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Subject: alt.tv.tiny-toon Frequently Asked Questions
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Hey kids! It's

            THE alt.tv.tiny-toon FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LIST!
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                                                              version 12.29.92


     Welcome to alt.tv.tiny-toon, net.hangout for enthusiasts of that
     miraculous animated wonder, _Tiny Toon Adventures_.  Enjoy your stay,
     and don't forget to try out our brand new *Karaoke machine*!


1.0  General questions
	1.1  What is "Tiny Toon Adventures"?
	1.2  What are the names of all the characters and the actors
             who voice them?
	1.3  What are the Tiny Toons' relation to the classic Looney
             Tunes characters?
	1.4  How do you spell `Ham[p]ton'?
 	1.5  In what parts of the world is TTA shown?
	1.6  What is "HISMV"?

2.0  Lyrics and freeze-frame material
	2.1  The TTA theme song
	2.2  The Immature Radioactive Samurai Slugs theme song
	2.3  The credits of "Honey, I Shrunk The Clothes"
 	2.4  The Plucky Duck Show theme song
*	2.5  The theme song for "It's a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas"

3.0  Toon queries
	3.1  Where is Acme Acres located?
	3.2  How old are the Tiny Toons?

4.0  Production, cast, staff
	4.1  What else has Frank Welker done?
	4.2  Who is Jenny Lerew?
	4.3  Why was Kennedy Cartoons dropped from TTA?
	4.4  What's the story behind the three girls & "Buster & Babs Go
	     Hawaiian"?
	4.5  Who animates the end tags after the credits?

5.0  Net and newsgroup questions
	5.1  How do I create a kill file?
*	5.2  What are the various guides and lists pertaining to TTA?
	5.3  Where are the FTP archives?
	5.4  Who is "Dr. Roger Rabbit"?
	5.5  What's the deal with rec.arts.tv.tiny-toon?

6.0  Shopping for TTA
*	6.1  Where can I find Tiny Toons merchandise?
	6.2  What is the Tiny Toons "album"?


* = new or updated material


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1.0  GENERAL QUESTIONS


1.1  What is "Tiny Toon Adventures"?

     TINY TOON ADVENTURES is an afternoon animated TV series produced by
     Warner Brothers and Steven Spielberg, which features smaller, younger
     derivations of the classic Warner Bros. cartoon characters.  Listen up:
     this is *not* another "Muppet Babies"!  The writing is delightful, with
     lots of adult humor and pop culture in-references, the characters are
     well-defined and highly entertaining, and the first-rate animation puts
     to shame the standards of so-called "children's" television.  That
     answer your question? :-)


1.2  What are the names of all the Tiny Toons characters and the actors who
     voice them?

     Charlie Adler, John Kassir     as Buster Bunny
     Tress MacNeille                as Babs (Barbara Anne) Bunny
     Danny Cooksey                  as Montana Max
     Cree Summer                    as Elmyra Duff
     Don Messick                    as Hamton J. Pig
     Joe Alaskey                    as Plucky Duck
     Maurice LaMarche               as Dizzy Devil
     Frank Welker                   as Furrball
     Frank Welker                   as Gogo Dodo
     Gail Matthius                  as Shirley the Loon (f/k/a Shirley McLoon)
     Kath Souci                     as Fifi La Fume
     Frank Welker                   as Calamity Coyote
     Frank Welker                   as Little Beeper
     Kath Souci                     as Sneezer
     Candi Milo                     as Sweetie Bird
     Cindy McGee, Cree Summer       as Mary Melody
     Rob Paulsen                    as Arnold
     Rob Paulsen                    as Fowlmouth
     Steven Spielberg               as Himself   [sorry, couldn't resist. :-)]


1.3  What are the Tiny Toons' relation to the classic Looney Tunes characters?
     Aren't the Tiny Toons just offspring of the originals (Plucky is Daffy's
     son, Dizzy is the Son of Taz, etc.)?

     With one exception, none of the Tiny Toons are sons and daughters of
     the original classic characters, nor are they the Looney Toons as little
     kids.  The one exception to this is Gogo, who, according to TTA writer
     Paul Dini, is the son of the original dodo bird from "Porky In Wackyland".


1.4  How do you spell Hampton's [sic] name?

     It's HAMTON.  There is *no* 'p' in HAMTON, despite it being misspelled
     in the credits a couple of times ...


1.5  In what parts of the world is TTA shown?

     TTA is currently shown in throughout the US, Canada, UK, Mexico, France
     and Japan, and also in Singapore and Hong Kong.  Translations of the
     theme song have been known to be very butchered-- uh, amusing. 


1.6  I hear a lot of ranting and raving about an "HISMV".  Just what is this?

     HISMV stands for HOW I SPENT MY VACATION, the 80-minute TTA movie, and
     the jewel in the Tiny Toons crown.  Originally intended for a theatrical
     release, it instead went straight to home video (available either on VHS
     or laserdisc).  Apparently it's been one of the biggest sellers in the
     direct-to-home-video market!  The movie itself is a riot -- they pull 
     out all the stops for this one.  Whipper snapper, it's in your best
     interests to check this out.  Prices for the video range from $10 to
     $19.99, and the laserdisc is $29.99.


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2.0  LYRICS AND FREEZE-FRAME MATERIAL


2.1  What are the lyrics to the TTA theme song?

     Glad you asked.  Some words are definitely hard to pick out, and as
     a result have been the subject of some intense flamage.  Here are
     Warner Brothers' official lyrics:

       We're tiny, we're toony, we're all a little looney,
       And in this cartoony, we're invading your TV!
       We're comic dispensers, we crack up all the censors,
       On TINY TOON ADVENTURES get a dose of comedy!
 
       So here's Acme Acres, it's a whole wide world apart,
       Our home sweet home, it stands alone, a cartoon work of art!
       The scripts were rejected, expect the unexpected
       On TINY TOON ADVENTURES -- it's about to start!

       They're furry, they're funny, they're Babs and Buster Bunny,
       Montana Max has money, Elmyra is a pain!
       Here's Hamton and Plucky, Dizzy Devil's yucky,
       Furrball's unlucky, and Gogo is insane!
 
       At Acme Looniversity we earn our toon degree,
       The teaching staff's been getting laughs since 1933!
       We're tiny, we're toony, we're all a little looney,
       It's TINY TOON ADVENTURES, come and join the fun!

       ... and now our song is done!


2.2  How about the lyrics to the theme song of the "Immature Radioactive
     Samurai Slugs"?

     The "IRSS" theme, found in the short "Slugfest", goes like this:

       We're Immature Radioactive Samurai Slugs
       We love to thrash criminals and slice 'n' dice thugs!
       We're totally radical, gnarly dudes,
       Cowabunga homeboys with nothin' to lose ...

       Our arch-enemies want us iodized
       But they can't beat us 'cause we're merchandised!

       (Iodizer: "DESTROY THEM!!")

       Count off!

          Picasso!
          Warhol!
          Rockwell!
          Grandma Moses!

       So kick back, dweebs, it's the end of our rhyme, 
       The show's gonna start and it's time to slime!


2.3  Did someone catch all the credits for "Honey, I Shrunk the Clothes"?

     TTA is perhaps the single best reason to buy a 4-head VCR. (you know,
     that magical "frame advance" button.  The shiny, candylike button.)
     If you don't have the credit to drop what you're doing and buy one,
     not to worry:

       WARNER BROS. and AMBLIN ANIMATION
       CO-VENTURES in association with
       LOTS O' CASH PARTNERS IV present a
       TOM RUEGGER PRODUCTION of a KEN
       BOYER ART LEONARDI AND KENT
       BUTTERWORTH film -- HAMTON J. PIG
       GOGO DODO in "HONEY, I SHRUNK THE
       CLOTHES" Starring BUSTER BUNNY
       BABS BUNNY (no relation) MONTANA
       MAX PLUCKY DUCK CESAR ROMERO THE
       ENTIRE POPULATION OF OAKLAND, 
       CALIFORNIA LITTLE BEEPER CALAMITY
       COYOTE and introducing EDDIE
       FITZGERALD as "MOOKIE"
 
       APPEARANCE BY FIFI LA FUME as THE
       IRATE CUSTOMER Executive Producer
       G. WHO  Written by THE USUAL GUYS
       Drawn by KEXX BYRON BARRY DEMELO
       AND THE REST OF THE GANG AT THE
       TINY TOONS CARTOONY FACTORY. Model
       colors figured out at great expense
       by BUNNY MUNNS Backgrounds by
       KARTHARINE and BRIAN  Music by ONE 
       OF BRUCE'S GUYS  Based on the book
       "Crime And Punishment" by FEODOR
       DOSTOEVSKY  Harried assistant to the
       harried producer DEBRA BLANCHARD 
       AND KENNETH ROSS
 
       Monitor PAUL STRICKLAND DOESN'T IT
       HURT YOUR EYES TO READ PRINT THIS
       TINY?  Live Action Reference by
       SHERRI STONER  Mildly disgusted with
       the whole thing TOM MINTON person
       with nothing better to do than to
       write this PAUL DINI THIS LINE IS
       FOR PEOPLE WHO HIT FREEZE FRAME AND
       LOOK FOR SUSPECT MESSAGES Art
       Direction VINCENT VAN GOGH EDITED 
       BY CUISINART MOST OF THE PEOPLE
       LISTED HERE HAD NOTHING WHATSOEVER 
       TO DO WITH THE MAKING OF THIS MOVIE
       THEY JUST LIKE TO SEE THEIR NAMES
 
       WHIZ BY AT ONE-TENTH OF A SECOND
       Hamton J. Pig appears courtesy of
       OSCAR MEYER INC. Gogo Dodo's hair
       by VEG-O-MATIC ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK
       RECORDING AVAILABLE ON ELEVATOR
       P.A. SYSTEMS BE SURE AND BUY EVERY
       PRODUCT CONNECTED WITH THIS MOVIE
       OR YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE JACK WE'RE
       NOT KIDDING WE KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE
       Directed by KEN BOYER ART LEONARDI 
       KENT BUTTERWORTH KENNEDY CARTOONS
       DON'T WASTE YOUR SEVEN BUCKS ON
       THIS HOUND SEE GRIM-LOONS 2
       INSTEAD HI MOM 


2.4  I seem to have this recurring dream about a TTA theme song in an
     alternate universe.  Am I psychotic?

     Not at all -- you're probably getting vibes from residual astral
     projections of THE PLUCKY DUCK SHOW, that short-lived spin-off of
     TTA.  So you can sleep better:

       You're lucky, it's Plucky,
       "I'm absolutely ducky,"
       Other shows seem yucky now that Plucky's on the air!

       "I'm wacky, I'm quacky,"
       He's an egomaniac-y,
       Hamton plays the lackey of this duck extraordinaire!

       Who knows the way to close his endless babbling beak?
       Drop an anvil down upon his feathery physique!

       Toast him, roast him, the show will still be most him,
       "It's THE PLUCKY DUCK SHOW and it's on each week!"

       His antics are frantic, at times he gets romantic,
       "My talent's so gigantic it'll burst from your TV!"

       The writers are hackers, the artists all went quackers,
       The actors are yakkers,
       "But don't complain -- it's free!"

       Plucky goes to Acme Loo to learn to be a star,
       There're other toonsters at the school, 
       "But who cares who they are ..."

       So enjoy, don't be coy,
       And don't fall for a decoy,
       It's THE PLUCKY DUCK SHOW, come and laugh along!

       ... "I also wrote this song!"

2.5  The opening lyrics for "It's A Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas"? 

       We're tiny, we're toony, we're all a little looney,
       And very very soony, Christmas will be here!

       We're comic dispensers, we crack up all the censors,
       It's TINY TOON ADVENTURES for some special yuletide cheer!

       So here's Acme Acres, it's a wonderland of snow,
       Sleigh bells ring, toonsters sing beneath the mistletoe!

       Our writers are gifted, the story has been lifted,
       On TINY TOON ADVENTURES, let's start the show!

       They're furry, they're funny, they're Babs and Buster Bunny,
       Montana Max has money, Elmyra is a pain!

       There's Hamton, and Plucky, Dizzy Devil's yucky,
       Furrball's unlucky, and Gogo is insane!

       At Acme Looniversity we trim the Christmas tree,
       Deck the halls and guess what falls?  An anvil, naturally!

       We're tiny, we're toony, we're all a little looney
       On TINY TOON ADVENTURES -- it's our Christmas show!

       -- to Grandma's house we go!


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3.0  TOON QUERIES


3.1  Where is Acme Acres located?

     Hard to say.  It's been spotted more than once as being in California,
     but it's also popped up in New Mexico ("The Anvil Chorus") and
     Missouri ("Never Too Late To Loon").


3.2  How old are the Tiny Toons?

     Karl Meyers (kmeyer@unf6.cis.unf.edu) writes:

     > Babs is 14 (confirmed in THE LOONEY BEGINNING).  From what I've heard
     > from some of my pro writer friends over on GEnie, Buster is also 14.
     > Plucky is also 14, and I believe Hamton celebrated his 14th birthday
     > in "A Bacon Strip".  Fifi is at least 13, possibly 14; the same with
     > Shirley.  Elmyra is 12 (but her mental age is much lower...:), as is
     > Monty.  The other Tiny Toons are somewhere between 12 and 14.


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4.0  PRODUCTION, CAST, STAFF


4.1  Frank Welker's voice sounds familiar.  What else has he done?

     Eric Ant Von Laudermann (drwho@wpi.WPI.EDU) writes:

     > He's been in just about every cartoon EVER ... well, not really, but
     > he's done so much voice acting, it borders on ridiculous.  Here are
     > some of his roles which come to mind right now:
     >
     > Fred from _Scooby Doo_
     > Uni the unicorn in the _D&D_ cartoon
     > Iceman in _Spiderman and his Amazing Friends_
     > Dr. Ray Stanz AND Slimer in _The Real Ghostbusters_
     > Various bit parts in the Disney afternoon shows
     > [ and Disney movies -- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, for starters ...  -ed.]
     >
     > ... and he's in the credits of almost every Saturday morning cartoon
     > of the past decade ... not to mention his non-cartoon voice roles in:
     >
     > GREMLINS
     > GREMLINS 2
     > Stephen King's CAT'S EYE (the little creature in the last segment)
     > MUNCHIES (starting to pick up on a theme here?)
     > BILL & TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY (Ted's Easter-Bunny-From-Hell)
     >
     > Once you begin to recognize his regular character speaking voice and 
     > his cute-alien high-pitched squeals, you can pick him out almost
     > anywhere.  And if you think back right now, you may even be able to
     > come up with some characters that I didn't list.  His voice is very
     > distinctive.

     Will Bell (bell@cs.tamu.edu) writes:

     > As part of my never-ending quest to find some image of that elusive
     > imp known as Frank Welker, I bought a tome entitled "The Complete
     > Directory To Prime Time Network TV Shows Past And Present" and
     > learned that he has been in the following shows:
     >
     >   The Burns and Schrieber Comedy Hour (ABC, 1973)
     >   The Don Knotts Show (NBC, 1970-71)
     >   Keep On Cruisin' (CBS, 1987)  (Welker is referred to as a "hip
     >                                  young comedian")
  

4.2  Who is Jenny Lerew, and why does everybody seem to pay so much
     attention to her?

     a.t.t-t is very proud to have a gen-yoo-ine TTA animator in our midst.
     Jenny Lerew has worked on the staff of Tiny Toon Adventures at the
     Warner studios in Sherman Oaks since 1989, originally as a character
     layout artist, presently as a storyboard artist.  She's done layout on
     "Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow", YOU ASKED FOR IT, HER WACKY HIGHNESS (the
     Elmer Presley song number!), GANGBUSTERS, THE ACME HOME SHOPPING SHOW,
     most of the layout for "The Field Trip" (and including writing some
     Babs dialogue and co-writing the "Squash & Stretch" song), and did
     Elmyra's cheetah-skin scenes in HOW I SPENT MY VACATION.  Her
     storyboard credits include the upcoming "Horror of Slumber Party
     Mountain" and Act II of "The Return of Batduck".  Needless to say,
     she knows a lot about the inner workings of the show and about the
     animation production process.  But if you have a question for her,
     ask it on the newsgroup first and see if someone else can answer
     it -- Jenny's a very busy gal!  :-)


4.3  Why did Warner drop Kennedy Cartoons as an animation house after the
     first season?

     Robert A. Jung (rjung@aludra.usc.edu) writes:

     > I believe the semi-official word is that Warner Animation didn't like
     > their art.  When the "Kennedy got dropped" news was first reported,
     > someone (I think) forwarded a message from CompuServe about it, where
     > someone at Warners was quoted as saying that Kennedy was being dropped
     > because WB disliked the Kennedy style (the original poster was a
     > Kennedy fan).  The Warner rep cited the same reasons many Kennedy-haters
     > cited: the shuffling feet, cigar-chewing mouths, excessive bouncing/
     > stretching.  Unless someone from Warner Animation wants to enlighten us
     > officially, this is the closest we have to "fact".


4.4  What's the full story about the three girls who wrote BUSTER & BABS
     GO HAWAIIAN?

     bodie@plains.NoDak.edu (Justin M. Bodie) explains:

     > Note:  I saw this on 20/20 sometime last year.
     >
     > The 3 kids were the "BIGGEST" TTA fans ever ... they always rushed home
     > to watch the show etc. etc. ... so they wrote their own script ...
     > almost a storyboard on notebook paper -- they drew pictures &
     > everything.
     >
     > They sent their script to their local Fox affiliate, who put the script
     > into an official Fox folder and forwarded it to Amblin (I think Amblin).
     > Thinking this was an "offical communique" from Fox, Jean MacCurdy (I
     > think it was her) opened the script, loved it, and eventually Spielberg
     > was given a look at it.
     >
     > The 3 kids got a call one afternoon from Spielberg, were bouncing off
     > the walls, etc.  They were invited to a meeting of the TTA [staff] who
     > asked the kids questions like, "What do you like about the show, the
     > characters, etc."  They also worked out their story with the writers
     > into a format which could be animated.



4.5  Who in the sam hell animates those darn end tags? (the bits after the
     credits finish rolling)

     Robert Jung (rjung@aludra.usc.edu) writes:

     > In an attempt to avert having alt.tv.tiny-toon devoured by flames
     > about Startoons' animation and "who animated what tags?", four of
     > the TTAUEC staff took the initiative and found the answers the
     > old-fashioned way -- they called.
     >
     > Surprisingly enough, they got answers! Even I'm flabbergasted.
     >
     >                TINY TOON ADVENTURES End Tag Credits
     >            (thanks much to "Alfred" of Warner Animation)
     >
     > 100% certain attributions:
     >
     > Speaker        Quote                                      Animator
     > =======        =========================================  ============
     > Baby Plucky    "I wanna flush it again!"                  Startoons
     > Buster         "And that's a wrap."                       Warner Bros.
     > Buster/Babs    "Say goodnight, Babs." "Goodnight, Babs"   Warner Bros.
     > Elmyra         "Let the show begin!"                      Wang Film
     > Fifi           "Au revoir, ma petit potato du couche."    Startoons
     > Furrball       "ROAR! ..Meow?"                            Startoons
     > Gogo Dodo      "It's been surreal!"                       Warner Bros.
     > Plucky         "Parting is such sweet sorrow."            Warner Bros.
     >
     > Not-so-certain attributions:
     >
     > Buster/Babs    "Aloooooooooooha!"                         Warner Bros.
     > Byron Basset   "Woof."                                    ???
     > Dizzy          "Show over!"                               Warner Bros.


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5.0  NET AND NEWSGROUP QUESTIONS


5.1  What is a `kill file'?

     If you wish to have your newsreader refrain from showing you postings
     with a certain title or by a certain author, you can create a kill file
     for your newsreader to reference.  Let's say that you wish to `kill'
     all posts made by a certain user.  Using the `rn' or `trn' newsreader,
     you would type a [CTRL]-K while in read mode to begin editing the kill
     file, and then type the following:

     /From: username@sitename.com/h:j

     This will look for articles that come with "From: username@sitename.com"
     in the header, junk them, and then display the subject lines of titles
     that just got zapped.

     For names of Subject titles, you would type something like this:

     /: *Does Buster floss?/:j
     /: *New Tiny Toon Wheat Cakes/:j

     When finished, save the kill file in the normal manner for the editor
     you're using.

     For the `nn' newsreader, type a capital K when viewing the contents of
     a newsgroup.  nn will then ask you a few questions on whether it is a
     Subject or a Name, duration of time that the posts are to be killed,
     etc.  Simply answer the questions accordingly.


5.2  What are the various guides and lists floating around alt.tv.tiny-toon,
     and how do I get them?

     Most guides and lists are posted regularly, but can also be requested
     from the original poster through email or downloaded via anonymous FTP
     if available.  Here's a brief run-down on what's out there:

     TTA UPCOMING EPISODES GUIDE.  Schedule of upcoming episodes to be
     broadcast (both new episodes and reruns), along with production numbers,
     topical news and information, and addresses for Warner, Amblin and Fox.
     Posted weekly to the newsgroup.
			Maintained by:
			Robert Jung (rjung@aludra.usc.edu)

     TTA EPISODE GUIDE.  Plot summaries for each episode of TTA, as well as
     production numbers, airdates, and animation houses.  Available for FTP
     retrieval at ftp.coe.montana.edu under the /pub/TV/Guides directory
     as "tinytoons.txt.Z" (Unix-compressed format).
			Maintained by:
			Chris Adamson (plucky@irie.ais.org) 

     TTA REFERENCE GUIDE.  Listings of cast and production credits (including
     gag credit and end tag), production numbers, airdates, indexes of episode
     titles & shorts titles, AND commentaries by alt.tv.tiny-toonsters for
     each episode of TTA.  
			Maintained by:
			Synth F. Oberheim (synth@deepthought.unm.edu)

     TTA TOONSTATIONS LIST.  Listings of local television affiliates currently
     broadcasting Tiny Toon Adventures.  
			Maintained by:
                        Joe Leitsch (jaleit01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu)

     TTA RERUN GUIDE.  Listings of rerun schedules & histories for TTA episodes.
			Maintained by:
			Will Bell (bell@cs.tamu.edu)
 
     VINCE'S GUIDE TO FTP.  A step-by-step guide on using FTP to gain access
     to Tiny Toons sound and picture files.
			Maintained by:
 			Vince Taluskie (taluskie@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu)

     TOONPICS MAIL-SERVER.  Email server for digitized GIF pictures for
     people without FTP access.
			Maintained by:
 			Paul J. Osze (posze@ecst.csuchico.edu)

     TTA SOUND FILE GUIDE.  Guide to digitized sound files from TTA available
     at plucky.physics.ncsu.edu.  Includes a how-to on FTPing.
			Maintained by:
			Charles J. Brabec (brabec@pysgjb.physics.ncsu.edu)

     TTA BIO SHEET.  Background info on your favorite TTA voice actors and
     production staff.
			Maintained by:
			Synth F. Oberheim (synth@deepthought.unm.edu)

     WARNER CHARACTER GUIDES.  Official character "bibles" defining each
     Tiny Toons character, given to TTA writers.
			Maintained by:
                        Fenthe Marten (fenthe@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu)

     HISMV DYN (DID YOU NOTICE) LIST.  Compendium of hard-to-spot gags,
     references and other notables during HISMV.  Posted to the group
     under the name "TTAHISMV.DYN".
                        Maintained by:
                        John R. Johns II (jrjohns@eos.ncsu.edu)

     HISMV LYRICS SHEET.  Lyrics to all the songs in HISMV.  Posted to
     the group under the name "TTAHISMV.LYR".
                        Maintained by:
                        John R. Johns II (jrjohns@eos.ncsu.edu)

     ALT.TV.TINY-TOON PERSONALITIES LISTING.  Dossiers on many residents
     of a.t.t-t.  Posted as "TTAPEOPL.LST".
                        Maintained by:
                        John R. Johns II (jrjohns@eos.ncsu.edu)


5.3  Where are the FTP archives for Tiny Toons material?

     Sound samples can be found at plucky.physics.ncsu.edu (152.1.119.67).
     GIF and JPEG digitized pictures are now available from
     garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (152.1.43.23).


5.4  Just what is the deal with "Roger Rabbit"?

     Roger Randall, a.k.a. "Dr. Roger Rabbit", is a net.resident who posts
     stories about some of the TTA characters which contain explicit sex
     and violence.  While there's nothing inherently wrong with that, he
     also drops in occasionally citing facts and references from his stories
     as if they are "canon", or straight from the actual show.  Newcomers
     unfamiliar with his antics sometimes misinterpret these references as
     real trivia about the TTA characters.  Keep in mind that they are not --
     no matter how authoritative it may seem.

     Roger Rabbit replies to the above:

     > Dr. Rabbit was once a famous star who worked for Maroon Studios in
     > the 1930's and 1940's.  He has since given up show business and has
     > become a psychologist.  Earning his PHd in 1989, he specializes in
     > substance abuse treatment and works as co-director of a rehab center
     > in Culver City California. 
     >
     > Dr. Rabbit, being a toon Rabbit, knows a bit about the habits of his
     > kind and can answer questions about them and about any anatomical
     > aspects of toon rabbits (tail shape, fur, ears, subspecies, sexual
     > matters). There is NO ONE else on the net who can accuratly answer
     > these questions.
     >
     > Furthermore, Dr. Rabbit personally knows Buster and Babs and their
     > family histories, although he doesn't see them that often.
     >
     > Dr. Rabbit also spends his time writing stories, some fiction, some
     > real, that he graciously posts to USENET for the enjoyment of others.
     >
     > Conclusion: What Dr. Rabbit posts is probably more accurate than any
     > other material on the net.


5.5  What's the deal with rec.arts.tv.tiny-toon?

     rec.arts.tv.tiny-toon is a bogus newsgroup -- it was illegally
     newgroup'ed without a proper Call For Discussion and Call For Votes.
     As a result its propagation is sporadic and unreliable.  We don't
     recommend posting to it.


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6.0  SHOPPING FOR TTA


6.1  Where can I find Tiny Toons merchandise?

     Warner Brothers merchandising currently has a catalogue that contains
     some Tiny Toons paraphernalia.  Call 1-800-223-6524 for information.

     Warner also has a chain of gift shops at select places around the US.
     Will Bell (bell@cs.tamu.edu) occasionally posts a list of shops and
     their locations.

     You may still be able to get a Tiny Toons t-shirt through an old promo-
     tional campaign for "Tiny Toons Fruit Snacks" from the makers of Lipton,
     Wishbone or Equal products.  Buy any two different products under the
     aforementioned brands, send in the UPC codes and a check for $5.95
     (specify adult or child, and size).  The shirt is a white tee with Buster
     & Babs & the rainbow TTA logo.  Find a store display or product
     advertising the special offer, or you can send the check and the 2 UPC
     codes to:

	Tiny Toon T-Shirt Offer
	P.O. Box 1019
	Grand Rapids, MN  55745-1019


     What follows is an almost-comprehensive list of TTA-related retail
     merchandise.  My thanks to Marc Pawliger for his time and effort:

     - Panini stickers and sticker album.  (no longer available)

     - HOW I SPENT MY VACATION video.  VHS release contains stickers and
       poster offer; laserdisc does not.

     - SING! music album.  Compact disc and cassette.  (See next section
       for more info.)

     - Applause plush stuffed animals.  5", 9" and 12" sizes.  Buster, Babs,
       Dizzy, Plucky, Sweetie, Furrball, Hamton.  Available at card and gift
       shops, and at Warner gift shops.

     - Playskool 12" plush stuffed animals.  Buster, Babs, Dizzy.

     - McDonalds "Wacky Racers" Happy Meals.  Buster, Babs, Monty, Elmyra,
       Gogo, Plucky, Sweetie/Furrball, Hamton.  (no longer available)

     - ViewMaster 3D reels.  

     - BookBites plastic bookmarks.  Dizzy (2), Buster, Babs, Elmyra,
       Hamton.  Available at Waldenbooks.

     - Kids' diaries.  Buster or Babs on cover.  Available at Waldenbooks.

     - Applause (Cartoon Express) rubber figures (some are also sold as
       keychains).  Buster, Babs, Monty, Dizzy, Sweetie, Hamton.  Available
       at Warner gift shops.

     - Applause (Cartoon Express) plastic vehicle toys.  Buster, Babs,
       Hamton, Plucky, Sweetie.  Available at Warner gift shops.  Also
       sold at Baskin-Robbins ice cream stores as decorations on their
       Tiny Toons ice cream cakes.

     - Applause storybook with accompanying rubber figure (Buster or Babs).
       Available at card and gift shops, Warner gift shops.

     - Imaginarium children's book with audio panel.

     - Applause (Cartoon Express) rubber-figure-on-a-pencil (Babs).

     - Plastic bowl/cup/plate set.  Available at Toys-R-Us.

     - Trading cards.  Available, but hard to find and usually marked way up
       from the US$0.25 list price.

     - Official Warner animation cels.  Available at Warner gift shops.

     - Warner limited edition seriographs.  Available through the Warner
       mail-order catalogue.
	
     - T-shirts.  Available at Warner gift shops, WB catalogue?

     - Nintendo Tiny Toons video game for Game Boy.  Available at Toys-R-Us.

     - Tiny Toon nightlight.   

     - Avon CarToons Soap.  Buster, Babs, Plucky, Hamton, Dizzy.  Available
       through Avon distributors.


6.2  I saw some kind of Tiny Toons music cassette in a store recently ...
     what is this?  Is it out on CD?

     rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung) writes:

     > The TINY TOONS album is only available on audio cassette.  There are
     > ten tunes on it, most of it being "existing works re-sung by the voice
     > actors".
     >
     > Reaction (from the people here, anyway) has been mixed; some have
     > complained that it's cutesy stuff for young children, while others
     > have said that they enjoyed it anyway.  All I'll say is that I didn't
     > get the album, and I doubt I will.  If I wanted cute kids' stuff, I'd
     > go buy "Sebastian Sings!" and that stuff from Disney ...



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