Part of me knew that "Rainy Daze" would be easy to relate to, not just to me but most people. Being somebody who doesn't always know what to do on a rainy day and not having much incentive to do much when those days happen. It is especially difficult to not identify with Babs if household chores are things you'd rather not be doing and want a way of getting it done faster or more fun (raising tentative hand here).
"Rainy Daze's" story though, while easy to relate to when reading about it, did have the risk of making something that can be mundane not interesting. Luckily "Rainy Daze" not only makes rainy days interesting, it also makes for great entertainment. All three of the segments ("Rent-a-Friend", "Bunny Daze" and "Fur-Gone Conclusion") depicting different ways of what the characters do on these type of days are enormous fun in their own way and make things like household chores and getting rid of pests fun and not tiresome.
It is at its weakest during the wraparound linking story, its sole purpose being to introduce each segment so that there is a clear connection between the three segments. It serves this purpose quite well but the story is not the most inspired of ones and the wit and wackiness seen in the segments being introduced are not quite as evident in the wraparounds.
The animation is colourful and has some lovely background and character expression/reaction detail. Especially in "Rent-a-Friend" and the whole character of the Cruella DeVil-like Madam Gotcha Grabmore (what a name). The theme tune has never lost its irresistible quality and the music itself is dynamic with the action and full of character, very like the old Looney Tunes characters.
Dialogue has the razor sharp wit and wackiness that one expects for 'Tiny Toon Adventures', "Rent-a-Friend" is full of it. The stories for all three segments are a lot of fun and compelling, the most eventful being "Fur-Gone Conclusion" with also the most conflict. The energy is constant and "Rainy Daze" does get brownie points for making things entertaining and interesting with and out of household chores, that is not an easy thing to do when people like me find a lot of it mundane while feeling satisfaction after finishing.
Buster and Babs are two of 'Tiny Toon Adventures' best characters, certainly two of the funniest and most consistently written. They are both delightful, especially Buster paired very amusingly and always coherently with Montana Max. In a chemistry that fondly reminded me of the old Looney Tunes, such as the chemistry between Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam (except of course Max is not as hot-headed as the latter). "Rent-a-Friend" is probably the segment closest to the feel and style of the old Looney Tunes cartoon in the golden years. My least favourite of the three is probably "Bunny Daze", but it is still funny and clever and Babs sparkles. So does her chemistry with Buster, and Madam Gotcha Grabmore is a villain to relish. The voice acting is on point, one can really hear Tress MacNeille's versatility here.
Summing up, great. 9/10
"Rainy Daze's" story though, while easy to relate to when reading about it, did have the risk of making something that can be mundane not interesting. Luckily "Rainy Daze" not only makes rainy days interesting, it also makes for great entertainment. All three of the segments ("Rent-a-Friend", "Bunny Daze" and "Fur-Gone Conclusion") depicting different ways of what the characters do on these type of days are enormous fun in their own way and make things like household chores and getting rid of pests fun and not tiresome.
It is at its weakest during the wraparound linking story, its sole purpose being to introduce each segment so that there is a clear connection between the three segments. It serves this purpose quite well but the story is not the most inspired of ones and the wit and wackiness seen in the segments being introduced are not quite as evident in the wraparounds.
The animation is colourful and has some lovely background and character expression/reaction detail. Especially in "Rent-a-Friend" and the whole character of the Cruella DeVil-like Madam Gotcha Grabmore (what a name). The theme tune has never lost its irresistible quality and the music itself is dynamic with the action and full of character, very like the old Looney Tunes characters.
Dialogue has the razor sharp wit and wackiness that one expects for 'Tiny Toon Adventures', "Rent-a-Friend" is full of it. The stories for all three segments are a lot of fun and compelling, the most eventful being "Fur-Gone Conclusion" with also the most conflict. The energy is constant and "Rainy Daze" does get brownie points for making things entertaining and interesting with and out of household chores, that is not an easy thing to do when people like me find a lot of it mundane while feeling satisfaction after finishing.
Buster and Babs are two of 'Tiny Toon Adventures' best characters, certainly two of the funniest and most consistently written. They are both delightful, especially Buster paired very amusingly and always coherently with Montana Max. In a chemistry that fondly reminded me of the old Looney Tunes, such as the chemistry between Bugs Bunny and Yosemite Sam (except of course Max is not as hot-headed as the latter). "Rent-a-Friend" is probably the segment closest to the feel and style of the old Looney Tunes cartoon in the golden years. My least favourite of the three is probably "Bunny Daze", but it is still funny and clever and Babs sparkles. So does her chemistry with Buster, and Madam Gotcha Grabmore is a villain to relish. The voice acting is on point, one can really hear Tress MacNeille's versatility here.
Summing up, great. 9/10