To Catch a Taz

To Catch a Taz is an episode of Taz-Mania directed by Lenord Robinson. It first aired 23 Oct 1993.
==Title==
The title and episode are a play on Alfred Hitchcock films, especially the 1955 movie To Catch a Thief.
==Plot==
Mr. Thickley is missing a piece of cake and accuses Taz of stealing it. Wendal T. Wolf tries to arrest him but Taz evades him. In order to clear his name, he must find the real culprit while Wendal continues to chase him. Taz finally catches up with the mystery man and Wendal arrests him, and it turns out to be Thickley, in a Taz costume, in a spy costume, who ate his own cake.
==Films and Shows Referenced==
*Alfred Hitchcock Presents
*To Catch a Thief
*North by Northwest
*The Birds
*Vertigo
*The Wizard of Oz
==Censorship==
* In the original airing, the ending scene was longer. Taz and Wendal fed Mr. Thickley a lot of birthday cakes until his stomach is bloated, while saying "Happy birthday!" The scene was shortened to feeding Mr. Thickley only one birthday cake when shown on CBBC in the UK.
Category:Taz-Mania Episodes
Category:1993
Category:Taz-Mania