![]() The new Looney Tunes isn’t as sharp, but it offers a reasonable approximation of the good stuff. Gags pile on top of gags pile on top of gags, and the incredibly simple stories nonetheless possess real depth. That’s most evident in the slapstick gags - there are so many expressions of funny violence - but the storytelling is also breathless and so, so clever. In every single short, there’s a sense of barely restrained anarchy, of wild and glorious violence about to burst forth from every corner. ![]() Revisiting these cartoons as an adult reveals just how much their sense of humor leached out into the world at large. My favorite character as a kid was probably Bugs Bunny - what kid doesn’t love a wise-cracking protagonist? But I was also fond of more obscure characters, like Marc Antony, the big, gruff dog who falls in love with a tiny kitten in “Feed the Kitty” (my favorite Looney Tune). They were shown on the daily children’s program on one of our local stations in South Dakota, which is how I became familiar with their rhythms, the ways they told stories, the assorted running gags that kept escalating. Emily and Eliza on the eternal appeal of these cartoons Marc Antony the dog kisses his new little kitty friend in the classic 1952 short “Feed the Kitty.” Warner Bros.Įmily: I grew up with Looney Tunes. ![]() The two of us recently hopped on Zoom to chat all things looney, tuney, and marooney. I speak, of course, of Vox’s critic-at-small, Eliza, who is 4.75 years old and known for her hard-hitting insights and trenchant observations on pop culture. ![]() So I thought I would discuss these cartoons with one of my esteemed colleagues who didn’t grow up with the Looney Tunes the way I did. A 39-year-old and a 4.5-year-old talk about Trolls World Tour ![]()
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