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"The Wacky World of Tex Avery" is a [[Sixty-Five-Episode Cartoon]] show that [[DiC Entertainment]] produced in 1997 and 1998 before going defunct a few years later. Named after the late great [[Tex Avery]], a cartoonist who is most famous for his work at [[Warner Bros]] and [[MGM]], the creator Brody Dowler describes the show as "homage to the brilliant, hilarious and groundbreaking animator Tex Avery and the wonderful squash-and-stretch cartoons of his era". The series was an attempt to capture the true aspect of his genius and his classic characters such as Droopy, George & Junior & Screwball Squirrel.

==== The show contains the following short series: ====

* Tex Avery: A goat-riding cowboy who saves the day and his girl Chastity Knott from his nemesis Sagebrush Sid (no relation to the real one). Based on [[Bob Clampett]]'s "Red Hot Ryder" from Buckaroo Bugs; although it always appears as the opening segment, not every episode has a Tex Avery segment.

* Einstone: A brilliant caveman who is the world's first inventor, trying to teach the other cave people how to be civilized with his inventions; a play on the name [[Albert Einstein]], he's also loosely based on another one of Tex Avery's cartoons, "The First Bad Man."

* Ghengis & Khannie: Ghengis the Lionhearted leads his army across the world to conquer in the name of his Emperor and meets a young female panda named Khannie who tends to ruin his conquering plans; a play on the name [[Genghis Khan]], the former is based on the lion from "Slap Happy Lion".

* Maurice & Mooch: Maurice the Chicken outwits Mooch the Fox who tries to eat him, the former based on the canary character from "King-Size Canary."

* Pompeii Pete: A short bumbling Roman supercenturion from Pompeii was buried in lava and 2,000 years later is free to live in the modern world, annoying a businessman named Dan.

* Power Pooch: A normal dog gained superpowers after licking a superhero's shoe, becoming a superhero himself along with his blue cat sidekick Little Buddy.

* Freddy the Fly: An obnoxious fly bugs an obese billionaire named Amanda Banshee, the former loosely based on one of Tex Avery's earlier characters, Homer the Homeless Flea.