Whether we knew it or not, Bugs Bunny was always a bit adult with its pop culture references, cross-dressing antics and racial stereotyping.

So it makes sense that Cartoon Network is relaunching the beloved rabbit and his pals in a new show, "The Looney Tunes Show" (8 tonight).

The new show centers on Bugs and the delightfully bitter second banana Daffy Duck now living as roommates. They get a full-half hour, so there's more storytelling; the pace isn't as quick as the old Looney Tunes cartoons.

What do Wake County school board meetings and the Cartoon Network have in common?

The New York Times thinks both have a lot in common according to this article that was posted online Sunday night and will appear in Monday's print edition. The Times article notes the more recent developments in the Wake school diversity controversy and how the Wake School Choice Plan could be the solution.

"The (school) board is split five Republicans to four Democrats, and for the last 15 months meetings have looked like a Cartoon Network special, featuring in the lead role Mr. (John) Tedesco, 36, the most verbal member of the majority," according to the article. "He is single with no children and has lots of time on his hands to stir things up."

UPDATE

No front page this time. The article appeared on pg. 11 in the A section of Monday's New York Times.

If the one you love likes space creatures and cartoons, this might be for you.

We've got two copies of "Ben 10: Ulimate Alien, Escape from Aggregor" Volume One and you can have 'em!

You'll get 10 episodes of the Cartoon Network show on a two-disc set, plus some special features, which includes the ultimate alien database.

A description: Ben's secret identity is revealed to the world and now he's a megastar. But fame briings trouble when his old enemies team up to attack his family and he must master his new ultimate owers to smack down a video game robot. Then, the action really heats up when Ben is called to help five new aliens who have escaped their captor, Aggregor. As Aggregor's ultimate plan is revealed, Ben realizes it's too late to stop him!

That's some drama. Send me an email. by 6 tonight. I'll pick a random winner.

Turner Broadcasting is in hot water with mogul/Oprah friend Tyler Perry, according to the Los Angeles Times.

It all started when satirist Aaron McGruder came hard on Perry on the Father's Day episode of "The Boondocks," the cartoon that appears on the Turner-owned Cartoon Network, during its late night Adult Swim programming.

In the episode, a character very much like Tyler Perry offers the grandfather in "The Boondocks" a chance at fame. Winston Jerome is portrayed as a closeted cross-dresser who uses religion as a cover and a weapon. He's also a really bad writer. It's sometimes hilarious, sometimes homophobic and overall,  scathing. Naturally, Perry didn't like it one bit.

The man behind FX's snarky, boozy, potty-mouthed and funny animated spy show "Archer" is a nice guy from Asheville named Adam Reed.

Reed's the creator and an executive producer of the show, and as he tells it, his entry into animation was unexpected. (That's him on the right.) It all started after his 1992 graduation from UNC-CH.

"I graduated with no plan whatsoever," says Reed, who majored in English. He packed a bag and went to France, living and working odd jobs in Chamonix. Then the money ran out.

Commercials for the new Cartoon Network series "Destroy Build Destroy" rang a dim bell; and finally, I remembered what it was -- that I'd interviewed show host Andrew W.K. a few years back. Click through for more.

If you're reading this, you're probably missing the Powerpuff Girls marathon on Cartoon Network.

But that's OK. The marathon celebrates their 10th anniversary and it ends with a new episode at 8 tonight.

It features, of course, Blossom, Buttercup and Bubbles and their arch nemesis Mojo Jojo, that beloved big-brained monkey. The plot: the key to the world that gives the holder all the power in the world comes to Townsville and every villian tries to get his/her/its hands on it.

It's got a great twist. Think of it as the sorbet course that cleanses, readies and rests your brain for all the heady history-making rhetoric on the other channels.

Although it does conclude that happiness is a warm puppy and you know I can't agree with that.

Tonight, Cartoon Network premieres a new Batman. And he's not all brooding and conflicted like the one in the movies.

The Batman in "Batman: The Brave and the Bold" is considerably lighter than the movie Dark Knight, although he's not campy like the Batman on the 60s TV show.

He's actually kind of dry, the straight man to the heroes he's paired up with in this animated series, which includes Aquaman, Green Arrow, Blue Beetle, Red Tornado and Plastic Man.

Besides the different tone, this Batman has a different look. It's retro, more like a comic book than a graphic novel.

If you've watched some of the other recent animated Batmans — "Batman Beyond," "The Batman" — you'll recognize some of the voice talent. Diedrich Bader ("The Drew Carey Show" ) plays the hero; Will Friedle, who voiced Terry McGinnis, the lead character of "Batman Beyond" is the Blue Beetle.

Overall, it's fun. A lot of action, quips — the kids will like it, the grown folk will too.

Tune in at 7:30pm and check it out.