Francis X. Bushlad

Francis X. Bushlad is a character in Taz-Mania. He first appeared in the episode "Frights of Passage", which originally aired 14 Sep 1991.
== Description ==
Francis Xavier Bushlad is a young Tasmanian bushman who is determined to hunt and capture Taz as his rite of manhood (a task that is both difficult and unprecedented for generations, according to his father and tribal elder). Although called a "bushman" and meant to be an Aborigine hunter, Francis is white with red hair and has a very upper-class voice and speech pattern. Despite his tribal Indian-like society, they talk and behave like well-educated business people. The name is a parody of silent film actor Francis X. Bushman. His father Felton, also a highly educated man, sounds like Jim Backus.
He had reddish-orange hair and wears only a powder blue diaper-like loincloth. His eyes often shift from looking like little dots to the regular Looney Tunes eyes.
== Gallery ==
Francis X Bushlad.png|Francis crossing his arms
Francis Looking Smexy.png|Francis relaxing
== Appearances ==
* Frights of Passage
* Blunders Never Cease
* Just Be Cuz
* Moments You've Missed
* Tazmanian Lullaby
* A Young Taz's Fancy
* No Time for Christmas (cameo)
* It's a Taz's Life
* Bushlad's Lament
* Tasmania Comedy Institute (cameo)
* Francis Takes a Stand
== Notes ==
* He resembles the Bratty Kid from "Easter Yeggs".
* His personality and flaws are similar to Wile E. Coyote's, except he is a thirteen-year-old human tribal hunter. He also speaks in the same upper-class accent and speech pattern as Coyote.
** The tribal hunter also creates Rube Goldberg-esque traps to foil the Tasmanian Devil, as in the episode "Francis Takes a Stand".
** Strangely, he has similar catchphrases as Jim Backus, such as "Heavens to gimbels!" and "Oh, fiddle-dee-dee!".
* He is named after silent film star Francis X. Bushman. 
Category:Characters
Category:Taz-Mania
Category:Taz-Mania Characters
Category:Males
Category:Characters voiced by Rob Paulsen
Category:1991 Introductions
Category:Humans
Category:Kids
Category:Hunters
Category:Australian Characters