History WesternAnimation / TazMania

* ''WesternAnimation/TazMania'': In "Battling Bushrats", Taz has been told by his mother to not touch the Sea Bird she's planning to cook for dinner that evening. Taz goes to watch TV and finds that every station - even the [[{{Western}} western]] channel - is showing something that's somehow connected to Sea Birds.

Welcome to a land that's way under down under, the sky is always yellow come rain or shine!

->''"He puts the Taz in Taz-Mania\\

%%* SneezeOfDoom: A RunningGag in "Feed a Cold".

* ItsQuietTooQuiet: Dropped into the middle of one of Wendal T Wolf's neurotic monologues: "..and then the suddenly the jungle gets quiet [insane paranoid AsideGlance] ''too'' quiet.."

* AlternativeForeignThemeSong: The Italian version has a different [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V-opPzpRF78 opening theme.]]

* OvershadowedByAwesome: ''Taz-Mania'' is often overshadowed by the 90's Warner Bros. cartoons executive produced by Creator/StevenSpeilberg (''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'', ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'') though it's still fondly remembered.

* OvershadowedByAwesome: ''Taz-Mania'' is often overshadowed by other 90's Warner Bros. cartoons (''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Freakazoid}}'') though it's still fondly remembered.

* {{Leitmotif}}: This show's theme music would later accompany Taz's cameos on ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Histeria}}!''.

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: Taz's family in one episode treats his love of comics like it's a drug addiction. (Though the short also shows their own fixations).

* AnvilOnHead: There is an episode where they research the optimal heaviness of an x-ton weight by dropping several weights on Bush Rats and gauging the reaction of the audience. The audience is silent for the 5, 10, and even 15.99999999 ton weights (though they "briefly crack smiles, and then fall into a deep depression".), but laugh hysterically when the 16 ton weight drops.

* RuleOfFunny: The explicit reason why the RunningGag of 16-ton weights exists. There were ''laboratory tests'' made, which revealed that only weights of exactly 16 tons, not even a milligram less, were able to make the subjects laugh.

This SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon series focuses on the vicious, carnivorous WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes AntiVillain, the Tasmanian Devil aka "Taz". Only now he's not any of the three (unless he's trying to eat the Keewee, but we'll get back to that); instead it just shows Taz in his native [[XtremeCoolLetterz Tazmania]]. 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, it may sound boring, but [[UnluckyEverydude no matter what Taz does]], HilarityEnsues.

This SixtyFiveEpisodeCartoon series focuses on the vicious, carnivorous WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes AntiVillain, the Tasmanian Devil aka "Taz". Only now he's not any of the three (unless he's trying to eat the Keewee, but we'll get back to that); instead it just shows Taz in his native Tasmania. 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, it may sound boring, but [[UnluckyEverydude no matter what Taz does]], HilarityEnsues.

* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: In the episode, "Dr. Wendal And Mr. Taz", Wendal gets exposed to [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk gamma radiation that turns him into a monster whenever he's angry,]] and results in him pummeling Taz. Taz ends up spending the entire episode trying (and failing) to keep him calm.

* AntiVillain: Bull Gator and Axl just want to please to zoo-going children of the world. And get money for doing so.

* BlahBlahBlah: All of Hugh's explanations start off detailed before degenerating into "blah, blah, blah" as he realises no one is listeningg, ending with "Yakety Schmackity".

* DoesThisRemindYouOfAnything?: Taz's family in one episode treat his love of comics like it's a drug addiction. (Though the short also shows their own fixations).

* 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.

* FelonyMisdemeanor: In "The Origin of the Beginning of the Incredible Taz-Man", Mr Thickly attempts to persuade Taz to make the mailman his arch-enemy for the heinous crime of delivering junk mail to Taz's family.

* PowerUpFood: In "We'll Always Have Taz-Mania", Hugh gets a Franchise/{{Popeye}}-style burst of strength from orange juice, allowing him to swim up a 2000 foot waterfall pushing a boat.

* SuperheroesWearCapes: Taz-Man, Taz's makebelieve superhero persona, wears a cape (of the bath towel tied round your neck variety).

* TheUnreveal: "Road to Tazmania" ends with Hugh and Taz opening up the carton of orange juice to find out what is inside. As they do so, the episode {{Iris Out}}s. {{Lampshaded}} when Hugh iris ins long enough to say "Don't you just hate it when that happens?".

* 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.
* 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.

* YouWouldntLikeMeWhenImAngry: In the episode, "Dr. Wendal And Mr. Taz", Wendal gets exposed to [[ComicBook/IncredibleHulk Gamma radiation that turns him into a monster whenever he's angry,]] and results in him pummeling Taz. Taz ends up spending the entire episode trying (and failing) to keep him calm.

* '''Bushwacker Bob''' - The irritable owner of the hotel Taz works at, thinks Taz is a slacker and a screw up.

* '''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.

* ThemeTuneRollCall: The theme song features [[LoadsAndLoadsOfCharacters a roll call]] [[ListSong so long]], they almost forget to mention Taz.

* LemonadeStandPlot In "Francis Takes a Stand", Taz and Francis X. Bushlad set up competing lemonade stands in hopes of making big money.

** The SNES 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.

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