"Tiny Toon Adventures" (1990) TV series 1990-1992

User Rating:

8.0/10   

Directors:

Norm McCabe
Greg Reyna

Writers:

Charles Adler (writer)
Renee Carter (writer)
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Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3

Release Date:

14 September 1990 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy

Plot:

The adventures of a new generation of Warner Bros. Looney Tunes characters.

Plot Keywords:

Gremlin | Spoof | Duck | Imagination | Young Versions Of Characters

Awards:

Nominated for Primetime Emmy. Another 9 wins & 4 nominations

Cast

Charles Adler	...	Buster Bunny / ... (100 episodes, 1990-1993)
Tress MacNeille	...	Babs Bunny / ... (99 episodes, 1990-1993)
Joe Alaskey	...	Plucky Duck / ... (93 episodes, 1990-1993)
Frank Welker	...	Furrball / ... (92 episodes, 1990-1993)
Don Messick	...	Hamton J. Pig / ... (86 episodes, 1990-1993)
Cree Summer	...	Elmyra Duff / ... (81 episodes, 1990-1993)
Danny Cooksey	...	Montana Max / ... (78 episodes, 1990-1993)
Rob Paulsen	...	Arnold Dog / ... (76 episodes, 1990-1993)
Maurice LaMarche	...	Dizzy Devil / ... (75 episodes, 1990-1993)
Kath Soucie	...	Fifi Le Fume / ... (71 episodes, 1990-1993)
Gail Matthius	...	Shirley the Loon / ... (67 episodes, 1990-1993)
Candi Milo	...	Sweetie / ... (65 episodes, 1990-1993)
Greg Burson	...	Elmer Fudd / ... (64 episodes, 1990-1993)
Joëlle Guigui	...	Shirley the Loon / ... (58 episodes, 1990-1993)
Mika Kanai	...	Shirley the Loon / ... (58 episodes, 1990-1993)
Megumi Hayashibara	...	Little Sneezer (57 episodes, 1990-1993)
Junko Asami	...	Fifi Le Fume (54 episodes, 1990-1993)

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Series Directed by
Art Leonardi		(10 episodes, 1990-1991)
Art Vitello		(8 episodes, 1990-1991)
Rich Arons		(6 episodes, 1990-1992)
Ken Boyer		(5 episodes, 1990)
Kent Butterworth		(3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Byron Vaughns		(3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Eddie Fitzgerald		(2 episodes, 1990)
Jon McClenahan		(2 episodes, 1992)
Norm McCabe		(unknown episodes)
Greg Reyna		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Paul Dini		(12 episodes, 1990-1992)
Sherri Stoner		(12 episodes, 1990-1992)
Tom Ruegger		(10 episodes, 1990)
Gordon Bressack		(8 episodes, 1990-1991)
Charles M. Howell IV		(8 episodes, 1990-1991)
Tom Minton		(7 episodes, 1990-1991)
Wayne Kaatz		(5 episodes, 1990-1991)
Jim Reardon		(5 episodes, 1990)
Deanna Oliver		(3 episodes, 1992)
Douglas McCarthy		(2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Bruce W. Timm		(2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Art Vitello		(2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Pat Allee		(2 episodes, 1990)
Bob Carrau		(2 episodes, 1990)
Eddie Fitzgerald		(2 episodes, 1990)
Ben Hurst		(2 episodes, 1990)
Earl Kress		(2 episodes, 1990)
Arleen Sorkin		(1 episode, 1991)
Charles Adler		(unknown episodes)
Renee Carter		(unknown episodes)
Sarah Cleef		(unknown episodes)
Amy Crosby		(unknown episodes)
Gordon Kent		(unknown episodes)
Terry Semel		(unknown episodes)
Steven Spielberg		(unknown episodes)
M.D. Sweeney		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Tom Ruegger	....	producer / senior producer (28 episodes, 1990-1992)
Steven Spielberg	....	executive producer (28 episodes, 1990-1992)
Alfred Gimeno	....	associate producer (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Sherri Stoner	....	producer (6 episodes, 1991-1992)

Series Original Music by
Bruce Broughton		(16 episodes, 1990-1992)
William Ross		(10 episodes, 1990-1992)
Richard Stone		(10 episodes, 1990-1992)
Albert Lloyd Olson		(7 episodes, 1990-1992)
Mark Watters		(7 episodes, 1990-1992)
Fred Steiner		(5 episodes, 1990-1992)
Ron Grant		(4 episodes, 1990-1991)
Steven Bramson		(3 episodes, 1990-1992)
Arthur B. Rubinstein		(3 episodes, 1990)
Morton Stevens		(3 episodes, 1990)
Don Davis		(2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Hummie Mann		(2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Dennis McCarthy		(2 episodes, 1990)
Joel McNeely		(2 episodes, 1990)

Series Film Editing by
Al Breitenbach		(6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Kelly Ann Foley		(6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Theresa Gilroy-Nielsen		(6 episodes, 1991-1992)

Series Casting by
Andrea Romano		(27 episodes, 1990-1992)

Series Production Management
Jean MacCurdy	....	executive in charge of production (28 episodes, 1990-1992)
Joe Sandusky	....	post-production supervisor (27 episodes, 1990-1992)
Paul B. Strickland	....	production manager (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Barbara Simon Dierks	....	production supervisor (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Ken Duer	....	production supervisor (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Liza-Ann Warren	....	production supervisor (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Tim Sarnoff	....	production manager (5 episodes, 1991-1992)
Barbara J. Ebel	....	production manager (4 episodes, 1992)

Series Art Department
Bob Camp	....	storyboard artist (53 episodes, 1990-1993)
Barry Caldwell	....	storyboard artist (9 episodes, 1990-1992)
Douglas McCarthy	....	storyboard artist (9 episodes, 1990-1991)
Byron Vaughns	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 1990-1992)
Bruce W. Timm	....	storyboard artist (8 episodes, 1990-1991)
Chris Otsuki	....	storyboard artist (7 episodes, 1990-1991)
Phil Mosness	....	layout (5 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jim Fletcher	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1990-1992)
Alberto De Mello	....	storyboard artist (4 episodes, 1990-1991)
Eddie Fitzgerald	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 1990-1992)
John Dorman	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 1990)
Alfred Gimeno	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 1990)
Chris Reccardi	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 1990)
Bill Snelgrove	....	storyboard artist (3 episodes, 1990)
Rich Arons	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1990)
Art Leonardi	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1990)
Ken Harsha	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Patricia Wong	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Warren Greenwood	....	storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1991)
Tony Craig	....	additional storyboard artist / storyboard artist (2 episodes, 1992)
Paul Fisher	....	character layout and posing (unknown episodes)
Frederick J. Gardner III	....	property designer (unknown episodes)
Jenny Lerew	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Matt Thorne	....	sound mixer / sound effects editor (69 episodes, 1990-1992)
Tom Maydeck	....	sound services / sound re-recording mixer (27 episodes, 1990-1992)
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound effects editor / sound effects (27 episodes, 1991-1992)
Russell Brower	....	sound effects / sound effects editor (26 episodes, 1990-1992)
Kelly Ann Foley	....	voiceover assistant (16 episodes, 1990)
Warren Kleiman	....	voice recordist (13 episodes, 1990)
Jackson Schwartz	....	voice recordist (13 episodes, 1990)
Harry Andronis	....	sound engineer (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Bradley Carow	....	sound reader (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Mark Keatts	....	dialogue editor (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Aaron L. King	....	dialogue editor (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Denise Whitfield	....	sound reader (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Mike Baker	....	second engineer (5 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jeff M. Sliney	....	second engineer (5 episodes, 1991-1992)
Roy Braverman	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)
Bob Costanza	....	sound effects editor (unknown episodes)

Series Visual Effects by
Lisa Leonardi-Knight	....	model mark-up (11 episodes, 1990-1992)
Geno DuBois	....	model mark-up (5 episodes, 1991-1992)
Gina Howard	....	model mark-up (5 episodes, 1991-1992)
Valerie Walker	....	model mark-up (5 episodes, 1991-1992)
Charlie Bean	....	model designer (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Daniel de la Vega	....	model designer (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Douglas McCarthy	....	model designer (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Bruce W. Timm	....	model designer (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Art Vitello	....	model designer (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Pat Agnasin	....	model designer (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Kexx Singleton	....	animation layout / character designer (unknown episodes)

Series Animation Department
Bunny Munns	....	color key artist (27 episodes, 1990-1992)
Eric Nordberg	....	ink and paint artist (27 episodes, 1990-1992)
Brian Sebern	....	series background color stylist / series background color designer / ... (27 episodes, 1990-1992)
Ken Boyer	....	series character designer / model designer (26 episodes, 1990-1992)
Marina Cappas	....	animation checker / animation checking supervisor (26 episodes, 1990-1992)
Brenda Brummet	....	animation checker (25 episodes, 1990-1992)
Alfred Gimeno	....	series character designer / character layout artist (25 episodes, 1990-1992)
Karl Jacobs	....	animation checker (24 episodes, 1990-1992)
Lisa Leonardi-Knight	....	ink and paint artist / model mark-up (22 episodes, 1990-1992)
Ana Durand	....	animation checker (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Paul B. Strickland	....	animation checker (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Kathryn Yelsa	....	series background color styling / background painter / ... (12 episodes, 1990-1992)
Shavonne Cherry	....	character layout artist (11 episodes, 1991-1992)
Norm McCabe	....	timing director (10 episodes, 1990-1991)
Tom Ray	....	timing director (8 episodes, 1990-1992)
Mike Reyna	....	animation director / overseas animation supervisor (8 episodes, 1990-1991)
Alberto De Mello	....	character layout artist (7 episodes, 1990-1991)
Tenny Henson	....	character layout artist / key background designer (7 episodes, 1990-1991)
Jesse Santos	....	key background designer (7 episodes, 1990-1991)
David West	....	character layout artist / layout supervisor (7 episodes, 1990-1991)
Ed Haney	....	character layout artist (6 episodes, 1990-1992)
Leandro Martinez	....	background layout artist / key background designer (6 episodes, 1990-1992)
Jon McClenahan	....	animator: Kennedy Cartoons / key animator (6 episodes, 1990-1992)
Dan McHugh	....	key background designer / background layout artist (6 episodes, 1990-1992)
Keith Baxter	....	character layout artist / model designer (6 episodes, 1990-1991)
Chuck Harvey	....	character layout artist (6 episodes, 1990-1991)
Dave Marshall	....	animation director / animation supervisor: Wang Film Productions (6 episodes, 1990-1991)
Terry Lee Mullen	....	character layout artist / model designer / ... (6 episodes, 1990-1991)
Lenord Robinson	....	character layout artist (6 episodes, 1990-1991)
Kim Dahl	....	ink and paint artist (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Dawn Dunlop	....	ink and paint artist (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Staci Gleed	....	ink and paint artist (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Robin D. Kane	....	ink and paint artist (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Kathlyn Kephart	....	ink and paint artist (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Chuck Downs	....	timing director (5 episodes, 1990-1992)
John Williamson	....	animator: Kennedy Cartoons / key animator (5 episodes, 1990-1992)
John Dymer	....	background layout artist (5 episodes, 1990-1991)
Jeff Hall	....	timing director (5 episodes, 1990-1991)
Chris Otsuki	....	character layout artist (5 episodes, 1990-1991)
Willy Ashworth	....	animator: Kennedy Cartoons (5 episodes, 1990)
Jesse Cosio	....	character layout artist (5 episodes, 1990)
Tony Craig	....	model designer / character layout artist (5 episodes, 1990)
Daniel de la Vega	....	model designer / character layout artist (5 episodes, 1990)
Harold Duckett	....	animator: Kennedy Cartoons (5 episodes, 1990)
Eui Sun Hwang	....	animator: Kennedy Cartoons (5 episodes, 1990)
Alan Kennedy	....	animator: Kennedy Cartoons (5 episodes, 1990)
Glen Kennedy	....	director: Kennedy Cartoons (5 episodes, 1990)
Etae Kim	....	animator: Kennedy Cartoons (5 episodes, 1990)
Sang-Jin Kim	....	animator: Kennedy Cartoons (5 episodes, 1990)
Michael Longden	....	animator: Kennedy Cartoons (5 episodes, 1990)
Douglas McCarthy	....	model designer (5 episodes, 1990)
Eric Radomski	....	background painter / background color (5 episodes, 1990)
Dan Thompson	....	timing director (5 episodes, 1990)
Darren Vandenburg	....	animator: Kennedy Cartoons (5 episodes, 1990)
Noh Yonkun	....	animator: Kennedy Cartoons (5 episodes, 1990)
Charlie Bean	....	character layout artist / model designer (4 episodes, 1990)
Warren Marshall	....	animation director / animation supervisor (4 episodes, 1990)
Jeff Pidgeon	....	model designer / character layout artist (4 episodes, 1990)
Bruce W. Timm	....	model designer (4 episodes, 1990)
Art Vitello	....	model designer (4 episodes, 1990)
Gwen Wetzler	....	timing director (4 episodes, 1990)
Sung-Gu Won	....	animator: Kennedy Cartoons (4 episodes, 1990)
Bruce Zick	....	key background designer (4 episodes, 1990)
Jan Browning	....	animation checker (4 episodes, 1991-1992)
John Koch	....	character layout artist / key background designer (3 episodes, 1990-1992)
Jenny Lerew	....	character layout artist (3 episodes, 1990-1992)
Greg Reyna	....	layout artist / layout supervisor / ... (3 episodes, 1990-1992)
Kent Butterworth	....	timing director / character layout artist / ... (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
David Mucci Fassett	....	character layout artist (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Ken Mitchroney	....	character layout artist (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Mike Fontanelli	....	character layout artist / model designer (3 episodes, 1990)
Jim Gomez	....	character layout artist / model designer (3 episodes, 1990)
Garrett Ho	....	character layout artist / layout artist / ... (3 episodes, 1990)
Stephen Lewis	....	background layout artist (3 episodes, 1990)
Jeannie Paynter	....	character layout artist (3 episodes, 1990)
Kexx Singleton	....	character layout artist / model designer (3 episodes, 1990)
Bill Snelgrove	....	model designer (3 episodes, 1990)
Michael Lowery	....	background color designer (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Perry Zombolas	....	assistant animator / key animator (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jennifer Damiani	....	animation checker (3 episodes, 1992)
Bunty Dranko	....	animation checker (3 episodes, 1992)
Charles Visser	....	character layout artist / layout artist (2 episodes, 1990-1992)
Martin Strudler	....	background layout (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Rich Arons	....	character layout artist / model designer (2 episodes, 1990)
Joe Banaszkiewicz	....	character layout artist (2 episodes, 1990)
Tom Bird	....	character layout artist (2 episodes, 1990)
Ted Blackman	....	key background designer / background layout artist (2 episodes, 1990)
Steven E. Gordon	....	model designer (2 episodes, 1990)
Walt Kubiak	....	timing director (2 episodes, 1990)
Laura Lee Lizak	....	background painter (2 episodes, 1990)
Istvan Majoros	....	background layout / character layout artist / ... (2 episodes, 1990)
Alex McCrae	....	model designer / character layout artist (2 episodes, 1990)
Tom Owens	....	character layout artist (2 episodes, 1990)
Chris Reccardi	....	character layout artist (2 episodes, 1990)
Eric Semones	....	background painter (2 episodes, 1990)
Jim Smith	....	character layout artist (2 episodes, 1990)
Ed Baker	....	character layout artist (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Cullen Blaine	....	timing director (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Hyunsook Cho	....	character layout artist (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Moon Choi	....	character layout artist (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Tom Coppola	....	character layout artist (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Constantin Mustatea	....	timing director (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Joe Sibilski	....	character layout artist (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Jay Won So	....	character layout artist (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Spike Brandt	....	key animator / layout artist (2 episodes, 1992)
Bob Doucette	....	background color designer (2 episodes, 1992)
Stan Fukouka	....	layout artist (2 episodes, 1992)
Marty Lennon	....	animation supervisor (2 episodes, 1992)
Chris McClenahan	....	animation supervisor (2 episodes, 1992)
Rolando Oliva	....	background color designer (2 episodes, 1992)
Dan Haskett	....	character designer (unknown episodes)
Karen Haskett	....	character designer (unknown episodes)

Series Editorial Department
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter (27 episodes, 1990-1992)
Joe Gall	....	supervising editor (6 episodes, 1991-1992)

Series Music Department
Patricia Carlin	....	music editor (27 episodes, 1990-1992)
Bruce Broughton	....	composer: theme music (17 episodes, 1990-1992)
Ken Ross	....	music coordinator (5 episodes, 1991-1992)
Julie Bernstein	....	orchestrator (unknown episodes)
Brad Dechter	....	orchestrator (unknown episodes)
Don Nemitz	....	orchestrator (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Glen Gagnon	....	production assistant / production administrator (27 episodes, 1990-1992)
Andrea Romano	....	voice director (27 episodes, 1990-1992)
Jay Weinman	....	videotape supervisor (27 episodes, 1990-1992)
Douglas Wood	....	story editor: Amblin (24 episodes, 1990-1992)
Richard D. Freeman	....	production assistant (22 episodes, 1990-1992)
Kathleen Kennedy	....	production executive (22 episodes, 1990-1992)
Frank Marshall	....	production executive (22 episodes, 1990-1992)
Jeanne Barletta	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Cheryl Bartolotta	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Debra Blanchard	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Arlene Boyer	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Priscilla Boyer	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Al Breitenbach	....	show editor (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Steve Donmeyer	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Kelly Ann Foley	....	show editor / voice-over artist (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Joey Franks	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Joe Gall	....	show editor (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Henry Gilroy	....	track reading (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Dave 'Chewie' Guerrie	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Christopher Keenan	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Michael A. McFerren	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Randall McFerren	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Marc Perry	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Richard Pursel	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Ken Ross	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Kirstyn Smithen	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Victoria Stover	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Robin Strickland	....	production assistant (21 episodes, 1990-1991)
Tim Sarnoff	....	production administrator / production management (20 episodes, 1990-1992)
Dawn Dunlop	....	production assistant (19 episodes, 1990-1991)
Paul Dini	....	story editor (14 episodes, 1990-1992)
Sherri Stoner	....	story editor (7 episodes, 1990-1992)
Leslie Lamers	....	recording administrator (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Kathryn Page	....	production assistant (6 episodes, 1991-1992)
Chuck Menville	....	story editor (5 episodes, 1990-1991)
Carlton Batten	....	copying & shipping (5 episodes, 1991-1992)
Ana Durand	....	copying & shipping (5 episodes, 1991-1992)
Geno DuBois	....	production assistant (5 episodes, 1992)
Ken Fredrich Boyer	....	production assistant (4 episodes, 1992)
Michele Capper	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Wayne Kaatz	....	story editor (3 episodes, 1990-1991)
Betty Jean Hughes	....	production assistant (3 episodes, 1991-1992)
Scott Williams	....	videotape supervisor (3 episodes, 1992)
Brian Dunlop	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
John Dymer	....	background key design / background layouts (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Leandro Martinez	....	background key design / background layouts (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Bruce W. Timm	....	background key design (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Bruce Zick	....	background key design (2 episodes, 1990-1991)
Tom Minton	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1990)
Jim Reardon	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1990)
Bret Taylor Babos	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Frank Frezzo	....	background key design / background paint (2 episodes, 1991-1992)
Paul Trandahl	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1992)

Production Companies

• Amblin Entertainment
• Warner Bros. Television Animation

Distributors

• CanWest Global Communications
• Cartoon Network (1997-2001) (USA) (TV)
• Fox Kids Network (1990-1992) (USA) (TV)
• Kids' WB
• Nickelodeon Network (????) (USA) (TV)

Other Companies

• Akom Production Company  animation
• Fil-Cartoons  ink and paint camera
• Freelance Animators Ltd.  animation
• Kennedy Cartoons  animation
• StarToons  animation
• Tokyo Movie Shinsha (TMS)  animation
• Wang Film Productions Company  animation

Also Known As:

"Steven Spielberg Presents... Tiny Toon Adventures" (USA)
"Tiny Tunes" (USA) (working title)

Runtime:

Argentina:30 min

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-G | UK:U | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

Fifi Le Fume's perfume of choice is Le Stink.

Quotes:

Babs: Pandemonium doesn't reign around here... it pours.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Batman: Nothing to Fear (#1.10)" (1992)

A groundbreaking show. Seriously.

It's now 2005 and 15+ years since this cartoon first aired. I haven't actually watched it seriously or closely in about 10 years. Now that I'm an adult in my 30s I can look back with a serious eye as I watch the episodes again.

In concept, the cartoon is partly an homage to the classic Looney Tunes but also its own original show. There are a few episodes that are structured like the old cartoons. For example, there is a singer that attacks Buster and so he exacts revenge on this singer's concert -exactly like the old Bugs Bunny cartoon. The ensuing cartoon is similar to Looney Tunes, just in a different era. If you look at the old Looney Tunes, they did an awful lot of stuff exactly like Tiny Toons did. The old Looney Tunes made a lot of social commentary and parody. There were celebrity impersonations. There were a lot of corny period jokes, slang, and dialog. The comedy was surreal and wacky. You can say this exactly for Tiny Toons as well. The comedy styling is 'spiritually' the same. Most definitely a throwback to the classics which hadn't been done well (if at all) in cartoons in the decades prior to this show. We recognize the cultural references in Tiny Toons and we can roll our eyes when something we don't like comes up. But the reason we don't think Looney Tunes are corny is because we weren't alive back in the 40s. Also, Looney Tunes was original back in those days but today cartoons are rehashed over and over. So it's easy to perceive Tiny Toons in an unfair light due to our exposure to current events and our overexposure to cartoons in general.

There certainly are differences in many respects - the timing, the delivery, and obviously the duration of the shows. They are two different styles from two different periods, being done under two very different circumstances - Looney Tunes being made for adults in theaters and Tiny Toons being made for kids watching TV. Even so, they did a good job making an original show with original gags AND still paying homage to and patterning after the comedy stylings of the old Looney Tunes.

Since Tiny Toons had a lot more time to play with, they had some genuine moments of great animated inspiration. You only have to look at episodes like 1 minute to 3, the baby Plucky toilet episode.. there are so many more. For example, one of the best comedy dialog exchanges ever animated is in ThirteenSomething when Babs and Buster are on the phone in a split screen, hoping each misses the other. The miscommunication is spectacular. Notably, the character development in this episode and in several others (usually the ones penned by Deanna Oliver or Sherri Stoner) is rather good. The female characters were taken seriously as personalities and developed, unusual considering the opposite is usually true for cartoons of that period.

This was the first modern cartoon that had lots of both pop culture-referential and self-referential humor. This was way ahead of its time. Tiny Toons really opened up a door for writers to take comic liberties that are so common in the cartoons today, instead of doing the boring old crap we endured as 80s kids. Yes, I loved Transformers and Thundercats, but Tiny Toons totally jumped away from all that. It was a breath of fresh air. Bakshi's New Adventures of Mighty Mouse may have been a precursor, but Tiny Toons made this surreal style of comedy cartoon writing a real success.

As a kid I totally overlooked some jokes. For example, one episode is an homage to the Marx Brothers that I completely ignored as a teen. Now I have a newfound respect for it. There are so many inspired gags that I never noticed that are genuinely brilliant. It's that kind of comedy that makes me think of Looney Tunes and Family Guy. I NEVER noticed that kind of comedy as a kid. I've been thinking this for most episodes I watched recently.

You'd notice these kinds of things if you actually WATCHED the show. Unlike some other reviewers here who I know are unfairly judging it, I've seen all the episodes and have thought about them thoroughly, exposed both as a kid and as an adult.

You can tell there was an awful lot of care taken with the voice acting too. I'm not talking about just the main characters, but the side characters were done really well and creatively too. But back to the main characters, some of the main characters were brilliant. Tress MacNeille had, in my opinion, her best performances in this cartoon. She hasn't been the same since. Rob Paulsen also did some incredible stuff here, too.

This is all not to say the show didn't have some bad episodes. It had plenty. It had a lot of mediocre ones, too. But by far it certainly had a lot of genuinely funny episodes. Especially back when it first aired it was actually funny to watch.

Out of 10 I give the show an 8.5 - and kudos for pushing the envelope and breaking down the doors leading to a new era of cartoons.