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A Day in "Termite Terrace"

An idea for a mockumentary that satisfies Warner executives and Bugs Bunny advocates alike.

Okay, here's a crackpot idea I had a while back.

So everybody knows Warner Bros. loves live action shows. I would use some dirty euphemism to exemplify how much they love live action shows, but why would I do that when I can just tell you that The Big Bang Theory is airing on MTV and Nick at Nite right now? Not only that, but they've made plans to tear down Building 131 (a house that housed Looney Tunes) in the name of live action slop. Why didn't they just keep the building up and renovate it a little bit? I don't know. Don't question Zaslav. Just put a picture of him on your dartboard and you're set.

So yeah, as you can also tell, Warner hates the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies for some ungodly reason. Maybe it's the Animaniacs reboot's fault, but I don't know. Everybody keeps telling the studio that this means war, Warner's motto turns into "set our own tail on fire," rinse and repeat until the 24th-and-a-half century.

But then there's my crackhead idea for a show that Warner could do which both satisfies their live action ego and "throws the Looney Tunes fans a bone." A mockumentary inspired by shows like The Office, which also highlights Termite Terrace's history and significance. From the moment we met the Talk-Ink Kid to the time Cool Cat said "So cool it now, ya hear?"

There is the occasional interview where we dig into the thoughts and minds of the creators and animators, maybe get a snippet of "Mel Blanc" voicing the characters (I wouldn't even mind that Mel's Bugs voice would be provided by Eric Bauza himself), heck I would like to see clips of the animators working on the cartoon. Imagine how neat it would be to see somebody working on "Baseball Bugs" in real time?

I guess the potential downside is "How are they going to tackle cartoons from that period?" It can go either ways for the Censored 11 side of things for example. If they show the cartoon being made, that would bring up accusation after accusation from mindless internet drones and (more importantly) mess with the intent of the Censored 11--that these cartoons with horribly outdated depictions of African-Americans would never air on TV one way or another (we can assume that's why Toon Heads' "The Twelve Missing Hares" got pulled from syndication). But if they don't tackle or reference it, that goes against Warner's own reminder that not addressing the cartoons in their original state is like pretending the cartoons don't exist. Of course, Warner is also no stranger to backstabbing themselves, but that's a ballsy thing to ignore. My best guess is that they could reference the cartoons being shown in theaters without actually showing it, and have somebody be interviewed over what they thought of it (mockumentary and all).

It shouldn't be impossible to figure out how to tackle those topics with maturity, but it's something to think about. Plus, what else can Warner do with their Looney Tunes IP aside from the stereotypical "sit and do nothing" approach? They have all the history they need from stuff like documentaries and such.

And yes I am aware of Joe Dante's planned movie adaptation of the Termite Terrace experience from Chuck Jones' perspective, but what I was thinking was different.

Either way, what bliss.

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they're probably generalizing mcdonald's mugs after the garfield and shrek fiascos. definitely want to get this mug at some point, i don't care if my flintstones appreciation fizzles out every so often

McDonald's glass promoting The Flintstones movie (1994), which people claim are hazardous to your health but there's no lead paint or cadmium in the glass so go ahead, have your yabba-dabba-doo!

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the concept is a nice one, but otherwise redundant. it would probably work better as a one-off, like that episode when the flintstones and the rubbles travel to the future ("The Long, Long, Long Weekend").

betty's outfit rocks tho

The “New” Flintstones Show 1970’s Concept Art

After the “Pebbles & Bamm Bamm Show”, H-B considered bringing the Stone Age characters into the modern era, but that idea got scrapped…

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nabbed these elements from the old cartoon network australian website (i had to screenshot and crop some these because the website was using flash)

fun fact: did you know that theres australian boomerang bumpers that are animated with the same style as the last 2 images, its pretty cool tbh!!

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...tiaw--t trap diamgniW

.tsiser ton od--pu tirips ruoy gnipeek fo eman eht ni deromuh gnieb era elpoep uoy .hguor osla si yadot dna .yad sloof lirpa si yadot

.praw-emit a otni leef ehs skniht diamrem nrad taht .secalp dna gnihtolc dehctiws recneps dna ykcir .reh emalb t'ndluow i dna ,kceh sa desufnoc s'ydit roop ,osla

.gniog uoy peek ot ynnuf gnihtemos nevig gnieb era elpoep uoy niaga dna ,tnetni suoicilam on evah i ,2s0s ot sgnoleb diamhsart elttil eht ,syawla sa

(.raey tsal morf gnihtemos si siht osla)

[:desu selyts]

i can't sleep

lineless

doodle

rubberhose

polygonal (ti llac yllanosrep i tahw)

the mighty three

the little trashmaid

pen and paper drawing

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romeo, romeo

i'll try to work on a fan video based on a dream i had, but as for the official stuff... i really hate to see NS666 go. it was doing alright. i can easily convert to JTHM but other than that.

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i'm late AF to this, but that's the thing about it. if i were any quicker and any wiser, i would've posted this to help team DEVI:

the hands look like ass now but hey anything to help the devi committee

obv. inspired by that "we can do it!" poster from WWII to boost female worker morale

Final!!!

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INCOMING: LEGIBLE NONSENSE

*/*/*: Assuming nothing happens to the quality when I upload this, these are more legible versions of the info-dump pages seen on the first issue of "I Feel Sick." The original had red text, and would've required a microscope to see what the hell Devi was talking about when she started her job at NERVE. Now it's been adjusted for your viewing pleasure.

*/*/*: Nice, nothing bad happened. Anyways, I think we can all agree a lot of us are growing up to be Devi D. Except, knowing what we know about the world now, it's more so Devi if she succumbed to Sickness and just became another Nny. We're all becoming nihilistic and apocalyptic.

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It is simply not fulfilling to enjoy media in the height of its popularity. You need to show up so late to the party that everybody else is gone and the hosts are asleep so you can rummage through their trash for chip dip and stale hors d’oeurves to eat alone in the dark like a dirty little raccoon secret

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oh shit i've been doing it all wrong then

I've been seeing a lot of posts about piracy lately and in light of this i do need to say something because I've been seeing a lot of misinformation.

anti-viruses, vpns, ad-blockers- none of these are going to help you here.

the first thing you're going to need is a good solid boat (preferably oak wood). you will also want some cannons and a plank depending on the sort of shenanigans you plan on getting into.

Also! Not once have i seen any of you talking about the importance of citrus fruits and vitamin C. antivirus doesn't prevent scurvy. come on you should know this by now.

this sort of misinformation is wildly dangerous and irresponsible.

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tremorton against robots

in 1996, scottish people's hearts skipped a beat when an advertisement for scotland against drugs called "paranoid instamatic" struck theaters and maybe even tv. it showed a party-goer getting so hooked up in ecstasy, speed or acid, he turns into shrek and melts away from the photograph.

oh by the way be careful when watching the original psa, it's got some face horror in it

on december 8th, 2002, the uk first aired the mlaatr segment "the return of raggedy android." it showed jenny wearing a new and improved exosuit as a way to hang out in memzer's--a popular hangout for tremorton's teens--because the store doesn't allow robots. or space bikers. with the skin, she not only develops an alter-egoshe won the hearts of the joint.

these two have nothing in common, but just like using ecstasy, the exoskin can start to get unhealthy when worn for long periods of time--especially knowing it is (she is?) sentient and thrives off of normality. plus both of those descriptions involve hearts, so...

stay above the influence, kids. we wouldn't need psa's otherwise

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mar13 day

this week's full of wacky stuff. it was mario day, miku day, saten day, and march 14th is not only the day that krabs fries, but also the day the earth blows up. unless porky and daffy save us. but what about the day before? it's marie day. based on our favorite grandma squid sister. wearing some sort of get-up that strikes fear into the hearts of most splatoon 3D animators.

or you could see this like marie wearing jenny wakeman's get up.

happy MAR13 day.

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daylight sleepings time

daylight savings time. a lot of countries have stopped observing it. which, i mean, fair enough. for some reason, though, i've always preferred spring DST compared to winter DST. but i don't think preference matters when your sleep schedule is horrible. (not just referring to nia)

i mainly wanted to find an excuse to draw an old illustration i did when "Morning" was the latest ics video.

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Nia from icantsleep on yt!!

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t h e n i a p a n c a k e y s

Smol Nia and Pancakes 🥞

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i have to reblog again because as a wise old woodpecker once said, GUESS WHO

fucking hate ads. why do I need 2 watch ads 2 play fucking TETRIS I'm gonna be on a missing poster soon