Western Animation / Tiny Toon Adventures Night Ghoulery

Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery is the second of two prime-time specials based on Tiny Toon Adventures produced in 1994 (the first being the Tiny Toon Spring Break). It is a one-hour special parodying various Halloween movies and stories, as well as the program, Night Gallery. It was originally intended to premiere in October of 1994, but ended up airing on Fox on May 28, 1995.

Short One: "The Tell-Tale Vacuum"

Plucky expresses a hatred towards Hamton's vacuum cleaner and proceeds to destroy it, deeply regretting it afterwards.

Short Two: "Sneezer the Sneezy Ghost"

Witch Hazel demands that Furrball catch Sneezer the sneezing ghost, but Furrball liquidates himself trying.

Short Three: "The Devil Dog on the Moors"

The locals of the Moors are scared by the presence of the Devil Dog, which Babs has never heard of.

Short Four: "Fuel"

Calamity repeatedly gets run over by a fuel truck, driven by Little Beeper.

Short Five: "The Devil and Daniel Webfoot"

Plucky, as Daniel Webfoot, heads to Montana Max's mansion to confront Satan and bring judgement to Monty, but his plan backfires.

Short Six: "Hold That Duck"

Plucky and Buster head to Horsehead Manor, which Plucky inherited from his uncle Mortimer. Plucky keeps seeing nasty creatures, while Buster notices nothing.

Short Seven: "Night of the Living Dull"

Gogo Dodo and his friends from Wackyland are being pursued by dealers and advertisers.

Short Eight: "Frankenmyra and Dizzygor"

Elmyra, as Dr. Frankenmyra, has brought the materials to create her very own cuddly pet. When she activates the abomination, it makes a pet out of her in her style.

Short Nine: "A Gremlin on a Wing"

During a flight, Plucky spots a Gremlin sabotaging the plane's wing and engine, and barely manages to prevent the plane from getting destroyed.

This special provides examples of:

• Actor Allusion: Furrball's The Real Spoofbusters moment and his immediately becoming a ghost afterwards. Frank Welker voiced Ray Stantz, Slimer, and a host of other ghosts on The Real Ghostbusters.
• Advertised Extra: Fifi and Shirley appear prominently during the intro with the other characters, but they don't appear in any of the shorts. Conversely, despite headlining shorts, Furrball, Calamity, and Sneezer don't appear here (though Sneezer appears briefly in the epilogue).
• Affectionate Parody: Many Halloween movies and stories are parodied, as well as the program, Night Gallery.
• Agony of the Feet: Gogo Dodo brings a giant mallet down on the foot of one of the dull people trying to get into the decrepit house he and the rest of the Wackyland gang are hiding in.
• Arson, Murder, and Jaywalking:
  • In the "The Devil and Daniel Webfoot" sketch, Mr. Scratch presents his Jury of the Damned to Plucky, which consists of some of the most vile scum to walk the Earth; Pirates, Thieves, Traitors, and Network Executives.
  • In the "Night of the Living Dull" sketch, the Narrator describes the sketch as "Beyond Fear", "Beyond Terror", and "Beyond Our Budget".
  • In the "Frankenmyra and Dizzygor" sketch, Elmyra, as Dr. Frankenmyra asks Dizzy, as Dizzygor to fetch a brain for her creature. Dizzy doesn't find a brain, but he does find a spleen, a pancreas, and some frozen waffles.
• "Awkward Silence" Entrance: Parodied when Calamity walks into a Greasy Spoon to hide from the fuel truck and everyone inside gives him a Death Glare...including the fuel truck itself which is sitting at the bar drinking a milkshake.
• Balloon Belly: In the epilogue, Dizzy is standing on a large pile of candy bags he got from trick or treating. After a verse by Buster, Babs, Plucky, and Hamton, we see Dizzy has already gorged himself on all the candy.
• Bookcase Passage: When Plucky hangs his hat on the ax a suit of armor is holding, it triggers the bookshelf next to it to spin around and reveal Frankenstein’s Monster. Of course, when he takes his hat back, the passage closes and leads Buster to not believe that he’s seen a monster.
• Bread, Eggs, Milk, Squick: This line from Plucky in the the "A Gremlin on a Wing" sketch:
  Plucky: Now is the time to relax, unwind, to loosen up, to watch the Little Green Gremlin on the wing destroy the #4 engine. (Beat) What?!
• Call-Back: In the "Night of the Living Dull" sketch, Gogo's friends include Pen Pal and Private Eye from "Her Wacky Highness", Sphinx from "Sawdust and Toonsil" and The Elephant from "Elephant Issues". In the same sketch, the World's Biggest Tiny Toons Fan references the short, "The Amazing Three" from the episode, "Love Disconnection".
• The Cameo:
  • In the "Sneezer the Sneezy Ghost" sketch, Bumbie the Deer from the Animaniacs episode, "Bumbie's Mom" makes a cameo appearance.
  • In the "The Devil and Daniel Webfoot" sketch, the people in line to get Mr. Scratch's autograph are Beaver and Hoghead from the Spring Break Special, Mr. Director from Animaniacs, and Baloney the Dinosaur from the Animaniacs episode, "Baloney and Kids".
  • In the "Frankenmyra and Dizzygor" sketch, The Brain from Animaniacs and its spin-off, Pinky and the Brain makes a cameo appearance, and the gag credit for this special acknowledges his cameo.
• Camera Abuse: Transitioning from the title sequence to the first skit, is a montage of the Tiny Toons making scary faces. When it’s Plucky’s turn, the camera zooms in too much and hits him in the face.
• Cast as a Mask: In the "A Gremlin on a Wing" sketch, Uhura, the stewardess, is voiced by Cree Summer. At the end of the short, she is revealed to be a disguised Gremlin, voiced by Frank Welker.
• Closer than They Appear: This message appears on Calamity’s rearview mirror as he’s getting rammed by a giant fuel truck.
• Circling Birdies: Lt. Uhura as the flight attendant in “A Gremlin on a Wing” hits Plucky over the head with a tray, which causes ufos to circle above him as he says, “Beam me up, Scotty.”
• Cool and Unusual Punishment: As punishment for destroying his beloved vacuum, Hamton turns Plucky into a vacuum himself and uses him to clean his house.
• Credits Gag: The Brain Appears Courtesy of - ACME Labs.
• Crying Wolf: In the "Hold That Duck" sketch, Buster thinks Plucky is doing this whenever he sees a monster. The monsters disappear by the time Buster gets to Plucky.
• Deal with the Devil: In the "The Devil and Daniel Webfoot" sketch, Montana Max, as Jebez Monty, sells his soul to Mr. Scratch for $10 million.
• Deliberately Monochrome: The "Hold That Duck" sketch is done in black in white.
• Diegetic Soundtrack Usage: In “Fuel,” Calamity whistles the show’s theme song.
• Demoted to Extra: While he is usually one of the show's main protagonists, Buster plays a comparatively small part in this special, showing up only in the prologue, the epilogue, and the "Hold That Duck" sketch, where he plays the Straight Man to Plucky.
• Dramatic Thunder: Happens several times throughout “Hold That Duck” to emphasize how creepy Horsehead Manor is, including lightning actually striking Plucky.
• Embarrassing Old Photo:
  Babs: Behind this curtain lies the scariest picture known to man. It has caused thousands to have horrifying nightmares. It's my third grade school photo! AHHH!
• Even Evil Has Standards: Hearing how much Jebez Monty got for his soul, Daniel Webfoot offers up his "slightly tarnished soul" for a similar bargain. Mr. Scratch wouldn't give him for 40 cents in recyclable cans.
• Evil Lawyer Joke: Said by the Devil when he takes Montana Max and Plucky to hell:
  Mr. Scratch: "That's right, Mr. Webfoot. Sooner or later, most lawyers wind up here."
• Exact Words: At the end of "The Tell-Tale Vacuum," Hamton tells Plucky that he'll have to replace the vacuum he destroyed. Plucky is willing to pay any price to do so, but Hamton replies that money won't be necessary... he means literally replace the vacuum, as in let Hamton push him around the floor and suck up the dirt with his mouth.
• Faux Horrific: The extremely boring people in “Night of the Living Dull” are treated as terrifying by the Wackyland gang.
• Fire and Brimstone Hell: After losing the trial and having to let Mr. Scratch keep his soul, Montana Max gets sent to hell and takes Plucky with him.
• Grand Finale: This special was the last hurrah for the (original) Acme Acres crew.
• Griping About Gremlins: In the "A Gremlin on a Wing" sketch, a Gremlin attempts to destroy the plane Plucky and Hamton are on, with Plucky unsuccessfully trying to stop him.
• Halloween Special
• Here We Go Again!: Throughout the "Frankenmyra and Dizzygor" sketch, Elmyra, as Dr. Frankenmyra gives her monster (Gossamer) a piece of her brain, which causes him to treat her the same way she treats other animals. At the end of the sketch, Gossamer gives Dizzy Devil, as Dizzygor, a piece of his brain, causing him to act like both Elmyra and Gossamer.
• Horror Host: Babs takes on this role in a parody of Night Gallery.
• I Resemble That Remark!: At the end of "The Devil and Daniel Webfoot".
  Max: You'll pay for this, you cheap shyster!
  Plucky: Cheap? Wait 'till you get my bill.
• Jury of the Damned: In the "The Devil and Daniel Webfoot" sketch, Mr. Scratch presents one to Plucky, as Daniel Webfoot when Plucky agrees to a trial over the ownership of Montana Max's soul.
• Lampshade Hanging: Hamton breaks character in "The Devil and Daniel Webfoot" to ask if Plucky will ever talk normally in this special. Plucky tells him to just stick to the script.
• Latex Perfection:
  • At the end of the "The Devil and Daniel Webfoot" sketch, Mr. Scratch unzips his Full-Body Disguise to reveal himself as Babs.
  Babs: Ain't I a devil?
  • At the end of the "A Gremlin on a Wing" sketch, Uhura the stewardess reveals herself to be the Gremlin who was torturing Plucky throughout the sketch.
  • At the end of the epilogue, just seconds before the closing credits, Buster and Babs are revealed to be costumed monsters.
• Leaning on the Fourth Wall: The epilogue's song reflects on how this isn't just the end of the special but also the series as a whole.
  Chorus: We're Tiny, we're Toony, we're all a little Looney! It's Tiny Toon Adventures, and that's all we've got!
• Lopsided Dichotomy: When Plucky as Daniel Webfoot arrives at Max's house and sees it surrounded by demons, he says "Either Monty's sold his soul to the Devil, or Shannen Doherty's spending the night."
• Loose Floorboard Hiding Spot: In the "The Tell-Tale Vacuum" segment, Plucky expresses a hatred towards Hamton's vacuum cleaner, so he sneaks into Hamton's bedroom while Hamton is asleep and destroys the vacuum, hiding it under a loose floorboard. The next day, Hamton asks Plucky if he's seen the vacuum, to which Plucky pretends not to know what happened to it. Hamton then starts talking a lot about how much the vacuum meant to him, and this fills Plucky's conscience with guilt. Eventually, Plucky confesses his crime to Hamton and shows him the remains of his vacuum under the loose floorboard. As punishment for destroying his vacuum, Hamton turns Plucky into a vacuum and uses him to clean his house.
• Monster Mash: "Hold That Duck" features Frankenstein's Monster, Dracula, the Wolf Man, and the Mummy.
• My God, What Have I Done?: In the "A Gremlin on a Wing" sketch, the Gremlin has a huge pile of explosives set to destroy the plane's wing, but his lighter won't light. He asks Plucky for a lighter, and Plucky hands him one... almost immediately regretting it afterwards.
• Old, Dark House: The house Plucky inherits from his Uncle Mortimer in “Hold That Duck.”
• Pop-Culture Pun Episode Title: A play on the TV show, Night Gallery, which Babs spoofs throughout the episode.
• Pumpkin Person: The Pumpkin Guy, a parody of Jack Skellington from the 1993 Tim Burton film, The Nightmare Before Christmas, who appears in the prologue, has a pumpkin for a head.
• The Real Spoofbusters: In the "Sneezer the Sneezy Ghost" sketch, Furrball dresses up in full Ghostbusters gear to take on the ghost of Sneezer.
• The Reveal: It turns out Little Beeper was the one driving the fuel truck that was harassing Calamity in the “Fuel” skit.
• Running Gag: Plucky setting off booby traps that release various monsters, only for them to disappear as soon as Buster comes running to help him.
• Savage Wolves: A wolf appears in "Hold That Duck" as one of the creatures haunting the manor. An odd choice given the rest are monsters, with one of them being a werewolf.
• "The Scream" Parody: While introducing the skit, “The Tell Tale Vacuum,” Babs shows a painting of Plucky as this famous piece of artwork.
• Shout-Out:
  • In the prologue, Plucky is dressed like Freddy Kreugger, Monty is dressed like J. Paul Getty, Gogo is dressed like Soupy Sales, Hamton is dressed like Barney Rubble, Shirley is dressed like Jeannie, and Fifi is dressed like Dot Warner.
  • In the "Sneezer the Sneezy Ghost" sketch, Furrball dresses up as a Ghostbuster to catch Sneezer, and a sound-alike of the Ghostbusters theme song plays.
• Sneeze of Doom: Sneezer the Sneezing Ghost’s sneezes are extremely strong and prove to be a good source of defense for him.
• Song Parody: The Pumpkin Guy's song at the beginning is a parody of "Jack's Lament" from The Nightmare Before Christmas.
• Squashed Flat: Happens to Calamity when he gets run over by the fuel truck.
• Swallowed Whole:
  • In the "Sneezer the Sneezy Ghost" sketch, Furrball does this to Sneezer after Sneezer turns him into a ghost. Sneezer then sneezes from inside Furrball, making him explode.
  • Happens to Babs when she gets eaten by the Devil Dog, who is revealed to be Byron Basset.
• Take That!: In the "Night of the Living Dull" sketch, the "World's Biggest Tiny Toons Fan" is based on an overly-obsessed fan the production team encountered while working on Tiny Toon Adventures. He was a stalker who sent Tress MacNeille disturbing letters which caused her to fear for her life and cancel any convention appearances she was planning to make around where he lives.
• Talking with Signs: In the "Fuel" sketch, Calamity does this as he tries to call the Police Emergency line to tell them about the fuel truck running him over, but because the operator can't hear him, he think it's a prank call.
• A Taste Of His Own Medicine: In the "Frankenmyra and Dizzygor" sketch, Elmyra gives her monster (Gossamer) a piece of her brain, which causes him to act like her and treat her the same way she treats other animals.
• Temporary Bulk Change: In the epilogue, Dizzy becomes fat from eating the large pile of halloween candy he got from trick-or-treating. He's back to his normal weight just seconds before the closing credits.
• Title Sequence Replacement: The special features a prologue with a Jack Skellington Expy called the Pumpkin Guy, leading into a Variations on a Theme Song intro, as well as an epilogue of sorts with a similar variation. However, a number of airings omit this material, cutting Pumpkin Guy out entirely and reusing the normal theme song (albeit with some of the newer visuals spliced in).
• Tranquil Fury: Hamton is clearly enraged when Plucky confesses that he's the one who destroyed his vacuum cleaner, but doesn't even raise his voice as he makes Plucky take the vaccum's place.
• Translator Buddy: Shamus serves as this to Paddy.
• The Unintelligible: In the "The Devil Dog on the Moors" sketch, Paddy speaks in gibberish, with Shamus acting as his translator.
• Variations on a Theme Song: In this special, the characters sing a special version of the theme song about what they have planned, at at the end, the results.
• Visual Pun: In the "Frankenmyra and Dizzygor" sketch, Elmyra, as Dr. Frankenmyra, asks Dizzy Devil, as Dizzygor, to give her a brain for her monster. Dizzy gives her The Brain, who says, "The obvious nature of this pun belittles us all.".
• Whole-Plot Reference:
  • "The Tell-Tale Vacuum" to The Tell-Tale Heart.
  • “Sneezer the Sneezing Ghost” to Tom & Jerry.
  • “The Devil Dog on the Moors” to An American Werewolf in London.
  • "The Devil and Daniel Webfoot" to The Devil and Daniel Webster.
  • "Hold That Duck" to the Abbott and Costello picture Hold That Ghost, with some elements from Abbott and Costello Meet Frankenstein.
  • "A Gremlin on a Wing" to The Twilight Zone (1959) episode "Nightmare at 20,000 Feet", with Plucky talking like William Shatner, and a cross-reference to his role on Star Trek: The Original Series, and Lt. Uhura appearing as a flight attendant.

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