The Wacky World of Tex Avery (alternate version)

The Wacky World of Tex Avery is a 1997 animated television series created by Robby London and co-produced by DIC Entertainment, Les Studios Tex SARL, Milimetros, M6 and Telcima. Despite being called "a homage to the brilliant, hilarious and groundbreaking animator Tex Avery and the wonderful squash-and-stretch cartoons of his era", animation fans hated the show for being an "insult" to Tex Avery's legacy, along with its animation, crude humor, voice acting, character designs and imagery, theme song, lack of music, outdated stereotypes and characters. But what would happen if the series actually paid tribute to Tex Avery and other cartoonists of the golden era of animation?

List of changes

 * It would be called, The Wacky World of Looney Tunes.
 * The series would've been co-produced by Warner Bros. Animation, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation and Turner Entertainment for Cartoon Network rather than Les Studios Tex SARL, Milimetros, M6 and Telcima for syndication.
 * Like we mentioned before, the series would be a tribute to Tex Avery, Chuck Jones, William Hanna, Joseph Barbera, David H. DePatie, Friz Freleng, Robert McKimson, Norman McCabe, Arthur Davis, Frank Tashlin, Dick Lundy, George Gordon, Mike Lah, Preston Blair, Bob Clampett and Ub Iwerks.
 * The segments would feature characters created by said creators.
 * As a result, all the original characters created for the series wouldn't exist due to them being copies of preexisting characters.
 * The designs would be faithful to the Looney Tunes.
 * The writers opted to watch a lot of classic Looney Tunes, MGM cartoon studio and DePatie–Freleng Enterprises' shorts to get to know what they're working with.
 * The series would last from 1997 to 2002.
 * In the veins of Animaniacs and Tiny Toon Adventures, the show would make pop-culture
 * The gross-out, annoying moments, racist stereotypes, over-the-top violence, unsettling imagery, disturbing facial expressions and toilet humor would be heavily toned down or removed.
 * Characters from Animaniacs and Tiny Toon Adventures will make cameos in every episode of the show, along with Hanna-Barbera characters.
 * The music would've been composed by Richard Stone from 1997 until 2001, and Gordon Goodwin from 2001 to 2002.
 * As a result, the show's music would enhance the intended wacky-nutty tone and mood of the show.
 * Also, it wouldn't sound like it was composed as a MIDI music file, or would often be played in different pitches and speeds.
 * Billy West and Maurice LaMarche would still be involved in the show, but they would reprise their roles as Elmer Fudd and Pepe Le Pew from Space Jam.
 * The animation would look less stiff and wonky as the show's production wouldn't be rushed.
 * The series' tone would be similar to classic cartoons of the 1930s, 40s and 50s, but it would also introduce younger fans to:
 * The Looney Tunes
 * Tom and Jerry
 * Droopy
 * Red Hot Riding Hood & the Wolf
 * George and Junior
 * Screwy Squirrel
 * Ol' Doc Donkey
 * Barney Bear
 * The Pink Panther
 * The Inspector
 * Roland and Rattfink
 * The Ant and the Aardvark
 * Tijuana Toads (referred as The Texas Toads)
 * The Blue Racer
 * Hoot Kloot
 * The Dogfather
 * Misterjaw
 * Crazylegs Crane
 * At the end of every episode before the credits, there would be a tribute that says, "In loving memory to our dear friends who brought these iconic characters to life" with the creators' pictures being shown underneath the text.
 * After his death on February 22nd, 2002, Chuck Jones' name and picture would be added as well.
 * In this alternate universe:
 * Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Animation would stay open.
 * Les Studios Tex and its three shows Sabrina's Secret Life, Sonic Underground and Stargate Infinity wouldn't exist.
 * However, Archie's Weird Mysteries and Sherlock Holmes in the 22nd Century would still exist as the said studio would not be involved while Wang Film Productions would handle the animation services for the latter.
 * Back in the early 2000s, Warner Bros. would have kept the rights to Thumbelina, A Troll in Central Park and internationally The Pebble and the Penguin before acquiring MGM, which owns The Secret of NIMH, All Dogs Go to Heaven, Rock-a-Doodle and the North American rights to the latter, instead of selling them to 20th Century Fox (currently Disney).

Voice cast

 * Joe Alaskey as Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Droopy, Ralph Wolf, Sylvester, Roland, The Blue Racer, Michigan J. Frog, Meathead, Speedy Gonzales, Henery Hawk and Marvin the Martian
 * Bob Bergen as Porky Pig, Tweety, Gabby Goat, Banjo and Dr. Frankenbeans
 * Kath Soucie as Lola Bunny
 * John Byner as Charlie Ant and Blue Aardvark
 * Billy West as George, Catfish and Elmer Fudd
 * Charlie Adler as Screwy Squirrel
 * June Foray as Granny, Miss Prissy (1997-1999) and Witch Hazel
 * Maurice LaMarche as Pepé Le Pew, Yosemite Sam, Japanese Beetle, Rattfink, Fatso, Wile E. Coyote and Spike the Bulldog
 * Teresa Ganzel as Red Hot Riding Hood
 * Hal Rayle as The Inspector and Sergeant Deux-Deux
 * Frank Welker as Tom, Jerry, Hoot Kloot, Harry Halibut, Crazywolf, Road Runner, Toro the Bull, Yoyo Dodo, Barney Bear, Slick McWolf and Hector the Bulldog
 * William Hanna (archive recordings) as Tom (screams)
 * Billy Bletcher (via archive recordings) as Butch
 * Frank Gorshin as Foghorn Leghorn (1997-1998)
 * Jeff Bennett as Foghorn Leghorn (1998-2002)
 * Jeff Bergman as Barnyard Dawg and Ol' Doc Donkey
 * Tress MacNeille as Penelope Pussycat and Miss Prissy (2000-2002)
 * Jim Cummings as Dogfather, Taz, Beaky Buzzard, Crazylegs Crane, Misterjaw, Fearless Freddy the Shark Hunter, Sam Sheepdog, Gossamer, Junior, Butch the Bulldog and Hugo the Abominable Snowman
 * Brian George as Pugg
 * Jess Harnell as Louie
 * Stan Freberg as Pete Puma
 * The Pink Panther and The Little Man appear but do not speak.

Season 1

 * 1a. Rabbit Rodeo (staring Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam) - While on his way to London, England, Bugs Bunny accidentally ends up digging into Sam's rodeo.
 * 1b. Cat vs. Mouse vs. Cat (staring Tom and Jerry) - While camping, Tom must deal with an angry cougar as well as Jerry (who wants some of Tom's snacks).
 * 1c. Ant Canned (staring The Ant and the Aardvark) - The Blue Aardvark chases Charlie Ant into a soup factory.
 * 2a. Hunting in Store (staring Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Elmer Fudd) - Daffy Duck hides from Elmer in Porky's hunting store, only to realize that Elmer is shopping for hunting season.
 * 2b. The Inspector's First Case (staring The Inspector and Sergeant Deux-Deux) - The Inspector remembers his very first case.
 * 2c. Ostrich to The Races (staring Roland and Rattfink) - Roland plans to win the upcoming ostrich race, but Rattfink plans to sabotage him, even if he resorts to cheating.
 * 3a. Pink Prison (staring The Pink Panther and The Little Man) - The Pink Panther accidentally ends up landing in jail after a parachute malfunction and must escape the warden, The Little Man.
 * 3b. Gabby's Return (staring Daffy Duck, Gabby Goat and Porky Pig) - Gabby Goat returns to town after a four year absence, and a jealous Daffy competes with Gabby to see who will stay with Porky.
 * 3c. Ninjutsu Blues (staring The Blue Racer and the Japanese Beetle) - While in Tokyo, Japan, The Blue Racer decides to learn ninjitsu to try and catch the Japanese Beetle.
 * 4a. Gato Troubles (staring Sylvester, Speedy Gonzales and Tweety) - In Mexico City, Mexico, Sylvester plans to eat both a mouse and bird to see what they taste like together. Speedy and Tweety must work together to escape Sylvester.
 * 4b. Skate, Wabbit, Skate! (staring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd) - While running from Elmer Fudd, Bugs hides from him in a roller rink. He must learn to roller skate in order to escape from Elmer.
 * 4c. Kodiak Island Bear (staring Barney Bear) - Barney Bear is fishing in Kodiak Island, but other grizzly bears want to fish too.
 * 5a. Fast and Faster (staring Wile E. Coyote and the Road Runner) - Wile E. Coyote decides to get himself up to speed to try catch the Roadrunner.
 * 5b. Tallywhat? (starting Screwy Squirrel and Meathead) - During a foxhunt, Meathead finds Screwy as his target, when the squirrel interrupts the hunt.
 * 5c. Running of the Bullies (starting Bugs Bunny and Toro the Bull) - In a tribute to Bully for Bugs, Bugs must escape the Running of the Bulls, but that isn't easy as Bugs choose to wore red on the wrong day.
 * 6a. Small-vark (staring The Ant and the Aardvark) - Using a shrink ray, The Blue Aardvark shrinks himself to make it easier to catch Charlie, only to get a taste of his own medicine when another aardvark invades Charlie's home.
 * 6b. Ever Herd of Sheep? (starting Ralph Wolf and Sam Sheepdog) - Ralph decides to become a sheep herder to try and herd Sam's sheep.
 * 6c. Guard Dog on Duty (staring Droopy and Slick McWolf) - Droopy is tasked with guarding a mansion from Slick McWolf, who plans on robbing the place to get rich.
 * 7a. Transformation of Terror (starting Sylvester, Tweety, Dr. Frankenbeans and Gossamer) - Sylvester chases Tweety into Dr. Frankenbeans' lab. When the cat steals a transformation gun to fry Tweety, it backfires when the gun turns Sylvester into a 30-year-old man, and Tweety into a four-year-old boy. When Gossamer takes the transformation gun to give back to his master, the transformed rivals must temporally join forces to stop the mad scientist and his monster, get the transformation gun back and return to their normal cat and canary selves.
 * 7b. Peafowled Pals (staring George and Junior) - In India, George and Junior are tour guides at a nature reserve and must try to convince a male peacock to show its feathers to some tourists, but the vain peacock is more interested in showing its feathers to female peacocks.
 * 7c. The Early Hawk (staring Foghorn Leghorn, Henery Hawk and Barnyard Dawg) - In a tribute to Walky Talky Hawky, Henery Hawk plans to eat a chicken to prove to his parents that he's independent. However, when he comes across Foghorn Leghorn, the rooster shows the hawk his favorite hobby: playing tricks on Barnyard Dawg, who Foghorn Leghorn claims is the real chicken.
 * 8a. Duck Dodgers in the 25th Century (staring Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Gabby Goat and Marvin the Martin) - In a tribute to Duck Dodgers in the 24½th Century, Duck Dodgers (Daffy Duck) and his assistant, the "Eager Young Space Cadet" (Porky Pig) are joined by a goat cyborg named Hoof-Borg(Gabby Goat). They end up 50 years in the future after accidentally getting frozen on an ice planet. The three must work together to stop Marvin the Martian from merging all the planets in galaxy to claim them in the name of Mars.
 * 8b. I Quit! (staring Droopy, Red Hot Riding Hood and Slick McWolf) - Fed up with always losing in every cartoon, Slick McWolf quits his job as an actor and decides to find another job. With Red Hot Riding Hood's help, Droopy must convince his rival to return to the studio. This segment contains references to Dumb-Hounded, Droopy's first appearance.
 * 8c. Kitty in Charge (staring Tom, Jerry and Nibbles) - When Tom's owners leave the house for a few hours, Jerry and Nibbles take the opportunity to steal food, because the two mice were hungry. But Tom must also keep the house clean or else he will be kicked out.
 * 9a. Pink and Tired (staring The Pink Panther and The Little Man) - In a tribute to Pink Pajamas and Friz Freleng, The Pink Panther decides to stay in a house in the middle of nowhere, but ends up having to hide from the residence's grumpy owner, The Little Man.
 * 9b. Ribbit Racers (starting the Texas Toads and Crazylegs Crane) - When Banjo and Fatso visit Indianapolis, Indiana to watch to the Indianapolis 500, Crazylegs Crane wants to eat frog legs. The two toads must outsmart the crane, even if it means joining the race.
 * 9c. Rabbit Barber of Seville (staring Bugs Bunny and Elmer Fudd) - In a tribute to Rabbit of Seville and Chuck Jones, Bugs Bunny ends up in a opera house, while running away from Elmer Fudd leading to a comedic chase between the two set to the tune of Rossini's "Barber of Seville", with some barbershop related gags thrown in.
 * 10a. Bring Home the Bug (staring The Blue Racer and the Japanese Beetle) - In a tribute to Hiss and Hers and Friz Freleng, The Blue Racer is forced by his nagging wife to bring some food home for her and their children, and the only food in site is the Japanese Beetle.
 * 10b. Love Stinks (starting Pepé Le Pew and Penelope Pussycat)- Pepé Le Pew chases Penelope Pussycat into a Valentine's Day themed carnival in hopes of getting a kiss, but Penelope eventually turns the tables on him.
 * 10c. Warm and Feathery (starting Sylvester, Tweety, and Granny)- In a tribute to Tweety Pie and Friz Freleng, Granny finds Tweety freezing to death and cornered by Sylvester in the snow and decides to help warm him up, but that doesn't stop Sylvester from trying to eat him.
 * 11a. A Cheetah in Paris (staring The Inspector and Sergeant Deux-Deux)- The Inspector and Sergeant Deux-Deux are tasked with bringing a speedy super villainess named The Cheetah to justice after she robs Paris blind.
 * 11b. Duck Season! Rabbit Season! (starting Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck and Elmer Fudd)- In a tribute to Chuck Jones' famous hunting season trilogy, Bugs Bunny and Daffy Duck argue whether or not it's duck season or rabbit season, while trying to trick Elmer Fudd, through verbal plays, pronoun trouble and crossdressing.
 * 11c. Squrriel-Hounded (starting Screwy Squirrel and Meathead)- Feeling bored, Meathead decides to chase Screwy Squirrel in a nearby park in hopes of curing his boredom, after Screwy keeps provoking him.

Trivia

 * After the series ended, TimeWarner (now known as Warner Bros. Discovery) would acquire Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer.
 * This series marked the first appearance of Gabby Goat since Get Rich Quick Porky in 1937.
 * After the series ended, Gabby Goat would become a full time member of the Looney Tunes.
 * In this series, the Tom and Jerry shorts have a similar tone to the shorts directed William Hanna and Joseph Barbera.