Looney Tunes shorts will continue to stream on Max after an error claims they’re leaving the streaming platform

Last Updated on November 29, 2023

Sufferin’ succotash! Warner Bros caused quite the stir online Monday evening when a false report said beloved Looney Tunes shorts would leave Max, the subscription-based streaming service. The error arrived as a part of the studio’s “What’s New on Max This December” press release, stating departures for classic Looney Tunes cartoons, The Looney Tunes Show, and Joe Dante’s 2003 live-action animated hybrid Looney Tunes: Back in Action.

“Looney Tunes was included in error as a title leaving the platform,” read the statement, shedding light on the status of the classic shorts. “This is not the case and the show will continue streaming on Max.”

Fans revolted when reports about the classic shorts leaving Max hit the internet. I was hosting an episode of the Talking Comics podcast when the story hit Twitter, and I ranted about the departure alongside my co-hosts. I’m sure that conversation will age well. Good grief. Imagine Bugs Bunny and his friends, the most recognizable mascots of the Warner Bros brand, leaving the studio’s signature streaming service. I would have lost my mind.

It’s easy to understand why people believed the Looney Tunes were exiting Max, especially after the David Zaslav-run company tried to scrap the already-completed Coyote Vs. ACME movie starring John Cena for a tax write-off. Thankfully, fans got loud about that mess, and now the film is being shopped to potential buyers. Still, a Looney Tunes movie screening on a rival streamer is strange.

While the classic Looney Tunes shorts remain a part of Max, Looney Tunes: Back in Action, an underrated romp in the live-action and animation hybrid space, is leaving the streamer on December 31. Yeah, I said underrated. The film stars Brendan Fraser, Jenna Elfman, and Steve Martin, with Bugs, Daffy Duck, and the rest of the Looney Tunes gang causing trouble in the real world. It’s not Who Framed Roger Rabbit, but it’s still a lot of fun, and Steve Martin is an unhinged riot in that movie.

Are you glad to hear the classic Looney Tunes shorts remain a part of Max? Would you have joined the chorus of angry fans if WB pulled Bugs and his pals from the service? Let us know in the comments section below.