Follow TV Tropes

Following

Recap / Tiny Toon Adventures S 1 E 27 Europe In 30 Minutes

Go To

The twenty-seventh episode of Tiny Toon Adventures.

The episode begins on the game show, "Sloppy Dirty Dare", where Plucky tries to guess what country is shaped like a boot. As he gets kicked by the map into a giant bowl of spaghetti, he guesses "Italy". Blink Winkleman tells Plucky that he guessed correctly, and as a result, has won the prizes of a pocket protector, a pair of left-handed scissors, and a free trip to Europe with all his friends onboard the fabulous Concorde. Plucky is excited when he hears that he is going to Europe, as the Concorde is the fastest jet in the world.

In the next scene, the Concorde is revealed to be Concord Condor, who is taking Plucky, Hamton, Buster, and Babs to Europe. He is exhausted by the time they reach Europe, and they crash land.

Plucky decides to take him and his friends on a tour of Europe, where the tour guide shoves them into a particularly cramped tour coach. On their tour, the toons see the sights of Europe, along with many Weenie Burger stands. The tour bus starts at the Rhine River in Germany, then drives the Toons through the Berlin Wall, the Eiffel Tower and Louvre Museum in Paris, the canals of Venice, and finally the Alps. Plucky complains because the tour bus isn't stopping and he doesn't get a chance to make any snapshots, but the tour guide tells him they sell more postcards that way.

The tour comes to a crashing end at the Alps, when the Tour Guide drives the coach off a high cliff and down the mountains. The toons escape from the tour, using a single parachute, and land outside Buckingham Palace, home of England's royal family. When they see the palace's royal guards, they hide in the palace. When they manage to escape the guards, Hamton tells Plucky, Buster, and Babs that they're in the private quarters of Prince Charles and Princess Diana. Charles and Diana pass by them, and Babs melts into a puddle when she finds out that she's in the presence of royalty. She and the boys chase after Charles and Diana, but they get a door slammed in their face by Reginald the Butler and Suzette the Maid. Reginald and Suzette's plan is to kidnap Charles and Diana and ransom them for all the crown's jewels, then fly away to Rio and live wickedly ever after. Buster complains to his friends about being saddled with a plot just when they were having fun.

In the second act, Buster suggests to his friends that they split up so that one of them could look after the royal couple. At first, Plucky wants no part in finding Charles and Diana, but Buster tells Plucky that he doesn't have any interest in being knighted. Plucky is interested in being knighted, and immediately changes his mind and agrees to help. He runs to the banquet hall, taking Hamton with him.

At the banquet hall, Plucky and Hamton help themselves to the food provided, but soon meet up with The Chef, who believes them to be delivered by the butcher. He plans to cook them into Duck Pate and Pork Espanol, and serve them to the Dignitaries of El Boulevard.

Meanwhile, Buster and Babs continue to look for Charles and Diana. They find their royal hideout, and Babs is about to run in, when Buster reminds her that they can't just barge in on royalty. This gives Babs an idea for her and Buster to disguise themselves as the Vanderbunnys.

Back at the kitchen, The Chef corners Plucky and Hamton. He flattens them with his spatula, then seasons them with pepper. They manage to escape from him by sneezing, but as they try to run across a loose floorboard, The Chef lifts it and pulls them back. The Chef catches them again, and Plucky begs for Hamton to do something. Hamton pulls out an ACME Toon Gag, with the box telling the Chef to look inside. The Chef does so, and a boxing glove inside the box punches him away. Plucky and Hamton run, but The Chef chases them. Plucky decides that one good cliche deserves another, so he pulls out another ACME Toon Gag. This one unpeels a banana and tosses the peel on the floor, which The Chef slips on. Plucky and Hamton decide to eat after they're knighted.

Inside Charles and Diana's private headquarters, Charles and Diana are reading newspapers. Buster and Babs, disguised as Biff and Buffy Vanderbunny, decide to talk to them. Charles and Diana talk in "royalese", and only Babs is able to understand them. The two rabbits convince Charles and Diana to go on a journey around Europe while they watch the palace for them. Reginald wants to talk to Charles and Diana, as the Dignitary and the General from El Boulevard are waiting for them. Buster and Babs disgise themselves as Charles and Diana until the real Charles and Diana get back. Reginald becomes suspicious of Charles and Diana's appearances, so Buster hits him on the head with a scepter.

Buster and Babs meet up with the Dignitary and the General from El Boulevard, who have come to discuss a peace treaty they want Charles and Diana to sign. Not wanting the Dignitary and the General to know that they aren't the real Charles and Diana, Buster and Babs scoff in their general direction, which only enrages them. The General slaps Buster with his glove, and Buster retaliates by slapping the General with his glove after he puts a dumbbell in it. The Dignitary and the General chase after Buster and Babs, and Reginald and Suzette watch from a distance. They become suspicious of Charles and Diana's appearances, and decide they have to get them before the Dignitary and the General do. As Buster battles the Dignitary and the General, Reginald and Suzette capture Babs. Buster knocks the Dignitary and the General into a knight's armor. They surrender, but Buster's victory is short-lived, as now Reginald captures Buster.

In the third act, Buster and Babs are being held prisoner in the royal dungeon as Reginald and Suzette write the ransom note. Suzette is still suspicious of Charles and Diana's appearances, but Reginald tries to convince her that Buster and Babs are indeed the real Charles and Diana. Reginald tells Suzette that Charles has big ears and Diana has big feet. However, when he sees that Babs' foot is a rabbit's foot, he realizes he's been had. Babs runs away, and Buster tries to run after her, but is held back by a ball and chain. Babs pulls him along, and he manages to hop his way out of it as Reginald and Suzette chase them. They hop through the bars of the cell door, but Reginald runs into it and falls over as it opens. Suzette runs over him, unintentionally stepping on his groin. As the chase continues, Buster stops to tell the viewers that since this chase is going to take a while, they might as well check on Plucky and Hamton.

Plucky and Hamton manage to escape from The Chef, and Plucky decides to relax in a chair. Hamton asks him if they're supposed to be looking for Charles and Diana, so Plucky calls loudly for them. Hamton silences him, reminding him not to alert The Chef. Plucky tries to assure Hamton that they lost The Chef, but sure enough, The Chef has caught up to them and tries to whack them with a hammer. Plucky and Hamton run away, and in the process, slide down a bannister and knock over a candelabra. The flames from it light a rope just as The Chef corners Plucky and Hamton again. The rope breaks and the chandelier falls on The Chef, putting out his lights in more ways than one.

Reginald and Suzette chase Buster and Babs to the royal garden. Eventually, Suzette catches Babs, but The Chef, having regained consciousness, chases after Plucky and Hamton and accidentally whacks Suzette with his hammer. Suzette is not happy with this and punches The Chef in retaliation. Babs, having escaped from Suzette, is glad to have reunited with Plucky and Hamton. Hamton asks her where Buster is, and sure enough, Buster is still being chased by Reginald. As Reginald hops onto a table, Buster pulls the tablecloth off, launching him into the air and causing him to land on Suzette.

Buster, Babs, Plucky, and Hamton celebrate their victory with a game of ring-around-the-rosy, but their victory is short-lived when The Chef captures them. The Chef decides to add rabbit stew to his menu, and it looks like the end for the four toons. Just then, Charles and Diana return in their limo, which pushes The Chef aside, releasing Buster, Babs, Plucky, and Hamton from his grasp. Diana tells Babs that she and Charles have had a wonderful tour of Europe. Buster and Hamton tell Babs to tell Charles and Diana about the kidnapping plot and the crazy Chef, which she does in Royalese. Charles then greets Hamton and speaks in royalese to him. After looking through a Royalese to English dictionary, Hamton finds out that Charles and Diana have invited them to a royal feast in their honor.

At the royal feast, the Dignitary and the General meet up with Buster, who nervously tries to explain what happened to them, but they aren't mad at him, as they found out he was only trying to save Charles and Diana's lives. Diana tells Babs that after firing The Chef, she's had to improvise a menu. At first, Plucky is excited for even the royal leftovers, but much to the disappointment of him, Buster, Babs, and Hamton, they are all served Weenie Burgers. Plucky hand-palms his head and bumps into Charles, with his crown landing on his head. He asks if he's knighted yet, and Buster tells him, "Better than that, you've been crowned!" Plucky, dazed, says, "Good night." and falls over as the episode ends.

This episode provides examples of:

  • Bagof Kidnapping: Both Babs and Buster Bunny were captured by the kidnappers.
  • Banana Peel: While on the run from The Chef, Plucky tosses one of these on the floor, and The Chef slips on it.
  • The Butler Did It: Reginald the Butler and Suzette the Maid are the antagonists of this episode, as they plan to kidnap Charles and Diana for ransom, then fly away to Rio.
  • Carnivore Confusion: Hamton is seen eating a hot dog from one of the many Weenie Burger stands.
  • Credits Gag: Travel arrangements by - The Wackyland Tourist Board
  • The Door Slams You: When Buster, Babs, Plucky, and Hamton chase after Charles and Diana, Reginald and Suzette slam a door in their faces.
  • Extendo Boxing Glove: Hamton uses this to punch The Chef away when The Chef catches him and Plucky.
  • Falling Chandelier of Doom: While on the run from The Chef, Plucky and Hamton accidentally knock a candelabra off a table, causing the flames from it to burn a rope holding down a chandelier, which falls on The Chef, knocking him out.
  • Groin Attack: While chasing Buster and Babs, Suzette accidentally steps on Reginald's groin.
  • Pepper Sneeze: Plucky and Hamton do this when The Chef seasons them with pepper.
  • Portal Picture: During the European tour, the tour coach drives into one painting and out of another.
  • Shout-Out:
    • The game show, Sloppy Dirty Dare is a parody of the Nickelodeon game show, Double Dare.
    • The many Weenie Burger restaurants shown in Europe is a referance to Europe's real-life abundance of fast-food restaurants such as McDonald's and Burger King.
  • Squashed Flat: Happens to Plucky and Hamton when The Chef corners them. He flattens them with his spatula.
  • Suddenly Fluent in Gibberish: Babs reveals she's fluent in "royalese," which was necessary in order to talk to Prince Charles and Princess Diana.
  • Travel Montage: Shown when Concord flies from ACME Acres to Europe.
  • Visual Pun: The Concorde is revealed to be Concord Condor.
  • Weighted Gloves: When Buster slaps The General with his glove, it packs a punch after he puts a dumbbell into it.
  • What Happened to the Mouse?: It is never shown what happened to the Tour Guide after Buster, Babs, Plucky, and Hamton jumped out of the out-of-control tour coach.

Top