Tijuana Toads

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Tijuana Toads was a series of 17 theatrical cartoons produced at DePatie-Freleng Enterprises and released through United Artists. The series was about two toads, Toro and Pancho (in the Spanish-language version, Pancho y Rancho / in the German version, "Sancho und Pancho"), who live in the Mexican city of Tijuana. Throughout the cartoon they try to eat their prey, but always get out-smarted. But they would sometimes be targeted by Crazylegs Crane in much the same manner, and they always out-smarted him.

The series introduced two characters who later got their own series. The Blue Racer first appeared in "Snake in the Gracias" before getting his own series in 1972. Crazylegs Crane also spun off to his own series for television in 1978 on ABC.

Toro was voiced by actor Don Diamond and Pancho voiced by Tom Holland. Crazylegs Crane was voiced by Larry D. Mann.

Directors are Hawley Pratt, Art Davis, Grant Simmons, and Gerry Chiniquy.

[edit] Trivia

• As of January 2006, the Tijuana Toads are seen on the Boomerang channel. So far they have aired all but the first short. Unfortunately two of the cartoons (Flight to the Finish and Go for Croak) were the re-dubbed version called the Texas Toads. However, in all cartoons the Tijuana Toads theme song and opening title card are seen and heard.

• The Tijuana Toads launched two series The Blue Racer and Crazylegs Crane. (both characters were voiced by Larry D. Mann expect for "Flight to the Finish" in which Bob Holt voiced Crazylegs Crane.)

• In 1976, NBC redubbed the Tijuana Toads cartoons and called them the Texas Toads to make the series sound less offensive. Some of the re-dubbed cartoons are seen on Boomerang as of January 2006. Their new names were Fatso and Banjo.

[edit] Filmography

1969

• Tijuana Toads (Hawley Pratt)
• A Pair of Greenbacks (Art Davis)
• Go For Croak (Hawley Pratt)

1970

• The Froggy Froggy Duo (Hawley Pratt)
• Hop and Chop (Grant Simmons)
• Never on Thirsty (Hawley Pratt)
• A Dopey Hacienda (Hawley Pratt)

1971

• Snake in the Gracias (Hawley Pratt) (Featuring The Blue Racer)
• Two Jumps and a Chump (Gerry Chiniquy)
• Mud Squad (Art Davis)
• The Egg and Ay-Yi-Yi! (Gerry Chiniquy)
• Fastest Tongue in the West (Gerry Chiniquy)
• A Leap in the Deep (Hawley Pratt)
• Croakus Pocus (Art Davis)
• Serape Happy (Gerry Chiniquy)

1972

• Frog Jog (Gerry Chiniquy)
• Flight to the Finish (Art Davis)