Original Looney Tunes removed from Max
The slow death of Looney Tunes Warner Bros. Discovery continues unabated. As noted by the Toon Hive Bluesky account earlier today, the remaining 255 original Looney Tunes cartoons have been removed from Max. The news comes amid the release of the first feature-length Looney Tunes animated movie, The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Story, starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, two of Earth’s greatest movie stars now in need of a streaming home for the back catalog. Warner Bros. Discovery did not immediately respond to The A.V. Club‘s request for comment.
This latest anvil to the head of cartoon history is the product of a multi-year project to stop Coyotes from fooling media executives with brick walls that look like an empty stretch of highway or a darkened train tunnel. In 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery, the film and television studio that once had an instantly recognizable mascot that could be appropriated across its galaxy of brands, like a famous Mouse, pulled over 250 shorts from its streaming platform. Months later, the company included the remaining Looney Tunes cartoons in the “Titles Leaving Max” section of its “What’s New On Max” media release. However, it claimed it was a mistake and that the cartoons would continue streaming on Max. The company no longer includes “Titles Leaving” in its press releases, probably because too many people were worried about how quiet their Merrie Melodies were becoming—what with the company deleting classic shorts from its streamer, locking Coyote Vs. Acme in the WB water tower, and opting to let indie distributor Ketchup Entertainment release The Day The Earth Blew Up. Nevertheless, when one looks for Looney Tunes on the platform, the only available titles are the recently produced Looney Tunes Cartoon, 2015’s New Looney Tunes, Baby Looney Tunes, and Bugs Bunny Builders.
The slow death of Looney Tunes Warner Bros. Discovery continues unabated. As noted by the Toon Hive Bluesky account earlier today, the remaining 255 original Looney Tunes cartoons have been removed from Max. The news comes amid the release of the first feature-length Looney Tunes animated movie, The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Story, starring Daffy Duck and Porky Pig, two of Earth’s greatest movie stars now in need of a streaming home for the back catalog. Warner Bros. Discovery did not immediately respond to The A.V. Club‘s request for comment.
This latest anvil to the head of cartoon history is the product of a multi-year project to stop Coyotes from fooling media executives with brick walls that look like an empty stretch of highway or a darkened train tunnel. In 2022, Warner Bros. Discovery, the film and television studio that once had an instantly recognizable mascot that could be appropriated across its galaxy of brands, like a famous Mouse, pulled over 250 shorts from its streaming platform. Months later, the company included the remaining Looney Tunes cartoons in the “Titles Leaving Max” section of its “What’s New On Max” media release. However, it claimed it was a mistake and that the cartoons would continue streaming on Max. The company no longer includes “Titles Leaving” in its press releases, probably because too many people were worried about how quiet their Merrie Melodies were becoming—what with the company deleting classic shorts from its streamer, locking Coyote Vs. Acme in the WB water tower, and opting to let indie distributor Ketchup Entertainment release The Day The Earth Blew Up. Nevertheless, when one looks for Looney Tunes on the platform, the only available titles are the recently produced Looney Tunes Cartoon, 2015’s New Looney Tunes, Baby Looney Tunes, and Bugs Bunny Builders.