Baby Looney Tunes


Baby Looney Tunes is a animated television series depicting toddler and preschool versions of Looney Tunes characters. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Like the mid-1980s hit Muppet Babies, the Looney Tunes babies lived in a nursery — in this series, run by Granny rather than "Nanny" — and acted out stories fueled by their imaginations.
The show premiered as a full series on June 3, 2001, and returned to WB stations usually before or after the Kids' WB block from 2001 to 2003 and continued to air on Cartoon Network from 2004 to 2006 and when the series ended on October 16, 2006, it began airing reruns from 2006–2010. 53 episodes were produced. The show is the first preschool animated series from Warner Bros. Animation.
In 2003, a series of direct-to-video puppet films were produced to cash-in on Baby Einstein. The films were aimed at infants and toddlers. Two films were released: Baby Looney Tunes: Musical Adventures and Baby Looney Tunes: Backyard Adventures. The films featured the same voice cast as the TV series. The films were never released on DVD. However, Baby Looney Tunes: Musical Adventures is currently available on HBO Max.

Episodes

Characters

Main

Several other Looney Tunes characters have made cameos over the course of the show's run, mainly as guest spots or during songs. Baby Prissy, Baby Marc Antony, and Baby Penelope appear in the songs, “Down By The Cage”, “Paws and Feathers”, and “Vive Le Pew", respectively. Baby Marvin, Baby Elmer, Baby Instant Martians, Baby Gossamer, and Baby Foghorn appear in “War Of The Weirds”, “Bully For Bugs”, “A Mid-Autumn Night’s Scream”, “Stop and Smell Up the Flowers“, and "Cock A Doodle Do It!", respectively. Baby Wile E. and Baby Road Runner appear in multiple songs, as do Baby Pepe, Baby Porky, and Baby Sam.

Production

In 1997, Warner Bros. Animation announced a new show. It was originally under the working title Lil' Looney Critters, but in April 1999, they changed the name to Baby Looney Tunes. In January 2001, they ended production and the pilot aired on June 3, 2001. They restarted production 5 days later and re-ended production; and the show started as a full series on July 28, 2001.

Music

Underscoring for the series was written by veteran animation composers and . They were nominated for a Daytime Emmy in 2006. They also composed the score for the Easter movie, Baby Looney Tunes' Eggs-traordinary Adventure, writing the music and lyrics for the featured songs.

Home media

has released 15 of the 53 episodes of Baby Looney Tunes, including the DVD of the only Baby Looney Tunes movie: Eggs-traordinary Adventure.
DVD NameEp #Release DateSpecial Features
Eggs-traordinary Adventure3May 25, 2004
  • 2 bonus episodes
  • 2 music videos
  • Granny's Activity Day Challenge
4 Kid Favorites: Baby Looney Tunes12January 17, 2012
  • Menu Challenge: Baby Trivia
  • Menu Challenge: What's That Sound?
    • In the United Kingdom, 4 volumes were released on DVD from July 15, 2013. Each disc contains 4 half-hour episodes.
    DVD NameEpisodes listedRelease Date
    Baby Bugs Bunny
    • "Bruce Bunny / Leader of the Pack"
    • "Flower Power / Lightning Bugs Sylvester"
    • "By No, No, No! / I Strain"
    • "The Sandman Is Coming / Some Assembly Required"
    		July 15, 2013
    Baby Taz
  • "The Creature from the Chocolate Chip / Card Bored Box"
  • "School Daze / Things That Go Bugs in the Night"
  • "Taz in Toyland / A Secret Tweet"
  • "Comfort Level / Like a Duck to Water"
    		• July 15, 2013
    Baby Sylvester
  • "Mr. McStuffles / Picture This!"
  • "Hair Cut-Ups / A Clean Sweep"
  • "Daffy Did It! / The Pig Who Cried Wolf"
  • "New Cat in Town / Magic of Spring"
    		• July 15, 2013
    Baby Tweety
  • "All Washed Up / Did Not! Did Too!"
  • "Tea and Basketball / Taz You Like It"
  • "Band Together / War of the Weirds"
  • "The Harder They Fall / Business as Unusual"
    		• July 15, 2013