Loonatics Unleashed

"Loonatics" redirects here. For the similarly titled song "Loonatic" by Loona Odd Eye Circle, see Mix & Match (EP).
Loonatics Unleashed
Genre
Based onLooney Tunes created
by Warner Bros.
Developed by
  • Christian Tremblay
  • Yvon Tremblay
Starring
Narrated byCandi Milo
ComposerThomas Chase Jones
Country of originUnited States
No. of seasons2
No. of episodes26
Production
Executive producerSander Schwartz
ProducerRon Myrick
Running time30 minutes
Production companyWarner Bros. Animation
Original release
NetworkThe WB
The CW
ReleaseSeptember 17, 2005 (2005-09-17) –
May 5, 2007 (2007-05-05)
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Loonatics Unleashed is an American superhero animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran on Kids' WB for two seasons from 2005[1] to 2007. The series was based/inspired on the Looney Tunes cartoon characters, with the series described by Warner Bros. as an action comedy. Loonatics Unleashed is meant to be a mixture of the Looney Tunes shorts' irreverent style of humor and a modern action animated series, with the characters designed in a more action cartoon-inspired style.

Unlike previous Looney Tunes-related shows, Loonatics Unleashed has a darker tone and takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting, following multiple minor story arcs.[2] The initial concept designs were met with backlash among fans and there were petitions to have the designs changed, while Sander Schwartz defended the show's direction, saying "the classic characters were just “sharing DNA” with these new ones and it was merely an extension of the franchise."[3] Sam Register, who became WB's executive vice president of creative affairs in 2008, considers the character designs "a reminder of what not to do".[4] This serves as the final series of the Looney Tunes TV franchise to premiere in the 2000s decade. After Loonatics Unleashed ended, the franchise would go on hiatus until the release of The Looney Tunes Show on Cartoon Network, four years later.

  1. ^ George Gene Gustines (2005-06-06). "It's 2772. Who Loves Ya, Tech E. Coyote?". The New York Times. Retrieved 2010-10-30.
  2. ^ Perlmutter, David (2018). The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows. Rowman & Littlefield. pp. 370–371. ISBN 978-1538103739.
  3. ^ Buchner, Chris (November 17, 2018). "LOONATICS UNLEASHED - Saturday Morning Cartoons Forever". Saturday Morning Cartoons Forever.
  4. ^ Barnes, Brooks (2010-05-19). "For Looney Tunes, a Big Left Turn at Albuquerque". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2019-06-11.