大嘴怪

雖然大嘴怪沒有可愛的臉孔，但奇怪的是，觀眾不單沒有討厭，反倒因為那誇張和瘋狂橫衝直撞的動作，使它變得很滑稽，受歡迎程度有增無減。觀眾經常可見到大嘴怪在高速轉動，而且把路經的食物全都吃掉，沒有一刻會停下來似的。大嘴怪Tasmanian Devil是華納電影公司經典動畫中的人物形象之一。

大嘴怪的原型是一隻袋獾，首次出現在50年代的動畫短片《兔八哥遇上大嘴怪》（Devil May Hare）中，也被稱作塔馬尼亞大嘴怪，他有著鋒利的牙齒和巨大的嘴巴，極度貪吃，幾乎什麼都吃。轉圈時所有東西只要他路過都會吃掉。大嘴怪頭部幾乎占身體的一大部分，其實個子是很矮小的。在動畫里他不會說話，只會：“烏拉哇哇啦啊！”地叫喚。大嘴怪是瘋狂的低智商怪物，其運動能力超強，跑起來一陣旋風，稱大嘴怪頭腦簡單四肢發達最合適不過，在動畫中，兔八哥經常輕鬆的整他，他整天被兔八哥搞的稀里糊塗。

《兔八哥遇上大嘴怪》（大嘴怪的首秀）

《華納群星總動員》

《超能樂一通》

《寶貝樂一通》

《樂一通秀常》

《太空大灌籃》

Tasmanian Devil; "Taz" for short, is described as: "A strong murderous beast, jaws as powerful as a steel trap, has ravenous appetite, eats tigers, lions, elephants, buffaloes, donkeys, giraffes, octopuses, rhinoceroses, and moose." However, this definition is only partially accurate. He also eats chickens, ducks, and especially rabbits.

Whirring around like a tornado, slicing through trees like a rotary saw,and feasting on an entire ecosystem of jungle creatures, Taz has but one thing on his mind: Eating. The carnivorous native of Tasmania has the power to devour everything and anything in a single gulp. When this furry, salivating beast comes a-runnin', giraffes scurry for their lives, alligators turn themselves into luggage to hide, and sharks literally leap out of the water. And even if you take Taz out of his natural habitat, it is nearly impossible to take away his appetite. Even on Christmas Eve in the suburbs, Taz wants to eat.

“大嘴怪” （有翻譯為塔尼亞魔怪的不過我個人喜歡前者的翻譯）；一般都叫他TAZ，這樣描述它：一個強壯兇殘的野獸，大白鯊一樣的堅硬有力的牙齒，有著巨大貪婪的胃口，吃老虎，獅子，大象，水牛，驢子，長頸鹿，章魚，犀牛，馴鹿。這個定義還不是完全的準確，它還吃雞，鴨，還有兔子，甚至磚頭片、房子、木頭、橡膠等等！

像龍捲風一樣“呼呼”的旋轉，穿過樹林，一切都變成了碎片兒了。大嘴怪腦袋裡只有一個想法：吃。