Buster Bunny and his Looney Tunes cohort are coming back to our TV screens after 25 years away with the new animated seriesTiny Toons Looniversity. The new animated series is a reboot of the early ‘90sLooney TunesspinoffTiny Toons Adventures.Tiny Toonsran for three seasons and racking up nearly 100 episodes as it followed the continuing adventures of the Looney Tunes bunch via the next generation of 2D rascals led by Buster Bunny (no relation to Bugs).
On Wednesday, theTiny ToonsrebootTiny Toons Looniversitywas announced. The new half-hour series comes from Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation (the duo behind the original series) and has already been greenlit for two seasons. Those seasons will air on HBO Max and Cartoon Network.Tiny Toons Looniversityfollows “Babs, Buster Bunny and the rest of the gang follow their comedic ambitions all the way to Acme Looniversity, the esteemed institution of higher hijinx learning, where young dreamers become professional toons. Here they form long-lasting friendships with one another and perfect their cartoony craft while studying under the greatest cartoon characters in history, the Looney Tunes.”
In case the “Amblin Entertainment” mention didn’t tip you off,Steven Spielbergwill serve as an executive producer onTiny ToonsLooniversity. (Spielberg has been mighty busy reviving Amblin animated shows from the ’90s, as we’ve seen withHulu’sAnimaniacsreboot.)Erin Gibson(ofThrowing Shadepodcast fame) will serve as the showrunner and co-executive producer withNate Cash(Adventure Time) joining as a co-executive producer. Additionally,Sam Register, President, Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios, and Amblin Television Co-PresidentsJustinFalveyandDarrylFrankwill join theLooniversityteam as executive producers.
“Tiny Toons Looniversitywill capture all the clever, subversive, and smart humor that madeTiny Toon Adventuressuch a standout series,” saidTomAscheim, President, Warner Bros. Global Kids, Young Adults and Classics (GKYAC) on the tone of the reboot. “Fans old and new will love to laugh at and with these characters all over again.”
To this, Falvey and Frank added in a shared statement that “these smart, hilarious and cheeky characters have left an indelible impression on the childhoods of so many. We’re thrilled to be able to continue our relationship with Warner Bros. Animation, HBO Max, and Cartoon Network to reimagine theTiny Toonsfor new audiences, and we know that fans of the original series will be just as excited to share the show with their children as they will be to revisit a childhood favorite.”
We’ll keep you posted onTiny Toons Looniversityas the project develops. Get even more HBO Max newshere.
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