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Toonatics: The Zany Quest Begins is a 2000 direct-to-video animated musical comedy-adventure fantasy film based on the 1992–99 animated series Toonatics, serving as the true series finale until the announcement of Toonatics Unleashed. It relocates all of the of the Toonatics characters to a quasi-19th century fairy tale world and portrays their quest to find the missing star that will bring back their crazy personalities.
The film was first released on VHS on February 22, 2000, by Paramount Home Entertainment. It contained 10 original songs and features a majority of the voice cast reprising their respective roles from the TV show.
Plot[]
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Voice cast[]
- Charlie Adler as Freddy Squirrel and Rizzy Rat
- Rob Paulsen as Ruger Dog, Chippy and Pong
- Kath Soucie as Beth Fox. Fred, Kate, Emily Husky, Ashley Cute, Linda and Melanie Nunez
- Tara Charendoff as Princess Meadow, Tracey and Bennett
- Julie Young as Maria Baker
- Cathy Cavadini as Angela Baker, Sophie Waker, Stephanie Soft and Diana
- Billy West as Alex and Brett Bird
- E.G. Daily as Sophie
- Dee Bradley Baker as Rodney
- Cree Summer as Judith
- Russi Taylor as Happy and Batina Bat
- Tress MacNeille as Evie, Philip, Freya Meza, Rita and Lizzy Lizard
- Tom Kenny as Wingy Bat
- Frank Welker as Black Cat, White Cat and Jack
- Jeff Bennett as Ping and Dr. Partnership
- Maurice LaMarche as Darryl Tendlar
- Jeff Bergman as Fredrick Tropes
- Jim Cummings as Bob
- Dan Castellaneta as Whack Bear
- Steven Weber as King Gustavo
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Production and release[]
Although The Zany Quest Begins had been rated highly amongst children and adults in test screenings, Paramount decided to release it direct-to-video rather than spending money on marketing a wide release, just like A ToonMania Summer Vacation. Toonatics: The Zany Quest Begins was originally slated for its VHS release in November 1999, but was pushed forward to February 22, 2000. It is the second Toonatics production to use digital ink and paint. On July 20, 2009, The Zany Quest Begins was released for rental or purchase on iTunes. The Zany Quest Begins has also aired on cable networks such as Nickelodeon, Showtime, Nicktoons, UltraToons and more recently on Paramount Kids. It is also available to download from the PlayStation Store. The film was released on DVD on November 8, 2011. It was also Russi Taylor's final performance as Batina Bat before her death in 2019.
Songs[]
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Reception[]
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Transcripts[]
Main[]
To see the main transcript of the film, click here.
Trailers[]
To see the transcript for the trailers of the film, click here.