Tiny Toons are back! (Did that *really* need an exclamation mark?)

It’s time to go back to Looniversity

Listen here kids. Let me tell you a tale from when I was a young lad. There was a new cartoon show called Tiny Toons. It was produced by Steven Spielberg and was a reworking of the Looney Tunes characters we’ve all seen and loved. Instead of Bugs Bunny, there was now a boy and girl bunny (Buster and Babs), and there was a Tasmanian Devil, and lots of other similar characters. But the original Looney Tunes characters were in this too. They taught the new characters at ACME Looniversity. I guess they all now have tenure.

Tiny Toons was a big deal. It launched and, well, it was okay. It aired in the afternoons and we all watched it until we just didn’t anymore.

But then a few years later, the same people who did Tiny Toons did a way better cartoon called Animaniacs. And we loved it. It ran for years and when a reboot was announced, the internet erupted with enthusiasm.

Here’s the thing, Junior. Yesterday a reboot was announced for Tiny Toons. And nobody even mentioned it.

Darryl Frank and Justin Falvey, Co-Presidents, Amblin Television said: "These smart, hilarious and cheeky characters have left an indelible impression on the childhoods of so many. We're thrilled to be able to continue our relationship with Warner Bros. Animation, HBO Max, and Cartoon Network to reimagine the Tiny Toons for new audiences, and we know that fans of the original series will be just as excited to share the show with their children as they will be to revisit a childhood favorite."

They really know how to sell it.

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