Nearly 100 years after its conception, the Looney Tunes franchise remains well loved amongst much of the general public. It’s not difficult to see the appeal in the antics of the witty Bugs Bunny, the uptight Daffy Duck and their cavalcade of humorous peers. Many of the classic cartoons have been available to stream in recent years but, as of late, it seemed that Max subscribers would no longer have access to them starting in December. It wasn’t long before people became angry about the situation. However, it would now appear we know what’s really going on here.
Animation devotees across social media didn’t hold back their thoughts after seeing a report on Monday. ToonHive on X (formerly known as Twitter) was one of several entities that shared that the classic Looney Tunes shorts would be removed from Max alongside The Looney Tunes Show and the film Looney Tunes: Back in Action. That supposed development seemed to mostly rub people the wrong way due to the franchise being one of Warner Bros. Discovery’’ signature IPs. Following the wave of backlash, the corporation itself released a statement on X, explaining that there was an issue with the What’s New on Max This December press release:
