Absolutely love Buster and Babs as characters, always have. Their comic timing is so witty and zany when the material is particularly great and they are very compelling and enormously fun characters, with chemistry that never fails to sparkle. So it is always great when a 'Tiny Toon Adventures' episode centres heavily around them. Hawaii is a familiar setting in animation but that is in no way a bad thing, as seeing it has always been welcome.
"Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian" has a very interesting and clever premise, and luckily had even more interesting and clever execution. In one of the best 'Tiny Toon Adventures' episodes from this slightly hit and miss period of its run and of Season 2. The setting is put to great use and everything that is so good about Buster and Babs as characters is present throughout. It is a premise that is worthy of classic Looney Tunes and on paper sounded like 'Tiny Toon Adventures' would do it well. "Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian" does it extremely well and more.
Everything comes together here. Animation is vibrantly coloured and beautifully rich in detail, not just the backgrounds but also the expressions and reactions of the characters which are wonderfully loony. The music is dynamic and characterful as always and the theme song has always brought a smile to my face.
The writing is exceptional, being very smart and full of wit and endearing looney-ness, the whole script written by teenagers concept is a lot more intelligent than it sounds. The best lines are absolutely hilarious, as is the hijacking of the planned episode, and the referencing is nostalgic and don't feel thrown in or cheap. The story has a huge amount of energy with no signs of dragging, and is both hugely entertaining and affectionate.
Character writing doesn't disappoint either, both Buster and Babs are on top form and there is even an opportunity to see Steven Spielberg animated and in a cameo appearance. Charlie Adler and Tress MacNeille's voice work is nothing short of virtuosic, both showing their typically breathtaking versatility.
Summing up, wonderful. 10/10
"Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian" has a very interesting and clever premise, and luckily had even more interesting and clever execution. In one of the best 'Tiny Toon Adventures' episodes from this slightly hit and miss period of its run and of Season 2. The setting is put to great use and everything that is so good about Buster and Babs as characters is present throughout. It is a premise that is worthy of classic Looney Tunes and on paper sounded like 'Tiny Toon Adventures' would do it well. "Buster and Babs Go Hawaiian" does it extremely well and more.
Everything comes together here. Animation is vibrantly coloured and beautifully rich in detail, not just the backgrounds but also the expressions and reactions of the characters which are wonderfully loony. The music is dynamic and characterful as always and the theme song has always brought a smile to my face.
The writing is exceptional, being very smart and full of wit and endearing looney-ness, the whole script written by teenagers concept is a lot more intelligent than it sounds. The best lines are absolutely hilarious, as is the hijacking of the planned episode, and the referencing is nostalgic and don't feel thrown in or cheap. The story has a huge amount of energy with no signs of dragging, and is both hugely entertaining and affectionate.
Character writing doesn't disappoint either, both Buster and Babs are on top form and there is even an opportunity to see Steven Spielberg animated and in a cameo appearance. Charlie Adler and Tress MacNeille's voice work is nothing short of virtuosic, both showing their typically breathtaking versatility.
Summing up, wonderful. 10/10
