The Delbert Cartoon Report

  By themselves and especially during the 1950's and early 60's, the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies have not shown their age.  The clever writing, art, and characters make them just as good looking today.  However, as technology changes and the way we watch these cartoons change, the transfers themselves as with everything else began to age.  What's more, film is deteriorating and needs preserving.  Fortunately, Warner Bros. has done an excellent job thus far keeping them restored in pristine condition.  How did we get here?  Let's find out. The earliest of these transfers we saw first were from 16mm prints made for local TV.  16mm wears, tears, and fades over time.  As a result, the look of something that just looks "old".  Grainy faded prints were the standard for syndicated cartoons, and while they don't represent what the actual master materials looked like at the time, they still looked like they needed an upgrade.  For netwo...

  While not talked about much since they seemed to have been ignored, Loonatics Unleashed should be considered one of the greatest Looney Tunes reboot ever made.  It had action, great character development, and of course, Looney Tunes, just in a different way.  Just to prove it, here are the top episodes ever made. NOTE:  All episodes are chosen by me; if you have a favorite episode that I may of missed, please let me know.   So with that, here we go........................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................