor’s Note: Welcome to the first post by award-winning filmmaker and regular Guest Brewer Pes. Recently I’ve been spending a lot of …

Animators

Gary Mooney 1930-2008

Bob Kurtz reports that veteran animator Gary Mooney passed away on Tuesday August 5th at age 78. The cause was cancer. Kurtz called …

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Looney Tunes Vol. 6 Bonus Materials

A few weeks ago it was announced that Looney Tunes Golden Collection Vol. 6 (on sale October 21st) would be the last Golden Collection. …

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How To Make A Looney Tune, 1956

To answer the many inquires they received at the time, Warner Bros. produced a three page pamphlet, in comic strip style, to explain the …

Cartoon Culture

Looney Muses

Billy Collins, a former U.S. poet laureate, writes about his love for Warner Bros. Cartoons in today’s Wall Street Journal. This quote …

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Rare 1939 Looney Tunes Book found!

Mike Van Eaton has unearthed the original art to a rare Looney Tunes promotional book from 1939 – apparently created exclusively either …

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The Rarest Looney Tunes of All

For years I’ve been trying to make the case for The Bugs Bunny Show. This was the original ABC TV series which first brought the …

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