Twenty-seven years ago this week, a live-action comedy/satire titled Stay Tuned is released by Warner Bros. It features John Ritter, Pam Dawber, and Eugene Levy.
It also contains an animated short directed by Chuck Jones. The animation is praised by critics who (at the same time) pan the film. Stay Tuned opens at #6, and ends up losing buckets of money for WB.
Sadly, ST becomes a precursor for Warner Bros. ineptitude selling theatrical cartoons. With the exception of the hybrid feature Space Jam, Warners fails to successfully launch an animated feature until the 21st century. (Quest for Camelot, Osmosis Jones, and Iron Giant all do little at the box office.
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