Agreed on Looney tunes. When I was in high school (early 80s) , I went on a Roger Ramjet period. I recorded them all and watched them repeatedly. Think I should try some again to see if they stand up.
/Doug [email protected] On Sat, Oct 25, 2025, 16:58 Kevin M. <[email protected]> wrote: > Looney Tunes are absolutely timeless. On rainy days, when I have to keep > my students in the classroom for lunch, I can always put on something from > the Warner animation library to pacify them. Tom and Jerry can sometimes > work, too… maybe Droopy. Never anything Disney… not even Goofy. But always > — always — Looney Tunes. > > I converted a bunch of cartoons from my home VHS collection years ago > (even have the original “last of the Dodos” cartoon, which in my opinion > isn’t as racist as some claim, and I have the Bugs Bunny blackface cartoon, > which is as racist as some claim). Also bought the collections on iTunes. > > As I age, I realize how much culture I gleaned from cartoons, from > classical music to literary references to pop culture of their day. And > when I didn’t get a reference, I’d ask everyone I knew to explain it to me. > > Kevin M. (RPCV) > > > On Sat, Oct 25, 2025 at 1:01 PM 'Bob F' via TVorNotTV < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> Conversely, MeTV Toons >> <https://groups.google.com/g/tvornottv/c/TnbUk4chG7Y/m/2QGdODnXBAAJ> >> (link to our coverage) is still not widely carried on cablers over a year >> on*, which I suspect is due to their fear that it will lead to significant >> increases in already-outrageous retransmission-consent ("Broadcast") >> fees... and streaming is still only limited to DirecTV, Frndly and Philo, >> none of which are free... >> B >> *The company with the most affiliates carried is TDS, and a few other >> cities have it only as a TDS+ (streaming) option; apart from them, it's not >> a lot of cities >> >> Joe Hass, Oct 25th: >> >> Everything in this article is accurate, and I've spent many a horrible >> job less afternoon burning through these shorts. >> >> >> https://www.vulture.com/article/looney-tunes-tubi-free-classic-cartoons.html >> >> >> -- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "TVorNotTV" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to [email protected]. >> To view this discussion visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/e5931933-9b30-44b2-bd24-5a2b791e6a3bn%40googlegroups.com >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/e5931933-9b30-44b2-bd24-5a2b791e6a3bn%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "TVorNotTV" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DHPVk2n%2Bu4vPpzE1KMQCY-T8N8RAHZnC18%2BXMfYgfe0w%40mail.gmail.com > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAKgmY4DHPVk2n%2Bu4vPpzE1KMQCY-T8N8RAHZnC18%2BXMfYgfe0w%40mail.gmail.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TVorNotTV" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tvornottv/CAK5Q1BokOgO7Qh04nYrXovGoJ-xPkJpZSC7r5tJSV59%3DUjGnwA%40mail.gmail.com.
