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'''''Loonatics Unleashed''''' is an American [[Superhero fiction|superhero]] [[animated television series]] produced by [[Warner Bros. Animation]] that ran on [[Kids' WB]] for two seasons from 2005<ref>{{cite news |author=Gustines |first=George Gene |date=June 6, 2005 |title=It's 2772. Who Loves Ya, Tech E. Coyote? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/06/arts/television/06loon.html |access-date=October 30, 2010 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> to 2007. It also aired on [[Cartoon Network]] internationally (excluding US and Japan). 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.
'''''Loonatics Unleashed''''' is an American [[Superhero fiction|superhero]] [[animated television series]] produced by [[Warner Bros. Animation]] that ran on [[Kids' WB]] for two seasons from 2005<ref>{{cite news |author=Gustines |first=George Gene |date=June 6, 2005 |title=It's 2772. Who Loves Ya, Tech E. Coyote? |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/06/arts/television/06loon.html |access-date=October 30, 2010 |work=[[The New York Times]]}}</ref> to 2007. It also aired on [[Cartoon Network]] internationally (excluding US and Japan). 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.


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==Main characters==
==Main characters==
* Ace Bunny: Descendant of [[Bugs Bunny]]. Before the meteor hit the city, Ace worked as a stunt rabbit in movies.
*Ace Bunny: Descendant of [[Bugs Bunny]]. Before the meteor hit the city, Ace worked as a stunt rabbit in movies.<ref name="LU6: TCC">Loonatics Unleashed Episode 6: The Comet Cometh</ref>
* Lexi Bunny: Descendant of [[Lola Bunny]]. Before the meteor hit the city, Lexi was trying out to become a cheerleader at Acmetropolis University.
*Lexi Bunny: Descendant of [[Lola Bunny]]. Before the meteor hit the city, Lexi was trying out to become a cheerleader at Acmetropolis University.<ref name="LU6: TCC" />
* Danger Duck: Descendant of [[Daffy Duck]]. Before the meteor hit the city, Duck was employed as a pool boy.
*Danger Duck: Descendant of [[Daffy Duck]]. Before the meteor hit the city, Danger was employed as a pool boy.<ref name="LU6: TCC" />
* Slam Tasmanian: Descendant of [[Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|the Tasmanian Devil]]. Before the meteor hit the city, Slam was a fighter in a ring. Due to the nature of his combat, it is implied that he was a pro wrestler in staged fights.
*Slam Tasmanian: Descendant of the [[Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)|Tasmanian Devil]]. Before the meteor hit the city, Slam was a fighter in a ring. Due to the nature of his combat, it is implied that he was a pro wrestler in staged fights.<ref name="LU6: TCC" />
* Tech E. Coyote: Descendant of [[Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner|Wile E. Coyote]]. Before the meteor hit the city, Tech was a college student at the Acme Institute; although it was never explicitly stated, it is implied he was kicked out under the pretense of being "mad" after one of the faculty misused his machine, though, in his defense, he installed the self-destruct button for extra credit.
*Tech E. Coyote: Descendant of [[Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner|Wile E. Coyote]]. Before the meteor hit the city, Tech was a college student at the Acme Institute; although it was never explicitly stated, it is implied he was kicked out under the pretense of being "mad" after one of the faculty misused his machine, though, in his defense, he installed the self-destruct button for extra credit.<ref name="LU6: TCC" />
* Rev Runner: Descendant of [[Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner|Road Runner]]. Before the meteor hit the city, Rev was a delivery boy and invented things.
*Rev Runner: Descendant of [[Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner|Road Runner]]. Before the meteor hit the city, Rev was a delivery boy and invented things.


==Principal voice cast==
==Principal voice cast==
* [[Charlie Schlatter]] – Ace Bunny
*[[Charlie Schlatter]] – Ace Bunny
* [[Jessica DiCicco]] – Lexi Bunny
*[[Jessica DiCicco]] – Lexi Bunny
* [[Jason Marsden]] – Danger Duck
*[[Jason Marsden]] – Danger Duck
* [[Candi Milo]] – Zadavia
*[[Candi Milo]] – Zadavia
* [[Rob Paulsen]] – Rev Runner
*[[Rob Paulsen]] – Rev Runner
* [[Kevin Michael Richardson]] – Slam Tasmanian, Tech E. Coyote
*[[Kevin Michael Richardson]] – Slam Tasmanian, Tech E. Coyote


===Additional voice cast===
===Additional voice cast===
* [[Charlie Adler]] – Optimatus  
*[[Charlie Adler]] – Optimatus  
* [[Joe Alaskey]] – Sylth Vester, The Royal Tweetums, Melvin the Martian, Stoney the Stone
*[[Joe Alaskey]] – Sylth Vester, The Royal Tweetums, Melvin the Martian, Stoney the Stone
* [[Dee Bradley Baker]] – Otto the Odd
*[[Dee Bradley Baker]] – Otto the Odd
* [[Jeff Bennett]] – Professor Zane, Dr. Fidel Chroniker, Colonel Trench
*[[Jeff Bennett]] – Professor Zane, Dr. Fidel Chroniker, Colonel Trench
* [[Bob Bergen]] – Pinkster Pig
*[[Bob Bergen]] – Pinkster Pig
* [[Steven Blum|Steve Blum]] – Fuz-Z
*[[Steven Blum|Steve Blum]] – Fuz-Zs
* [[Michael Clarke Duncan]] - Massive
*[[Dan Castellaneta]] – College Professor
* [[Bootsy Collins]] – Boötes Belinda
*[[Michael Clarke Duncan]] - Massive
* [[Kaley Cuoco]] – Paula Hayes, Weather Vane
*[[Bootsy Collins]] – Boötes Belinda
* [[Tim Curry]] – Ringmaster
*[[Jim Cummings]] – Additional Voices
* [[Grey DeLisle]] – Apocazons
*[[Kaley Cuoco]] – Weather Vane, Paula Hayes
* [[Bill Farmer]] – Mr. Leghorn
*[[Tim Curry]] – The Ringmaster
* [[David Faustino]] – Arthur, Time Skip
*[[Grey DeLisle]] – Apocazons
* [[Vivica A. Fox]] – Black Velvet
*Jeannie Elias – Elegant Woman
* [[Mark Hamill]] – Adolpho
*[[Bill Farmer]] – Mr. Leghorn (1st time)
* [[Florence Henderson]] – Mallory "Mastermind" Casey
*[[David Faustino]] – Time Skip
* [[Mikey Kelley]] – Rip Runner
*[[Vivica A. Fox]] – Black Velvet
* [[Tom Kenny]] – Gunnar the Conqueror
*[[Mark Hamill]] – Adolpho, Ship Captain
* [[Maurice LaMarche]] – Ophiuchus Sam, Pierre Le Pew  
*[[Florence Henderson]] – Mallory Mastermind
* [[Phil LaMarr]] – Drake Sypher
*[[Mikey Kelley]] – Rip Runner
* [[Daran Norris]] – Ralph Runner, Alien Dad
*[[Tom Kenny]] – Gunnar the Conqueror
* [[Khary Payton]] – General Deuce
*[[Maurice LaMarche]] – Ophiuchus Sam, Pierre Le Pew  
* [[James Arnold Taylor]] – Bugsy the Bug
*[[Phil LaMarr]] – Drake Sypher
* [[Simon Templeman]] – Dr. Dare
*[[Phil Morris (actor)|Phil Morris]] - Additional Voices
* [[Billy West (voice actor)|Billy West]] – Sagittarius Stomper, Electro J. Fudd
*[[Daran Norris]] – Alien Dad, Ralph Runner
* [[Serena Williams]] – Queen Athena
*[[Khary Payton]] – General Deuce
*[[Cree Summer]] – Little Kid
*[[James Arnold Taylor]] – Bugsy the Bug
*[[Simon Templeman]] – Dr. Dare
*[[Billy West (voice actor)|Billy West]] – Electro J. Fudd, The Sagittarius Stomper
*[[Serena Williams]] – Queen Athena


==Production==
==Production==
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|Viewers = 4.1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/fall-2005-ratings-report-thread.3974591/post-59940661|title=Fall 2005 Ratings Report Thread|page=2|author=Freedom Fighter|date=October 7, 2005|access-date=October 16, 2023|website=Anime Superhero Forums}}</ref>
|Viewers = 4.1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/fall-2005-ratings-report-thread.3974591/post-59940661|title=Fall 2005 Ratings Report Thread|page=2|author=Freedom Fighter|date=October 7, 2005|access-date=October 16, 2023|website=Anime Superhero Forums}}</ref>
| ShortSummary    = A series of attacks on Acmetropolis is being perpetrated by felons who work in shadows. Zadavia dispatches the Loonatics and find the culprit is Black Velvet, a woman who was forced to live in darkness after her eyesight was nearly obliterated by the shock wave unleashed by the impact of the meteor. She steals the planet's Doppler weather radar system dish to create a device to shroud the entire planet in permanent darkness. Along with this, Tech is kidnapped and brainwashed by Black Velvet to help her complete her task. The remaining Loonatics must rescue their teammate and stop Black Velvet. Meanwhile, Duck is tired of technology and makes a bet with Tech that he cannot go for one week without it.
| ShortSummary    = A series of attacks on Acmetropolis is being perpetrated by felons who work in shadows. Zadavia dispatches the Loonatics and find the culprit is Black Velvet, a woman who was forced to live in darkness after her eyesight was nearly obliterated by the shock wave unleashed by the impact of the meteor. She steals the planet's Doppler weather radar system dish to create a device to shroud the entire planet in permanent darkness. Along with this, [[Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner|Tech]] is kidnapped and brainwashed by Black Velvet to help her complete her task. The remaining Loonatics must rescue their teammate and stop Black Velvet. Meanwhile, [[Daffy Duck|Duck]] is tired of technology and makes a bet with Tech that he cannot go for one week without it.
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| ProdCode = 257–916
|Viewers = 2.1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/fall-2005-ratings-report-thread.3974591/post-59941341|title=Fall 2005 Ratings Report Thread|page=5|author=Freedom Fighter|date=November 13, 2005|access-date=October 16, 2023|website=Anime Superhero Forums}}</ref>
|Viewers = 2.1<ref>{{cite web|url=https://animesuperhero.com/forums/threads/fall-2005-ratings-report-thread.3974591/post-59941341|title=Fall 2005 Ratings Report Thread|page=5|author=Freedom Fighter|date=November 13, 2005|access-date=October 16, 2023|website=Anime Superhero Forums}}</ref>
| ShortSummary    = The citizens of Acmetropolis are celebrating the Loonatics on the one-year anniversary of the meteor strike, when the sky is filled with pieces of rock falling from the stars. An investigation by Tech reveals that another meteor is headed straight for Acmetropolis, only this one is 500 times larger than the one that gave the Loonatics their powers one year prior. As the team prepares for the intercept mission, we learn about each Loonatics' life and what they were doing before the meteor struck: Ace was a martial arts stunt double, Lexi was a student at Acme University trying out for the cheerleading squad, Duck was a pool boy, Slam was a professional wrestler, Tech was a student at the Acme Tech Institute, and Rev was a delivery boy/inventor. When they fail to destroy the meteor, they land on it to plant explosive charges and destroy it from the inside. Though successful, an unknown figure declares that he will destroy Acmetropolis despite two failures of using meteors.
| ShortSummary    = The citizens of Acmetropolis are celebrating the Loonatics on the one-year anniversary of the meteor strike, when the sky is filled with pieces of rock falling from the stars. An investigation by Tech reveals that another meteor is headed straight for Acmetropolis, only this one is 500 times larger than the one that gave the Loonatics their powers one year prior. As the team prepares for the intercept mission, we learn about each Loonatics' life and what they were doing before the meteor struck: [[Bugs Bunny|Ace]] was a martial arts stunt double, Lexi was a student at Acme University trying out for the cheerleading squad, Duck was a pool boy, Slam was a professional wrestler, Tech was a student at the Acme Tech Institute, and Rev was a delivery boy/inventor. When they fail to destroy the meteor, they land on it to plant explosive charges and destroy it from the inside. Though successful, an unknown figure declares that he will destroy Acmetropolis despite two failures of using meteors.
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| ProdCode = 257–920
| ProdCode = 257–920
| Viewers = 2.1/8<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cynopsis.com/monday-february-27th-2006-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614003451/https://www.cynopsis.com/monday-february-27th-2006-2/|title=Monday, February 27th, 2006|date=February 27, 2006|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=June 14, 2023|work=Cynopsis|publisher=Cynopsis: Media|url-status=live}}</ref>
| Viewers = 2.1/8<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.cynopsis.com/monday-february-27th-2006-2/|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230614003451/https://www.cynopsis.com/monday-february-27th-2006-2/|title=Monday, February 27th, 2006|date=February 27, 2006|access-date=June 13, 2023|archive-date=June 14, 2023|work=Cynopsis|publisher=Cynopsis: Media|url-status=live}}</ref>
| ShortSummary    = Mallory Mastermind, formerly Mallory Casey, is a former university classmate of [[Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner|Tech E. Coyote]]. She breaks out of prison to get revenge on Tech for ruining her attempt to steal knowledge from the university professors. Mastermind breaks into their HQ and turns all their technology against them. Tech and the Loonatics must stop Mastermind from inside their own base.
| ShortSummary    = Mallory Mastermind, formerly Mallory Casey, is a former university classmate of Tech. She breaks out of prison to get revenge on Tech for ruining her attempt to steal knowledge from the university professors. Mastermind breaks into their HQ and turns all their technology against them. Tech and the Loonatics must stop Mastermind from inside their own base.
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* 13 episodes
*13 episodes
* 2-disc [[DVD]] set
*2-disc [[DVD]] set
* [[Fullscreen (filmmaking)|1.33:1 aspect ratio]]
*[[Fullscreen (filmmaking)|1.33:1 aspect ratio]]
* 271 minutes
*271 minutes
* English ([[Dolby Stereo]])
*English ([[Dolby Stereo]])
|special_features=
|special_features=
* ''Villain Invasion!'' challenge
*''Villain Invasion!'' challenge
|title=Loonatics Unleashed: The Complete First Season
|title=Loonatics Unleashed: The Complete First Season
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* 13 episodes
*13 episodes
* 2-disc [[DVD]] set
*2-disc [[DVD]] set
* [[Fullscreen (filmmaking)|1.33:1 aspect ratio]]
*[[Fullscreen (filmmaking)|1.33:1 aspect ratio]]
* 273 minutes
*273 minutes
* English ([[Dolby Stereo]])
*English ([[Dolby Stereo]])
* Subtitles: English SDH
*Subtitles: English SDH
|special_features=None
|special_features=None
|title=Loonatics Unleashed: The Complete Second Season
|title=Loonatics Unleashed: The Complete Second Season
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== Reception ==
==Reception==
''Loonatics Unleashed'' received negative reviews from critics and fans alike.
''Loonatics Unleashed'' received mixed to negative reviews.


Joly Herman of ''[[Common Sense Media]]'' gave the show two stars out of five, saying that the jokes are "no longer very funny" and the characters have "become little more than filler material."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herman |first=Joly |title=Loonatics: Unleashed TV Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/loonatics-unleashed |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=Common Sense Media |language=en}}</ref>
Joly Herman of ''[[Common Sense Media]]'' gave the show two stars out of five, saying that the jokes are "no longer very funny" and the characters have "become little more than filler material."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Herman |first=Joly |title=Loonatics: Unleashed TV Review |url=https://www.commonsensemedia.org/tv-reviews/loonatics-unleashed |access-date=November 22, 2024 |website=Common Sense Media |language=en}}</ref>
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* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070213014540/http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=1788 "Loonatics Promo Short Gives First Look at New Series"]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20070213014540/http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=1788 "Loonatics Promo Short Gives First Look at New Series"]
* [https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4794080 National Public Radio ''Talk of the Nation'' interview about ''Loonatics Unleashed'']
*[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=4794080 National Public Radio ''Talk of the Nation'' interview about ''Loonatics Unleashed'']


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Template:Short description Script error: No such module "redirect hatnote". Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox television Loonatics Unleashed is an American superhero animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran on Kids' WB for two seasons from 2005[1] to 2007. It also aired on Cartoon Network internationally (excluding US and Japan). 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, following multiple minor story arcs.[2] The initial concept designs were met with backlash among fans and there were petitions to have the designs changed, while Sander Schwartz defended the show's direction, saying the classic characters were "sharing DNA" with these new ones, and it was an extension of the franchise.[3] 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".[4] 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.

Plot

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"In the year 2772, a meteor strikes the city-planet of Acmetropolis, knocking it off its axis. This cosmic event releases supernatural forces unleashing a new kind of hero...The Loonatics!"

- Zadavia's opening monologue from season 1.

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The events of Loonatics Unleashed occur in the year 2772, the year that a meteor strikes the city planet of Acmetropolis by crashing into one of its oceans, knocking it completely off its original axis. Instead of destroying the planet, the meteor crashes in a waterfront, releasing waves of supernatural energies causing some of the planet's citizens' genetic codes to be severely altered, granting them special abilities and strengths.

A mysterious and powerful woman named Zadavia calls upon six teenagers of the affected residents to form a team of superheroes. She becomes their commander, dispatching them for the purpose of combating any and all threats to Acmetropolis and its citizens. The newly formed team is known as the Loonatics and reside on the 134th floor of a large tower. These characters are the descendants of the classic Looney Tunes characters, according to multiple press releases and official sources. Descendants of other Looney Tunes are unverified, though they can be inferred in certain situations.

It is later revealed that Zadavia is in fact an alien and had used her powers to knock the meteor slightly off-course, preventing the total destruction of the planet. It is also revealed that a mysterious figure, later revealed to be Zadavia's older brother named Optimatus, caused the meteor to strike Acmetropolis in an attempt to destroy his sister.

In the second season, the show takes on a lighter tone and many more descendants of other Looney Tunes characters are introduced, the majority of which only appear once in the series. The super villain characters from the previous season are rarely mentioned or rarely appear. Zadavia becomes a less mysterious figure and regularly participates with the Loonatics in their adventures. Two more aliens from Zadavia's home planet are also introduced, Deuce and Keyboard Man. In the season's finale, the Loonatics are temporarily joined by Sylth Vester and Optimatus is replaced by Deuce as the series arch-villain.

Main characters

  • Ace Bunny: Descendant of Bugs Bunny. Before the meteor hit the city, Ace worked as a stunt rabbit in movies.[5]
  • Lexi Bunny: Descendant of Lola Bunny. Before the meteor hit the city, Lexi was trying out to become a cheerleader at Acmetropolis University.[5]
  • Danger Duck: Descendant of Daffy Duck. Before the meteor hit the city, Danger was employed as a pool boy.[5]
  • Slam Tasmanian: Descendant of the Tasmanian Devil. Before the meteor hit the city, Slam was a fighter in a ring. Due to the nature of his combat, it is implied that he was a pro wrestler in staged fights.[5]
  • Tech E. Coyote: Descendant of Wile E. Coyote. Before the meteor hit the city, Tech was a college student at the Acme Institute; although it was never explicitly stated, it is implied he was kicked out under the pretense of being "mad" after one of the faculty misused his machine, though, in his defense, he installed the self-destruct button for extra credit.[5]
  • Rev Runner: Descendant of Road Runner. Before the meteor hit the city, Rev was a delivery boy and invented things.

Principal voice cast

Additional voice cast

Production

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Original character designs under the initial working title of Loonatics originally named from left: Slick, Spaz, Buzz, Duck, Lexi, and Roadster.[6]

Loonatics Unleashed began as a pitch by Christian and Yvon Tremblay, originally titled The Loonatics using reinterpretations of classic Looney Tunes characters.[7][8] The team presented their pitch to then President of Warner Bros. Animation, Sander Schwartz, who responded favorably to the pitch, and after showing the concept to a focus group of kids was given a formal production commitment.[8] David Janollari, then President of Kids' WB expressed enthusiasm for the series and referred to it as "a great way to take the classic Looney Tunes franchise that has been huge with audiences for decades and bring it into the new millennium".[7]

The Loonatics were first unveiled to the public in February 2005 with a live-action/animated promotional short that featured the characters with early designs and names such as Zadavia being originally named Maxima.[6] The reveal of Loonatics, in particular the characters' more angular and imposing designs, was met with ire throughout the Looney Tunes fandom. A petition demanding a change to the Loonatics designs garnered 85,000 signatures.[9] The petition garnered enough of a response that Warner Bros. Animation issued a statement that the circulated drawings were early preliminary designs that had been since modified with softer, less imposing features.[7]

In September 2006, The CW presented its lineup for the 2006–07 Saturday Morning schedule with Loonatics Unleashed returning for a second season, with the press release describing the show as a "breakout hit".[10]

In March 2007, The CW presented its lineup for the 2007–08 Saturday Morning schedule with Loonatics Unleashed no longer among the shows scheduled to air.[11]

Episodes

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Season 1 (2005–06)

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Season 2 (2006–07)

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Home media

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Reception

Loonatics Unleashed received mixed to negative reviews.

Joly Herman of Common Sense Media gave the show two stars out of five, saying that the jokes are "no longer very funny" and the characters have "become little more than filler material."[12]

In other media

  • In the New Looney Tunes episode "One Carroter in Search of an Artist", Ace Bunny makes a brief appearance. Bugs Bunny attempts to get the artist of the cartoon to fix his appearance. After turning into his original premiere design, he begs the artist to change him into something more current, and he turns into Ace, prompting Bugs to state, "Okay, now you're just messing with me".
  • In the Teen Titans Go! episode "Huggbees", when danger is reported to be located at the Warner Bros. studio, Raven asks if someone is rebooting the series, followed by a poster of the series accompanied by a stock scream. Another episode called "Unleashed" was more focused on the series with the Titans having to replace the Loonatics after they are killed off by a giant meteor strike.
  • Lexi Bunny, Slam Tasmanian, Danger Duck, and Ace Bunny appear in the Animaniacs reboot episode "Suffragette City". Dot refers to them as "whatever these guys are".

References

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  9. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  10. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  11. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".
  12. ↑ Script error: No such module "citation/CS1".

Script error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters".

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