This year marks the 30th anniversary of Tiny Toon Adventures' debut on Fox. What better way to mark the occasion, then, by announcing that the beloved denizens of Acme Acres are finally returning.
Image courtesy of Warner Bros. & Variety.
Yes, Buster, Babs, and the gang will return in Tiny Toons Looniversity, which is ticketed, of course, for HBO Max, which, I think, has the rights to the original series. Steven Spielberg has already signed on as executive producer. With another Spielberg series, Animaniacs, set to return next month on Hulu, all that's needed now is to bring back Freakazoid!, and 90's toon fanatics would be in hog heaven. Personally, I'd be happy if they spun off Toby Danger, the back-up feature from Freakazoid! that parodied Jonny Quest long before The Venture Brothers, and let it stand on its own, but that's me.
To paraphrase Stephen King, sometimes, they all come back. Eventually.
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Re: Toby Danger: a second Toby Danger pilot script was penned by John P. McCann, but it was never made. Titled "Danger on Ice", it involved Dr. Danger battling crabs who had mutated to giant size (due to cruise ship fuel and jettisoned low-salt meals in the water) in Alaska. The script had many jokes about Danger lecturing Toby about the importance of preserving the balance of nature, while simultaneously mirthfully destroying the environment with his gadgets and plans.
As for this latest reboot announcement, I don't know what to do think about it. I really don't know what else WB can do with the Tiny Toons, especially now that the Looney Tunes have current ongoing projects. I'd personally rather get more Looney Tunes stuff than another Tiny Toons series, especially if said projects continue in the vein of Looney Tunes Cartoons (of which we'll hopefully getting more episodes on HBO Max soon).
Speaking of, if this new Tiny Toons gives Plucky Duck a makeover changing him to a manic character more in line with the classic insane Daffy that's thankfully made his return, I just might be able to get on board with this. Maybe.
Not much has been said to this point. They do have to replace a couple of the original cast (Don Messick & Joe Alaskey, of course, have passed on since the series ended), though.
Now if only they would bring the original Teen Titans back.
That's been teased at least, and you have to hope they'll follow through, but they're afraid of confusing the kiddo's who've bought into Teen Titans Go!....
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