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Xref: bloom-picayune.mit.edu alt.tv.tiny-toon:8646 news.answers:4089 Path: bloom-picayune.mit.edu!snorkelwacker.mit.edu!news.media.mit.edu!micro-heart-of-gold.mit.edu!wupost!crcnis1.unl.edu!moe.ksu.ksu.edu!mimbres.cs.unm.edu!unmvax!bbx!yenta!synth From: synth@yenta.alb.nm.us (Synth F. Oberheim) Newsgroups: alt.tv.tiny-toon,news.answers Subject: alt.tv.tiny-toon Frequently Asked Questions Summary: New users please read! Message-ID: <1992Nov17.171932.22011@yenta.alb.nm.us> Date: 17 Nov 92 17:19:32 GMT Reply-To: synth@deepthought.unm.edu Followup-To: alt.tv.tiny-toon Organization: yenta unix pc, rio rancho, nm Lines: 658 Approved: news-answers-request@MIT.Edu Archive-name: tiny-toon-faq Last-modified: Nov 15 1992 Hey kids! It's THE alt.tv.tiny-toon FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS LIST! ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ version 11.15.92 Welcome to alt.tv.tiny-toon, net.hangout for enthusiasts of that miraculous animated wonder, _Tiny Toon Adventures_. Enjoy your stay, and don't forget to try out our brand new *Karaoke machine*! 1.0 General questions 1.1 What is "Tiny Toon Adventures"? 1.2 What are the names of all the characters and the actors who voice them? 1.3 What are the Tiny Toons' relation to the classic Looney Tunes characters? 1.4 How do you spell `Ham[p]ton'? * 1.5 In what parts of the world is TTA shown? 2.0 Lyrics and freeze-frame material 2.1 The TTA theme song 2.2 The Immature Radioactive Samurai Slugs theme song 2.3 The credits of "Honey, I Shrunk The Clothes" * 2.4 The Plucky Duck Show theme song 3.0 Toon queries 3.1 Where is Acme Acres located? * 3.2 How old are the Tiny Toons? 4.0 Production, cast, staff 4.1 What else has Frank Welker done? 4.2 Who is Jenny Lerew? 4.3 Why was Kennedy Cartoons dropped from TTA? 4.4 What's the story behind the three girls & "Buster & Babs Go Hawaiian"? 4.5 Who animates the end tags after the credits? 5.0 Net and newsgroup questions 5.1 How do I create a kill file? * 5.2 How do I obtain the guides and lists pertaining to TTA? 5.3 Where are the FTP archives? 5.4 Who is "Dr. Roger Rabbit"? 6.0 Shopping for TTA * 6.1 Where can I find Tiny Toons merchandise? 6.2 What is the Tiny Toons "album"? 6.3 What is "HISMV"? * = new or updated material -- 1.0 GENERAL QUESTIONS 1.1 What is "Tiny Toon Adventures"? TINY TOON ADVENTURES is an afternoon animated TV series produced by Warner Brothers and Steven Spielberg, which features smaller, younger derivations of the classic Warner Bros. cartoon characters. Listen up: this is *not* another "Muppet Babies"! The writing is delightful, with lots of adult humor and pop culture in-references, the characters are well-defined and highly entertaining, and the first-rate animation puts to shame the standards of so-called "children's" television. That answer your question? :-) 1.2 What are the names of all the Tiny Toons characters and the actors who voice them? Charlie Adler, John Kassir as Buster Bunny Tress MacNeille as Babs (Barbara Anne) Bunny Danny Cooksey as Montana Max Cree Summer as Elmyra Duff Don Messick as Hamton J. Pig Joe Alaskey as Plucky Duck Maurice LaMarche as Dizzy Devil Frank Welker as Furrball Frank Welker as Gogo Dodo Gail Matthius as Shirley the Loon (f/k/a Shirley McLoon) Kath Souci as Fifi La Fume Frank Welker as Calamity Coyote Frank Welker as Little Beeper Kath Souci as Sneezer Candi Milo as Sweetie Bird Cindy McGee, Cree Summer as Mary Melody Rob Paulsen as Arnold Rob Paulsen as Fowlmouth Steven Spielberg as Himself [sorry, couldn't resist. :-)] 1.3 What are the Tiny Toons' relation to the classic Looney Tunes characters? Aren't the Tiny Toons just offspring of the originals (Plucky is Daffy's son, Dizzy is the Son of Taz, etc.)? With one exception, *none* of the Tiny Toons are sons and daughters of the original classic characters, nor are they the Looney Toons as little kids. The one exception to this is Gogo, who, according to TTA writer Paul Dini, is the son of the original dodo bird from "Porky In Wackyland". 1.4 How do you spell Hampton's [sic] name? It's HAMTON. There is *no* 'p' in HAMTON, despite it being misspelled in the credits a couple of times ... 1.5 In what parts of the world is TTA shown? TTA is currently shown in throughout the US, Canada, UK, Mexico, France and Japan, and also in Singapore and Hong Kong. Translations of the theme song have been known to be very butchered-- uh, amusing. -- 2.0 LYRICS AND FREEZE-FRAME MATERIAL 2.1 What are the lyrics to the TTA theme song? Glad you asked. Some words are definitely hard to pick out, and as a result have been the subject of some intense flamage. Here are Warner Brothers' official lyrics: We're tiny, we're toony, we're all a little looney, And in this cartoony, we're invading your TV! We're comic dispensers, we crack up all the censors, On TINY TOON ADVENTURES get a dose of comedy! So here's Acme Acres, it's a whole wide world apart, Our home sweet home, it stands alone, a cartoon work of art! The scripts were rejected, expect the unexpected On TINY TOON ADVENTURES -- it's about to start! They're furry, they're funny, they're Babs and Buster Bunny, Montana Max has money, Elmyra is a pain! Here's Hamton and Plucky, Dizzy Devil's yucky, Furrball's unlucky, and Gogo is insane! At Acme Looniversity we earn our toon degree, The teaching staff's been getting laughs since 1933! We're tiny, we're toony, we're all a little looney, It's TINY TOON ADVENTURES, come and join the fun! ... and now our song is done! 2.2 How about the lyrics to the theme song of the "Immature Radioactive Samurai Slugs"? The "IRSS" theme, found in the short "Slugfest", goes like this: We're Immature Radioactive Samurai Slugs We love to thrash criminals and slice 'n' dice thugs! We're totally radical, gnarly dudes, Cowabunga homeboys with nothin' to lose ... Our arch-enemies want us iodized But they can't beat us 'cause we're merchandised! (Iodizer: "DESTROY THEM!!") Count off! Picasso! Warhol! Rockwell! Grandma Moses! So kick back, dweebs, it's the end of our rhyme, The show's gonna start and it's time to slime! 2.3 Did someone catch all the credits for "Honey, I Shrunk the Clothes"? TTA is perhaps the single best reason to buy a 4-head VCR. (you know, that magical "frame advance" button. The shiny, candylike button.) If you don't have the credit to drop what you're doing and buy one, not to worry: WARNER BROS. and AMBLIN ANIMATION CO-VENTURES in association with LOTS O' CASH PARTNERS IV present a TOM RUEGGER PRODUCTION of a KEN BOYER ART LEONARDI AND KENT BUTTERWORTH film -- HAMTON J. PIG GOGO DODO in "HONEY, I SHRUNK THE CLOTHES" Starring BUSTER BUNNY BABS BUNNY (no relation) MONTANA MAX PLUCKY DUCK CESAR ROMERO THE ENTIRE POPULATION OF OAKLAND, CALIFORNIA LITTLE BEEPER CALAMITY COYOTE and introducing EDDIE FITZGERALD as "MOOKIE" APPEARANCE BY FIFI LA FUME as THE IRATE CUSTOMER Executive Producer G. WHO Written by THE USUAL GUYS Drawn by KEXX BYRON BARRY DEMELO AND THE REST OF THE GANG AT THE TINY TOONS CARTOONY FACTORY. Model colors figured out at great expense by BUNNY MUNNS Backgrounds by KARTHARINE and BRIAN Music by ONE OF BRUCE'S GUYS Based on the book "Crime And Punishment" by FEODOR DOSTOEVSKY Harried assistant to the harried producer DEBRA BLANCHARD AND KENNETH ROSS Monitor PAUL STRICKLAND DOESN'T IT HURT YOUR EYES TO READ PRINT THIS TINY? Live Action Reference by SHERRI STONER Mildly disgusted with the whole thing TOM MINTON person with nothing better to do than to write this PAUL DINI THIS LINE IS FOR PEOPLE WHO HIT FREEZE FRAME AND LOOK FOR SUSPECT MESSAGES Art Direction VINCENT VAN GOGH EDITED BY CUISINART MOST OF THE PEOPLE LISTED HERE HAD NOTHING WHATSOEVER TO DO WITH THE MAKING OF THIS MOVIE THEY JUST LIKE TO SEE THEIR NAMES WHIZ BY AT ONE-TENTH OF A SECOND Hamton J. Pig appears courtesy of OSCAR MEYER INC. Gogo Dodo's hair by VEG-O-MATIC ORIGINAL SOUNDTRACK RECORDING AVAILABLE ON ELEVATOR P.A. SYSTEMS BE SURE AND BUY EVERY PRODUCT CONNECTED WITH THIS MOVIE OR YOU'RE IN BIG TROUBLE JACK WE'RE NOT KIDDING WE KNOW WHERE YOU LIVE Directed by KEN BOYER ART LEONARDI KENT BUTTERWORTH KENNEDY CARTOONS DON'T WASTE YOUR SEVEN BUCKS ON THIS HOUND SEE GRIM-LOONS 2 INSTEAD HI MOM 2.4 I seem to have this recurring dream about a TTA theme song in an alternate universe. Am I psychotic? Not at all -- you're probably getting vibes from residual astral projections of THE PLUCKY DUCK SHOW, that short-lived spin-off of TTA. So you can sleep better: You're lucky, it's Plucky, "I'm absolutely ducky," Other shows seem yucky now that Plucky's on the air! "I'm wacky, I'm quacky," He's an egomaniac-y, Hamton plays the lackey of this duck extraordinaire! Who knows the way to close his endless babbling beak? Drop an anvil down upon his feathery physique! Toast him, roast him, the show will still be most him, "It's THE PLUCKY DUCK SHOW and it's on each week!" His antics are frantic, at times he gets romantic, "My talent's so gigantic it'll burst from your TV!" The writers are hackers, the artists all went quackers, The actors are yakkers, "But don't complain -- it's free!" Plucky goes to Acme Loo to learn to be a star, There're other toonsters at the school, "But who cares who they are ..." So enjoy, don't be coy, And don't fall for a decoy, It's THE PLUCKY DUCK SHOW, come and laugh along! ... "I also wrote the song!" -- 3.0 TOON QUERIES 3.1 Where is Acme Acres located? Kevin Podsiadlik (hampton@ais.org) writes: > Acme Acres has this disturbing habit of moving around. In "Never Too > Late to Loon", Acme Acres looks to be in either Missouri or Arkansas > (I think we decided the former). But in "The Anvil Chorus", the > landing point of the world's largest Acme Anvil looked like it was > somewhere in Texas or New Mexico. Finally, in "Cross-Country Kitty" > (the one with Mary Melody and Furrball), Acme Acres is in Southern > California. 3.2 How old are the Tiny Toons? [ Who wants to tackle this? Any confirmed data in the show about how old various characters are? ] -- 4.0 PRODUCTION, CAST, STAFF 4.1 Frank Welker's voice sounds familiar. What else has he done? Eric Ant Von Laudermann (drwho@wpi.WPI.EDU) writes: > He's been in just about every cartoon EVER ... well, not really, but > he's done so much voice acting, it borders on ridiculous. Here are > some of his roles which come to mind right now: > > Fred from _Scooby Doo_ > Uni the unicorn in the _D&D_ cartoon > Iceman in _Spiderman and his Amazing Friends_ > Dr. Ray Stanz AND Slimer in _The Real Ghostbusters_ > Various bit parts in the Disney afternoon shows > [ and Disney movies -- BEAUTY AND THE BEAST, for starters ... -ed.] > > ... and he's in the credits of almost every Saturday morning cartoon > of the past decade ... not to mention his non-cartoon voice roles in: > > GREMLINS > GREMLINS 2 > Stephen King's CAT'S EYE (the little creature in the last segment) > MUNCHIES (starting to pick up on a theme here?) > BILL & TED'S BOGUS JOURNEY (Ted's Easter-Bunny-From-Hell) > > Once you begin to recognize his regular character speaking voice and > his cute-alien high-pitched squeals, you can pick him out almost > anywhere. And if you think back right now, you may even be able to > come up with some characters that I didn't list. His voice is very > distinctive. Will Bell (bell@cs.tamu.edu) writes: > As part of my never-ending quest to find some image of that elusive > imp known as Frank Welker, I bought a tome entitled "The Complete > Directory To Prime Time Network TV Shows Past And Present" and > learned that he has been in the following shows: > > The Burns and Schrieber Comedy Hour (ABC, 1973) > The Don Knotts Show (NBC, 1970-71) > Keep On Cruisin' (CBS, 1987) (Welker is referred to as a "hip > young comedian") 4.2 Who is Jenny Lerew, and why does everybody seem to pay so much attention to her? a.t.t-t is very proud to have a gen-yoo-ine TTA animator in our midst. Jenny Lerew has worked on the staff of Tiny Toon Adventures at the Warner studios in Sherman Oaks since 1989, originally as a character layout artist, presently as a storyboard artist. She's done layout on "Hare Today, Gone Tomorrow", YOU ASKED FOR IT, HER WACKY HIGHNESS (the Elmer Presley song number!), GANGBUSTERS, THE ACME HOME SHOPPING SHOW, most of the layout for "The Field Trip" (and including writing some Babs dialogue and co-writing the "Squash & Stretch" song), and did Elmyra's cheetah-skin scenes in HOW I SPENT MY VACATION. Her storyboard credits include the upcoming "Horror of Slumber Party Mountain" and Act II of "The Return of Batduck". Needless to say, she knows a lot about the inner workings of the show and about the animation production process. But if you have a question for her, ask it on the newsgroup first and see if someone else can answer it -- Jenny's a very busy gal! :-) 4.3 Why did Warner drop Kennedy Cartoons as an animation house after the first season? Robert A. Jung (rjung@aludra.usc.edu) writes: > I believe the semi-official word is that Warner Animation didn't like > their art. When the "Kennedy got dropped" news was first reported, > someone (I think) forwarded a message from CompuServe about it, where > someone at Warners was quoted as saying that Kennedy was being dropped > because WB disliked the Kennedy style (the original poster was a > Kennedy fan). The Warner rep cited the same reasons many Kennedy-haters > cited: the shuffling feet, cigar-chewing mouths, excessive bouncing/ > stretching. Unless someone from Warner Animation wants to enlighten us > officially, this is the closest we have to "fact". 4.4 What's the full story about the three girls who wrote BUSTER & BABS GO HAWAIIAN? bodie@plains.NoDak.edu (Justin M. Bodie) explains: > Note: I saw this on 20/20 sometime last year. > > The 3 kids were the "BIGGEST" TTA fans ever ... they always rushed home > to watch the show etc. etc. ... so they wrote their own script ... > almost a storyboard on notebook paper -- they drew pictures & > everything. > > They sent their script to their local Fox affiliate, who put the script > into an official Fox folder and forwarded it to Amblin (I think Amblin). > Thinking this was an "offical communique" from Fox, Jean MacCurdy (I > think it was her) opened the script, loved it, and eventually Spielberg > was given a look at it. > > The 3 kids got a call one afternoon from Spielberg, were bouncing off > the walls, etc. They were invited to a meeting of the TTA [staff] who > asked the kids questions like, "What do you like about the show, the > characters, etc." They also worked out their story with the writers > into a format which could be animated. 4.5 Who in the sam hell animates those darn end tags? (the bits after the credits finish rolling) Robert Jung (rjung@aludra.usc.edu) writes: > In an attempt to avert having alt.tv.tiny-toon devoured by flames > about Startoons' animation and "who animated what tags?", four of > the TTAUEC staff took the initiative and found the answers the > old-fashioned way -- they called. > > Surprisingly enough, they got answers! Even I'm flabbergasted. > > TINY TOON ADVENTURES End Tag Credits > (thanks much to "Alfred" of Warner Animation) > > 100% certain attributions: > > Speaker Quote Animator > ======= ========================================= ============ > Baby Plucky "I wanna flush it again!" Startoons > Buster "And that's a wrap." Warner Bros. > Buster/Babs "Say goodnight, Babs." "Goodnight, Babs" Warner Bros. > Elmyra "Let the show begin!" Wang Film > Fifi "Au revoir, ma petit potato du couche." Startoons > Furrball "ROAR! ..Meow?" Startoons > Gogo Dodo "It's been surreal!" Warner Bros. > Plucky "Parting is such sweet sorrow." Warner Bros. > > Not-so-certain attributions: > > Buster/Babs "Aloooooooooooha!" Warner Bros. > Byron Basset "Woof." ??? > Dizzy "Show over!" Warner Bros. -- 5.0 NET AND NEWSGROUP QUESTIONS 5.1 What is a `kill file'? If you wish to have your newsreader refrain from showing you postings with a certain title or by a certain author, you can create a kill file for your newsreader to reference. Let's say that you wish to `kill' all posts made by a certain user. Using the `rn' or `trn' newsreader, you would type a [CTRL]-K while in read mode to begin editing the kill file, and then type the following: /From: username@sitename.com/h:j This will look for articles that come with "From: username@sitename.com" in the header, junk them, and then display the subject lines of titles that just got zapped. For names of Subject titles, you would type something like this: /: *Does Buster floss?/:j /: *New Tiny Toon Wheat Cakes/:j When finished, save the kill file in the normal manner for the editor you're using. For the `nn' newsreader, type a capital K when viewing the contents of a newsgroup. nn will then ask you a few questions on whether it is a Subject or a Name, duration of time that the posts are to be killed, etc. Simply answer the questions accordingly. 5.2 What are the various guides and lists floating around alt.tv.tiny-toon, and how do I get them? Most guides and lists are posted regularly, but can also be requested from the original poster through email. Here is a brief run-down on what's available: TTA UPCOMING EPISODES GUIDE. Schedule of upcoming episodes to be broadcast (both new episodes and reruns), along with production numbers, topical news and information, and addresses for Warner, Amblin and Fox. Maintained by: Robert Jung (rjung@aludra.usc.edu) TTA EPISODE GUIDE. Plot summaries for each episode of TTA, as well as production numbers, airdates, and animation houses. Maintained by: Chris Adamson (plucky@irie.ais.org) TTA REFERENCE GUIDE. Listings of cast and production credits (including gag credit and end tag), production numbers, airdates, indexes of episode titles & shorts titles, AND commentaries by alt.tv.tiny-toonsters for each episode of TTA. Maintained by: Synth F. Oberheim (synth@deepthought.unm.edu) TTA TOONSTATIONS LIST. Listings of local television affiliates currently broadcasting Tiny Toon Adventures. Maintained by: Joe Leitsch (jaleit01@ulkyvx.louisville.edu) TTA RERUN GUIDE. Listings of rerun schedules & histories for TTA episodes. Maintained by: Will Bell (bell@cs.tamu.edu) VINCE'S GUIDE TO FTP. A step-by-step guide on using FTP to gain access to Tiny Toons sound and picture files. Maintained by: Vince Taluskie (taluskie@ccwf.cc.utexas.edu) TOONPICS MAIL-SERVER. Email server for digitized GIF pictures for people without FTP access. Maintained by: Paul J. Osze (posze@ecst.csuchico.edu) TTA SOUND FILE GUIDE. Guide to digitized sound files from TTA available at plucky.physics.ncsu.edu. Includes a how-to on FTPing. Maintained by: Charles J. Brabec (brabec@pysgjb.physics.ncsu.edu) TTA BIO SHEET. Background info on your favorite TTA voice actors and production staff. Maintained by: Synth F. Oberheim (synth@deepthought.unm.edu) WARNER CHARACTER GUIDES. Official character "bibles" defining each Tiny Toons character, given to TTA writers. Maintained by: Fenthe Marten (fenthe@drycas.club.cc.cmu.edu) 5.3 Where are the FTP archives for Tiny Toons material? Sound samples can be found at plucky.physics.ncsu.edu (152.1.119.67). GIF and JPEG digitized pictures are now available from garfield.catt.ncsu.edu (152.1.43.23). 5.4 Just what is the deal with "Roger Rabbit"? Roger Randall, a.k.a. "Dr. Roger Rabbit", is a net.resident who posts stories about some of the TTA characters which contain explicit sex and violence. While there's nothing inherently wrong with that, he also drops in occasionally citing facts and references from his stories as if they are "canon", or straight from the actual show. Newcomers unfamiliar with his antics sometimes misinterpret these references as real trivia about the TTA characters. Keep in mind that they are not -- no matter how authoritative it may seem. Roger Rabbit replies to the above: > Dr. Rabbit was once a famous star who worked for Maroon Studios in > the 1930's and 1940's. He has since given up show business and has > become a psychologist. Earning his PHd in 1989, he specializes in > substance abuse treatment and works as co-director of a rehab center > in Culver City California. > > Dr. Rabbit, being a toon Rabbit, knows a bit about the habits of his > kind and can answer questions about them and about any anatomical > aspects of toon rabbits (tail shape, fur, ears, subspecies, sexual > matters). There is NO ONE else on the net who can accuratly answer > these questions. > > Furthermore, Dr. Rabbit personally knows Buster and Babs and their > family histories, although he doesn't see them that often. > > Dr. Rabbit also spends his time writing stories, some fiction, some > real, that he graciously posts to USENET for the enjoyment of others. > > Conclusion: What Dr. Rabbit posts is probably more accurate than any > other material on the net. -- 6.0 SHOPPING FOR TTA 6.1 Where can I find Tiny Toons merchandise? Warner Brothers merchandising currently has a catalogue that contains some Tiny Toons paraphernalia. Call 1-800-223-6524 for information. Warner also has a chain of gift shops at select places around the US. Will Bell (bell@cs.tamu.edu) occasionally posts a list of shops and their locations. McDonald's is currently promoting a Tiny Toons Happy Meal, with *8* different toys based on your favorite toonsters. Time to load up on carcinogens and cholesterol! You can also get a Tiny Toons t-shirt through a promotional campaign for "Tiny Toons Fruit Snacks" from the makers of Lipton, Wishbone or Equal products. Buy any two different products under the aforementioned brands, send in the UPC codes and a check for $5.95 (specify adult or child, and size). The shirt is a white tee with Buster & Babs & the rainbow "Tiny Toon Adventures" logo. Find a store display or product advertising the special offer, or you can send the check and the 2 UPC codes to: Tiny Toon T-Shirt Offer P.O. Box 1019 Grand Rapids, MN 55745-1019 6.2 I saw some kind of "Tiny Toons" music cassette in a store recently ... what is this? Is it out on CD? rjung@aludra.usc.edu (Robert A. Jung) writes: > The TINY TOONS album is only available on audio cassette. There are > ten tunes on it, most of it being "existing works re-sung by the voice > actors". > > Reaction (from the people here, anyway) has been mixed; some have > complained that it's cutesy stuff for young children, while others > have said that they enjoyed it anyway. All I'll say is that I didn't > get the album, and I doubt I will. If I wanted cute kids' stuff, I'd > go buy "Sebastian Sings!" and that stuff from Disney ... 6.3 I hear a lot of ranting and raving about an "HISMV". Just what is this? HISMV stands for HOW I SPENT MY VACATION, the 80-minute TTA movie, and the jewel in the Tiny Toons crown. Originally intended for a theatrical release, it instead went straight to home video (available either on VHS or laserdisc). Apparently it's been one of the biggest sellers in the direct-to-home-video market! The movie itself is a riot -- they pull out all the stops for this one. Whipper snapper, it's in your best interests to check this out. Prices for the video range from $10 to $19.99, and the laserdisc is $29.99. -- Thus endeth the lesson. Any comments, corrections or highly abusive flamage should be directed to: =============================================================================== :: :: :: :: :: Synth F. synth@deepthought.unm.edu U S E N E T :: :: :: :: :: :: :: Oberheim synth@yenta.alb.nm.us in color! =============================================================================== "The Internet is a spheroid region 705 meters in diameter."