Tiny Toons Looniversity
Tiny Toons Looniversity is an American animated comedy series that reboots Tiny Toon Adventures (1990–1992), following Babs and Buster Bunny and their classmates as college students at Acme Looniversity, where they train to become professional toons under the Looney Tunes characters.1 It was ordered in 2020 as a two-season, direct-to-series production for HBO Max and Cartoon Network, produced by Amblin Television in association with Warner Bros. Animation, and premiered on Max on September 8, 2023, with its Cartoon Network premiere the following day.2 • 3
| Key fact | Detail |
|---|---|
| Format | Half-hour animated comedy, TV-PG, reboot of Tiny Toon Adventures1 • 4 |
| Order | Two-season direct-to-series order for HBO Max and Cartoon Network, announced October 20201 |
| Premiere | Max, September 8, 2023 (full first season); Cartoon Network from September 9, 20233 • 4 |
| Premise | Babs, Buster, Hamton, Plucky, and Sweetie attend Acme Looniversity and study under the Looney Tunes2 |
| Executive producers | Steven Spielberg, Sam Register, Justin Falvey, Darryl Frank; showrunners Erin Gibson and Nate Cash5 |
| Lead voices | Eric Bauza (Buster, Daffy, Gossamer), Ashleigh Hairston (Babs), David Errigo Jr. (Hamton, Plucky), Tessa Netting (Sweetie)5 |
| Run | Two seasons, 23 episodes; last new episode aired March 22, 20256 • 7 |
Spoilers
Premise and setting
The series sends Babs, Buster Bunny, and their friends Hamton J. Pig, Plucky Duck, and Sweetie Bird to Acme Looniversity, described in the official synopsis as "the esteemed institution of higher hijinks learning, where young dreamers become professional toons." There they form long-lasting friendships and perfect their cartoony craft while studying under the Looney Tunes characters.2 The first season's episodes center on campus life: the premiere, "Freshman Orientoontion," has Buster and Babs excited to attend until they are assigned separate dorms, and later episodes cover a school-newspaper rivalry, Prank Week against rival school Aqua Loo, and Babs becoming the first student director of the annual toon showcase.2
Unlike the Animaniacs revival but like the DuckTales reboot, Tiny Toons Looniversity is set in a separate continuity and timeline from the original Tiny Toon Adventures, and the Tiny Toons characters are voiced by a new cast while the Looney Tunes cast members reprise their roles from previous shows.3 The characters are portrayed as older versions of themselves in their college years.3
Production and order
HBO Max and Cartoon Network gave the series a two-season order, reported in October 2020, with Steven Spielberg returning as executive producer alongside Amblin Television presidents Justin Falvey and Darryl Frank and Sam Register, president of Warner Bros. Animation and Cartoon Network Studios.1 • 5 Erin Gibson and Nate Cash serve as showrunners and co-executive producers.5 Amblin described the project as following its Animaniacs revival for Hulu, which debuted in 2020.2 At announcement, Tom Ascheim, then president of Warner Bros., said the series would "capture all the clever, subversive, and smart humor that made Tiny Toon Adventures such a standout series."8
During development, Pepé Le Pew was planned to appear as the Acme Looniversity chef, putting his passion into food instead of women.3
Voice cast
The reboot mixes new voices for the Tiny Toons with returning Tiny Toon Adventures and Looney Tunes veterans.5
- Eric Bauza, an Emmy Award winner for Looney Tunes Cartoons, voices Buster Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Gossamer.5
- Ashleigh Hairston voices Babs Bunny, and Tessa Netting voices Sweetie Bird.5
- David Errigo Jr. voices both Hamton J. Pig and Plucky Duck.5
- Returning alumni include Jeff Bergman as Bugs Bunny (also Sylvester and Foghorn Leghorn), Bob Bergen as Porky Pig, Candi Milo as Dean Granny (also Witch Hazel), and Cree Summer as Elmyra; Fred Tatasciore voices Taz and Yosemite Sam.5
One recasting among the classic characters is Lola Bunny, where Kath Soucie was replaced by Kari Wahlgren.3
Release and run
The entire first season was released on Max on September 8, 2023, ahead of the television airings; the first two episodes premiered on Cartoon Network the next day, with episodes airing weekly on Saturdays thereafter.3 The series ran for two seasons totaling 23 episodes, with the last new episode airing March 22, 2025.6 • 7 It streams on Max and is available for digital purchase on platforms including Apple TV, Amazon Video, and Fandango at Home.9
Relationship to the original series
The original Tiny Toon Adventures aired from 1990 to 1992 in syndication, pairing new characters such as Babs and Buster Bunny with classic Looney Tunes stars including Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, and Porky Pig, and was also produced by Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation.1 Looniversity carries over the original's central setting, Acme Looniversity, where the classic characters serve as faculty and mentors.2 • 10 The reboot also updated relationships among the leads: in the new series Babs and Buster are siblings, whereas in the original series they were an unrelated pair.3
References
- Dave Nemetz, "'Tiny Toons' Reboot 'Looniversity' Ordered At HBO Max, Cartoon Network," TVLine, October 28, 2020
- Tiny Toons Looniversity – About the Show, Amblin
- Tiny Toons Looniversity, Tiny Toon Adventures Wiki (Fandom)
- Tiny Toons Looniversity, Rotten Tomatoes
- "'Tiny Toons Looniversity' Pays Homage to Original 'Tiny Toon Adventures' Series with Revamped Theme Song," Warner Bros. Discovery Pressroom
- Tiny Toons Looniversity, Hulu
- Tiny Toons Looniversity (2023–2025), Moviefone
- "Tiny Toons Is Going Back To School With Looniversity Reboot," GameSpot
- Tiny Toons Looniversity – streaming online, JustWatch
- "Freaking Out: An Examination," thesis, Library and Archives Canada
Topic: Encyclopedia › Arts and culture › Screen and stage › Film and television › Series and fictional screen worlds › Scripted television and comedy series › Animated television series (individual series) › Children's animated adventure and fantasy series › Comedy and slice-of-life series › Premiered 2020 to 2024
Initially written Oct 3, 2026 · Reviewed: Oct 25, 2026 · Edited: Oct 15, 2026; Oct 25, 2026; Nov 1, 2026 · Last review: Oct 25, 2026
Your notes
© 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI. Free to use with credit under the Edgepedia Community License. Developers: read Edgepedia by API or MCP. Embed a reference card.