From: rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung)
Newsgroups: alt.tv.tiny-toon
Subject: Re: New Class Day
Date: 15 Sep 1992 20:08:05 -0700
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In article <1992Sep15.214721.24183@ncsu.edu> jrjohns@eos.ncsu.edu (JOHN RICHARD JOHNS) writes:
>All I can say is....hmm, interesting!

  That's all? I thought this was a fun episode, definetely better than
THIRTEENSOMETHING.

Act I: "The Just-Us Leage of SuperToons"...
>Nice
>use of the return of BatDuck and Wex Wuthor.  I guess they didn't have
>a better role for Buster to play, so they ditched "SuperBabs" and gave
>Buster the 'Super' role, leaving the 'Wonder Woman' spoof to Babs.  Lil'
>Beeper as their spoof of the Flash was wonderful.

  I liked it, but it seems a little too short. Should have been at least two
acts, or a whole half-hour. I liked the SuperToons, though I think Babs should
have stayed as SuperBabs and Buster given another role to play (Buster as
"Blue Arrow", and Calamity as "Cyborg Coyote"?). Still fun, though.

  I also suspect Paul Osze will get some requests for Fifi's use of her
super-power...  B-)

>The credits say Adler did Buster in this too.  However,
>it sounded to me like Adler must have had a cold or something, because the
>voice just wasn't right.

  Seemed to me like it was "SuperBun as a snooty group head". BTW, is it me,
or is "SuperBun" a little close to making the censors skittish?  B-)  Then
again, with Fifi and her tail in this short...  B-)  B-)  B-)  B-)  B-)  B-)


Act II: "Sound Off"
>Interesting.  Is this supposed to be Warner Bros.
>apology for what they did in "Fields of Honey"?  I liked the ending, and the
>repeated use of the inside gags.

  I liked it more than I thought I did. The "old style" TTA toons were cute.
I'd call this proof that Buster & Babs are funnier than Honey & Bosko.  B-)


Act III: "A Night at Kokomo"
>Probably the weakest of the skits.  Then again, I didn't care
>for the Marx brothers, and I haven't seen Coconuts.

  No WAY! Simply the best short of this episode, IMO (though I am a big
Groucho fan, I admit). Babs as Groucho was simply perfect, but the nice thing
was that Buster and Gogo also had good parts, and weren't relegated to bit
player status. Hamton as Chico was too short, but overall I'd like to see more
TTA-Marx Bros. crossovers. I loved it!

>I begin to see why it is necessary to stop TTA for a season.  Sorry, but
>this is two episodes in a row at the beginning already where they're trying
>to expand the toons beyond their norm.  Thirteensomething was cute, but
>smacked of overused plot, and today's Coconuts - well, half the jokes went
>over my head, and the other half I didn't think were funny.

  BZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ! THIRTEENSOMETHING was decent, even with the Startoons'
animation. NEW CLASS DAY was even better, and I think this is more reason
than ever that TTA should keep on going ASAP. Major disagreement with me here.

>A return to the staples of TTA would be better.

  But this _is_ the staples of TTA!  B-)

>Also, Tokyo as the only
>animator would improve things greatly.

  But then we'd never get more new episodes!  B-)  As much as I love TMS, I
think they're not timely enough to support a healthy dose of TTA every year.
I personally would be more than content with Wang Film and TMS doing TTA.

>Then again, before you think I'm being too critical, realize:
>	1) I turn 21 today...and I woke up this morning with a cold.
>	Not the best start for the day.
>	2) FOX 22 put their LOGO up on the screen during the show.
>	3) I have a headache right now.
>	4) I'm naturally grumpy anyways.
>	5) I can't think of a 5.  That makes me even grumpier.

  I think you're being too critical.

                                                --R.J.
                                                B-)

P.S. Hmmm, looks like FOX TROT is three shorts animated by Akom. Hmmm...

P.P.S. I also thought "Thirteensomething" (the show-in-the-show) was closer to
"Beverly Hills 90210" than "Thirtysomething". Which doesn't make it any less
funnier...

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