Elmer Fudd no longer holds a rifle while hunting wascally wabbits. HBO Max has launched their new version ofLooney Tunesand it shares a lot of similarities to the original. However, the gun violence is something that the studio won’t do anymore, even though fans are a little angry about the situation. For now, Mr. Fudd will have to chase Bugs Bunny around with a scythe, which looks a little creepy at times.
“We’re not doing guns,” Peter Browngardt, executive producer of the newLooney Tunesseries says. “But we can do cartoony violence - TNT, the Acme stuff. All of that was kind of grandfathered in.” Thankfully, the new cartoon series will keep some of the hallmarks, but it is pretty weird to seeElmer Fuddwithout his trademark rifle. One has to wonder why they just didn’t slap an orange tag on the barrel and rebrand it a bb gun since the scythe looks so out of place. Regardless, this is howLooney Tuneslooks in 2020.
HBO Max has 200 newLooney Tunescartoons all featuring some of the most beloved characters in history. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Tweety, Sylvester, Granny, Yosemite Sam, Foghorn Leghorn,Marvin the Martian, Pepé Le Pew, Speedy Gonzales, Tasmanian Devil, Road Runner, Wile E. Coyote and many other characters are all featured in the new cartoons, but just don’t expect them to have guns when they go on their new adventures.
Looney Tunesstarted back in 1930 and went through 1969, which is considered to be thegolden age of American animationalongside the sister seriesMerrie Melodies. The cartoons are legendary and so are all of the many characters that they introduced to the world. So, it’s only natural that Warner Bros. would need some newLooney Tunescartoons for their HBO Max streaming platform, and for the most part, they all keep everything as close to the originals as possible, except for the guns and extra violence. You can check out the new cartoons onHBO Maxright now. The interview with Peter Browngardt was originally conducted by theNew York Times.
