Loonatics Unleashed
Loonatics Unleashed is an American superhero animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran on Kids' WB for two seasons from 2005 to 2007 in the United States.
| Loonatics Unleashed | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Comedy-drama Action-adventure Superhero Post-apocalyptic Science fiction |
| Based on | Looney Tunes created by Warner Bros. |
| Developed by | Christian Tremblay Yvon Tremblay |
| Starring | Charlie Schlatter Jessica DiCicco Jason Marsden Rob Paulsen Kevin Michael Richardson Candi Milo |
| Narrated by | Candi Milo |
| Composer | Thomas Chase Jones |
| Country of origin | United States |
| No. of seasons | 2 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer | Sander Schwartz |
| Producers | Ron Myrick Miguel Gaban |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company | Warner Bros. Animation |
| Original release | |
| Network | The WB (2005–2006) The CW (2006–2007) |
| Release | September 17, 2005 – May 5, 2007 |
| Related | |
| Duck Dodgers (2003–2005) The Looney Tunes Show (2011–2014) | |
The series was based/inspired on the Looney Tunes cartoon characters, with the series described by Warner Bros. as an "action-comedy". Loonatics Unleashed is meant to be a mixture of the Looney Tunes shorts' irreverent style of humor and a modern action animated series, with the characters designed in a more action cartoon-inspired style. Unlike previous Looney Tunes-related shows, Loonatics Unleashed has a darker tone and takes place in a post-apocalyptic setting. It follows multiple minor story arcs. The serial format was a great departure from the original source material.
The initial concept designs were met with a huge wave of criticism among fans and there were petitions to have the designs changed. Sam Register, who became WB's executive vice president of creative affairs in 2008, considers the character designs "a reminder of what not to do".
This serves as the final series of the Looney Tunes TV franchise to premiere in the 2000s decade. After Loonatics Unleashed ended, the franchise would go on hiatus until the release of The Looney Tunes Show on Cartoon Network, four years later.