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The Wacky World of Tex Avery

The Wacky World of Tex Avery

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The Wacky World of Tex Avery (French: Le Monde fou de Tex Avery) is an animated television series produced by DIC Entertainment in association with Les Studios Tex and the French TV channel M6, first airing in 1997. Both the series and its title character are named after American animator Tex Avery, and the show purports itself to be an homage to his works and style. The show itself has been derided as an "insult" to Avery's legacy, while its theme song has seen ironic use in remix videos.

Premise

The show is an anthology show, and episodes are divided in three shorts, each in one of seven segments:

  • Tex Avery: The title segment stars a cowboy named Tex Avery, who saves the day and his love interest, Chastity Knott, from Tex's nemesis, Sagebrush Sid. Episodes with Tex Avery segments always place them first.
  • Pompeii Pete: Pompeii Pete is a bumbling Roman warrior who revives in the present day after being encased in stone following the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Pete speaks in an exaggerated Italian accent and is highly over-interpretive.
  • Einstone: Set in prehistoric times, this segment stars Ughbert Einstone, an intelligent caveman and the world's first inventor.
  • Genghis & Khannie: Ghengis is a lion warlord whose attempts to conquer are constantly thwarted by Khannie, an innocent panda cub. Their names are a play on Ghengis Khan, while Khannie's mannerisms are inspired by Shirley Temple.
  • Freddy the Fly: Freddy the Fly constantly pesters the short-tempered billionaire Amanda Banshee, who resorts to extreme measures to get rid of him.
  • Maurice & Mooch: Mooch the fox constantly tries and fails to eat the young chick Maurice Squab.
  • Power Pooch: After licking a superhero's shoe, an ordinary dog gains superpowers and begins to fight crime as Power Pooch, accompanied by his cat sidekick, Little Buddy.

History

The show premiered in 1997[2]. It was a coproduction between the United States and France, with the companies involved being DIC Entertainment, Les Studios Tex SARL, Milimetros, M6 and Telcima. The show first aired in France on September 3, 1997, and in the United States on September 29, ending after one season of 65 episodes (totaling 195 segments) in December of the same year. It entered development in 1995, under the name Tex Avery Theater, when DIC co-founded a studio in France and acquired the rights to use Tex Avery's name from his estate.[1]

Reception

While intial impressions of the show were rather positive[2], in recent years, the show has been heavily criticized by many, including animation fans and reviewers. Nancy Arkley, Tex Avery's daughter and a consultant for the show, has since revealed that she only agreed to it to help pay for her children's college tuition[4], which YouTuber The Mysterious Mr. Enter described as "[someone realizing] how little one of the most revolutionary cartoonists of all time made in his life".[3] Author David Perlmutter called it an "insult" to the real Tex Avery, stating that it "lacked the masterful way [Avery] employed and often transcended the limits of his material".[5] The fact that the show premiered 17 years after Avery's death in 1980 is also a point of criticism.

Online Presence

Intro Remixes

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As early as the late 2010s, the show has gained some resurgence as the subject of ironic memes. One of the earliest examples was a video tweet by user Hyper Seap[6], which featured gameplay footage from Donkey Kong Country Returns edited so that Diddy Kong sings the final chorus from the opening theme:

Beginning in mid-to-late 2024, several X/Twitter users began uploading remixes of the intro, after user Hanna-Barbera Screencaps (HannaBarberaCap) uploaded it to their account.[7] Fellow user ScorbunnyDream[8] quoted the original post with a mashup in which Robbie Rotten pulls a background over the intro as it begins, warning, "Don't let your kids watch it!

Another user, HibbySloth[9], timed clips from the intro to that of The Ren and Stimpy Show.

Search Interest

External References

[1] Variety – Tex Avery rides again

[2] Variety – DIC, Hamster to share Paris animation firm

[3] The Mysterious Mr. Enter – Top 10 Worst Cartoons of the 1990s

[4] Namu Wiki (en) – Tex Avery

[5] David Perlmutter – The Encyclopedia of American Animated Television Shows

[6] X/Twitter – HypraSeaPea

[7] X/Twitter – HannaBarberaCap – The Wacky World of Tex Avery 💀

[8] X/Twitter – ScorbunnyDream

[9] X/Twitter – HibbySloth

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