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Loonatics Unleashed was an ill-fated American animated television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran on Kids' WB for two seasons from 2005 to 2007 in the United States.

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, as well as multiple minor story arcs. The serial format was a great departure from the original source material. The show met with mixed to negative reviews.

The initial concept designs were met with a massive wave of criticism among young and old fans and there were even petitions to have the designs changed. Which actually happened to make them less edgy and more akin to how they appear in the series. 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".

Since then, the Loonatics had a lasting negative impact on the Looney Tunes franchise and by extension Warner Bros. Animation and the concept of rebooting as a whole. To the point that the Looney Tunes franchise went on complete hiatus for 4-5 Years until The Looney Tunes Show and the last time they were acknowledged was as the butt of a joke in the Animaniacs (2020) Reboot.

Characters:

• Ace Bunny - Descendant of the Great Bugs Bunny and leader of the team. Formerly a stuntman with martial arts mastery. Was given the power of Heat Vision. He is voiced by Charlie Schlatter who is also the voice of Kevin Levin.
• Danger Duck - Originally known as just Duck, her serves as the comedy relief. The descendant of Daffy Duck and formerly a pool boy. Was given the power to teleport short distances by quacking and conjure flaming eggs that contain a random liquid substance. He is voiced by Jason Marsden, the offical voice of Max Goof since 1995.
• Lexi Bunny - Descendant of Lola Bunny, the token girl and progenitor of the 90s Generation of Furries. Formerly a cheerleader, was granted the power of supersonic hearing, telepathy, and psychokinesis. She is voiced by Jessica Sonya DiCicco the voice of Flame Princess from Adventure Time.
• Rev Runner - Descendant of the Road Runner. Formerly a delivery boy, he was granted the power of superspeed and flight, although he had super speed even before he got his powers. His voiced by veteran voice actor Rob Paulson.
• Slam Tasmanian - Descendant of Taz, which actually makes sense considering Taz-Mania. Was formerly a professional wrestler before gaining the powers of super strength and the ability to create actual tornados while spinning. He is the muscle of the operation. Voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.
• Tech E Coyote - Descendant of Wile E. Coyote. Formerly a Scientist and the brains of the operation. Was granted the power of ferro-kinesis and the ability to regenerate from any physical injury. Also voiced by Kevin Michael Richardson.