Looney Tunes Software
SouthPeak Interactive has entered into an agreement with Warner Bros. to become the primary developer of family entertainment
CD-ROM's featuring Looney Tunes, Pinky and the Brain, and the Animaniacs. The games to be
released in 1998 include a multiplayer, arcade style strategy game titled 'PINKY AND THE BRAIN:
WORLD CONQUEST'. A side scrolling Animaniacs adventure game and eight Looney Tunes Animated Jigsaw puzzles!
Saturday, July 25, 1998
New Goebel pieces
Goebel has some new pieces out in their Spotlight Collection. They are Roadrunner speeding down the road in
"Accelerati Incredibus", Wile E. with fork and knife in "Carnivorous Vulgaris", Bugs doing Gossamer's nails
in "Monster Manicure", Bugs from Baseball Bugs in "Dis Guys a Pushover", Porky Pig bursting through the Looney
Tunes drum in "That's All Folks!", Tweety standing in snow in "Snowbird" and Michgan J. Frog dancing in "Michigan Rag".
Sunday, June 21, 1998
Marvin the Martian Video Collection.
To celebrate the 50th birthday of Chuck Jones creation, Marvin the Martian, Warner Home Video is releasing
two video collections. Both feature all the shorts containing Marvin, as well as a selection of other space-releated
toons starring Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky and Sylvester. Both are to be available in July 1998.
MARVIN THE MARTIAN: SPACE TUNES 40 Min. $12.99
Includes: "Duck Dodgers in the 24th 1/2th Century", "Hareway to
the Stars", "The Hasty Hare", "Rocket-Bye Baby", "Jumpin'
Jupiter", and "Rocket Squad".
MARVIN THE MARTIAN & K-9: 50 YEARS ON EARTH 40 Min. $12.99
Includes: "Haredevil Hare", "Mad as a Mars Hare", "Spaced Out
Bunny", "Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24th Century", and
other vintage Warners cartoons included.
Friday, June 19, 1998
NEW Hallmark Ornament
Hallmark is releasing another Looney Tunes Christmas ornament - this summer! It is
Bugs Bunny as Carmen Miranda from Bob Clampett's classic cartoon "What's Cookin' Doc?" and it's
to be available for only $13.95.
Friday, June 19, 1998
DC to Re-Print Some Classic Comics
June 19 --- Recently in the alt.animation.warner-bros newsgroup Mark Evanier has informed everyone that
DC Comics is about to release a collection of comics which will reprint a number of classic comic book stories,
including several from LOONEY TUNES AND MERRIE MELODIES #1 (from the 1940s)!
From around 1940 to 1975, Western Publishing Company produced hundreds of comic books featuring Bugs Bunny,
Porky Pig and the gang. These were published under the Dell and later the Gold Key imprints.
A large percentage of these stories were written and drawn by folks moonlighting from the Warner Brothers
cartoon studio, including Tom McKimson, Phil DeLara, Michael Maltese, Tedd Pierce and John Carey.
These rarely seen comics are a must-see for Looney Tunes fans, they really capture the spirit and art of the
classic cartoons, unlike the lame comics currently being printed by DC.
From Jon Cooke's Warner Bros. Cartoon Info. Page.
Thursday, May 14, 1998
A Special DAFFY Appearance
The Wednesday May 20th season finale episode of ABC's Drew Carey Show will feature a special appearance
by Daffy Duck in the beginning of the show in a mix of live action and animation.
Saturday, May 2, 1998
June Bugs!!
The Cartoon Network will once again do a 48-hour marathon of Bugs Bunny shorts called June Bugs.
This will air on Friday June 19th starting at 9pm EST, ending Sunday night at 9pm.
Over 100 different cartoons will be shown throughout the weekend.
Saturday, February 14, 1998
Film Festival!!
As part of the celebration of Warner Bros' 75th Anniversary, the studio has assembled some of its most beloved
classic cartoons, featuring Bugs Bunny and the other Looney Tunes characters, for theatrical presentation in more
than 80 cities across North America. The Bugs Bunny Film Festival, which officially kicks off its tour Feb. 13 in
Edmonton, Canada, will arrive in the United States with week-long showings beginning this spring.
Bugs' Festival, which is composed of two separate programs of 15 cartoons each, will play week-long engagements in
each venue. The two program series, entitled "Best of the Fest" and "Taz Gone Looney," will play on alternate calendar
days during the week's run. Each program will feature the timeless art and humor of such animators as Tex Avery,
Bob Clampett, Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones and Robert McKimson, with some cartoons dating from as early as 1940. In addition,
the ``Best of the Fest'' program features the premiere of a new animated short from the legendary Chuck Jones, ``Another Froggy Evening,''
starring Michigan J. Frog and Marvin the Martian.
The Festival offerings feature the gamut of Warner Bros.' popular animated stars, including Elmer Fudd, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig,
Sylvester and Tweety, Foghorn Leghorn, Marvin the Martian, Pepe le Pew, Yosemite Sam, the Tasmanian Devil, Michigan J. Frog,
Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner -- as well as the undisputed star of both program series, Bugs Bunny.
Renowned animated shorts in the festival include "A Wild Hare" (Bugs' official first film), "What's Opera, Doc?" (rated the No. 1
animation cartoon by 1,000 animation professionals), the Academy Award-winning "Knighty Knight Bugs" (starring Bugs and Yosemite Sam),
"Rabbits Kin" (the only appearance by Pete Puma with Bugs), the Academy Award-winning "For Scent-imental Reasons" (featuring Pepe le Pew
and his exhausted amour, Fifi) and "Devil May Hare" (the Tasmanian Devil's cartoon debut).
In conjunction with The Bugs Bunny Film Festival, Warner Bros' Studio Stores will offer special commemorative articles and animation cels
featuring these world-famous icons. More information on local dates and times of The Bugs Bunny Film Festival will be made available
regionally in the coming weeks.
Wednesday, February 11, 1998
New Postage
The United States Postal Service has released a preliminary
picture of the soon to be released Sylvester and Tweety postage stamp.
Sunday, February 8, 1998
Movie Re-released
Warner Home Video has re-released The Bugs Bunny/Road Runner Movie!!
It should now avilable in a clamshell case with new artwork on the cover at most
video stores/retail centers.
Friday, January 16, 1998
The Bugs 'N Daffy Show - NO MORE!!
The WB Network, in conjunction with the release of their Fall schedule, has announced that The Bugs 'N Daffy Show
is Off The Air!! This is shocking, leaving only Nickelodeon, the Turner Networks, and ABC as the only channels broadcasting
classic Warner cartoons.
The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries however, has been picked up for a fourth season, which will include new episodes.
Friday, January 16, 1998
Official Mascots of the 1998 U.S. Olympic Team.
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, the Tasmanian Devil and Wile E. Coyote are the Official Mascots of the 1998 U.S. Olympic Team.
Bugs will be mascoting for the new Olympic sport of snowboarding while Daffy will mascoting for the
downhill skiers. Tweety is showing support for figure skating while Taz will be boosting our Olympic hockey
effort. While you'd think Wile would be in the bobsled competition he is actually rooting for our speedskaters!
U.S. Winter Olympic Team members upon arrival in Japan for the 98 Winter Games will receive a Looney Tunes plush mascot
along with their official team uniforms and gear. Olympic fans here in the U.S. can find their own Looney Tunes Team U.S.
Olympic Team Mascots exclusively at Warner Bros. Studio Stores beginning in January.
Each LT toy will wear a Team USA Olympic uniform complete with the equipment of its respective event.
Warner Bros. Studio Stores will also offer other Olympic merchandise including T-shirts, baseball caps, coffee mugs, and collectable pin sets.
Wednesday, January 14, 1998
Looney Tunes and Animaniacs Educational Learning Materials
A joint effort between Warner Bros. Worldwide Publishing and McGraw-Hill Learning Materials has produced
the "Looney Tunes and Animaniacs Educational Learning Materials". This is a series of workbooks, written by educators,
using the LT and Animaniacs characters to provide fun learning.
This consists of 20 books, with up to 80 pages each, of full-color lessons such as colors, numbers, shapes and the alphabet
for toddlers; and math, reading phonics, thinking skills and vocabulary for preschoolers through grade two.
Suggested manufacturer's retail prices range from $2.25 to $2.99 per workbook and the series will be available in bookstores,
retail outlets, teacher supply stores and children's specialty stores in the summer.
Monday, January 5, 1998
Seldom Seen Toons!!
Many cartoons which were previously only seen on ABC's Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show are now being seen
on Nickelodeon! Conversely;y, toons that have only ever been shown on Nick are now being seen on ABC!
These include colorized Porky Pig cartoons such as, "Gold Diggers (1949), "The Sour Puss", and "Pilgrim Porky"
