An animated series is a set of animated television works with a common title, usually related to one another. These episodes should typically share the same main heroes, some different secondary characters and a basic theme. Series can have either a finite number of episodes like a miniseries , a definite end, or be open-ended, without a predetermined number of episodes. They can be broadcast on television, shown in movie theatres, released on the internet or direct-to-video . Like other creative works, animated series can be of a wide variety of genres and can also have different target audiences : both males and females, both children and adults .
28-516: New Looney Tunes (originally titled Wabbit: A Looney Tunes Production in the United States, and Bugs! in some markets for its first season) is an American animated television series from Warner Bros. Animation based on the characters from Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies . The series debuted on September 21, 2015, on Cartoon Network , and continued with new episodes beginning on October 5, 2015, on Boomerang . Part way through
56-516: A battle of wits with opponents either because they seek to hurt him or have done something to wreck his peaceful life. The first season saw the introduction of a few new characters to the Looney Tunes franchise, many of them being new villains Bugs faces. Among the new characters introduced in this show are: According to Kuska, the focus on new enemies for Bugs to face off against was described as allowing him to do his "best when he's up against
84-518: A child-friendly show, shifted its target group to ages 12 and up, resulting in a darker and more mature storyline. Animated film theatrical series include all early animated series: Animated Weekly (1913), The Newlyweds (1913 — 1915), Travelaughs (1913, 1915 — 1918, 1921 — 1923), Doc Yak (1913 — 1915), Colonel Heeza Liar (1913 — 1917, 1922 — 1924), Kapten Grogg [ sv ] (1916 — 1922), Les Aventures des Pieds Nickelés (1917 — 1918),
112-689: A guest star in the episode "Armageddon Outta Here" and featured his first studio recording since 2008. Wabbit premiered on September 21, 2015, on Cartoon Network and on Boomerang beginning October 5, 2015, then went on hiatus for over a year and return on April 7, 2017. The series premiered on November 2 on Boomerang in Australia and New Zealand and on Boomerang in the United Kingdom and Ireland. It premiered on November 6, 2015, on Teletoon in Canada and debuted on December 19 on Boomerang in
140-598: A local station of a television network broadcasts an animated series as a part of its own programming, the time-slot will vary by region. All early animated television series, the first being Crusader Rabbit (1950 — 1959), are comic cartoon series. However, later series include sports ( Speed Racer , Captain Tsubasa , Slam Dunk ), action ( Hajime no Ippo , G.I. Joe ), science fiction ( Mobile Suit Gundam , Tenchi Muyo ), drama ( Neon Genesis Evangelion ), adventure ( Dragon Ball ), martial arts ( Baki
168-533: A month prior, became supervising producer for the series. The animation was done by Yearim and Rough Draft Studios from South Korea (the latter only working on the first season) and Snipple Animation from the Philippines . The aim of the reboot was for its cartoons to match the tone of the Looney Tunes shorts in their earlier days. This led to the characters returning to their slapstick comedy roots, but with producers seeking to avoid their clichés, such as
196-461: A new, more dissonant , variation of the theme was arranged by William Lava for use with the updated opening sequences for new one-off shorts of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts, starting with Now Hear This before becoming the permanent theme for all cartoons after Warner Bros. Cartoons shut down and Depatie-Freleng Enterprises took over production. In 1967, a remix of the Lava version
224-414: A really good adversary". As a result of the inclusion of new villains, Kuska felt that Elmer Fudd might not be "the man" anymore, having often been a common rival that Bugs fought with in many shorts, despite appearing later on in the series. After the first season ended, the production team decided to expand the focus to other Looney Tunes stars, thus the show was retooled and renamed New Looney Tunes for
252-460: A set time period in "segments", including several such shorts. When advertising is taken into account, the cartoon itself may be only 15 — 20 minutes of the half hour, although Netflix and many other streaming companies do not show commercials. There are also series with a very short episodes lasting approximately five minutes; they have recently become more common in Japanese animation . If
280-519: Is a song written in 1937 by Cliff Friend and Dave Franklin and published by Harms Inc., New York. It is best known as the theme tune for the Looney Tunes cartoon series and Merrie Melodies reissued cartoon series produced by Warner Bros. Cartoons , used from 1937 to 1969. Popular recordings of the song included versions by Shep Fields , Russ Morgan and Eddy Duchin . The original version contains an introductory verse that leads up to
308-491: Is streaming on HBO Max . After The Looney Tunes Show ended production in 2013, concepts for a new show featuring the Looney Tunes began to be discussed. At the time, the idea of a reboot focused mainly on Bugs Bunny emerged, and in March 2014, it was announced that the reboot would be known as Wabbit or Bugs! depending in the region. Sam Register , promoted to president of Warner Bros. Animation and Warner Digital Series
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#1732802232384336-626: Is subtitled, Hare-Raising Tales . The DVD contains the first 26 episodes (52 segments) but is labeled on the side as Season 1 – Part 1 . The DVD contains episodes 23–26 which did not air in the United States until April 7, 2017. Disregarding the show's European name, Wabbit: Season 1 – Part 1 was also released on June 15, 2016, in Australia , and on July 25, 2016, in the United Kingdom . Animated television series Animated television series are presented daily or on certain days of
364-465: The Looney Tunes cartoon short Rover's Rival released October 9, 1937, an adapted instrumental version of the song's main tune became the staple opening and closing credits theme for the Looney Tunes series, most memorably featuring Porky Pig stuttering "Th-th-th-that's all, folks!" over the tune at each cartoon's end. A different vocal version, sung by Mel Blanc (voice of Daffy Duck ),
392-741: The Tom and Jerry cartoon short films released in movie theatres from 1940 to 1967, and many others. Direct-to-video animated series include most Japanese original video animations (OVAs). The first OVA series (and also the first overall OVA) was Dallos (1983 — 1985). Almost all hentai (pornographic) anime series are released as OVAs. Animated web series are designed and produced for streaming services . Examples include Happy Tree Friends (1999 — 2023) and Eddsworld (2003 — present). They can also be released on YouTube , such as Asdfmovie , which debuted in 2008. The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down"
420-795: The anvil gag . The show's production team placed their emphasis on writing original stories, as well as devising "modern heavy objects to cause pain", according to producer Erik Kuska, with each episode featuring a few shorts in which one or a number of characters became caught up in a situation that they would handle in their own personal way. Despite that, some classic objects can occasionally be seen, such as boulders or safes. Similarly, some classic expressions can be heard, such as Bugs forgetting to "make that left turn at Albuquerque ", or uttering "of course you know, this means war". The characters themselves saw some alterations to their appearances, with some also reverting to personality traits they originally had in their earliest appearances. For example, Daffy Duck
448-478: The 1990s, more mature content than those of traditional cartoon series began to appear more widely, extending beyond a primary audience of children. These cartoon series included The Simpsons , South Park , Family Guy , Futurama , The Ren & Stimpy Show , Rocko's Modern Life , Beavis and Butt-Head , King of the Hill , and Duckman . Canadian computer-animated series ReBoot , which began as
476-573: The Boomerang premium subscription service until it shut down in 2024. As of July 4, 2020, the show is available for streaming on Max in the United States. However, a few episodes from seasons 1 and 2 and the entire third season are not yet on the platform. The first half of Season 1 of Wabbit was released onto DVD on April 26, 2016, in the United States . Despite being half of a season, the DVD
504-459: The Grappler ), and other genres. The first animated sitcom was The Flintstones (1960 — 1966), produced by Hanna-Barbera . It was followed by other sitcoms of this studio: Top Cat (1961 — 1962), Jonny Quest (1964 — 1965), The Jetsons (1962 — 1963, 1985, 1987) and Wait Till Your Father Gets Home (1972 — 1974), an adult-oriented animated series in
532-654: The Martian , Witch Hazel , Petunia Pig , and Lola Bunny . Some episodes saw characters operating as a double act (a plot mechanic mainly used for Daffy and Porky, as had been done in the classic shorts). Several supporting, recurring and minor figures from the classic Looney Tunes shorts such as Michigan J. Frog , Sniffles , Hubie and Bertie , the Goofy Gophers , Claude Cat , Marc Antony and Pussyfoot , Cecil Turtle , Gabby Goat , and Blacque Jacque Shellacque also made appearances. Season 3 featured Axl Rose as
560-470: The Middle East and Africa. In India, the series premiered on Pogo TV on December 19, 2015. The series premiered on January 17, 2016, on Cartoon Network Arabic in the Middle East. New episodes began being broadcast on Boomerang, starting April 7, 2017. Season 2 premiered on Boomerang UK on September 4, 2017. The entire first season is available on Netflix in Canada. The show was available on
588-439: The first season, new episodes would premiere on Boomerang's video on demand service before airing on television. On November 24, 2017, the Boomerang streaming service announced that New Looney Tunes would continue into 2017, with the third season being the show's last. The final episodes were released on January 30, 2020. The series was followed by the more traditionally formatted Looney Tunes Cartoons on May 27, 2020, which
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#1732802232384616-538: The main part of the song, as a young man tells of his date with a young woman, in which they go to an amusement park and find time to "spark" while riding the malfunctioning carousel . The name was a play on " breakdown " and the tune is similar to the traditional "Chinese Breakdown" as well as the children's rhyme " Miss Susie had a steamboat ". The tune first appeared in the Merrie Melodies cartoon short Sweet Sioux , released June 26, 1937. Starting with
644-535: The second season and featured a new intro with music based on the classic Looney Tunes theme song, " The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down ". The second season saw the addition of stories centering around Daffy Duck , Porky Pig , Sylvester , Tweety , Granny , Elmer Fudd , Yosemite Sam , Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner , the Tasmanian Devil , Foghorn Leghorn , Speedy Gonzales , Pepé Le Pew , Marvin
672-1046: The style of All in the Family . The Alvin Show from Ross Bagdasarian Sr. and Beany and Cecil from Bob Clampett are also sitcoms. The 1980s and 1990s were a renaissance of the animated children and adult television series. Various broadcast networks and media companies began creating television channels and formats designed specifically for airing cartoon and anime series. Companies that already had these types of formats in place began to revamp their existing models during this time. Most of this animations were American-based or Japanese anime. Listed below are examples of television networks and channels that include animated programs. American British Japanese Canadian Australian Examples of animation-focused networks and channels are listed below; but some of them aired live-action programs occasionally. American South Korean Canadian Japanese During
700-430: The week during a prescribed time slot , including for example saturday-morning cartoons , prime time cartoons , late night anime , and weekday cartoons ; series broadcast only on weekends. The duration of an episode also varies. Traditionally, they are produced as complete half-hour or nearly half-hour programs; however, many are presented as animated shorts of 10 — 11 minutes, which can be combined for filling
728-643: Was heard in Daffy Duck and Egghead , a 1938 entry in the Merrie Melodies series at about five minutes into the cartoon. Daffy also sang a specially-modified version of the song in the 1950 Looney Tunes short Boobs in the Woods . The tune also made appearances in the Merrie Melodies shorts Jungle Jitters (1938) and Aviation Vacation (1941). The Three Stooges recorded a version in 1959 for their musical album The Nonsense Songbook . In 1962
756-422: Was reverted to his original screwball personality from his early shorts. The first season of the show was known as Wabbit and focused on the misadventures of Bugs Bunny , with a supporting cast of Yosemite Sam , Wile E. Coyote and Porky Pig , and cameo appearances by Daffy Duck , Foghorn Leghorn , Elmer Fudd , the Tasmanian Devil and Michigan J. Frog . Like his early shorts, Bugs mostly finds himself in
784-630: Was used in the opening sequences of new Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies shorts. The song is used in the film Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988), an animation/live-action blend based upon the cartoons of the 1940s. "The Merry-Go-Round Broke Down" is performed twice in the film: first by cartoon character Roger Rabbit (voiced by Charles Fleischer ), as he's being assisted by his human partner Eddie Valiant ( Bob Hoskins ) in hiding out from Judge Doom's weasel henchmen and later by Valiant himself in Marvin Acme's gag factory, as he's trying to force
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