Upon its release, Season 1’s animation style was polarizing. Gone were the soft, fluid lines of Chuck Jones or the expressive, squash-and-stretch of Tex Avery. In its place was a rigid, geometric, Flash-animated aesthetic. Bugs Bunny looked boxier, his cheeks sharper, his teeth almost weapon-like. Critics called it "lifeless" or "cheap."
When Wabbit was first announced, there was a mixture of excitement and trepidation among longtime fans. The previous iteration, The Looney Tunes Show , had taken a sitcom approach, placing the characters in a suburban setting with scripting that felt more like Seinfeld than a slapstick cartoon. Wabbit- New Looney Tunes - Season 1
Wabbit- New Looney Tunes - Season 1 was a hard pivot in the opposite direction. The showrunners aimed to recapture the spirit of the original theatrical shorts. The premise was simple: Bugs Bunny is the confident, cool-headed trickster, and the world around him provides an endless supply of antagonists to torment. Upon its release, Season 1’s animation style was
One of the most interesting changes is the modern setting. While Bugs still lives in a rabbit hole, he now faces 21st-century problems, like Yosemite Sam trying to buy a mobile phone or being stuck in "Hareplane Mode". New Friends and Familiar Foes While classic heavy-hitters like Yosemite Sam Wile E. Coyote return, they’ve undergone some character "reimagining": Wile E. Coyote: Bugs Bunny looked boxier, his cheeks sharper, his