Looney Tunes

Looney Tunes is the collective title for a series of theatrical shorts, originally produced by Leon Schlesinger for Warner Brothers, which first appeared in 1930. Schlesinger sold his assets to Warner Brothers in 1944, and the studio thus became sole owner of Bugs Bunny], Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, and other characters The blanket term is often used to encompany the related series, Merrie Melodies, which shared the same artistic team and pool of characters, and more recently, many productions involving the characters.

Muppet Mentions
Looney Tunes #47, the December 1998 issue of the comic book series published by DC Comics, included an 8-page story called "Puppet Regime." The plot involved Daffy Duck's jealousy over the fact that he's not been cast in the new children's film Cuddly Buddies- The Movie. The film stars spoof versions of various children's TV icons, most notably Barney the dinosaur, but also Bananas in Pajamas and, in a two page section, Sesame Street. The street, renamed ABC Sunflower Street, is populated by a collection of "Schmuppets," including a purple Big Bird analogue, an orange Kermit the Frog spoof (whose eye pupils change into different punctuation marks, according to mood), a purple Oscar the Grouch, and a cheerful green monster combining aspects of Elmo and Grover. The scheming Daffy, posing as a health inspector, sucks up the whole bunch into a vacuum cleaner, prompting "Kermit" to shout, "It's not easy being cle-e-a-an!" The collective puppets get their revenge in the tale's final panel.

Appearances

 * Bugs Bunny and DaffY Duck appeared in Cartoon All-Stars to the Rescue, with members of the Muppet Babies and other characters.
 * Bugs appeared in an anti-litter music video which aired on Sesame Street.

Connections

 * Bob Bergen is the official voice of Porky Pig and others.
 * Bruce Lanoil puppeteered Daffy Duck in green-screen shots and voiced Pepe LePew in the film Looney Tunes: Back in Action.