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I used to watch this show back in my grade school days and was a big fan of Buster, Plucky and of course the inimitable Babs. I'm glad to see it's finally on DVD for those of us who grew up on it to enjoy, as well as potential new fans who have never seen it.
That being said, I feel that Tiny Toon Adventures is not nearly as good as it subsequent series, Animaniacs: yes, Tiny Toon Adventures is fun and silly (much like the Looney Toon Cartoons) but at times it is simply too frenetic and slapstick for its own good (and believe me, I enjoy a dropping anvil or two . . . )
I would have liked to see more of the female characters in the series, especially Shirley Loon, who I feel pretty much steal every scene she is in. Elmyra is a very interesting incarnation of Elmer Fudd and is voiced to perfection. Babs, voiced BRILLIANTLY by Tress MacNeille, is simply the star of the show and can do no wrong (those Joan Rivers impersonations are a riot!) It must be said that all of the show's best episodes star Babs. It's a pity the storylines for most of the female characters (with the exception of Babs) don't venture beyond standard "female" plotlines.
Also, though the show is called Tiny Toon "Adventures" there is in fact not much adventuring in the typical episode. The major characters have their standard plotline and this is generally rehashed throughout (i.e. you know what will happen when Montana Max stars in an episode). Perhaps the writing would have been stronger if each storyline was a full episode, rather than three or four episodes per show. ("How I Spent My Summer Vacation" is remarkably well-written because it allows the writers ample time to develop the simultaneous storylines).
The show is rather kiddified (especially in contrast to the sly adult humor of "Animaniacs") which Tom Ruegger states was the intent of the show. This doesn't mean that it won't appeal to adults . . . they're just clearly not the target audience.
I've pointed out mostly what I believe are the most glaring shortcomings of the show; that being said, I think it is still very watchable and enjoyable for anyone who grew up in the 90s or is a diehard Warner Bros. cartoon fan.
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The Classic Animated Hit From Warner Brothers and Steven Spielberg, TINY TOON ADVENTURES is On DVD and Brings Fans Delight When It Came Out. Sure It's Only The First Half of Season One, But It's Still A Must-Buy For The Young and Old Alike.
Episodes Include:
The Looney Beging - Tiny Toon Adventures is Created By A Failed Animation Creator and The Carecters (Mainly Buster & Babs Bunny, No Realation) Are Introduced For The First Time. Ussualy I Don't Find A Certain Charm in The First Episode In A Series, But in All of Spielberg's Cartoons (Animaniacs, Freakazoid etc.) Always Seem To Succed In Every Way From Indroudition Carecters To Coming Up With A Great Plot Always Works on The First Episode. (5/5)
A Quack in The Quarks - Plucky Gets Captured By Tiny Green Duck-Like Aliens Who Later Get Captured By A Darth Vader-Like Villian and Buster, Babs, and Hamton Come To The Rescue. A Brilliant, Clever STAR WARS Parody. Certainly Not The Best, But Still Clever and Funny For Fans of TINY TOONS and STAR WARS To Be Very Pleased By. Clever Costuming is Provided as Well, Buster Bunny is Dressed Up Like HAN SOLO, Babs Bunny Dressed Up Like PRINCESS LIA, Hamton is Dressed Up Like R2-D2, and Plucky Duck is Dressed Up Like LUKE SKYWALKER. (5/5)
The Wheel O' Comedy - 3 Animated Shorts Are Presented in This Episode Staring, Elmyra Duff, Dizzy Devil, Montana Max, Furball, Bubs Bunny, Buster Bunny, and Pluky Duck. This is A Great Bunch of Shorts With The Best of The Bunch Being WIN, LOSE OR KERPLOWIE in Wich Montana Max Tries To Make The Host of The Game Show ''Win, Lose or Kerplowie'' To Make Him Win, But Montana Max Ends Up With A Hilarious Result. (5/5)
Test Stresed - 3 Animated Shorts Are Presented in This Episode That Star Pluky Duck, Shierly The Loon, Buster Bunny, Furball, Selverster, Lil' Seezzer, and Foul Mouth. Another Great Bunch of Shorts With The Best Being TO BLEEP OR NOT TO BLEEP in Which Foul Mouth (With The Help of Buster Bunny) Tries To Break His Swearing Habbit To Ask Shierly The Loon on A Date. (5/5)
The Buster Bunny Bunch - 3 Animated Shorts Are Presented in This Episode That Star Buster Bunny, Dizzy Devil, Babs Bunny, Arnold The Dog, and Shierly The Loon. This A Decent Batch of Cartoons With The Best Being BUFFED BUNNY in Which Buster Bunny Works Out To Impress Babs. (3/5)
Other Episodes:
-Her Wacky Highness
-Hollywood Plucky
-Journey To The Center of Acme Acres
-It's Buster Bunny Time
-Stuff That Goes Bump in The Night
-Looking Out For The Little Guys
-Starting From Scratch (A Parody of AMERCIAN TAIL)
-Citizen Max (A Parody of CITIZEN CANE)
-Hare Raising Night
-Furrball Folies
-Aceme Acres Zone (A Parody of TWILIGHT ZONE)
-Life in The 90s
-Rock 'N Roar
-Prom-ise Her Anything (My Favorite Episode in This Set)
-Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow
-Cinemaniacs
-You Asked For It (Part I)
-Gang Busters
-Wake Up Call of The Wild
-Buster & The Wolverine
-You Asked For It (Part II)
-Europe in 30 Minutes
-Wacko World of Sports
-Rainy Daze
-Fields of Honey
-Sawdust and Toonsil
-Spring in Acme Acres
-Psychic Funomenon Day
-Wid World of Elmyra
-A Ditch in Time
Overall Rating-5/5
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I love this show! I use to watch it when I was just a wee one. This DVD is great, because I think that for all of use older nickelodeon fans it is a dream come true. I highly recommend buying this DVD. GREAT SHOW!!! n_n
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I remember this series when it first came out in 1990, and it still holds a great fondness in my heart and finally getting this series on dvd. The characters were hilarious and iconic as were the 1930's toons. The show of having the acme acres characters having to learn to tools of the trade in acme university and the mishaps that would happen still bring a smile and a laugh when I see these episodes today as when they first came out. The tiny toon cast was huge and the voice cast who did these characters deserve credit for their performance on these characters. I already had a few old VHS tapes of this show but sadly like most tapes the video quality and repeated viewings wore the tape so that there was such distortion and tears that it just became to bothersome to watch these tapes anymore, when behold they release the series on dvd, no more having to worry of the tape breaking or video quality going down the drain and I greatly thank Warner Brothers for finally putting this fantastic series on the perfect format. Now of course this show was in the 90's so some of the younger kids might not understand some of the things they put in the show, but for those of us who still remember the 90's and recall what was happening at the time will still laugh at the gimmicks and jokes that they make fun with these situations. I say that this show is a great choice for anyone to get so if parents are worried I say put your mind at ease the slapstick humor they have in this show won't offend anyone are cause undue alarm, I would say that if anyone was worried about any possible violence on this show don't be it's pretty tame with what they show for kids today. So for people who are looking for inoffensive cartoons for kids or for people like me who remember the great cartoons way back when here's a great choice for you collection....
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Tiny Toons were not younger versions of Warner Bros. famous Looney Tunes characters but in reality they were the next generation of cartoon stars. Developed by Steven Spielberg in conjunction with Warner Bros., Tiny Toons premiered in 1990, beginning in syndication and then moving to the Fox Kids network.
The opening toon is called "A Looney Beginning". Those familiar with Warners classic cartoons will recall that they often broke down that imaginary wall between fantasy and reality, mixing their characters with their real life creators. An animator (voiced by Steven Spielberg) is given until 9:00am the following day to come up with a new hit cartoon or else he's out of a job. He works feverishly creating and throwing away ideas until those ideas take on a life of their own in the form of Buster and Babs Bunny. Those two rascally rabbits actually end up as the real creators of Acme Acres and all its interesting characters including Plucky Duck, Hampton J. Pig, Dizzy Devil, and others.
These characters are all heavily influenced by Bugs, Daffy, Porky, Tazz, and the rest of the Looney Tunes cast. In fact, they are all instructors at Acme University, teaching their students how to be funny cartoon characters. Some of the more original characters in the series include the loud, abrasive, and obnoxious Montana Max (Based on Yosemite Sam), Elmyra Duff (a female version of Elmer Fudd), and Shirley the Loon.
The four disc set includes 35 episodes in all, roughly a third of the entire series run. While the show isn't as satirical and subversive as the classic Looney Tunes it does have its moments. Kids will love the show but won't get the gist of all of the inside jokes. Nothing is sacred as the writers lampoon politics, entertainment, sports, and just about everything else. "It's Buster Bunny Time" is a parody of the old Howdy Doody show. "Hollywood Plucky" features caricatures of celebs such as Jack Nicholson, Mike Tyson, Pee Wee Herman, Cher, the cast of Star Trek, and Batman in one of the most hilarious episodes of the first season.
The voice talent was outstanding throughout, upholding a long Warner Bros. tradition. While the Tiny Toons were certainly based on the Looney Tunes, each actor puts forth a tremendous effort to make their characters unique and not just a retread. Particularly impressive was the animation. While nothing might match the superior Warner Cartoons of the 1940s, the Tiny Toons were head and shoulders above the later Looney Toons and Merrie Melodies of the late 60s. The success of Tiny Toons reinvigorated the Warner Animation studio and paved the way for futures shows Like Batman: The Animated Series, Animaniacs, and Pinky and the Brain. Tiny Toons did an impressive job of holding up the long, proud lineage of Warner Bros. animation.
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