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December 11, 2005

Looney Tunes Characters Get "Extreme Makeover"

The Simpsons brilliantly pre-parodized this when they introduced that stupid "extreme" dog character to Itchy and Scratchy.

But kneejerk corporate marketing hacks imitate art, I guess.

The Looney Tunes characters will now all be "extreme" to really connect with today's youth.

Bugs Bunny and his pals are being updated for the future — way in the future.
The WB network will take the famed Looney Tunes characters as models for a new children’s series, “Loonatics,” that will air on Saturday mornings starting this fall. The characters’ descendants — Buzz Bunny and the like — will be superhero action figures for the cartoon set in the year 2772.

The network’s animators have re-imagined Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Wile E. Coyote as sleek new figures for a modern age.

Oh yeah! Extreme, baby!

A floridly-profane parody imagines the new "extreme" Bugs descendant, "Buzz Bunny," meeting some baffled middle-schoolers.

Cleanish version (cusses bleeped out, though you can still tell what "Buzz" is saying.

Uncensored version.

A sequel. This one featuring "Aced Bunny," who seems to be a pedophile.

Great.

Thanks to John.

Correction: I wrote originally that an "extreme" dog character had been added to "Ren & Stimpy." Duh. Of course I meant Itchy & Scratchy. Thanks to Jack for correcting my loose shit.

Now Steven den Beste Says "It's Old:" The MSNBC article (which I just googled for background) is from last year; the new "extreme" cartoon began running this past Semptember.

I'm not sure how old the actual parody is though. I just heard about a few days ago.

posted by Ace at 02:32 PM

Comments

That cartoon was friggin hilarious

Posted by: brak on December 11, 2005 02:43 PM

Great - ugly and unfunny.

Posted by: yls on December 11, 2005 02:47 PM

Ace, Ace, Ace...

The Simpson's dog was added to "Itchy and Scratchy" not "Ren and Stimpy".

Loose shit, man. Loose shit.

Posted by: Jack M. on December 11, 2005 02:52 PM

wILL wile e coyote be dragged through the engine of a 777 now?

Posted by: spurwing plover on December 11, 2005 02:52 PM

In retrospect, "Tiny Toons" were the beginning of the end.

It's like New Coke. Why mess with success?

Posted by: Knemon on December 11, 2005 03:01 PM

It looks like the new version of the characters are dressed like Star Trek: Voyager wannabes.

Posted by: walrus on December 11, 2005 03:14 PM

Stop wasting time with these loser concepts. BRING BACK PINKY and the BRAIN!

Posted by: Iblis on December 11, 2005 03:23 PM

Stop wasting time with these loser concepts. BRING BACK PINKY and the BRAIN!

And The Tick!

Posted by: Anachronda on December 11, 2005 03:42 PM

I'm with Iblis! Bring back Pinky and the Brain. Narf.

Posted by: yls on December 11, 2005 04:08 PM

The article you linked to is from last February. The series actually started broadcasting in September.

Posted by: Steven Den Beste on December 11, 2005 04:20 PM

Geez Ace, Steven is right.

Don't make me say it, buddy.

Cheers,
Dave at Garfield Ridge

Posted by: Dave at Garfield Ridge on December 11, 2005 08:14 PM

Knemon: "Tiny Toons" was the beginning of the end for the WB franchise, but the first sulphurous whiff of doom for cartoondom was surely Scrappy Doo.

Ugh. I just bit my cheek.

Posted by: S. Weasel on December 11, 2005 08:22 PM

Those "extreme" expressions remind me of something... hmm...

Oh yes - the universal expression people wear when taking a crap.

Posted by: Scott on December 13, 2005 09:06 AM