The Looney Tunes are back and wackier than ever! The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (2025) brings Porky Pig and Daffy Duck into a cosmic catastrophe, complete with bubble gum disasters, an alien invasion, and classic slapstick comedy. Chew on this and join us for this The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie podcast in episode 336 of the Animation Addicts Podcast.
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The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Podcast
Highlights
- Main discussion: The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie (March 14, 2025)
- This is the first original, feature-length Looney Tunes film released in theaters. Surprising!
- A little history about the making of this film and the distributor drama
- Discussing the shelved Acme vs. Coyote film—Give the people what they want!
- From the first scene and seeing the beautiful animation of the scientist, you knew this was going to be something special
- Porky, Daffy, and Petunia: the Looney trio we didn’t know we needed
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The Inspector’s chest is so big she’s a traffic hazard—bold move, WB!
- Clampett Diner Easter egg? A nod to Looney royalty
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The Invader could have been cast as Marvin the Martian but he channels Izma’s kooky evil flair
- Farmer Jim’s flashback montage hits harder than a DISASTEROID
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Animation so good even Farmer Jim’s cardboard cutout waddle steals the show
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Gum-making scene pops with style, no chewing required
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Score’s a banger with the theremins—Joshua Moshier, take a bow
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Does the boba gag flop? Petunia thinks so: “It’s not even flavorful.”
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Stay to the end credits for a classic Looney Tunes sign off.
- We rate it!
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Links Mentioned
- Morgan’s written review of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie
- Episode #335: Interviews with Eric Bauza (voice of Daffy Duck and Porky Pig), Candi Milo (voice of Petunia Pig), and director Peter Browngardt
- Theremin demo video
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