Fairy Tale Spotlight: The Loony Tunes Show

I just recently finished watching the complete series for The Loony Tunes Show, and I am extremely impressed by the genius writing and presentation put into it. There was not one episode I disliked, and the whole thing pretty much centered around the theme of "What horrible thing will Daffy Duck do today?"

And Daffy Duck really is the reason to watch this show. That is not to say that the other classic characters are not well represented. They are all there and very awesome. But the thing that really makes The Loony Tunes Show work is the well-written synergy between all the characters. It's all about flow and balance.

Bugs Bunny is a calm, collected, and relaxed individual that likes to read books. He does his best to lead a simple life without any stress. He is balance.

Bugs voluntarily lives with Daffy Duck who is a narcissistic sociopathic psychopath with an ego that shines brighter than the sun itself. He represents flow.

Daffy is friends with Porky Pig who constantly plays it safe. He is OCD about everything and constantly tries to give his careful living wisdom to others, sometimes to their annoyance. He lives a perfectly safe life and is pleased with the mediocrity more than upset by it. He is also bald. Porky is balance.

Daffy is constantly says and does horrible things to Porky because he doesn't respect him. Bugs defends the pig... to a point. But ultimately it is Porky to blame for his failures in life which is made clear as the show progresses.

Adult relationships shine in this show. Lola Bunny is a ridiculous bimbo of a female, yet she has a very adorable free spirit. Bugs, who could not stand her at first, ultimately falls in love with her... hard. I mean really hard. She represents flow. Balance and flow tend to attract each other.

Daffy's girlfriend Tina Russo is the very definition of balance, yet there is an aggression in her that comes out a lot. The difference is that she is always collected when the aggression comes out. She just doesn't give a shit, and that is why Daffy will always be attracted to her. She just doesn't care what he does or says to her.

One more that I would like to mention is Foghorn Leghorn, who ends up having a "bro-mance" with Daffy throughout the show. Foghorn is actually a character of flow. But he respects people like himself, which is what drew him towards Daffy. Because flow and flow often causes clashes, the two were not always getting along. In fact, they even had a big violent fight early on in the series. But the love and respect was always there. Beautiful really.

The Loony Tunes Show has so much more to give than what I was able to write here. It is brilliant from beginning to end. All characters meant something. It does not patronize adults. The continuity between episodes remained constantly strong which held it all together, making it feel like one long episode. A brilliant and relevant work of art. Bravo.

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