:For the videogame see Taz-Mania (video game) Taz-Mania is a 1991-1993 cartoon show, produced and directed by Art Vitello broadcast in the United States on FOX and elsewhere around the world. It follows the adventures of the classic Looney Tunes character, Taz (The Tasmanian Devil) in the fictional land of Tazmania (based on Tasmania). Unlike similar cartoons of its time, it frequently broke the fourth wall, and often made jokes from the fact that Taz could actually speak perfectly normally when he wanted to. The shows is currently broadcast on AOL's In2TV.
In the show, he was a young slacker living with his family, working as a bell-hop at a local hotel, and having adventures with his friends. The Down Syndrome Society of South Australia took offense to Taz's ability to go from speaking in grunts and noises to speaking normally. Judy Opolski, president of the Down Syndrome Society of South Australia stated "It's obvious that Warner Brothers finds it 'funny' to portray the Taz Manian devil as a boy with Down Syndrome, making jokes at the expense of his inability to communicate."
Warner Brothers declined to comment, but Bruce Morris, a writer for the show, sent a letter of apology after the show went off the air.
The intro indicates that, in this rendering of Tasmania, "the sky's always yellow, rain or shine".
The title song is preformed by Jess Harnell
The minor character of "Francis X. Bushlad" was a reference to "King of The Movies", Francis. X. Bushman.
