Taz-Mania | |
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Genre | Animated comedy |
Created by | Art Vitello |
Presented by | Warner Bros. Animation |
Starring | Jim Cummings as Taz |
Voices of | Maurice LaMarche Miriam Flynn Debi Derryberry Kellie Martin |
Theme music composer | Richard Stone |
Opening theme | Come to Taz-Mania by Jess Harnell and Jim Cummings |
Ending theme | Come to Taz-Mania (Instrumental) |
Country of origin | United States |
Language(s) | English |
No. of seasons | 4 |
No. of episodes | 65 |
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Executive producer(s) | Jean MacCurdy Tom Ruegger |
Producer(s) | Art Vitello |
Running time | 30 minutes |
Broadcast | |
Original channel | Fox (Fox Kids) |
Original run | September 1, 1991 | – May 22, 1995
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).[1]
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.
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Production Code | Title | Prod. Year | OAD | Directors | Writers |
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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 |
Five video games based on the show were made, four by Sega for the Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and two licensed by Nintendo for the SNES and Game Boy.
A DVD containing the first four episodes of the series was released in Europe in April 2010. Warner Bros. has not announced any further plans for DVD releases. Three VHS tapes were released in 1993.
In the Duck Dodgers 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".
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