Ghoulish fun with Tiny Toons
The second, better known and slightly superior of the 'Tiny Toon Adventures' specials, the other being the underrated 'Tiny Toons Spring Break', 'Tiny Toons Night Ghoulery' is a must see for any 'Tiny Toon Adventures' and animation fan. Both, and 'How I Spent My Vacation', complement the show very well, which is still held in very high regard by me through young adult eyes even with tastes in animation and in everything (would like to think so anyway) significantly broadened.
It is my strong feeling, once again, that fans of the show should be able to not any problem enjoying 'Tiny Toons Night Ghoulery'. As a big fan of the show and its humour, as well as of Looney Tunes and similar shows like 'Animaniacs' and 'Pinky and the Brain', for me there was an enormous amount to enjoy and cannot find anything at all wrong. Every Halloween fan should see it, it is suitably ghoulish without being too scary, having plenty for children and adults, and affectionately nostalgic, which is to me what Halloween in animation should be like.
Animation in 'Tiny Toons Night Ghoulery' is as beautiful and crisp as the show's, with bright and at other points nightmarishly colourful backgrounds, beautiful colours and well drawn characters. Have always considered music very important when reviewing films, television, cartoons, etc. and 'Tiny Toons Night Ghoulery' scores highly in that respect. The incidental music is beautifully and cleverly composed, always dynamic and full of energy and the main theme is very catchy.
Like the show, the humour is insanely funny and very smart, with sharply timed gags (physical and verbal), that the special is never in short supply of, and even wittier dialogue. There is enough for children to understand and laugh at, no this is not humour that is going to go completely over their heads, but like the show enormous effort was shown providing content to appeal to a wide audience other than youngsters. 'Tiny Toons Night Ghoulery' is highly successful in this, the humour actually is more understandable to young adults and older audiences. As ever the parodies and references, ranging from 'The Twilight Zone', 'Gremlin', the Devil and Daniel Webster are ingenious.
Same goes for Babs', an inspired host choice, celebrity impersonations, again something that young adults and above are likely to get more. That is not to say that it will go over the heads of younger audiences, as the timing is so brilliant and the dialogue and delivery on point.
Much goes on but it never feels over-stuffed. All the characters are on form, with Babs especially great, and can't fault the voice acting. Tress MacNeille's is a tour de force.
In conclusion, ghoulish fun. 10/10
It is my strong feeling, once again, that fans of the show should be able to not any problem enjoying 'Tiny Toons Night Ghoulery'. As a big fan of the show and its humour, as well as of Looney Tunes and similar shows like 'Animaniacs' and 'Pinky and the Brain', for me there was an enormous amount to enjoy and cannot find anything at all wrong. Every Halloween fan should see it, it is suitably ghoulish without being too scary, having plenty for children and adults, and affectionately nostalgic, which is to me what Halloween in animation should be like.
Animation in 'Tiny Toons Night Ghoulery' is as beautiful and crisp as the show's, with bright and at other points nightmarishly colourful backgrounds, beautiful colours and well drawn characters. Have always considered music very important when reviewing films, television, cartoons, etc. and 'Tiny Toons Night Ghoulery' scores highly in that respect. The incidental music is beautifully and cleverly composed, always dynamic and full of energy and the main theme is very catchy.
Like the show, the humour is insanely funny and very smart, with sharply timed gags (physical and verbal), that the special is never in short supply of, and even wittier dialogue. There is enough for children to understand and laugh at, no this is not humour that is going to go completely over their heads, but like the show enormous effort was shown providing content to appeal to a wide audience other than youngsters. 'Tiny Toons Night Ghoulery' is highly successful in this, the humour actually is more understandable to young adults and older audiences. As ever the parodies and references, ranging from 'The Twilight Zone', 'Gremlin', the Devil and Daniel Webster are ingenious.
Same goes for Babs', an inspired host choice, celebrity impersonations, again something that young adults and above are likely to get more. That is not to say that it will go over the heads of younger audiences, as the timing is so brilliant and the dialogue and delivery on point.
Much goes on but it never feels over-stuffed. All the characters are on form, with Babs especially great, and can't fault the voice acting. Tress MacNeille's is a tour de force.
In conclusion, ghoulish fun. 10/10
- TheLittleSongbird
- Jun 10, 2019