Taz-Mania
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Taz-Mania is a American cartoon sitcom produced by Warner Bros. Animation
from 1991–1993, broadcast in the United States on Fox
from 1991-1995. The show follows the adventures of the classic Looney Tunes
character, Taz (The Tasmanian Devil
) in the fictional land of Tazmania (based on Tasmania
).
Similar to other Warner Brothers cartoons of its time, such as Animaniacs
and Tiny Toon Adventures
, Taz-Mania frequently broke the fourth wall
, and often made jokes showing that Taz could actually speak perfectly normally when he wanted to. The intro indicates that, in this rendering of Tasmania, "the sky's always yellow, rain or shine". The title song is performed by Jess Harnell
and Jim Cummings
.
for the Sega Master System
/Sega Game Gear
, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and two licensed by Nintendo
for the SNES
and Game Boy
.
has not announced any further plans for DVD releases. Three VHS tapes were released in 1993.
episode "M.M.O.R.P.D.", one of the forms that Duck Dodgers turns himself into is Axl. In this brief appearance, Axl's vocal effects are reprised by Rob Paulsen
. Taz himself appears with Duck Dodgers in the episode "Deathmatch Duck".
Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation is the animation division of Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Time Warner. The studio is closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters, among others. The studio is the successor to Warner Bros...
from 1991–1993, broadcast in the United States on Fox
Fox Broadcasting Company
Fox Broadcasting Company, commonly referred to as Fox Network or simply Fox , is an American commercial broadcasting television network owned by Fox Entertainment Group, part of Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation. Launched on October 9, 1986, Fox was the highest-rated broadcast network in the...
from 1991-1995. The show follows the adventures of the classic Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
character, Taz (The Tasmanian Devil
Tasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)
The Tasmanian Devil, often referred to as Taz, is an animated cartoon character featured in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes series of cartoons. The character appeared in only five shorts before Warner Bros...
) in the fictional land of Tazmania (based on Tasmania
Tasmania
Tasmania is an Australian island and state. It is south of the continent, separated by Bass Strait. The state includes the island of Tasmania—the 26th largest island in the world—and the surrounding islands. The state has a population of 507,626 , of whom almost half reside in the greater Hobart...
).
Similar to other Warner Brothers cartoons of its time, such as Animaniacs
Animaniacs
Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs, usually referred to as simply Animaniacs, is an American animated series, distributed by Warner Bros. Television and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. The cartoon was the second animated series produced by the collaboration of Steven...
and Tiny Toon Adventures
Tiny Toon Adventures
Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures, usually referred to as Tiny Toon Adventures or simply Tiny Toons, is an American animated television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. It began production as a result of Warner Bros....
, Taz-Mania frequently broke the fourth wall
Fourth wall
The fourth wall is the imaginary "wall" at the front of the stage in a traditional three-walled box set in a proscenium theatre, through which the audience sees the action in the world of the play...
, and often made jokes showing that Taz could actually speak perfectly normally when he wanted to. The intro indicates that, in this rendering of Tasmania, "the sky's always yellow, rain or shine". The title song is performed by Jess Harnell
Jess Harnell
Jess Q. Harnell is an American voice actor and singer, best known for voicing Wakko Warner on Animaniacs. Harnell has been the announcer for America's Funniest Home Videos since 1998.-Life and acting career:...
and Jim Cummings
Jim Cummings
James Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
.
Cast
- Jim CummingsJim CummingsJames Jonah "Jim" Cummings is an American voice actor who has appeared in almost 100 roles. He has appeared in classic animated movies such as Aladdin and The Lion King, as well as taking on roles in more current films, such as Bee Movie, Princess and the Frog, and Winnie the Pooh.-Personal...
- TazTasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)The Tasmanian Devil, often referred to as Taz, is an animated cartoon character featured in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes series of cartoons. The character appeared in only five shorts before Warner Bros...
, Buddy Boar, Bushwhacker Bob, Wendal T. Wolf - John AstinJohn AstinJohn Allen Astin is an American actor who has appeared in numerous films and television shows, and is best known for the role of Gomez Addams on The Addams Family, and other similarly eccentric comedic characters.-Early years:...
- Bull Gator - Dan CastellanetaDan CastellanetaDaniel Louis "Dan" Castellaneta is an American actor, voice actor, comedian, singer and screenwriter. Noted for his long-running role as Homer Simpson on the animated television series The Simpsons, he voices many other characters on The Simpsons, including Abraham "Grampa" Simpson, Barney Gumble,...
- Mr. Thickley - Debi DerryberryDebi DerryberryDebi Derryberry is an American voice actress, singer, composer and kids' entertainer who won an American Anime Award.-History:...
- Jake Tazmanian Devil - Miriam FlynnMiriam FlynnMiriam Flynn is an American voice actress and character actress. She is best known as Cousin Catherine in the National Lampoon's Vacation franchise. As a voice artist, she has been featured in The Land Before Time series, Taz-Mania as the title character's mother, Jean, Poil in The Spooktacular...
- Jean Tazmanian Devil - Maurice LaMarcheMaurice LaMarcheMaurice LaMarche is an Emmy Award winning Canadian-American voice actor and former stand up comedian. He is best known for his voicework in Futurama as Kif Kroker, as Egon Spengler in The Real Ghostbusters, Verminous Skumm and Duke Nukem in Captain Planet and the Planeteers, Big Bob Pataki in Hey...
- Hugh Tazmanian Devil, Drew Tazmanian Devil, Daniel Platypus, Willie Wombat - Rosalyn LandorRosalyn LandorRosalyn Landor is an English film, television, and stage actress and audio book narrator.-Early life:Landor was born in London. She began her career at the age of seven, when she appeared in the Hammer Horror film The Devil Rides Out .-Career:In 1970 she appeared with Susannah York in Jane Eyre,...
- Constance Koala, Mum - Kellie MartinKellie MartinKellie Noelle Martin is an American television actress who is known for her roles as Rebecca Thacher on Life Goes On, Christy Huddleston on Christy, Lucy Knight on ER, and Samantha Kinsey on Mystery Woman.-Early life:...
- Molly Tazmanian Devil - Rob PaulsenRob PaulsenRobert Fredrick "Rob" Paulsen III , sometimes credited as Rob Paulson, is an American voice actor, best known as the voice behind Raphael from the 1987 cartoon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yakko Warner and Dr...
- Didgeri Dingo, Axl, Dog, Francis X. Bushlad, Timothy Platypus, Emu - Phil Proctor - Chief Bushrat
Characters
- TazTasmanian Devil (Looney Tunes)The Tasmanian Devil, often referred to as Taz, is an animated cartoon character featured in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes series of cartoons. The character appeared in only five shorts before Warner Bros...
– Is the central character of the series and appears in every episode. The plots of most of the episodes are based upon the relationships various characters have with Taz. Taz is cast as teenager in most episodes and is way less ferocious than his original incarnation. He works as a bellhopBellhopA bellhop, also bellboy or bellman, is a hotel porter, who helps patrons with their luggage while checking in or out. Bellhops often wear a uniform , like certain other page boys or doormen...
at the Hotel Taz-mania. - Hugh Tazmanian Devil – Taz's easy-going father. In many cases meant to be a parody of Bing CrosbyBing CrosbyHarry Lillis "Bing" Crosby was an American singer and actor. Crosby's trademark bass-baritone voice made him one of the best-selling recording artists of the 20th century, with over half a billion records in circulation....
and Bob HopeBob HopeBob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...
. Hugh likes orange juiceOrange juiceOrange juice is a popular beverage made from oranges. It is made by extraction from the fresh fruit, by desiccation and subsequent reconstitution of dried juice, or by concentration of the juice and the subsequent addition of water to the concentrate...
and playing golfGolfGolf is a precision club and ball sport, in which competing players use many types of clubs to hit balls into a series of holes on a golf course using the fewest number of strokes....
. Crosby was a famous pitch-man for orange juice, while Hope would perform stand-up comedy in golf attire. Hope and Crosby appeared together as a popular duo in many comedy films of the 1940's and 50's. Hugh's voice typically sounds like Crosby. - Jean Tazmanian Devil – Taz's dedicated, doting mother.
- Molly Tazmanian Devil – Taz's teenage sister. Despite being more refined than her brother, she often shares his viscious nature, though in a more sibling-rivalry sense.
- Jake Tazmanian Devil – Taz's little brother, who like a typical little brother, often looking up to and idolizing Taz.
- Drew Tazmanian Devil – Taz's uncle, who acts like Bob HopeBob HopeBob Hope, KBE, KCSG, KSS was a British-born American comedian and actor who appeared in vaudeville, on Broadway, and in radio, television and movies. He was also noted for his work with the US Armed Forces and his numerous USO shows entertaining American military personnel...
and sometimes joins his brother Hugh in playing golf. He and Hugh would occasionally travel together in episodes spoofing the Road to...Road to...Road to ... refers to a series of seven comedy films starring Bing Crosby, Bob Hope, and Dorothy Lamour. They are also often referred to as the "Road" pictures or the "Road" series. The movies were a combination of adventure, comedy, romance, and music...
movies, of which Bing Crosby and Bob Hope starred. - Dog the Turtle – Taz's pet turtle, who acts like a dog.
- Bushwhacker Bob – Taz's loud, grouchy and incompetent boss. Owner of the Hotel Tazmania, he is largely self-centered and thinks very highly of himself, despite rarely doing any actual work and preferring to leave any and all tasks to his staff.
- Constance Koala – An enormous but gentle spirited koalaKoalaThe koala is an arboreal herbivorous marsupial native to Australia, and the only extant representative of the family Phascolarctidae....
who is the maid at the Hotel Taz-mania. She is quite fond of singing and dancing, despite her dancing often causing unintentional destruction. - Mr Thickly – A multitalented and upbeat wallabyWallabyA wallaby is any of about thirty species of macropod . It is an informal designation generally used for any macropod that is smaller than a kangaroo or wallaroo that has not been given some other name.-Overview:...
who works at the Hotel Tazmania, although his exact job title is unspecified. He enjoys doing favors for Taz but his incompetence usually results in mayhem. He also hosts Taz-manian Theater. - Mum – Bushwhacker Bob's mother, who is much calmer and wiser than her son. Despite her son owning the Hotel Tazmania, Mum is the true backbone of the establishment. She is often quick to criticize her son, much to Bob's chargin, despite her accusations typically being true.
- Bull Gator and Axl – A pair of alligators who unsuccessfully try to trap Taz for the enjoyment of children all over the world. Bull is the leader of the trio, always acting in a confident and cheery attitude even while reprimanding Axl. Axl is Bull's hunter in training, constantly naive though often subject to Axl's "corrections." (Typically in the form of a mallet smashing.) They vaguely resemble Laurel and HardyLaurel and HardyLaurel and Hardy were one of the most popular and critically acclaimed comedy double acts of the early Classical Hollywood era of American cinema...
. - Daniel and Timothy Platypus – Twin brothers (Timothy wears glasses) whose love for do-it-yourself projects usually end up causing trouble for Taz. They closely resemble Daffy DuckDaffy DuckDaffy Duck is an animated cartoon character in the Warner Bros. Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies series of cartoons, often running the gamut between being the best friend and sometimes arch-rival of Bugs Bunny...
, in appearance and manner of speech. - Didgeri Dingo – A self-serving dingoDingoThe Australian Dingo or Warrigal is a free-roaming wild dog unique to the continent of Australia, mainly found in the outback. Its original ancestors are thought to have arrived with humans from southeast Asia thousands of years ago, when dogs were still relatively undomesticated and closer to...
who pretends to be Taz's friend so he avoid dangerous situations and discomfort at Taz's expense. A scavanger, treasure hunterTreasure hunterTreasure hunters are people who search for treasure.Treasure hunters may also refer to:* Treasure Hunters , a graphic novel* Treasure Hunters , a Hong Kong kung fu film...
and chronic collector, he often takes advantage of Taz's strength and rabid nature to hunt rare treasures. - Wendal T. Wolf – A neurotic Tasmanian wolf who is desperate for any type of friendship. He usually drives Taz crazy in his efforts to befriend him. His personality closely resembles that of Woody AllenWoody AllenWoody Allen is an American screenwriter, director, actor, comedian, jazz musician, author, and playwright. Allen's films draw heavily on literature, sexuality, philosophy, psychology, Jewish identity, and the history of cinema...
. - Francis X. Bushlad – A white skinned, red haired aboriginal boy who unsuccessfully hunts Taz as a rite of manhood. Despite their tribal society, he and his entire tribe behave and speak like highly intelligent, aristocratic businessmen.
- Buddy Boar – Behaves somewhat like Didgeri Dingo toward Taz although he is somewhat less selfish. He fancies himself a yuppieYuppieYuppie is a term that refers to a member of the upper middle class or upper class in their 20s or 30s. It first came into use in the early-1980s and largely faded from American popular culture in the late-1980s, due to the 1987 stock market crash and the early 1990s recession...
and spends much of the time talking on his cell phone. He was established early in the show as "Taz's best friend", although this was seemingly ill-received, reflected in several fourth-wall breaking moments by the show's characters. As such his appearances were uncommon. - Willie Wombat – Originally cast in a Bugs BunnyBugs BunnyBugs Bunny is a animated character created in 1938 at Leon Schlesinger Productions, later Warner Bros. Cartoons. Bugs is an anthropomorphic gray rabbit and is famous for his flippant, insouciant personality and his portrayal as a trickster. He has primarily appeared in animated cartoons, most...
-like role against Taz, Willie resents this typecasting and greatly admires Taz and his career. His determination to remain pacifistic and polite usually reverts to frustration and rage by the end of his episodes as fate conspires to lock him in a role as Taz's antagonist. - The Keewee – Although somewhat resembling a kiwiKiwiKiwi are flightless birds endemic to New Zealand, in the genus Apteryx and family Apterygidae.At around the size of a domestic chicken, kiwi are by far the smallest living ratites and lay the largest egg in relation to their body size of any species of bird in the world...
, this silent bird can run as fast as the Road RunnerWile E. Coyote and Road RunnerWile E. Coyote and The Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from a series of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. The characters were created by animation director Chuck Jones in 1948 for Warner Bros., while the template for their adventures was the work of writer Michael Maltese...
, often being chased down by Taz in search of his lunch in the same nature of Wile E. CoyoteWile E. Coyote and Road RunnerWile E. Coyote and The Road Runner are a duo of cartoon characters from a series of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies cartoons. The characters were created by animation director Chuck Jones in 1948 for Warner Bros., while the template for their adventures was the work of writer Michael Maltese...
. - The Bushrats – A group of rats in tribal costume. They speak in an odd mix of real and nonsense languages that are appended by humorous subtitles.
Episodes
| Production Code | Title | Prod. Year | OAD | Directors | Writers |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 406-401 | The Dog the Turtle Story | 1991 | 9/7/1991 | Douglas McCarthy | Bill Kopp |
| 406-402 | Like Father, Like Son; Frights of Passage | 1991 | 9/1/1991 | Keith Baxter | Mark Saraceni, Art Vitello, Keith Baxter, Bill Kopp |
| 406-403 | War & Pieces; Airbourne Airhead | 1991 | 9/14/1991 | Lenord Robinson | Mark Saraceni |
| 406-404 | It's No Picnic; Kee-Wee ala King | 1991 | 10/26/1991 | Greg Duffell, Gary Hartle | Mark Saraceni, Art Vitello, Henry T. Gilroy |
| 406-405 | A Devil of a Job | 1991 | 10/12/1991 | Douglas McCarthy | Gordon Kent |
| 406-406 | Battling Bushrats; Devil in the Deep Blue Sea | 1991 | 9/28/1991 | Keith Baxter | Bill Kopp, Chris Otsuki, Art Vitello |
| 406-407 | Woeful Wolf | 1991 | 10/19/1991 | Lenord Robinson | Gordon Kent |
| 406-408 | Devil with the Violet Dress On; Kidnapped Koala | 1992 | 9/12/1994 | Gary Hartle | Gordon Kent, Mark Saraceni |
| 406-409 | Mishap in the Mist; Toothache Taz | 1991 | 11/9/1991 | Keith Baxter; Douglas McCarthy | Bill Kopp, Art Vitello |
| 406-410 | Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty; Enter the Devil | 1991 | 11/2/1991 | Keith Baxter, Art Vitello | Chris Otsuki, Keith Baxter, Art Vitello |
| 406-411 | Bewitched Bob | 1991 | 11/16/1991 | Lenord Robinson | Gordon Kent |
| 406-412 | Instant Replay; Taz and the Pterodactyl | 1991 | 11/23/1991 | Jon McClenahan | Henry T. Gilroy, Art Vitello, Chris Otsuki |
| 406-413 | Pup Goes the Wendal; I'm OK, You're Taz | 1991 | 12/14/1991 | Douglas McCarthy | Gordon Kent, Art Vitello; Mark Saraceni |
| 406-414 | Comic Madness; Blunders Never Cease | 1991 | 12/7/1991 | Keith Baxter | Henry Gilroy; Art Vitello; Bill Kopp |
| 406-415 | Mall Wrecked; A Dingo's Guide to Magic | 1992 | 11/21/1992 | Lenord Robinson | Henry Gilroy, Mark Saraceni, Art Vitello |
| 406-416 | Road to Tazmania | 1992 | 9/13/1994 | Gary Hartle | Mark Saraceni |
| 406-417 | Boys Just Wanna Have Fun; Unhappy Together | 1992 | 10/31/1992 | Douglas McCarthy | Mark Saraceni, Gordon Kent, Art Vitello |
| 406-418 | Amazing Shrinking Taz & Co. | 1992 | 9/5/1992 | Keith Baxter | Bill Kopp, Art Vitello |
| 406-419 | Oh, Brother; Taz-Babies | 1992 | 9/12/1992 | Lenord Robinson | Henry Gilroy, Mark Saraceni, Art Vitello |
| 406-420 | Taz-Manian Theatre; The Bushrats Must Be Crazy | 1992 | 9/14/1994 | Gary Hartle | Gordon Kent, Art Vitello, Bill Kopp |
| 406-421 | Jake's Big Date; Taz Live | 1992 | 9/19/1992 | Douglas McCarthy | Henry Gilroy, Mark Saraceni, Art Vitello |
| 406-422 | The Outer Taz-Manian Zone; Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty, Part 2 | 1992 | 10/10/1992 | Keith Baxter | Chris Otsuki, Gordon Kent, Art Vitello |
| 406-423 | Tazmania's Funniest Home Videos; Bottle Cap Blues | 1992 | 10/17/1992 | Lenord Robinson | Bill Kopp, Henry Gilroy; Art Vitello |
| 406-424 | Heartbreak Taz; Just Be 'Cuz | 1992 | 2/14/1995 | Gary Hartle | Gordon Kent, Bill Kopp |
| 406-425 | Sidekicked; Gone with the Windbag | 1992 | 11/7/1994 | Douglas McCarthy | Mark Saraceni, Art Vitello, Bill Kopp, Gordon Kent |
| 406-426 | Return of the Road to Taz-Mania Strikes Back | 1992 | 9/15/1994 | Keith Baxter | Mark Saraceni, Art Vitello |
| 406-427 | Taz Like Dingo | 1992 | 9/16/1994 | Lenord Robinson | Henry Gilroy, Art Vitello |
| 406-428 | The Pied Piper of Taz-Mania; The Treasure of the Burnt Sienna | 1992 | 9/19/1994 | Gary Hartle | Mark Saraceni, Gordon Kent |
| 406-429 | Not a Shadow of a Doubt; Nursemaid Taz | 1992 | 9/20/1994 | Keith Baxter | Chris Otsuki, Art Vitello, Sindy McKay |
| 406-430 | Home Despair; Take All of Me | 1992 | 9/21/1994 | Doug McCarthy | Bill Kopp, Gordon Kent, Mark Saraceni, Earl Kress |
| 406-431 | Bird-Brained Beast; Ready, Willing, Unable | 1992 | 9/22/1994 | Lenord Robinson | Henry Gilroy, Bruce Morris |
| 406-432 | We'll Always Have Taz-Mania;Moments You've Missed | 1992 | 9/23/1994 | Gary Hartle | Henry Gilroy; Art Vitello; Bill Kopp, Mark Saraceni |
| 406-433 | Food for Thought; Gone to Pieces | 1992 | 11/7/1992 | Keith Baxter | Gordon Kent, Chris Otsuki, Art Vitello |
| 406-434 | A Midsummer Night's Scream; Astro Taz | 1992 | 9/26/1992 | Douglas McCarthy | Mark Zaslove, Art Vitello, Mark Saraceni |
| 406-435 | Driving Mr. Taz; Mean Bear; Taz Museum | 1992 | 11/8/1994 | Lenord Robinson | Gordon Kent, Bill Kopp, Art Vitello |
| 406-436 | Ticket Taker Taz; Taz2 | 1992 | 11/14/1994 | Gary Hartle | Sindy McKay, Mark Zaslove |
| 406-437 | Tazmanian Lullaby; Deer Taz; A Taz-Manian Moment | 1992 | 10/3/1992 | Keith Baxter, Art Vitello | Keith Baxter, Chris Otsuki, Art Vitello |
| 406-438 | Hypnotazed; Mum's n' Taz's | 1992 | 10/24/1992 | Douglas McCarthy, Jon McClenahan | Henry Gilroy, Gordon Kent, Art Vitello |
| 406-439 | Kee-Wee Cornered; But Is It Taz? | 1992 | 11/14/1992 | Lenord Robinson | Gordon Kent, Art Vitello, Bill Kopp |
| 406-440 | Wacky Wombat; Molly's Folly | 1992 | 10/9/1993 | Gary Hartle | Sindy McKay, Mark Zaslove, Art Vitello |
| 406-441 | Mutton for Nothing; Dr. Wendal and Mr. Taz | 1992 | 11/15/1994 | Keith Baxter | Chris Otsuki, Art Vitello, Keith Baxter |
| 406-442 | The Man from M.A.R.S.; Friends for Strife | 1992 | 11/28/1992 | Doug McCarthy | Bill Kopp, Art Vitello, Sindy McKay |
| 406-443 | Merit Badgered | 1992 | 10/2/1993 | Lenord Robinson | Henry Gilroy, Art Vitello |
| 406-444 | Antenna Dilemma; Autograph Pound | 1992 | 11/6/1993 | Gary Hartle | Gordon Kent, Art Vitello, Sindy McKay |
| 406-445 | A Flea for Me; A Young Taz's Fancy | 1992 | 9/11/1993 | Keith Baxter | Chris Otsuki, Art Vitello, Keith Baxter |
| 406-446 | No Time for Christmas | 1992 | 12/25/1993 | Doug McCarthy | Mark Zaslove, Art Vitello |
| 406-447 | Taz-Mania Confidential; The Platypi Psonic Psensation Psimulator | 1992 | 11/21/1994 | Lenord Robinson | Alan Katz, Art Vitello, Sindy McKay |
| 406-448 | The Not-So-Gladiators; One Ring Taz | 1992 | 11/22/1994 | Gary Hartle | Gordon Kent, Art Vitello, Sindy McKay |
| 406-449 | The Thing that Ate the Outback; Because It's There | 1993 | 10/30/1993 | Keith Baxter | Chris Otsuki, Art Vitello, Mark Zaslove |
| 406-450 | Of Bushrats and Hugh | 1993 | 9/25/1993 | Doug McCarthy | Henry Gilroy, Art Vitello |
| 406-451 | Never Cry Taz; Bully for Bull | 1993 | 9/18/1993 | Lenord Robinson | Bill Kopp, Art Vitello |
| 406-452 | Retakes Not Included; Pledge Dredge | 1993 | 2/6/1995 | Gary Hartle | Sindy McKay, Art Vitello, Gordon Kent |
| 406-453 | Bushlad's Lament; Taz-Mania Comedy Institute | 1993 | 2/13/1995 | Keith Baxter | Keith Baxter |
| 406-454 | The Taz Story Primer; Ask Taz | 1993 | 2/20/1995 | Douglas McCarthy | Alan Katz, Art Vitello, Mark Zaslove |
| 406-455 | Willie Wombat's Deja Boo-Boo; To Catch a Taz | 1993 | 10/23/1993 | Lenord Robinson | Sindy McKay, Art Vitello, Gordon Kent |
| 406-456 | It's a Taz's Life; Gee Bull! | 1993 | 2/27/1995 | Gary Hartle | Gordon Kent, Art Vitello; Mark Zaslove |
| 406-457 | Taz in Keeweeland; Stuck for Bucks; A Philosophical Taz Moment | 1993 | 5/1/1995 | Keith Baxter | Chris Otsuki, Art Vitello |
| 406-458 | Yet Another Road to Taz-Mania | 1993 | 5/8/1995 | Douglas McCarthy | Henry Gilroy, Art Vitello |
| 406-459 | Bad Luck Bottlecap; A Story with a Moral | 1993 | 5/15/1995 | Lenord Robinson | Sindy McKay, Art Vitello, Alan Katz |
| 406-460 | Devil Indemnity | 1993 | 10/16/1993 | Gary Hartle | Gordon Kent, Art Vitello |
| 406-461 | Taz and the Emu Egg; Willy Wombat's Last Stand; K-Taz Commercial | 1993 | 11/13/1993 | Keith Baxter | Chris Otsuki, Art Vitello, Sindy McKay |
| 406-462 | Feed a Cold; Sidekick for a Day | 1993 | 11/27/1993 | Doug McCarthy | Henry Gilroy, Art Vitello |
| 406-463 | One Saturday in Taz-Mania; Platypi on Film | 1993 | 5/22/1995 | Lenord Robinson | Sindy McKay, Art Vitello, Mark Zaslove |
| 406-464 | Doubting Dingo; Sub Commander Taz | 1993 | 11/20/1993 | Gary Hartle | Henry T. Gilroy, Art Vitello, Alan Katz |
| 406-465 | The Origin of the Beginning of the Incredible Taz-Man; Francis Takes a Stand | 1993 | 5/2/1995 | Keith Baxter | Keith Baxter, Henry T. Gilroy, Chris Otsuki |
Video Games
Five video games based on the show were made, four by SegaSega
, usually styled as SEGA, is a multinational video game software developer and an arcade software and hardware development company headquartered in Ōta, Tokyo, Japan, with various offices around the world...
for the Sega Master System
Sega Master System
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/Sega Game Gear
Sega Game Gear
The was Sega's first handheld game console. It was the third commercially available color handheld console, after the Atari Lynx and the TurboExpress....
, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and two licensed by Nintendo
Nintendo
is a multinational corporation located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded on September 23, 1889 by Fusajiro Yamauchi, it produced handmade hanafuda cards. By 1963, the company had tried several small niche businesses, such as a cab company and a love hotel....
for the SNES
Super Nintendo Entertainment System
The Super Nintendo Entertainment System is a 16-bit video game console that was released by Nintendo in North America, Europe, Australasia , and South America between 1990 and 1993. In Japan and Southeast Asia, the system is called the , or SFC for short...
and Game Boy
Game Boy
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.
DVD release
A DVD containing the first four episodes of the series was released in Europe in April 2010. Warner Bros.Warner Bros.
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has not announced any further plans for DVD releases. Three VHS tapes were released in 1993.
Other Appearances
In the Duck DodgersDuck Dodgers (TV series)
Duck Dodgers is an American animated television series, based on the classic cartoon short Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, produced by Warner Bros. Animation from 2003 to 2005. The series aired on Cartoon Network and starred Daffy Duck as the titular character...
episode "M.M.O.R.P.D.", one of the forms that Duck Dodgers turns himself into is Axl. In this brief appearance, Axl's vocal effects are reprised by Rob Paulsen
Rob Paulsen
Robert Fredrick "Rob" Paulsen III , sometimes credited as Rob Paulson, is an American voice actor, best known as the voice behind Raphael from the 1987 cartoon of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Yakko Warner and Dr...
. Taz himself appears with Duck Dodgers in the episode "Deathmatch Duck".