Baby Looney Tunes

Baby Looney Tunes is an American animated television series depicting toddler versions of several Looney Tunes characters.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation as its first preschool animated series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The series focused on real world problems and morals that children may relate to, such as sharing, understanding emotions, and playing with others. The Looney Tunes babies first live with Granny, but starting in the fourth season, were cared for by babysitter Floyd, Granny's nephew.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

The show premiered as a full series on September 16, 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 and also on Boomerang from 2005 to 2009, and again from 2015 to 2016. Reruns on Boomerang continued for some time until mid-2020. 53 episodes were produced.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref>

In 2003, a series of direct-to-video puppet films were produced, aimed at infants and toddlers in addition to the main series' preschool audience. The series was likely an attempt by Warner Bros. to compete with Disney's Baby Einstein series of videos, which was a multimillion-dollar hit at the time; the difference is that the Baby Looney Tunes DVDs used a popular music soundtrack and real-life situations, in contrast to Baby Einstein’s use of classical music and simple close-ups of toys. Two films were released, Baby Looney Tunes: Musical Adventures and Baby Looney Tunes: Backyard Adventures, featuring the same voice cast as the TV series.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> The films were never released on DVD. However, Baby Looney Tunes: Musical Adventures later became available on HBO Max and Tubi.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref><ref>Template:Cite web</ref> Baby Looney Tunes: Backyard Adventures was formerly available on Binge in Australia.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

The series airs in reruns on the American version of Cartoonito on Cartoon Network starting on September 13, 2021, being the first show to air on that block.

The series also airs in the United States on MeTV Toons.<ref>Template:Cite web</ref>

Episodes

Template:Main List of Baby Looney Tunes episodes

Characters

Main

• Baby Bugs (voiced by Sam Vincent) – He is known to be the oldest of the babies (but only just), which makes him their delegated leader. His leadership however does tend to cause arguments, especially with Daffy and Lola.
• 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 Sylvester (voiced by Terry Klassen) – A tuxedo cat who is often shy and 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 hates pickles.
• Baby Tweety (voiced by Sam Vincent) – A yellow canary who 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 Taz (voiced by Ian James Corlett) – Whilst less aggressive and milder-mannered than his adult counterpart, Taz 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.
• Baby Lola (voiced by Britt McKillip) – Sometimes, she takes charge. Her independence is greater than the others and she has more boyish tendencies than the other girls, though she wears a purple bow in her hair.
• Baby Melissa (voiced by Janyse Jaud) – She is a duck, and often hangs out with Petunia; the two were abruptly added to the main cast early into the series' 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 series' second season. She is the most intelligent of the babies with an adventurous streak. Starting in the episode "Business As Unusual", she and the other babies stop wearing diapers, and Petunia wears yellow frilly training panties with a white bow in the middle. In "Petunia the Piggy Bank", she learned to save money. She has her hair tied in pigtails with two orange hair bows.
• 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, who is sometimes overwhelmed by the responsibility he takes on the babies, but 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 Marc Antony, Baby Prissy, and Baby Penelope appear in the songs, "Paws and Feathers", "Down by the Cage", and "Vive le Pew, le Skunk" respectively. Baby Marvin (Sam Vincent), Baby Elmer (Brian Drummond), Baby Instant Martians, Baby Gossamer, and Baby Foghorn (Scott McNeil) appear in "War of the Weirds", "New Cat in Town", "A Bully for Bugs", "A Mid-Autumn Night’s Scream", "Cock a Doodle Do It!", and "Stop and Smell Up the Flowers", respectively. Baby Wile E. and Baby Road Runner appear in multiple songs, as do Baby Pepé (Terry Klassen), Baby Porky, Baby Speedy, and Baby Sam.

• 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 thought he was "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 (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 (voiced by Scott McNeil) – Appears in "Cock-a-Doodle-Do It!". He's a young, somewhat neurotic, farm rooster, who is 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, the babies all mistook him for a cat and doted on him. Sylvester was initially jealous of him, but got over it when he heard Pepé say “Sylvester” as his first word. By his second appearance, he is working for a garden, but his skunk smell was an issue for the other babies, initially being put off by this. Eventually they apologize and truly accept 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<ref name="BabyLooneyTunesAnnounce">Template:Cite web</ref> The idea for the series came about from the successful Looney Tunes Lovables (later revamped as Baby Looney Tunes) line of merchandise.<ref name="BabyLooneyTunesAnnounce" />

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.<ref name="NYTBabyLooneyTunes">Template:Cite news</ref> As the show was aimed at an audience of 2- to 5-year-olds, the style of the show used softer pastel colors and watercolor backgrounds to reflect the gentler tone of the series.<ref name="NYTBabyLooneyTunes" /> An educational expert also examined the series, even though it wasn't explicitly designed to be educational.<ref name="NYTBabyLooneyTunes" />

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

Warner Home Video<ref>Template:Cite web</ref> has released 15 of the 53 episodes of Baby Looney Tunes, including the DVD of the only Baby Looney Tunes movie: Eggs-traordinary Adventure.

DVD name	Ep #	Release date	Special features
Eggs-traordinary Adventure	3	May 25, 2004	Two bonus episodes Two music videos Granny's Activity Day Challenge
4 Kid Favorites: Baby Looney Tunes	12	January 17, 2012	Menu Challenge: Baby Trivia Menu Challenge: What's That Sound?

In the United Kingdom, four volumes were released on DVD on July 15, 2013. Each disc contains four half-hour episodes.

DVD name	Episodes listed	Release date
Baby Bugs Bunny	"Bruce Bunny / Leader of the Pack" "Flower Power / Lightning Bugs Sylvester" "Flush Hour / I Strain" "The Sandman Is Coming / Some Assembly Required"	July 15, 2013
Baby Taz	"Creature from the Chocolate Chip / Card Bored Box" "School Daze / Things That Go Bugs in the Night" "Taz in Toyland / A Secret Tweet" "Comfort Level / Like a Duck to Water"	July 15, 2013
Baby Sylvester	"Mr. McStuffles / Picture This!" "Hair Cut-Ups / A Clean Sweep" "Daffy Did It! / The Pig Who Cried Wolf" "New Cat in Town / Magic of Spring"	July 15, 2013
Baby Tweety	"All Washed Up / Did Not! Did Too!" "Tea and Basketball / Taz You Like It" "Band Together / War of the Weirds" "The Harder They Fall / Business as Unusual"	July 15, 2013

External links

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• Baby Looney Tunes at Cartoonito (UK)
• DVD review of Baby Looney Tunes Volume Three: Puddle Olympics and production notes