Looney Toons

[Lord Snow]

I just got the first two volumes of Looney Toons the Golden Collection and I must say they are as hilarious as when they first came out. I just hope I'm not the only one out there that still loves them. If you're a fan I highly recommend this set of episodes.

[ghost13]

=) I love all cartoons, but Looney Toons will always have a spot in my heart. Bugs, Dafyy, Tweety, Sylvester... I've been on a first name basis with those guys since I was just a little tyke... lol I could watch Looney Toons and Tom & Jerry all day long. Smalls minds are easily amused, eh?

ghost

[Lord Snow]

Not small minds, just minds that enjoy going back to a simpler time. When I was growing up I'd run into my Dad's room (divorced parents) wake him so I could sit in his lap with my cereal and we'd both watch cartoons.

[dicksbro]

I loved the ol' Looney Toons, too. :thumbs: I think a lot of the new cartoons are almost too serious. Looney Toons let you escape into a happier state. ;)

[gekkogecko]

C'mon, we all know that Daffy duck is Bugs Bunny's bitch.

[Lord Snow]

Well DUH!

[mercifulangel]

and here i thought he was hot for elmer fudd

[Oldfart]

He can't have both?

Marvin rules.

[Lord Snow]

My Dad has Marvin the Martian slippers. He's in his mid forties. I've always been a fan of Sylvester and Tweety myself.

[ghost13]

=) I don't really have any favorites, but I do love to watch Wile E. Coyote and the Roadrunner especially... He's a very persistent dude, that Wile E. lol

ghost

[ShadowDancer]

It was one thing I loved about having Satellite tv when we lived at my step-mom's...there was a cartoon channel that only showed older cartoons. My son (who at the time was 3 going on 4--he's 5 now) LOVED that channel. We kept the tv on there so when he turned it on, he could watch cartoons w/o having to watch the crap they call cartoons today. He got all the originals--justice league, smurfs, snorks, etc...it wasn't the "Boomerang" channel, but something similar.

[pinkFlames]

Roadrunner was my hero.

[jseal]

Wile E. Coyote & Road Runner were great!

[Lord Snow]

There is still just something about "I thought I saw a putty tat. I did I did tee a putty tat!" and watching the little old lady beat the hell out Sylvester. Course, I also like watching the little brown puppy scare the crap out of Clyde the yellow cat.

[scotzoidman]

A man after my own heart. Loved the "Toons" as a kid, rediscovered the early classics in a movie re-release back in the 70's, & when I got my first VCR in the 80's, I started my own collection from the afternoon show that used to be on. Then WB realized they were letting peeps browse their goldmine for free, & took back control of them. Then the Saturday morning shows got neutered because of the politically incorrect material (like the "free beer" sign in "One Froggy Evening," or any reference to Speedy Gonzales), & collecting the toons just wasn't as much fun anymore. But as much as they emasculated them, they can never take away the fun or the lunatic genius of the Masters, Freling, Jones, McKimson, Clampett, or Avery. A great example of how talent can flourish when the artists refuse to let the Suits tell them what to do (or not do; "Bully for Bugs" came about just because the boss told Chuck Jones "no bullfight cartoons!")

BTW, I think the cat's name was "Claude" (getit? "clawed"? nevermind...) Another mostly forgotten character was Charlie the dog, always trying to impose himself on a new master, or Ralph Phillips, the daydreaming boy..."Dr. LivingSon, I presume?"...

[jay-t]

Yosemite Sam is one of my favorites along with Marvin the Martian,but Tom and Jerry are the best.My grand daughter(she's 4) and I watch them almost every day.

[Lord Snow]

Scotz, you might be right on the name. I also miss the one with the little yellow yappy dog following the big greay bull dog. "mnah shaddup!" *smack*. You're also right about the politically correct b/s. The great thing about the old cartoons is it was no holds barred. The kids enjoyed them because they were funny and simple, the adults enjoyed them because they made light of what was wrong in the world. In essence it made them laugh at themselves. That and because they were simple. Speedy was another great character. Andole Andole Ariba! (sp?)

[scotzoidman]

File this under "Didja Know?"

Speedy Gonzales first appeared (sans sombrero) in "Cannery Woe", along with the two cats, Lenny & George, characters lifted straight out of "Of Mice & Men"..."George, why did you hit yourself in the head?" Later "George" would be replaced by Sylvester, but Lenny would continue to call him George anyway.

[Lord Snow]

Scotz, I'm a cartoon lover beyond belief. I even still have a poster of Bugs and Taz on my wall. You know way to much about Looney Toons. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a therapy for you. LOL.

[shadowsfate]

Unfortunately, I don't think there is a therapy for you. LOL.

Just my opinion, but I think Looney Tunes qualifies for therapy from dealing with the rest of the "normal" world :roflmao:

[Lord Snow]

I must admit you have a point there Shadows. Does that mean the same in reverse? The real world is therapy from looney tunes?

[shadowsfate]

I must admit you have a point there Shadows. Does that mean the same in reverse? The real world is therapy from looney tunes?

Perhaps, but I much prefer the therapy of Looney Tunes :beep, beep:

[scotzoidman]

Scotz, I'm a cartoon lover beyond belief. I even still have a poster of Bugs and Taz on my wall. You know way to much about Looney Toons. Unfortunately, I don't think there is a therapy for you. LOL.
Collecting the 'toons was therapy for my OCD, and the perfect salve for my twisted sense of humor. Unfortunately, there came a point when I had nearly all the cartoons on tape, & had memorized most of them; gave me a wonderful way to relate to #1 son, tho.

A lot of the trivia I know I gleaned from a coffee table book on Bugs Bunny, the rest just absorbed from whatever movies, tv shows or articles I managed to see. There's a whole lot of us out there...

*You'rrrre dithpicable... & furthermore, you're impeccable*

[Lord Snow]

I think just about everyone has some for of OCD. I know I do. I hate not having everything where I put them and how I put them. However, instead of memorizing cartoons, I memorize movies and books.

Bad ol' putty tat