The Wacky World of Tex Avery
French-American animated series / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Dear Wikiwand AI, let's keep it short by simply answering these key questions:
Can you list the top facts and stats about The Wacky World of Tex Avery?
Summarize this article for a 10 year old
The Wacky World of Tex Avery (French: Le Monde Fou de Tex Avery) is an animated television series created by Robby London and co-produced by DIC Productions, L.P., Les Studios Tex SARL, Milimetros, M6 and Telcima.[1][2]
The Wacky World of Tex Avery | |
---|---|
Also known as | Le Monde Fou de Tex Avery |
Genre | Comedy Slapstick |
Created by | Robby London |
Written by | Michel Trouilette Paul Quinn Daniel Schwall |
Voices of | Billy West Kathleen Barr Ian James Corlett Lee Tockar Cree Summer Terry Klassen Maurice LaMarche Alec Willows Phil Hayes Scott McNeil |
Narrated by | Maurice LaMarche |
Opening theme | "The Wacky World of Tex Avery" (to the tune of Infernal Galop from Orpheus in the Underworld) |
Ending theme | "The Wacky World of Tex Avery" (Instrumental) |
Country of origin | France United States |
Original languages | French English |
No. of seasons | 1 |
No. of episodes | 65 (195 segments) (list of episodes) |
Production | |
Executive producer | Andy Heyward |
Running time | 22 minutes (7 minutes per segment) |
Production companies | Les Studios Tex SARL Telcima S.A. DIC Productions, L.P. Milimetros S.A. |
Original release | |
Network | M6 (France) First-run syndication (U.S.) |
Release | September 3 (1997-09-03) ā December 26, 1997 (1997-12-26) |
Both the series and the titular character were named after Tex Avery, a cartoonist who is known for his work at Warner Bros. and MGM.[3] The creator describes the show as "homage to the brilliant, hilarious and groundbreaking animator Tex Avery and the wonderful squash-and-stretch cartoons of his era".[4] The series was first broadcast on French channel M6 on September 3, 1997, followed on by its broadcast in the United States on September 29, through syndication on BKN, until it ended on December 26 the same year, due to poor ratings and reviews. In following years, The Wacky World of Tex Avery was overwhelmingly panned for it being an "insult" to Tex Avery's legacy, along with its animation, crude humor, voice acting, character designs and imagery, theme song, pacing, outdated stereotypes and characters.