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LOS ANGELES — Worried that the low profile of the Looney Tunes cast of characters among children is the start of th-th-th-that’s all, folks, for the historic cartoon franchise, Warner Bros. is embarking on a rescue effort.
A new 26-episode half-hour series, “The Looney Tunes Show,” is headed toward Cartoon Network in the fall and will star Bugs Bunny, left, and Daffy Duck as odd-couple roommates in a contemporary cul-de-sac. Yosemite Sam, Tweety Bird, Sylvester, Marvin the Martian and Porky Pig are their neighbors.
Meanwhile, Road Runner and Wile E. Coyote are going back to work in movie theaters in a series of 3-D shorts, and a new Nintendo game will feature the Tasmanian Devil. The New York Times
