There are a number of shows that have gotten better and better with each re-watch, even with not every episode working to full potential. Ones where things that impressed on first re-watch are even stronger and also things not noticed beforehand or paid as much attention to very much noticeable and to every bit as good or even better effect. 'Tiny Toon Adventures' is very much one of those shows, loved it when younger but love it even more now and that shouldn't be a shameful thing to admit.
Satirising 'The Mickey Mouse Club', "The Buster Bunny Bunch" is another episode to be divided into two or more segments. In this case three, made up of "Buffed Bunny", "Squish" and "Born to be Riled". It is an example of how to do a segment-structured episode well and for me one of 'Tiny Toon Adventures' best early episodes. For a three segment episode, "The Buster Bunny Bunch" is a consistent one, where all three segments are equally great. Rather than one being weaker than the other, was thinking that "Squish" would not be as strong with it focusing on a character not as strong as the others but it more than holds its own, not wearing the justice at the hands of fate premise too thin.
Of the three, my favourite is "Born to be Riled". Babs' imitations are indeed dead on and are absolutely brilliant in accuracy and comic timing. Love Plucky too and he has one of his best (and most truthful, love Plucky by the way and consider him one of the show's best characters) lines regarding him having an ego the size of Cleveland.
"Buffed Bunny" sees Buster and Arnold on top form and is the closest segment to match the episode's title. Perhaps the segment too to feel the most true in spirit to the original Looney Tunes cartoons.
Animation continues to be great. Bright, smoothly drawn and beautifully detailed. The music is as good as the old Looney Tunes cartoons (prime-Looney Tunes, not most of the 60s ones) in being characterful and adding to the action, if not quite enhancing it in the same way. It always helps to have a memorable theme tune, and the one for 'Tiny Toon Adventures' is suitably hip and very catchy.
Writing here is wonderfully wacky and razor sharp in wit, as well as being smart and spot on in comic timing. The references are both inspired and cleverly inserted, none feeling random or misplaced. Absolutely love the characters and the voice acting is on the money as one can't help expect from some of the most talented and most deservedly prolific voice actors in the business at that time.
Altogether, love this episode and wasn't riled up by it in any way. 10/10
