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The Looney Tunes Show
2011 · TV series · 22 min episodes · 2 seasons
Created by Sam Register
Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and the rest of the “Looney Tunes” characters are back with more adventures for a new generation of viewers. The animated series features roommates Bugs and Daffy moving out of the woods and into the suburbs, interacting with their neighbors, who happen to be other "Looney Tunes" favorites -- including Sylvester, Tweety, Porky Pig and Foghorn Leghorn.
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Depends what you mean by golden age. In terms of sheer sum of quality, agreed. In terms of maximal amount of quality, and/or affect on the public psyche, Looney Tunes really does hold the mantle. Kids today aren't familiar with a lot of 90s cartoons (though they're familiar with a lot of the characters from other media. But to draw the distinction, what kid today knows who Jubilee is? She was a major character in the X-men cartoon, but only a bit character in the movies), but even though there hasn't really been anything major by Looney Tunes since Space Jam (there have been a couple of short lived things like the Looney Tunes Show, but hardly anything of note), kids still know who they are.
Yeah, the new "Merrie Melodies" (of which that clip you linked) are the worst part of the show IMO. They only lasted the first season, probably for good reason. A couple were funny/interesting but most were not.
Other than that, it's a show I really look forward to watching. You may be disappointed if you're looking for original Looney Tunes, it's not really like that. The characters are the same, their personalities are more fleshed out and exaggerated, the times are modern and they live "ordinary" lives. Some of the reviews I've seen on Amazon for it accurately labeled it as Looney Tunes meets Seinfeld (they were being pejorative but I find the comparison apt and view it in a positive light).
Try watching an episode from Season 2 (the currently airing season) before writing it off. It will only take ~21 minutes out of your life if it's not your thing.