March 11, 1992
Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation is a 1992 American direct-to-video animated comedy film from Warner Bros. Animation and Amblin Entertainment, originally meant to be released to theaters. Featuring the regular characters from the Fox Kids animated television program Tiny Toon Adventures, the film follows them during their summer vacation from school, mainly focused on Babs and Buster going downriver, Plucky and Hamton going to a world-famous amusement park, and Fifi in search of her favorite movie star.
Steven Spielberg was the executive producer of the film, which was written by Paul Dini, Nicholas Hollander, Tom Ruegger, and Sherri Stoner. Japanese animation studio Tokyo Movie Shinsha (now known as TMS Entertainment) produced the animation for the film. How I Spent My Vacation was released on both VHS and LaserDisc formats on Wednesday, March 11, 1992. It was the first animated film to be released direct-to-video in the United States. The film was later aired on television as four separate Tiny Toon Adventures episodes.
The film was one of the highest selling videos in the United States, listing on Billboard magazine's 40 "Top Video Sales" for 16 weeks as of July 1992. Points of praise by critics included the film's jokes and celebrity caricatures, while points of criticism included the segmented plot. Themes of the film included parodies of pop culture and summer vacations.
Storyline[]
School's out for the gang at ACME Looniversity as they all take a summer vacation. However, they are in for some adventures!
Also See[]
- Tiny Toon Adventures
- Tiny Toon Adventures: Spring Break Special (1994)
- Tiny Toons' Night Ghoulery (1995)
- Tiny Toons Looniversity
Sound Effects Used[]
- Cartoon Suction Sound
- Frank Welker Cat Yowl
- H-B ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN, HIGH/Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - QUICK WHISTLE ZIP IN/Sound Ideas, ZIP, CARTOON - RICCO ZIP IN 01 (R & B)
- Hollywoodedge, Bell Bonk Ring PE941004/OMI, Cartoon FX - Bell and Horn Bonk
- Hollywoodedge, Bites Three CrunchyB PE136401 (1st bite)
- Hollywoodedge, Bottle Rocket 2 Picco PE098501
- Hollywoodedge, Car Crash Small 1 Shor PE111901
- Hollywoodedge, Chimpanzee Screeche PE026201
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Glass PE110801
- Hollywoodedge, Crash Metal Glass PE110901
- Hollywoodedge, Large Splash Or DiveW PE127101
- Hollywoodedge, School Bell Long Ring PE193201
- Hollywoodedge, Single Frog Croak Cl CRT013001
- Hollywoodedge, Wheezy Honk Cymbal PE941302/OMI, Cartoon FX - Drum and Horn Hit/Sound Ideas, BOING, CARTOON - SINGLE TIMP DOING (slightly lower pitched)
- Looney Tunes Cartoon Fall Sound
- OMI, Cartoon FX - Skid/Sound Ideas, SKID, CARTOON - BROKEN SKID
- OMI, Mud 03/Sound Ideas, BUBBLE, CARTOON - SKIP'S FLARTLES, 02
- OMI, Rain & Boomer 02/Sound Ideas, WEATHER - THUNDER CRASH 02
- RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 09
- Roadrunner's Beep Beep Sound
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, SKID - BRAKE SKID, TIRE 02
- Sound Ideas, AUTO, SKID - BRAKE SKID, TIRE 03
- Sound Ideas, BIRDS, JUNGLE - AFTERNOON JUNGLE BIRDS CALLING, ANIMAL
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, BOING - THIN METAL PING AND WARBLE 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - SWISH AND BIG SOCK
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HIT - SWISH AND BIG WHAP
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, HORN - SHORT, SHARP HORN TOOT, HIGH
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SNAP - LARGE RUBBER SNAP 01
- Sound Ideas, CARTOON, SQUEAK - SEVERAL RUBBER SQUEAKS, STRETCH
- Sound Ideas, CRUNCH - ROCK AND DIRT CRUNCH, CARTOON 04
- Sound Ideas, EXPLOSION - HOWITZER SHELL IN AND EXPLODE
- Sound Ideas, GUN, SHOTGUN - BEING FIRED, 4 SHOTS
- Sound Ideas, HIT, HUMAN - BIG HEAVY FACE SLAP, CARTOON 01
- Sound Ideas, HIT, HUMAN - BIG HEAVY FACE SLAP, CARTOON 03
- Sound Ideas, HIT, METAL - ANVIL FALL ON HEAD, CARTOON 01
- Sound Ideas, PLINK, CARTOON - SOUR PLINK
- Sound Ideas, POOF, CARTOON - FOOF
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 03
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 05
- Sound Ideas, RICOCHET - CARTOON RICCO 06
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - BIG THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 01
- Sound Ideas, THUNDER - BIG THUNDER CLAP AND RUMBLE, WEATHER 02
- Taz Spin
- WB CARTOON, CROWD - LITTLE OH DISAPPOINTED
- WB CARTOON, THUNK - SMALL THUNK