When I saw Baby Looney Tunes, which was Warner Bros.'s first attempt at marketing Bugs Bunny and others to a preschool audience, I hated it for one main reason: it took the Looney out of the Looney Tunes. Sure, slapstick violence is a no-no for the show, but they could have found ways to keep the Looney in without it. Now, we have Bugs Bunny Builders, a preschool that sounds like Bugs Bunny is muscling in on Bob the Builder's territory, but it succeeds on one thing: being educational and keeping the Looney.
This show, airing on Cartoon Network's Cartoonito block as well as HBO Max, says the show teaches imagination and planning and building skills, and it shows. Bugs Bunny leads a team of Looney Builders with Daffy, Porky, Tweety, and Lola, who get jobs to help at Looneyburg. Immediately, the first episode, Splash Zone, proves that Bugs Bunny Builders has kept the Looney aspect, even if it is toned down (Daffy Duck does a lot of the Looney stuff, which makes him the humor of the show, while other Looney Tunes like Foghorn Leghorn, the Tasmanian Devil, and even the Roadrunner make appearances). And best of all, this show proves the Looney element can work without resorting to slapstick violence.
But while it is Looney, the episodes actually teach some good morals, as each episode has one of the Builders getting into a situation and learning a lesson, and the crew always come up with the most imaginative ways to get the job done. This is a great series and a good way to introduce the little ones to these legendary cartoon characters without exposing them to the usual violence.
