Editing Tiny Toon Adventures (section)

==Production==
===Development===
According to writer [[Paul Dini]], ''Tiny Toons'' (originally title ''Tiny Tunes'') originated as an idea by [[Terry Semel]], the then-president of [[Warner Bros.]], who wanted to "inject new life into the [[Warner Bros. Animation]] department", and at the same time create a series with junior versions of [[List of Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters|Looney Tunes characters]]. Semel proposed that the new series would be a show based on ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' where the characters were either young versions of the original ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' and ''[[Merrie Melodies]]'' characters or new characters as the offspring of the original characters.<ref name="creation">{{Cite magazine |last=Miller |first=Bob |date=1990 |title=NEW TOONS ON THE BLOCK: They're attending Acme Looniversity & hoping to graduate as classic cartoon characters |url=http://www.framwinkle.com/tta/TTAArticles/ComicsScene15/ |magazine=Comic Scene |publisher=[[Starlog|Starlog Group]] |pages=33–39, 68 |issue=15}}</ref> The idea of a series with the basis of younger and junior versions of cartoon characters was common at the time; the era in which ''Tiny Toons'' was produced for had such cartoons as ''[[Muppet Babies (1984 TV series)|Muppet Babies]]'', ''[[A Pup Named Scooby-Doo]]'' (which Ruegger worked on), ''[[Tom & Jerry Kids]]'' and ''[[The Flintstone Kids]]''.

On January 20, 1987,<ref name="collab2">{{Cite magazine |last=Rhodes |first=Joe |date=September 28, 1990 |title=Sufferin' Succotash! It's Looney Tunes, Take Two |url=https://ew.com/article/1990/09/28/continuing-looney-toons-tradition/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141128033809/http://www.ew.com/ew/article/0,,318258,00.html |archive-date=November 28, 2014 |access-date=September 19, 2007 |url-status=live |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]]}}</ref> the Warner Bros. Animation studio approached [[Steven Spielberg]] to collaborate with Semel and [[Warner Bros.]] head of licensing Dan Romanelli on Semel's ideas.<ref name="creation" /> They eventually decided that the new characters would be similar to the ''[[Looney Tunes]]'' characters with no direct relation. As series producer/show-runner Tom Ruegger explained: "Well, I think in [[Warner Bros.]] case, they had the opportunity to work with Steven Spielberg] on a project [...] But he didn't want to just work on characters that [[Chuck Jones]], [[Friz Freleng]], [[Robert McKimson|Bob McKimson]] and [[Bob Clampett]] made famous and created. He wanted to be involved with the creation of some ''new'' characters." The result was a series similar to ''Looney Tunes'' without the use of the same characters.<ref name="creation" /> However, ''Tiny Toons'' did not go into production then, nor was it even planned to be made for television; the series initially was to be a [[theatrical]] [[feature-length film]].<ref name="creation" /><ref name="collab" />

On December 27, 1988, ''Tiny Toons'' was changed from a film to a television series, with [[Jean MacCurdy]] overseeing production of the first 65 episodes.<ref name="creation" /> MacCurdy said that ''Tiny Toons'' was changed to a television series to "reach a broader audience".<ref name="collab" /> For the series, MacCurdy hired [[Tom Ruegger]], who previously wrote for [[Filmation]] and [[Hanna-Barbera]], to produce.<ref name="creation" /> In January 1989, Ruegger and writer [[Wayne Kaatz]] began developing the characters and the setting of "Acme Acres" with Spielberg.<ref name="creation" />

On January 9, 1989, [[Warner Bros. Animation]] chose its voice actors from over 1,200 auditions and put together its 100-person production staff.<ref name="collab" /> On April 13, 1989, full production of series episodes began with five overseas animation houses and a total budget of $25 million.<ref name="collab" /><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/151862837/|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20240723134515/https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-sydney-morning-herald/151862837/|title=Untitled|newspaper=[[The Sydney Morning Herald]]|page=52|archivedate=July 23, 2024|date=March 25, 1991|accessdate=August 1, 2024|via=[[Newspapers.com]]}}</ref> The first 65 episodes of the series aired in syndication on 135 stations, beginning in September 1990.<ref name="Lenburg1999" /> During that time, ''Tiny Toons'' was a huge success and got higher ratings than its ''[[The Disney Afternoon|Disney Afternoon]]'' competitors in some markets. After a successful run in syndication, Fox attained the rights for season 3. Production of the series halted in late 1992 to make way for ''[[Animaniacs]]'' to air the following year.

===Writers===
The series and characters were developed by series producer, head writer and cartoonist [[Tom Ruegger]], division leader [[Jean MacCurdy]], associate producer and artist Alfred Gimeno and story editor/writer [[Wayne Kaatz]]. Among the series' first writers were [[Jim Reardon]], [[Tom Minton]] and Eddie Fitzgerald. Other writers included [[Arleen Sorkin]]. The character and scenery designers included Alfred Gimeno, Ken Boyer, [[Dan Haskett]], Karen Haskett and many other artists and directors.

"Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian" was co-written by three then-teenage fans.<ref name="writers">{{Cite magazine |last=Berkman |first=Meredith |date=February 1, 1991 |title=Adventures among the 'Toons' |url=https://ew.com/article/1991/02/01/kid-written-episode-tiny-toon-adventures/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070331202436/http://ew.com/ew/article/0,,313220,00.html |archive-date=31 March 2007 |access-date=28 May 2011 |magazine=[[Entertainment Weekly]] |publisher=[[Meredith Corporation]] |location=[[New York City]] |issue=51 |issn=1049-0434 |oclc=21114137}}</ref>

===Casting info===
Voice director [[Andrea Romano (voice director)|Andrea Romano]] auditioned over 1,200 voices and chose more than a dozen main voice actors.<ref name="collab2"/><ref name="collab">{{Cite web |last=Lambert |first=David |date=September 9, 2012 |title=Tiny Toon Adventures - Long-Awaited 'Volume 3' DVD Brings Toons from 2nd, 3rd Season |url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Tiny-Toon-Adventures-Volume-3/17543 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929234612/http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Tiny-Toon-Adventures-Volume-3/17543 |archive-date=September 29, 2012 |access-date=September 28, 2012 |website=[[TVShowsOnDVD]]}}</ref> The role of Buster Bunny was given to [[Charlie Adler]], who gave the role, as producer Ruegger said, "a great deal of energy".<ref name="creation" /> The role of Babs Bunny was given to [[Tress MacNeille]]. Dini said that MacNeille was good for the role because she could do both Babs' voice and the voices of her impressions.<ref name="creation" /> Voice actors [[Joe Alaskey]] and [[Don Messick]] were given the roles of Plucky Duck and Hamton J. Pig, respectively. Child actor [[Danny Cooksey]] played Montana Max and, according to Dini, was good for the role because he could do a "tremendous mean voice."<ref name="creation" /> [[Cree Summer]] provides the roles of Elmyra Duff and Mary Melody; former ''[[Saturday Night Live]]'' cast member [[Gail Matthius]] voices Shirley the Loon, and [[Kath Soucie]] provides Fifi La Fume and Li'l Sneezer. Other voice actors include [[Maurice LaMarche]] as Dizzy Devil; [[Candi Milo]] as Sweetie, [[Frank Welker]] as Gogo Dodo, Furrball, Byron Basset, Calamity Coyote, Little Beeper, Barky Marky and other voices; and [[Rob Paulsen]] as Fowlmouth, Arnold the Pit Bull, Concord Condor and other characters. Legendary original Looney Tunes voice actor, [[Mel Blanc]], was initially set to reprise his roles as the classic characters, but due to his death in July 1989, his characters were recast to Alaskey, [[Jeff Bergman]], [[Greg Burson]], and [[Bob Bergen]].<ref name="creation" />

During production of the third season, Adler left the show due to a feud with the producers. Adler was angry that he had not been offered a role in ''[[Animaniacs]]'' while his fellow ''Tiny Toons'' voice actors with smaller roles, such as Paulsen, LaMarche and Welker, were given starring roles in the new series.<ref name="kennedy" /> [[John Kassir]] replaced Adler for the remainder of the show's run (although Adler would eventually return to voice Buster in the cancelled video game, ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures: Defenders of the Universe]]''). Alaskey, voice of Plucky Duck, briefly left for financial reasons, but returned when an agreement was reached with the studio.<ref name="kennedy" />

===Animation===
In order to complete 65 episodes for the first season, Warner Bros. Animation and [[Amblin Television]] contracted several North American and international animation houses, including [[TMS Entertainment|Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], [[Wang Film Productions]], [[AKOM]], Freelance Animators New Zealand, Encore Cartoons, [[StarToons]]<ref name="startoons">{{Cite news |last=Owens |first=John |date=July 5, 1992 |title=Drawing On Experience |url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/news/ct-xpm-1992-07-05-9203010023-story.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121105141556/http://articles.chicagotribune.com/1992-07-05/features/9203010023_1_animation-studios-hanna-barbera-studios-hollywood-cartoon |archive-date=2012-11-05 |access-date=1 October 2011 |work=[[Chicago Tribune]] |publisher=[[Tribune Publishing]] |location=[[Chicago]], [[Illinois]] |issn=2165-171X |oclc=60639020}}</ref> and Kennedy Cartoons.<ref>Credits from various ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' episodes.{{Clarify|date=January 2009}}</ref> Tokyo Movie Shinsha also animated the series' opening sequence. Some of the Warner Bros. staff disliked working with Kennedy Cartoons due to the animation studio's inconsistent quality, and episodes that they animated were often subjected to multiple re-takes; in other cases, portions of Kennedy-animated episodes were reanimated by other studios.<ref name="kennedy">{{Cite web |last=Paltridge |first=Peter |date=July 2006 |title=Platypus Comix interviews......Tom Ruegger! (part II) |url=http://platypuscomix.net/people/ruegger2.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060908233457/http://platypuscomix.net/people/ruegger2.html |archive-date=September 8, 2006 |access-date=August 23, 2006 |website=Platypus Comix}}</ref>{{Unreliable source?|date=January 2009}} Kennedy Cartoons was dropped after the end of the series' first season.

''Tiny Toon Adventures'' was made with a higher production value than standard television animation. It had a [[cel]] count that was more than double that of most animated television shows then.<ref name="creation" /> The series had about 25,000 cels per episode instead of the standard 10,000, making it unique in that characters moved more fluidly.<ref name="creation" /> Animation producer [[Pierre DeCelles]] described storyboarding for the series as "fun but a big challenge because I always had a short schedule, and it's not always easy to work full blast nonstop".

===Music===
During development, Spielberg said that Warner Bros. would use a full orchestra, which some thought too expensive and impossible, but they ended up agreeing. Warner Bros. selected [[Bruce Broughton]] to write the theme tune (for which he would win a [[Daytime Emmy]] alongside Ruegger and Kaatz) and serve as [[music supervisor]]. Screen credits for the composers were given based on the amount of music composed for, or composed and reused in, the episode.

Twenty-six other composers were contracted to create original dramatic underscore for each episode: Julie and [[Steven Bernstein (musician)|Steve Bernstein]], [[Steven Bramson]], [[Don Davis (composer)|Don Davis]], [[John Debney]], Ron Grant, [[Les Hooper]], Carl Johnson, Elliot Kaplan, Arthur Kempel, Ralph Kessler, Albert Lloyd Olson, [[Hummie Mann]], [[Dennis McCarthy (composer)|Dennis McCarthy]], [[Joel McNeely]], Peter Myers, [[Laurence Rosenthal]], [[William Ross (composer)|William Ross]], [[Arthur B. Rubinstein]], J. Eric Schmidt, David Slonaker, [[Fred Steiner]], [[Morton Stevens]], [[Richard Stone (composer)|Richard Stone]], [[Stephen James Taylor]] and [[Mark Watters]]. The composers conducted their own music. Of these composers, Broughton, Bramson, Davis, Olson, Stone, Taylor and Watters wrote the score to ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation|How I Spent My Vacation]]''.

These composers would later write the musical scores for shows including ''[[Animaniacs]]'' and ''[[The Sylvester & Tweety Mysteries]].''