Taz-Mania

Taz-Mania is an early 1990s cartoon show, produced and directed by Art Vitello broadcast in the United States and elsewhere around the world. It follows the adventures of the classic Looney Tunes character, Taz (The Tasmanian Devil) in the fictional land of Tazmania. Unlike similar cartoons of its time, it frequently broke the fourth wall, and often made jokes from the fact that Taz could actually speak perfectly normally when he wanted to.

Related Topics:
1990s - Cartoon - Art Vitello - United States - Looney Tunes - The Tasmanian Devil - Fourth wall

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In the show, he was a young slacker living with his family, working as a bell-hop at a local hotel, and having adventures with his friends.

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Other characters (many of which are native Australian fauna) include:

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• Hugh, Taz's Dad who talks like Bing Crosby and has an unknown occupation. Loves orange juice. One of his catchphrases is "blah, blah, blah, yakkity-shmakkity".
• Jean, Taz's Mom who's a homemaker.
• Molly, Taz's sister. She considers Taz to be an annoying and immature borther and constantly threatens him with a bath if he misbehaves.
• Jake, Taz's obnoxious younger brother.
• Dog, Taz's turtle who acts like a dog.
• Drew, Taz's Uncle who talks like Bob Hope, appears on the "Road to Taz-mania" episodes.
• The Platypus brothers, Timothy and Daniel, who draft Taz into testing various dangerous devices. They sound much like Daffy Duck, though they lack his short temper.
• Buddy Boar, Taz's best friend, a would-be Hollywood player who talks incessantly on a cell phone.
• The Bushrats, a tribe of tiny rats that speak in subtitles.
• The Kiwi bird, a tiny, yellow, incredibly fast bird sought after by Taz for food a la Speedy Gonzalez and the Roadrunner.
• Wendell T Wolf, supposedly the last surviving Tasmanian wolf, who talks and acts like Woody Allen. He tries to fit in with other animals but without success.
• Francis X Bushlad, a young Tazmanian bushman who is determined to hunt and slay Taz as his rite of manhood. Talks like an Ivy League-er.
• Bull Gator & Axle, two alligators wanting to capture Taz for the zoo. As a running joke, whenever Axle says "something stupid again", Bull Gator hits him with a club.
• Digeri Dingo, an egotisical bottlecap collector, who sometimes cons Taz out of his. His name is a pun of didgeridoo.
• Bushwacker Bob, Taz's boss at the hotel he works at, thinks Taz is a slacker and a screw-up.
• Bob's Mum, constantly insults her son.
• Constance, a heavyset koala who works with Taz as a maid at Bob's hotel.
• Mr. Thickley, a wallaby who who works with Taz as a tour guide at Bob's hotel.
• Willie Wombat, a later additon in the show.
 
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