From: synth@deepthought.unm.edu (Synth F. Oberheim)
Subject: Tiny Toon Adventures REFERENCE GUIDE (3 of 3) (HUGE!)
Date: Thu, 17 Dec 92 08:03:37 GMT
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#173: BUSTER AND BABS GO HAWAIIAN
Airdate: 11/18/91

Written by Renee Carter, Sarah Creef, Amy Crosby
[ Everyone (and I mean everyone) but Furrball, Calamity, Beeper ]

{ This is the long-awaited episode written by the three 8th-grade girls who
are now no doubt enjoying unlimited wealth and fame ... :-)

And if you only see one or two Must See Episodes(tm) this year ... you
need to get out more.  No no, that came out wrong.  See this one!  -ed. }

{ Who directed it??  We do know that Spielberg personally worked with the
girls on this one ... perhaps he's an uncredited director?  Nawwwww ...
or is it possible?  -ed. }

[ Once it got going ... wow!!  I have to wonder just how much (or little)
of the final dialogue was actually written by the credited writers.  -KP
{ Considering how truly fresh and inspired the whole thing was, I'm willing
to give them the benefit of the doubt ...  -ed. } ]

{ More references and highlights than you can shake a stick at.  A sampling:

Nicholas Hollander, Paul Dini & Sherri Stoner playing cards (catch the
  Little Mermaid poster!)
Robin Williams and Dustin Hoffman from HOOK
BTTF's Doc Brown sitting next to George Lucas (in Vader garb)
Andrew Lloyd Webber in cat costume (reference to Spielberg's upcoming
  animated version of CATS)
The "Disney Invaders" video game
(What appeared to be) the girls' original storyboarding
The JAWS beach scene re-enactment }

Airplane cabin:

[ The first guy on the end (this would be the largish guy with round glasses)
is Joe Alaskey, and the woman to his left is Tress MacNeille.  -WB ]

[ Buster and Babs sit behind Charlie Adler ...  -JfK ]

[ Did anyone else catch Bugs' "Discovury" card, as in the space shuttle?  -RD ]


{ BTW, the Spielberg-playing-vidgames gag was a reference to SS having his own
personal video game arcade in his house at Universal Studios ... 

Buster riding the waves was fantastic!  Tokyo at its FINEST.

FYI: Plucky's line, "Only Warner Bros. would throw a luau inside a volcano"
is a stab at Warner's box-office bomb JOE VERSUS THE VOLCANO.  (Now is that
an obscure reference or what? :-)  (Thanks to Will Bell for confirming my
suspicions)  -ed. }

Music by Richard Stone
 
Starring the voices of:
 
Charlie Adler		as Buster
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Don Messick		as Hamton
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Maurice LaMarche	as Dizzy
Frank Welker		as Furrball
Gail Matthius		as Shirley
Danny Cooksey		as Monty
Cree Summer		as Elmyra
Rob Paulsen		as Arnold
Kath Souci		as Sneezer
Greg Burson		as Bugs Bunny
Steven Spielberg	as Himself
 
Animation Services - Tokyo Movie Shinsha [sic] Co., Ltd.
 
Please Mail Your Unsolicited Manuscripts Along With A Stamped,
Self-Addressed Envelope To:  Some Other Show!
 
{ A fitting gag credit, considering how many goofy scripts they're 
undoubtedly going to be innundated with after this ...  -ed. }

Tag - Buster & Babs: "Aloooooooha!" [ Surprise, surprise! ]

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#174: HENNY YOUNGMAN DAY
Airdate: 11/22/91

[ Henny Youngman's bits are the only good parts of this episode.  A shattering
failure all around.  -CA ]

"Stand-Up and Deliver"
Written by Sherri Stoner
Directed by Jon McClenahan
[ BBHP, Robin Killems ]

[ Remember that saccharine sweetness that was so prevalent the first week of
the second season?  It's baaaaaccck.  -CA ]

{ The Emo Philips squirrel was definitely a highlight, however  -ed. }

"The Potty Years"
Written by Tom Ruegger
Directed by Jon McClenahan
[ Little Plucky, Plucky's Parents, cameos: Furrball, Byron Bassett ]

[ Inexcusible.  -CA ]

[ I thought it was the funniest TT short ever.  -JW ]

{ This was just a sampling of the extremely dichotomized opinions regarding
this short.  The advocates enjoyed and related to the depiction of a child's
"formative years", while the naysayers couldn't find anything that remotely
resembled TINY TOONS in it. :-)  -ed. }

"Lame Joke"
Written by Shecky Hollander, Boom-Boom Stoner
Directed by Jon McClenahan   ^^^^^^^^^
[ BBHP, Henny Youngman ]

[ Lived up to its title.  -CB ]

Music by Steve Bramson

Starring the voices of:

Henny Youngman		as Henny Youngman
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Charlie Adler		as Buster
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Don Messick		as Hamton
Maurice LaMarche	as Robin Killems
Frank Welker		as Furrball
Nathan Ruegger		as Little Plucky

Animation Services - StarToons

Top Four Henny Youngman "Savers":
4. Here's Another One You May Not Like.
3. How Can You People Sleep With The TV On?
2. Two, Three, Four ... Is Anyone Still Watching?
1. We Will Pray Silently For The Episode That Just Died.

Tag - Little Plucky: "I wanna flush it again!"

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#172: LOVE DISCONNECTION
Airdate: 11/25/91

"My Dinner With Elmyra"
(double length short)
Written by Paul Dini
Directed by Byron Vaughns
[ Monty, Elmyra, Monty's mom  cameos: everyone ]

[ I felt it was a bit out of character for Elmyra to be aware of both her
physical and social appearance; e.g. trying to stifle her "hug you and
squeeze you" personality to impress Monty.  This one almost made me feel
sorry for Elmyra -- almost.  -VGR ]

{ Watch for the EDWARD SCISSORHANDS reference ...  -ed. }

[ "The Adventures of Fido and Mewmew" is a total swipe of the British
kiddie-movie, "The Adventures of Milo and Otis".  -RJ ]

"The Amazing Three"
Written by Arleen Sorkin and Beth Milstein
Directed by Byron Vaughns
[ Babs, Shriley, Fifi, Buster, Dizzy, Hamton, Plucky ]

[ All three of them look STUNNING!  WOW!  If you like these ladies, this
is a "miss this and you're dirt" episode.  -JSW ]

[ Without a doubt, Dizzy eating a stealth bomber is *begging* to be
scanned.  -VGR ]

[ Incidentally, "The Amazing Three" was the title of a Japanese cartoon back 
around '68.  It was about three galactic policemen who came to Earth to stop
warmongering maniacs with the help of their human friend Kenny.  The aliens
were a rabbit, a duck, and ... a horse. (Can't win 'em all)  -JfK ]

Music by Mark Watters

Starring the voices of:

Charlie Adler		as Buster
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Danny Cooksey		as Monty
Cree Summer		as Elmyra
Frank Welker		as Gogo
Rob Paulsen		as Fowlmouth
Maurice LaMarche	as Dizzy
Gail Matthius		as Mitzi
Kath Souci		as Fifi

Animation Services - Tokyo Movie Shinsa Co. Ltd.

Don't Tell Anyone - Fifi Is Secretly Engaged To Paul Dini.

{ It's been confirmed that this does not mean that Kath Souci and Paul
Dini have a thing going; it's purely a furry animal fetish :-)  -ed. }

Tag - Elmyra: "Let the show begin!"

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#184: KON DUCKI
Airdate: 02/10/92

Written by Sherri Stoner, Peter Hastings, Stephen Hibbert
Storyboard by Eddie Fitzgerald, Jim Fletcher, Enrique May, Rusty Mills
Directed by Rich Arons
[ Plucky, Buster, Hamton, Sweetie  Cameos: Calamity, Fifi, Shirley, Sneezer ]

{ I've never been bombarded with so much Seventies' nostalgia in my life!
Lots of good moments in this one, including the "Making Of" segment in
Act III.  Plus, this is the first tolerable use of Sweetie to date.  -ed. }

[ "Day <X>" cameos in Act I:

Day 3: Gilligan and the Skipper
Day 4: Mutiny on the Bounty.  "This ib Mubiny, Mr. Christian, Mubiny!"
Day 6: Jaws, of course
Day 9: [The _Nautilus_ from] 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea  - RD ]

[ [Re: Plucky's "P.S. 113" cap:] That is in fact a reference to director
Rich Arons' grade school in New York City.  Plucky's hat is supposed to have
a different logo on it in every new scene (actually, a couple are re-used a
few times) -- I contributed "1941" (I was just kidding, Steven!) and the
anarchy symbol.  Hey, ya gotta have *some* fun on the job!  - JLw ]

Music by William Ross

Starring the voices of:

Charlie Adler		as Buster
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Don Messick		as Hamton
Candi Milo		as Sweetie
Gail Matthius		as Shirley
Kath Souci		as Fifi
Hal Rayle		as Coast Guard [??] Captain

Animation Services - Tokyo Movie Shinsa Co. Ltd.

Abba Spelled Backwards Is Abba

Tag - Plucky: "Parting is such sweet sorrow."

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#185: SEPULVEDA BOULEVARD

[or: "How They Could Possibly Do a Good TTA Without Either Charlie Adler OR
Tress MacNeille"  -KP ]

Airdate: 2/17/92

Written by Deanna Oliver
Storyboard by Barry Caldwell, Jim Fletcher, Ken Harsha, David Schwartz,
Charles Visser, Pat Wong
Directed by Byron Vaughns
[ Monty, Elmyra, Hamton, Plucky, Furrball ]

{ In the tradition of CITIZEN MAX, another full-length film parody, this
one of Billy Wilder's SUNSET BLVD.  Sure, what 11-year-old wouldn't get
a gut-busting laugh out of *this*? :-)  Lots of great moments in this
one.  -ed. }

[ Geez, they laid the fourth-wall jokes on THICK today!
 
Hamton as the sadistic butler!  Who needs "Fleche de Lard"?
 
You think after this one, Furrball might take up bungee-jumping, just to
relax?
 
Overall: Not _quite_ "Citizen Max", but close.  B+.  -KP ]
 
Music by Albert Lloyd Olson

Starring the voices of:

Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Don Messick		as Hamton
Danny Cooksey		as Monty
Cree Summer		as Elmyra
Frank Welker		as Furrball
Rob Paulsen		as Cooper Deville

Animation Services - Akom Productions Co., Nelson Shin, President

Moral Of The Story - Wipe Your Feet.

Miss Elmyra's Hair & Make-Up By:  Floyd The Barber

{ hey kids!  *two* gag credits!  -ed. }

Tag - Elmyra: "Let the show begin!"

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#177: TAKE ELMYRA PLEASE
Airdate: 2/24/92

Story by Nicholas Hollander
Written by M.D. Sweeney, John McCann
Directed by Ken Boyer
[ Elmyra & her new teevee family, Furrball  cameos: Buster & Babs ]

{ This was intended to be the pilot for the TTA spin-off ELMYRA'S FAMILY.
Are the TTA folks trying to pander to the SIMPSONS success?  If so, their
attempt was largely uninspired and most *un*-toonlike -- the whole thing felt
like a bad live-action TV movie!  The footage lifted from KACME TV made me
cringe.  -ed. }

[ What's with the rated-R semi-porn scene with Elmyra?!!  -SN ]

{ You mean the fact that her bikini top didn't have any straps holding it up? 
-ed. }

[ Overall I would give this episode a C+.  It would be a D, but I just can't do
that to a TMS show.  -JL ]

Starring the voices of:

Cree Summer		as Elmyra
Frank Welker		as Furrball
Matt Frewer		as Mac Duff
Soleil Moon Frye	as Amanda Duff
Whitby Hertford		as Duncan Duff
Tress MacNeille		as Queegee  { and Elmyra's mom, it sounded like }
Rob Paulsen		as George
Stephen Bishop		as Mailman

{ Matt Frewer is the brilliant Canadian actor behind Max Headroom and "Doctor,
Doctor".  And we all have fond memories of Soleil Moon Frye as TV's "Punky
Brewster"... NOT!  -ed. }

Music by Albert Lloyd Olson

Animation Services - Tokyo Movie Shinsa Co., Ltd.

Hey Kids!  Did You Spot Waldo?

[ Look closely at the Mr. Skullhead show.  Waldo's there.  (My girlfriend
spotted him in the crowd scene on our second watching.)  -AMG ]

{ Note to myself:  Never underestimate the gag credit!  -ed. } ]

Tag - Furrball:  "ROOOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRR...meow!"

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#   : HOW I SPENT MY VACATION
Released 3/11/92 to home video
Running time: 80 minutes

Written By Paul Dini, Nicholas Hollander, Tom Ruegger, Sherri Stoner

Sequences Directed By Rich Arons, Byron Vaughns, Alfred Gimeno, Barry Caldwell,
                      Ken Boyer, Art Leonardi, Kent Butterworth

{ An unmistakably positively quintessential etched-in-stone miss-it-and-
face-public-disgrace Must See Episode(tm).  You've never seen 80 minutes
fly by so fast.  -ed. } 

[ Absolutely incredible.  Singlehandedly redeems the second season.  Each of
the divergent plot-lines is a riot, and the clever satire is back with a
vengeance.  -CA ]

[ Now we know why the second season was so lackluster ... they dumped all
their *good* gags into this film!  -WB ]

[ *Great!*  Original music ... beautifully done plot transitions ... great
celebrity parodies .... It's too good to miss.  - TS ]

[ The animation and humor in this video are TOTALLY DIFFERENT from WB Classic.
Heck, only three WB stars (old stars, that is) have cameo roles, and only one
speaking part!  A great intro for folks who think TTA is just a lame copy of
old Warner Brothers (NOT!)  -JK ]

{ I lost it for the extended DELIVERANCE reference:  the point-of-view pan
under the possum's bridge, and the obvious take on the famous "Dueling
Banjos".  Squeeeeeeeeel!  -ed. }

[ Praise: the allusion to Das Rheingold at the end of the Little Mermaid
sequence.   -AMG ]

[ That sphinx was Tom Ruegger, right?  -KP ]
                                          [ It looked like Chuck Jones to me.
                                          That would be more appropriate,
                                          wouldn't it?  -JB ]

[ Pee-wee Herman was in the movie theatre; could he have been ... naw.  -MH ]

{ Moment-Worth-Mentioning:  the hilarious take-off on the promo for the
Lucasfilm "THX" Theatre Sound System.  Priceless!  -ed. }

[ I rather liked the way many of the sequences were linked together ... almost
Monty-Python-ish.  -BA ]

[ When Elmyra shows her animal class a picture of "The most dangerous animal
in the forest" (Kiss me! Kiss me! Kiss me!) and the animals scream -- look
where the monkey is.  -TH ]

{ Note that Babs' Lucy impersonation ("Oh Ricky, I wanna be in the showwww!")
is two-two-TWO! references in one, being that Tress herself did the voice of
Luthy on Weird Al Yankovic's single "Ricky"  -ed. }

{ Note Babs' brief "Rowin'" song-n-dance -- in the span of about 10 seconds,
they reference Tina Turner and LAUGH-IN.  MST3K would be proud. :-)  -ed. }

[ Look at the back-drop/screen behind Babs and Buster when they're on
stage.  -TH ]

Music Composed By Steve Bramson, Bruce Broughton, Don Davis, Albert Olson,
                  Richard Stone, Steven James Taylor, Mark Watters


                   Starring the Voice Talents of:

Charlie Adler as Buster Bunny           Tress MacNeille as Babs Bunny

 Joe Alaskey as Plucky Duck               Don Messick as Hamton Pig
 
Jonathan Winters as Wade Pig             Edie McClurg as Winnie Pig

                    Frank Welker as Uncle Stinky

   Cree Summer as Elmyra                Sorrel Booke as Big Daddy Boo

[ As a TTAUEC staffer mentioned, Sorrel Booke's most famous role is "Boss Hogg"
from the old DUKES OF HAZZARD tv show.  Guess the man has a thing for playing
southern accents.  -RJ ]

                    Rob Paulsen as Foulmouth [sic]

Maurice LaMarche as Dizzy Devil       Gail Matthius as Shirley the Loon

     Kath Souci as Fifi                     Candi Milo as Sweetie


Reason This Movie Went Straight To Home Video:  Cuz It's So Darned Good!

Original Running Time:  8 Hours, 47 Minutes

Hey, What About That Urkel Kid?  Is He Funny Or What?

First Theatrical Screening:  June 8, 1991, Old Orchard Theatre,
                             Skokie, Illinois

Last Theatrical Screening:  (Same As Above)

This Film Has Been Edited For Your Protection.

Do Not Back Up - Severe Tire Damage

Sound Dimension Spatializer

Man In Sound Recording Booth Who Pushes That Funny Red
Button A Lot - Link Poonie

Moral of the Story (Pick One):
1. Enjoy Your Vacation.
2. Relish Your Youth.
3. Don't Pick Up Chainsaw-Wielding Hitchhikers.
4. Feature Length Movies Should Not Have 18 Different Plots.

Animation Production - Tokyo Movie Shinsa Co., Ltd.

Additional Viking Dialogue - Jerry Van Dyke

These End Credits - Are Interminable.

Top 4 Reasons A Caricature Of David Letterman Is In This Video:
4. We Admire His Comedy Stylings.
3. We Wanted To Use Merv Griffin, But He Threatened To Sue.
2. We Needed Some Filler.
1. We're Brown-Nosing Weasels Who Want Him To Mention Us On His Show.

Other Stuff Done By - Some Guy Named Bob.

And That's The Final End Credit.



We Lied.



The Cast

Buster Bunny ......................... Charlie Adler
Babs Bunny ........................... Tress MacNeille
Plucky Duck .......................... Joe Alaskey
Hamton Pig ........................... Don Messick
Wade Pig ............................. Jonathan Winters
Winnie Pig ........................... Edie McClurg
Uncle Stinky ......................... Frank Welker
Elmyra ............................... Cree Summer
Shirley the Loon ..................... Gail Matthius
Fowlmouth ............................ Rob Paulsen
Dizzy Devil .......................... Maurice LaMarche
Fifi ................................. Kath Souci
Sweetie .............................. Candi Milo
Big Daddy Boo ........................ Sorrel Booke
Big Boo .............................. Tress MacNeille
Sissy Boo ............................ Gail Matthius
Little Boo ........................... Kath Souci
Byron Basset ......................... Frank Welker
Johnny Pew ........................... Rob Paulsen
Mary Melody .......................... Cree Summer
Furrball ............................. Frank Welker
Banjo The Woodpile Possum ............ Rob Paulsen
Tupelo Toad .......................... Joe Alaskey
Sneezer .............................. Kath Souci
Little Beeper ........................ Frank Welker
Mr. Hitcher .......................... Rob Paulsen
Valhalla ............................. As Himself

Superman Created By Jerry Siegel, Joe Shuster
Copyright and Trademark DC Comics, Inc.

Our Only Regret:  Joe Piscopo

"Waiting For The Clock / Tiny Toon Adventures Vacation Main Title Theme"
  Music: Bruce Broughton
  Lyrics: Tom Ruegger & Wayne Kaatz

"Beneath The Ocean" and "Happy World Land Anthem"
  Music: Bruce Broughton
  Lyrics: Paul Dini

"Tiny Toon Adventures End Title Theme"
  Music: Bruce Broughton
  Lyrics: Sherri Stoner

Woman Who Cleans Studio - Queegee Bananahoe

The Characters In This Photoplay Are Fictitious.  Any Similarity To Persons
Living, Dead, or Undead, For That Matter, Is Purely Coincidental.

Suggested Retail Price - $19.95 Without Rebate

With Rebate - About A Buck And A Quarter

Color By TECHNICOLOR

DOLBY STEREO

Tag - Byron: [sniff sniff sniff] "Woof."

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Chronological Listing of Episodes:  THIRD SEASON (1992-1993)
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#178: THIRTEENSOMETHING
Airdate: 9/14/92
 
Written by Sherri Stoner
Storyboard by Tony Craig & Jim Fletcher, Jon McClenahan & John Hayes,
              Lou Police, Brian Mitchell & Joey Banaszkiewicz
Directed by John McClenahan
[ Babs, Buster, Plucky, Shirley, Elmyra  cameos: various celebs ]
 
{ For the new season, we see B&B sharing a smooch, Babs with cleavage,
Plucky hitting on Shirley ... did the toons complete puberty during
reruns? :-)  -ed. }
 
[ In case you blinked, that man tied up on Carson's sofa was Jay Leno  -KP ]

[ The influence of "Tootsie" abounded.  "You could really use a facial
wax" -- hee hee!  -JfK ]

Music by Richard Stone
 
Starring the voices of:
 
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Charlie Adler		as Buster
Gail Matthius		as Shirley
Rob Paulsen		as Jason
Danny Gans		as Johnny Carson
Valari [sic] Bromfield	as Mary Hartless
Roger Rose		as David Letterman
 
Animation Services - Startoons
 
The Character of "Flint" Is In No Way Based On Flint Dille.
Honest, Flint.  No, Really ...
 
[ If I remember correctly, Flint Dille wrote the screenplay to Spielberg's
"An American Tail: Fievel Goes West"  -VR ]

Tag - Buster & Babs: "Say good night, Babs." "Good night, Babs."

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#181: NEW CLASS DAY
Airdate: 9/15/92
 
"Just-Us League of Supertoons"
Written by Paul Dini
Directed by Byron Vaughns
[ Batduck, Decoy the Pig Hostage, Superbun, Wex Wuthor, Dasher, Hawkloon,
Wonderbabs, Aquamutt, Pink Canary, Keen Arrow, Scentanna ]

[ This one seemed very unoriginal, borrowing stuff from Vitello's "Bat's
All Folks" and DC Comics continuity and hoping the whole thing would come
together.  -CA ]

"Sound Off"
Directed by Byron Vaughns
Written by Paul Dini
[ Buster, Babs, Dizzy, Fifi ]
 
{ This one was very cool.  Got all the jabs at 30's-style animation down
perfectly.  I noticed the soundtrack couldn't resist lapsing back into
Carl-Stalling-mode, though ...  -ed. }

[ Very "interesting".  I was most amused by the nutty way the characters
were drawn, especially Dizzy.  Very close to the old Bosko cartoons.  They
compromised it with the cards, however.  And the sound FX.  -WB ]

"A Night In Kokomo"
Directed by Byron Vaughns
Written by Sherri Stoner
[ Babs as Groucho, Buster as Chico, Gogo as Harpo  cameos: Plucky & Hamton ]
 
[ Babs just goes absolutely wild.  The casting is perfect, although both
Plucky and Hamton suffered severe deja vu in their cameo appearances towards
the end.  -KP ]

[ Again, very "interesting".  Not many people can appreciate Marx Bros-type
humor.  You have to pay close attention or you will miss a lot of the jokes.
Gogo as Harpo was very appropriate.  (For a real cerebral challenge, watch
one of the old movies -- I suggest "Duck Soup" as a starter.)  -WB ]

Music by William Ross
 
Starring the voices of:
 
Charlie Adler		as Buster
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Don Messick		as Hamton
Danny Cooksey		as Monty
Frank Welker		as Gogo
 
Animation Services - Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd.
 
Black and White Is Cheaper To Paint
 
Aquaman, Batman, Flash, Hawkman, Justice League, Superman and
Wonder Woman are trademarks of D.C. Comics Inc. (c) 1992.  All
rights Reserved.  Used with permission.
 
Tag - Dizzy: "Show over!" <RRRRRRZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!>

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#190: FOX TROT
Airdate: 9/16/92
 
{ Yes, much to our collective chagrin, this episode *was* named
after You-Know-Which-Network ... at least B&B lashed out with some 
irreverance ...  -ed. }
 
"My Brilliant Revenge!"
Written by Peter Hastings
Directed by Ken Boyer
[ Plucky, Hamton  cameo: Buster ]
 
{ Huh?  Did a Fox executive write this one?  I sat scratching my head
through most of it.  And Akom was getting weeeeird with the animation,
too -- at one point Hamton's head looked like it was going to float 
off the chair ...  -ed. }

"Can't Buy Me Love"
Directed by Ken Boyer
Written by Deanna Oliver
[ Elmyra, Furrball, Rhoda, Monty  cameo: Calamity as "The Shlocketeer" ]
 
[ I almost retched when she gave her little magic green elf friendship speech
at the end.  BLECH! ! ! !  And why did they go to all the trouble to get
Sally Struthers just to say all of two lines?  (Granted, she's probably
working cheap.  Or maybe even free.)  -WB ]

"Phone Call from the 405"
Directed by Ken Boyer
Written by Tom Ruegger
[ Babs, Buster, Sneezer, Steven Spielberg ]
 
{ Awesome, I loved it!  The whole thing felt like one big entre-act, which
I actually kind of liked -- kind of a Letterman- or Shandling-esque breaking
of convention.  Frank Welker does a noble Spielberg impression, but if
you close your eyes and think Fred from Scooby Doo it falls apart rather
quickly  :-)  -ed. }
 
[ Using Sneezer was so off-the-wall it was funny.  NOTE: Buster finally
admits: "You're the popular one!"  SS's recreated chase scene was rather
dull, however.  -WB ]

Music by Albert Lloyd Olson
 
Starring the voices of:
 
Charlie Adler		as Buster
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Danny Cooksey		as Montana Max
Cree Summer		as Elmyra
Sally Struthers		as Rhoda's Mom
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Don Messick		as Hamton
Kath Souci		as Sneezer
Frank Welker		as Steven Spielberg
 
Animation Services - Akom Productions Co., Nelson Shin, President
 
Steven's Car Phone # - 555-5555 (1.95 Per Minute)
 
Tag - Buster & Babs: "Aloooooooha!"

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#189: WHAT MAKES TOONS TICK
Airdate: 9/17/92

[ "What Makes Toons Tick"???  Terribly misleading title.  "What Makes Viewers
Sick" is more like it.  Sorry, I can't even find any redeeming lines, mostly
because I watched the first two shorts with the sound turned off.  I think
the less said the better.  -KP ]
 
"Whirlwind Romance"
Written by Dale Hale
Directed by Byron Vaughns
[ Dizzy, Whirlwind, Mitzi & friends  cameos: Buster, Calamity, Babs,
                                             Elmyra, Monty, Gogo ]

{ (Only) Notable moment:  Gogo courting that blender!  -ed. }

"Going Up"
Story by Tom Ruegger
Written by Nicholas Hollander
Directed by Byron Vaughns
[ Little Plucky, Plucky's mom, Little Babs, Mr. Hitcher from HISMV
cameos: Buster, Calamity ]

{ Argh!  Not Little Plucky again!  Well, at least we had some decent moments
of TTA humor this time 'round -- rose the quality level from vomitous up to
moderate nausea ... :-)  -ed. }

"Nothing To Sneeze At"
Written by Beth Bornstein
Directed by Byron Vaughns
[ Sneezer, Oogie  cameo: Buster, Calamity, Hamton ]

{ Loved the perspective-shift tracking shot.  The extreme close-up of
Sneezer at the end was classic.  Thumbs up for this short!  The other two
get erased.  -ed. }

[ The VCR found the following monsters in Hell's unemployment line:  Elmyra's
vampire, Witch Hazel, the Hair Monster (Gossamer), a Gremlin, [ Melvin from
"Hare Raising"  -WB ], an Instant Martian, and Hugo the Abominable Snowman.
Also, is it me or did the receptionist have a vague resemblance to the girl
from BEETLEJUICE?  -KP ]   { I thought she looked more like Elvira  -ed. }

[ One thing really angered me!  I've always thought that if Witch Hazel were
ever to appear in a TTA episode, we'd at least be able to hear the real June
Foray do the voice.  So what happens?  I've had to listen to June Foray's
heinously inaccurate rendition of Granny, but for Witch Hazel, they don't
want to bother!  Ooo, dammit!  Pathetic.  -VGR ]

Music by Fred Steiner

With the voice talents of:

Charlie Adler		as Buster
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Don Messick		as Hamton
Kath Souci		as Sneezer
Rob Paulsen		as Hiker
Gail Matthius		as Mitzi
Maurice LaMarche	as Dizzy
Nathan Ruegger		as Little Plucky

Animation Services - Tokyo Movie Shinsha [sic] Co. Ltd.

What These Three Cartoons Have In Common:  Nothing

Tag - Little Plucky: "I wanna flush it again!"

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#186: FLEA FOR YOUR LIFE
Airdate: 9/18/92
 
Directed by Ken Boyer, Tony Craig
Written by Wayne Kaatz
[ Flio, Itchy & family, Boss Tick, Furrball, Byron, Elmyra
cameos: Buster, Plucky ]
 
[ I'm sorry, but this episode reminded me of (retch) Disney's Chip-n-Dale's
Rescue Rangers, Boss Tick and all.  Honestly, I tuned out (or, more like
turned off the VCR) after the first act.  -MK ]

Music by Richard Stone
 
Starring the voices of:
 
Charlie Adler		as Buster
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Cree Summer		as Elmyra {and Itchy}
Frank Welker		as Furrball
Rob Paulsen		as Flick
Jim Cummings		as Papa
Whitby Hertford		as Flio
 
Animation Services - Wang Film Productions Co. Ltd.
 
It Didn't Work On Paper - It Doesn't Work On Film
 
Tag - Byron: [sniff sniff sniff] "Woof."
 
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#097: RETURN OF BATDUCK
Airdate: 9/19/92 (on THE PLUCKY DUCK SHOW, 10:00 am EST)

{ Gasp and drool!  A Must See Episode(tm)!

And really, what media-savvy animated series would be complete without a
biting reference to T2?  Although I wish we could've heard Arnie say
"he's mehd of liquid mehtal" ... :-)  -ed. }

Written by Peter Hastings
Storyboards by Jim fletcher, Eddie Fitzgerald, Rusty Miller, Jenny Lerew
Directed by Rich Arons
[ Plucky, Hamton, Tim Burton, Buster, Babs  cameos: Arnold Schwarzenegger, 
Oprah Winfrey, Michelle Pfeiffer, Sean Young, Kevin Costner as Robin Hood,
and more! ]

[ Originally, this was supposed to air in prime-time to coincide with the
release of BATMAN RETURNS, and it's pretty obvious that they were expecting
a larger adult audience than they would have in a Saturday am slot.  (Come
on, what kid's gonna get the Sean Young joke?)  -JfK ]

Music by Richard Stone

Starring the voice talents of:

Joe Alaskey        as Plucky
Don Messick        as Hamton
John Kassir        as Buster
Tress MacNeille    as Babs
Frank Welker       as Guard
Jeff Bennett       as Kevin Costner
Maurice LaMarche   as Tim Burton
Cree Summer        as Elmyra

Animation Services - Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co., Ltd.

Plucky's Cape Provided By - Siegfried & Roy

Batman and all related elements are the property of (C) 1992 DC Comics, 
Inc.  All Rights Reserved.

Tag - Plucky: "Parting is such sweet sorrow."

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#193: TOONS TAKE OVER
Airdate: 9/21/92
 
Written by Peter Hastings
Storyboards by Barry Caldwell, Charles Visser, Ken Mitchroney,
               Pat Wong, Keith Tucker, Ed Baker
Directed by Byron Vaughns
[ Buster, Babs, Hamton, Plucky, Cooper deVille ]
 
[ Oh, dear.  It seems they finally went too far with the in-jokes.

Maybe not *the* most disappointing episode ever ("Duck Dodgers Jr." still
holds that mark), but nevertheless, I was not terribly thrilled.
 
[There was a scene cut] of Paul Dini jumping out his window after being
confronted with the massive script.  Someone here got that straight from
Dini himself, as I recall.
 
"Zounds!  I prithee pray thee, knave, take thine arms hence and thence and
bestoweth thy freedom on this, the fair maiden-at-arms."  "You talkin' to
me?"  No accounting for taste from those kids ...  -KP ]

Music by Albert Lloyd Olson
 
Starring the voices of:
 
Charlie Adler		as Buster
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Don Messick		as Hamton
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Rob Paulsen		as Cooper deVille
Gail Matthius		as Sherri Stoner
Maurice LaMarche	as Board Artist
Roger Rose		as Reporter
Andrea Romano		as Andrea Romano The Magnificent
 
{ Andrea Romano is in charge of Casting and Voice Direction.  -ed. }
 
Animation Services - Freelance Animators, New Zealand
 
Hey! We Lost A Paperclip! Whoever Took It, Give It Back Right Now! -
Oh, Wait. We Found It. Nevermind.
 
Tag - Buster & Babs: "Aloooooooha!"

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#194: TWO-TONE TOWN
Airdate: 9/28/92

Written by Deanna Oliver
Storyboard by Joe Banaszkiewicz, Tony Craig, Brian Mitchell, Lou Police
Directed by Ken Boyer
[ Buster, Babs, Plucky, Foxy, Roxy, Goopy, Daffy, Yosemite Sam
cameos: Porky, Foghorn, Pepe, Taz, Elmer ]

[ From what little I saw of the two-tones, I think these guys were a better
choice than Bosko and Honey as stars-of-the-past-who-perhaps-deserve-a-
second-chance.
 
This "Goopy" guy -- I wouldn't be surprised if Disney had an absolute fit
over him.  And a lawsuit or two.  I think this is made ever more likely
as this character isn't half bad.
 
This one might gain "Must See(tm)" status on the basis that it might be very
significant; sort of a passing of the torch from TTA to the series Jenny
Lerew referred to as ANIMANIACS, if in fact this is what it turns out to be.
On its own merit, it falls a bit short.  Though it was close; the B&W closing
titles were a nice touch.  -KP ]

[ From _Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies - A Complete Illustrated Guide to 
the Warner Brothers Cartoons_ by Jerry Beck and Will Friedwald (If you 
don't have this book, for Gods sake! Go get it!), page 10-11:
 
  GOOPY GEAR (1932)
     In a crowded nightclub, everyone is asking for Goopy Gear, the star 
     performer.  Goopy, a piano-playing dog character, comes on stage and 
     performs the number "I Have Not Studied Music."  He sees three cats
     eating spaghetti and accompanies them to the tune of "The Sidewalks
     of New York."  Goopy next performes "Tiger Rag" four handed - his
     two hands and two gloves!
 
From _The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Cartoon Animals_ by Jeff Rovin, 
page 98:
 
  FOXY
     Pedigree.  Early cartoon character from Warner Brothers.
     Biography.  A bipedal fox who looks like Mickey Mouse, except for his
     spats, fluffy tail, and ears - which are shaped like spades on playing 
     cards.  Foxy is an impatient, sometimes violent critter.  At a saloon
     in his screen debut ("Lady Play Your Mandolin") he punches out his horse
     when the animal wants to dance.  In his second cartoon (Smile, Darn Ya,
     Smile) he whips out a pin and punctures a heavyset woman who can't
     squeeze into a trolley.  Foxy has an unnamed fox girlfriend who looks
     just like him.

There were only three Foxy cartoons, all of them released in 1931.  -MH ]
 
[ The "Buster & Babs get cancelled" subplot.  I'm sorry, that hit a little
TOO close to home for me ...  - RJ ]

[ To whoever looks for cameos, the guy at the end looked like Buddy Hackett.

Buster looks grotesque in drag.  Also Charlie Adler's southern accent is
brain-melting.  -JfK ]

{ The music, however, was absolutely splendid.  Go back and watch it again,
this time keeping an extra ear on the soundtrack.  -ed. }

Music by William Ross

Starring the voices of:

Charlie Adler		as Buster
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Greg Burson		as Daffy
Maurice LaMarche	as Yosemite Sam
Robert Morse		as Goopy
Desiree Goyette		as Roxy
Rob Paulsen		as Foxy
Frank Welker		as Big Lee

Animation Services - Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co., Ltd.

Quote Of The Day - "Do You Like Our Butts And Ears Better Up Or Down?"

Tag - Buster & Babs: "Say good night, Babs." "Good night, Babs."

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#192: BUSTER'S DIRECTORIAL DEBUT
Airdate: 11/02/92
 
"Fit To Be Stewed"
(double length short)
Written by Sherri Stoner, Nicholas Hollander
Directed by Rich Arons
[ Buster, Babs, Sandy Witch  cameos: Furrball, Sweetie ]
 
[ Babs turned into a common pet rabbit was too silly for words ("Babs! Say
something!"  >drink< >drink< >drink< ), and Buster's deadpans and facial
expressions saved those very old jokes he told.  B-)  -RJ ]

[ Yes, the first Witch Hazel cartoon appeared in 1954.  And, in that cartoon,
Bugs retrieves magic dust from behind an "In Case Of Emergency Break Glass"
and hurls it at the witch.  Deja vu blues!  -WB ]

"Ducklahoma"
(First aired 9/28/92 on THE PLUCKY DUCK SHOW)
Directed by Rich Arons
Written by Peter Hastings
[ Buster, Plucky, Shirley, Hamton, Elmyra  cameos: Furrball, Babs ]
 
{ One of the finest shorts in a *looooong* time.  Don't miss!  -ed. }

[ I'm split over whose solo was better, Plucky's or Elmyra's.

As for the ending, sorry, I saw that coming.  They're gonna have to be
a little less obvious next time if they're gonna catch Ol' Blue Ears
off-guard.  -KP ]

Music by Albert Lloyd Olson
 
Starring the voices of:
 
Charlie Adler		as Buster
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Cree Summer		as Elmyra
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Don Messick		as Hamton
Gail Matthius		as Shirley
Frank Welker		as Furrball
Candi Milo		as Sweetie
Sally Struthers		as Sandy Witch
 
Animation Services - Wang Film Productions Co. Ltd.
 
"Buster's Directorial Debut" Is Also Buster's Directorial Swan Song
 
Tag - Furrball: "ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAARRRR....meow!"

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#195: WASHINGTOON
Airdate: 11/04/92
 
Written by Nicholas Hollander
Storyboards by Craig Armstrong, Marc Schirmeister,
               Glenn Vilppu, Sherilan Weinhart
Directed by Alfred Gimeno
[ everybody, president of "Adults Against Funny Cartoons" ]
 
[ They really slammed Quayle HARD.  Not that I'm complaining.  Besides,
there was that Ted Kennedy gag thrown in for balance.

I nominate this episode for the "topical reference with shortest shelf-life"
award.  I can hear the clock ticking on this one already.  I dread the day
that I watch this with my kids, and have to explain to them who the blond guy
is.  -DM ]

[ Hamton in a French Maid's Outfit?  Where did THIS come from?

I think I can understand why this ep was not shown yesterday.  If I knew Dan
Quayle was a Tiny Toons fan I wouldn't have voted for Clinton. :-)  -APY

{ This episode was slated to air on November 3rd -- Election Day 1992 -- but
was mysteriously re-scheduled at the last minute  -ed. }  ]

Music by William Ross
 
Starring the voices of:
 
Charlie Adler		as Buster
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Don Messick		as Hamton
Frank Welker		as Furrball
Maurice LaMarche	as Dizzy
Louise Duart		as Barbara Walters
 
Animation Services - Akom Productions Co., Nelson Shin, President
 
Guess What We Are?
A. Republicans
B. Democrats
C. As Of This Broadcast Being Investigated By The F.B.I.
 
Tag - Gogo: "It's been surreal!"

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#180: TOON TV
Airdate: 11/09/92
 
Written by Rich Arons, Sherri Stoner, Peter Hastings
Storyboards by Alfred Gimeno, Jim Fletcher, Rusty Mills
               Enrique May, Eddie Fitzgerald
Directed by Rich Arons
[ everybody, Mr. Hitcher, Vanilla Lice ]
 
{ Alright already!  This one generated more extreme reactions than the
(in)famous FIELDS OF HONEY, it seems.  Personally I'd recommend it as a
Must See Episode(tm) -- the MTV-style mockery was in full force, some
*priceless* moments, and the Wang animation was spot-on.  However, many
folks were annoyed by the archaic choice of song material, the literal
interpretations, the absence of They Might Be Giants -- in short, the 
departure from the slick attitude of TTMTV.  It was reported that a TTA
staff member, guesting at a convention, said it was their intent to move
away from TTMTV's hip angle.  Love it or hate it, you best check it out
when it next airs ...  -ed. }
 
[ I'm sure everybody out there could come up with killer songs that would
be great to "do" MTV- (or TTA-) style.  One hitch, though -- the companies,
including Warner Bros., that OWN just about every great song you could
think of, charge a LOT of money for the rights to use them in a television
episode in their entirety.  Our budgets are limited on TTA just as they
are for every TV show.  I don't know what the deal was on the first
"TTMTV"/They Might Be Giants association.

The backgrounds for the Babs & Buster intro/linking segments were indeed
crew members from the show ... including Sherri Stoner.  I wouldn't let
Rich videotape me, though.  No way! :)  -JLw ]

Act I:
 
The Shoop-Shoop Song (It's In His Kiss) - Betty Everett

[ Nice imagery, and a nice parody of Superman and Lois.  -KP ]

[ The mermaid is probably a reference to the fact that the song was revived
by Cher in the movie "Mermaids".  -EVL ]

"Video Game Blues" (Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy & Russian Dance from
                    Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker Suite")
(First aired 9/26/92 on THE PLUCKY DUCK SHOW)

{ ObAmigaPlug:  Animation director Rusty Mills used an Amiga 3000 to render
the wireframe animations of Plucky's spaceship and the Martian spaceships.
Mills strived to achieve a "lifelike" cartoon effect with squash-n-stretch,
rapid motion and snaps -- all done inside the Amiga -- instead of settling
for the cold, unnatural feel usually found with other computer animation.
Amiga IS pure computing satisfaction!  -ed. }
 
[ The design of Plucky's father in that short was changed into a duck-
caricature of -- Eddie Fitzgerald!  Incidentally, Eddie has probably been
the most-caricatured TTA staffer in Tiny Toons ... I wonder how many sharp-
eyed viewers have noticed?  [In FIELDS OF HONEY, for instance], an entire
audience is comprised of laughing Eddies (he has one of the all-time great 
guffaws).  -JLw ]

Act II:
 
Nothing Comes Close To You - Skinhead O'Connell

{ This isn't exactly how the title's really spelled, but I just *can't*
give it away before you see it  -ed. }

[ It takes forever to build up to, and the joke's pretty obscure, but if
you get it, it's an `A'.  -CA ]

"The Name Game"
 
{ Ralph (Bakshi?) from THE BUSTER BUNNY BUNCH makes an appearance  -ed. }
 
[ "The Name Game" was done for the show way before songs were picked for the
Tiny Toon album, not the other way 'round.  And incidentally, originally the
"chorus" sang: "let's do 'Plucky'!, and Elmyra responds: "IIIII don't think
soooooo ...", but this was taken out as being too "leading" -- I *think* by
Fox BS&P [Bureau of Standards & Practices]  -JLw ]

Toon Out, Toon In - Vanilla Lice
 
{ Complete with the grainy samples.  Oh, this was a gem!  This more than
redeems them for Gang Busters ... (although Joe Alaskey really needs to
learn some rhythm)  -ed. }
 
[ This one was final proof that Nick Sayer was wrong.  White toons *CAN*
rap -- they just don't necessarily get it right the first time.  I didn't
want this one to end, and it didn't have to.  They had Shirley and Fifi to
go!  Heck, they could have done Sweetie!  And Fowlmouth!  And Mary!  And
Arnold!  And Concord!  And Bookworm!  And ... (gasp, choke, kindly remove
your hands from my throat, I'll stop)  -KP ]
 
Act III:
 
Do You Love Me? (How I Learned To Dance) - The Contours

[ Brilliant implied reference to the prom episode.  Buster turns the tables
on Babs in 12 minutes flat!  And the tail end ... what is it that I love so
much about seeing Babs embarrassed?  YES!  -KP ]
 
[ The never-ending reprises and the snooty interpretation of the lyrics was
a highlight.  A.  -CA ]

Yakkity Yak - The Coasters
(First aired 9/26/92 on THE PLUCKY DUCK SHOW)
 
{ The storyboarding had a lot of energy -- tons o' fun.  Watch for
HISMV's Mr. Hitcher  -ed. }

Music by Bruce Broughton
 
Starring the voices of:
 
Charlie Adler		as Buster
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Cree Summer		as Elmyra
Frank Welker		as Gogo
Rob Paulsen		as Vanilla Lice
Maurice LaMarche	as Dizzy
Gail Matthius		as Shirley
 
Animation Services - Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd.
 
Name Inadvertently Omitted In "The Name Game" - Plucky

{ BWAHAHAHAHAHAHA !!  -ed. }

[ I love it!  I can just picture eight-year-olds all over the country
doing "Plucky" in front of their parents.  -KP ]

Tag - Buster: "And that's a wrap!"

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#187: GRANDMA'S DEAD
Airdate: 11/10/92

Written by Deanna Oliver
Storyboards by Glenn Vilppu
Directed by Alfred Gimeno
Co-directed by David West
[ Elmyra & family, Furrball, Byron ]

{ While I disapprove of the formula-TV style of these defunct "Elmyra's
Family" episodes, I must admit that this one had some funny moments.  Worth
a look-see, but both this and the pilot TAKE ELMYRA PLEASE should get as
little encouragement from us as possible ...  -ed. }

[ Someone at TTA is a Carol Burnett fan ... first Vicki Lawrence High (in
THIRTEENSOMETHING) and now Harvey Korman elem.  Weird continuity though --
isn't Elmyra a student at Acme Loo?!  The skullhead thing is too surreal
for words.  -WB ]

Music by Richard Stone

Starring the voices of:

Cree Summer		as Elmyra
Frank Welker		as Byron
Tress MacNeille		as Mom
Matt Frewer		as Mac Duff
Soliel [sic] Moon Frye	as Amanda Duff
Fran Ryan		as Grandma
Whitby Hertford		as Duncan Duff
Beverly Archer		as Kleinerman
Roger Rose		as Taxi Driver
Dan Castellaneta	as Jeffries

Animation Services - Akom Productions Co., Nelson Shin, President

TV Guide Said That Writer, Deanna Oliver, Was "Deliciously
Clever" - But That Was Another Episode.

Tag - Furrball:  "ROOOOOOOAAAAAAARRRRR...meow!"

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#191: MUSIC DAY
Airdate: 11/11/92

{ That's right!  It's a Must See Episode(tm)!  -ed. }

[ Absolutely one of the strongest shorts-days of the entire series.
Amazing it should come down the pike in the otherwise feeble third
season!  -CA ]
 
[ Well, much more laffs per minute than any other 3rd season so far.  Even
my wife watched all 3 acts.  Now THAT's QUALITY!!  -WB ]

All shorts directed by Alfred Gimeno, co-directed by David West

"Ruffled Ruffee"
Written by Sherri Stoner
Story by Tom Ruegger
[ Buster, Ruffee, an endless sea of young zombies ]

[ Oh, the Raffi parody was dead on.  I wouldn't wish his music even on
those little screaming heathen children at McDonald's.  The crowd of kids
mindlessly swooning back 'n forth to his crooning was too much.  -WB ]

[ Didn't ya just love the reference to the classic Bugs routine in "Long
Haired Hare" (i.e. Buster takes his hands out of his gloves to do
something else; the hands go blissfully on).  Also loved the message:
ROCK 'N' ROLL!  -TN ]

[ Look at the faces on the kids when Ruffee is singing to them.  To me,
they look almost *exactly* like the face of a kid named Ralph Phillips,
from Chuck Jones' "From A to Z-Z-Z" (and I believe, at least one other
cartoon whose title(s) escape me at this moment.)  Same dreamy, kinda
goofy expression.  -TN ]

"The Horn Blows At Lunchtime"
Written by Chris Ostuki, Tom Ruegger

{ Now *this* is what I like to see: a thoroughly sophomoric premise turned
into a loony 7-minute *gem*.  Kudos to Gimeno and writer Chris Ostuki --
well directed and written.  The look on Dizzy's face is destined to become
a GIF'd classic ...  -ed. }

[ Favorite side-gag: Buster and Babs breaking out the popcorn and watching
the food fight with interest.  -RJ ]

[ Dang it, they are just going to keep doing that theme song every which
way until the thing falls apart, aren't they?  -KP ]

"Loon Lake"
Written by Paul Dini

[ "Monteo and Julieidiot".  BWAHAHA!!  Quite possibly the best use of
Shirley since ... well, maybe ever.  Though I wish that when Shirley had
said she'd "rise above" the swans, she had meant that literally.  -KP ]

[ Ever notice Stoner's ability to create stories with genuine emotional pull?
It's amazing.  I also like hearing Babs doing her psycho laugh.  - CA ]

Music by Richard Stone

Starring the voices of:

Charlie Adler		as Buster
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Rob Paulsen		as Ruffee
Kath Souci		as Sneezer
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Gail Matthius		as Shirley

Animation Services - Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co. Ltd.

Just Between Us - Letterman Should Have Gotten The Carson Gig

Tag - Fifi: "Au revoir, my petit potato du couch!"

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#196: THE HORROR OF SLUMBER PARTY MOUNTAIN
Airdate: 11/12/92

Written by Paul Dini
Directed by Greg Reyna
Storyboard By Rusty Mills, Eddie Fitzgerald, Jim Fletcher and Jenny Lerew
[ Elmyra, Mistress Who's A Dork; Buster, Furrball, Babs, Fifi, Shirley,
Hamton, Plucky, One-Eyed Jack ]

[ Incidentally, this was the last TTA episode to be produced (with the
exception of the two "specials", RETURN OF BATDUCK and the Christmas
episode).  By the time my unit had finished it in September of last
year (!), the rest of the staff had moved on to developing ANIMANIACS,
where we joined them later.  -JLw ]

{ On its initial airdate, Warner goofed and attached the closing credits
for GRANDMA'S DEAD again.  Until it's repeat with the error corrected,
we won't have the end credits available.  Sorry kids ...  -ed. }

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#183: SPORTS SHORTS
Airdate: 11/13/92

"Minister Golf"
(First aired 10/3/92 on THE PLUCKY DUCK SHOW)
Written by Tom Ruegger
Directed by Alfred Gimeno
Co-directed by David West
[ Buster, Babs, Hamton, Plucky, Little Plucky, Plucky's dad
cameo: Little Babs ]

[ Anyone want to start an in-depth analysis of why folks are so vehemently
divided on Baby Plucky shorts? I don't think there's anyone who's
indifferent to BP; either you like him or you hate him.  -RJ ]

"The Undersea World of Fifi"
(double-length short)
Written by Peter Hastings
Directed by Alfred Gimeno
Co-directed by David West
[ Fifi, Elmyra, Hamton, Plucky ]

[ I have been wondering what the heck is going on with Fifi anyway.  I mean,
she was fairly visible in the first season, but these past two seasons ...
"The Amazing Three" and the slumber party episode are the only two with any
really good Fifi exposure.

The undersea episode?  What an insult!  They take an idea that could have
given her both great lines and lots of visibility and turn it into nothing
but an Elmyra double-short!

Finally, again, as has been pointed out, I was severely disappointed Fifi
didn't get mentioned in the rap song on the TOON TV episode.  -DP ]

Music by Eric Schmidt

Starring the voices of:

Charlie Adler		as Buster
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Cree Summer		as Elmyra
Kath Souci		as Fifi
Frank Welker		as Gogo
Don Messick		as Hamton
Sue Blu			as Sphinxy
Nathan Ruegger		as Little Plucky

Animation Services - Akom Productions Co., Nelson Shin, President

Appearing As Sea Monkeys: Brine Shrimp

Recipe For "Brine Shrimp La Fume"
 8,000 Tsp. Brine Shrimp
 1 Clove Garlic, 1/2 lb. Butter
 Boil Brine Shrimp Until Screaming. Mix
 With Other Ingredients And Beat Into
 Hysteria. Serve On A Tennis Court.

Tag - Little Plucky: "I wanna flush it again!"

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#188: WEEKDAY AFTERNOON LIVE
Airdate: 11/16/92

Written by Peter Hastings, Deanna Oliver, Paul Dini
Storyboards by Jim Fletcher, Rusty Mills, Enrique May, Eddie Fitzgerald
Directed by Rich Arons
[ Buster, Babs, Plucky, Hamton, Sneezer, Sweetie, Elmyra, Monty, Dizzy,
Blard Simpleton  cameos: Furrball, Barky Marky, Elmer, Calamity ]

[ Obviously some or most TTA fans aren't old enough or have never seen older
episodes of SNL to appreciate this much.  They managed to take some of the
best sketches of all 18 years of SNL and parody them.

The way the opening [titles] was drawn with the music was very well done.
The Cornheads was really neat - even got the voices/laughs about right.  I
didn't like the Lounge Lizard one very much, but I didn't like Murray/Shaffer
in the original.  Gogo doing Weekday Update for the Wacky Impaired was a
great tie to Garrett Morris' version in the original.  Elmyra was a perfect
Emily Litella.

Go watch the old tapes of SNL some more if you didn't like this episode.  And
thank God they left out the junk from the 1981-1985 seasons.  -MBz ]

Music by David Slonaker

Starring the voices of:

Charlie Adler		as Buster
Tress MacNeille		as Babs  { also Blard, I'm guessing }
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Don Messick		as Hamton
Danny Cooksey		as Montana Max
Cree Summer		as Elmyra
Maurice LaMarche	as Dizzy
Frank Welker		as Furrball
Kath Souci		as Sneezer
Candi Milo		as Sweetie

Animation Services - Wang Film Productions Co. Ltd.

We Thought This Would Be Funny - But Noooooooo!

Tag - Dizzy: "Show over!" <RRRRRRZZZZZZZZZZZZZZT!>

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#176: A CAT'S EYE VIEW
Airdate: 11/17/92

"Little Dog Lost"
Written by Paul Dini
Directed by Byron Vaughns
[ Byron, Girl, Elmyra ]

"Party Crasher Plucky"
(First aired 9/26/92 on THE PLUCKY DUCK SHOW)
Story by Sherri Stoner
Written by George McGrath
Directed by Byron Vaughns
[ Plucky, Shirley  cameos: Buster, Babs, Hamton ]

[ Good start, but dribbled off near the end.  I knew something was up when
the script went into "gratuitous celebrity cameo jokes" mode.  "Fly girls",
indeed.

Good stuff:  Buster's centerfold in his locker & Babs' reaction; Shirley
the Loon meets Shirley MacLaine (tho it was too short!)  -RJ ]

[ Party guests include:  Jeffrey Katzenberg and entourage, Loni Anderson &
Burt Reynolds, Arsenio, Kevin Costner, Zsa Zsa Gabor, Mike Tyson, Cher,
Michael Keaton.

The guest list reads:

   1   Clint Eastwood    Mayor
   2   Benji             Dog
   3   Whoopi Goldberg   Actress
   4   Howie Mandel      Loon
   5   Robin Williams    Actor
   6   Dolly Parton      Actress
   7   Patrick Swayze    Boxer
   8   Byron Vaughns     Artiste
   9   Julia Childs      Cook
   10  Donald Trump      [obscured]

Plucky impersonates Sly Stallone, Clint Eastwood, Pee Wee Herman.  -WB ]

"Homeward Bound"
Story by Tom Ruegger
Written by Nicholas Hollander & Sherri Stoner
Directed by Byron Vaughns
[ Furrball, kitty friends ]

[ Hey!  An "alternative" Tiny Toons short (a.k.a. "The Kite" and "Strung
Along Kitty") that I actually liked!  I guess it was because, unlike the
other efforts, this one did not have a pat, Disneyesque ending.  -RJ ]

Music by Mark Watters

Starring the voice talents of:

Frank Welker            as Furrball
Cree Summer             as Elmyra
Joe Alaskey             as Plucky
Gail Matthius           as Shirley
Tress MacNeille         as Babs
Charlie Adler           as Buster
Don Messick             as Hamton

Animation Services - Akom Productions Co., Nelson Shin, President

Sherri Stoner's Favorite Gag - That John Candied-Yam Bit

Tag - Furrball: "ROOOOOOAAAAAAAAARRRR....meow!"

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#175: BEST OF BUSTER DAY
Airdate: 11/23/92
 
[ Charlie Adler writing cartoons?

Well, they were pretty darn good Buster cartoons -- ok, pretty good
all-around cartoons, at that!

`Class Without Class' wasn't that outstanding -- plus once they got to
the electric chair scene, Buster's voice totally changed!  -JfK ]

"Compromising Principals"
Directed by Rich Arons
Written by Charlie Adler, Garin Wolf
[ Bugs, Buster, Babs, Plucky, Yosemite Sam, Miss Conduct  cameo: Barky Marky ]
 
"Maid to Re-Order"
Directed by Rich Arons
Written by Charlie Adler, Garin Wolf
[ Bugs, Buster, Babs, Monty, Grovelly & family ]
 
"Class Without Class"
Directed by Rich Arons
Written by Paul Dini
[ Bugs, Buster, Dizzy, Taz  cameo:  Adults Against Funny Cartoons ]
 
Music by Albert Lloyd Olson
 
Starring the voices of:
 
Charlie Adler/John Kassir	as Buster
Tress MacNeille			as Babs
Joe Alaskey			as Plucky
Danny Cooksey			as Monty
Maurice LaMarche		as Dizzy
Greg Burson			as Bugs Bunny
 
Animation Services - Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd.
 
Hey! We Won An Emmy! (But Not For This Episode.)
 
Tag - Buster: "And that's a wrap!"

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#098: IT'S A WONDERFUL TINY TOONS CHRISTMAS
Airdate: 12/6/92 (7:00 pm EST on Fox)

Written by Sherri Stoner & Deanna Oliver
Storyboard by Mike Gerard, Byron Vaughns, Neal Sternecky, Kathy Carr
Produced by Tom Ruegger & Sherri Stoner
Directed by Tom McClenahan
[ everybody ]

[ guests and cameos include:  Cher, Bob Hope, William Shatner, Luke Perry,
Madonna, Porky & Petunia, Pepe & Penelope, Steven Spielberg, Whoopi
Goldberg, Billy Crystal & Robin Williams ]

{ A wonderful final episode.  Kassir pulls through with high marks!  And
one of the most important loose ends in the show -- Buster & Babs -- is
finally resolved.  (Look at me, I'm all misty-eyed ...)

Best quip: "I feel like I'm in a bad episode of Quantum Leap!"
 
References up the WAZOO.  A paltry sampling:
 
The Norelco santa
The Burl Ives snowman from "Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer"
Citizen Kane
How The Grinch Stole Christmas
Chip & Dale's Rescue Rangers
Various other Disney swipes
Van Gogh's _Starry Night_
OH GOD (the George Burns voice speaking to Harvey)
"Zuzu's Petals" perfume
Buster & Babs Go Hawaiian (Robin Williams flying by in HOOK garb)
A Charlie Brown Christmas
 
... and many more.  }
 
[ Did anyone else notice the Channukia (Chanukah candles) in Hamton's
window?  Seems ironic to me that the one Jewish toon is the blatantly
non-Kosher toon!  -NP ]

[ I about fell off the couch when I realized that Hamton is Jewish!!
Well, of course he's not going to eat pork ...  -SS ]

[ I'm not positive, but I *think* Bill Shatner's appearance, doing an
acappella version of "The Little Drummer Boy", was a reference to his
real-life stunt, doing a "dramatic reading" of Elton John & Bernie
Taupin's "Rocket Man" on a sci-fi awards show some 10 years ago  -JLw ]

[ After the Cher skit, and Cher is on the ice in a pirahna-chewed outfit,
she says:  "Hey! I love this!  Eat your heart out Bob Mackey!"  Bob
Mackey is a designer of high-fashion, including something called "The
Neptune Look"  -GM ]

[ Notice that Harvey had a voice similar to Jimmy Stewart.  Were Arnold
and Sneezer as cops supposed to be Bert & Ernie from "It's a Wonderful
Life"?  -CBz ]


[ "Not bad ... for amateurs."  - Bugs Bunny

And so we have come full circle.  We start in prime time, we finish in
prime time.  We start with an intro by Bugs, we finish with a comment by
Bugs.

Let's do another lap real soon.  -KP ]


Music by Richard Stone
 
Starring the voices of:
 
Tress MacNeille		as Babs
John Kassir		as Buster
Joe Alaskey		as Plucky
Danny Cooksey		as Montana Max
Dan Castellaneta	as Harvey
Cree Summer		as Elmyra
Don Messick		as Hamton
Kath Souci		as Sneezer
Frank Welker		as Furrball
Rob Paulsen		as Arnold
Gail Matthius		as Shirley
Greg Burson		as Porky
Valri Bromfield		as Fran
Maurice LaMarche	as The Parum-Pum Man
 
Animation Services - Startoons
 
Stop Watching These Credits And Go Buy Us A Really Nice Gift!
 
Tag - Gogo: "Season's Greetings!"
 
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It's been fun, folks.  Be kind to each other out there.  And above all,
stay Tiny Tooned!


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