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Taz

Voiced by: Jim Cummings
  • Adaptational Nice Guy: In the original Looney Tunes shorts, he was a savage brute who only thought with his stomach and struck fear into every animal who knew of him (besides Bugs, of course). In Taz-Mania, he may still be an ill-tempered Big Eater, but he also has a lot of people he has a soft spot for, like his friends and family. Even those he behaves more antagonistically toward he can act in a more friendly manner to, often treating their clashes as less of a hunt and more of a game.
  • Big Brother Instinct: He can be fiercely protective of his younger siblings, as much Molly annoys him. In one episode, he mauls a gorilla for attempting to punch Jake (though the gorilla only attempted it out of pressure from his own younger brother). In another, he strips a pair of vultures of their feathers for attempting to eat a sleeping Molly.
  • Cool Big Bro: At his friendliest, he tends to be this toward Jake, and he tries to be one toward Molly as well, though with somewhat more... mixed results.
  • Disappointing Older Sibling: Molly considers him a downplayed version of this trope, while she loves him dearly and at times even does her best to make a connection with him (in her own way), she's the only one in the family who gets frustrated at best and sometimes even contemptuous at worst toward Taz's.... less-than-sophisticated antics.
  • Drives Like Crazy: His parents opt to teach him how to drive in "Driving Mr. Taz" in case there's an emergency. It goes poorly. In the end, Hugh figures it'll be better for their premiums if Taz just sticks to a skateboard.
  • Even Bad Men Love Their Mamas: Taz is a savage animal, but he tries to tone it down around Hugh and Jean.
  • Extreme Omnivore: Like the old shorts, just about every animal is on Taz's menu. And if he's bored, he'll eat the menu too.
  • Hates Baths: Because he hates water, baths make everything ten times worse for him. Not helping matters is that Molly likes to threaten him with them whenever he's misbehaving or she thinks he is.
  • Hulk Speak: While the rest of his family and the other characters speak perfect English.
  • Intelligible Unintelligible: For the most part when Taz goes into his growls and gibberish, the other characters seem perfectly capable of still understanding him.
  • Iron Butt Monkey: Taz gets hurt a lot, but he's a Looney Tune, so... given half a chance, he will dish it back with interest.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: He can be crude and (depending on the short) antagonistic, but he dearly loves his family and tries to do his job the best he can.
  • Punch-Clock Villain: Replaced Ralph Wolf in one episode.
  • Road Runner vs. Coyote: Taz is an interesting case because he's repeatedly put on both sides of this trope. Taz suffers slapstick while trying to catch prey. Bull Gator & Axl and Francis X. Bushlad try to hunt Taz and get mauled. Ironically, this is averted when he very briefly went up against Road Runner himself in "Instant Replay".
  • Suddenly Voiced: As part of his status as an Animated Actor, Taz will occasionally break character and speak in complete sentences. He does this in "Blunders Never Cease", where he explains to the viewers that he's tired and he's going to spend the entire episode sleeping, "Taz Babies", where he rants against the network executives making unfavorable changes to his show, and "Food For Thought", when he says, "Perhaps you've noticed, I like eggs.".

Jean

Voiced by: Miriam Flynn
  • The Ace: She possesses an extraordinary range of skills and effortlessly takes part in numerous activities and clubs.
  • Fully-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Jean wears a lavender dress, a purple jacket, and purple pumps.
  • Go-Getter Girl: The theme song calls her a "live-wire" for a reason. She spends all day doing various jobs and housework. She loves every moment of it.
  • Good Parents: Though constantly busy, she's almost angelically patient with her children. ESPECIALLY Taz.
  • Happily Married: With Hugh. They don't fuss much (though Hugh's too relaxed to fuss) and he seems to have an endless supply of elaborate, yet cutesy nicknames for her.

Hugh

Voiced by: Maurice LaMarche

Molly

Voiced by: Kellie Martin
  • Bratty Teenage Daughter: Molly constantly worries about her image and often fights with her brother, despite being more refined than him.
  • Cool Big Sis: She may have her problems with Taz, but she's very affectionate toward Jake, to a point where in one episode, she's even competed with Taz over which of them is the cooler older sibling.
  • Fully-Dressed Cartoon Animal: In contrast to her older brother (who wears no clothes) and her younger brother (who wears a shirt and shoes but no pants), Molly wears a pink and black dress and black shoes.
  • Headphones Equal Isolation: Molly wears headphones near constantly and misses things like her brother screaming for help because he's Caught in a Snare.
  • Jerk with a Heart of Gold: Molly is a bit of a brat at times, and does get annoyed by Taz a lot, but she does love him deep down.
  • Middle Child Syndrome: Molly is the middle child of the family, and she often faces grief from her wild older brother.

Jake

Voiced by: Debi Derryberry
  • Adorably Precocious Child: The episode "Jake's Big Date" has him genuinely trying to convince his friend Heather to let him officially be her boyfriend.
  • Half-Dressed Cartoon Animal: Jake wears a yellow and blue striped shirt and blue and white sneakers, but no pants.
  • Nice Guy: He's both the youngest and nicest of the siblings, often trying to be the voice of reason between Taz and Molly's sibling rivalry.

Digeri Dingo

Voiced by: Rob Paulsen
  • Gone Horribly Right: He once faked a broken foot in order to get Taz's family to take care of him. They do, but in ways that exasperate him: Jean makes a home remedy that tastes awful, Molly and Jake bury him with pillows, and Hugh helps him get to sleep by telling drawn out stories. He finally takes the cast off (claiming to have been healed) just to get out of there, only to fall out a window, break his foot for real, and be stuck in the family's care.
  • Hidden Depths: "Because It's There" reveals he has sincere questions about the meaning of life (why we're here, where we're going, etc.) and a desire to learn and discuss the answers.
  • Punny Name: His name is a play on didgeridoo, an Aboriginal Australian instrument.
  • The Trickster: He basically exists to fast-talk people, mainly Taz, into doing what he wants. Don't expect it to end well for them.

Wendal T. Wolf

Voiced by: Jim Cummings
  • Didn't Think This Through: He spends "Take All of Me" trying to persuade Bull and Axl to capture him for the zoo. He thought he'd be safe there, and he would, but he got cold feet when told he'd be in a cage since it's, as everyone knows, a zoo.
  • Freudian Excuse: Being the last of his kind has made him exceedingly nervous and clingy.
  • Informed Species: He's supposed to be a Tasmanian wolf (also known as a thylacine or Tasmanian Tiger), but looks nothing like the actual creature.
  • Last of His Kind: He's the last Tasmanian wolf (Thylacine). Except unbeknownst to him, he actually isn't.
  • No Celebrities Were Harmed: Of Woody Allen. He has his speech patterns and stereotypically neurotic mannerisms.
  • Pun-Based Creature: Maybe the reason why he resembles a gray wolf (with a pouch) instead of an actual thylacine.
  • Shown Their Work: While he looks like a gray wolf (which may have been purposely done for a pun), he at least has a pouch like real-life thylacines. For bonus points, thylacines were among the few marsupials in which both sexes have pouches.
  • You Wouldn't Like Me When I'm Angry!: In "Dr. Wendal and Mr. Taz", he turns into a literal monster when angered, similar to The Incredible Hulk.

Francis X. Bushlad

Voiced by: Rob Paulsen
  • Clashing Cousins: In "Just Be Cuz", he has a one-sided rivalry with Edgar, his brainy younger cousin who is much more successful at capturing wild animals than him. As his goal in the series is to capture Taz, he at one point uses Edgar as bait to do so. However, his shoulder angel convinces him to reconsider, saying that if he lets Taz eat Edgar, he'll be just as bad as him.
  • Determinator: He NEVER gives up trying to catch Taz.
  • Failure Is the Only Option: He has never succeeded in passing his manhood ritual by capturing Taz and bringing him back to his tribe, although he has come close a few times. In "Tazmanian Lullaby", he brings Taz back to his tribe by playing his accordion, but his father refuses to let him into his house and confiscates his accordion because his board meeting with the Tribal Elders has gone into overtime. In "Bushlad's Lament", an elderly Francis finally brings an equally-elderly Taz to his tribe after 62 years of trying, however, it is revealed that this was All Just a Dream of the present-day Francis, who berates the writers for this ending.
  • Gone Horribly Right: He once tried Disguised in Drag as part of a plan to catch Taz. The disguise was too effective, though, and he quickly had to fend off repeated advances.
  • Hollywood Natives: Him and his entire tribe. Parodied in that they are somehow also yuppies.
  • A Real Man Is a Killer: In order to win his manhood, Francis must successfully trap a Tasmanian Devil. Subverted in that Francis doesn't have to do this, as his father gives him two other, more peaceful options. However, Francis insists on forging his spirit in the tradition of his ancestors, and as such has vowed to hunt Taz.
  • Rite of Passage: In order to win their manhood, the Mudpeople have three options: Perform a hostile takeover of a Fortune 500 company, accumulate a portfolio of stock with a net yield of no less than 36% per annum, or trap a Tasmanian Devil (Francis' choice).
  • Road Runner vs. Coyote: Along with Axl and Bull, he serves as the Coyote to Taz's Road Runner.

Bushwacker Bob

Voiced by: Jim Cummings
  • Always Someone Better: Admits in "Devil Indemnity" that he's felt like he's been on the losing side of this to everyone he's ever met, except for Taz.
  • Expy: Bob is basically an animated, Aussie-themed Basil Fawlty from Fawlty Towers, from his role of running a hotel, his mannerisms (rude to everyone, belligerent and borderline abusive to his employees, lazy, and incompetent), and even his speaking style.
  • Hidden Heart of Gold: He does have a soft side, but it appears in about once in a blue moon.
  • Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: He's the Huge Guy to Mum's Tiny Girl.

Mum

Voiced by: Rosalyn Landor
  • Closer to Earth: Than her son. Both figuratively and literally.
  • Expy: Just like her son, Mum is taken from the classic British sitcom Fawlty Towers, being a take on Sybil Fawlty. Like Sybil, she is related to the incompetent and rude hotel manager (though as his mother rather than his wife) and also like Sybil, she is far more competent and kind to most people, while constantly berating her son's malfeasance.
  • Huge Guy, Tiny Girl: She's the Tiny Girl to Bob's Huge Guy.
  • Miniature Senior Citizens: She's much shorter than Bob.

Constance Koala

Voiced by: Rosalyn Landor
  • Cute Bruiser: "Autograph Pound" is one example.
  • Does Not Know His Own Strength: Spends "Kidnapped Koala" unknowingly injuring Bull and Axl at every turn. Ultimately, they decide to just pawn her off on Taz to save themselves.
  • The Ingenue: She dances, picks flowers, and has a nice word for everybody. She's so sweet that even a wild animal like Taz cools down around her.
  • Stout Strength: A Running Gag in "Kidnapped Koala" says it all.
    "What's this silly boulder doing here?" (effortlessly throws it away)

Mr. Thickly

Voiced by: Dan Castellaneta
  • Animated Actors: Everyone in the cast has such moments, but "Taz Like Dingo" gives him a particularly notable example. Taz is supposed to face a dragon as part of the genie's quest, only to see it's Thickly in a crude costume. Thickly says he hasn't been on the show in a while and took this part in order to get some screentime.
  • Kangaroos Represent Australia: Technically a wallaby.

Bull Gator

Voiced by: John Astin
  • Affably Evil: Almost always has a cheerful tone in his voice, no matter what he's doing, or what's going on. When he's voiced by the great John Astin aka Gomez Addams, what do you expect?
  • Anti-Villain: He and Axl just want to please the zoo-going children of the world. And get money for doing so.
  • Fourth-Wall Observer: Sometimes Bull shows signs of Medium Awareness, and acknowledgment, that he exists on an animated television show.
  • Lizard Folk: Of the Alligator variety.
  • Mean Boss: Downplayed. He will club Axl and considers it cathartic, but only does so when his sidekick actually does screw up. Otherwise, Bull's quite personable and easygoing.
  • Meaningful Name: Bull Gator is, in fact, a male alligator.
  • Never Smile at a Crocodile: Yeah... no. Not only are Bull and Axl nonthreatening, Taz is more likely to eat them if they push their luck.
  • Punch-Clock Villain: Other than trying to trap animals, which is his job, he's not really antagonistic.
  • Road Runner vs. Coyote: Along with Francis, he and Axl serve as the Coyote to Taz's Road Runner.
  • Sesquipedalian Loquaciousness: He is known to make liberal use of phrases and linguistics not commonly heard by the layman.
  • Stealth Insult: He's pretty nice overall, but he does often sneak in derisive comments about Axl's intelligence.
  • Villainous BSoD: "Bully for Bull" sees him suffer a depression, as he recognizes how he and Axl repeatedly fail to catch Taz and suffer horrible injures as a result. Axl convinces Taz to help him snap Bull out of it, as they're otherwise all out of work.

Axl

Voiced by: Rob Paulsen
  • The Cameo: He makes a brief cameo appearance in the Duck Dodgers episode, "M.M.O.R.P.D." as one of Dodgers' transformations in a digital role-playing game.
  • The Dog Bites Back: As detailed below, the ending of "Sidekick for a Day" gives him the chance to whack both Bull and Taz in the head with the same club he's usually smacked with.
  • Lizard Folk: Of the Alligator-type, just like Bull.
  • Minion with an F in Evil: Bull isn't all that vicious himself, but Axl is so gullible (only he would mistake Taz for Santa) that he can't contribute much of anything.
  • Obfuscating Stupidity: One episode reveals that he holds multiple degrees, including a doctorate in biomolecular engineering, and he just acts stupid because it's part of being a sidekick.
  • Punch-Clock Villain: Seems to be this, just like his superior above.
  • Road Runner vs. Coyote: Along with Francis, he and Bull serve as the Coyote to Taz's Road Runner.
  • Tell Me Again: Bull lampshades how Axl does this so the audience can keep up with their schemes.
  • Throw the Dog a Bone: "Sidekick for a Day" isn't particularly kind to him: Bull fires him, Taz takes his job, they hunt him, and he is repeatedly injured waiting for Taz to screw up. In the end, the whole thing is revealed to have been an attempt to teach Axl a lesson (not that Bull actually remembers what the lesson was even supposed to be). When asked if he did learn anything from this, Axl says yes before hitting Bull and Taz with a large club.
  • Undying Loyalty: Axl will do anything for Bull, as that is part of being a sidekick. When Taz takes over Axl's job, he goes into a long-winded spiel about the duty and honor integral to being a lackey.

Buddy Boar

Voiced by: Jim Cummings
  • Advertised Extra: Though his screentime was drastically reduced after the first season, the theme song was not changed, so he is still referred to as one of the main characters along with everyone else.
  • Everyone Has Standards: Even Buddy chastises the way the show keeps recycling gags, like repeatedly dropping boulders.
  • Flat Character: Arguably, the most boring character on the show.
  • I Meant to Do That: How he explains the numerous errors and mistakes plaguing "Retakes Not Included" (his directorial debut).
  • Kicked Upstairs: After the first season, he was made a producer/director. He gets to direct "Retakes Not Included" and no one is happy about it.
    Bull: I thought you were kicked off the show. [smirks]
    Buddy: Promoted! Promoted! Promoted!
  • Prima Donna Director: "To err is human, to direct divine."

The Platypus Brothers

Voiced by: Maurice LaMarche (Daniel); Rob Paulsen (Timothy)
  • Composite Character: They are similar to Daffy Duck in appearances and speech mannerisms, but their overly friendly natures and inseparable relationship are reminiscent of Mac and Tosh Gopher.
  • Ditzy Genius: There is no doubt that they are skilled inventors, but their common sense leaves a lot to be desired.
  • Identical Twin ID Tag: Timothy wears glasses.
  • Speak in Unison: They frequently shout "The Platypus Brothers!" in unison whenever unveiling a new invention or idea.

Keewee

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Willie Wombat

Voiced by: Maurice LaMarche
  • Be Careful What You Wish For: He gets sick of being a stand-in for Bugs Bunny in "Willie Wombat's Deja Boo-Boo" and asks to do something different. The animators proceed to re-do Wile E Coyote And The Roadrunner and then Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird shorts instead, with him playing the antagonists to Taz's protagonists. After suffering repeated slapstick, he asks for a more sympathetic role and is made a dog on a farm, only to learn Taz is now standing in for Foghorn Leghorn.
  • Expy: Of Bugs Bunny, much to his chagrin. He even calls Bugs on the phone in one episode for tips on how to deal with a hungry Taz.
  • Meta Guy: He frequently comments on typical cartoon cliches.
  • Nice Guy: He makes a point of politely greeting everyone he comes in contact with. He even did so with Taz after Taz started trying to eat him.
  • O.O.C. Is Serious Business: "Willy Wombat's Last Stand" builds to him getting angry over being mistreated and finally exploding. It ends up costing him the "nicer, gentler" show the head of the studio was considering giving him.
  • Straw Loser: Averted in his first appearance, where he constantly outwits Taz "à la Bugs Bunny." Played straight otherwise. In his second appearance, he's consistently on the receiving end of slapstick from Taz. In his third appearance, he is shunned and neglected at the studio while Taz is fawned over by the boss, the secretary, and passersby. This is done to finally get him to express anger, as noted above.

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