Meanwhile, "Underdog" is on MeTVToons, where his secret weapon is--well, let him state it: "The secret compartment of my ring I fill / With an Underdog Super Energy Pill."
Meanwhile, while "Underdog" went from General Mills to Golden Books to Lorne Michaels (yep) to NBCU's DreamWorks Animation, "Roger Ramjet" went from small production companies to---ooh, its DVD release was on Classic Media, which means that DreamWorks may own it, since it bought out Classic Media to get the TTV characters (and the Jay Ward characters, although the Ward estate also partially owns them). On Sat, Oct 25, 2025 at 5:06 PM Jim Ellwanger <[email protected]> wrote: > If nothing else, I think you'll see why they don't get run anymore (Roger > Ramjet gets superpowers from taking pills). > > > On Oct 25, 2025, at 2:41 PM, Doug Eastick <[email protected]> wrote: > > 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. 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