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Sep. 28th, 2002 11:43 amI turned on Channel 61 and saw a too-cute grey cartoon bunny talking to a too-cute yellow cartoon bunny.
Something about that combo seemed too familiar, so I checked the TV Guide channel and, sure enough, "Baby Looney Toons".
WB used to be cooler than Disney, but now it's turning into Hanna Barbera. You remember in the 80's, all those "kid" versions of classic cartoons showed up. Flintstone Kids, Muppet Babies et al. It was their way of saying "we're out of ideas, here kids, enjoy your recycled crap." When Warner Bros decided to cash in on this trend, they decided not to go the obvious route of reverse-aging the original Looney Toons characters. They decided to create a whole new crop of characters, give many of them female versions and/or counterparts. And they established the premise of putting them all in cartoon college. The characters and many of the situations were the same, but there were many new characters, many new stories, and it didn't disrespect the classic characters. In fact, the classic characters made cameos every now and then; I think most of them taught at Acme Looniversity.
But now they've made Baby Looney Toons. Not only is it a bad idea, but it's fifteen years too late. The original characters are now tainted. Characters that were fully-grown in 1938 are babies in 2002. For all I know, it's a good show otherwise, but I just can't bear to watch.
As far as I know, Disney has not yet done this to any of their characters. Good for them!
Something about that combo seemed too familiar, so I checked the TV Guide channel and, sure enough, "Baby Looney Toons".
WB used to be cooler than Disney, but now it's turning into Hanna Barbera. You remember in the 80's, all those "kid" versions of classic cartoons showed up. Flintstone Kids, Muppet Babies et al. It was their way of saying "we're out of ideas, here kids, enjoy your recycled crap." When Warner Bros decided to cash in on this trend, they decided not to go the obvious route of reverse-aging the original Looney Toons characters. They decided to create a whole new crop of characters, give many of them female versions and/or counterparts. And they established the premise of putting them all in cartoon college. The characters and many of the situations were the same, but there were many new characters, many new stories, and it didn't disrespect the classic characters. In fact, the classic characters made cameos every now and then; I think most of them taught at Acme Looniversity.
But now they've made Baby Looney Toons. Not only is it a bad idea, but it's fifteen years too late. The original characters are now tainted. Characters that were fully-grown in 1938 are babies in 2002. For all I know, it's a good show otherwise, but I just can't bear to watch.
As far as I know, Disney has not yet done this to any of their characters. Good for them!
