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* IveGotAnXAndImNotAfraidToUseIt: In "The Pied Piper of Taz-Mania", one of Francis' fellow tribesmen mocks his musical aspirations with the words "He's got an accordian and he's not afraid to use it!".
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**"Taz hate flashback! Taz HATE flashback!"
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* CatsAreMean: In "Here, Kitty, Kitty, Kitty" part one and two, Molly adopts a psychotic stray cat.
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* DevilInPlainSight: "Kitty", the aforementioned cat.
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* PepperSneeze: In "Food for Thought", Taz sprinkling pepper on an egg causes the aligator inside to sneeze and hatch out.
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* StickySituation: In "Gone to Pieces", Taz's attempts to mend a broken vase end up with the vase stuck to the table, and then Taz stuck to the vase.
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* FreakyFridayFlip: Taz and Molly swap bodies in "The Outer Taz-Manian Zone".
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This SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon series focuses on the vicious, carnivorous LooneyTunes AntiVillain, the '''Tasmanian Devil''' aka '''Taz'''. Only now he's not any of the three (unless he's trying to eat the kiwi, but we'll get back to that), instead it just shows Taz in his native Tasmania, where the sky is always yellow in the rain or shine. In the land way under down under, Taz spends time with his family, hangs with his pals, collects bottle caps, works at his job as a bellhop and tries to eat the kiwi. Sure, [[BetterThanItSounds it may sound boring]], boring, but [[UnluckyEverydude no matter what Taz does]], HilarityEnsues.
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* MistakenForSpies: happens to Hugh, Drew and Taz in "Yet Another Road to Taz-Mania".
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* EjectionSeat: One gets installed in the family mini-van (without the Devil's knowledge) in "Yet Another Road to Tazmania". Taz is accidentally ejected from the car while Hugh is trying to turn on the air conditioning.
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* BodyScreenFillUp: In the beginning of "Frights of Passage". With Francis's hair filling up the screen and coming back out of the screen
** Close to the beginning of "Nursemaid Taz" with Taz's brother Jake. He and her sister are running towards the table and Jake runs into the screen and then runs out.
** Close to the beginning of "Nursemaid Taz" with Taz's brother Jake. He and her sister are running towards the table and Jake runs into the screen and then runs out.
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* AllClothUnravels: In "Here Kitty, Kitty, Kitty", Kitty unravels a comforter of the bed and Taz has to knit it back together.
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This SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon series focuses on the vicious, carnivorous LooneyTunes villain, AntiVillain, the '''Tasmanian Devil''' aka '''Taz'''. Only now he's not any of the three (unless he's trying to eat the kiwi, but we'll get back to that), instead it just shows Taz in his native Tasmania, where the sky is always yellow in the rain or shine. In the land way under down under, Taz spends time with his family, hangs with his pals, collects bottle caps, works at his job as a bellhop and tries to eat the kiwi. Sure, [[BetterThanItSounds it may sound boring]], but [[UnluckyEverydude no matter what Taz does]], HilarityEnsues.
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* {{Leitmotif}}: This show's theme music would later accompany Taz's cameos on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}} Histeria!]]''
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* {{Leitmotif}}: This show's theme music would later accompany Taz's cameos on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}} Histeria!]]''Histeria!]]''.
* LowSpeedChase: In "Return of the Road to Taz-Mania Strikes Back" Hugh, Drew and Taz get involved in a golf buggy chase. At one point Jean, who is on foot, overtakes them to remind them that they still need to buy orange juice.
* LowSpeedChase: In "Return of the Road to Taz-Mania Strikes Back" Hugh, Drew and Taz get involved in a golf buggy chase. At one point Jean, who is on foot, overtakes them to remind them that they still need to buy orange juice.
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* EvilPoacher: Bull Gator and Axl, for a sufficently low value of 'evil'.
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* EscalatingWar: "War and Pieces" consists entirely of an escalating war between Taz and Molly that begins when Molly's loud music causes Taz to drop his sandwich, and he retaliates by eating her [=CDs=].
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* HellHotel: "A Midsummer Night's Scream"
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* Weaponizedcar: In one of the "Road to Taz-Mania..." episodes, enemy agents turn the family mini-van into a weaponized spy car after Hugh, Drew and Taz are mistaken for fellow spies.
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* Weaponizedcar: In one of the "Road to Taz-Mania..." episodes, enemy agents turn the family mini-van into a weaponized spy car after Hugh, Drew and Taz are mistaken for fellow spies.
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* WilliamTelling: According to "Unhappy Together", 'William Tell' is favourite game of the Platypus Brothers and Daniel gets quite upset when he thinks Timothy is playing it with Taz.
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* SuperheroesWearCapes: Taz-Man, Taz's makebelieve superhero persona, wears a cape (of the bath towel tied round your neck variety
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* BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce: In "Francis Takes a Stand", Francis switches Taz's lemonade recipe with a recipe for a BlazingInfernoHellfireSauce. Naturally, Francis ends up drinking more of the stuff than Taz does.
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* FireBreathingDiner: Happens in "Francis takes a Stand" when Francis switches Taz's lemonade recipe for a hot sauce recipe. Taz's resulting fire breath scorches Francis like a flamethrower. When Francis tries to turn the tables on Taz and takes a swig of the lemonade/hot sauce, his fire breath acts like a jet engine and propels him into a cliff.
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* SuperheroesWearCapes: Taz-Man, Taz's makebelieve superhero persona, wears a cape (of the bath towel tied round your neck variety
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* WhoWritesThisCrap: Francis X. Bushlad gets an epic one in one episode, berating the writers for the AllJustADream ending and pointing out the unfired ChechovsGun of the 16 ton weight that had been dangling over the characters' heads for most the episode. [[TemptingFate This proves unwise]].
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* WhoWritesThisCrap: Francis X. Bushlad gets an epic one in one episode, berating the writers for the AllJustADream ending and pointing out the unfired ChechovsGun ChekhovsGun of the 16 ton weight that had been dangling over the characters' heads for most the episode. [[TemptingFate This proves unwise]].
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* InsigniaRipOffRitual: Happens to an elderly Francis X. Bushlad when it is discovered that he never completed his manhood ritual.
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* TheTelevisionTalksBack: In "Ticket Taker Taz", Molly's radio appears to be directly answering the questions she puts to it.
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* DoomItYourself: The entire plot of "Home Despair" as Taz attempts to repair a hole in the wall before his parents get home.
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* TongueOnTheFlagpole: Taz gets his tongue stuck to frozen dinner in "Take All of Me". Wendal's attempts to free him do not go well.
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-->''"He puts the Taz in Taz-Mania\\
Down in Taz-Mania\\
Come to Taz-Mania\\
We mean you!\\
Wa waee weda whe spzzz!"''
-->--from the ExpositoryThemeTune
This SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon series focuses on the vicious, carnivorous LooneyTunes villain, the '''Tasmanian Devil''' aka '''Taz'''. Only now he's not any of the three (unless he's trying to eat the kiwi, but we'll get back to that), instead it just shows Taz in his native Tasmania, where the sky is always yellow in the rain or shine. In the land way under down under, Taz spends time with his family, hangs with his pals, collects bottle caps, works at his job as a bellhop and tries to eat the kiwi. Sure, [[BetterThanItSounds it may sound boring]], but [[UnluckyEverydude no matter what Taz does]], HilarityEnsues.
[[AC: Other than Taz there is:]]
* '''Jean''' - Taz's socially active homemaker mother, who is very friendly and kind.
* '''Hugh''' - Taz's laid-back Music/BingCrosby-ish dad whose advice always seems to end in "{{blah blah blah}} [[{{Catchphrase}} Yakety Schmackity"]]. This possibly symbolises how nobody listens to him, or to Taz's wild manner of speaking.
* '''Molly''' - Taz's sister who is embarrassed by Taz's behavior and constantly threatens him with baths ("Taz hate water").
* '''Jake''' - Taz's neurotic little brother.
* '''Dog''' - Taz's pet turtle who acts like a dog.
* '''Drew''' - Taz's equally laid-back uncle, who appears only in the "{{Road to}} Tazmania" episodes (playing the role of BobHope).
* '''Digeri Dingo''' - An egotistical bottlecap collector who sometimes cons Taz out of his. His ego often leads to his downfall. A notorious FourthWallObserver with a ton of deadpan snark in his system.
* '''Wendal T. Wolf''' - A neurotic Tasmanian wolf who believes himself to be last of his kind, and who pathetically tries to force Taz to befriend/protect him.
* '''Francis X. Bushlad''' - The son of the chief of the mudpeople, who hunts Taz to complete his passage into manhood but acts like an Ivy League rich kid.
* '''Bushwacker Bob''' - The irritable owner of the hotel Taz works at, thinks Taz is a slacker and a screw up.
* '''Mum''' - Bob's mother, treats Bob's workers (including Taz) with kindness while criticizing and insulting her son.
* '''Constance ''' - A heavy-set koala maid for Bob's hotel who has a crush on Taz.
* '''Mr. Thickley''' - A wallaby tour guide for Bob's hotel who doesn't really know anything.
* '''Bull Gator & Axl''' - Two hunters who want to capture Taz and send him to a zoo, for all the zoo-going children of the world. They usually fail because Axl "does something stupid", that tends to result in a knock upside the head for Axl, and/or the both of them getting mauled by Taz.
* '''Buddy Boar''' - Taz's best friend who acts like a Hollywood agent. By season 2, he's PutOnABus, making minor [[TheCameo cameo appearances]] afterward.
* '''The Platypus Brothers''' - Timothy and Daniel, two genius inventors who use Taz as their guinea pig.
* '''The Kiwi''' - A tiny yellow bird that Taz can't seem to eat, because it easily outwits him. It makes the [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Road Runner]] look like a snail.
* '''The Bushrats''' - Rats that attack people and speak in subtitles.
* '''Willie Wombat''' - A character added to the show later, who is good-natured, says hello to everything and everyone and complains about his role on the show which is a {{Bugs Bunny}} {{Expy}}.
Have we left anyone out?
Oh yeah. Don't forget Taz.
So as not to create an entire family of Tazes, despite being the eldest child of three, Taz himself is portrayed as being somewhat backwards, with his family being (relatively) civilised and fully capable of speaking English. However, they too are also fully capable of causing carnage, though they have more self-control. His parents are especially patient and understanding with him... like they would be if he was... you know... ''special.''
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!!This show contains examples of:
* AdaptationDistillation: There were a few video games made based on the show, but only Taz starred in them (indeed the first game is the only time we see any other characters from the series, which was Taz's family, and only for the opening cutscene. All of the other characters/enemies were generic alligators, carnivorous plants, rock monsters and others, culminating in a final boss battle with a gigantic seagull).
** The Super-NES version focused on Taz's efforts to catch the Kiwi on a busy highway. Some characters from the show would appear as obstacles, and occasionally Digeri Dingo would hand Taz a power-up.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Dog, who is a turtle. Who thinks he is a dog.
* AllJustADream
* AntiVillain: Bull Gator and Axl just want to please to zoo-going children of the world. And get money for doing so.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: When Constance finds out her favorite wrestler isn't just putting on an act, and is really and truly beating seven kinds of snot out of Taz, she takes exception to his behavior and thoroughly kicks his ass.
* BlahBlahBlah: Hugh, ending with Yakety Schmackity.
* CaughtInASnare: Bull Gator & Axl get trapped in a snare they set for Taz; then Taz trips another nearby snare on purpose just so he can get close enough to make [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensue]].
* CheerfulChild: Jake.
* ChekhovsGun: Played with in an episode where a large weight dangles precariously above the characters throughout. Later it's revealed that it was AllJustADream of Francis Bushlad's. Bushlad berates the writers for the lame ending and for not using the weight. The writers retaliate by dropping it on him repeatedly.
* ChristmasEpisode: "No Time for Christmas"
* CoolUncle: Drew is adored by Taz and his siblings. Maybe because he's a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of BobHope.
* CuteBruiser: Constance Koala
* DeadpanSnarker: Digeri Dingo
* {{Determinator}}: Francis X Bushlad
* ADogNamedDog: Dog
* EverythingsBetterWithPlatypus
* {{Expy}}: the Kiwi to the Roadrunner and Willie Wombat to Bugs Bunny (much to the latter's chagrin)
** Bob and Mum are basically [[FawltyTowers Basil and Sybil Fawlty]], with Taz as Manuel.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Done in-universe in the episode "Taz Babies." The Vice President of the network makes changes to the show, including truncating scenes of witty dialogue, making Bull Gator the main character, changing Axl into a dog, and eventually turning it into a SpinoffBabies show before deciding to just cancel it entirely.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Although Taz has shown that he will eat absolutely anything, this trope is pushed to its most extreme point in this show, with him eating sheep, pets, TNT, fridges and other characters, often without chewing.
* FallingIntoTheCockpit: This is how Taz ends up piloting a space shuttle to save earth from a meteor swarm in "Astro-Taz". of course, he thinks it's just a video game.
* FluffyTheTerrible: One short has Molly adopt a kitten that acts like a sweet little puddytat around her, but is really a psychotic malicious monster.
* FourthWallObserver: Digeri Dingo.
* GenreSavvy: Just about any character, due to there being NoFourthWall, though notably Willie Wombat, who is all too aware that he's going through the motions of a predator-chases-prey cartoon, and grows increasingly resentful about it as the series goes on.
* {{Hammerspace}}: ''TazMania'' used many of the tropes from the ''LooneyTunes'' shorts, so Hammerspace was well and truly in effect. In "A Flea for Me", for example, the flea pulls a complete oil well out from under his coat.
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Molly
* HospitalHottie: Dr. Duckbreath's nurse.
* IKnowMortalKombat: In "Astro-Taz", Taz's skill at video games allows him to shoot out a meteor swarm that was going to destroy the Earth.
* ImAHumanitarian: The owner and staff of the motel in "A Midsummer Night's Scream".
* InevitableWaterfall: A ludicrously tall example occurs in "Doubting Dingo".
* InnOfNoReturn: The motel in "A Midsummer Night's Scream".
* ItWasHereISwear: Taz's attempts to convince Bushwacker Bob that someone is trying to murder them in "A Midsummer Night's Scream".
* {{Jerkass}}: Bushwacker Bob.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Taz in some episodes. Bushwacker Bob and Digeri Dingo have their rare soft sides.
* KnifeOutline: Happens to Taz when he walks into the bathroom of the InnOfNoReturn in "A Midsummer Night's Scream".
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Well-meaning and gregarious though he is, Mr. Thickley's assessment of his own expertise has absolutely no bearing on the reality of same.
* LastOfHisKind: Wendell T. Wolf, the last Tasmanian wolf alive.
* {{Leitmotif}}: This show's theme music would later accompany Taz's cameos on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}} Histeria!]]''
* MenCantKeepHouse: "Boys Just Want To Have Fun"
* NiceGuy: Mr. Thickley, Hugh, Jean, The Platypus Brothers and Willie Wombat
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Hugh is BingCrosby, and Drew is BobHope (as his episodes are {{Whole Plot Reference}}s to the Hope/Crosby "[[RoadTo Road Pictures]]"); Wendell is WoodyAllen.
* NoFourthWall: Any episode with Digeri Dingo.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: The hotel staff are the only characters with Australian accents; everyone else is American.
* NobleSavage: The Bushrats, for the most part.
* OddNameOut: Molly's favourite band is The New Chips off the Block; Donnie, Ronnie, Lonnie, Bonnie and Clyde.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: ''Taz-Mania'' is often overshadowed by other 90's Warner Bros. cartoons (''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}} Freakazoid!]]'') though it's still fondly remembered.
* PlankGag: Axl does it to Bull Gator. Bull's response is a GenreSavvy "I really should have seen that coming".
* ARealManIsAKiller: A child-friendly parody with Francis X. Bushlad, whose father is more than willing to give a more modern and civilized initiation into manhood. He insists on forging his spirit in the tradition of his ancestors, and as such has vowed to hunt Taz.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Kiwi, the Bushrats.
* RiteOfPassage: Francis X. Bushlad's tribe has three options: kill a dangerous animal (Francis' choice), successfully buy out a major corporation in a hostile takeover, or amass a stock portfolio worth $500,000.
* ShamgriLa: The idyllic city of Platy-La, which the Platypus Brothers find in their ''ridiculously huge'' attic.
* SwallowTheKey: Taz does this after he has cornered Francis X. Bushlad (who is disguised as an attractive female Tasmanian devil) in "A Young Taz's Fancy".
* ThemeTuneRollCall
** MyFriendsAndZoidberg:
--->''Have we left anyone out?''
--->Oh yeah, don't forget Taz.
* ThisIsMySide: In "Unhappy Together", an argument between the Platypus Brothers ends with them cutting their house in half.
* TooCleverByHalf: Digeri Dingo.
* TooDumbToFool: Taz may be noisy, short-tempered, impatient and always hungry, but he manages to wear out most people's attempts to trap him, and has outwitted Bull and Axl, and Wendall, on several occasions.
** He also outwitted Digeri Dingo in some time like in "A Dingo's Guide to Magic". Although we can say that had involuntarily.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: For Hugh, it's "a tall, cool glass of OJ". ("Yay.")
* TreeBuchet: Francis X. Bushlad attempts to use one to catch Taz. You can probably guess how well it worked...
* TheUnintelligible: Taz
* WaferThinMint: In the first appearance of the Kiwi, Taz and Buddy Boar end up tied to a tree dangling over the edge of a cliff. The Kiwi returns Buddy's lucky coin, which it had stolen earlier, and the extra weight is enough to cause the tree to snap.
* WeirdnessCensor: The wild life documentary host that shows up in some episodes always thinks the animals are stupid and uncivilised even though they speak English, wear clothes and have mastered the use of modern technology.
** Though Taz does meet her criteria, somewhat, as she tends to focus on him.
* WhatHaveWeEar: "The Dingo's Guide to Magic"
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: "Taz hate water! '''TAZ HATE WATER!'''"
** "Taz hate bath!"
* WilliamTelling: According to "Unhappy Together", 'William Tell' is favourite game of the Platypus Brothers and Daniel gets quite upset when he thinks Timothy is playing it with Taz.
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Down in Taz-Mania\\
Come to Taz-Mania\\
We mean you!\\
Wa waee weda whe spzzz!"''
-->--from the ExpositoryThemeTune
This SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon series focuses on the vicious, carnivorous LooneyTunes villain, the '''Tasmanian Devil''' aka '''Taz'''. Only now he's not any of the three (unless he's trying to eat the kiwi, but we'll get back to that), instead it just shows Taz in his native Tasmania, where the sky is always yellow in the rain or shine. In the land way under down under, Taz spends time with his family, hangs with his pals, collects bottle caps, works at his job as a bellhop and tries to eat the kiwi. Sure, [[BetterThanItSounds it may sound boring]], but [[UnluckyEverydude no matter what Taz does]], HilarityEnsues.
[[AC: Other than Taz there is:]]
* '''Jean''' - Taz's socially active homemaker mother, who is very friendly and kind.
* '''Hugh''' - Taz's laid-back Music/BingCrosby-ish dad whose advice always seems to end in "{{blah blah blah}} [[{{Catchphrase}} Yakety Schmackity"]]. This possibly symbolises how nobody listens to him, or to Taz's wild manner of speaking.
* '''Molly''' - Taz's sister who is embarrassed by Taz's behavior and constantly threatens him with baths ("Taz hate water").
* '''Jake''' - Taz's neurotic little brother.
* '''Dog''' - Taz's pet turtle who acts like a dog.
* '''Drew''' - Taz's equally laid-back uncle, who appears only in the "{{Road to}} Tazmania" episodes (playing the role of BobHope).
* '''Digeri Dingo''' - An egotistical bottlecap collector who sometimes cons Taz out of his. His ego often leads to his downfall. A notorious FourthWallObserver with a ton of deadpan snark in his system.
* '''Wendal T. Wolf''' - A neurotic Tasmanian wolf who believes himself to be last of his kind, and who pathetically tries to force Taz to befriend/protect him.
* '''Francis X. Bushlad''' - The son of the chief of the mudpeople, who hunts Taz to complete his passage into manhood but acts like an Ivy League rich kid.
* '''Bushwacker Bob''' - The irritable owner of the hotel Taz works at, thinks Taz is a slacker and a screw up.
* '''Mum''' - Bob's mother, treats Bob's workers (including Taz) with kindness while criticizing and insulting her son.
* '''Constance ''' - A heavy-set koala maid for Bob's hotel who has a crush on Taz.
* '''Mr. Thickley''' - A wallaby tour guide for Bob's hotel who doesn't really know anything.
* '''Bull Gator & Axl''' - Two hunters who want to capture Taz and send him to a zoo, for all the zoo-going children of the world. They usually fail because Axl "does something stupid", that tends to result in a knock upside the head for Axl, and/or the both of them getting mauled by Taz.
* '''Buddy Boar''' - Taz's best friend who acts like a Hollywood agent. By season 2, he's PutOnABus, making minor [[TheCameo cameo appearances]] afterward.
* '''The Platypus Brothers''' - Timothy and Daniel, two genius inventors who use Taz as their guinea pig.
* '''The Kiwi''' - A tiny yellow bird that Taz can't seem to eat, because it easily outwits him. It makes the [[WesternAnimation/WileECoyoteAndTheRoadRunner Road Runner]] look like a snail.
* '''The Bushrats''' - Rats that attack people and speak in subtitles.
* '''Willie Wombat''' - A character added to the show later, who is good-natured, says hello to everything and everyone and complains about his role on the show which is a {{Bugs Bunny}} {{Expy}}.
Have we left anyone out?
Oh yeah. Don't forget Taz.
So as not to create an entire family of Tazes, despite being the eldest child of three, Taz himself is portrayed as being somewhat backwards, with his family being (relatively) civilised and fully capable of speaking English. However, they too are also fully capable of causing carnage, though they have more self-control. His parents are especially patient and understanding with him... like they would be if he was... you know... ''special.''
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!!This show contains examples of:
* AdaptationDistillation: There were a few video games made based on the show, but only Taz starred in them (indeed the first game is the only time we see any other characters from the series, which was Taz's family, and only for the opening cutscene. All of the other characters/enemies were generic alligators, carnivorous plants, rock monsters and others, culminating in a final boss battle with a gigantic seagull).
** The Super-NES version focused on Taz's efforts to catch the Kiwi on a busy highway. Some characters from the show would appear as obstacles, and occasionally Digeri Dingo would hand Taz a power-up.
* AllAnimalsAreDogs: Dog, who is a turtle. Who thinks he is a dog.
* AllJustADream
* AntiVillain: Bull Gator and Axl just want to please to zoo-going children of the world. And get money for doing so.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: When Constance finds out her favorite wrestler isn't just putting on an act, and is really and truly beating seven kinds of snot out of Taz, she takes exception to his behavior and thoroughly kicks his ass.
* BlahBlahBlah: Hugh, ending with Yakety Schmackity.
* CaughtInASnare: Bull Gator & Axl get trapped in a snare they set for Taz; then Taz trips another nearby snare on purpose just so he can get close enough to make [[HilarityEnsues hilarity ensue]].
* CheerfulChild: Jake.
* ChekhovsGun: Played with in an episode where a large weight dangles precariously above the characters throughout. Later it's revealed that it was AllJustADream of Francis Bushlad's. Bushlad berates the writers for the lame ending and for not using the weight. The writers retaliate by dropping it on him repeatedly.
* ChristmasEpisode: "No Time for Christmas"
* CoolUncle: Drew is adored by Taz and his siblings. Maybe because he's a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed version of BobHope.
* CuteBruiser: Constance Koala
* DeadpanSnarker: Digeri Dingo
* {{Determinator}}: Francis X Bushlad
* ADogNamedDog: Dog
* EverythingsBetterWithPlatypus
* {{Expy}}: the Kiwi to the Roadrunner and Willie Wombat to Bugs Bunny (much to the latter's chagrin)
** Bob and Mum are basically [[FawltyTowers Basil and Sybil Fawlty]], with Taz as Manuel.
* ExecutiveMeddling: Done in-universe in the episode "Taz Babies." The Vice President of the network makes changes to the show, including truncating scenes of witty dialogue, making Bull Gator the main character, changing Axl into a dog, and eventually turning it into a SpinoffBabies show before deciding to just cancel it entirely.
* ExtremeOmnivore: Although Taz has shown that he will eat absolutely anything, this trope is pushed to its most extreme point in this show, with him eating sheep, pets, TNT, fridges and other characters, often without chewing.
* FallingIntoTheCockpit: This is how Taz ends up piloting a space shuttle to save earth from a meteor swarm in "Astro-Taz". of course, he thinks it's just a video game.
* FluffyTheTerrible: One short has Molly adopt a kitten that acts like a sweet little puddytat around her, but is really a psychotic malicious monster.
* FourthWallObserver: Digeri Dingo.
* GenreSavvy: Just about any character, due to there being NoFourthWall, though notably Willie Wombat, who is all too aware that he's going through the motions of a predator-chases-prey cartoon, and grows increasingly resentful about it as the series goes on.
* {{Hammerspace}}: ''TazMania'' used many of the tropes from the ''LooneyTunes'' shorts, so Hammerspace was well and truly in effect. In "A Flea for Me", for example, the flea pulls a complete oil well out from under his coat.
* HeadphonesEqualIsolation: Molly
* HospitalHottie: Dr. Duckbreath's nurse.
* IKnowMortalKombat: In "Astro-Taz", Taz's skill at video games allows him to shoot out a meteor swarm that was going to destroy the Earth.
* ImAHumanitarian: The owner and staff of the motel in "A Midsummer Night's Scream".
* InevitableWaterfall: A ludicrously tall example occurs in "Doubting Dingo".
* InnOfNoReturn: The motel in "A Midsummer Night's Scream".
* ItWasHereISwear: Taz's attempts to convince Bushwacker Bob that someone is trying to murder them in "A Midsummer Night's Scream".
* {{Jerkass}}: Bushwacker Bob.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: Taz in some episodes. Bushwacker Bob and Digeri Dingo have their rare soft sides.
* KnifeOutline: Happens to Taz when he walks into the bathroom of the InnOfNoReturn in "A Midsummer Night's Scream".
* KnowNothingKnowItAll: Well-meaning and gregarious though he is, Mr. Thickley's assessment of his own expertise has absolutely no bearing on the reality of same.
* LastOfHisKind: Wendell T. Wolf, the last Tasmanian wolf alive.
* {{Leitmotif}}: This show's theme music would later accompany Taz's cameos on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}} Histeria!]]''
* MenCantKeepHouse: "Boys Just Want To Have Fun"
* NiceGuy: Mr. Thickley, Hugh, Jean, The Platypus Brothers and Willie Wombat
* NoCelebritiesWereHarmed: Hugh is BingCrosby, and Drew is BobHope (as his episodes are {{Whole Plot Reference}}s to the Hope/Crosby "[[RoadTo Road Pictures]]"); Wendell is WoodyAllen.
* NoFourthWall: Any episode with Digeri Dingo.
* NotEvenBotheringWithTheAccent: The hotel staff are the only characters with Australian accents; everyone else is American.
* NobleSavage: The Bushrats, for the most part.
* OddNameOut: Molly's favourite band is The New Chips off the Block; Donnie, Ronnie, Lonnie, Bonnie and Clyde.
* OvershadowedByAwesome: ''Taz-Mania'' is often overshadowed by other 90's Warner Bros. cartoons (''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''[[WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}} Freakazoid!]]'') though it's still fondly remembered.
* PlankGag: Axl does it to Bull Gator. Bull's response is a GenreSavvy "I really should have seen that coming".
* ARealManIsAKiller: A child-friendly parody with Francis X. Bushlad, whose father is more than willing to give a more modern and civilized initiation into manhood. He insists on forging his spirit in the tradition of his ancestors, and as such has vowed to hunt Taz.
* RidiculouslyCuteCritter: Kiwi, the Bushrats.
* RiteOfPassage: Francis X. Bushlad's tribe has three options: kill a dangerous animal (Francis' choice), successfully buy out a major corporation in a hostile takeover, or amass a stock portfolio worth $500,000.
* ShamgriLa: The idyllic city of Platy-La, which the Platypus Brothers find in their ''ridiculously huge'' attic.
* SwallowTheKey: Taz does this after he has cornered Francis X. Bushlad (who is disguised as an attractive female Tasmanian devil) in "A Young Taz's Fancy".
* ThemeTuneRollCall
** MyFriendsAndZoidberg:
--->''Have we left anyone out?''
--->Oh yeah, don't forget Taz.
* ThisIsMySide: In "Unhappy Together", an argument between the Platypus Brothers ends with them cutting their house in half.
* TooCleverByHalf: Digeri Dingo.
* TooDumbToFool: Taz may be noisy, short-tempered, impatient and always hungry, but he manages to wear out most people's attempts to trap him, and has outwitted Bull and Axl, and Wendall, on several occasions.
** He also outwitted Digeri Dingo in some time like in "A Dingo's Guide to Magic". Although we can say that had involuntarily.
* TrademarkFavoriteFood: For Hugh, it's "a tall, cool glass of OJ". ("Yay.")
* TreeBuchet: Francis X. Bushlad attempts to use one to catch Taz. You can probably guess how well it worked...
* TheUnintelligible: Taz
* WaferThinMint: In the first appearance of the Kiwi, Taz and Buddy Boar end up tied to a tree dangling over the edge of a cliff. The Kiwi returns Buddy's lucky coin, which it had stolen earlier, and the extra weight is enough to cause the tree to snap.
* WeirdnessCensor: The wild life documentary host that shows up in some episodes always thinks the animals are stupid and uncivilised even though they speak English, wear clothes and have mastered the use of modern technology.
** Though Taz does meet her criteria, somewhat, as she tends to focus on him.
* WhatHaveWeEar: "The Dingo's Guide to Magic"
* WhyDidItHaveToBeSnakes: "Taz hate water! '''TAZ HATE WATER!'''"
** "Taz hate bath!"
* WilliamTelling: According to "Unhappy Together", 'William Tell' is favourite game of the Platypus Brothers and Daniel gets quite upset when he thinks Timothy is playing it with Taz.
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