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Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation is a direct-to-video (though it was briefly considered for theatrical release) animated movie made in 1991, and released in 1992 from Warner Bros. Animation and Amblin Entertainment. It features the regular cast from the animated program Tiny Toon Adventures
. The film was produced by Tom Ruegger and written by Paul Dini, Nicholas Hollander, Tom Ruegger and Sherri Stoner. It was executive produced by Steven Spielberg. The film was released unrated in the U.S., but was rated U in the U.K. and G in Australia. It is available only in VHS format at the moment (catalogue number 12290). It was also released on Laserdisc. The film is 80 minutes, and is closed captioned for the hearing impared.

The plot of the film centers on the various Tiny Toon characters and what adventures they have during the summer after their term at the Looniversity ends.

Buster and Babs Bunny have a water pistol fight, which leads to Acme Acres being flooded. The two bunnies float down the river and end up in the southern United States.
Plucky Duck tags along with Hamton J. Pig and his family as they drive to the amusement park HappyWorldLand. It is a very long and painful trip.
Fifi Le Fume has her eye on movie star Johnny Pew, and manages to track him down at the hotel he's staying at. They end up going on a date—too bad it's not a dream date.
Fowlmouth drags Shirley the Loon
to see Skunkophobia, a movie he's seen 100 times already - and one he won't shut up through.
Elmyra Duff has the time of her life at a nature park, as the animals run for theirs.

Tiny Toon Adventures: How I Spent My Vacation is thought of as the finest example of the animated series. It has whimsical animaton from Tokyo Movie Shinsha, various funny story lines thanks to many talented writers and directors, and a cast of voice actors working together perfectly.

Credit gags

Tiny Toon Adventures is known for its gags, often only visible when watching the show frame-by-frame. Such is the case with How I Spent My Vacation, which has numerous gags inserted into its rapidly scrolling credits. The list includes:

Reason This Movie Went Straight To Home Video: Cuz It's So Darned Good!
Original Running Time: 8 hours, 47 minutes
Hey, What About That Urkel Kid? Is He Funny Or What?
First Theatrical Screening: June 8, 1991. Old Orchard Theatre. Skokie, Illinois.
Last Theatrical Screening: (Same as Above.)
This Film Has Been Edited For Your Protection.
Do Not Back Up. Severe Tire Damage.
Man In Sound Recording Booth Who Pushes That Funny Red Button A Lot: Link Poonie
Moral of the Story (Pick One):
#Enjoy Your Vacation.
#Relish Your Youth.
#Don't Pick Up Chainsaw-Wielding Hitchikers.
#Feature Length Movies Should Not Have 18 Different Plots.
These End Credits Are Interminable.
Top 4 Reasons A Caricature Of David Letterman Is In This Video thingybob:
#We Admire His Comedy Stylings.
#We Wanted To Use Merv Griffin, But He Threatened To Sue.
#We Needed Some Filler.
#We're Brown-Nosing Weasles Who Want Him To Mention Us On His Show.
Other Stuff Done By: Some Guy Named Bob
And That's The Final Credit. There is a pause in the credits as ending music plays. Suddenly, new music starts up. We Lied. Cast listing begins.
Our Only Regret: Joe Piscopo
Woman Who Cleans Studio: Queegee Bananahoe
Suggested Retail Price: $19.95 Without Rebate.
With Rebate: About A Buck And A Quarter.

The end tag is of Byron Basset, who sniffs around before saying "Woof."

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