Tasmanian Devil
The Tasmanian Devil, also spelled as Tazmanian Devil, or known commonly as Taz, is one of the main antagonists of the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical shorts. He is a ferocious, albeit dimwitted, carnivore known for having a notoriously short-temper, a speech consisting of loud grunts and rasps, and short patience. He is also considered to be one of Bugs Bunny's recurring foes, alongside Elmer Fudd, Yosemite Sam, and Marvin the Martian. His voice was originated by Mel Blanc.
Taz's protégé in Tiny Toon Adventures is Dizzy Devil.
Character description
The Tasmanian Devil has several descriptions of himself in some of his appearances. In Devil May Hare, for instance, he is described by Bugs Bunny as "A strong murderous beast, jaws as powerful as a steel trap - has ravenous appetite - eats tigers, lions, elephants, buffaloes, donkeys, giraffes, octopuses, rhinoceroses, moose, ducks" ( "...and rabbits," as pointed out by Taz himself).
A main defining trait of Taz's personality would be his dimwitted intelligence, which contrasted sharply to his ferocious, animal-like tendancies, coupled with his short-tempered patience. He tends to have a speech consisting of grunts, growls, and raspberries; and when given the opportunity to actually speak, he talks in primitive English ("Me first remember long time ago in Tasmania. I was only three years old, but I was mean little devil.") Additionally, he has the ability to spin like a vortex and can bite through almost anything. Though incredibly devious, Taz is also sweet natures at times, especially when not provoked.
He has a seemingly endless appetite, consuming nearly everything in sight. As such, he has eaten (or has at least attempted to eat) many types of food, live animals or people, and various inanimate objects, some of which tend to backfire him at worst.
Appearances
TV series
Movies
Shorts
Comics
Video games
Biography
Debut Series
We're All a Little Looney
Come On and Slam! and Welcome to the Jam!
Taz Gets Modern
Going Down the Rabbit Hole
It's Hard Hat Time!
Taz Sells Out
Foghorn is a guest at Warner Bros.' Burbank lot for its 100th anniversary. While on the set of Friends, Cyborg claims the part of Joey Tribianni, while Foghorn Leghorn claims the part of Rachel Green, which starts a fight with Yosemite Sam, Taz, and Wile E. Coyote who also want the part.[3]
Development
Gallery
- Main article: Tasmanian Devil/Gallery
Toys and merchandise
Behind the scenes
In popular culture
- In the Beast Wars: Transformers episode "Feral Scream (Part 1)," Megatron is hit by a feline creature (later revealed to be Cheetor) and he spins uncontrollably like the Tasmanian Devil, before falling down a cliff in similar fashion to Wile E. Coyote.
- In the Family Guy episode "Farmer Guy," Peter wants the family to wait when seeing an approaching tornado because it might be Taz.
- In the Ted Lasso episode "Biscuits," Coach Beard said to Ted how Shannon was spinning around him like the Tasmanian Devil, with Ted adding that it was without the annoying noises that he imitated.
- In Gogglebox series 20, episode 12, two Goggleboxers made a reference to Taz when watching Zac work with real Tasmanian devils in Australia in Down to Earth with Zac Efron.
References
- ↑ Tiny Toons Looniversity: "Extra, So Extra," season 1, episode 3 (2023).
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Tiny Toons Looniversity: "Tooney Ball Lights," season 1, episode 4 (2023).
- ↑ Teen Titans Go!: "Warner Bros. 100th Anniversary," season 8, episode 24 (2023).
