MeTV Toons Brings Classic Cartoons Back to TV This June
By Movieguide® Contributor
Bugs Bunny is about to make his return to television as MeTV Toons, a new cartoon network, plans to bring classic favorites back to fans.
“MeTV Toons, which launches June 25, is a collab between Weigel and Warner Bros. Discovery, which has licensed content featuring its animated characters including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Scooby Doo, Tom & Jerry, George Jetson, Top Cat, Yogi Bear, Popeye, Johnny Quest and Fred Flintstone. (MeTV already airs a daily program, TOON IN WITH ME, which features a heavy emphasis on Warner bros. animated fare),” Variety reported.
“We are honored to work with the amazing team at Warner Bros. Discovery and others on this network and bring together a truly incredible collection of the world’s best known and most loved classic cartoons, creating a new destination for everyone to discover or rediscover the sheer joy of watching cartoons on TV,” said Neal Sabin, Weigel Broadcasting Co. vice chairman.
Cartoon characters from other studios joining MeTV Toons include Woody Woodpecker, Rocky and Bullwinkle, Betty Boop, Casper and Speed Racer, Forbes reported.
“The list of studios that will be represented on the network is essentially a who’s who of animation history, including Warner Bros., MGM, Paramount Pictures, Fleischer Studios, Walter Lantz Productions, Terrytoons, United Productions of America, Jay Ward Productions, Hanna-Barbera Studios, Universal Studios, and Columbia Pictures,” Cartoon Brew said.
“MeTV Toons will be dedicated 24/7 to showcasing the biggest names and most beloved classic cartoons and animated characters. Everyone has a favorite cartoon; it is a universally loved art form,” Sabin explained. “We are thrilled to bring those smiles and memories back to TV with MeTV Toons.”
“We’re going to bring those back to people every day in the MeTV way of doing things and this network is going to appeal to all ages and advertisers. It’s going to be multi-studio, multi-platform and multi-generational. It’s MeTV Toons, and it’s going to be really special,” he added.
“Neal and the team at Weigel have been long-standing and innovative licensing partners of Warner Bros. content for decades. Having some of the Studio’s most iconic animated characters all available in one place is not only great for fans of classic animation, but also just super fun,” David Decker, Warner Bros. Discovery president of content sales, said.
Movieguide® previously reported on the removal of LOONEY TUNES from HBO Max:
Warner Bros. Discovery recently pulled hundreds of episodes of classic LOONEY TUNES shorts as well as several THE FLINTSTONES episodes.
The purge of over 15 seasons of the LOONEY TUNES library came after the end of a licensing agreement between HBO Max and Warner Bros.
According to Variety, the first 15 seasons of LOONEY TUNES will remain on the streaming platform and the removed content will be available to stream elsewhere.
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