The Wacky World of Tex Avery

The Wacky World of Tex Avery (French Le Monde Fou de Tex Avery) is a short-lived animated TV show created by Robby London and co-produced by DiC Entertainment, and Les Studios Tex. It premiered on the French channel M6 on September 3, 1997, followed by its broadcast in the U.S. on September 29th of the same year through syncidcation. The show ended on December 26th, 1997 after only one season due to low ratings and negative reviews.

Premise
The show is an anthology series that stars numerous characters such as Tex Avery (distinct from his namesake, the real-life animator of the same name), Einstone, and Pompeii Pete. It features seven segments, each having their own characters and locations.

The show's main segment is the self-titled Tex Avery. It features the titular cowboy, his rival Sagebrush Sid, and Texan girlfriend Miss Chastity Knott in various escapades and scenarios.

The second segment, Einstone, centers on the titular caveman genius, who attempts to teach his fellow cavemen to be more civilized through the use of his inventions.

The third segment, Pompeii Pete, follows a small, bumming Centurion who finds himself in modern day after being buried alive for thousands of years after the eruption of Mount Vesuvius. Pete usually goes from job to job, often getting on the nerves of a businessman named Dan, whose role varies as well.

Genghis and Khannie, the fourth segment, follows lion warlord Genghis, who attempts to conquer empires and countries in the name of his emperor. He frequently gets in confrontations with Khannie, a small, innocent looking panda that foils him at every turn.

The fifth segment, Freddy the Fly, has the titular fly square off against the ridiculously uber rich Amanda Banshee, who tries to get him out of her sight in very extreme ways.

The penultimate segment, Power Pooch, stars a dog that can turn into a superhero by licking (or swallowing) one shoe. Along for the ride is a blue cat named Little Buddy that acts as Power Pooch's sidekick.

The seventh and final segment, Maurice and Mooch, features Maurice Squab, a young chicken with a Swedish accent. Mooch, a wolf who is constantly searching for a meal, tries to eat him, but usually fails at it.

Facts

 * None of Tex Avery's characters are present in this show. The reason for that is because his cartoons from Warner Bros. and MGM are owned by Turner Entertainment (which had been owned by TimeWarner a year before the show's premiere), and his cartoons from Universal are still owned by Universal Studios.
 * This show is often considered the worst DiC Entertainment show of all time, due to it being an "insult" to Tex Avery's legacy, even though its creator Robby London has stated that the show was meant to be a homage to the iconic animator.
 * Many of the characters and some of the segments are inspired by characters from various pieces of media, mostly those from the classic cartoon era, cartoons and real-life people:
 * Tex Avery, the title character and named after the famous animation veteran, is inspired by Bob Clampett's character Red Hot Ryder, who appeared in the Bugs Bunny cartoon Buckaroo Bugs.
 * Pompeii Pete is loosely inspired by Shorty from the Famous Studios era Popeye cartoons and Manuel from the British sitcom Fawlty Towers, and is somewhat based on Encino Man.
 * The Einstone segments are inspired by The First Bad Man, a 1955 cartoon from Tex Avery. Ughbert Einstone's name is a pun on Albert Einstein.
 * Genghis and Khannie's names are a play on Genghis Khan, the founder of the Mongol Empire. Genghis himself resembles the lion from Slap Happy Lion, a 1947 short directed by Tex Avery, and Khannie's mannerisms are influenced from those of Shirley Temple.
 * Freddy the Fly is inspired by Homer the Homless Flea, one of Tex Avery's earlier character, and Red Skelton's character Freddy the Freeloader.
 * Maurice Squab's design is based on the canary from the 1947 short King-Size Canary which, like the previous two shorts mentioned above, was directed by Tex Avery. His personality takes elements from Junior Pig, a character from One Ham's Family.
 * The Power Pooch segments are inspired by the 1964 cartoon series Underdog and the Earthworm Jim series of platformers.