The “Looney Tunes” are back with 2020’s “Looney Tunes Cartoons”, a new series that really captures the look and humour of the 50s theatrical shorts. While it never quite reaches the heights of some of the classic material, this is probably the best “Looney Tunes” material since the 50s.

Get ready to see Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and many others engage get into all sorts of trouble in a wide variety of different scenarios. We see everything from Bugs Bunny teasing Yosemite Sam in a theme park to Daffy Duck and Porky Pig on a treasure hunt. We even get to see Wile E. Coyote is still after the pesky Roadrunner.

It’s great to see the famous faces such as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Tweety and Roadrunner. However, it seems like the makers of this really love all the old Looney Tunes so we also get to see more obscure ones such as Ralph Wolf, Beaky Buzzard and Marvin the Martian. The voice acting is pretty good and everybody sounds just like they should. Visually, the characters look great but the animation is perhaps a little too sharp for my tastes. I like the old style of animation that had imperfections but felt more alive than the digital equivalents of the modern era.

“Looney Tunes Cartoons” is a treat for anybody that was raised on the old “Looney Tunes” shorts. I was surprised by just how violent and insensitive this new show was as I feared the material would be more restrained for modern audiences. The only thing that is frustrating is that Elmer Fudd and Yosemite Sam are apparently not allowed to use their guns. It seems like a stupid rule that the makers have imposed when we see characters use axes, bombs and chainsaws. Still, this show is hilarious and I hope the “Looney Tunes” franchise sticks to doing material like this.