Toonmania


 * This article is about the series. For the 1995 video game of the same name, see Toonmania.

Toonmania is an American animated comedy television series created by Todd Wright for Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block. The show was broadcast from November 19, 1994 to May 29, 1999. The show follows the adventures of Felix Fox's nephews and niece, Finn, Fred, and Fiona, who they try to become the next generation of characters from the Twentieth Toons franchise. Hallmarks of the series included its music, slapstick, satirical social commentary, pop culture references, character catchphrases, and innuendo directed at an adult audience.

Toonmania premiered on November 19, 1994 on the Fox Kids programming block of the Fox network. The series ended production in early 1999 in favor of New Twentieth Toons. A revival of the series, titled Toonmania: Unleashed, was announced in December 2020, with a two-season order, to be produced by 20th Television Animation, with show creator Todd Wright and many of the main voice actors returning. It is set for a fall 2022 release on Disney+.

Setting
Toonmania is a cartoon set in the fictional town of "Toonland", where most of the Twentieth Toons characters live. Like the Twentieth Toons, the series makes use of cartoon violence (e.g. anvils falling on someone, liberal use of explosives) and slapstick. The series parodies and references the current events of the early-to-mid 1990s and Hollywood culture. The series had also made fun of celebrities, major motion pictures, and popular television series for adults and children at the time. Many Toonmania songs were also parodies of classical or folk music with educational lyrics. Occasionally, episodes delve into veiled ethical and morality stories of ecology, self-esteem, and crime.

Characters
Most of the Toonmania characters were designed to resemble younger versions of 20th Century Fox's most popular Twentieth Toons characters by exhibiting similar traits and looks. The main characters are Finn, Fred, and Fiona, who are Felix Fox's nephews and niece, Benny Bird, a yellow male bird, Timothy J. Turtle, a green male turtle, and Lily Reed, a young teenage human girl.

Feeding off the characters are the more traditional Twentieth Toons characters such as Felix Fox, Benjamin Bird, Tom Turtle, Laura Reed, and among others.

Development
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Writers
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Animation
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Music
Fox selected Bruce Broughton to write the theme tune and serve as music supervisor. Screen credits for the composers were given based on the amount of music composed for, or composed and reused in the episode. More coming soon!

Films and television specials
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Series finale
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Reception
The show was received with positive reviews, gathering both child and adult fans. The series had won six Daytime Emmy Awards.

Nominations and awards
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Toys and video games
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Home media
Episodes of the show have been released on DVD and VHS during and after the series' run. Beginning on December 13, 2005, 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment began releasing DVD volume sets of the series in order of the episodes' original airdates.

Toonmania: Unleashed
A revival of the series, Toonmania: Unleashed, was announced on December 10, 2020 during the Disney Investor Day event. The series will be produced by 20th Television Animation for Disney+ and Fox Family. Series creator Todd Wright will return as a executive producer. The series will focus on the characters from the original series trying to adapt to the changes and life of the 21st century while embarking on further adventures after being absent from television for many years. However, some characters will not be returning. On March 1, 2022, while promoting for Twentieth Toons: Quest for the Toon Temple, Tom Kenny revealed he will reprise his role as Felix Fox in the new reboot. On June 15, 2022, during the Annecy International Animation Film Festival, Disney and 20th Television Animation announced that the new revival is scheduled to debut on Disney+ in November 2022, with 13 episodes set to be in the series' first season.