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I have been a huge Looney Tunes fan all my life, and when I first heard there was a spin-off series three years ago I knew yes I must see this. Then I told myself if it is anything like Animaniacs or Pinky and the Brain, two of the best animated shows ever made, then I was in for a treat.
Tiny Toon Adventures is simply brilliant, it has a great concept and works brilliantly with it. The animation is beautiful and crisp, with bright colourful backgrounds, beautiful colours and well drawn characters, while the theme tune is catchy, hip and memorable, a definite bonus when it comes to animated shows. And I have to say the incidental music is also very cleverly composed.
Another strong component is the humour. It works so well, I was surprised how funny and smart it was. Animaniacs was funny and smart, so was Pinky and the Brain, so was the Flintstones and so was even the original Looney Tunes cartoons themselves. And I have to admit there was some humour that went over my head first time but now after seeing each episode 5 plus times it clicked. I try to tell myself, if you don't get something first time, try it again until you do. I loved the quick wit, the slapstick, the wackiness and the imitations and I still do. Then there are the story lines, there was a real danger of it all being predictable and clichéd, but the writers cleverly avoided this by constructing some simple but easy to understand adventures that appeal to both kids and adults.
And the characters? They are wonderful. They are basically hip and younger versions of the Looney Tunes characters, with distinct personalities that perfectly convey the time in which the show is set. Buster and Babs are the two main characters, and I also love Plucky, Furball, Hamton and Dizzy. I even liked Elmyra, I found her obnoxious in Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain(the wretched spin-off of Pinky and the Brain) but I think it was to do with the concept not working and how the character was written. She can be bratty at times admittedly, but she does have her good moments. The voice acting is simply faultless, with Rob Paulson, Maurice LaMarche, Don Messick, Cree Summer, Joe Alaskey and especially Tress MacNeille absolutely brilliant consistently.
Overall, if you love animated shows or animation in general, or good humour, well written stories or likable characters, I think you've found your match with Tiny Toon Adventures. 10/10 Bethany Cox
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