You played the title,a top show for the wrong reasons...feel the perfect nick or Jetix fodder(or cn as they showed up Columbia cartoons at the time)
I think stealing the caustic critic review
top tv shows NEVER MADE...
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The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (1958-1965): Follows New York City housewife Miriam "Midge" Maisel as she attempts to pursue a career in standup comedy while keeping up with the housework. Features Lenny Bruce playing against type as Midge's long-suffering and indulgent husband, Joel.
Call the Midwife (1957-1969): BBC soap opera revolving around the lives and work of midwives at an East London nursing convent. The program was acclaimed at the time for providing an unflinching look at the challenges faced by working-class Londoners, and is generally considered one of the pioneers of the medical drama genre.
The Americans (1981-1987): This spy drama was panned when it premiered by 1981 for its premise - a pair of deep undercover KGB operatives who blend in so well with American society that not even their next-door neighbor, FBI counterintelligence agent Stan Beeman (played by Jan-Michael Vincent) suspected them - which struck critics as a throwback to the McCarthy era. But the program quickly found favor with viewers amid the renewed Cold War tensions of the early Reagan era, and was a ratings smash throughout its six-season run. The series finale, in which the spies' teenaged son (played by Jason Bateman) accidentally discovers the truth about his parents' whereabouts and tearfully turns them in, was viewed by more than 80 million Americans.
Call the Midwife (1957-1969): BBC soap opera revolving around the lives and work of midwives at an East London nursing convent. The program was acclaimed at the time for providing an unflinching look at the challenges faced by working-class Londoners, and is generally considered one of the pioneers of the medical drama genre.
The Americans (1981-1987): This spy drama was panned when it premiered by 1981 for its premise - a pair of deep undercover KGB operatives who blend in so well with American society that not even their next-door neighbor, FBI counterintelligence agent Stan Beeman (played by Jan-Michael Vincent) suspected them - which struck critics as a throwback to the McCarthy era. But the program quickly found favor with viewers amid the renewed Cold War tensions of the early Reagan era, and was a ratings smash throughout its six-season run. The series finale, in which the spies' teenaged son (played by Jason Bateman) accidentally discovers the truth about his parents' whereabouts and tearfully turns them in, was viewed by more than 80 million Americans.
The Buster and Babs Show
(Warning: The above picture is not at all like this show.)
Production
After the results were in for Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain and The Big Cartoonie Show on Kids WB, Warner Bros. Animation decided to make real use out of that merger with TBS they did some years ago. As such, while Cartoon Network had the rerun rights to the original Tiny Toon Adventures for another year, they chose to go back to the Class of 1990.
Only, this time around, we can actually see their lives as Looney Tunes for themselves.
The Show Proper
As this is basically a Looney Tunes series starring the next generation, a good portion of the shorts are remakes of classic dynamics from yesteryears:
Buster Bunny: As a graduate of Acme Looniversity, Buster has become surprisingly versatile in his comedy. In shorts co-starring Plucky Duck, he uses the Chuck Jones technique, where the comedy is more verbal on his end. In shorts co-starring his fellow lagomorph Babs Bunny, he takes on the Bob Clampett approach of double takes. One notable difference to Buster is how he uses Yakko Warner's catchphrase, with permission from Yakko himself in a cameo, which is a development gag calling back to the series itself.
(OOC: For those who don't know, "Hello Nurse!" was once Buster Bunny's catchphrase, but Tom Reugger wasn't sure how to implement it in Tiny Toons.)
Babs Bunny: In contrast to Buster, Babs rarely breaks out of the sarcastic wit mode, and her impressions have actually lessened in favor of using her own ad-libs. However, when she does break out of that calm and collected position, those who witness it first hand realize why she rarely does it.
Plucky Duck: Unfortunately, Plucky hasn't changed a bit. In fact, he's gone even more egotistical to the point where every short he stars in has him lose in the end.
Hamton J. Pig: While Hamton is pigeon-holed as Plucky's straight-pig co-star, there are times where he shares the spotlight with other graduates, like Fifi La Fume mucking up his house.
Montana Max: Unlike his teacher Yosemite Sam, Montana Max is such an out-and-out villain that he doesn't get a single solo outing in the show, often being the guy to get for an antagonistic role.
In addition to these dynamics, a handful of the shorts deal with the private lives of these stars in the making, usually dealing with how they live in one apartment complex to save money, or how they're forced to do what the executives want or risk termination. Fully proving how the style of the original series hasn't truly died out.
Notable Episodes
Mating Season: An early Season 1 short, where Buster and Plucky are trying not to become Elmyra's target. This is a reworked pilot to the Buster Bunny segment of the show.
Gotta Kevetch Em All!: A Plucky and Hamton cartoon in which the duck uses the pig as a "Pocket Tune". Bunny and Claude make a cameo here as scene-stealing mooks, and the short itself would become an inspiration to the developers of Palworld.
Kitten Kalamity: Furrball (who speaks and acts like Sylvester Junior now) tries to work at the post office, only to be blamed for everything wrong that day.
Of Mice and Max: When Montana Max hears of a rat problem in his mansion, he plans to exterminate it by dawn. He didn't expect to be up against Lightning Rodriguez, who has both the speed of Gonzales and the know-how of Slowpoke.
Calamity Pain: Knowing the mistakes of both himself and his mentor, Calamity Coyote decides to move in with Buster Bunny. Unfortunately, the two wind up in a petty squabble over breakfast, where Calamity prefers jelly on his toast, while Buster prefers guacamole on his. And yes, Calamity Coyote speaks similarly to Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory minus the accent.
Legacy
The Buster Bunny Show ran for 55 episodes over a course of four years, being an alternative to those who hated Baby Looney Tunes on the same network. Reruns were plentiful until 2008, when it left Cartoon Network for a decade.
DVD releases for this show were in high demand when Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and Freakazoid! were put on store shelves, with one episode being a bonus feature on the first volume of TTA.
When Tiny Toons Looniversity was announced, the success of this show resulted in some of its changes added to the reboot, like Furrball and Calamity being able to talk.
(Warning: The above picture is not at all like this show.)
Production
After the results were in for Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain and The Big Cartoonie Show on Kids WB, Warner Bros. Animation decided to make real use out of that merger with TBS they did some years ago. As such, while Cartoon Network had the rerun rights to the original Tiny Toon Adventures for another year, they chose to go back to the Class of 1990.
Only, this time around, we can actually see their lives as Looney Tunes for themselves.
The Show Proper
As this is basically a Looney Tunes series starring the next generation, a good portion of the shorts are remakes of classic dynamics from yesteryears:
Buster Bunny: As a graduate of Acme Looniversity, Buster has become surprisingly versatile in his comedy. In shorts co-starring Plucky Duck, he uses the Chuck Jones technique, where the comedy is more verbal on his end. In shorts co-starring his fellow lagomorph Babs Bunny, he takes on the Bob Clampett approach of double takes. One notable difference to Buster is how he uses Yakko Warner's catchphrase, with permission from Yakko himself in a cameo, which is a development gag calling back to the series itself.
(OOC: For those who don't know, "Hello Nurse!" was once Buster Bunny's catchphrase, but Tom Reugger wasn't sure how to implement it in Tiny Toons.)
Babs Bunny: In contrast to Buster, Babs rarely breaks out of the sarcastic wit mode, and her impressions have actually lessened in favor of using her own ad-libs. However, when she does break out of that calm and collected position, those who witness it first hand realize why she rarely does it.
Plucky Duck: Unfortunately, Plucky hasn't changed a bit. In fact, he's gone even more egotistical to the point where every short he stars in has him lose in the end.
Hamton J. Pig: While Hamton is pigeon-holed as Plucky's straight-pig co-star, there are times where he shares the spotlight with other graduates, like Fifi La Fume mucking up his house.
Montana Max: Unlike his teacher Yosemite Sam, Montana Max is such an out-and-out villain that he doesn't get a single solo outing in the show, often being the guy to get for an antagonistic role.
In addition to these dynamics, a handful of the shorts deal with the private lives of these stars in the making, usually dealing with how they live in one apartment complex to save money, or how they're forced to do what the executives want or risk termination. Fully proving how the style of the original series hasn't truly died out.
Notable Episodes
Mating Season: An early Season 1 short, where Buster and Plucky are trying not to become Elmyra's target. This is a reworked pilot to the Buster Bunny segment of the show.
Gotta Kevetch Em All!: A Plucky and Hamton cartoon in which the duck uses the pig as a "Pocket Tune". Bunny and Claude make a cameo here as scene-stealing mooks, and the short itself would become an inspiration to the developers of Palworld.
Kitten Kalamity: Furrball (who speaks and acts like Sylvester Junior now) tries to work at the post office, only to be blamed for everything wrong that day.
Of Mice and Max: When Montana Max hears of a rat problem in his mansion, he plans to exterminate it by dawn. He didn't expect to be up against Lightning Rodriguez, who has both the speed of Gonzales and the know-how of Slowpoke.
Calamity Pain: Knowing the mistakes of both himself and his mentor, Calamity Coyote decides to move in with Buster Bunny. Unfortunately, the two wind up in a petty squabble over breakfast, where Calamity prefers jelly on his toast, while Buster prefers guacamole on his. And yes, Calamity Coyote speaks similarly to Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory minus the accent.
Legacy
The Buster Bunny Show ran for 55 episodes over a course of four years, being an alternative to those who hated Baby Looney Tunes on the same network. Reruns were plentiful until 2008, when it left Cartoon Network for a decade.
DVD releases for this show were in high demand when Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and Freakazoid! were put on store shelves, with one episode being a bonus feature on the first volume of TTA.
When Tiny Toons Looniversity was announced, the success of this show resulted in some of its changes added to the reboot, like Furrball and Calamity being able to talk.
Who do you see as Mrs Maisel ?
Part of the fun of the episodes I saw ( mostly first season ) was the creative use of the popular music form the period .
Could they be able to do that with the tv show in the late 50’s and early 60’s ?
I don't know much about actresses from the time period - maybe Mary Tyler Moore?
I doubt they'd be able to get the rights to popular music. I'm not aware of any sitcoms from the period including current songs in their soundtracks.
Donna Reed could be an alternative choice because mtm would be around 22 in 1958
Cool!The Buster and Babs Show
(Warning: The above picture is not at all like this show.)
Production
After the results were in for Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain and The Big Cartoonie Show on Kids WB, Warner Bros. Animation decided to make real use out of that merger with TBS they did some years ago. As such, while Cartoon Network had the rerun rights to the original Tiny Toon Adventures for another year, they chose to go back to the Class of 1990.
Only, this time around, we can actually see their lives as Looney Tunes for themselves.
The Show Proper
As this is basically a Looney Tunes series starring the next generation, a good portion of the shorts are remakes of classic dynamics from yesteryears:
Buster Bunny: As a graduate of Acme Looniversity, Buster has become surprisingly versatile in his comedy. In shorts co-starring Plucky Duck, he uses the Chuck Jones technique, where the comedy is more verbal on his end. In shorts co-starring his fellow lagomorph Babs Bunny, he takes on the Bob Clampett approach of double takes. One notable difference to Buster is how he uses Yakko Warner's catchphrase, with permission from Yakko himself in a cameo, which is a development gag calling back to the series itself.
(OOC: For those who don't know, "Hello Nurse!" was once Buster Bunny's catchphrase, but Tom Reugger wasn't sure how to implement it in Tiny Toons.)
Babs Bunny: In contrast to Buster, Babs rarely breaks out of the sarcastic wit mode, and her impressions have actually lessened in favor of using her own ad-libs. However, when she does break out of that calm and collected position, those who witness it first hand realize why she rarely does it.
Plucky Duck: Unfortunately, Plucky hasn't changed a bit. In fact, he's gone even more egotistical to the point where every short he stars in has him lose in the end.
Hamton J. Pig: While Hamton is pigeon-holed as Plucky's straight-pig co-star, there are times where he shares the spotlight with other graduates, like Fifi La Fume mucking up his house.
Montana Max: Unlike his teacher Yosemite Sam, Montana Max is such an out-and-out villain that he doesn't get a single solo outing in the show, often being the guy to get for an antagonistic role.
In addition to these dynamics, a handful of the shorts deal with the private lives of these stars in the making, usually dealing with how they live in one apartment complex to save money, or how they're forced to do what the executives want or risk termination. Fully proving how the style of the original series hasn't truly died out.
Notable Episodes
Mating Season: An early Season 1 short, where Buster and Plucky are trying not to become Elmyra's target. This is a reworked pilot to the Buster Bunny segment of the show.
Gotta Kevetch Em All!: A Plucky and Hamton cartoon in which the duck uses the pig as a "Pocket Tune". Bunny and Claude make a cameo here as scene-stealing mooks, and the short itself would become an inspiration to the developers of Palworld.
Kitten Kalamity: Furrball (who speaks and acts like Sylvester Junior now) tries to work at the post office, only to be blamed for everything wrong that day.
Of Mice and Max: When Montana Max hears of a rat problem in his mansion, he plans to exterminate it by dawn. He didn't expect to be up against Lightning Rodriguez, who has both the speed of Gonzales and the know-how of Slowpoke.
Calamity Pain: Knowing the mistakes of both himself and his mentor, Calamity Coyote decides to move in with Buster Bunny. Unfortunately, the two wind up in a petty squabble over breakfast, where Calamity prefers jelly on his toast, while Buster prefers guacamole on his. And yes, Calamity Coyote speaks similarly to Dexter from Dexter's Laboratory minus the accent.
Legacy
The Buster Bunny Show ran for 55 episodes over a course of four years, being an alternative to those who hated Baby Looney Tunes on the same network. Reruns were plentiful until 2008, when it left Cartoon Network for a decade.
DVD releases for this show were in high demand when Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, and Freakazoid! were put on store shelves, with one episode being a bonus feature on the first volume of TTA.
When Tiny Toons Looniversity was announced, the success of this show resulted in some of its changes added to the reboot, like Furrball and Calamity being able to talk.
There were some shows like Peter Gunn that had great soundtracks but they were original song created for the show .
Mixed Nutz (2006-2008)
(An IOTL pitch from 2008, but earlier)
After the immense failure of Loonatics Unleashed (which IOTL doesn't get a second season), Kids' WB! and Warner Bros. scrambled to find a replacement show in order to keep the Looney Tunes brand from being further tainted. They turned to Tom Ruegger, who had previously given WB success with Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, and Pinky and the Brain (and had apparently served as a creative consultant on Loonatics, according to Wikipedia). Tom's idea was simple- combine the Looney Tunes characters with the Hanna-Barbera characters. The executives loved it, especially for its marketing potential, and it was picked up immediately for the Kids' WB! 2006-2007 season, with the production crew being composed primarily of Animaniacs alumni. As the show contained the character of Scooby-Doo, this also resulted in the butterflying of Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get a Clue; the budget that was used for that show IOTL was instead given to keeping the second season of Johnny Test in-house instead of moving production to Cookie Jar in Canada.
The show was a sketch comedy, with three six-minute shorts per episode, with shorter skits inbetween and host segments serving as wraparounds. Thanks to her inclusion in Baby Looney Tunes, previous bit-player and Daffy's girlfriend Melissa Duck was upgraded into a regular character, with her new personality being lifted almost wholesale from Shirley McLoon from previous Ruegger vehicle Tiny Toon Adventures, but removing the valley girl accent and expanding her focus from just New Age phenomena to include the supernatural. (Ruegger would later go onto retcon Shirley as being Melissa's Tiny Toon counterpart.) Meanwhile, Lola was updated into a mix between the sporty femme fatale of Space Jam and the hyperactive trickster Babs Bunny from Tiny Toons. Notable segments included:
- Bear Season - A take on the "duck season/rabbit season" routine, with Yogi Bear taking Elmer's place as third party. He manages to play Bugs and Daffy for suckers and pit them against each other- because unbeknownst to them, it's really bear season. And confidentially... Yogi's a bear!
- Shmuk - A parody of Shrek, with Elmer Fudd in the titular role.
- Cool Court - A courtroom TV parody, with the obscure Looney Tunes character Cool Cat from the Seven Arts era suing the even more obscure Hanna-Barbera character Cool Cat from Heyyy, It's the King! for stealing his style... and his name.
- Sam I Bam - Yosemite Sam falls for Wilma Flintstone, and attempts to court her. Unfortunately, his willingness to do anything for her gets him roped into babysitting Bamm-Bamm!
- What's Up, Scooby-Doc? - Bugs Bunny joins the Scooby gang on their latest mystery at the Motion Picture Hospital and Animators' Retirement Home in Calabasas, but ends up causing more harm than good!
- Speed Demon - El Kabong is hired by the Highway Patrol to put a stop to the notorious Freeway Speeder, otherwise known as the Road Runner. He has no better luck than Wile E. Coyote.
- The Turduckenator - A Terminator parody, with Daffy and Porky facing off against Rosie the Robot, who has travelled back in time to prevent Daffy from screwing up the future. Unfortunately, to her, that means killing the little black duck.
- Bunny, Bugs Bunny - A James Bond parody, with Bugs as the dashing secret agent facing off against the diabolical villain... Yakky Doodle?!?
- Patch Work - Not all segments had Looney Tunes crossing over with Hanna-Barbera, with some instead focusing on unusual pairings within the existing cast bubbles. Such is the case with this short, where Bugs crosses paths with notorious carrot thieves, Bunny and Claude.
- Abra Cat-Dabra - Similarly, this short has Sylvester come into conflict with Merlin the Magic Mouse, while Sylvester Junior forms an unlikely friendship with Second Banana.
- Merrie - A parody of Carrie, with the psychic Melissa Duck in the titular role.
- The DuX-Files - A gender-flipped X-Files parody, with Melissa as Mulder and Daffy as Scully.
- Mind Over Muscle - A solo Melissa short, made specifically to show off her character- specifically, her psychic powered aspect. When a big buff brute threatens her peaceful day at the beach, Melissa uses the opportunity to teach the bully about the power of mind over matter.
- U.F.O.: Unhinged Feathered Oddball - Another solo Melissa short, this time focusing on her love for the paranormal. When Marvin the Martian lands his spaceship on Earth, Melissa just can't wait to find out everything about him. Marvin doesn't think that's such a good idea.
- Big Foot Liar - Another Melissa short focusing on her paranormal afficienado side, this time teaming her up with Petunia Pig, a la Daffy and Porky. On his latest hunt, Elmer Fudd dresses up like Bigfoot to scare his would-be prey stiff. But he didn't account for Melissa and Petunia on the hunt for the missing link!
- Catch Mew If You Can - Sometimes, instead of mixing up the characters, the show would mix up the formulas. For example, in this Pepe Le Pew cartoon, Penelope Pussycat- while still in the role of the pursued- actually STARTS the chase, promising Pepe that if he can catch her, she's all his. This is easier said than done.
- Road Reversal - An inverse to the traditional Road Runner chase cartoon. This reveals that the Road Runner is actually the CEO of ACME, who's been secretly using Wile E. Coyote to test his products. But when Wile E. quits buying from the ACME catalogue after one failure too many, the Road Runner has to go for more direct measures. As such, it's now the Road Runner attempting to use the ACME products on Wile E. for once, and the Road Runner that's at the butt of the joke.
- Like Cats and Dogs - Been a while since I talked about the HB crowd, eh? This chase cartoon, similar to Fair and Worm-er and The Early Bird Dood It, expands the chase between Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks by having Augie Doggie chase Mr. Jinks as well, and having Doggie Daddy trying to stop his son.
- The Land Before Time Travel - A malfunction with the time machine results in the Jetsons being stuck in the Stone Age with the Flintstones, then dragging the two families to ancient Rome with the Roman Holidays, with the group gradually snowballing as they get transported into different points in time and space...
- Marvin the Martian vs. the World - A half-hour episode, where Marvin the Martian declares war on Earth and terrorizing its inhabitants (specifically from the Hanna-Barbera side of the equation) consisting of the typical three segments. First, his plans to take over Orbit City are dashed when he falls for Judy Jetson. Then, he becomes the world's most obnoxious backseat driver when he hijacks the role of Hadji in Jonny Quest. Finally, he faces off against the Great Gazoo- winner takes the planet!
- Citizen Hare - Another half-hour episode. An all-star comedic retelling of Citizen Kane, starring Bugs Bunny in the title role.
- Dogs Playing Poker - A recurring short skit based on the classic painting, revolving around a neverending poker game between various dogs across Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera.
- Ladies Night - Another recurring short skit, revolving around various conversations between the animated (anthropomorphic) leading ladies- specifically Lola Bunny, Melissa Duck, Petunia Pig, Penelope Pussycat, and Cindy Bear.
The series was a hit for Kids' WB!, lasting for two seasons with 26 episodes. Unfortunately, the one-two punch of the sale of the CW's Saturday morning block to 4Kids Entertainment and new WB Animation president Sam Register wanting his own direction for the Looney Tunes brand ensured there would not be a third season. Nevertheless, it has seen plenty of reruns in recent years (alongside companion show Tom and Jerry Tales) and not only singlehandedly saved the Looney Tunes' reputation in the 2000s, but revived interest in the classic Hanna-Barbera characters as well.
After the immense failure of Loonatics Unleashed (which IOTL doesn't get a second season), Kids' WB! and Warner Bros. scrambled to find a replacement show in order to keep the Looney Tunes brand from being further tainted. They turned to Tom Ruegger, who had previously given WB success with Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, and Pinky and the Brain (and had apparently served as a creative consultant on Loonatics, according to Wikipedia). Tom's idea was simple- combine the Looney Tunes characters with the Hanna-Barbera characters. The executives loved it, especially for its marketing potential, and it was picked up immediately for the Kids' WB! 2006-2007 season, with the production crew being composed primarily of Animaniacs alumni. As the show contained the character of Scooby-Doo, this also resulted in the butterflying of Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get a Clue; the budget that was used for that show IOTL was instead given to keeping the second season of Johnny Test in-house instead of moving production to Cookie Jar in Canada.
The show was a sketch comedy, with three six-minute shorts per episode, with shorter skits inbetween and host segments serving as wraparounds. Thanks to her inclusion in Baby Looney Tunes, previous bit-player and Daffy's girlfriend Melissa Duck was upgraded into a regular character, with her new personality being lifted almost wholesale from Shirley McLoon from previous Ruegger vehicle Tiny Toon Adventures, but removing the valley girl accent and expanding her focus from just New Age phenomena to include the supernatural. (Ruegger would later go onto retcon Shirley as being Melissa's Tiny Toon counterpart.) Meanwhile, Lola was updated into a mix between the sporty femme fatale of Space Jam and the hyperactive trickster Babs Bunny from Tiny Toons. Notable segments included:
- Bear Season - A take on the "duck season/rabbit season" routine, with Yogi Bear taking Elmer's place as third party. He manages to play Bugs and Daffy for suckers and pit them against each other- because unbeknownst to them, it's really bear season. And confidentially... Yogi's a bear!
- Shmuk - A parody of Shrek, with Elmer Fudd in the titular role.
- Cool Court - A courtroom TV parody, with the obscure Looney Tunes character Cool Cat from the Seven Arts era suing the even more obscure Hanna-Barbera character Cool Cat from Heyyy, It's the King! for stealing his style... and his name.
- Sam I Bam - Yosemite Sam falls for Wilma Flintstone, and attempts to court her. Unfortunately, his willingness to do anything for her gets him roped into babysitting Bamm-Bamm!
- What's Up, Scooby-Doc? - Bugs Bunny joins the Scooby gang on their latest mystery at the Motion Picture Hospital and Animators' Retirement Home in Calabasas, but ends up causing more harm than good!
- Speed Demon - El Kabong is hired by the Highway Patrol to put a stop to the notorious Freeway Speeder, otherwise known as the Road Runner. He has no better luck than Wile E. Coyote.
- The Turduckenator - A Terminator parody, with Daffy and Porky facing off against Rosie the Robot, who has travelled back in time to prevent Daffy from screwing up the future. Unfortunately, to her, that means killing the little black duck.
- Bunny, Bugs Bunny - A James Bond parody, with Bugs as the dashing secret agent facing off against the diabolical villain... Yakky Doodle?!?
- Patch Work - Not all segments had Looney Tunes crossing over with Hanna-Barbera, with some instead focusing on unusual pairings within the existing cast bubbles. Such is the case with this short, where Bugs crosses paths with notorious carrot thieves, Bunny and Claude.
- Abra Cat-Dabra - Similarly, this short has Sylvester come into conflict with Merlin the Magic Mouse, while Sylvester Junior forms an unlikely friendship with Second Banana.
- Merrie - A parody of Carrie, with the psychic Melissa Duck in the titular role.
- The DuX-Files - A gender-flipped X-Files parody, with Melissa as Mulder and Daffy as Scully.
- Mind Over Muscle - A solo Melissa short, made specifically to show off her character- specifically, her psychic powered aspect. When a big buff brute threatens her peaceful day at the beach, Melissa uses the opportunity to teach the bully about the power of mind over matter.
- U.F.O.: Unhinged Feathered Oddball - Another solo Melissa short, this time focusing on her love for the paranormal. When Marvin the Martian lands his spaceship on Earth, Melissa just can't wait to find out everything about him. Marvin doesn't think that's such a good idea.
- Big Foot Liar - Another Melissa short focusing on her paranormal afficienado side, this time teaming her up with Petunia Pig, a la Daffy and Porky. On his latest hunt, Elmer Fudd dresses up like Bigfoot to scare his would-be prey stiff. But he didn't account for Melissa and Petunia on the hunt for the missing link!
- Catch Mew If You Can - Sometimes, instead of mixing up the characters, the show would mix up the formulas. For example, in this Pepe Le Pew cartoon, Penelope Pussycat- while still in the role of the pursued- actually STARTS the chase, promising Pepe that if he can catch her, she's all his. This is easier said than done.
- Road Reversal - An inverse to the traditional Road Runner chase cartoon. This reveals that the Road Runner is actually the CEO of ACME, who's been secretly using Wile E. Coyote to test his products. But when Wile E. quits buying from the ACME catalogue after one failure too many, the Road Runner has to go for more direct measures. As such, it's now the Road Runner attempting to use the ACME products on Wile E. for once, and the Road Runner that's at the butt of the joke.
- Like Cats and Dogs - Been a while since I talked about the HB crowd, eh? This chase cartoon, similar to Fair and Worm-er and The Early Bird Dood It, expands the chase between Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks by having Augie Doggie chase Mr. Jinks as well, and having Doggie Daddy trying to stop his son.
- The Land Before Time Travel - A malfunction with the time machine results in the Jetsons being stuck in the Stone Age with the Flintstones, then dragging the two families to ancient Rome with the Roman Holidays, with the group gradually snowballing as they get transported into different points in time and space...
- Marvin the Martian vs. the World - A half-hour episode, where Marvin the Martian declares war on Earth and terrorizing its inhabitants (specifically from the Hanna-Barbera side of the equation) consisting of the typical three segments. First, his plans to take over Orbit City are dashed when he falls for Judy Jetson. Then, he becomes the world's most obnoxious backseat driver when he hijacks the role of Hadji in Jonny Quest. Finally, he faces off against the Great Gazoo- winner takes the planet!
- Citizen Hare - Another half-hour episode. An all-star comedic retelling of Citizen Kane, starring Bugs Bunny in the title role.
- Dogs Playing Poker - A recurring short skit based on the classic painting, revolving around a neverending poker game between various dogs across Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera.
- Ladies Night - Another recurring short skit, revolving around various conversations between the animated (anthropomorphic) leading ladies- specifically Lola Bunny, Melissa Duck, Petunia Pig, Penelope Pussycat, and Cindy Bear.
The series was a hit for Kids' WB!, lasting for two seasons with 26 episodes. Unfortunately, the one-two punch of the sale of the CW's Saturday morning block to 4Kids Entertainment and new WB Animation president Sam Register wanting his own direction for the Looney Tunes brand ensured there would not be a third season. Nevertheless, it has seen plenty of reruns in recent years (alongside companion show Tom and Jerry Tales) and not only singlehandedly saved the Looney Tunes' reputation in the 2000s, but revived interest in the classic Hanna-Barbera characters as well.
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The development is sound, but I take it Johnny Test also ends in 2008? Or does it move to Cartoon Network alongside Batman: The Brave and the Bold?
Mixed Nutz (2006-2008)(An IOTL pitch from 2008, but earlier)
After the immense failure of Loonatics Unleashed (which IOTL doesn't get a second season), Kids' WB! and Warner Bros. scrambled to find a replacement show in order to keep the Looney Tunes brand from being further tainted. They turned to Tom Ruegger, who had previously given WB success with Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, and Pinky and the Brain (and had apparently served as a creative consultant on Loonatics, according to Wikipedia). Tom's idea was simple- combine the Looney Tunes characters with the Hanna-Barbera characters. The executives loved it, especially for its marketing potential, and it was picked up immediately for the Kids' WB! 2006-2007 season, with the production crew being composed primarily of Animaniacs alumni. As the show contained the character of Scooby-Doo, this also resulted in the butterflying of Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get a Clue; the budget that was used for that show IOTL was instead given to keeping the second season of Johnny Test in-house instead of moving production to Cookie Jar in Canada.
That retcon for Shirley does make some sense, as Melissa did make a Golden Age appearance like the Dodo did. Imbuing elements of Babs Bunny into Lola also makes sense.
Sold!
Yeah, that makes sense to parody.
Well, I never would have expected that. And yet it shows that nothing is off limits for the HB or WB vaults.
Wouldn't be the first time Sam was tricked into babysitting in that manner, although I will admit that Tom picked a winner with that part of the pitch.
Twenty bucks says another anti-Scrappy joke is made in this skit.
It's safe to say that Reugger put his best foot forward when describing his pitch to WB.
These were lifted wholesale from your Looney Tunes timeline, and I don't blame you one iota.
Penelope Pussycat beginning the chase? Road Runner using his own gadgets? Adding Auggie Doggie to a Mr. Jinks cartoon? Not only would I have paid to see these three, but I'd even go as far to say these would fit an "opposite day" themed cartoon. Well, maybe not the third one, but considering the early days of HB Enterprises, going full circle was bound to happen with that group.
Interesting.
I take it Marvin would also take over the wraparounds for this episode? Granted, he's already faced off against Bugs, Daffy, Porky, and Michigan J. Frog, so I can see him going after the other side of the tracks.
Works for me.
I'm glad this is a recurring skit.
We might as well make use of Melissa's big break over here.
If it revived interest in Hanna-Barbera, may I suggest the creation of Jellystone! happening sooner than 2021?
As for the show itself, I'm thinking of two additional segments:
- Quick Draw Duck - Due to being the cheapest steeds they could afford, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig ride on the backs of Quick Draw McGraw and Baba Looey. While Daffy and Porky's backs are turned at gunpoint, out comes El Kabong to vanquish the foes rodeo style. By the end of the cartoon, it turns out that the tables have turned, and Porky and Daffy are now the steeds!
- Scooby-Dooby-Doors - A recurring segment inspired by your average Scooby-Doo episode, where a random chase ensues and devolves into cartoon chaos, all in 30 seconds flat.
The private lives of physicists
A comedy television series about four physicist friends from the Leningrad Polytechnic Institute named after Kalinin. The series begins with two friends (Dima and Zhenya) meeting Natasha - she tried to get a job as a cook in their store, but they didn’t take her. Dima, feeling sorry for the girl, invites her to live with him until she finally gets back on her feet. Zhenya protests, but in the end agrees under the pretext that she works for them as a housekeeper. In this way, she gets involved in the lives of talented scientists and their friends, sometimes becoming the cause of comical and extraordinary situations.
Main characters:
- Dmitry Novikov is a talented nuclear physicist who received his doctorate at the age of 24. A modest and pleasant person, passionate about his work. Together with Zhenya, he occupies an apartment in a cooperative building. In love with Natasha.
- Evgeny Sintsov is a specialist in cosmogony, Dima’s best friend and neighbor. In contrast, he is a proud and arrogant person who treats with condescension any work that does not require any scientific qualifications. An ardent owner and bureaucrat, oppressing with pickiness and red tape both on party committees and in private communication. Nevertheless, behind the outward callousness lies a dedicated person. Gradually, under the influence of Natasha, his character softens.
- Harun Mamayan is a friend of Dima and Zhenya. Armenian, Master of Engineering. A cunning and sarcastic person, more concerned with his career than his own science. As a result, he spends most of his time at banquets. Over time, he almost loses his position and is forced to reconsider his attitude towards work.
- Bulat Kaltaev is an astrophysicist of Kazakh origin, and Garun's best friend. In contrast, he is completely focused on science, neglecting all aspects of his personal life. As a result, he comes across as an eccentric who has difficulty talking to people.
- Natasha (Natalia Kislitsina) is a young girl who came to Leningrad to become an actress. Unfortunately, during her stay, she spent almost all her money, as a result of which she was forced to agree to be a housekeeper. She still hasn't received a university education, but she makes up for it with honesty, kindness, and hard work. Over time, her presence begins to have a beneficial effect on her friends.
(Soviet version of the Big Bang theory)
That's cool, but I think it could have had at least one more season, just on Cartoon Network.
Mixed Nutz (2006-2008)(An IOTL pitch from 2008, but earlier)
After the immense failure of Loonatics Unleashed (which IOTL doesn't get a second season), Kids' WB! and Warner Bros. scrambled to find a replacement show in order to keep the Looney Tunes brand from being further tainted. They turned to Tom Ruegger, who had previously given WB success with Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, and Pinky and the Brain (and had apparently served as a creative consultant on Loonatics, according to Wikipedia). Tom's idea was simple- combine the Looney Tunes characters with the Hanna-Barbera characters. The executives loved it, especially for its marketing potential, and it was picked up immediately for the Kids' WB! 2006-2007 season, with the production crew being composed primarily of Animaniacs alumni. As the show contained the character of Scooby-Doo, this also resulted in the butterflying of Shaggy and Scooby-Doo Get a Clue; the budget that was used for that show IOTL was instead given to keeping the second season of Johnny Test in-house instead of moving production to Cookie Jar in Canada.
The show was a sketch comedy, with three six-minute shorts per episode, with shorter skits inbetween and host segments serving as wraparounds. Thanks to her inclusion in New Looney Tunes, previous bit-player and Daffy's girlfriend Melissa Duck was upgraded into a regular character, with her new personality being lifted almost wholesale from Shirley McLoon from previous Ruegger vehicle Tiny Toon Adventures, but removing the valley girl accent and expanding her focus from just New Age phenomena to include the supernatural. (Ruegger would later go onto retcon Shirley as being Melissa's Tiny Toon counterpart.) Meanwhile, Lola was updated into a mix between the sporty femme fatale of Space Jam and the hyperactive trickster Babs Bunny from Tiny Toons. Notable segments included:
- Bear Season - A take on the "duck season/rabbit season" routine, with Yogi Bear taking Elmer's place as third party. He manages to play Bugs and Daffy for suckers and pit them against each other- because unbeknownst to them, it's really bear season. And confidentially... Yogi's a bear!
- Shmuk - A parody of Shrek, with Elmer Fudd in the titular role.
- Cool Court - A courtroom TV parody, with the obscure Looney Tunes character Cool Cat from the Seven Arts era suing the even more obscure Hanna-Barbera character Cool Cat from Heyyy, It's the King! for stealing his style... and his name.
- Sam I Bam - Yosemite Sam falls for Wilma Flintstone, and attempts to court her. Unfortunately, his willingness to do anything for her gets him roped into babysitting Bamm-Bamm!
- What's Up, Scooby-Doc? - Bugs Bunny joins the Scooby gang on their latest mystery at the Motion Picture Hospital and Animators' Retirement Home in Calabasas, but ends up causing more harm than good!
- Speed Demon - El Kabong is hired by the Highway Patrol to put a stop to the notorious Freeway Speeder, otherwise known as the Road Runner. He has no better luck than Wile E. Coyote.
- The Turduckenator - A Terminator parody, with Daffy and Porky facing off against Rosie the Robot, who has travelled back in time to prevent Daffy from screwing up the future. Unfortunately, to her, that means killing the little black duck.
- Bunny, Bugs Bunny - A James Bond parody, with Bugs as the dashing secret agent facing off against the diabolical villain... Yakky Doodle?!?
- Patch Work - Not all segments had Looney Tunes crossing over with Hanna-Barbera, with some instead focusing on unusual pairings within the existing cast bubbles. Such is the case with this short, where Bugs crosses paths with notorious carrot thieves, Bunny and Claude.
- Abra Cat-Dabra - Similarly, this short has Sylvester come into conflict with Merlin the Magic Mouse, while Sylvester Junior forms an unlikely friendship with Second Banana.
- Merrie - A parody of Carrie, with the psychic Melissa Duck in the titular role.
- The DuX-Files - A gender-flipped X-Files parody, with Melissa as Mulder and Daffy as Scully.
- Mind Over Muscle - A solo Melissa short, made specifically to show off her character- specifically, her psychic powered aspect. When a big buff brute threatens her peaceful day at the beach, Melissa uses the opportunity to teach the bully about the power of mind over matter.
- U.F.O.: Unhinged Feathered Oddball - Another solo Melissa short, this time focusing on her love for the paranormal. When Marvin the Martian lands his spaceship on Earth, Melissa just can't wait to find out everything about him. Marvin doesn't think that's such a good idea.
- Big Foot Liar - Another Melissa short focusing on her paranormal afficienado side, this time teaming her up with Petunia Pig, a la Daffy and Porky. On his latest hunt, Elmer Fudd dresses up like Bigfoot to scare his would-be prey stiff. But he didn't account for Melissa and Petunia on the hunt for the missing link!
- Catch Mew If You Can - Sometimes, instead of mixing up the characters, the show would mix up the formulas. For example, in this Pepe Le Pew cartoon, Penelope Pussycat- while still in the role of the pursued- actually STARTS the chase, promising Pepe that if he can catch her, she's all his. This is easier said than done.
- Road Reversal - An inverse to the traditional Road Runner chase cartoon. This reveals that the Road Runner is actually the CEO of ACME, who's been secretly using Wile E. Coyote to test his products. But when Wile E. quits buying from the ACME catalogue after one failure too many, the Road Runner has to go for more direct measures. As such, it's now the Road Runner attempting to use the ACME products on Wile E. for once, and the Road Runner that's at the butt of the joke.
- Like Cats and Dogs - Been a while since I talked about the HB crowd, eh? This chase cartoon, similar to Fair and Worm-er and The Early Bird Dood It, expands the chase between Pixie and Dixie and Mr. Jinks by having Augie Doggie chase Mr. Jinks as well, and having Doggie Daddy trying to stop his son.
- The Land Before Time Travel - A malfunction with the time machine results in the Jetsons being stuck in the Stone Age with the Flintstones, then dragging the two families to ancient Rome with the Roman Holidays, with the group gradually snowballing as they get transported into different points in time and space...
- Marvin the Martian vs. the World - A half-hour episode, where Marvin the Martian declares war on Earth and terrorizing its inhabitants (specifically from the Hanna-Barbera side of the equation) consisting of the typical three segments. First, his plans to take over Orbit City are dashed when he falls for Judy Jetson. Then, he becomes the world's most obnoxious backseat driver when he hijacks the role of Hadji in Jonny Quest. Finally, he faces off against the Great Gazoo- winner takes the planet!
- Citizen Hare - Another half-hour episode. An all-star comedic retelling of Citizen Kane, starring Bugs Bunny in the title role.
- Dogs Playing Poker - A recurring short skit based on the classic , revolving around a neverending poker game between various dogs across Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera.
- Ladies Night - Another recurring short skit, revolving around various conversations between the animated (anthropomorphic) leading ladies- specifically Lola Bunny, Melissa Duck, Petunia Pig, Penelope Pussycat, and Cindy Bear.
The series was a hit for Kids' WB!, lasting for two seasons with 26 episodes. Unfortunately, the one-two punch of the sale of the CW's Saturday morning block to 4Kids Entertainment and new WB Animation president Sam Register wanting his own direction for the Looney Tunes brand ensured there would not be a third season. Nevertheless, it has seen plenty of reruns in recent years (alongside companion show Tom and Jerry Tales) and not only singlehandedly saved the Looney Tunes' reputation in the 2000s, but revived interest in the classic Hanna-Barbera characters as well.
It ends for now, but winds up in reruns on CN. Whether it comes back and takes over like OTL remains to be seen.
And Babs too is retconned into being the Tiny Toon counterpart to Lola- but she still comes first, bring the first Tiny Toon to influence the creation of a Looney Tune! (And while Melissa did come before Shirley, she was also inspired by her Tiny Toon counterpart in-universe, according to Reugger.)
I mean, he WAS in Jellystone.
Yep. And it’s one of those that I didn’t make up, but Tom actually included in his pitch! Well, sort of- Sam falling in love with Wilma and him babysitting Bamm Bamm were separate segments I tied into one.
Scrappy: “Suddenly, ol’ Scrappy-Doo ain’t looking so bad, is he?”
For the third one, maybe a Hunting Trilogy homage where Daffy gets wise to Bugs’s tricks and turns them against him, gaining the upper hand?
Yep.
Possibly!
Great ideas!
Unfortunately, even if they were porting KWB shows over to CN, Sam Register rejected this pitch IOTL when he took over in 2008. So no dice.
Wouldn't be the first time a portion of CN was taken over by a show it helped revive. Giggity.
True.
And for my money, he and his gang appeared in one of the more memorable Season 1 episodes.
Good call on merging the two segments.
Better than what I had in mind, at least.
Considering how often the Hunting Trilogy is used in marketing during the 2000s, this would be an easy sell.
Thought so.
Glad to hear.
Thanks. I thought those would have added to the show's appeal. It helps that Michael Maltese worked on Quick Draw in the 50s.
Rats. Mice, even!
john rhys davis as historically accurate immortal macbethad mac findleach mormaer moray rex scottorum in Manhattan with Arthur Rex cymrius gallicus surnamed pendragon.
Go on then! I'd like to see what you have in mind! Does it have anything to do with logos is the question that I'm asking though.