Gogo Dodo
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Gogo Wackston the Dodo is a cartoon character from the Warner Bros.
animated television series Tiny Toon Adventures
. He is one of the main characters on the show.
with blue shoes, a purple collar
, and a pink and purple umbrella
sticking out from the top of his head. He attends Acme Looniversity and lives in Wackyland.
According to series writer Paul Dini
, Gogo is the only member of the Tiny Toon Adventures cast who was a relative of one of the Looney Tunes
characters; in this case, Gogo was the son of the original dodo from the 1938 Looney Tunes cartoon Porky in Wackyland
.
Gogo is noted for performing various bizarre sight gags or stunts. Furthering this end, Gogo made his home in the Daliesque
realm known as Wackyland, a surreal land where backgrounds changed constantly and the entrance to which was located across a bridge on the outskirts of the city of Acme Acres, the usual setting of Tiny Toon Adventures. Gogo and Wackyland were considered bizarre and nonsensical by even the lax standards of the other characters in the show, and the latter was usually explicitly avoided. Gogo's bizarre behavior included dating inanimate objects. He sometimes gets tired of having to do crazy things all the time, to the point of making a dance instructor video rather than making a crazy cartoon.
In the episode 'Her Wacky Highness', as Babs is bummed out at all of her authority figures telling her she needs to learn self control because of her wackiness, Gogo persuades her to come to Wackyland by means of her television set. He shows her around and eventually they promote her to Queen Babs, first ruler of Wackyland, as Buster, Plucky
and Hamton
go looking for her. Even Babs can not take all the wackiness from them and tells them they need to learn self control, which is forbidden in Wackyland, so they chase after her, along with Buster, Plucky and Hamton. With the help of Gogo Dodo they are able to escape without any harm done and find their way back home to the saner Acme Acres, where Babs is happy and relieved to return.
In 'Sawdust & Toonsil', it is revealed that Gogo lost many of his friends to a cruel circus named Silas Wonder's Circus of Wonderment. He himself was kidnapped, but Babs and Buster helped him (and his friends) escape. This episode reveals that dodoes do not die, but they fade away (rather ironically, considering the fate of the real dodo
), which happens when they do not visit Wackyland often enough to stock up on their wackiness.
Gogo was not only a student at Acme Loo, but also served as a hall monitor
and performed other duties, such as acting as a cuckoo
bird for the Looniversity's various clocks, and umpire during sports games.
Gogo's end tag credit is "It's been surreal!", then pointing a remote control at the audience and clicking it, as the entire screen goes to black. In the Christmas special he says "Season's Greetings!".
Warner Bros.
Warner Bros. Entertainment, Inc., also known as Warner Bros. Pictures or simply Warner Bros. , is an American producer of film and television entertainment.One of the major film studios, it is a subsidiary of Time Warner, with its headquarters in Burbank,...
animated television series Tiny Toon Adventures
Tiny Toon Adventures
Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures, usually referred to as Tiny Toon Adventures or simply Tiny Toons, is an American animated television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation. It began production as a result of Warner Bros....
. He is one of the main characters on the show.
Description
Gogo is a young, green male dodoDodo
The dodo was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter tall, weighing about , living on fruit, and nesting on the ground....
with blue shoes, a purple collar
Collar (clothing)
In clothing, a collar is the part of a shirt, dress, coat or blouse that fastens around or frames the neck. Among clothing construction professionals, a collar is differentiated from other necklines such as revers and lapels, by being made from a separate piece of fabric, rather than a folded or...
, and a pink and purple umbrella
Umbrella
An umbrella or parasol is a canopy designed to protect against rain or sunlight. The term parasol usually refers to an item designed to protect from the sun; umbrella refers to a device more suited to protect from rain...
sticking out from the top of his head. He attends Acme Looniversity and lives in Wackyland.
According to series writer Paul Dini
Paul Dini
Paul Dini is an American writer and producer who works in the television and comic book industries. He is best known as a producer and writer for several Warner Bros./DC Comics animated series, including Star Wars: Ewoks, Tiny Toon Adventures, Batman: The Animated Series, Superman: The Animated...
, Gogo is the only member of the Tiny Toon Adventures cast who was a relative of one of the Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes
Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros. animated cartoon series. It preceded the Merrie Melodies series and was Warner Bros.'s first animated theatrical series. Since its first official release, 1930's Sinkin' in the Bathtub, the series has become a worldwide media franchise, spawning several television...
characters; in this case, Gogo was the son of the original dodo from the 1938 Looney Tunes cartoon Porky in Wackyland
Porky in Wackyland
Porky in Wackyland is a 1938 animated short film, directed by Robert Clampett for Leon Schlesinger Productions as part of Warner Bros.' Looney Tunes series....
.
Gogo is noted for performing various bizarre sight gags or stunts. Furthering this end, Gogo made his home in the Daliesque
Salvador Dalí
Salvador Domènec Felip Jacint Dalí i Domènech, Marquis de Púbol , commonly known as Salvador Dalí , was a prominent Spanish Catalan surrealist painter born in Figueres,Spain....
realm known as Wackyland, a surreal land where backgrounds changed constantly and the entrance to which was located across a bridge on the outskirts of the city of Acme Acres, the usual setting of Tiny Toon Adventures. Gogo and Wackyland were considered bizarre and nonsensical by even the lax standards of the other characters in the show, and the latter was usually explicitly avoided. Gogo's bizarre behavior included dating inanimate objects. He sometimes gets tired of having to do crazy things all the time, to the point of making a dance instructor video rather than making a crazy cartoon.
In the episode 'Her Wacky Highness', as Babs is bummed out at all of her authority figures telling her she needs to learn self control because of her wackiness, Gogo persuades her to come to Wackyland by means of her television set. He shows her around and eventually they promote her to Queen Babs, first ruler of Wackyland, as Buster, Plucky
Plucky Duck
Plucky Allen Duck is a cartoon character from the Warner Bros. animated television series Tiny Toon Adventures. He is also the titular character in Gary A. Lewis's Plucky Duck in the Summer Job. He is arguably the third main character on the show after Buster and Babs. Plucky is voiced by Joe...
and Hamton
Hamton J. Pig
Hamton J. Pig is a cartoon character from the Warner Bros. animated television series Tiny Toon Adventures. He is arguably the fourth main character on the show. Hamton is voiced by Don Messick. Hamton is a young male pig with blue overalls. He attends Acme Looniversity and lives in Acme...
go looking for her. Even Babs can not take all the wackiness from them and tells them they need to learn self control, which is forbidden in Wackyland, so they chase after her, along with Buster, Plucky and Hamton. With the help of Gogo Dodo they are able to escape without any harm done and find their way back home to the saner Acme Acres, where Babs is happy and relieved to return.
In 'Sawdust & Toonsil', it is revealed that Gogo lost many of his friends to a cruel circus named Silas Wonder's Circus of Wonderment. He himself was kidnapped, but Babs and Buster helped him (and his friends) escape. This episode reveals that dodoes do not die, but they fade away (rather ironically, considering the fate of the real dodo
Dodo
The dodo was a flightless bird endemic to the Indian Ocean island of Mauritius. Related to pigeons and doves, it stood about a meter tall, weighing about , living on fruit, and nesting on the ground....
), which happens when they do not visit Wackyland often enough to stock up on their wackiness.
Gogo was not only a student at Acme Loo, but also served as a hall monitor
Hall monitor
A hall monitor is a student volunteer in American schools who is charged with maintaining order in the school's corridors. They may be either students who are chosen for the position because they are responsible, or that may be chosen on a rota from all available students...
and performed other duties, such as acting as a cuckoo
Cuckoo
The cuckoos are a family, Cuculidae, of near passerine birds. The order Cuculiformes, in addition to the cuckoos, also includes the turacos . Some zoologists and taxonomists have also included the unique Hoatzin in the Cuculiformes, but its taxonomy remains in dispute...
bird for the Looniversity's various clocks, and umpire during sports games.
Gogo's end tag credit is "It's been surreal!", then pointing a remote control at the audience and clicking it, as the entire screen goes to black. In the Christmas special he says "Season's Greetings!".
External links
- Tiny Toon Adventures at the Big Cartoon DataBaseBig Cartoon DataBaseThe Big Cartoon DataBase is an online database of information about animated cartoons, animated feature films, animated television shows and cartoon shorts....