WTF? They’ve renamed Tasmanian Devil as Theodore Tasmanian?
World Exclusive. First picture of accountant "Theodore Tasmanian."
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WORLD EXCLUSIVE: Warner Bros. ill-tempered but much-loved Tasmanian Devil is being renamed as Theodore Tasmanian.
And he’s an Accountant!
In the upcoming Looney Tunes series Wabbit, airing on Boomerang from next month, the character will be working in an accounting department, repressing his true wild and crazy self.
TV Tonight has the World Exclusive first image of the growling character, not due to appear on screen until May 2016. Thankfully he hasn’t been given a visual makeover too.
Tasmanian Devil, affectionately known as Taz, first appeared in 1954’s cartoon Devil May Hare voiced by the legendary Mel Blanc. He nearly disappeared after being considered too violent for children, until Jack Warner recognised plenty of fan mail.
In 1991 ‘Taz’ got his own show Taz-mania which ran for 4 seasons and introduced other family members including Jean Tazmanian Devil, Hugh Tazmanian Devil, and Molly Tazmanian Devil.
Wabbit, which features the return of Bugs Bunny, is the first original series for the Turner Broadcasting kids’ channel since partnering with Warner Bros. in a new global venture announced in June.
Each episode is comprised of four stand-alone, five-and-a-half-minute shorts, giving the unexpected, wacky feel of the original shorts.
Weekdays on Boomerang from Monday November 2 at 5pm.
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Here we go again political correctness gone made guys they dont like the word devil in it and the Tazmain devil looking crazy
They can’t be serious.
At least give him an Aussie Name
What the hell are you talking bout? the only “australian” names are aboriginal names, all other “australian” names are european in origin.
I would think there are a lot of names that would have an Aussie flavour. Davo, Jacko to name two. I wouldn’t think there are many Davo’s and Jacko’s in Europe.
From the people that brought you Loonatics Unleashed…
So there will be 4 shorts going 5.5 minutes long instead of the usual 3 going 6 or 7 minutes. To fit in more commercial time perhaps?
Is nothing sacred?