Loonatics Unleashed

Loonatics Unleashed
Genre	Post-apocalyptic; Edgy; Science fantasy; Comic science fiction; Action/Adventure; Steampunk; Dystopian fiction; Mystery; Dramedy; Crime
Format	Animated series
Created by	Adam Trevor Grant ; Joseph Louis Grant
Developed by	Andy Rex
Written by	Adam Trevor Grant ; David Brauton ; Joseph Louis Grant ; Clint Taylor ; Tom Kling ; Andrew Austin
Directed by	Dan Fausett ; Kenny Thompkins ; Curt Walstead ; Clint Taylor ; Andrew Austin
Creative director(s)	David Brauton (season 1) ; Andy Rex (season 2) ; Michael Arnold
Starring	Charlie Schlatter ; Jessica DiCicco ; Jason Marsden ; Rob Paulsen ; Kevin Michael Richardson ; Candi Milo
Narrated by	Candi Milo
Composer(s)	Thomas Chase Jones
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	2
No. of episodes	26 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Sander Schwartz
Producer(s)	Ron Myrick ; Miguel Gaban
Running time	30 minutes
Production company(s)	Warner Bros. Animation
Broadcast
Original channel	Kids' WB
Original run	September 17, 2005 – May 5, 2007
External links
	Website

Loonatics Unleashed is an American animated series produced by Warner Bros. Animation that ran on the Kids' WB for two seasons from 2005^[1] to 2007 in the United States, Teletoon in Canada, Kids Central (now known as Okto) in Singapore, Cartoon Network's Boomerang in Australia, Cartoon Network in the UK, Southeast Asia and Latin America, and XHGC in Mexico. It is still broadcasting on Clan TVE.

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 an 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.

Story

Further information: List of Loonatics Unleashed episodes

The series of Loonatics Unleashed occur in the year 2772, the year that a meteor strikes the fictional city-planet of Acmetropolis, knocking it completely off its original axis. However, instead of destroying the planet, the meteor crashes in a waterfront and causes six young adult/teenage inhabitants to be genetically altered with superpowers. A mysterious and powerful woman called Zadavia calls upon six 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 implied in certain situations.

It is later revealed that Zadavia is in fact an alien and had used her powers to knock the meteor slight off course, preventing the total destruction of the planet. It is also revealed that it is no accident that the meteor struck Acmetropolis, but it was a deliberate attempt to destroy the city planet by Optimatus, a mysterious figure later revealed to be Zadavia's older brother.

The Second Season the show takes on a lighter tone and many more descendants of other Looney Tunes character are introduced, the majority of which only appear once in the series. The more super villain type characters from the previous season rarely appear or are mentioned. Zadavia also stops being a 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 with Sylth Vester and Optimatus is replaced by Deuce as the series arch villain.

Main Characters

Further information: List of Loonatics Unleashed characters

Ace Bunny: descendant of Bugs Bunny. Before the meteor hit the city, Ace worked a stunt rabbit in the movies.
Lexi Bunny: descendant of Lola Bunny. Before the meteor hit the city, Lexi was trying out to become a cheerleader at a high school, implying that she might be the youngest of the Loonatics.
Danger Duck: descendant of Daffy Duck. Before the meteor hit the city, Duck employed as a pool boy.
Slam Tasmanian: descendant of the Tasmanian Devil. Before the meteor hit the city, Slam was a fighter in a ring.
Tech E. Coyote: descendant of Wile E. Coyote. Before the meteor hit the city, Tech was a college student that got kicked out for over-explaining his own genius instead of running his experiments.
Rev Runner: the Road Runner's descendant. Before the meteor hit the city, Rev was a delivery boy.

Principal Voice Actors

Charlie Schlatter - Ace Bunny
Jessica DiCicco - Lexi Bunny
Jason Marsden - Danger Duck, Rupes Oberon
Candi Milo - Zadavia, Harriet Runner, Misty Breeze, Queen Grannicus
Rob Paulsen - Rev Runner, Gorlop, Mr. Leghorn (2nd Time)
Kevin Michael Richardson - Slam Tasmanian, Tech E. Coyote

Additional Voices

Charlie Adler - Optimatus
Joe Alaskey - Melvin the Martian, Sylth Vester, Royal Tweetums, Stoney the Stone
Dee Bradley Baker - Otto the Odd
Jeff Bennett - Professor Zane, Dr. Fidel Chroniker
Bob Bergen - Pinkster Pig
Dan Castellaneta - Additional voices
Bootsy Collins - Boötes Belinda
Jim Cummings - Additional voices
Kaley Cuoco - Weather Vane
Tim Curry - Ringmaster
Grey DeLisle - Apocazons
Michael Clarke Duncan - Massive
Jeannie Elias - Additional voices
Bill Farmer - Mr. Leghorn (1st Time)
David Faustino - Time Skip
Vivica A. Fox - Black Velvet
Mark Hamill - Adolpho
Florence Henderson - Mallory Mastermind
Mikey Kelley - Rip Runner
Tom Kenny - Gunnar the Conqueror
Maurice LaMarche - Ophiuchus Sam, Pierre Le Pew
Phil LaMarr - Drake Sypher
Daran Norris - Alien Dad, Ralph Runner
Khary Payton - General Deuce
Cree Summer - Additional voices
James Arnold Taylor - Bugsy the Bug
Simon Templeman - Dr. Dare
Billy West - Electro J. Fudd, Sagittarius Stomper
Serena Williams - Queen Athena

Crew

Bootsy Collins - Theme Song Singer (Season Two)
Jamie Simone - Casting and Voice Director

DVD Releases

DVD name	Release date	Ep #	Additional information
The Complete First Season	March 13, 2007	13	Features: Loonatics Unleashed: Villain Invasion.
The Complete Second Season	August 14, 2007	13	No Additional Features.

References

↑ George Gene Gustines (2005-06-06). "It's 2772. Who Loves Ya, Tech E. Coyote?". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/06/arts/television/06loon.html. Retrieved 2010-10-30.

External links

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Loonatic Unleashed Teletoon Site

[1] George Gene Gustines (2005-06-06). "It's 2772. Who Loves Ya, Tech E. Coyote?". The New York Times. http://www.nytimes.com/2005/06/06/arts/television/06loon.html. Retrieved 2010-10-30.

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