Taz-Mania

Taz-Mania
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
Production
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 (1991-09-01) – May 22, 1995 (1995-05-22)

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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Cast

Characters

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 Sega for the Sega Master System/Sega Game Gear, Sega Mega Drive/Genesis and two licensed by Nintendo for the SNES and Game Boy.

DVD release

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.

Other Appearances

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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