Shortly after axing all its classic Looney Tunes content from streaming platform Max, Warner Bros. Discovery is set to raze a building on the iconic Warner Bros. lot in Burbank which once served as the production home for the beloved animation franchise. Studio staff have been advised not to park in the area of Building 131, and demolition may begin as early is next week.
Deadline reported the decision and explained that the “nondescript” single-story building off Forest Lawn Drive is being torn down to make more room for live-action HBO shows shooting in town. A spokesperson for Warner Bros. Discovery declined to comment.
It should be noted that Building 131 is not the original site of Warner Bros. animation studio for Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies: That distinction belongs to Termite Terrace, located on the studio’s old lot on Sunset Boulevard in Los Angeles —which is now called the Sunset Bronson Studios. Infested with insects, the clapboard building was condemned and demolished in the early 1940s.
As previously reported, the Golden Age Looney Tunes (1930s-60s) are no longer available to stream on Max (and WBD had already shut down its classic cartoon service Boomerang). Some LT titles such as Tiny Toons Looniversity, Baby Looney Tunes, two seasons of New Looney Tunes and six seasons of Looney Tunes Cartoons are still available.
Fans can still find Bugs, Daffy, Porky and the gang on Apple TV and Prime Video (prices vary).
Saturday Morning Update: Deadline is reporting that some protestors covered the single-story Building 131 with signs that read “buildings have feelings too, ” Save 131, History Matters a Ton,” and “Everyone Watches Looney Tunes.” There’s also an illustrated sign featuring Bugs Bunny declaring “Not Cool, Doc!”
[Source: Deadline]
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