The Wacky World of Tex Avery (2013-2021)

The Wacky World of Tex Avery (2013-2021) is a 2013-2021 American-Canadian-French animated comedy television series created by Robby London and produced by DIC Entertainment, Les Studios Tex SARL, Milimetros, M6 Metropole Television and Telcima SA. It was broadcast on French channel M6 from September 3, 2013 to March 30th, 2021 with a total of 9 seasons and 153 episodes. The series is based on the 1997 TV series of the same name which itself was named after famed MGM/Warner Bros. cartoonist Tex Avery. The title character is a goat-riding cowboy who saves the day and his girl Chastity Knott from his outlaw nemesis Sagebrush Sid. Pompeii Pete, Einstone, Genghis and Khannie, Freddy the Fly, Maurice & Mooch and Power Pooch also appear in the series.

Plot:
The Wacky World of Tex Avery is set in the wacky town of Burbank, California. The titular character is a goat-riding cowboy who saves the day and his girl Chastity Knott from his outlaw nemesis Sagebrush Sid. Pompeii Pete, Einstone, Genghis and Khannie, Freddy the Fly, Maurice & Mooch and Power Pooch also appear in the series.

Directed by:
Robby London

Development:
In 2011, it was announced that a new series called The Wacky World of Tex Avery was in development and it would air on French channel M6. The series is based on the 1997 TV series of the same name which itself was named after famed MGM/Warner Bros. cartoonist Tex Avery.

Animation:
The animation for the 2013-2021 version of The Wacky World of Tex Avery is provided by DIC Entertainment, Gene Deitch Associates, Inc.,plus Lounaigpol, Millimages and Studio World Paris.

Similars to:
The Wacky World of Tex Avery is similar to other animated comedy series such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Rocko's Modern Life, The Ren & Stimpy Show and Looney Tunes.

Episodes:
The Wacky World of Tex Avery has a total of 153 episodes over 9 seasons that were broadcast on French channel M6 from September 3, 2013 to March 30th, 2021.

Broadcast:
The Wacky World of Tex Avery originally aired on French channel M6 from September 3, 2013 to March 30th, 2021. The series later aired on TV5Monde in France and Canada as well as Gulli in France. The series also aired on Cartoon Network's international channels and Boomerang's international channels.

Home media:
The Wacky World of Tex Avery was released on DVD in Region 1 by Warner Home Video from 2014 to 2016. season 1 was released on September 2, 2014, season 2 was released on November 4, 2014, seasons 3-4 were released on March 3, 2015 and seasons 5-9 were released in 2016.

Controversy:
In 2020, an episode of The Wacky World of Tex Avery titled "A Game of Chicken" caused controversy after it featured a scene where the character Maurice the Chicken appeared to be sexually assaulted by a rooster. The scene caused outrage among viewers and M6 later issued an apology.

International:
The Wacky World of Tex Avery has been broadcast in many countries around the world such as France, Canada, the United States, Australia, New Zealand, the United Kingdom, Ireland, Germany, Spain and Latin America.

Official descriptions:
"Tex Avery is a goat-riding cowboy who saves the day and his girl Chastity Knott from his outlaw nemesis Sagebrush Sid. Pompeii Pete is a short bumbling Roman centurion from Pompeii who was buried in lava from the Volcanic eruption and breaks free in the modern world 2,000 years later. Einstone is a brilliant caveman named Ughbert Einstone who is the world's first inventor in the stone age. He tries to teach the other cave people how to be civilized with his inventions. Genghis and Khannie are two characters who constantly try to outwit each other. Freddy the Fly is a playful, obnoxious, and uncultured fly who bugs an obese, lazy & exceedingly short-tempered billionaire named Amanda Banshee, whose continuous excessive attempts to get rid of him often involve the most extreme of ways. Maurice & Mooch are two characters who are always trying to one-up each other. Power Pooch is a normal dog who gained superpowers after licking a superhero's shoe and became a superhero himself, albeit an incompetent one. Along with his blue cat sidekick Little Buddy, Power Pooch fights the crime in his town which usually involved him fighting Dr. Hydrant and his bone-shaped henchman Boney."

Trivia:
-The Wacky World of Tex Avery was created by Robby London who also created the hit Nickelodeon series Rugrats.

-The series is based on the 1997 TV series of the same name which itself was named after famed MGM/Warner Bros. cartoonist Tex Avery.

-The title character is a goat-riding cowboy who saves the day and his girl Chastity Knott from his outlaw nemesis Sagebrush Sid.

-Pompeii Pete, Einstone, Genghis and Khannie, Freddy the Fly, Maurice & Mooch and Power Pooch also appear in the series.

-The series originally aired on French channel M6 from September 3, 2013 to March 30th, 2021.

-The Wacky World of Tex Avery was released on DVD in Region 1 by Warner Home Video from 2014 to 2016.