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Looney Tunes
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- 1930?1969
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- 1987?present
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| 6?10 minutes (one reel)
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Country
| United States
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Looney Tunes
is an
animated sitcom
series produced by
Warner Bros.
It was Warner Bros.' first animated cartoon series, preceding the
Merrie Melodies
series. The name of the series is a variation on
Silly Symphonies
, the name of
Walt Disney
's concurrent series of music-based cartoon shorts. From 1942 until 1969,
Looney Tunes
was the most popular series of cartoon shorts in theaters, even more popular than any Disney films.
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The first
Looney Tunes
cartoon short,
Sinkin' in the Bathtub
, was released in 1930. Since then, the series has become a worldwide franchise. It has been shown on television from the 1960s until the present day. When shown on television, it is changed to get rid of heavy
violence
,
smoking
,
alcohol
, and
racist
stereotypes
, but those parts were put back in on home video releases, but with a warning that the cartoons were made in a different time. There have been several TV series, full-length films, comic books, music albums, video games, and amusement park rides based on these shorts.
The
Looney Tunes
originally showcased Warner-owned musical compositions through the adventures of cartoon characters such as
Bosko
and
Buddy
. Later
Looney Tunes
shorts featured characters who have gone on to become some of the most well-known and popular cartoon characters in history, such as
Bugs Bunny
,
Daffy Duck
,
Porky Pig
,
Elmer Fudd
,
Sylvester the Cat
,
Tweety Bird
,
Marvin the Martian
, the
Tasmanian Devil
,
Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner
,
Foghorn Leghorn
,
Yosemite Sam
,
Pepe Le Pew
,
Speedy Gonzales
, and many others. Many of the characters have made cameo appearances in television shows, films and advertisements.