Looney Tunes
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This section covers the Warner Brothers® Studio stores Looney Tunes Fiesta® dinnerware pieces.
These pieces were sold via Warner Brothers® stores and their mail order catalog between 1994 to about 2001.
Jennifer Flory, who I would like to thank for her help with this section, did an article in the HLCCA magazine, “The Dish” Vol 15 No 3 in 2013, on Looney Tunes.
Bugs Bunny
Pattern No. 4496
Bugs was produced on Periwinkle in the following shapes: dinner plate (0466), cup/saucer (0452/0470), rim soup (0451),sauceboat (0486), and ring handle mug (0453)
- The illustration to the right shows a typical backstamp for the Looney Tunes Fiesta® dinnerware.
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photo.
Fun Fact –
This Pearl Gray 9″ rim soup bowl was found with the Looney Tunes Bugs Bunny decal on it.
I wonder if Warner Brothers/ HLC were thinking about using Pearl Gray at one time instead of or before periwinkle?
Bugs Bunny and Foghorn Leghorn
Bugs Bunny side – Pattern No. 4496
Foghorn Leghorn side – Pattern No. researching
Produced on a Periwinkle: large disk pitcher (0484).
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photos.
Fun Fact –
- The illustrations to either side showcase a prototype large disc pitcher in Pearl Gray glaze.
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photos.
Daffy Duck
Pattern No. researching
Produced on Turquoise in the following shapes: dinner plate (0466), cup/saucer (0452/0470), rim soup (0451), round serving tray (0468), and ring handle mug (0453)
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory (right) and Strawser Auctions (left) for the use of their photos.
Granny and Tweety
Pattern No. researching
Produced on Rose in the following shapes: large teapot (0496)
Looney Tune Clock
Pattern No. 4549
Produced on White in the following shapes: clock plate (0473)
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photo.
Pepe’ Le Pew and Penelope Pussycat
Pattern No. researching
Produced on Yellow in the following shapes: figure 8 cream sugar set (0821)
- The figure eight tray has decaled Looney Tunes rings where the sugar and creamer sit.
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photo.
Porky Pig
Pattern No. – researching
Produced on Rose in the following shapes: dinner plate (0466), cup/saucer (0452/0470), rim soup (0451), large mixing bowl (0482), and ring handle mug (0453)
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photos.
- These two illustrations show a Porky Pig Pie Baker that was never put into production.
- The back reads, “Proto type Pie Baker with porky decal produced for Warner Bros. to be yellow with Sylvester also final baker is shorter”.
- Thank you to Dana Heath-Thomas for the use of her photos.
Scooby Doo (Sea Mist)
Pattern No. 4468
Produced on Sea Mist in the following shapes: dinner plate (0466), rim soup (0451), large disk pitcher (0484), ring handle mug (0453), and round salt pepper set (0497)
I wonder why a cup and saucer set was not produced on either Scooby Doo design?
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photos.
Scooby Doo (White)
Pattern No. researching
Produced on White in the following shapes: dinner plate (0466), rim soup (0451), and ring handle mug (0453)
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photo.
Sylvester
Pattern No. researching
Produced on Yellow in the following shapes: dinner plate (0466), cup/saucer (0452/0470), rim soup (0451), deep dish pie baker (0487), and ring handle mug (0453)
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photos.
- All the saucers for the cups are decaled with coordinating rings as illustrated to the right.
- The pattern number for the Sylvester saucer is 1833 as illustrated below.
Tweety
Pattern No. researching
Produced on White in the following shapes: dinner plate(0466), cup/saucer (0452/0470), rim soup (0451), ring handle mug (0453), large teapot (0496), large mixing bowl (0482), rangetop salt/pepper set (0756), 1 qt. serving bowl (0471), jumbo mug (0149), and jumbo saucer* (0293)
*The jumbo saucer has the same type rings decaled as the cup/saucer sets (see above).
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photo.
Tweety Anniversary Set
Pattern No. 4240
Produced on White in the following shapes: large disk pitcher (0484) and tumblers x 4 (0446)
- Thank you to Strawser Auction (left) and Dana Heath-Thomas (right) for the use of their photos.
Fun Fact –
- The 60th anniversary Tweety set had a different backstamp than the other Looney Tune pieces as illustrated to the left.
- However, you can also find sets that have the original Warner Bros™ backstamp as illustrated above (see Bugs Bunny).
- Thank you to Dana Heath-Thomas for the use of her photo.
Tweety Christmas
Pattern No. researching
Produced on White in the following shapes: large teapot (0496), ring handle mug (0453)
The mugs were sold as a set of two in the catalog.
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photo.
Fun Facts –
- Did you know that the factory tests the decals before the item goes into production? The illustration to the left shows numerous Looney Tune test plates.
- Photo courtesy of Denyse Wentland.
- The illustrations on either side are advertisements from the Warner Bros.® Studio Store catalogs. Note the prices back in the late ninety’s.
- If you look at the ad closely, you will see Warner Bros.® called it “Looney Tune Fiestaware®”.
- Matching glassware as illustrated to the right, was offered by Warner Bros.® using the same design as the Fiesta® dinnerware line.
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photo.
- In addition to the Fiesta® dinnerware line, HLC also produced another version for Warner Bros.® using one of their restaurant ware lines as illustrated to the left.
- Thank you to Jennifer Flory for the use of her photo.