# Bug's Bunny gets a new "hip" look?? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [February 17, 2005, 12:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447 "2005-02-17T00:08:28Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![aegypt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@aegypt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aegypt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 7:36am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/21 "2005-02-17T07:36:41Z")
I feel we should rastafy him by ten percent. ---
**Author:** ![Ranchoth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ranchoth/32/1066_2.png) [@Ranchoth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ranchoth)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 7:45am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/22 "2005-02-17T07:45:50Z")
WB’s _Loonatics_: Kinda like anime, but without the killing, sex, story arcs, or curious religious symbolism! Who wants to bet that this ain’t going to last too long? ---
**Author:** ![Scissorjack](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/c67d28/32.png) [@Scissorjack](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Scissorjack)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 8:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/23 "2005-02-17T08:24:57Z")
Anybody else thinking “Poochie”? ---
**Author:** ![Othersider](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/o/cab0a1/32.png) [@Othersider](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Othersider)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 8:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/24 "2005-02-17T08:37:32Z")
> [@Case Sensitive](#): > > Anybody else thinking “Poochie”? Adding a new character is a desperate attempt to boost low ratings! Oh, hi Roy. ---
**Author:** ![RumMunkey](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b19c9b/32.png) [@RumMunkey](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RumMunkey)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/25 "2005-02-17T12:13:39Z")
Why in holy hell is Bugs black and yellow now?? ---
**Author:** ![Harborwolf](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/c89c15/32.png) [@Harborwolf](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Harborwolf)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 12:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/26 "2005-02-17T12:14:53Z")
I wonder if the new XTREME Daffy Duck - probably Deadly Duck now or some crap like that - will be a descendant of Duck Dodgers of the 24th and a half century. ---
**Author:** ![aegypt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/76d3ee/32.png) [@aegypt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aegypt)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 1:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/27 "2005-02-17T13:21:54Z")
> [@Case Sensitive](#): > > Anybody else thinking “Poochie”? Heh, did nobody notice the Poochie quote above? Say it ain’t so. ---
**Author:** ![Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/6f9a4e/32.png) [@Hey\_It\_s\_That\_Guy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hey_It_s_That_Guy)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 1:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/28 "2005-02-17T13:58:14Z")
I love this new Buzz Bunny! He’s totally in my face, with 50% more proactivity! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Carnage](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/max_carnage/32/12775_2.png) [@Max\_Carnage](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Carnage)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 2:10pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/29 "2005-02-17T14:10:42Z")
For some reason he reminds me of [this rabbit.](http://www.bunnybread.net/Coloring.html) ---
**Author:** ![ddgryphon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/8c91f0/32.png) [@ddgryphon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/ddgryphon)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 2:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/30 "2005-02-17T14:16:58Z")
Well, I understand it really isn’t our Buggs, but still, he suffers from the same malady many modern cartoon characters do: bad design or Ugly design. In layman’s terms he’s just Fugly. Oh, well, I’m sure the rest of the cast will be equally repulsive to look at. ---
**Author:** ![BrotherCadfael](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/977dab/32.png) [@BrotherCadfael](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BrotherCadfael)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 2:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/31 "2005-02-17T14:31:25Z")
_Tiny Toon Adventures_ was made by someone who loved the originals, and it showed. This piece of crap looks like it was made by someone who just wanted to cash in. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 2:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/32 "2005-02-17T14:35:07Z")
Check the link to Jerry Beck’s site in **mobo85’s** post. They have a Loonatics preview poster that shows some of the other characters. ---
**Author:** ![Small\_Clanger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9fc348/32.png) [@Small\_Clanger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Small_Clanger)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 2:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/33 "2005-02-17T14:43:49Z")
> [@aegypt](#): > > Heh, did nobody notice the Poochie quote above? > > Say it ain’t so. It ain’t so. Some of us got it. Waiting for Loony Tunes – Worst. Episode. Ever. ---
**Author:** ![dotchan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9d8465/32.png) [@dotchan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/dotchan)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 8:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/34 "2005-02-17T20:39:39Z")
Hear that whirring sound? It’s Mel Blanc turning over in his grave. :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: :mad: A “hipper” Bugs to appeal to the younger generation, my ass. My brother, who otherwise thinks I’m a total weirdo dork, loves the old school Looney Tunes that I taped for myself way back when they were still showing on Saturday mornings. ---
**Author:** ![rjung](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/45deac/32.png) [@rjung](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/rjung)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 8:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/35 "2005-02-17T20:40:34Z")
> [@Nonsuch](#): > > Check the link to Jerry Beck’s site in **mobo85’s** post. They have a Loonatics preview poster that shows some of the other characters. [Link here.](http://www.post-gazette.com/popup.asp?img=http://www.post-gazette.com/images3/wb_loonaticsposter_350.jpg) Ye gods, these characters were definitely designed by a committee. You can just _hear_ the “artists” running down their market-researched-checklist-of-kewl-character-elements as they drew these critters… ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 9:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/36 "2005-02-17T21:51:56Z")
> [@Daniel](#): > > It’s not unheard of. I don’t think Tiny Toons did the original characters any favors; but lately, just about every old cartoon has an updated look to it. He-Man, most notably, but also Transformers and Ninja Turtles. Heck, Disney even aged Huey Dewey and Louie for a recent (failed) Donald-centered cartoon. The version of TMNT currently on Fox is much closer to the comics than the first cartoon series was. The turtles and their world were changed for the first cartoon (a lot more comedy, the Shredder was made into a standard cartoon bad guy, etc). Re Tiny Toons I agree with **Brother Cadafel**. Besides that, I can only think of one way in which any of the original Loony Tunes was changed in that series. There was an episode in which Wile E Coyote (super genius) speaks for most of the cartoon. I never got the impression that Speilberg said ‘This sounds like fun, and I have enough money and influence to make it happen.’ Re Baby Loony Tunes A crappy attempt to make more money. It ripped off the Muppet Babies, but not any of the parts that made the show fun or memorable. Re Loonatics The articles admit ‘We did this to make money’. The show will be put together based on focus groups. Episodes will be made using a checklist. It will suck. I know that corporations exist to make a profit. But, good products start with ‘Ya know what would be fun?’ or ‘I have a really cool idea!’ not ‘How can we reposition ourselves and change our brand image with the target demographic in order to increase market share and reduce third quarter losses?’ It ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 9:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/37 "2005-02-17T21:58:52Z")
:smack: That should of course be “I got the impression” ---
**Author:** ![mobo85](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/b19c9b/32.png) [@mobo85](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mobo85)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 10:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/38 "2005-02-17T22:01:19Z")
> [@DocCathode](#): > > I agree with **Brother Cadafel**. Besides that, I can only think of one way in which any of the original Loony Tunes was changed in that series. There was an episode in which Wile E Coyote (super genius) speaks for most of the cartoon. I never got the impression that Speilberg said ‘This sounds like fun, and I have enough money and influence to make it happen.’ Wile E. often did speak in non-Road Runner cartoons. He and Bugs Bunny would converse as Wile E. was planning to outwit Bugs. In fact, it was Wile E. himself who gave himself the title “Wile E. Coyote, _Su_per Genius.” When chasing the Road Runner, Wile E. only talked in signs. (“In heaven’s name, what am I doing?”) ---
**Author:** ![DocCathode](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/doccathode/32/18773_2.png) [@DocCathode](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DocCathode)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 10:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/39 "2005-02-17T22:14:16Z")
**Mobo85** How in tarnation could I have forgotten that? I sit corrected. So **Daniel** Just how did the Tiny Toons damage the Looney Tunes? ---
**Author:** ![pinkfreud](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pinkfreud/32/17603_2.png) [@pinkfreud](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pinkfreud)\ **Post date:** [February 17, 2005, 10:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447/40 "2005-02-17T22:30:51Z")
Want to bet that we’ll be told that these new characters have “attitude?” As if the original Bugs, Daffy, et al. didn’t have “attitude.” Feh. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447.md?page=1) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/bugs-bunny-gets-a-new-hip-look/290447.md?page=3)