Looney Tunes And Merrie Melodies Hq Project May 2026

Enter the —an ambitious, multi-million dollar initiative designed to centralize, restore, and reimagine the entire catalog of Warner Bros.' most iconic animated shorts.

So the next time you see Bugs casually munch a carrot and say, "Eh, what's up, doc?"—remember that someone spent 400 hours digitally reconstructing the carrot's original orange hue from a faded nitrate negative. And that, folks, is truly "all, folks." Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies HQ Project

"We found cans labeled 'Bugs Bunny - 1941' that hadn't been opened in 50 years," says lead archivist Dr. Helen Mirren-Howard (no relation to the actress). "One reel had actually melted into a solid brick of celluloid. We had to freeze it and slowly separate each layer by hand." Helen Mirren-Howard (no relation to the actress)

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