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* '''Jean''' - Taz's socially active homemaker mother, who is very friendly and kind.
* '''Jean''' - Taz's socially active homemaker mother, who is very friendly and kind.
* '''Hugh''' - Taz's laid-back [[Bing Crosby (Music)|Bing Crosby]]-ish dad whose advice always seems to end in "[[Blah Blah Blah]] [[Catch Phrase|Yakety Schmackity"]]. This possibly symbolises how nobody listens to him, or to Taz's wild manner of speaking.
* '''Hugh''' - Taz's laid-back [[Bing Crosby]]-ish dad whose advice always seems to end in "[[Blah Blah Blah]] [[Catch Phrase|Yakety Schmackity"]]. This possibly symbolises how nobody listens to him, or to Taz's wild manner of speaking.
* '''Molly''' - Taz's sister who is embarrassed by Taz's behavior and constantly threatens him with baths ("Taz hate water").
* '''Molly''' - Taz's sister who is embarrassed by Taz's behavior and constantly threatens him with baths ("Taz hate water").
* '''Jake''' - Taz's neurotic little brother.
* '''Jake''' - Taz's neurotic little brother.
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* '''Mr. Thickley''' - A wallaby tour guide for Bob's hotel who doesn't really know anything.
* '''Mr. Thickley''' - A wallaby tour guide for Bob's hotel who doesn't really know anything.
* '''Bull Gator & Axl''' - Two hunters who want to capture Taz and send him to a zoo, for all the zoo-going children of the world. They usually fail because Axl "does something stupid", that tends to result in a knock upside the head for Axl, and/or the both of them getting mauled by Taz.
* '''Bull Gator & Axl''' - Two hunters who want to capture Taz and send him to a zoo, for all the zoo-going children of the world. They usually fail because Axl "does something stupid", that tends to result in a knock upside the head for Axl, and/or the both of them getting mauled by Taz.
* '''Buddy Boar''' - Taz's best friend who acts like a Hollywood agent. By season 2, he's [[Put On a Bus]], making minor [[The Cameo|cameo appearances]] afterward.
* '''Buddy Boar''' - Taz's best friend who acts like a Hollywood agent. By season 2, he's [[Put on a Bus]], making minor [[The Cameo|cameo appearances]] afterward.
* '''The Platypus Brothers''' - Timothy and Daniel, two genius inventors who use Taz as their guinea pig.
* '''The Platypus Brothers''' - Timothy and Daniel, two genius inventors who use Taz as their guinea pig.
* '''The Kiwi''' - A tiny yellow bird that Taz can't seem to eat, because it easily outwits him. It makes the [[Wile E Coyote and The Road Runner (Animation)|Road Runner]] look like a snail.
* '''The Kiwi''' - A tiny yellow bird that Taz can't seem to eat, because it easily outwits him. It makes the [[Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner|Road Runner]] look like a snail.
* '''The Bushrats''' - Rats that attack people and speak in subtitles.
* '''The Bushrats''' - Rats that attack people and speak in subtitles.
* '''Willie Wombat''' - A character added to the show later, who is good-natured, says hello to everything and everyone and complains about his role on the show which is a [[Bugs Bunny]] [[Expy]].
* '''Willie Wombat''' - A character added to the show later, who is good-natured, says hello to everything and everyone and complains about his role on the show which is a [[Bugs Bunny]] [[Expy]].
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* [[Blah Blah Blah]]: Hugh, ending with Yakety Schmackity.
* [[Blah Blah Blah]]: Hugh, ending with Yakety Schmackity.
* [[Blazing Inferno Hellfire Sauce]]: In "Francis Takes a Stand", Francis switches Taz's lemonade recipe with a recipe for a [[Blazing Inferno Hellfire Sauce]]. Naturally, Francis ends up drinking more of the stuff than Taz does.
* [[Blazing Inferno Hellfire Sauce]]: In "Francis Takes a Stand", Francis switches Taz's lemonade recipe with a recipe for a [[Blazing Inferno Hellfire Sauce]]. Naturally, Francis ends up drinking more of the stuff than Taz does.
* [[Caught in A Snare]]: Bull Gator & Axl get trapped in a snare they set for Taz; then Taz trips another nearby snare on purpose just so he can get close enough to make [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarity ensue]].
* [[Caught in a Snare]]: Bull Gator & Axl get trapped in a snare they set for Taz; then Taz trips another nearby snare on purpose just so he can get close enough to make [[Hilarity Ensues|hilarity ensue]].
* [[Cheerful Child]]: Jake.
* [[Cheerful Child]]: Jake.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Played with in an episode where a large weight dangles precariously above the characters throughout. Later it's revealed that it was [[All Just a Dream]] of Francis Bushlad's. Bushlad berates the writers for the lame ending and for not using the weight. The writers retaliate by dropping it on him repeatedly.
* [[Chekhov's Gun]]: Played with in an episode where a large weight dangles precariously above the characters throughout. Later it's revealed that it was [[All Just a Dream]] of Francis Bushlad's. Bushlad berates the writers for the lame ending and for not using the weight. The writers retaliate by dropping it on him repeatedly.
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* [[Fourth Wall Observer]]: Digeri Dingo.
* [[Fourth Wall Observer]]: Digeri Dingo.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Just about any character, due to there being [[No Fourth Wall]], though notably Willie Wombat, who is all too aware that he's going through the motions of a predator-chases-prey cartoon, and grows increasingly resentful about it as the series goes on.
* [[Genre Savvy]]: Just about any character, due to there being [[No Fourth Wall]], though notably Willie Wombat, who is all too aware that he's going through the motions of a predator-chases-prey cartoon, and grows increasingly resentful about it as the series goes on.
* [[Hammerspace]]: ''[[Taz Mania]]'' used many of the tropes from the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' shorts, so Hammerspace was well and truly in effect. In "A Flea for Me", for example, the flea pulls a complete oil well out from under his coat.
* [[Hammerspace]]: ''[[Taz-Mania]]'' used many of the tropes from the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' shorts, so Hammerspace was well and truly in effect. In "A Flea for Me", for example, the flea pulls a complete oil well out from under his coat.
* [[Headphones Equal Isolation]]: Molly
* [[Headphones Equal Isolation]]: Molly
* [[Hell Hotel]]: "A Midsummer Night's Scream"
* [[Hell Hotel]]: "A Midsummer Night's Scream"
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* [[It Was Here, I Swear]]: Taz's attempts to convince Bushwacker Bob that someone is trying to murder them in "A Midsummer Night's Scream".
* [[It Was Here, I Swear]]: Taz's attempts to convince Bushwacker Bob that someone is trying to murder them in "A Midsummer Night's Scream".
* [[Jerkass]]: Bushwacker Bob.
* [[Jerkass]]: Bushwacker Bob.
* [[Jerk With a Heart of Gold]]: Taz in some episodes. Bushwacker Bob and Digeri Dingo have their rare soft sides.
* [[Jerk with a Heart of Gold]]: Taz in some episodes. Bushwacker Bob and Digeri Dingo have their rare soft sides.
* [[Knife Outline]]: Happens to Taz when he walks into the bathroom of the [[Inn of No Return]] in "A Midsummer Night's Scream".
* [[Knife Outline]]: Happens to Taz when he walks into the bathroom of the [[Inn of No Return]] in "A Midsummer Night's Scream".
* [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All]]: Well-meaning and gregarious though he is, Mr. Thickley's assessment of his own expertise has absolutely no bearing on the reality of same.
* [[Know-Nothing Know-It-All]]: Well-meaning and gregarious though he is, Mr. Thickley's assessment of his own expertise has absolutely no bearing on the reality of same.
* [[Last of His Kind]]: Wendell T. Wolf, the last Tasmanian wolf alive.
* [[Last of His Kind]]: Wendell T. Wolf, the last Tasmanian wolf alive.
* [[Leitmotif]]: This show's theme music would later accompany Taz's cameos on ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'' and ''[[Histeria (Animation)|Histeria!]]''
* [[Leitmotif]]: This show's theme music would later accompany Taz's cameos on ''[[Animaniacs]]'' and ''[[Histeria (Animation)|Histeria!]]''
* [[Men Can't Keep House]]: "Boys Just Want To Have Fun"
* [[Men Can't Keep House]]: "Boys Just Want To Have Fun"
* [[Nice Guy]]: Mr. Thickley, Hugh, Jean, The Platypus Brothers and Willie Wombat
* [[Nice Guy]]: Mr. Thickley, Hugh, Jean, The Platypus Brothers and Willie Wombat
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Hugh is [[Bing Crosby]], and Drew is [[Bob Hope]] (as his episodes are [[Whole-Plot Reference|Whole Plot References]] to the Hope/Crosby "[[Road To|Road Pictures]]"); Wendell is [[Woody Allen]].
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Hugh is [[Bing Crosby]], and Drew is [[Bob Hope]] (as his episodes are [[Whole-Plot Reference|Whole Plot References]] to the Hope/Crosby "[[Road To|Road Pictures]]"); Wendell is [[Woody Allen]].
* [[No Fourth Wall]]: Any episode with Digeri Dingo.
* [[No Fourth Wall]]: Any episode with Digeri Dingo.
* [[Not Even Bothering With the Accent]]: The hotel staff are the only characters with Australian accents; everyone else is American.
* [[Not Even Bothering with the Accent]]: The hotel staff are the only characters with Australian accents; everyone else is American.
* [[Noble Savage]]: The Bushrats, for the most part.
* [[Noble Savage]]: The Bushrats, for the most part.
* [[Odd Name Out]]: Molly's favourite band is The New Chips off the Block; Donnie, Ronnie, Lonnie, Bonnie and Clyde.
* [[Odd Name Out]]: Molly's favourite band is The New Chips off the Block; Donnie, Ronnie, Lonnie, Bonnie and Clyde.
* [[Overshadowed By Awesome]]: ''Taz-Mania'' is often overshadowed by other 90's Warner Bros. cartoons (''[[Tiny Toon Adventures (Animation)|Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[Animaniacs (Animation)|Animaniacs]]'' and ''[[Freakazoid (Animation)|Freakazoid!]]'') though it's still fondly remembered.
* [[Overshadowed by Awesome]]: ''Taz-Mania'' is often overshadowed by other 90's Warner Bros. cartoons (''[[Tiny Toon Adventures]]'', ''[[Animaniacs]]'' and ''[[Freakazoid]]'') though it's still fondly remembered.
* [[Plank Gag]]: Axl does it to Bull Gator. Bull's response is a [[Genre Savvy]] "I really should have seen that coming".
* [[Plank Gag]]: Axl does it to Bull Gator. Bull's response is a [[Genre Savvy]] "I really should have seen that coming".
* [[A Real Man Is a Killer]]: A child-friendly parody with Francis X. Bushlad, whose father is more than willing to give a more modern and civilized initiation into manhood. He insists on forging his spirit in the tradition of his ancestors, and as such has vowed to hunt Taz.
* [[A Real Man Is a Killer]]: A child-friendly parody with Francis X. Bushlad, whose father is more than willing to give a more modern and civilized initiation into manhood. He insists on forging his spirit in the tradition of his ancestors, and as such has vowed to hunt Taz.
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Oh yeah, don't forget Taz. }}
Oh yeah, don't forget Taz. }}
* [[This Is My Side]]: In "Unhappy Together", an argument between the Platypus Brothers ends with them cutting their house in half.
* [[This Is My Side]]: In "Unhappy Together", an argument between the Platypus Brothers ends with them cutting their house in half.
* [[Tongue On the Flagpole]]: Taz gets his tongue stuck to frozen dinner in "Take All of Me". Wendal's attempts to free him do not go well.
* [[Tongue on the Flagpole]]: Taz gets his tongue stuck to frozen dinner in "Take All of Me". Wendal's attempts to free him do not go well.
* [[Too Clever By Half]]: Digeri Dingo.
* [[Too Clever by Half]]: Digeri Dingo.
* [[Too Dumb to Fool]]: Taz may be noisy, short-tempered, impatient and always hungry, but he manages to wear out most people's attempts to trap him, and has outwitted Bull and Axl, and Wendall, on several occasions.
* [[Too Dumb to Fool]]: Taz may be noisy, short-tempered, impatient and always hungry, but he manages to wear out most people's attempts to trap him, and has outwitted Bull and Axl, and Wendall, on several occasions.
** He also outwitted Digeri Dingo in some time like in "A Dingo's Guide to Magic". Although we can say that had involuntarily.
** He also outwitted Digeri Dingo in some time like in "A Dingo's Guide to Magic". Although we can say that had involuntarily.
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