Looney Tunes (series)

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Looney Tunes is a multimedia franchise which began with various animated short films starting in 1930. The series was created by Leon Schlesinger, Hugh Harman, and Rudolf Ising, and later gained adaptations across various types of media, including a series of comic strips titled The Bugs Bunny Show in TV Comic.

The series stars a great variety of characters, including Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam.

Crossovers

Yosemite Sam chases Bugs Bunny. (GAME: TV Terrors Autograph Hunt [+]Loading...["TV Terrors Autograph Hunt (game)"])

The subseries The Bugs Bunny Show had at least one crossover with the Doctor Who universe within the pages of a TV Comic holiday special.

This crossover occurred in 1970, with the release of the TV Comic Holiday Special 1970, featuring the game TV Terrors Autograph Hunt which featured the titular "TV Terrors" (from TV Terrors) travelling the board in search of autographs. Late into the game, one or more of the TV Terrors may find that Yosemite Sam is chasing Bugs Bunny. Shortly prior to this, they may receive Dr. Who's autograph.

References to Looney Tunes in the Doctor Who universe

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References to the Doctor Who universe in Looney Tunes

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Connections

Voices

As an American franchise, all known voice actor connections between Looney Tunes and the DWU come via LEGO Dimensions and its related media.

Tara Strong, who voiced Raven, voiced Pricilla the Pig in the direct-to-video film, Bah, Humduck! A Looney Tunes Christmas.

Roger Craig Smith, who voiced Sonic the Hedgehog, voiced Longboy and Machine in the Looney Tunes Cartoons short, Parky Pig.

Tom Kane, who voiced Gandalf, voiced multiple roles in various episodes of the TV series, Duck Dodgers.

Other actors who have voiced a multitude of characters across various Looney Tunes media include Frank Welker, John DiMaggio, Kari Wahlgren, and Dan Castellaneta.

Live-action actors

Three live-action/animated hybrid films starring the Looney Tunes characters have been created, two of which have featured some notable DWU connections among their live-action cast.

The 1996 film, Space Jam, Wayne Knight, who played Brian Friedkin in Torchwood: Miracle Day, played Stan, while Bill Murray, who's archival voice clips were used for Peter Venkman in Doctor, Doctor, Doctor, appears as himself. Dan Castellaneta also had a cameo as a sports fan.

Timothy Dalton, who played Rassilon in The End of Time, played Damian Drake in the 2003 film, Looney Tunes: Back in Action.