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Looney Tunes' First Theatrical Release
<b>In</b> the beginning, Warner Bros. was interested <b>in</b> making musical animated shorts. Released <b>in</b> 1930, Sinkin' in the Bathtub was the first theatrical release. -
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Merrie Melodies
<b>In</b> 1931, Merrie Melodies made its start. As the name suggests, these cartoons were musical shorts. Merrie Melodies was owned <b>by</b> Leon Schlesinger <b>from</b> 1933 <b>to</b> 1944, when he <u>sold</u> the company <b>to</b> Warner Bros. Shortly <b>before</b> Warner Bros. <u>bought</u> the company <b>from</b> Schlesinger, the shorts were made <b>in</b> full color; this made the cartoons nearly indistinguishable <b>from</b> Warner Bros. cartoons. -
Fast and Furry-ous
<b>On</b> September 17th, 1949, the first Wile E. Coyote and Roadrunner cartoon is aired <b>by</b> Warner Bros. <b>During</b> its 7-minute air-time, the various rules <b>of</b> the cartoon series are established. <b>For</b> example, the audience's sympathy must stay <b>with</b> the coyote. -
Operation: Rabbit
<b>During</b> the Looney Tunes' peak <b>of</b> popularity, Warner Bros. released a second Wile E. Coyote cartoon; this time, he was an antagonist <b>to</b> their most beloved character: Bugs Bunny. <b>In</b> this cartoon, Wile E. speaks <b>with</b> a refined English accent (voiced <b>by</b> Mel Blanc). -
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1970s Controversy
Children's television shows <b>during</b> the '70s underwent a great deal <b>of</b> censorship. <b>During</b> this decade, Looney Tunes cartoons suffered <b>from</b> edited scenes, including scenes <b>of</b> violence, especially acts that impressionable viewers could replicate. Racial and ethnic depictions were also <b>under</b> supervision. This is also where acts <b>of</b> drinking alcohol and smoking were edited. -
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1980s ABC shorts
<b>In</b> the 1980s, ABC began showing many Warner Bros. shorts, but <b>in</b> highly edited form, because the unedited versions were supposedly too violent. Many scenes important <b>to</b> the stories were taken <b>out</b>, including scenes <b>in</b> which Wile E. Coyote landed <b>at</b> the bottom <b>of</b> the canyon <b>after</b> having fallen <b>from</b> a cliff, or had a boulder or anvil actually make contact <b>with</b> him. -
Today
2D animation isn't <b>as</b> popular <b>as</b> it used to be. <b>Since</b> 2010, appearances <b>of</b> Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner have been produced <b>with</b> CGI. The Looney Tunes Show, currently aired <b>on</b> Cartoon Network, occasionally contains shorts <b>for</b> Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner. Despite the fact that the main segments <b>of</b> the show are 2D-animated, the shorts made <b>with</b> CGI.
