Parents' Guide to

The Looney Tunes Show

By Emily Ashby, Common Sense Media Reviewer

age 8+

Fun remake of classic toon has a more grown-up feel.

TV Cartoon Network Kids' Animation 2011
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age 9+

Based on 17 parent reviews

Lumberjack32
Lumberjack32 Adult
June 15, 2020
age 2+

Cant believe everyone lost there marbles!

Great cartoons to grow up with!
danny800
danny800 Adult
March 30, 2019
age 13+

the looney tunes show is not for little kids

the looney tunes show is rated TVPG and is not for kids because it has some sexual innuendo lola calls bugs a bad boy when bugs and daffy are chained together bugs asks the police officer how do you explain this chain and the police officer says your personal lives are your business yosemite sam says if theres a tie on the door dont come in at all yosemite sam brings his new wife upstairs with him and in the morning bugs is sitting outside the room and you can hear some moans of happiness it turns out yosemite sam was just trying on gloves lola sits on daffys bed in a sexual manner and in one of the merrie melodies yosemite sam runs outside naked and granny sees him and its very vilonte bugs and daffy are in a near death situation where there blindfolded and are about to get shot with guns bugs is tired of not getting any sleep and plans to murder daffy by pushing him off the roof but is stopped before he could do it daffy uses porky as bowling ball to knock down some pins then later hes seen in a wheelchair and daffy pushes him down the lane again daffy thinks porkys a murderer and it looks like porky is stabbing a girl with a knife in eligible bachelors theres guns in semper lie theres machine guns and in the the shell game cecil turtle plans to kill bugs and porky by shooting them with a gun it has some dark humor like daffy asks for a license to kill and it just has more adult situations like having roomates dating using credit cards and going to the DMV with that being said i dont recommend it for anyone under the age of 14

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What's the Story?

THE LOONEY TUNES SHOW follows the escapades of Bugs Bunny (voiced by Jeff Bergman), Daffy Duck (Bergman again), Speedy Gonzales (Fred Armisen), and the rest of the gang as they leave their home in the woods and move to the suburbs. The stories center on the imperfect relationships within the group and the characters' attempts to fit into their new society, as well as the new friendship between housemates Bugs and Daffy. Music videos starring the classic characters, as well as CGI shorts chronicling the longstanding tete-a-tete between Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner, are interspersed throughout the show as well.

Is It Any Good?

Our review:
Parents say (17):
Kids say (75):

This updated series may rub Looney Tunes purists wrong because of the liberties it takes with the characters, whose move to the ‘burbs changes more than just their address. The classically contentious group now reflects the social demands of their more uptight surroundings, and much of the show's humor is drawn from their attempts to relate to each other and adapt to their new environment. In other words, laughs still abound and the characters are still a delight, but this isn't just a touched-up version of the original.

None of this will bother kids, though, since they most likely aren't loyal to a particular version of the characters. But parents might want to give the show at least a cursory glance before giving their kids the go-ahead, since it does have some sexual undertones (busty, scantily clad women and lovestruck characters on the prowl, for instance) that give it a grown-up appeal, and it's impossible to not see sombrero-wearing Speedy Gonzales as a stereotype. Overall, though, the show is light-hearted fun that both parents and kids can enjoy together.

Talk to Your Kids About ...

  • Families can talk about stereotyping. What examples of stereotyping exist in this show? How extreme are they? Do you think they're offensive in any way? Can stereotyping ever be justified?

  • How does this show portray female characters? Do any of them seem strong or independent? What messages do their relationships with male characters send about affection and love? How would this content's impact be different if the characters were human rather than cartoon?

  • How does this take on the Looney Tunes compare to the original? What changes reflect a more modern time? Are any of the changes bad for the characters? In what way has time improved them?

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