Current Looney Tunes Newsletter 28JUN00

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Hi Everyone,
Things are looking pretty bad for collectors at the Thousand Oaks store now. All the Looney Tunes stuff fits in the back corner of the store now with pokemon and powerpuff taking over the front half of the store. I really hope this will turn around soon when both of these die out - which they will. With the low grade animation and really bad writing they will go the way of the power rangers in no time. I've had several people tell me they don't even go to the WB Stores anymore though. This could really be a bad trend. It looks like WB is abandoning the base of customers that built their stores. I know we buy far more on ebay now than we do in the stores and if others are doing the same I can only see more stores closing in the future.

Richard & Gwen

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The WB Store Online has the Tweety Grams on sale for $9.95 each. They also have the summer collection at 20% off. This is nice stuff - we stocked up with a set for picnics. URL: http://click.linksynergy.com/fs-bin/stat?id=vzTUpunnJhY&offerid=11941&type=3&subid=0
The WB Studio Store has two new cookie jars that are pretty cool. The first one is Marvin and K-9 in a crashed rocket. It is mainly bright silver and has Daffy and Porky tumbling out the back side. It is very striking and would look good in a display case. The second jar is a surfer's car with Bugs, Taz, Tweety, Sylvester and Daffy. Unfortunately neither of these is available online so you will have to visit a store to get them.
The WB Store also has a beach party serving platter. It is ceramic and about 14 inches long. One end is the beach with Bugs and Daffy playing and the other is the water with Sylvester chasing Tweety. $20
Candy Machines is selling large powered gumball machines. You can get them with many options, including running lights and talking. These are the ones that you see in stores and can be a bit expensive. URL: http://www.candymachines.com/looneytunes.htm . Thanks to Donnie for the tip!

Bradford Editions is making two sets of ornaments available again. First is the Looney Tunes Classic Cartoon Favorites Collectible Ornaments. These have 3D resin characters playing around the bullseye logo with a phrase written beside them and come in sets of 2. The ornaments out now are Bugs and Taz, Tweety & Sylvester, Taz and Daffy. The second set is all Tweety in Home For The Holidays Heirloom Classics Ornament Collection. These feature a resin Tweety in a metal cage doing various Christmas things and come in sets of 3. Both are nice series. All ornaments are $10 each and you can find more info on their site at http://www.collectiblestoday.com .
There are two new gumball machines being sold regularly on ebay now. Both are glass and diecast metal and have a figure on top. One is Tweety and the other is Taz. I haven't found them in stores yet but you can expect to pay $20 - $25 for them on ebay.
Wendy's is doing a kids meal promotion now featuring pens. There are 5 that I have seen that stand upright when not in use and have some action built in. Daffy, Sylvester, Taz, Wile E. and Marvin are the ones in restaurants now.
Paul has set up a page about collecting cartoon glasses. You can visit him at http://users.erols.com/pmerolle/ and see some pics of really old ones.
The WB Studio Stores are starting a new series of artwork called Power Pictures. They feature a lithograph with a sound recording. The first one will be a dedication to Mel Blanc called "Speechless" (yes it is the same artwork as previous releases) and has what looks like several buttons on the bottom. No info on pricing or what it will say yet. Check your local WB Gallery for details. Thanks to Donnie for the tip!

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