A little cartoon history is about to be history on the Warner Bros. lot: the studio is razing the single-story building where Looney Tunes was once housed.
Deadline understands that Building 131 will be torn down to create more base camp space for the myriad HBO shows that are shooting on the Burbank, CA. lot. The nondescript building, which is located in the far corner of the lot off of Forest Lawn Drive, will not be replaced.
Observers say the demolition has been in the works for some time and that staff from other shows have been discouraged from parking in the vicinity. The teardown process could begin as early as next week.
A spokesperson for the studio declined to comment.
Looney Tunes made an unexpected return to the cultural zeitgeist recently after it was revealed that the animated shorts, which ran during the golden age of animation from 1930 through 1969, had been scrubbed by Warner Bros. Discovery-owned Max. Since the streamer prioritizes adult and family programming, kiddie programming such as Looney Tunes and Sesame Street was no longer viewed as a priority.
Other spinoff versions of Looney Tunes remain on the service, including six seasons of 2020’s Looney Tunes Cartoons, two seasons of 2015’s New Looney Tunes (the third season and some episodes from Season 1 are not available), two seasons of 2002’s Baby Looney Tunes, 2021’s four-episode scripted podcast Looney Tunes Presents: Bugs and Daffy’s Thanksgiving Road Trip, two seasons of 2023’s Tiny Toons Looniversity and its corresponding 42-minute Tiny Toons Looniversity: Spring Break special (though its winter spinoff is not streaming), five seasons of 1995’s The Sylvester and Tweety Mysteries and two seasons of 2022’s Bugs Bunny Builders.
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