Chapter Seven: A Revival?
NOTE: I apologize for the lack of updates, as I was busy with schoolwork among other things.
The boardinghouse construction was already under way. It was going to be connected right to Wile E. Coyote's house for added comfort to some of the 'toons.
During this time, "Wall-E" has won the Oscar for Best Animated Feature. Wile E. Coyote figured he should get it over with once he found out the news. But did Daffy Duck care?
"No!" Daffy yelled. "I don't care about that at all! And besides, all of Wall-E's competition this year was crap!"
"Dat's right," Bugs added. "The other two films it was pitted against were CGI talking animal movies."
"But what about the 'Ratatouille' incident?" Daffy said.
Wile E. groaned. "You STILL haven't gotten over it?!" he asked.
"But this is why they canceled all the future Looney Tunes DVD releases!" Daffy whined.
"No, only partly the reason," Wile E. said. "The economy problems our country are suffering through right now, plus the limited selection of cartoons contributed greatly."
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And as if that weren't enough, a similar thing happened again when Pixar's "Up" was released around May…
"So what if it hit Number One at box-office?" Daffy asked, a hint of bitterness in his voice. "Pixar always makes it big, while practically every other animated film not made by Disney's in-house studio, or DreamWorks or Blue Sky FAILS!"
"What about da Simpsons movie?" Bugs asked.
"That was an exception," Wile E. Coyote said. "It was based off an existing popular TV series (though it's popularity is sinking now as we speak), and the Simpsons was long overdue for a movie since 1991!"
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By August, the boardinghouse was pretty much halfway done, and was expected to open around November.
Meanwhile, Daffy Duck had received word from someone that Warner Bros. Animation was planning a new Looney Tunes TV series. Of course, Daffy had to blab to his friends…
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"A NEW TV SERIES STARRING US?" Bugs asked in an excited tone.
"YES!" Daffy claimed. "We're finally gonna be popular again!"
Bugs and Daffy began gleefully dancing with each other in circles. "We're gonna be on TV! We're gonna be on TV!" they sang.
Wile E. Coyote warned them, "Now, don't get your hopes up you two."
"But look on the bright side!" Daffy said. "This might lead into a Looney Tunes renaissance!"
"Daffy, do you remember when you said that when they were preparing those new theatrical shorts we were to star in back in 2003?" Wile E. Coyote asked. "Remember how bad they were, and how 'Looney Tunes: Back in Action' bombed miserably at box-office?'"
"Well Sander Schwartz was in charge of those horrible cartoons," Daffy explained. "And they released our film at a bad time. Now that Schwartz is gone, our cartoons might be better!"
"We'll see when the time comes," Wile E. said.
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Daffy Duck snuck back to the Cartoon Network office, and managed to make it into the boss's office.
"Not again…" the evil boss groaned, his face still hidden behind the shadows. "What is it now?"
"Hey, I think if you put my classic films back on TV, your channels will get better ratings than the mediocre ones they're getting now!" Daffy proclaimed.
"No comment," the boss said.
"But ever since 2004, your channel has begun to fail! And I think it was when you canceled the Looney Tunes!"
"Enough!" The boss once again threw Daffy Duck out the window, the glass shattering as he went through.
Once Daffy Duck landed on the ground, he was dazed, until he heard…
"Dexter's a cookie!"
"Huh?" Daffy asked.
"Dexter's a cookie!" A green mechanical parrot was right next to the duck.
"Not again!" Dexter said, running in. "Ever since I fixed up this parrot, it's been doing nothing but giving me trouble!"
"I'm gonna bop you, a cup of cinnamon!" the parrot chirped.
"Never mind." Daffy walked off.
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Weeks and weeks later, things still looked dreary. But then, Daffy Duck was awaken one morning by a telephone call. He answered it.
"Hello? … Yes, this is him speaking. Uh-huh…" Suddenly, he perked up. "No way! Really? … That's GREAT! Woo-hoo! Thanks!" and hung up. He got out a gigantic megaphone and yelled, "BUGS! WILE E.! OUR CLASSIC SHORTS ARE GONNA BE BACK ON TV!"
The two 'toons came running down. "For once, waking us up rudely was for a GOOD reason, duck!" Bugs said.
"And the marathon is set to premiere once the boarding house opens. Perfect timing!"
The three 'toons laughed and hugged each other.
THAT'S ALL, FOLKS! (For REAL, this time!)
Well, that's it for my "Hard Times for Daffy" saga. You may expect to see new stories starring the Looney Tunes characters come up, though!