Of Course You Realize THIS Means Podcast - A Looney Tunes Discussion

It's a GOOD time to be a Looney Tunes fan!
First up, we have official word that The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (No longer Bubble Brains) will be the FIRST Fully Animated Theatrical Feature Length Film and it only took them 93 years! :D
THE DAY THE EARTH BLEW UP! 
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Next Up, Daffy in Wackyland, the FIRST EVER Stop Motion-Animated Short for Looney Tunes had it's Los Angeles Debut at the Animation is Film Festival with producer Alex Kirwan and Director Max Winston in attendance! (Interview and review coming soon.)
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"How many characters does he got in there?"
Tiny Toon-A-Palooza Continues with Emmy Nominated Actor David Errigo Jr. who provides a voice for Plucky and Hamton Pig in Tiny Toons Looniversity!)
Episodes Discussed:
Soufflé, Girl Hey.
Extra, So Extra
Mandela Effects GALORE!
Is it How I Spent my Vacation or How I spent my Summer Vacation?
What Course would David sign up for at ACME LU?
And so many more answers!
All this and more in this week's episode so Of Course You Realize It Must Be Podcast!
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On this special episode of the Podcast, comedian, writer and voice actor, Ashleigh Hairston drops in to talk about her latest role as Babs Bunny in Tiny Toons Looniversity!
 
Episodes Discussed:
Freshman Orientoontion
Give Pizza A Chance
The Show Must Hop On
Films Discussed:
What's Up Doc? (1972) Dir. Peter Bogdanovich
Who did Ashleigh originally audition for?
What is Babs Bunny's favorite Childhood game?
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On this week's podcast, seasoned animator for both Disney and Warner Bros. Robert Griggs!! We chat about the history and inspiration of The Looney Tunes franchise and which director's inspired him the most with this retro take!
Scotch & Soda: Men's and Women's Apparel Inspired By The Free Spirit of Amsterdam - Championing Individuality, Authenticity and The Power of Self-Expression Through Unique Designs 
Shorts Discussed:
Daffy Magician Vingette #3 - Vintage Porkys
Pain Rent (2023)
Boarding Games (2023)
Poolside Pest (2023)
Kitty Krashers (2023)
Elmer's Candid Camera (1940)
Check out some storyboards below from those shorts above.
 
 
Robert also did the Monster designs for the intro to this Halloween Spectacular last year! This is his favorite bugs drawing to date.
He also crafted this poster for the title card during Boarding Games (2023)
And he's the one behind these poster designs!
 
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On this week's podcast, producer Brendan Hay sits down with me to discuss the inspirations behind the NEW prequel series, Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai! We chat about Bob Clampett's Falling Hare (1943) and Pete Browngartd's High Speed Hare (2021) as well as other pop culture Gremlins like the one in Nightmare at 20,000 Feet and more!
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How did this series come to be?
What was the secret backstory to Elle's parent's tragic death that was too disturbing for Amblin? 
Have you ever eaten chocolate dipped carrots?
Will there be a Season 2? And MUCH MORE!
Gremlin spotted at Midsummer Scream: 
Gremlins: Secrets of the Mogwai is now available on Amazon as well as streaming on Max! I can't recommend this show enough for both Horror fans as well as Gremlins fans.
 
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The Instagram Reached 10K followers! Thank you all who follow the show!
This week's episode is all about the expansion of the Looniverse that was previewed during SDCC 2023! The Podcast was invited to the Indigo Ballroom where TWO FULL episodes of the new Tiny Toons Reboot, played for a very receptive audience!
BuzzNav joins the show to break it all down and thankfully he experienced many of the same amazing things I did involving these cherished characters.
The Tiny Toons Theme dropped online for all to see and it was glorious!! I equate it to the opening of Jurassic World!
 
The surprise here is that the classic Looney roster will directly effect the plot of these Toony Adventures around Campus!
Jeff Bergman who voices Foghorn Leghorn held his own panel on Sunday where he revealed he's dropping his own docuseries about the life of Mel Blanc and his legacy with the Looney Tunes!
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On this week's podcast, Mike Manolo returns to watch some brand promotions with The Looney Tunes dating all the way back to the 50's!
During the Bugs Bunny Show, subsequently retitled, The Bugs Bunny and Road Runner Show; then finally The Bugs Bunny and Tweety Show, brand commercials were created to advertise Tang, Alphabits and Koo-laid to kids!
Surprisingly these commercials are very well done, due a large part to the fact that Friz Freleng, Chuck Jones, Robert McKimsom and even Tex Avery returned to work on them! 
And of course Mel Blanc was there to provide those familiar voices.
NEWS ACROSS THE LOONIVERSE:
The award winning concert that was supposed to premier in Los Angeles in the new Peacock Theater has now been POSTPONED! We do not know when this will be resolved, but keep it right here for updates!
The Tiny Toons Looniversity Panel has been transformed to just a screening at SDCC this year. We were supposed to have all of the newly announced cast take the stage, but now it'll just be a screening of the episodes. While we are bummed, we understand the reasoning and our hearts are with those SAG-AFTRA Members who worked on the show and are currently striking.
The series is produced by Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Animation. 
GAY PUR-EE (1962) Dir. Abe Levitow Written by Dorothy Jones and Chuck Jones
This release is set to include 3 Newly restored Looney Tunes cartoons;
For Scent-imental Reasons, French Rarebit and Louvre Come Back. Two of those are Pepe LePew cartoons!
THIS MEANS PROMOS:
From line-dancing to LeAnn Rimes to sporting the latest flip phone in 2003, the Looney Tunes have sure made their way around the Brand Marketplace as promotion artists. The voice talent included Joe Alaskey, Mel Blanc, Jeff Bergman, Greg Burson and even Mel's son, Noel Blanc during these years of endorsment.
From TARGET to WAL-MART and from KOOL-AID to TANG, the Looney Tunes sure could sell product. Something Dan Romanelli taught us a few years back when we was first on and sold carrot cake baked goods with Bugs' famous namesake.
If you haven't seen these commercials, you're in luck! They're all on youtube and surprisingly in good quality! I highly recommend checking them out when you can.
Something else they did surprisingly well was mix live action elements alongside the cartoon characters interacting with them. The techniques seen on display above helped filmmakers Robert Zemeckis and Steven Spielberg when they made Who Framed Roger Rabbit (1988).
Many of the commercials spoken about during this episode stemmed from The promotions in between the cartoons of The Bugs Bunny Show (1959-1969)
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On this week's podcast, I review the latest Looney Tunes feature film, Taz: Quest for Burger with Taz himself!! I also rundown, the latest news from the month of June in the Looniverse!! And believe me, it's more than you think!
Taz: Quest for Burger is a delightful film aimed at a younger audience, but is the character of TAZ still intact? I get into all fo that in the show so be sure to listen and watch Taz: Quest for Burger now available on VOD!
VUDU
Looney Tunes News:
The Voice Cast for Tiny Toons Looniversity has been revealed as well as character bios!
Check out the show when it drops on Max this Fall!
GIVEAWAY ALERT!!
We just passed 5K on Instagram so we are giving away a New Era Bugs Bunny Ballcap to one lucky winner! Check the link to see how to enter!
We also got word recently that Tazmania will be airing for the first time ever on Cartoon Network on Saturday Mornings this month! Check local listing for times and availability. 
 
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