Looney Tunes And Merrie Melodies Hq Project May 2026

"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."

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

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." "We found cans labeled 'Bugs Bunny - 1941'