Tiny Toons Looniversity is an American animated sitcom developed by Erin Gibson and Nate Cash for Cartoon Network and Max. It serves as a reboot of Tiny Toon Adventures and features college versions of the characters.
Two seasons were ordered to be produced by Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation. The first season was released on September 8, 2023, on Max, followed by a televised premiere on Cartoon Network on September 9. The first half of the second season was released on March 8, 2024, along with a Spring Break special, which both premiered on Cartoon Network from April 6. A Winter special was released on December 6, 2024. The second half was released on March 22, 2025, alongside a Halloween special.
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Premise
Twins Buster and Babs Bunny pursue their comedic dreams to Acme Looniversity, a school for cartooning where young hopefuls become pros. There, they bond with Hamton J. Pig, Sweetie Bird, and Plucky Duck, and perfect their cartoony craft under the tutelage of the Looney Tunes legends.
Voice cast
Eric Bauza as:
Buster Bunny
Daffy Duck
Gossamer
Marvin the Martian
Elmer Fudd
Tweety Bird
Ashleigh Crystal Hairston as Babs Bunny
David Errigo Jr. as:
Plucky Duck
Hamton J. Pig
Tessa Netting as:
Sweetie Bird
Li'l Sneezer
Jeff Bergman as:
Bugs Bunny
Sylvester
Foghorn Leghorn
Bob Bergen as Porky Pig
Candi Milo as:
Dean Granny
Witch Hazel
Montana Max
Suzie Bird
Fred Tatasciore as:
Taz
Yosemite Sam
Michigan J. Frog
Cool Cat
Marieve Herington as Fifi La Fume
Episodes
Production
Development
Tiny Toons Looniversity was announced on October 28, 2020, through the Amblin Entertainment website. It was ordered for two seasons, with each episode running 30 minutes. As with the original series, it was announced that Steven Spielberg will return to his role as executive producer. Sam Register, Darryl Frank, and Justin Falvey will also be serving as executive producers, while Erin Gibson will be the showrunner and co-executive producer. The series was set to premiere on HBO Max, and simulcast on Cartoon Network in September 8, 2023.
The reboot's first piece of concept art showed Buster Bunny and Babs Bunny, redesigned with different clothes and a new art style.
Tom Ascheim, then-current president of Cartoon Network, was quoted saying. "Tiny Toons Looniversity will capture all the clever, subversive and smart humor that made Tiny Toon Adventures such a standout series. Fans old and new will love to laugh at and with these characters all over again."
Shortly after the reboot's announcement, it was reported that several of the original voice actors were not going to be involved in the series. Cree Summer had revealed she was informed that Elmyra Duff was excluded. Additionally, Charlie Adler was not approached to reprise his role as Buster along with John Kassir, nor was Maurice LaMarche as Dizzy Devil. It would eventually be revealed that Summer would be reprising her role when the full cast was announced in June 2023.
During an interview on July 12, 2021, Candi Milo said she would be returning to voice Granny but did not reprise her role as Sweetie Bird, which instead went to Tessa Netting. A few days later, on July 15, Jeff Bergman confirmed that he would be returning to the series as well, voicing Bugs Bunny, Sylvester and Foghorn Leghorn. He went into detail on the characters' roles in the series, explaining Foghorn would occupy as Acme Looniversity's coach, while Bugs would take on a "Dumbledore-like" personality. He also confirmed recording sessions had begun.
On July 9, 2022, it was announced that Tiny Toons Looniversity would be part of the Looney Tunes panel at San Diego Comic-Con 2022. On July 22, it was revealed that Ashleigh Crystal Hairston would be voicing Babs instead of Tress MacNeille. Numerous pieces of concept art were shown, revealing a revamped Acme Looniversity and its interiors. This also confirmed many of the original series' major characters would be returning, some with updated appearances. Most notably, Elmyra was included in one of these pictures, disproving the claims of her removal. Some have suggested this meant Elmyra was added back at some point or was always intended to appear, but will be recast with a different voice actress, instead of Summer. Spielberg referred to the series as "the best iteration of Tiny Toons he'd ever seen".
Release
The series premiered on Max, on September 8, 2023 and simulcast on Cartoon Network the next day. It debuted in the United Kingdom and Ireland via Boomerang on April 15, 2024. In Central and Eastern Europe, it aired starting from April 29, 2024, on Cartoon Network and was put on streaming two days before on HBO Max.
Reception
The show has received mixed reception. Jesse Hassenger of IGN ranked the series 6/10, writing that the series "has plenty of laughs, clever in-jokes, and endearing characters". However, he criticized the series for it being an average revival of a childhood series, "rather than something as concise and fresh as the all-ages Tiny Toon Adventures that inspired the original". Nick Valdez of ComicBook.com gave the series a 3.5/5, writing that "there's new life breathed into this franchise with Tiny Toons Looniversity, but it never loses that nostalgic allure" and due to the retcon change for Buster and Babs being siblings instead of couples.
