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Yabba-Dabba-Deception? Looney Tunes, The Flintstones Gone from HBO Max

In what now looks to be a "cover your a$$" move, it looks like someone over at Warner Bros. Discovery and/or HBO Max was engaging in a little "yabba-dabba-deception" with The Cartoon News when they told them that the 256 "Looney Tunes" shorts that were removed from HBO Max would be returning after "a maintenance check to fix the photoshop titles." Variety is reporting that not only are Seasons 16-31 of the "Looney Tunes" shorts library not coming back but also that 78 episodes of The Flintstones have also been pulled (making up Seasons 4-6). That means that only "Looney Tunes" Seasons 1-15 (255 shorts) remain, with classic shorts such as "What's Opera, Doc?", "Rabbit of Seville," "Duck Amuck," and others. As for "The Modern Stoneage Family," only the first three seasons of the series remain.

Here's a look back at the tweet from The Cartoon News sharing the initial news about the shorts being removed:

All of this comes more than a month after DC Studios co-head James Gunn reaffirmed his & Peter Safran's commitment to having the DCU stretch across a number of different mediums. "Yes, most definitely, the DCU will be connected across film and TV (and animation)," Gunn wrote in response to a DCU fan's question. But that wasn't all, as Gunn also shared a little clarity on the direction of the new DCU. First up, Gunn confirmed that some animated films will fit into DCU canon and that there will be some animated & live-action projects that exist outside of the main DCU (with 2D & 3D animation planned). In addition, Gunn confirmed that he "will continue writing & directing select DC projects." For a perfect example of how sometimes just a few words can say a whole lot, here's a look at Gunn's tweet reaffirming a commitment to having the DCU connect across film, television, and animation:

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