- The Wacky World of Tex Avery
"The Wacky World of Tex Avery" is a
cartoon television show produced byDiC Entertainment in 1997 and 1998.The series was named after
Tex Avery , a cartoonist who died in 1980. The creators describe the show as "homage to the brilliant, hilarious and groundbreaking animator Tex Avery and the wonderful squash-and-stretch cartoons of his era."" [http://web.archive.org/web/20020526232138/www.dicentertainment.com/dic_shows.html#AShows The Wacky World of Tex Avery] ", "DiC Entertainment "]The show contains the following short series:
* Tex Avery: A goat-riding cowboy who saves the day from his nemesis Sagebrush Sid.
* Einstone: A brilliant caveman who is the world's first inventor. He tries to teach other cave people how to be civilized with his inventions. An obvious parody to the term Einstein.
* Ghengis & Khannie: Ghengis the lion lead an army across the world to conquer in the name of his emperor, he always meets a young female panda named Khannie. A play on the nameGhengis Khan .
* Maurice & Mooch: Maurice the chicken outwits Mooch the fox who tries to eat him.
* Pompeii Pete: A short bumbling Roman centurion fromPompeii was buried in lava and 2,000 years later is free to live in the modern world. His behavior annoys a businessman named Dan.
* Power Pooch: A normal dog gained superpowers after licking a superhero's (parody ofSuperman ) shoe and became a superhero himself along with his blue cat sidekick.
* Freddy the Fly: An obnoxious fly who bothers Amanda Banshee, a fat rich lady.Cast
*
Cree Summer (Khannie)
*Terry Klassen (Maurice)
*Scott McNeil (Amanda Banshee)
*Phil Hayes (Power Pooch)
*Maurice LaMarche (Mooch, Mr. Squab, Narrator)
*Lee Tockar (Ghengis)
*Kathleen Barr (Chasity Knott)
* Jane Montifee (Mrs. Squab)
*Ian James Corlett (Einstone, Pompeii Pete)
*Billy West (Tex Avery, Freddie the Fly, Sagebrush Sid)
* Alec Willows (Dan the Man)References
External links
*imdb title|id=0136680|title=The Wacky World of Tex Avery
*tv.com show|id=68063|title=The Wacky World of Tex Avery
*bcdb title|id=38447|title=The Wacky World of Tex Avery
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