The Tex Avery Show

If there was a single sentence review contest, my entry for this 1997 series would be "Not even remotely like Tex Avery".

New viewers would probably find the above statement a little harsh, but for those of us who were raised on the screwball antics of the late Tex Avery would find the criticism well justified.

This cartoon series seems to go against every formulistic gag that the classic cartoons used to follow. If the classic cartoons were known for their minimum dialog and maximum slapstick humour, than this new series is the complete polar opposite.

Before I was through with the second episode, I ardently wished that the characters would just shut up instead of producing cringe worthy jokes that were supposed to be funny.

Or if the classic cartoons charm relied on the complete unpredictability of their story lines, then this new series had plot lines you could see a mile off.

All in all, this series just felt like it was put together to cash in on Tex Avery's memory and I can imagine a huge sigh of relief escaping from the lips of hardcore fans when the series finished its run.

Definitely not worth viewing unless you'd like to add extra criticism!