A Tribute to Tiny Toon Adventures

In honor of the first official DVD release of Tiny Toon Adventures tomorrow, here's an article that shows a look at that seminal show and some other stuff that may reveal things about the making of Tiny Toons that may not have known before.




And here's another article from that same issue of Comics Scene that concerns director Rich Arons:



Tiny Toons (and Animaniacs) Links:

Article on director Kent Butterworth: http://johnpannozzi.blogspot.com/2008/07/all-about-kent-butterworth.html

An article introducing Tiny Toons: http://jedaniels-adventures.blogspot.com/2006/05/what-should-be-released-on-dvd.html

Interviews with Tiny Toon directors: http://jedaniels-adventures.blogspot.com/2006/05/tiny-toon-directors.html

An article that introduces the TTA characters:
http://jedaniels-adventures.blogspot.com/2008/04/introducing-tiny-toons.html


Entertainment Weekly article on Tiny Toons: http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318258,00.html

Part one of an interview with senior producer Tom Ruegger: http://www.platypuscomix.net/people/ruegger2.html

Part two of an interview with senior producer Tom Ruegger: http://www.platypuscomix.net/people/ruegger2.html

Interview with director and animator Jon McClenahan: http://www.platypuscomix.net/people/mcclenahan1.html

Another interview with Johnny Mack: http://wba.toonzone.net/mcclenahan/

Yet ANOTHER interview: http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=9642

Still another interview with Johnny Mack: http://www.retrojunk.com/details_articles/871/

An article on Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain and Freakazoid:
http://www.retrojunk.com/details_articles/1120/

An article on Animaniacs: http://www.retrojunk.com/details_articles/539/

An article on the development of Animaniacs: http://members.cruzio.com/~keeper/anibeg.html
A write-up of the Tiny Toons/Freakazoid panel at Comic-con 2008: http://news.toonzone.net/article.php?ID=25275
Tiny Toons Sheet Music: http://johnpannozzi.blogspot.com/2008/03/tiny-toon-adventures-theme-song-piano.html

Enjoy!

Animaniacs episode titles in Japanese

Hey, guys. Animaniacs is airing on Cartoon Network in Japan currently.

You can see their page for the show at http://www.cartoon.co.jp/program/animaniacs/index.html

And here is the list of episodes airing:
http://www.cartoon.co.jp/tv/index.php?tv=tv108&d=20070303

And now, with some help from Babelfish, I'll display the titles of the episodes in Japanese and translate them into English.

1. 誕生！ワーナー・ブラザース＆ワーナー・シスター/他2本

"Birth! Warner brothers & Warner sister/2 other things "

2. スーパースター”ヤッコ・ワーナー”世界かぞえ歌/他2本

"The Super Star 'Yakko Warner" whether world you obtain, song/2 other things"

3. ミケランジェロの秘密/登場！！グッド・フェザーズ

"Michelangelo's secret/Appearance! ! Goodfeathers"

4. 大海賊キャプテン・メル/大女優スラッピーおばさん/他1本

"Great Pirate Captain Mel/Great Actress Aunt Slappy/1 other thing"

5. ハリウッド・スター　はちゃめちゃパーティー

"Hollywood Hachamehacha Party"

6. ワーナー・ブラザース　秘書はゴ・キ・ゲ・ン？！/他1本

"Warner brothers are private secretary Go Ki Ge N?!/1 other thing"

7. ワーナー・ブラザースの大ウケ音楽会/他1本

"Warner brothers' Large Uge Concert/1 other thing"

8. シスターは二度ベルを鳴らす/スキッピーとバンビのママ

"Sister sounds two degree bell/Skippy and Bumbi's mom"

9. ワーナー・ブラザース”賢者はだれじゃ”/他1本

"Warner Brothers are 'wise men'/1 other thing"

10. 王様ヤッコ

"King Yakko"

11. ワーナー・ブラザース”ピカソに描かそ？”/他1本

"Warner brothers 'in Picasso drawing?'/1 other thing

12. ガレージ売ります！？/ウエストサイド・ハトーリー

"Garage for sale! ?/Westside Bird"

If anyone out there knows enough Japanese to improve these translations, please contact me.