Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Revival Era, 1979-2000)

Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies (Revival Era, 1979-2000)
A Great Improvement to the Show!
Genre: Comedy Distributed by: DePatie-Freleng Enterprises (1979-1980) Warner Bros. Animation (1987-2000) Starring: Mel Blanc Episodes: 25 shorts Previous show: 1964-1969 era (Seven Arts) Next show: Larry Doyle era (2003-04)

Since 1979 up until 2000, Looney Tunes redeemed itself after the 1962-1969 era, this article will be talking about the shorts from "Bugs Bunny’s Christmas Carol" up until "Little Go Beep".

Shorts

1979

• ”Bugs Bunny’s Christmas Carol” (Freleng; with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester, Tweety, Pepe Lé Pew, and Foghorn Leghorn; part of Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales TV special)
• ”Freeze Flame” (Jones; with Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner; part of Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales TV special)
• ”Fright Before Christmas” (Freleng; with Speedy Gonzales, Bugs Bunny, Clyde Bunny, and Tasmanian Devil; part of Bugs Bunny's Looney Christmas Tales TV special)

1980

• ”The Yolks on You” (Benedict/Chiniquy/Davis/Detiege; with Daffy Duck, Sylvester, and Foghorn Leghorn; part of Daffy Duck's Easter Special TV special)
• ”The Chocolate Chase” (Freleng; with Speedy Gonzales and Daffy Duck, last Daffy and Speedy cartoon as well as the last cartoon directed by Friz Freleng; part of Daffy Duck's Easter Special TV special)
• ”Daffy Flies North” (Benedict/Chiniquy/Davis/Detiege; with Daffy Duck; part of Daffy Duck's Easter Special TV special)
• ” “Portrait of the Artist as a Young Bunny” (Jones/Monroe; with Bugs Bunny, Elmer Fudd, Wile E. Coyote, and Road Runner; part of Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over TV special)
• ” Spaced Out Bunny” (Jones/Monroe; with Bugs Bunny and Marvin The Martian; part of Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over TV special)
• ” Soup or Sonic“ (Jones/Monroe; with Wile. E. Coyote and Road Runner; part of Bugs Bunny's Bustin' Out All Over TV special)
• ” Duck Dodgers and the Return of the 24½th Century” (Jones; with Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers, Porky Pig, Gossamer, and Marvin the Martian; originally planned for a theatrical release, eventually included with the Daffy Duck's Thanks-for-Giving Special TV special)

1987

• ”The Duxorcist” (Ford/Lennon; with Daffy Duck and Mellissa Duck)

1988

• ” The Night of the Living Duck” (Ford/Lennon; with Daffy Duck)

1991

• ”Box Office Bunny” (Van Citters; with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Elmer Fudd)
• ”Porky and Daffy in the William Tell Overture” (Haskett; with Porky Pig and Daffy Duck; part of Bugs Bunny's Overtures to Disaster TV special; eventually reissued as a standalone short in 2006)

1992

• ”Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers” (Ford/Lennon; with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Yosemite Sam)

1994

• ” Chariots of Fur” (Jones; With Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner)

1995

• ”Carrotblanca” (McCarthy/Brandt; with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety, Yosemite Sam, Sylvester, Pepé Le Pew, Porky Pig, Elmer Fudd, and Foghorn Leghorn)
• ”Another Froggy Evening” (Jones; with Michigan J. Frog)

1996

• ”Superior Duck” (Jones; with Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers, Foghorn Leghorn, Tweety, Wile E. Coyote, Road Runner, Tasmanian Devil, Porky Pig as Eager Young Space Cadet, and Marvin the Martian)
• ” Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension” (McCarthy; with Daffy Duck as Duck Dodgers; Marvin the Martian and K-9)

1997

• ”Pullet Surprise” (Van Citters; with Foghorn Leghorn)
• ”(Blooper) Bunny” (Ford/Lennon; with Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Elmer Fudd, and Yosemite Sam; originally produced in 1991)
• ”From Hare To Eternity” (Jones; with Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam)
• ” Father of the Bird” (Fossati; with Sylvester)

2000

• ”Little Go Beep” (Brandt, with Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, last cartoon of this era)

Why This Era Rocks

1. This era is a huge improvement over the late 1962-1969 era.
2. Many classic characters make a comeback after their departure from the Golden age of American animation such as Tweety, Bugs Bunny, Sylvester, Foghorn Leghorn, Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, and others.
3. Many memorable shorts, such as:
   • “Carrotblanca” (the best one of this era)
   • “Invasion of the Bunny Snatchers"
   • “Box Office Bunny”
   • "Little Go Beep" (also the best one)
4. The shorts have ideas that have never been done before.
5. Daffy Duck reverted back to his original post-1961-1963 self and remained likeable ever since, (except for “The Chocolate Chase”).
6. Starting with "The Duxorcist", the animation got a slight upgrade in quality (as well as rediscovering the techniques of overlapping action and squash-and-stretch).
7. The shorts started having original music scores again with "Box Office Bunny", after several years of stock music from earlier shorts.
8. New talent of animators, such as Gregg Vanzo, Spike Brandt, Tony Cervone and Jeff Siergey. Brandt later moved on to direct "Little Go-Beep".
9. Like Who Framed Roger Rabbit?, DuckTales and Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures, this era was involved in developing the Renaissance Age of Animation.
10. Characters such as Taz and Speedy Gonzales get a lavish makeover in tribute to the style of Chuck Jones' shorts from the late 40s-early 50s period.
11. Cool Cat and Merlin the Magic Mouse are thankfully nowhere to be seen in this era, though they made cameos in The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries. Also, Daffy Duck is no longer paired with Speedy Gonzales (except for the aformentioned “The Chocolate Chase”).

Bad Qualities

1. There are still some bad shorts such as “The Chocolate Chase” and "Marvin the Martian in the Third Dimension".
   • While it's decent, "Little Go Beep" is fell out-of-place.
2. The animation prior to 1987 is still stiff and bland as it was before, resembling animation from the mid-1950s to the 1960s. Even some of Jones' new team of animators weren't safe from this.
3. The 1979-1980 shorts were fairly decent or mediocre, due to WB following rules made by Moral Guardians.

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