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''Wa waee weda whe spzzz!"'' |from the [[Expository Theme Tune]]}}
This [[Sixty-Five-Episode Cartoon]] series focuses on the vicious, carnivorous [[Looney Tunes]] villain, the '''Tasmanian Devil''' aka '''Taz'''. Only now he's not any of the three (unless he's trying to eat the kiwi, but we'll get back to that), instead it just shows Taz in his native Tasmania, where the sky is always yellow in the rain or shine. In the land way under down under, Taz spends time with his family, hangs with his pals, collects bottle caps, works at his job as a bellhop and tries to eat the kiwi. Sure, [[Better Than It Sounds|it may sound boring]], but [[Unlucky Everydude|no matter what Taz does]], [[Hilarity Ensues]].
Other than Taz there are:
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* '''Digeri Dingo''' - An egotistical bottlecap collector who sometimes cons Taz out of his. His ego often leads to his downfall. A notorious [[Fourth Wall Observer]] with a ton of deadpan snark in his system.
* '''Wendal T. Wolf''' - A neurotic Tasmanian wolf who believes himself to be last of his kind, and who pathetically tries to force Taz to befriend/protect him.
* '''Francis X. Bushlad''' - The son of the chief of the mudpeople, who hunts Taz to complete his passage into manhood but acts like an Ivy League rich kid.
* '''Bushwacker Bob''' - The irritable owner of the hotel Taz works at, thinks Taz is a slacker and a screw up.
* '''Mum''' - Bob's mother, treats Bob's workers (including Taz) with kindness while criticizing and insulting her son.
* '''Constance ''' - A heavy-set koala maid for Bob's hotel who has a crush on Taz.
* '''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.
* '''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 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.
* '''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]].
Have we left anyone out?
Oh yeah. Don't forget Taz.
So as not to create an entire family of Tazes, despite being the eldest child of three, Taz himself is portrayed as being somewhat backwards, with his family being (relatively) civilised and fully capable of speaking English. However, they too are also fully capable of causing carnage, though they have more self-control. His parents are especially patient and understanding with him... like they would be if he was... you know... ''special.''
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* [[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.
* [[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".
* [[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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* [[The Television Talks Back]]: In "Ticket Taker Taz", Molly's radio appears to be directly answering the questions she puts to it.
* [[Theme Tune Roll Call]]
** [[My Friends and Zoidberg]]:
{{quote|''Have we left anyone out?''
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.
* [[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 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.
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