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Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Piggy Dick, Speedy Gonzales, Road Runner, Yosemite Sam, New Year's Eve and Tweety-the list of iconic cartoon characters Looney Tunes is long. Almost four decades shaped the cartoon series by Warner Bros. American television. Five of the original cartoon short films were able to win renowned Academy Awards and Oscars. Even today, many of the characters and stories from the cosmos are Looney Tunes unforgettable.

 

The highlight of the production was more than five decades ago: Between 1930 and 1969, over 1,000 short cartoon films were produced with the characters. Well -known directors and producers of the genre such as Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, Fritz Freleng or Rudolf Ising were involved. The famous intro with its bright red title scenery and the Warner Bros.-lettering is recognizable. Not all episodes were undisputed, as proof of prohibited historical consequences such as the Censored Eleven.

 

Poster figure of the Looney Tunes is undoubtedly Bugs Bunny, the prominent rabbit figure by Tex Avery, Chuck Jones and Ben Hardaway. Inspired by previous variants from the late 1930s, the famous hare celebrated his debut in the short film in the short film in the short film. Bugs Bunny later also appeared in the Oscar -winning short film Knighy Knight Bugs (1958). Similar to Micky Maus, Bugs Bunny was awarded a star on the famous Walk of Fame in Hollywood because of his pop cultural and cinematic influence. The character Daffy Duck is sometimes in the shadow of Bugs Bunny, and his origin is settled much earlier: As early as 1937, the narrative figure of Warner Bros. celebrated his debut in cartoon Porky's Duck Hunt. The iconic feature is his lisp, which can be heard prominently in English and German voice output.

 

But the films & series from the cartoon cosmos of Warner Bros. are not just Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck. Some of the characters have made it no less prominent. Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote are unforgettable. Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote developed into their own shower success. In 1949 the strange cartoon duo of the world public was presented. Among the concept of the characters is the almost endless hunger of the Koyoten Wile E. on the fast bird runner, but luck and bad luck are typically distributed in the drawn stories by Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote.

 

Also to be mentioned is the comic mouse Speedy Gonzales, which is known for its extraordinary speed, similar to Road Runner. The fastest mouse in Mexico celebrated its premiere in 1953. Her counterpart is the cat Sylvester, which is also targeting the bird twety. But even Bugs Bunny does not have to do without an antagonist, as his natural opponent is called Yosemite Sam, who was first seen in 1945. With all the conflicts, the romance must not be forgotten - Space Jam has been established by Space Jam, Lola Bunny, which is considered a romantic counterpart to Bugs Bunny.

 

After the great success of the original TV production in the form of short films, the characters could not only be seen in other series, but also on the cinema screen. One example is the film Space Jam from 1996 mentioned here, in which the Looney Tunes appear on the side of basketball legend Michael Jordan. The Sequel Space Jam: A New Legacy with LeBron James followed in 2021. But even before Space Jam, the key characters in the film appeared in the film wrong game with Roger Rabbit (1988). Roger Rabbit's cinematic implementation was realized by director Robert Zemeckis (Forrest Gump, the Polarexpress, Flight), who had previously made a name for himself.

 

The comic and cartoon heroes did not stay in the 30s or 80s. Even today, film freaks and serial junkies can regularly look forward to series and programs in film & TV with a reference to the original productions. In the 90s, spin-off series such as Tiny Toon Adventures (1990-1995), Taz-Mania (1991-1995) and The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries (1995-2000) appeared in the 90s. Even in the new millennium, the cartoon characters lost little of their popularity. Series published as much as The Looney Tunes Show (2011-2014), New Looney Tunes (2015-2020) as well Looney Tunes Cartoons (2020-).

 

However, Warner Bros', which is now over 80 years old, are not chained to film & TV, and in other media they were also able to leave their mark on the decades and expand their portfolio. Already in the 1940s a comic series and numerous comic spin-offs appeared between 1942 and 1962-whether by Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck or Tweety and Sylvester. This tradition was also continued later - until the modern age also among the famous DC comics, which are now part of the Warner Bros. Brand. And of course they are Looney Tunes Not strange in the world of video games either. This proves publications such as Tiny Toon Adventures: Buster Busts Loose! (1992) for Super Nintendo, Bugs Bunny: Lost in Time (1999) for PlayStation or the game with the subtitle World of Mayhem (2018) for iOS and Android.

 

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From the world of Looney Tunes For example, there are merch to discover like cups with the image of famous characters: whether with Bug Bunny, the Road Runner, Daffy Duck or Taz. Sometimes you can also cease and buy a mouse pad with the design of the famous cartoon characters. The diverse merchandise proves: Even today, the cult characters of Warner Bros. are hard to imagine from pop culture. In the 2020s as in the 1930s, the famous characters belong to the inventory of a well-sorted nerd household. If you articles with the face of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Road Runner and Co. do not want to miss until you in the online shop of yvolve precisely.