The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie Ending Explained

Warning: Contains SPOILERS for The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie!

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is finally here, and here is what happens at the end of the Looney Tunes film and what it all means. The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is the first fully animated feature-length Looney Tunes film to get a theatrical release, with it being a huge landmark for the classic franchise. The story of The Day the Earth Blew Up is far more complicated than the average Looney Tunes plot, with viewers having some questions by the time Porky says “That’s all folks.”

The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie focuses on Daffy, Porky, and Petunia, with the trio of iconic Looney Tunes characters taking on an all-new alien threat. However, by the end of the film, the characters learn that the Invader’s plan actually isn’t all that threatening. Instead, his villainous plan was an attempt to save Earth from an incoming asteroid. Using Petunia’s explosive bubble gum, the gang devises a way to blow it up from the inside. Although it is a close call, the asteroid is destroyed, with everyone successfully making it back to Earth.

Did Daffy & Porky Betray Their Promise To Farmer Jim?

Or Does It Have A Different Meaning?

Throughout The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, a character named Farmer Jim is constantly referenced. Farmer Jim is an original character, created for the story of The Day the Earth Blew Up. Farmer Jim acted as a father figure to Daffy and Porky, with him leaving them at some point. Farmer Jim made Daffy and Porky promise to keep his farmhouse, with the duo’s attempts to keep this promise being what kicks off the story. However, by the end of the film, Farmer Jim’s original home is destroyed.

While Daffy and Porky are devastated at the loss, they quickly come to discover that Farmer Jim actually didn’t care about the house. Instead, he was more concerned with Daffy and Porky maintaining their relationship. Farmer Jim even reveals that the photograph that Porky saved is actually an insurance policy, with Daffy and Porky getting $5 million in order to rebuild their house after the alien invasion. Thus, Daffy and Porky move into a mansion, carrying on the true meaning of their promise to Farmer Jim.

What The Invader’s Real Plan Was

He Was Trying To Save Earth

The Invader is the main antagonist of The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie, with him being the alien threat behind the villainous plot. Early in the film, the Invader uses the green goo to take over the mind of a scientist. The mind-controlled scientist then pours the green goo into a vat of gum, with the infected chewing gum being sent all across the world as part of a new product roll out. Daffy is the first to discover that chewing the gum causes humans to fall under the Invader’s control, with him surely having some kind of nefarious purpose.

After infecting most of the world, the Invader has his subjects blow bubbles. These bubbles float to the atmosphere and combine, creating a pink barrier around Earth. Daffy and Porky manage to stop it, but unfortunately, this wasn’t the right choice. The Invader reveals that he was using the pink bubble to defend the Earth from a massive asteroid that is headed directly toward Earth. The asteroid would have bounced off the protective bubble, saving the planet. However, since Daffy and Porky foiled the Invader’s plan, they had to find a new way to stop the asteroid.

What Was “The Resource” In The Day The Earth Blew Up?

What The Invader Was Secretly Searching For

Although the Invader is really concerned with protecting Earth in The Day the Earth Blew Up, the alien antagonist also has another secret goal. Throughout the film, the Invader keeps discussing a precious “resouce” that is only available on Earth. He wants to get his hands on it, with him sending the mind-controlled scientist on several trips to try and round it up. At first, it isn’t known what this resource is, but it presumably has something to do with the Invader’s evil plan.

Eventually, it is revealed that the resource has nothing to do with the Invader’s plan. The resource is actually boba tea, with the alien simply being a fan of the drink. After the Earth is saved, the Invader can be seen enjoying the Earth’s bountiful supply of boba, with the alien’s story ending happily ever after.

Looney Tunes’ New Porky Pig & Daffy Duck Backstories, Explained

How They Connect To Father Jim

Interestingly, The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie provides new backstories for Porky Pig and Daffy Duck, two of the franchise’s most iconic characters. In the new film, Porky and Daffy found each other when they were babies. The defenseless animals were taken in by a kindly man named Farmer Jim, who acted as their father figure. Although they were wild throughout their childhoods, Farmer Jim raised them as his own.

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Eventually, Farmer Jim had to leave for unknown reasons. He left Porky and Daffy his farmhouse before disappearing forever, with Porky and Daffy continuing to grow as adoptive brothers. The Day the Earth Blew Up doesn’t give many details about Porky and Daffy’s childhood. However, it does provide a few anecdotes, like when Daffy knocked a vase on Porky’s head, causing his iconic stutter.

The Real Meaning Of The Day The Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie

It Is About Daffy & Porky’s Relationship

It makes sense that The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie prominently features gum, as the film is all about sticking together. Despite being brothers, Daffy and Porky have a lot of fights throughout the film. Porky believes that Daffy is too reckless, with him attempting to sideline the duck throughout the alien invasion. This creates a rift in their relationship, with Porky and Daffy blaming each other for their failures during the fight against the gum monsters.

By the end of the film, however, Porky learns to appreciate Daffy for who he is. Porky figures out a way to utilize Daffy’s looney attitude, with this being key to saving the Earth. This is what leads Porky and Daffy to realize the importance of sticking together, with them explicitly saying so several times near the end of the movie. The duo comes to realize that this was Farmer Jim’s true last request, with him caring about his sons more than his house. So, while The Day the Earth Blew Up: A Looney Tunes Movie is mostly about gags, it does have a heartwarming message at the end.