Loonatics Unleashed
| Loonatics Unleashed | |
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 On-screen season 1 title card. | |
| Network | Kids' WB Cartoon Network |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Animation |
| Distributor | Warner Bros. Television Distribution |
| Original release | September 17, 2005―May 5, 2007 |
| Starring | Charlie Schlatter Jason Marsden Jessica DiCicco Kevin Michael Richardson Rob Paulsen Candi Milo |
| Executive producer(s) | Sander Schwartz |
| Producer(s) | Ron Myrick |
| Music composed by | Thomas Chase Jones |
| Writer(s) | Chris Brown |
| Director(s) | Dan Fausett Jamie Simone (voices) |
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Loonatics Unleashed is an American action-comedy animated television series created by Christian and Yvon Tremblay. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation for The WB's Kids' WB block and Cartoon Network. It is based on the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of the theatrical shorts that ran from 1930 to 1969. It ran from 2005 to 2007, spanning two seasons across 26 episodes.
In the year 2772, descendants of the Looney Tunes have banded together after being mutated by a supernatural meteor to form a superhero team to protect the cit-wide planet of Acmetropolis, the next evolution of Earth.
Compared to other TV series in the franchise, it was a major departure in that it was focused on action, as opposed to the franchise's irreverent style of humor. The character designs were also directly inspired by animated action series at the time, which was met with criticism by fans upon the unveiling of its initial designs, during which they were petitions to have them changed.[1]
Production
Development
Music
The theme song was composed by Thomas Chase Jones, who also composed the rest of the series music. The first season's theme song was accompanied by opera-like singers Molly Pasutti and Agostino Castagnola, while the second season's revamp had a hip-hop rap performed by Bootsy Collins.
Opening theme lyrics
Episodes
Cast
- Charlie Schlatter as Ace Bunny
- Jason Marsden as Danger Duck
- Jessica DiCicco as Lexi Bunny
- Kevin Michael Richardson as Tech E. Coyote and Slam Tasmanian
- Rob Paulsen as Rev Runner
- Candi Milo as Zadavia
Release
- United States: September 17, 2005 on The WB
Promotion
Posters
Legacy
Sam Register, who later became the Warner Bros. executive vice president of creative affairs in 2008, cited this series' character designs as "a reminder of what not to do".[1]
It served as the last Looney Tunes television series to premiere in the 2000s, with the franchise having no new productions until The Looney Tunes Show, which began airing in Cartoon Network in 2011.
Ace would make a brief cameo in the New Looney Tunes episode "One Carroter in Search of an Artist", in which his design appears when Bugs Bunny tells the artist to fix up his appearance.
In the Animaniacs reboot episode "Suffragette City", the Loonatics make a small appearance during a rally, to which Dot refers them as "whatever these guys are".
In popular culture
Teen Titans Go!
- Main article: Teen Titans Go!
- "Huggbees:" When Raven questions a reboot occurring at the Warner Bros. studio, a poster of the series is shown accompanied by a stock scream. Starfire also finds a reel with a picture of Loonatics Unleashed, which she throws away.
- "Unleashed:" The series' questionable choices are poked fun at when Raven's father, Trigon, buys Acmetropolis so that he can profit from it, which he does so by firing another meteor at the planet/city, but it lands directly on the Loonatics and kills them, leaving the pace undefended. To protect his investment, he sends the other Teen Titans to Acmetropolis to take their place, but they only cause more destruction.
