Animaniacs

This article is about the original 1993 series. For the 2020 revival series, see Animaniacs (2020 TV series). For the 1994 video game of the same name, see Animaniacs (video game).

Animaniacs
File:Animaniacs.png Series logo featuring (from left to right) The Brain, Yakko Warner, Dot Warner, Wakko Warner, and Pinky
Created by	Tom Ruegger (uncredited)
Voices of	Rob Paulsen Jess Harnell Tress MacNeille John Mariano Chick Vennera Maurice LaMarche Frank Welker Bernadette Peters Nancy Cartwright Julie Brown Laura Mooney Sherri Stoner Nathan Ruegger Paul Rugg Luke Ruegger Cody Ruegger Jim Cummings Tom Bodett Jeff Bennett
Theme music composer	Richard Stone
Composer(s)	Richard Stone Steven Bernstein Julie Bernstein Gordon Goodwin Carl Johnson J. Eric Schmidt
Country of origin	United States
No. of seasons	5
No. of episodes	99 (274 segments) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Steven Spielberg
Producer(s)	Tom Ruegger Rich Arons Sherri Stoner Rusty Mills Peter Hastings
Running time	22 minutes
Production company(s)	Warner Bros. Animation Amblin Entertainment
Distributor	Warner Bros. Television Distribution
Release
Original network	Fox Kids (1993–1995) Kids' WB (1995–1998)
Picture format	NTSC
Audio format	Stereo (1993–1995) Dolby Surround (1996–1998)
Original release	September 13, 1993 (1993-09-13) – November 14, 1998 (1998-11-14)
Chronology
Followed by	Animaniacs (2020–present)
Related shows	Tiny Toon Adventures The Plucky Duck Show Freakazoid! Pinky and the Brain Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain
External links
Website

Animaniacs is an American animated comedy musical television series created by Tom Ruegger for Fox Broadcasting Company's Fox Kids block, before moving to The WB in 1995, as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block, until the series ended in 1998. It is the second animated series produced by Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment in association with Warner Bros. Animation, after Tiny Toon Adventures. It initially ran a total of 99 episodes, along with a feature-length film, Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish. Reruns later aired on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, and Discovery Family, which was at the time The Hub Network.

Animaniacs is a variety show, with short skits featuring a large cast of characters. While the show had no set format, the majority of episodes were composed of three short mini-episodes, each starring a different set of characters, and bridging segments. Hallmarks of the series included its music, satirical social commentary, pop culture references, character catchphrases, and innuendo directed at an adult audience.

A revival of the series was announced in January 2018, with at least two seasons and a third now announced to be produced in conjunction with Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Animation, with producer Steven Spielberg, songwriter Randy Rogel, and many of the main voice actors returning. It premiered on November 20, 2020 on Hulu, with a second season expected to premiere on November 5, 2021.

Background

Premise

The Warner siblings live in the water tower on the Warner Bros. studio lot in Burbank, California. However, characters from the series had episodes in various places and periods of time. The Animaniacs characters interacted with famous people and creators of the past and present, as well as mythological characters and characters from contemporary pop culture and television. Andrea Romano, the casting and recording director of Animaniacs, said that the Warner siblings functioned to "tie the show together," by appearing in and introducing other characters' segments.

Each Animaniacs episode usually consisted of two or three cartoon shorts. Animaniacs segments ranged in time, from bridging segments less than a minute long to episodes spanning the entire show's length; writer Peter Hastings said that the varying episode lengths gave the show a "sketch comedy" atmosphere.

Characters

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Animaniacs had a wide cast of characters; shown here are the majority of the characters from the series.

See also: List of Animaniacs characters

Animaniacs had a large cast of characters, separated into individual segments, with each pair or set of characters acting in its own plot. The Warner siblings, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, are three 1930s cartoon stars of an unknown species (one Tom Ruegger named "Cartoonus characterus") that were locked away in the WB Tower until the 1990s, when they escaped. After their escape, they often interacted with other Warner Bros. studio workers, including Ralph the Security Guard; Dr. Otto Scratchansniff, the studio psychiatrist; and his assistant, Hello Nurse. Pinky and the Brain are two genetically altered laboratory mice who continuously plot and attempt to take over the world. Slappy Squirrel is an octogenarian cartoon star who can easily outwit antagonists and uses her wiles to educate her nephew, Skippy Squirrel, about cartoon techniques. Additional principal characters included three pigeons known as The Goodfeathers, Buttons and Mindy, Chicken Boo, Flavio and Marita (The Hip Hippos) and Katie Ka-Boom. Exclusive to the first season, Rita and Runt, two strays that get into massive trouble and adventures, starred in their own segment.

Production

Conception

The Warner siblings as platypuses, before they were changed to their dog-like minstrels. The idea for the Warners to be platypuses was changed during pre-production of the series.

Prior to Animaniacs, Warner Bros. had been working to get Steven Spielberg to make an animated film for the studio. To help court Spielberg's favor, the head of Warner Bros. Animation Jean MacCurdy brought director Tom Ruegger, who had successfully led A Pup Named Scooby-Doo, to help develop the concept with Spielberg. Ruegger pitched the idea to Spielberg of using younger versions of the Looney Tunes characters while capturing the same wackiness of those cartoons, eventually leading into Tiny Toon Adventures. Tiny Toon Adventures was considered a success, winning a number of Daytime Emmy awards and a Primetime Emmy award and revived the Warner Bros. Animation department.

With Tiny Toon Adventures's success, Spielberg and MacCurdy pushed on Ruegger for the next idea for a series, with Spielberg emphasizing the need for something with a marquee name. Ruegger had already envisioned pulling three characters that he had created for his student film The Premiere of Platypus Duck while at Dartmouth College, a trio of platypuses for this new series, and made a connection to Warner Bros. after walking around the studio lot and seeing its signature water tower. He came up with making this trio the Warner Brothers and their sister Dot (the latter representing the period in the "Warner Bros." name), tying the characters directly to the studio with their approval. Along with reviving the character designs, Ruegger drew characterization for the Warner siblings from his three sons who could be troublemakers at the time. Because the Warners were portrayed as cartoon stars from the early 1930s, Ruegger and other artists for Animaniacs made the images of the Warners similar to cartoon characters of the early 1930s. Simple, black and white drawings of minstrels were very common in cartoons of the 1920s and 1930s, such as Buddy, Felix the Cat, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, and the early versions of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse.

Writing

Steven Spielberg served as executive producer, under his Amblin Entertainment label. Showrunner and senior producer Tom Ruegger lead the overall production and writer's room. Ruegger initially brought in Sherri Stoner, who had also contributed to Tiny Toons Adventures, to help expand the series' concept. Producers Peter Hastings, Sherri Stoner, Rusty Mills, and Rich Arons contributed scripts for many of the episodes and had an active role during group discussions in the writer's room as well. Stoner helped to recruit most of the remaining writing staff, which included Liz Holzman, Paul Rugg, Deanna Oliver, John McCann, Nicholas Hollander, Charlie Howell, Gordon Bressack, Jeff Kwitny, Earl Kress, Tom Minton, and Randy Rogel. Hastings, Rugg, Stoner, McCann, Howell, and Bressack were involved in writing sketch comedy while others, including Kress, Minton, and Rogel, came from cartoon backgrounds.

The writers and animators of Animaniacs used the experience gained from the previous series to create new characters cast in the mold of Chuck Jones and Tex Avery's creations, following on the back-and-forth of many of the pairings from their classic shorts. The Marx Brothers, particularly with their breaking of the fourth wall, also played heavily into the comic styling they wanted for the show.

While the Warner siblings served as the central point of the show, the writing staff worked out developing other pairings or trios as make the cartoon more like a variety show with sketch comedy. Executive producer Steven Spielberg said that the irreverence in Looney Tunes cartoons inspired the Animaniacs cast. Just as Ruegger wrote the Warner siblings based on his own sons, other pairings or trios were based on similar personal relations the writing staff had. Ruegger created Pinky and the Brain after being inspired by the personalities of two of his Tiny Toon Adventures colleagues, Eddie Fitzgerald and Tom Minton, who worked in the same office. Ruegger thought of the premise for Pinky and the Brain when wondering what would happen if Minton and Fitzgerald tried to take over the world, and cemented the idea after he modified a caricature of the pair drawn by animator Bruce Timm by adding mice ears and noses. Deanna Oliver contributed The Goodfeathers scripts and the character Chicken Boo, while Nicholas Hollander based Katie Ka-Boom on his teenage daughter. Stoner created Slappy the Squirrel when another writer and friend of Stoner, John McCann, made fun of Stoner's career in TV movies playing troubled teenagers. When McCann joked that Sherri would be playing troubled teenagers when she was 50 years old, the latter developed the idea of Slappy's characteristics as an older person acting like a teenager. Stoner liked the idea of an aged cartoon character because an aged cartoon star would know the secrets of other cartoons and "have the dirt on [them]". Several additional sets of characters were also created and vetted by Spielberg for inclusion in the show. Among those that were kept included Buttons and Mindy, due to Spielberg's daughter.

Made-up stories did not exclusively comprise Animaniacs writing, as Hastings remarked: "We weren't really there to tell compelling stories ... [As a writer] you could do a real story, you could recite the Star-Spangled Banner, or you could parody a commercial ... you could do all these kinds of things, and we had this tremendous freedom and a talent to back it up." Writers for the series wrote into Animaniacs stories that happened to them; the episodes "Ups and Downs," "Survey Ladies," and "I Got Yer Can" were episodes based on true stories that happened to Rugg, Deanna Oliver, and Stoner, respectively. Another episode, "Bumbie's Mom," both parodied the film Bambi and was based on Stoner's childhood reaction to the film.

In an interview, the writers explained how Animaniacs allowed for non-restrictive and open writing. Hastings said that the format of the series had the atmosphere of a sketch comedy show because Animaniacs segments could widely vary in both time and subject, while Stoner described how the Animaniacs writing staff worked well as a team in that writers could consult other writers on how to write or finish a story, as was the case in the episode "The Three Muska-Warners". Rugg, Hastings and Stoner also mentioned how the Animaniacs writing was free in that the writers were allowed to write about parody subjects that would not be touched on other series.

Animaniacs was developed following the passage of the Children's Television Act in 1990 that required that programming aimed at children to include educational content. The writers worked this into the show in part by featuring segments involving the characters interacting with historical figures, and creating songs like "Yakko's World", which listed out all the countries of the world at the time, to serve as educational content.

Cast

Animaniacs featured Rob Paulsen as Yakko, Pinky, and Dr. Otto von Scratchansniff, Tress MacNeille as Dot, Jess Harnell as Wakko, show writer Sherri Stoner as Slappy Squirrel, Maurice LaMarche as the Brain, Squit and the belching segments "The Great Wakkorotti" (Harnell said that he himself is commonly mistaken for the role), and veteran voice actor Frank Welker as Ralph the Security Guard, Thaddeus Plotz and Runt. Andrea Romano said that the casters wanted Paulsen to play the role of Yakko: "We had worked with Rob Paulsen before on a couple of other series and we wanted him to play Yakko." Romano said that the casters had "no trouble" choosing the role of Dot, referring to MacNeille as "just hilarious ...And yet [she had] that edge." MacNeille had already been part of Tiny Toons Adventures as Babs Bunny, a role "custom made" for her, and Speilberg encouraged her to audition for the role of Dot in Animaniacs. Before Animaniacs, Harnell had little experience in voice acting other than minor roles for Disney which he "fell into". Harnell revealed that at the audition for the show, he did a John Lennon impression and the audition "went great".

For Pinky and the Brain, LaMarche had been a long-time aficionado of Orson Welles, including the infamous Frozen Peas outtake, and when he auditioned for various characters in the show, immediately saw the Brain as having a Welles-like character, adapting his voice for the role. Paulsen took inspiration from British comedy such as Monty Python's Flying Circus for Pinky's voice.

Stoner commented that when she gave an impression of what the voice would be to Spielberg, he said she should play Slappy herself. According to Romano, she personally chose Bernadette Peters to play Rita. Other voices were provided by Jim Cummings, Paul Rugg, Vernee Watson-Johnson, Jeff Bennett and Gail Matthius. Tom Ruegger's three sons also played roles in the series. Nathan Ruegger voiced Skippy Squirrel, the nephew of Slappy, throughout the duration of the series; Luke Ruegger voiced The Flame in historical segments on Animaniacs; and Cody Ruegger voiced Birdie from Wild Blue Yonder.

Animation

Animation work on Animaniacs was farmed out to several different studios, both American and international, over the course of the show's production. The animation companies included Tokyo Movie Shinsha of Japan, StarToons of Chicago, Wang Film Productions of Taiwan, Shanghai Morning Sun Animation and Sichuan Top Animation of China, Freelance Animators New Zealand of New Zealand, Seoul Movie (a subsidiary of TMS), and AKOM of South Korea, and most Animaniacs episodes frequently had animation from different companies in each episode's respective segments.

Animaniacs was made with a higher production value than standard television animation; the series had a higher cel count than most TV cartoons. The Animaniacs characters often move fluidly, and do not regularly stand still and speak, as in other television cartoons.

Music

Animaniacs utilized a heavy musical score for an animated program, with every episode featuring at least one original score. The idea for an original musical score in every episode came from Steven Spielberg. Animaniacs used a 35-piece orchestra, and seven composers were contracted to write original underscore for the series' run: Richard Stone, Steve Bernstein, Julie Bernstein, Carl Johnson, J. Eric Schmidt, Gordon Goodwin, and Tim Kelly. The use of the large orchestra in modern Warner Bros. animation began with Animaniacs predecessor, Tiny Toon Adventures, but Spielberg pushed for its use even more in Animaniacs. Although the outcome was a very expensive show to produce, "the sound sets us apart from everyone else in animation," said Jean MacCurdy, the executive in charge of production for the series. According to Steve and Julie Bernstein, not only was the Animaniacs music written in the same style as that of Looney Tunes composer Carl Stalling, it was recorded at the Eastwood Scoring Stage, which was used by Stalling as well as its piano. Senior producer Tom Ruegger said that writers Randy Rogel, Nicholas Hollander, and Deanna Oliver wrote "a lot of music" for the series.

Hallmarks and humor

The humor of Animaniacs varies in type, ranging from parody to cartoon violence. The series made parodies of television shows and films. In an interview, Spielberg defended the "irreverence" of Animaniacs, saying that the Animaniacs crew has "a point of view" and does not "sit back passively and play both sides equally". Spielberg also said that Animaniacs' humor of social commentary and irreverence were inspired by the Marx Brothers and Looney Tunes cartoons. Animaniacs, among other Spielberg-produced series, had a large amount of cartoon violence. Spielberg defended the violence in Animaniacs by saying that the series had a balance of both violent humor and educational segments, so the series would never become either too violent or "benign". Animaniacs also made use of catchphrases, recurring jokes and segments, and "adult" humor.

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Yakko, Wakko and Dot shake hands with their Tiny Toon Adventures predecessors Buster and Babs Bunny and Plucky Duck, who make a cameo appearance in an episode of Animaniacs.

Recurring jokes and catchphrases

Characters on Animaniacs had catchphrases, with some characters having more than one. Notable catchphrases include Yakko's "Goodnight, everybody!" often said following adult humor, Wakko's "Faboo!" and Dot's frequent assertions of her cuteness. The most prominent catchphrase that was said by all three Warners was "Hello-o-o, nurse!" Tom Ruegger said that the "Hello-o-o, nurse!" line was intended to be a catchphrase much like Bugs Bunny's line, "Eh, what's up, Doc?" Before the theme song for each "Pinky and the Brain" segment, Pinky asks, "Gee, Brain, what do you want to do tonight?", to which Brain replies, "The same thing we do every night, Pinky: try to take over the world!" During these episodes, Brain often asks Pinky, "Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?" and Pinky replies with a silly non sequitur that changes with every episode. Writer Peter Hastings said that he unintentionally created these catchphrases when he wrote the episode "Win Big", and then producer Sherri Stoner used them and had them put into later episodes.

Running gags and recurring segments were very common in the series. The closing credits for each episode always included one joke credit and ended with a water tower gag similar to The Simpsons couch gag. Director Rusty Mills and senior producer Tom Ruegger said that recurring segments like the water tower gag and another segment titled "The Wheel of Morality" (which, in Yakko's words, "adds boring educational value to what would otherwise be an almost entirely entertaining program", and ends with a "moral" that makes absolutely no sense) eased the production of episodes because the same animated scenes could be used more than once (and, in the case of the Wheel segments, enabled the producers to add a segment in where there was not room for anything else in the episode).

Humor and content intended for adults

A great deal of Animaniacs' humor and content was aimed at an adult audience, revolving around hidden sexual innuendo and throwback pop culture references. Animaniacs parodied the film A Hard Day's Night and the Three Tenors, references that The New York Times wrote were "appealing to older audiences". The comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan Pirates of Penzance and H.M.S. Pinafore were parodied in episode 3, "HMS Yakko". The Warners' personalities were made similar to those of the Marx Brothers and Jerry Lewis, in that they, according to writer Peter Hastings, "wreak havoc" in "serious situations". In addition, the show's recurring Goodfeathers segment was populated with characters based on characters from The Godfather and Goodfellas, R-rated crime dramas neither marketed nor intended for children. Some content of Animaniacs was not only aimed at an adult audience, it was suggestive in nature; one character, Minerva Mink, had episodes that network censors considered too sexually suggestive for the show's intended audience, for which she was soon de-emphasized as a featured character. Jokes involving such innuendo would often end with Yakko telling "Goodnight, everybody!" as a punchline.

Parodies and caricatures made up a large part of Animaniacs. The episode "Hello, Nice Warners" introduced a Jerry Lewis caricature (left), who made occasional appearances in the series and film.

Parodies

Animaniacs parodied popular TV shows and movies and caricatured celebrities. Animaniacs made fun of celebrities, major motion pictures, television series for adults (Seinfeld, Beverly Hills 90210 and Friends, among others), television series for children (such as Barney & Friends and Rugrats), and trends in the U.S. One episode even made fun of competing show Power Rangers, and another episode caricatured Animaniacs' own Internet fans. Animaniacs also made potshots of Disney films, creating parodies of such films as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas, Bambi, and others. Animaniacs director Russell Calabrese said that not only did it become a compliment to be parodied on Animaniacs, being parodied on the series would be taken as a "badge of honor".

Songs

Animaniacs had a variety of music types. Many Animaniacs songs were parodies of classical or folk music with educational lyrics. Notable ones include "Yakko's World" in which Yakko sings the names of all 200-some nations of the world at the time to the tune of the "Mexican Hat Dance". "Wakko's America" listed all the United States and their capitals to the tune of "Turkey in the Straw". Another song, titled "The Presidents", named every U.S. president at the time to the tune of the "William Tell Overture" (with brief snippets of the tunes "Mademoiselle from Armentieres" and "Dixie"). Non-educational song parodies were also used, such as "Slippin' on the Ice," a parody of "Singin' in the Rain". Most of the groups of characters had their own theme songs for their segments on the show.

The Animaniacs theme song, performed by the Warners, was a very important part of the series. In the series' first season, the theme won an Emmy Award for best song. Ruegger wrote the lyrics, and Stone composed the music for the title sequence. Several Animaniacs albums and sing-along VHS tapes were released, including the CDs Animaniacs, Yakko's World, and Animaniacs Variety Pack, and the tapes Animaniacs Sing-Along: Yakko's World and Animaniacs Sing-Along: Mostly in Toon.

Shorts featuring Rita and Runt would also incorporate songs for Bernadette Peters to sing.

Reception

Animaniacs was a successful show, gathering both child and adult fans. The series received ratings higher than its competitors and won eight Daytime Emmy Awards.

Ratings and popularity

During its run, Animaniacs became the second-most popular children's show among both ages 2–11 and ages 6–11 (behind Mighty Morphin Power Rangers). Animaniacs, along with other animated series, helped to bring "Fox Kids" ratings much larger than those of the channel's competitors. In November 1993, Animaniacs and Tiny Toon Adventures almost doubled the ratings of rivals Darkwing Duck and Goof Troop among ages 2–11 and 6–11, which are both very important demographics to children's networks. On Kids' WB, Animaniacs gathered about 1 million child viewers every week.

While Animaniacs was popular among younger viewers (the target demographic for Warner Bros.' TV cartoons), adults also responded positively to the show; in 1995, more than one-fifth of the weekday (4 p.m., Monday through Friday) and Saturday morning (8 a.m.) audience viewers were 25 years or older. The large adult fanbase even led to one of the first Internet-based fandom cultures. During the show's prime, the Internet newsgroup alt.tv.animaniacs was an active gathering place for fans of the show (most of whom were adults) to post reference guides, fan fiction, and fan-made artwork about Animaniacs. The online popularity of the show did not go unnoticed by the show's producers, and twenty of the most active participants on the newsgroup were invited to the Warner Bros. Animation studios for a gathering in August 1995.

Nominations and awards

Animaniacs' first major award came in 1993, when the series won a Peabody Award in its debuting season. In 1994, Animaniacs was nominated for two Annie Awards, one for "Best Animated Television Program", and the other for "Best Achievement for Voice Acting" (Frank Welker). Animaniacs also won two Daytime Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition" and "Outstanding Original Song" (Animaniacs Main Title Theme). In 1995, Animaniacs was nominated four times for the Annie Awards, once for "Best Animated Television Program", twice for "Voice Acting in the Field of Animation" (Tress MacNeille and Rob Paulsen), and once for "Best Individual Achievement for Music in the Field of Animation" (Richard Stone). That same year, Animaniacs was nominated for Favorite Cartoon for the 1995 Kids' Choice Awards. In 1996, Animaniacs won two Daytime Emmy Awards, one for "Outstanding Animated Children's Program" and the other for "Outstanding Achievement in Animation". In 1997, Animaniacs was nominated for an Annie Award for "Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production" (Charles Visser for the episode "Noel"). Animaniacs also won two more Daytime Emmy Awards, one for "Outstanding Animated Children's Program" and the other for "Outstanding Music Direction and Composition". In 1998, the last year in which new episodes of Animaniacs were produced, Animaniacs was nominated for an Annie Award in "Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Daytime Television Program". Animaniacs also won a Daytime Emmy Award in "Outstanding Music Direction and Composition" (for the episode "The Brain's Apprentice"). In 1999, Animaniacs won a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition". When Animaniacs won this award, it set a record for most Daytime Emmy Awards in the field of "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition" for any individual animation studio. In 2009, IGN named Animaniacs the 17th-best animated television series. On September 24, 2013, Animaniacs was listed among TV Guide's "60 Greatest TV Cartoons of All Time".

History

See also: List of Animaniacs episodes

The following is an episode list for the Warner Bros. animated television series Animaniacs. The series premiered on Fox Kids on September 13, 1993, and then began airing on The WB as part of its "Kids' WB" afternoon programming block from 1995 to 1998. Episodes reran on The Hub from 2013 to 2014.

Currently, all 99 episodes are available on DVD. A feature-length direct-to-video movie, Wakko's Wish, was released on December 21, 1999, but is not included on the list. The series also had a spin-off series Pinky and the Brain.

Episodes

Season 1 (1993–94)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
1	"De-Zanitized / The Monkey Song / Nighty-Night Toon"	Rich Arons, Gary Hartle, Dave Marshall, Rusty Mills	Paul Rugg, Tom Ruegger, Nicholas Hollander	September 13, 1993
(1.) Dr. Scratchansniff relates the story of how he once tried to make the Warners less zany with psychoanalysis. Note: Features a cameo by Porky Pig. (2.) In the style of Calypso music, the Warners and Dr. Scratchansniff sing about their tumultuous relationship. The song is a parody of the song "Monkey", a song by Harry Belafonte from his album Jump Up Calypso. (3.) In a slight parody of the children's book Goodnight Moon, each of the Animaniacs are wished a good night's sleep.
2	"Yakko's World / Cookies for Einstein / Win Big"	Alfred Gimeno, Dave Marshall, Rusty Mills	Peter Hastings, Tom Ruegger, Paul Rugg	September 14, 1993
(1.) Yakko sings a song to the tune of the Mexican Hat Dance listing the nations of the world. (2.) As scouts in Switzerland, the Warners attempt to sell cookies to Albert Einstein and accidentally help him discover the mass-energy conversion formula (mistakenly referred to as the formula for his theory of relativity). (3.) First Pinky and the Brain short. Brain competes on trivia game show "Gyp-Parody" to win money to buy a device in order to take over the world. Note: South Africa and Wales are absent from the song. (Scotland is mentioned along with other autonomous regions such as Transylvania and Tibet.) Cambodia is referred to as Kampuchea in the song.
3	"H.M.S. Yakko / Slappy Goes Walnuts / Yakko's Universe"	Chris Brandt, Michael Gerard, Alfred Gimeno, Jon McClenehan	Paul Rugg and Sherri Stoner	September 15, 1993
(1.) The Warners trespass on Captain Mel's beach. He tries to get them to leave. Notes: This cartoon contains parodies of songs from the Gilbert and Sullivan operettas Pirates of Penzance and H.M.S. Pinafore. Portraits of Daffy Duck, Tweety Bird, Buster Bunny and Babs Bunny are shown in this cartoon. (2.) First Slappy Squirrel cartoon. Slappy tries to get some walnuts in a yard guarded by her nemesis, Doug the Dog. (3.) Yakko sings a song about the relative vastness of space from one person to the entire universe. This cartoon is a parody of the "Galaxy Song" sketch from the movie, Monty Python's The Meaning of Life.
4	"Hooked on a Ceiling / Goodfeathers: The Beginning"	Rusty Mills and Greg Reyna	Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV, Deanna Oliver, Tom Ruegger	September 16, 1993
(1.) Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, nearly ruined and fixed by the Warners who were offended by all the naked people on it. (2.) First Goodfeathers cartoon. In order to become a Goodfeather, Squit must find the Godpigeon some food. Inspired by two movies, Goodfellas and The Godfather.
5	"Taming of the Screwy"	Alfred Gimeno	Peter Hastings, Earl Kress, Tom Ruegger	September 17, 1993
Thaddeus Plotz has invited over some very important foreign investors to a business dinner and it's Dr. Scratchansniff's job to train the Warners with manners so they can attend. Note: That was the first episode to be all one big skit.
6	"Temporary Insanity / Operation: Lollipop / What Are We?"	Michael Gerard	Paul Rugg and Peter Hastings	September 20, 1993
(1.) When Plotz's secretary gets sick, he accidentally hires Yakko, Wakko, and Dot as replacements. (2.) First Buttons and Mindy short. After Mindy receives a lollipop, she gets into trouble when the lollipop sticks to the side of a mail truck and she and Buttons (protecting Mindy) pursue it. (3.) The Warners are hypnotized by Dr. Scratchansniff in order to make them less zany. Dr. Scratchansniff fails and asks them what they are, leading the Warners to offer a number of suggestions.
7	"Piano Rag / When Rita Met Runt"	Michael Gerard	Nicholas Hollander and Sherri Stoner	September 21, 1993
(1.) Dr. Scratchansniff, Ralph the guard, and Hello Nurse all chase after the Warners, so they hide in a piano concert until the coast is clear. (2.) First Rita and Runt cartoon. An independent cat and a stupid dog meet in an animal shelter, where they decide to bust out and find a real home.
8	"The Big Candy Store / Bumbie's Mom"	Michael Gerard	Paul Rugg and Sherri Stoner	September 22, 1993
(1.) After Ferman Flaxseed kicks a nun out of his candy store, the Warners pay a visit to him and give him a hard time. (2.) After Skippy gets traumatized with the main character's mother's death in Bumbie, the Dearest Deer, Slappy tries to teach him that "no one dies in cartoons" by visiting the actress who played the part, Vina Walleen. Note: Features a cameo by Wile E. Coyote and The Road Runner.
9	"Wally Llama / Where Rodents Dare"	Kirk Tingblad, Greg Reyna, Dave Marshall	Paul Rugg, Peter Hastings, Tom Ruegger	September 23, 1993
(1.) Wally Llama (based on the Dalai Lama), the wisest creature in the world, vows to stop answering questions after being asked too many stupid ones. However, the Warners have a very pressing question that Wally Llama doesn't know (why the fact is that hot dogs come in sets of 10, but hot-dog buns only come in sets of 8). (2.) With one of his new inventions, Brain plans to freeze all the leaders of the world when they are at an international peace conference in the Alps.
10	"King Yakko"	Alfred Gimeno and Dave Marshall	Peter Hastings	September 24, 1993
Yakko inherits the throne of Anvilania, a small kingdom best known as the world's largest producer of anvils, and eventually takes on the evil dictator Umlaut. This episode was based on the Marx Brothers movie, Duck Soup.
11	"No Pain, No Painting / Les Miseranimals"	Alfred Gimeno, Dave Marshall, Rich Arons, Gary Hartle	Peter Hastings and Deanna Oliver	September 27, 1993
(1.) In 1905, the Warners arrive at the Paris home of the famous artist Pablo Picasso. They want to help him paint and annoy him so much that he will let them paint as he relaxes. Note: This is one of the few shorts where Wakko's hat is taken off. (2.) Runt Val Runt, a rebellious dog in The French Revolution in Paris, helps Rita and other captured cats get free from a future of being pies. Loosely based on the Broadway musical Les Misérables.
12	"Garage Sale of the Century / West Side Pigeons"	Alfred Gimeno, Barry Caldwell, Greg Reyna, Dave Marshall	Tom Ruegger, Paul Rugg, Earl Kress, Deanna Oliver	September 28, 1993
(1.) Papa Bear is having a garage sale (refusing to give any refunds), but runs into problems when the Warners take the expression too literally. Notes: Buster Bunny, Babs Bunny, Dizzy Devil from Tiny Toon Adventures and Batman can be seen during the scene with the crowd running towards Papa Bear's house. (2.) In an avian parody of West Side Story, the Goodfeathers are having a rivalry with a group of sparrows when Squit falls in love with Carloota, the sister of a rival sparrow.
13	"Hello Nice Warners / La Behemoth / Little Old Slappy from Pasadena"	Alfred Gimeno, Gary Hartle, Dave Marshall, Michael Gerard	Paul Rugg, Nicholas Hollander, Tom Minton	September 29, 1993
(1.) While running away from Ralph, the Warners get hired by a Jerry Lewis-based control-obsessed comedy director for his movie, leading to a clash of comedic styles. Soon, the Warners end up directing, giving the director the worst day of his life. (2.) First Hip Hippos short. When Flavio and Marita's giraffe maid quits over a misunderstanding, the Hip Hippos are forced to do their own housework with disastrous results. This is an opera episode in which the title was based on La bohème. (3.) To the famous Jan and Dean song, Slappy speedily drives her brand new car all over town in order to deliver a letter. The second Slappy Squirrel cartoon to feature a Road-Runner and Wile. E. Coyote cameo.
14	"La La Law / Cat on a Hot Steel Beam"	Michael Gerard, Rich Arons, Barry Caldwell, Greg Reyna	Paul Rugg and Barry Caldwell	September 30, 1993
(1.) When Dr. Scratchansniff gets a parking ticket, he goes to court to fight it. The Warners act as his lawyers and frustrate the judge with their hijinks. The title was based on the live-action L.A. Law. (2.) Mindy follows a kitten into a dangerous construction site. Notes: Popeye, Swee'pea' and Tom and Jerry are caricatured in this cartoon. Marvin the Martian also makes a cameo.
15	"Space Probed / Battle for the Planet"	Gary Hartle, Dave Marshall, Rich Arons, Alfred Gimeno	John P. McCann and Peter Hastings	October 1, 1993
(1.) The Warners are abducted by aliens and taken aboard their spaceship where their hijinks begin to annoy the passengers. (2.) Brain wants to take over the world by tricking people into thinking that aliens are invading.
16	"Chalkboard Bungle / Hurray for Slappy / The Great Wakkorotti: The Master and His Music"	Rusty Mills and Jeffery DeGrandis	Tom Ruegger, Paul Rugg, John P. McCann	October 1, 1993
(1.) The studio hires a new teacher named Miss Flamiel to teach the Warners. Despite her best efforts, she meets only with frustration and is unable to teach them anything. (2.) Slappy goes to a banquet held in her honor in order to receive an award while three of her old nemesis (Walter Wolf, Sid the Squid, and Beanie the Brain-Dead Bison) plot revenge for years of torment. (3.) Wakko belches The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss.
17	"Roll Over, Beethoven / The Cat and the Fiddle"	Michael Gerard and Alfred Gimeno	Paul Rugg and Nicholas Hollander	October 5, 1993
(1.) Yakko, Wakko, and Dot help Ludwig van Beethoven compose his fifth symphony. (2.) In 1690's Italy, Stradivarius takes a stray Rita in hope to make violin strings out of her "catgut".
18	"Pavlov's Mice / Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov / Nothing But the Tooth"	Michael Gerard and Greg Reyna	John P. McCann, Tom Ruegger, Sherri Stoner, Deanna Oliver, Paul Rugg	October 6, 1993
(1.) In turn of the century Russia, Brain plans to take over the world by stealing the crown jewels of Russia, yet with one setback: he and Pinky have been conditioned by psychiatrist Ivan Pavlov. (2.) First Chicken Boo short. In New York, Chicken Boo is mistaken for a ballet dancer and dances in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. (3.) Rasputin has a toothache preventing him from hypnotizing Tsar Nicholas. Unfortunately, the Warners are his dentists.
19	"Meatballs or Consequences / A Moving Experience"	Greg Reyna, Rusty Mills, Dave Marshall	John P. McCann and Peter Hastings	October 7, 1993
(1.) During a visit to Sweden, the Warners run afoul of Death, who tries to take Wakko away after he eats one too many Swedish meatballs during a contest. To save him, Yakko and Dot challenge Death to a game of checkers. (2.) Flavio and Marita head to New York in order to find a trendy new place to live. This episode was to be the first Flavio and Marita episode.
20	"Hearts of Twilight / The Boids"	Alfred Gimeno and Michael Gerard	Paul Rugg and Deanna Oliver	October 11, 1993
(1.) A crazy film director (based on Jerry Lewis and made to look like Marlon Brando) is millions of dollars over budget, so Plotz sends the Warners out to stop him. It was partially inspired by Apocalypse Now but more so by the documentary on the making of the film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse. (2.) The Goodfeathers are hired as stunt birds for The Birds. They try to keep their jobs, but the move shoot turns out to be harder than they expected.
21	"Four Score and Seven Migraines Ago / Wakko's America / Davy Omelette / The Flame"	Barry Caldwell, Rusty Mills, Ron Fleischer, Alfred Gimeno	Nicholas Hollander, Tom Ruegger, Randy Rogel, Deanna Oliver, Paul Rugg, Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV	October 1, 1993
(1.) On a train to Gettysburg, the Warners help Abraham Lincoln write the opening of the Gettysburg Address. (2.) In a Jeopardy!-style game in Miss Flamiel's classroom, Wakko has to name the 50 states and their capitols. (3.) Chicken Boo is mistaken for Davy Omelette the frontiersman. He helps a number of pioneers who are being attacked by a bear. (4.) The Flame lights the room as Thomas Jefferson writes the Declaration of Independence.
22	"Guardin' the Garden / Plane Pals"	Michael Gerard, Chris Brandt, Rusty Mills, Kirk Tingblad	Earl Kress, Tom Ruegger, Nicholas Hollander, Sherri Stoner, John P. McCann	October 8, 1993
(1.) Slappy protects Adam and Eve from eating an apple in the Garden of Eden, just as a snake tries to grab it and tempt them to do so. Note: Features a cameo by Baby Plucky from Tiny Toon Adventures. (2.) Onboard a plane, the Warners annoy a tightwad named Ivan Blosky who is forced to sit by them because of a computer error.
23	"Be Careful What You Eat / Up the Crazy River / Ta da Dump, Ta da Dump, Ta da Dump Dump Dump"	Alfred Gimeno and Greg Reyna	Nicholas Hollander, Tom Ruegger, Charles M. Howell IV	October 15, 1993
(1.) The Warners sing the ingredients in a carton of ice cream and a candy bar. (2.) When Mindy chases a butterfly into a rain forest that is being cut down for wood, Buttons follows and protects her. (3.) The Goodfeathers must help Pesto when he gets his head caught in a plastic six-pack ring while rummaging through the garbage.
24	"Opportunity Knox / Wings Take Heart"	Micheal Gerard and Alfred Gimeno	Tom Minton and Nicholas Hollander	October 22, 1993
(1.) Brain wants to steal all of the gold out of Fort Knox. (2.) When a male moth and a female butterfly fall in love they head to the city, leading to disaster.
25	"Hercule Yakko / Home on De-Nile / A Midsummer Night's Dream"	Rusty Mills and Dave Marshall	Peter Hastings, Stephen Hibbert, Deanna Oliver	May 28, 1993
(1.) The detective Warners go in search of Marita's missing jewel on a cruise ship filled with "the unusual suspects" (Slappy, Minerva, Pinky and the Brain). Based on the works of Agatha Christie's fictional detective Hercule Poirot. First appearance of Minerva Mink. (2.) Rita gets adopted by Cleopatra. Runt saves her after he finds out that Rita is about to be sacrificed. Note: Features a cameo by Furrball from Tiny Toon Adventures. (3.) The Warners' unique interpretation of Shakespeare, complete with Batman and Robin.
26	"Testimonials / Babblin' Bijou / Potty Emergency / Sir Yaksalot"	Jeffery DeGrandis, Rusty Mills, Barry Caldwell	Tom Minton and Paul Rugg	June 4, 1993
(1.) Several old-time movie stars talk about their encounters with the Warners and how Milton Berle hated Yakko. (2.) An old black-and-white Warner cartoon where Dot goes into the movies (literally) to find the sheik of her dreams. One of the first segments where Yakko and Wakko have no spoken dialogue. (3.) In the midst of watching a scary sci-fi movie, Wakko drinks too much soda and scrambles to find an available bathroom. Even after he finds a toilet in his "Gag Bag," his quest to relieve himself goes from bad to worse when he can't find privacy. Note: Dot has no spoken dialogue at all in this segment. (4.) The Warners are recruited by King Arthur to save Camelot from a dragon. Guest appearances by Pinky and the Brain.
27	"You Risk Your Life / I Got Yer Can / Jockey for Position"	Alfred Gimeno, Lenord Robinson, Dave Marshall	Paul Rugg, Sherri Stoner, Peter Hastings	October 25, 1993
(1.) Yakko hosts a game show similar in style and feel to Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life. (2.) A discarded soda can sparks an escalating, one-sided battle of wits between Slappy and her neighbor, Candie Chipmunk. (3.) In order to win funds for his latest world-conquering scheme, Brain enters the Kentucky Derby as the worlds smallest, lightest jockey. But Pinky's meddling alters the outcome of the race in an unexpected manner. First appearance of Pharfignewton. Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme" plays in this skit.
28	"Moby or Not Moby / Mesozoic Mindy / The Good, the Boo and the Ugly"	Michael Gerard and Greg Reyna	John P. McCann, Nicholas Hollander, Deanna Oliver, Peter Hastings, Paul Rugg	October 26, 1993
(1.) The Warners protect the legendary Moby-Dick from the wrath of Captain Ahab. (2.) In the Stone Age, cavegirl Mindy gets in trouble and Buttons rescues her. (3.) Chicken Boo finds himself in the midst of a spaghetti Western.
29	"Draculee, Draculaa / Phranken-Runt"	Michael Gerard and Bryon Vaughns	John P. McCann	October 29, 1993
(1.) In an attempt to head towards their ancestral home of Pennsylvania (since their parents are pencils), the Warners end up at the estate of Count Dracula in Transylvania. Note: Features a cameo by the Tasmanian Devil. (2.) Rita and Runt end up being chased by a crazy female mad scientist who wants the idiot dog's brain for her own experiments.
30	"Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled / Moon Over Minerva / Skullhead Boneyhands"	Rusty Mills, Alfred Gimeno, Michael Gerard	Tom Ruegger, John P. McCann, Nicholas Hollander, Deanna Oliver	October 28, 1993
(1.) Lost once again, the Warners end up in the fiery realm of Hades, where they end up giving Satan his own eternal torment. (2.) First Minerva Mink short. A melancholic Minerva Mink avoids the come-ons of geeky Wilford Wolf, until the full moon brings out the real wolf in both of them. (3.) In a parody of Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands, Mr. Skullhead (a character brought over from Tiny Toon Adventures) is adopted and finds acceptance in a suburban family.
31	"O Silly Mio / Puttin' on the Blitz / The Great Wakkorotti: The Summer Concert"	Gary Hartle, Audu Paden, Dave Marshall, Greg Reyna, Jeffery DeGrandis	Randy Rogel, Paul Rugg, Tom Ruegger, Nicholas Hollander	November 1, 1993
(1.) After witnessing their stained-glass window get destroyed by primadonna opera singer Madame Bruntvin, the Warners torment her in their own variations on Carmen. (2.) In the midst of the Nazi invasion of Poland, Rita and Runt help a little girl reunite with her father while avoiding the enemy (and Newt). (3.) Wakko belches Dance of the Hours.
32	"Chairman of the Bored / Planets Song / Astro-Buttons"	Rusty Mills, Chris Brandt, Gary Hartle, Rich Arons	Tom Minton, Tom Ruegger, Paul Rugg, Sherri Stoner, Nicholas Hollander	November 2, 1993
(1.) The Warners are tortured going through the longest, most boring one-sided conversation of their lives courtesy of a drone-voice man, Francis "Pip" Pumphandle (Ben Stein), they meet at a party. (2.) Yakko sings of the planets in our solar system. (3.) Buttons and Mindy are part of a space colony.
33	"Cartoons in Wakko's Body / Noah's Lark / The Big Kiss / Hiccup"	Greg Reyna, Alfred Gimeno, Dave Marshall	Shecky Hollander, Dr. Plotz Ruegger, Boom-Boom Stoner, Deanna Oliver	November 3, 1993
(1.) In a running gag throughout the episode, Wakko has various medical maladies caused by cartoons inside of him. (2.) Noah (who looks and speaks like comedian Richard Lewis) is instructed by God to build an ark for the flood and to gather animals two-by-two, including the Hip Hippos. Buster and Babs Bunny from Tiny Toon Adventures have a cameo in this episode. (3.) Chicken Boo is a leading actor who delivers the money-shot kiss in a movie without anyone knowing he's a giant chicken. This episode managed to get away with saying the word "sexiest". (4.) Squit gets a case of the hiccups, forcing the other Goodfeathers to come up with different ways to get rid of them.
34	"Clown and Out / Bubba Bo Bob Brain"	Greg Reyna, Gary Hartle, Audu Paden, Dave Marshall	Nicholas Hollander, Paul Rugg, Sherri Stoner	November 4, 1993
(1.) A clown (who looks and speaks like the Jerry Lewis-esque Mr. Director) is hired by Mr. Plotz for Wakko's birthday party, but Plotz learns from Dr. Scratchansniff that, like Mr. Plotz, Wakko has a fear of clowns, resulting in the clown being battered and bruised. The episode has become somewhat of an internet meme. (2.) The Brain becomes a country-western star in order to plant hypnotic suggrestions for world domination. But his main problems in his rise to fame: Pinky keeps screwing up his name. During an interview at Comic Con, Maurice LaMarche stated that this was one of his favorite Pinky and the Brain shorts.
35	"Very Special Opening / In the Garden of Mindy / No Place Like Homeless / Katie Ka-Boo / Baghdad Cafe"	Greg Reyna and Lenord Robinson	John P. McCann, Nicholas Hollander, Deanna Oliver	November 5, 1993
(1.) The Warners announce that this will be a very special episode due to characters being mixed up. (2.) Brain tries to prepare a plan for world domination, all the while watching over Mindy's mischief. This is followed by a segment known as Pinky and the Cat where Pinky is swallowed whole by his cage-mate, Rita. (3.) Runt and Pesto find a home with a kind old woman who doesn't like pigeons. (4.) In Katie Ka-Boom's first appearance, she discovers the hard way that her latest boyfriend is a giant chicken (Chicken Boo to be exact). (5.) The Warner Brothers (and their sister Slappy in place of Dot) pay a visit to a Saddam Hussein spoof, Sodarn Insane.
36	"Critical Condition / The Three Muska-Warners"	Audu Paden and Jon McClenahan	Tom Ruegger and Sherri Stoner	November 8, 1993
(1.) After movie critics Hiskel and Egbert (parodies of Siskel & Ebert) blast her cartoons on a review show, Slappy decides to get revenge: first by blowing their home up, then by sabotaging their latest film viewing. Notes: Includes clips from the Looney Tunes shorts What's Opera, Doc?, Duck Amuck, and Porky in Wackyland. Shirley the Loon from Tiny Toon Adventures makes a non-speaking cameo. (2.) The Warners, as The Three Musketeers, protect Louis VIII from the threat of "The Viper".
37	"Dough Dough Boys / Boot Camping / General Boo-Regard"	Greg Reyna, Rusty Mills, Alfred Gimeno	John P. McCann, Tom Ruegger, Nicholas Hollander, Deanna Oliver	November 9, 1993
(1.) The carrier pigeon Goodfeathers are forced to deliver an important message through a World War I battlefield. (2.) The Warners head for summer camp but wind up in basic training instead, leading to chaos, confusion and an angry drill sergeant. (3.) The Southern Rebels of the Civil War are led by Chicken Boo.
38	"Spell-Bound"	Rusty Mills and Dave Marshall	John P. McCann	November 10, 1993
Pinky and the Brain go on a quest to get the last ingredient for a spell needed to help them conquer the world. This was the only skit that lasted one whole episode, long before Pinky and the Brain got their own spinoff series.
39	"Smitten with Kittens / Alas Poor Skullhead / White Gloves"	Alfred Gimeno, Dave Marshall, Rusty Mills	Deanna Oliver and Nicholas Hollander	November 11, 1993
(1.) Rita and Runt find a litter of "puppies" that cling to the stray cat as their mother. (2.) Yakko recites the famed Hamlet soliloquy while Wakko plays Horatio and digs and Dot translates. (3.) As Wakko plays piano in the water tower, his gloves run away and have an adventure on their own.
40	"Fair Game / The Slapper / Puppet Rulers"	Bob Kline, Barry Caldwell, Dave Marshall	Peter Hastings and Tom Minton	November 12, 1993
(1.) Ned Flat has the Warners compete on his game show "Quiz Me Quick" where they drive him bonkers. (2.) An advertisement about a device that slaps people, commonly used by Slappy. (3.) In the 1950s, Pinky and the Brain join the cast of a kids puppet show to influence the baby-boom generation to follow them in the future.
41	"Buttermilk, It Makes a Body Bitter / Broadcast Nuisance / Raging Bird"	Greg Reyna, Kirk Tingblad, Lenord Robinson	Gordon Bressack, Charlie Howell, Deanna Oliver	November 15, 1993
(1.) A short milk ad parody about why Slappy drinks buttermilk. (2.) TV news anchor Dan Anchorman refuses to tip the Warners for his lunch, leading to one on-air humiliation after another. This episode got reaired and had a few changes since the producers felt that the Warners were being a little too harsh to Dan. (3.) Bobby trains to fight a tough bird in order to impress a female in his fighting ability. This movie was inspired by the movies Raging Bull and Rocky.
42	"Animator's Alley / Can't Buy a Thrill / Hollywoodchuck"	Michael Gerard, Dave Marshall, Greg Reyna	Peter Hastings and Paul Rugg	November 16, 1993
(1.) The Warners are stuck on a forum show with an old animator named Cappy Cap Barnhouse, who keeps falling asleep as he reminisces about his time at the studio. (2.) The Hip Hippos try to improve their bored lives by going on a dangerous vacation. (3.) Charlton "Baynarts" Woodchuck gets a job in Hollywood in a film while getting severely injured in the process.
43	"Of Nice and Men / What a Dump / Survey Ladies"	Michael Gerard, Barry Caldwell, Rusty Mills	Randy Rogel, Sherri Stoner, Deanna Oliver	November 17, 1993
(1.) Runt gets adopted and finds himself taking care of a rabbit farm, while Rita is relegated to rat hunting. (2.) Buttons chases Mindy through a landfill and recycling center when she tries to retrieve her favorite old doll, which has been thrown out with the trash. (3.) While trying to find a birthday present for Dr. Scratchansniff at the mall, the Warners keep running into two relentless and persistent survey ladies asking them questions about beans and George Wendt. Guest appearance by Fifi LeFume and Baby Plucky from Tiny Toon Adventures.
44	"Useless Facts / The Senses / The World Can Wait / Kiki's Kitten"	Greg Reyna, Alfred Gimeno, Gary Hartle, Audu Paden	Tom Ruegger, Randy Rogel, Peter Hastings, Deanna Oliver	November 18, 1993
(1.) Bridging segments: Yakko reveals pieces of completely useless information. (2.) The Warners sing about the senses – the usual five, plus several others. Note: This is one of the few shorts where Wakko's hat is taken off. (3.) Brain gives up his world domination plans for the night so he can woo Billie, a new female lab mouse who is more attracted to Pinky. (4.) Rita finds herself unexpectedly adopted by a research gorilla, while Runt sleeps through the whole thing.
45	"Windsor Hassle / ...And Justice for Slappy"	Alfred Gimeno, Jon McClenahan, Jeff Sirgey, Rusty Mills	Lisa Malone, Kate Donohue, Paul Rugg, John P. McCann	November 19, 1993
(1.) The Warners work with Queen Elizabeth II to restore Windsor Castle after the 1992 fire. (2.) Slappy is put on trial for assaulting Walter Wolf.
46	"Turkey Jerky / Wild Blue Yonder"	Gary Hartle and Alfred Gimeno	Peter Hastings, Tom Ruegger, Nicholas Hollander	November 22, 1993
(1.) Native American Warners protect their pet turkey Mr. Gobble from Myles Standish who wants him for a Thanksgiving feast. Note: Cameo appearance by Elmer Fudd. (2.) A newly hatched bird tries to find its mother and ends up following a F-117A Nighthawk plane.
47	"Video Review / When Mice Ruled the Earth"	Michael Gerard and Greg Reyna	Randy Rogel, Sherri Stoner, Tom Minton, Gordon Bressack	November 23, 1993
(1.) The Warners have fun at a video store where the movie covers come to life, sort of an update on the classic cartoon Book Revue. Notes: Cameo appearances by Baby Plucky from Tiny Toon Adventures and Daffy Duck. (2.) Pinky and the Brain go back to the dawn of man to influence mice and give them evolutionary advantages to rule the world.
48	"Mobster Mash / Lake Titicaca / Icebreakers"	Greg Reyna, Dave Marshall, Lenord Robinson	Nicholas Hollander	November 24, 1993
(1.) The Warners get into a battle of wits with Mafia boss Don Pepperoni (based on Vito Corleone) at his favorite Italian restaurant. (2.) The Warners sing about Lake Titicaca. (3.) Rita and Runt stow away to Florida, but they end up in the Arctic, where they encounter Ross Perot.
49	"Twas the Day Before Christmas / Jingle Boo / The Great Wakkorotti: The Holiday Concert / Toy Shop Terror / Yakko's Universe"	Rusty Mills, Greg Reyna, Jeffery DeGrandis, Jenny Lerew, Dave Marshall	Randy Rogel, Tom Ruegger, Deanna Oliver, Tom Minton	November 29, 1993
(1.) Slappy tells Skippy a story about the studio's plans to deliver Christmas presents to the Warners, with Ralph standing in for Santa Claus. (2.) Chicken Boo disguises himself as a department store Santa Claus. (3.) Wakko belches "Jingle Bells." (4.) In a parody of Tom and Jerry, the Warners run amok at a toy store. Only use of Raymond Scott's song (and classic WB cartoon soundtrack cue) Powerhouse in Animaniacs. (5.) (reairing) Yakko sings a song about the relative vastness of space from one person to the entire universe.
50	"A Christmas Plotz / Little Drummer Warners"	Rusty Mills and Lenord Robinson	Randy Rogel, Paul Rugg, Earl Kress, Tom Ruegger	December 6, 1993
(1.) A Warner version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, with the Warners as ghosts and Thaddeus Plotz as Ebenezer Scrooge. (2.) A retelling of the birth of Jesus, set to several familiar carols. The Warners (as shepherds) deliver their own spin on "We Three Kings" and jazz up "The Little Drummer Boy."
51	"The Warners and the Beanstalk / Frontier Slappy"	Barry Caldwell, Alfred Gimeno, Jeff Sirgey	Deanna Oliver and John P. McCann	February 10, 1994
(1.) The Warners get carried up a beanstalk where they face a hungry giant (based on Ralph the Guard). To get him to eat something other than them, the Warners pester him to eat gold eggs and meat in a style similar to Dr. Seuss' Green Eggs and Ham. Note: This is one of the few shorts where Wakko's hat is taken off. (2.) Slappy finds herself facing pioneer Daniel Boone, who wants to cut down her tree to build his house. Note: Features a cameo by the Dover Boys.
52	"Ups and Downs / The Brave Little Trailer / Yes, Always"	Bob Kline, Lenord Robinson, Michael Gerard, Dave Marshall	Paul Rugg, Tom Minton, Peter Hastings	February 11, 1994
(1.) Wakko and Dr. Scratchansniff are stuck in an elevator for several hours. (Note: Wakko tells a Randy Beaman story in this episode.) (2.) A small trailer has to defend his home against tornadoes while avoiding the grasp of a hungry steam shovel. Note: This title is a pun on The Brave Little Toaster, which had writer Deanna Oliver as the voice of the title character in the movie. (3.) A study on voice-acting shows Brain re-enacting an infamous Orson Welles Frozen Peas commercial meltdown.
53	"Drive-Insane / Girlfeathers / I'm Cute"	Rusty Mills and Greg Reyna	Earl Kress, Paul Rugg, Deanna Oliver, Randy Rogel	February 14, 1994
(1.) Dr. Scratchansniff's date at a drive-in gets out of hand when the Warners join him. (2.) The "girlfriends" of the Goodfeathers take in some alone time by flying to the Grand Canyon, but the boys keep chasing them the whole way. (3.) Dot sings a song about how cute she is while her brothers slowly get sick of the whole spectacle.
54	"Brain Meets Brawn / Meet Minerva"	Michael Gerard, Barry Caldwell, Kirk Tingblad	Peter Hastings, Tom Minton, Sherri Stoner	February 15, 1994
(1.) In the late 1800s, Brain steals Dr. Jekyll's formula as part of a scheme to take over the British Empire. (2.) A frustrated and lovelorn Minerva avoids a hunting dog named Newt, who either wants to capture her or have her!
55	"Gold Rush / A Gift of Gold / Dot's Quiet Time"	Michael Gerard and Dave Marshall	Randy Rogel and Nicholas Hollander	February 16, 1994
(1.) The Warners take revenge on a prospector named Jake, who steals their entire wealth during the 1840s gold rush in California. (2.) The trials and tribulations of a piece of gold wrapping paper are shown. (3.) Dot sings while trying to find a peaceful place to read. Features a cameo of the Scotsman from My Bunny Lies Over the Sea.
56	"Schnitzelbank / The Helpinki Formula / Les Boutons et le Ballon (Buttons and the Balloon) / Kung Boo"	Greg Reyna, Audu Paden, Dave Marshall, Barry Caldwell	Randy Rogel, Paul Rugg, Gordon Bressack, Sherri Stoner, Deanna Oliver	February 17, 1994
(1.) The Warners sing the "International Friendship Song" in Germany with their friend, Professor Otto Von Schnitzelpusskrankengescheitmeir. (2.) Brain concocts a mystery formula and sells it through infomercials as part of a world-conquering scheme. (3.) Buttons chases Mindy across Paris as she tries to catch a balloon. Notes: All spoken lines are in French. Baby Plucky from Tiny Toon Adventures makes a cameo. (4.) A parody of The Karate Kid where Chicken Boo goes for a martial-arts championship. Note: The theme song is sung in French, probably because of "Les Boutons et le Ballon".
57	"Of Course, You Know This Means Warners / Up a Tree / Wakko's Gizmo"	Lenord Robinson, Dave Marshall, Greg Reyna, Rusty Mills	Tom Minton, Deanna Oliver, Peter Hasrings	February 18, 1994
(1.) A 1942 film of the Warners shows off their assistance on the homefront during World War II. (2.) Rita finds herself stuck up a giant tree in the middle of Nebraska with a case of acrophobia and Runt barking below her. (3.) Wakko shows off a large and bizarre Rube Goldberg device that sets off a Whoopee Cushion.
58	"Meet John Brain / Smell Ya Later"	Greg Reyna, Kirk Tingblad, Rich Arons, Lenord Robinson	Peter Hasings, Earl Kress, Tom Ruegger, Paul Dini	February 28, 1994
(1.) Brain throws his hat into the ring to run for President of the United States. (2.) Slappy faces off against her smelly old rival Stinkbomb to get her nuts.
59	"Ragamuffins / Woodstock Slappy"	Barry Caldwell, Jon McClenahan, Audu Paden	Tom Minton, John P. McCann, Tom Ruegger	March 1, 1994
(1.) An old Warner cartoon where the trio get jobs in a bakery and try to eat everything in sight, but have to avoid their strict boss who kicks them out when they first enter. One of the few segments with absolutely no spoken dialogue. (2.) In 1969, Slappy and Skippy head for their summer cottage in Woodstock, New York, but find themselves in the middle of a famous music festival. Songs What'm I Singin' For, Crackers, Tomato, Slappy's Polka
60	"Karaoke-Dokie / The Cranial Crusader / The Chicken Who Loved Me"	Rusty Mills, Jon McClenahan, Dave Marshall, Audu Paden	Peter Hastings, Tom Minton, Deanna Oliver	March 2, 1994
(1.) The Warners want a turn singing at a children's karaoke but are held up by the dull singing Willie Slakmer. (2.) The Brain and Pinky become Batman-styled superheroes in an attempt to gain recognition. (3.) Chicken Boo stars in a James Bond parody.
61	"Baloney & Kids / Super Buttons / Katie Ka-Boom: The Driving Lesson"	Michael Gerard, Dave Marshall, Lenord Robinson, Audu Paden	Peter Hastings and Nicholas Hollander	May 2, 1994
(1.) The Warners are stuck on a kids show with the big, dumb orange dinosaur Baloney (parody of Barney & Friends) that gleefully takes all their abuse. (2.) Mindy and Buttons are seen as superheroes. (3.) Katie's dad makes a big mistake when he allows Katie to drive the family car home. Songs Imagine Song; The Anvil Song; We Love You
62	"Scare Happy Slappy / Witch One / MacBeth"	Michael Gerard, Jeff Siergy, Rusty Mills, Jon McClenahan	John P. McCann and Deanna Oliver	May 3, 1994
(1.) Slappy takes Skippy out trick-or-treating along a block that includes all her old enemies. (2.) In colonial Salem, Rita and Runt are chased by an over-zealous judge who thinks Rita is a witch. (3.) Dot, Hello Nurse, and Slappy act out the Three Witches' scene from Act IV of the Scottish play, with Yakko translating, and cook up a sinister brew with unexpected results of cooking up Mr. Director. This episode got away with saying the word "hell". Note: This episode was the last to feature Rita and Runt as major characters, though they would make cameos throughout the rest of the series.
63	"With Three You Get Eggroll / Mermaid Mindy / Katie Ka-Boom: Call Waiting"	Greg Reyna, Dave Marshall, Alfred Gimeno	Deanna Oliver and Nicholas Hollander	May 9, 1994
(1.) Pesto has to watch his sister Sasha's egg, but it starts rolling all over town. (2.) Mindy and Buttons are mer-people under the sea, and Mindy wanders off as usual. (3.) Katie's dad forgets to take a message from one of her friends.
64	"Lookit the Fuzzy Heads / No Face Like Home"	Barry Caldwell, Dave Marshall, Rusty Mills	Peter Hastings and John P. McCann	May 16, 1994
(1.) Dr. Scratchansniff holds a group therapy session with the Warners and Elmyra Duff, but Elmyra's behavior drives the trio crazy. To escape, the Warners find Buttons and Mindy, and have Elmyra take all the pain Buttons usually gets. (2.) Slappy goes to get plastic surgery, but Walter tries to fiddle with her face.
65	"The Warners 65th Anniversary Special"	Alfred Gimeno	Tom Ruegger, Paul Rugg, and Sherri Stoner	May 23, 1994
A "live" special that highlights the anniversary of the Warners' creation, from their original roles as sidekicks to the early Looney Tunes character Buddy through their golden age and their occasional breakouts prior to recent times. Behind the scenes, though, a mysterious adversary (Buddy himself) is plotting their demise. Guest appearances by Charlton Woodchuck, Slappy and Skippy Squirrel, Elmyra Duff, Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam, and Tweety. Note: No opening theme.

Season 2 (1994)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
66	"Take My Siblings Please / The Mindy 500 / Morning Malaise"	Michael Gerard, Alfred Gimeno, Dave Marshall	Paul Rugg, John P. McCann, Nicholas Hollander	September 10, 1994
(1.) In a take on Three Billy Goats Gruff, the Warners attempt to cross over a "troll bridge" between them and a nearby meadow. (Note: Wakko sings the first few lyrics of Tiny Toon Adventures before saying "Aw, I'm sick of that song", then singing the first verse of Animaniacs.) (2.) Mindy follows a clown-painted race car onto the track at the Indianapolis 500. (3.) The Warners annoy rude radio show host "Howie Tern" (a parody of Howard Stern) and challenge him to out-joke them.
67	"We're No Pigeons / Whistle Stop Mindy / Katie Ka-Boom: The Broken Date"	Alfred Gimeno, Greg Reyna, Gary Hartle	Deanna Oliver, Tom Minton, Nicholas Hollander	September 17, 1994
(1.) The Goodfeathers trick a hungry young owl into believing that they are not pigeons. (2.) Mindy follows a train to blow its whistle. (3.) Katie gets angry when her date doesn't arrive on time.
68	"Miami Mama-Mia / Pigeon on the Roof"	Alfred Gimeno and Jenny Lerew	Deanna Oliver	November 5, 1994
(1.) The Goodfeathers fly to Miami to visit Pesto's mother and her fiancé Sam Seagull, but Pesto tries to put him out of commission in order to stop the wedding. (2.) In a musical parody of Fiddler on the Roof, the Goodfeathers try to determine their relationship with the Girlfeathers, who want to settle down, while the male pigeons just want to hang around their Martin Scorsese statue and Pesto dreams of becoming Godpigeon.
69	"I'm Mad / Bad Mood Bobby / Katie Ka-Boom: The Blemish / Fake"	Rich Arons, Audu Paden, Dave Marshall, Gary Hartle, Alfred Gimeno	Tom Ruegger, Randy Rogel, Deanna Oliver, Nicholas Hollander, Paul Rugg	November 12, 1994
(1.) Yakko and Dot bicker constantly as Dr. Scratchansniff gets them ready for a car trip. (First used as a theatrical short.) (2.) Pesto and Squit try to get Bobby out of his bad mood. (3.) Katie freaks out when she gets a zit before her study group. (4.) The Warners try to prove to Dr. Scratchansniff that wrestling is fake. Last episode to air on Fox Kids.

Season 3 (1995–96)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
70	"Super Strong Warner Siblings / Nutcracker Slappy / Wakko's New Gookie / A Quake, a Quake!"	Audu Paden and Al Zegler	Paul Rugg, Earl Kress, Randy Rogel	September 9, 1995
(1.) In a parody of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the Warners fight against a giant bug destroying the Warner Studio. (2.) Slappy and Skippy resort to extreme measures in order to crack the last nut in the kitchen, accompanied by music from The Nutcracker. Guest appearance by Charlton Woodchuck (from Hollywoodchuck). (3.) Wakko tries to come up with a new "gookie," or bizarre facial expression. (4.) The Warners sing a song about the 1994 Northridge earthquake. Note: The first episode to be aired on The WB Network as part of Kids' WB Saturday morning block from Fox Kids.
71	"Variety Speak / Three Tenors and You're Out / Bingo"	Al Zegler, Audu Paden, Liz Holzman	Randy Rogel, Jeff Kwinty, Nicholas Hollander, Peter Hastings, Tom Ruegger	September 16, 1995
(1.) Yakko and Dot explain to Wakko through song about how to read the headlines in Variety Magazine. (2.) Slappy's plans to take Skippy to a baseball game at Dodger Stadium go wrong when an opera performance by the famed Domino, Pepperoni, and Carumba is scheduled for that night instead. The singers, (a parody of the Three Tenors) return at the end of the show to perform a shortened version of the Animaniacs theme. This episode also features parodies of Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Simon.(3.) Dr. Scratchansniff has only one player for his weekly bingo game – Wakko.
72	"Deduces Wild / Rest in Pieces / U.N. Me"	Liz Holzman and Audu Paden	Peter Hastings, Sib Ventress, Charles M. Howell IV, John McCann	September 9, 1995
(1.) The Warners bother Sherlock Holmes for help with their scavenger hunt. (2.) Slappy is asked to attend Walter's funeral, which is really a ruse planned by Walter to blow Slappy sky-high. (3.) The Warners sing about the United Nations to the tune of "Down by the Riverside".
73	"A Hard Day's Warner / Gimme a Break / Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation"	Audu Paden and Liz Holzman	Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV, Sherri Stoner, Peter Hastings	September 23, 1995
(1.) In a parody of The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night, the Warners run from their fans as they try to reach a cartoon convention. Guest appearances by Pinky and the Brain; Elmyra Duff is among the crowd of fans. (2.) Slappy tries to get away from the filming of a blockbuster action movie on her vacation day. (3.) The Warners try to tell people in a commercial to "get a life" instead of going over every little reference in their show.
74	"The Tiger Prince / All the Words in the English Language / The Kid in the Lid / Method to Her Madness"	Liz Holzman and Al Zegler	Peter Hastings, Randy Rogel, Paul Rugg, Tom Ruegger, Jeff Kwinty	September 30, 1995
(1.) A parody of the opening of The Lion King. (2.) Throughout the episode, Yakko tries to sing the entire dictionary to the tune of the Mexican Hat Dance, similar to the previous classic, Yakko's World. (3.) The Warners visit brother and sister Mary and Scooter and raise a ruckus in the style of The Cat in the Hat. Guest appearance by Charlton Woodchuck. (4.) In the 1950s, Slappy and Skippy attend a method acting class, which Slappy turns into a comical class.
75	"The Presidents Song / Don't Tread on Us / The Flame Returns, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow"	Al Zegler, Barry Caldwell, Audu Paden	Randy Rogel, Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV, Nicholas Hollander	November 11, 1995
(1.) To the William Tell Overture, the Warners sing about all presidents from George Washington to Bill Clinton. (2.) Pinky and the Brain plot to replace the Declaration of Independence with Brain's Declaration of Obedience, which can make him emperor. (3.) The Flame is present as Longfellow writes his famous poem, "Paul Revere's Ride."
76	"Gimme the Works / Buttons in Ows / Hercules Unwound"	Audu Paden and Barry Caldwell	Peter Hastings, John Luden, Nick DuBois	October 21, 1995
(1.) Tired of their episode's latest plot (meeting a hot-dog salesman), the Warners walk out of their cartoon. (2.) Mindy and Buttons parody The Wizard of Oz. (3.) After the Warners walk out of this cartoon too, Pinky and the Brain plan to steal Zeus' lightning bolt.
77	"This Pun for Hire / Star Truck / Go Fish / Multiplication Song"	Audu Paden, Liz Holzman, Al Zegler	Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV, Peter Hastings, Tom Ruegger, Earl Kress, Paul Rugg, Randy Rogel	November 4, 1995
(1.) In a parody of The Maltese Falcon and film-noir, the Warners (as detectives) search and protect a mysterious statue from several suspicious characters (Minerva, Hello Nurse, Dr. Scratchansniff, and Ralph). (2.) The Warners are beamed onto their favorite old sci-fi show, Star Truck, where they cause chaos to the crew and introduce engineer Squatty to donuts. (3.) Wakko gets in a fight with himself over a game of go fish. (4.) Yakko sings a song about multiplying 47 by 83.
78	"The Sound of Warners / Yabba Dabba Boo"	Alfred Gimeno, Charles Visser, Jon McClenahan, Rusty Mills	Paul Rugg and Peter Hastings	November 18, 1995
(1.) In a musical parody of The Sound of Music, Mr. Plotz hires Prunella Flundergust (a parody of Maria von Trappe), a nanny who unknowingly gives the Warners a hard time with her singing and motherly personality. Since they can't do anything to her, they get Slappy Squirrel to take care of her. (2.) Chicken Boo attends a table read for The Flintstones movie.
79	"My Mother the Squirrel / The Party / Oh! Say Can You See? / The 12 Days of Christmas Song"	Charles Visser	Tom Ruegger, Paul Rugg, Nicholas Hollander	December 21, 1995
(1.) The little bird from Wild Blue Yonder returns and is adopted by Slappy. (2.) The Warners invite several people to their water tower in expectation of a surprise guest. (3.) The Flame watches Francis Scott Key writing The Star-Spangled Banner during the War of 1812. (4.) The little bluebird from Wild Blue Yonder (accompanied by the Animaniacs orchestra) sings The Twelve Days of Christmas, with all the gifts being turtledoves.
80	"Dot's Entertainment / The Girl with the Googily Goop / Gunga Dot"	Charles Visser, Jon McClenahan, Rusty Mills	Nicholas Hollander, Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV, Randy Rogel	January 4, 1996
(1.) Dot is hired to take up an act in a famous musical. When the director, Andy Lloud Webby, becomes annoying, she and her brothers decide to ruin it. (2.) A showing of the Warners' appearance in a Googi Goop cartoon. (3.) In a parody of Rudyard Kipling's Gunga Din, Dot is the only one with water in a village and every one wants it, because it's hot out.
81	"Soccer Coach Slappy / Belly Button Blues / Our Final Space Cartoon, We Promise / Valuable Lesson"	Jon McClenahan, Rusty Mills, Liz Holzman, Charles Visser	Nick DuBois, Nicholas Hollander, Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV, Paul Rugg	January 18, 1996
(1.) Slappy is the coach of a Soccer team. Skippy keeps getting hit in the face by the ball, causing him to cry and Slappy deciding to put him out of the game. But at the final game, the last hit by the ball in Skippy's face gives the team the win. (2.) Katie Kaboom gets furious when her parents won't let her wear clothes that are "in-style" at her school, since they make her belly button visible. (3.) The Warners wake up from suspended animation in a spaceship in a parody of 2001: A Space Odyssey. When AL5000, the computer of the ship orders them to return to their sleeping pods, the Warners refuse to and things get out of hand. (4.) The Warners are visited by the network censors after harassing Attila the Hun, their cartoons being too violent.
82	"Wakko's 2-Note Song / Panama Canal / Hello Nurse / The Ballad of Magellan / The Return of the Great Wakkorotti / The Big Wrap Party Tonight"	Rusty Mills, Audu Paden, Barry Caldwell, Jon McClenahan	Peter Hastings, John McCann, Randy Rogel, Paul Rugg, Tom Ruegger	May 3, 1996
(1.) Wakko proves to Schratchnsniff that his song made of two notes is actual music. (2.) Yakko sings a song on the Latin American waterway to the tune of Low Bridge. (3.) Wakko sings a song about his favorite girl, Hello Nurse, of course. (4.) The Warners sing a song about Ferdinand Magellan to the tune of "Git Along, Little Dogies". (5.) Wakko, suffering from laryngitis, uses fart sounds from his hands to perform the Chinese Dance from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite. (6.) The Warners sing about their big third-season wrap party at the water tower.

Season 4 (1996)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
83	"One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock"	Jon McClenahan and Rusty Mills	Nicholas Hollander, Jeff Kwinty, and Tom Ruegger	September 7, 1996
After being made to believe that his aunt Slappy is going insane after watching too many tabloid talk shows, Skippy places her in a retirement home for cartoon characters. A parody of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. Note: This is the only Slappy skit that lasted one whole episode, complete with its own opening and end credit sequences.
84	"Cutie and the Beast / Boo Happens / Noel"	Audu Paden and Charles Visser	Kevin Hopps, Rafael Rosado, Audu Paden, Randy Rogel, Tom Ruegger	September 7, 1996
(1.) Parody of Disney's Beauty and the Beast with Dot as the heroine, taken in by a beast played by the Tasmanian Devil. The fourth wall was broken almost constantly in this episode and also got away with using censor bleeps. (2.) Chicken Boo re-enacts Forrest Gump. (3.) The Warners sing Noel in some very strange ways. Note: This episode has a cold ending where the Warners complain about the makers of the show.
85	"Jokahontas / Boids on the Hood / Mighty Wakko at the Bat"	Liz Holzman and Audu Paden	Earl Kress, Lance Falk, Randy Rogel	September 14, 1996
(1.) Parody of Disney animated films concentrating on Pocahontas, with Dot as the eponymous Native princess. (2.) The Goodfeathers take revenge on Mr. Plotz to the music of Ride of the Valkyries. (3.) Yakko narrates a parody of the poem Casey at the Bat, with the Animaniacs crew as the Mudville Nine and Wakko as Casey.
86	"A Very Very Very Very Special Show / Night of the Living Buttons / Soda Jerk"	Liz Holzman, Al Zegler, Audu Paden	Randy Rogel, Nick DuBois, Rafael Rosada, Enrique May, Audu Paden	September 21, 1996
(1.) In a blatant attempt to win a humanitarian animation award, the Warners make an extremely politically correct cartoon. (2.) Mindy chases a frog through a graveyard, while Buttons tries to keep waking zombies at bay. (NOTE: This was the only Buttons and Mindy short where Buttons does not get scolded at the end.) (3.) After Wakko gets the hiccups from drinking a milkshake in a single gulp, Yakko and Dot attempt to cure him.
87	"From Burbank with Love / Anchors A-Warners / When You're Traveling from Nantucket"	Charles Visser	John P. McCann, Nick DuBois, Randy Rogel	September 28, 1996
(1.) The Warners are partnered with Municipal Bond, Agent 0007 on a mission to stop the evil Blowfinger. (2.) Dr. Scratchansniff goes on a vacation. Unfortunately for him, the Warners tag along with him. (3.) Yakko explains in song about the different time zones.
88	"Papers for Pappa / Amazing Gladiators / Pinky and the Ralph"	Audu Paden and Al Zegler	Brett Baer, David Finkel, Richard Dasakas, Andrew Austin, John Over, Kevin Franks	October 19, 1996
(1.) The Warners chase Ernest Hemingway around the world when he refuses to sign for his office supply delivery. (2.) The Hippos compete on a parody of American Gladiators. (3.) A sneak peek of a fictional spin-off starring Pinky and Ralph the Guard. Note: The line, "Coming soon to Kids' WB", is removed when on other networks.
89	"10 Short Films About Wakko Warner / No Time for Love / The Boo Network"	Audu Paden and Charles Visser	Tom Minton, Paul Rugg, Marlowe Weisman, Laraine Arkow, John Dubiel	November 2, 1996
(1.) 10 short films with Wakko being his zany self. (2.) A cuckoo clock bird falls for a real female bird and tries to win her love on the hour, though he keeps retracting into his clock. (3.) Chicken Boo disguises himself and creates a TV schedule that everybody likes, yet all have chicken-themed programs.
90	"Pitter Patter of Little Feet / Mindy in Wonderland / Ralph's Wedding"	Audu Paden and Charles Visser	Llyn Hunter, Enrique May, Audu Paden, Nick DuBois	November 16, 1996
(1.) The Hip-Hippos are delivered in a new baby in the form of The Brain. (2.) The parody of Disney's Alice in Wonderland, Buttons tries to protect Mindy in an "Alice in Wonderland" world. (3.) Ralph unexpectedly gets married to Chicken Boo.

Season 5 (1997–98)

No.	Title	Directed by	Written by	Original air date
91	"Message in a Bottle / Back in Style / Bones in the Body"	Liz Holzman	Tom Minton and Randy Rogel	September 8, 1997
(1.) The Warners are lost in sea and found a message in a bottle floating. (2.) After the closing of Termite Terrace in 1962, Plotz loans the Warners out to other cartoon studios in order to help Warner Bros. stay profitable. Notes: This cartoon features parodies of Scooby-Doo, Yogi Bear, The Pink Panther, Underdog, and Fat Albert and the Cosby Kids. Friz Freleng and Chuck Jones are caricatured. Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig and Yosemite Sam make cameos. Termite Terrace actually closed in 1964, not 1962. (3.) The Warners sing about all the bones in the body, using Mr. Skullhead to demonstrate.
92	"It / Dot - The Macadamia Nut / Bully for Skippy"	Jon McClenahan	Lenord Robinson, Lennie K. Graves, Tom Ruegger, Nick DuBois	September 13, 1997
(1.) Wakko is being chased by something terrifying behind the camera (Dot, who is playing tag with him). (2.) A parody of the "Macarena" music video with a song sung by and about Dot, aka "Macadamia". Every major Animaniacs character except Katie KaBoom and Mr. Skullhead appears in this segment. (3.) Skippy is forced to deal with the school bully, Duke, while Slappy faces an advocate against cartoon violence.
93	"Cute First (Ask Questions Later) / Acquaintances / Here Comes Attila / Boo Wonder"	Liz Holzman and Audu Paden, Charles Visser	Ralph Soll, Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV, John P. McCann, Marcus Williams	October 11, 1997
(1.) Snow White's magic mirror tells her that she is no longer the cutest one of all, so she decides to settle the score with Dot, who has taken her place as the cutest. (2.) The Warners come to the United States as immigrants, and invade the home of the Friends cast. (3.) The Warners sing a song about Attila the Hun. (4.) Chicken Boo assumes the role of Batman's sidekick Robin in order to stop the evil Punchline.
94	"Hooray for North Hollywood (Part 1)"	Stephen Lewis, Herb Moore, David Pryor, Kirk Tingblad	Randy Rogel and Tom Ruegger	January 3, 1998
The Warners write a movie script only to have Mr. Plotz reject it, so they decide to crash a star-studded gala in hopes of making a deal with another studio.
95	"Hooray for North Hollywood (Part 2)"	Kirk Tingblad	Randy Rogel and Tom Ruegger	January 3, 1998
Plotz loses his job after the Warners' movie becomes a box office smash, but they realize that they miss having him yell at them and conspire to bring him back.
96	"The Carpool / The Sunshine Squirrels"	Russell Calabrese and Stephen Lewis	Nick DuBois, Randy Rogel, Kevin Hopps	February 21, 1998
(1.) The Warners join in a carpool where they drive the rest of the passengers crazy. (2.) Slappy and her old partner Suzi Squirrel (voiced by Phyllis Diller) reunite to perform a sketch on a TV show.
97	"The Christmas Tree / Punchline (Part 1) / Prom Night / Punchline (Part 2)"	Mike Milo and Charles Visser	Nick DuBois, Kevin Hopps, Randy Rogel, Tom Ruegger, Nicholas Hollander	April 25, 1998
(1.) After Slappy's tree is cut down and taken to New York City for use as the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, she drives everyone crazy trying to get back to sleep, and the cameo is Yakko, Wakko & Dot. (2.) Chicken Boo and several other characters address the eternal question: "Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?" (3.) Katie KaBoom has been invited to the prom, but gets angry while arguing with her parents over her curfew and what to buy. (4.) Another question is posed: "Which Came First: The Chicken or the Egg?"
98	"Magic Time / The Brain's Apprentice"	Audu Paden, Jon McClenahan, Barry Caldwell, Greg Reyna, Ron Fleischer	John P. McCann and Randy Rogel	May 9, 1998
(1.) The Warners cause chaos when the famous magicians Schnitzel and Floyd invite them onstage as volunteers in their act. (2.) The last ever Pinky and the Brain segment in the cartoon, also the only silent one, a parody on The Sorcerer's Apprentice from Fantasia. The Brain builds robots, and almost succeeds in dominating the world, but Pinky gets in the way.
99	"Birds on a Wire / The Scoring Session / The Animaniacs Suite"	Mike Milo	Nick DuBois, Kevin Hopps, Randy Rogel, Tom Ruegger	November 14, 1998
(1.) The Goodfeathers look out and comment on a sunrise. (2.) Standing in for Richard Stone who is out for the day, Neivel Nosenest is driven completely crazy by the Warners for the scoring of a cartoon. (featuring nearly the entire cast as the studio orchestra) (3.) A clip show segment of "the first 99 episodes" of Animaniacs intended to fill out remaining time in the show's final episode, set to an orchestral arrangement of the show theme and various character themes. Note: This episode aired along with Pinky and the Brain's final episode as part of the Ultimate Animaniacs Super Special. Series Finale.

Direct-To-Video Movie

Title	Original air date
"Wakko's Wish"	December 21, 1999 DVD on October 7, 2014
Taking place in winter, the Warner siblings are portrayed as orphans and live in a poor town run by a tax ruling king. Wakko makes a wish to heal a sick Dot upon a star which crash lands over the mountains, and so the Warner siblings try to reach the star before everyone else in town. Includes all the characters from the show and many memorable gags.

VHS

Several VHS videos were released in the United States in the United Kingdom and Australia. All of these videos are out of print, but are still available at some online sellers. The episodes in the VHS "volumes" were generally jumbled at random and are in no particular order with the series. The other videotapes (with the exception of Animaniacs Stew) feature episodes that had focused on one general subject. Each video featured four to five skits each and was accompanied by a handful of skit intros, with a running time of about 45 minutes.

United Kingdom/Australian

Video Name (Volumes)	Ep #	Release Date	Episodes Featured
Volume 1	4	September 21, 1993	Ups and Downs; Critical Condition; Wally Llama; Spell-Bound
Volume 2	5	November 2, 1993	Drive Insane; Cat on a Hot Steel Beam; With Three You Get Egg-Roll; Jockey for Position; Woodstock Slappy
Volume 3	7	December 20, 1993	Hooked on a Ceiling; The Big Kiss; Mesozoic Mindy; The Flame; Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov; Nothing But the Tooth; Pavlov's Mice
Volume 4	6	January 23, 1994	Cookies for Einstein; Hiccup; The World Can Wait; The Wild Blue Yonder; Hurray for Slappy; The Three Muska-Warners
Volume 5	5	June 18, 1994	Draculee, Draculaa; Phranken-Runt; Scare Happy Slappy; Brain Meets Brawn; Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled
Volume 6	3	February 23, 1994	Chairman of the Bored; Ta da Dump, Ta da Dump, Ta da Dump Dump Dump; Smell Ya Later; Lookit the Fuzzy Heads; Where Rodents Dare

United States

Video Name (Collections)	Ep #	Release Date	Episodes Featured
An Animaniacs Sing-Along: Yakko's World	10	August 24, 1994	Yakko's World; Wakko's America; I'm Cute; HMS Yakko; I'm Mad; Schnitzelbank; Our First Day of School
Animaniacs: The Warners Escape	4	August 24, 1994	Newsreel of the Stars; De-zanitzed; Temporary Insanity; Hello Nice Warners; Video Review
Animaniacs Stew	7	August 24, 1994	Slappy Goes Walnuts; Operation Lollipop; Sir Yaksalot; In the Garden of Mindy; Baghdad Café; Yes, Always; Bumbie’s Mom
Animaniacs: Helloooo, Holidays!	8	August 24, 1994	Twas the Day Before Christmas; Little Drummer Warners; The Great Wakkorotti: The Holiday Concert; A Christmas Plotz; Jingle Boo; Yakko's Universe; A Gift of Gold; Nighty-Night Toons
Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff	6	August 13, 1996	Draculee Draculaa; Phranken Runt; Meatballs or Consequences; Hot, Bothered, and Bedeviled; Scare Happy Slappy; Witch One
An Animaniacs Sing-Along: Mostly in Toon	12	August 13, 1996	The Ballad of Magellan; The Presidents Song; The Planets; The Panama Canal; Be Careful What You Eat; A Quake, a Quake!; Big Wrap Party Tonight; The Senses; What Are We?; All the Words in the English Language; The Tiger Prince; Hello Nurse

DVD

Volume one of Animaniacs had sold very well; over half of the product being sold in the first week made it one of the fastest selling animation DVD sets that Warner Home Video ever put out. All 99 episodes are available in 4 DVD box sets, although only Region 1 DVDs have been released so far, but many have said that they work on any DVD player, so they are possibly region free.

DVD Name	Ep #	Release Date	Additional Information
Volume 1	25	July 25, 2006	This five disc box set contains the first 25 episodes from season 1. Includes the featurette "Animaniacs Live!", where Maurice LaMarche hosts an in studio via satellite big screen TV with Animaniacs friends (voice actors, composers, etc.) as they comment on the show. The video is presented in its original television aspect ratio, with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio in English, with French, Portuguese, and Spanish subtitles.
Volume 2	25	December 5, 2006	This five disc box set contains the second 25 episodes (26–50) from season 1. Includes the featurette "The Writer's Flipped, They Have No Script", where Maurice LaMarche leads a gathering of writers on what their favorite Animaniacs episodes are that they wrote.
Volume 3	25	June 19, 2007	This five disc box set includes the last 15 episodes (51–65) of season 1, all 4 episodes (66–69) of season 2, and the first 6 episodes (70–75) of season 3. Includes two featurettes: "They Can't Help It if They're Cute, They're Just Drawn That Way": Meet the Character Designers, Storyboard Artists and Art Directors who give life and lunacy to Wakko, Yakko, and Dot; and "They're Totally Insane-y: In Cadence with Richard Stone": The music of Animaniacs, highlighted by a tribute to the late Composer.
Volume 4	24	February 5, 2013	This final three disc set contains the remaining episodes of season 3 (76–82) and all of season 4 (83–90) and season 5 (91–99).

Notes

a. ^{^} Although these cartoons are considered part of season 3, they were all originally aired as full hour episodes (made by combining new shorts with old), with their original half-hour format not airing until season 4.

References

Fox Kids era: Episodes 1–69

Animaniacs premiered on September 13, 1993, on the Fox Kids programming block of the Fox network, and ran there until September 8, 1995; new episodes aired from the 1993 through 1994 seasons. Animaniacs aired with a 65-episode first season because these episodes were ordered by Fox all at once. While on Fox Kids, Animaniacs gained fame for its name and became the second-most popular show among children ages 2–11 and children ages 6–11, second only to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (which began that same year). On March 30, 1994, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot first theatrically appeared in the animated short, "I'm Mad", which opened nationwide alongside the full-length animated feature, Thumbelina. The musical short featured Yakko, Wakko, and Dot bickering during a car trip. Producers Steven Spielberg, Tom Ruegger, and Jean MacCurdy wanted "I'm Mad" to be the first of a series of shorts to bring Animaniacs to a wider audience. However, "I'm Mad" was the only Animaniacs theatrical short produced. The short was later incorporated into Animaniacs episode 69. Following the 65th episode of the series, Animaniacs continued to air in reruns on Fox Kids. The only new episodes during this time included a short, four-episode second season that was quickly put together from unused scripts. After Fox Kids aired Animaniacs reruns for a year, the series switched to the new Warner Bros. children's programming block, Kids' WB.

Kids' WB era: Episodes 70–99

The series was popular enough for Warner Bros. Animation to invest in additional episodes of Animaniacs past the traditional 65-episode marker for syndication. Animaniacs premiered on the new Kids' WB line-up on September 9, 1995, with a new season of 13 episodes. At this time, the show's popular cartoon characters, Pinky and the Brain, were spun off from Animaniacs into their own half-hour TV series. Warner Bros. stated in a press release that Animaniacs gathered over 1 million children viewers every week.

Despite the series' success on Fox Kids, Animaniacs on Kids' WB was successful only in an unintended way, bringing in adult viewers and viewers outside the Kids' WB target demographic of young children. This unintended result of adult viewers and not enough young viewers put pressure on the WB network from advertisers and caused dissatisfaction from the WB network towards Animaniacs. Slowly, orders from the WB for more Animaniacs episodes dwindled and Animaniacs had a couple more short seasons, relying on leftover scripts and storyboards. The fourth season had eight episodes, which was reduced from 18 because of Warner Bros.' dissatisfaction with the series. The 99th and final Animaniacs episode aired on November 14, 1998.

The Chicago Tribune reported in 1999 that the production of new Animaniacs episodes ceased and the direct-to-video feature film Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish was a closer to the series. Animation World Network reported that Warner Bros. laid off over 100 artists, contributing to the reduced production of the original series. Producer Tom Ruegger explained that rather than produce new episodes, Warner Bros. instead decided to use the back-catalog of Animaniacs episodes until "someone clamors for more." Animaniacs segments were shown along with segments from other cartoons as part of The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show. Ruegger said at the time the hiatus was "temporary". Following the end of the series, the Animaniacs team developed Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish, which was released on December 21, 1999. In 2016, Ruegger said on his Reddit AMA that the decline of Animaniacs and other series was the result of Warner Bros.' investment in the much cheaper anime series Pokémon. After Warner Bros. gained distribution rights to the cheaper and successful anime, the network chose to invest less in original programming like Animaniacs.

After Animaniacs

After Animaniacs, Spielberg collaborated with Warner Bros. Animation again to produce the short-lived series Steven Spielberg Presents Freakazoid, along with the Animaniacs spin-off series Pinky and the Brain, from which Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain was later spun off. Warner Bros. also produced two other comedy animated series in the later half of the decade titled Histeria! and Detention, which were short-lived and unsuccessful compared to the earlier series. Later, Warner Bros. cut back the size of its animation studio because the show Histeria! went over its budget, and most production on further Warner Bros. animated comedy series ended.

Since 2016, Paulsen, Harnell, and MacNeille have toured as Animaniacs Live!, performing songs from Animaniacs! along with a full orchestra. Among the songs will be an updated version of "Yakko's World" by Randy Rogel that includes a new verse to include nations that have been formed since the song's original airing, such as those from the break-up of the Soviet Union.

Wakko's Wish

Main article: Wakko's Wish

The Warners starred in the feature-length direct-to-video movie Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish. The movie takes place in the fictional town of Acme Falls, in which the Warners and the rest of the Animaniacs cast are under the rule of a greedy king who conquered their home country from a neighboring country. When the Warners find out about a star that will grant a wish to the first person that touches it, the Warners, the villagers (the Animaniacs cast), and the king race to get to it first. Although children and adults rated Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish highly in test-screenings, Warner Bros. decided to release it direct-to-video, rather than spend money on advertising. Warner Bros. released the movie on VHS on December 21, 1999; the film was then released on DVD much later on October 7, 2014.

Merchandise

Home media

Main article: List of Animaniacs home video releases

Episodes of the show have been released on DVD and VHS during and after the series' run.

VHS tapes of Animaniacs were released in the United States and in the United Kingdom. All of these tapes are out of print, but are still available at online sellers. The episodes featured are jumbled at random and are in no particular order with the series. Each video featured four to five episodes each which were accompanied by a handful of shorter skits, with a running time of about 45 minutes.

Beginning on July 25, 2006, Warner Home Video began releasing DVD volume sets of Animaniacs episodes in order of the episodes' original airdates. Volume one of Animaniacs sold very well; over half of the product being sold in the first week made it one of the fastest selling animation DVD sets that Warner Home Video ever put out.

DVD name	Ep. #	Release date	Additional information
Animaniacs Volume 1	25	July 25, 2006 (2006-07-25)	This five-disc box set contains the first 25 episodes from season 1. Includes the featurette "Animaniacs Live!", where Maurice LaMarche hosts an interview via satellite TV with Animaniacs voice actors, writers, and composers as they comment on the show.
Animaniacs Volume 2	25	December 5, 2006 (2006-12-05)	This five-disc box set contains the second 25 episodes (26–50) from season 1. Includes the featurette "The Writers Flipped, They Have No Script", where Maurice LaMarche leads a gathering of writers on what their favorite Animaniacs episodes are.
Animaniacs Volume 3	25	June 19, 2007 (2007-06-19)	This five-disc box set includes the last 15 episodes (51–65) of season 1, all four episodes of season 2, and the first six episodes of season 3. Includes two featurettes: "They Can't Help It If They're Cute, They're Just Drawn That Way", a production commentary from the character designers, storyboard artists and art directors of the series; and "They're Totally Insane-y: In Cadence with Richard Stone", a discussion on the music of Animaniacs and a tribute to composer Richard Stone.
Animaniacs Volume 4	24	February 5, 2013 (2013-02-05)	This three-disc box set contains the final seven episodes of season 3 (76–82) and all of the episodes of both seasons 4 (83–90) and 5 (91–99). There are no special features included in this volume.

Print

An Animaniacs comic book, published by DC Comics, ran from 1995 to 2000 (59 regular monthly issues, plus two Specials). Initially, these featured all the characters except for Pinky and the Brain, who were published in their own comic book series (which ran for a Christmas Special issue and then 27 regular issues from July 1996 to November 1998 before its cancellation), though cameos were possible. The Animaniacs comic book series was later renamed Animaniacs! featuring Pinky and the Brain with issue #43 and ran for another 16 issues before its cancellation. The Animaniacs comic book series, like the TV series, parodied TV, film and comic book standards such as Pulp Fiction and The X-Files, among others.

Video games

Animaniacs was soon brought into the video game industry to produce games based on the series. The list includes titles such as:

• Animaniacs (1994, Genesis, SNES, Game Boy)
• Animaniacs Game Pack! (1997, PC)
• Pinky and the Brain: World Conquest (1998, PC)
• Animaniacs: Ten Pin Alley (1998, PS1)
• Animaniacs: A Gigantic Adventure (1999, PC)
• Animaniacs: Splat Ball! (1999, PC)
• Pinky and the Brain: The Master Plan (2002, GBA, Europe only)
• Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt (2005, GC, PS2, Xbox)
• Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action! (2005, GBA, DS).

Musical collections

Because Animaniacs had many songs, record labels Rhino Entertainment and Time Warner Kids produced albums featuring songs from the series. These albums include:

• Animaniacs (1993)
• Yakko's World (1994)
• Animaniacs Variety Pack (1995)

Additionally, a book on tape album, A Christmas Plotz, was produced during the show's run and subsequently re-issued on CD as A Hip-Hopera Christmas. After the series' run, two additional discount albums compiling tracks from previous releases were released under Rhino's Flashback label, The Animaniacs Go Hollywood and The Animaniacs Wacky Universe, and the compilation album The Animaniacs Faboo! Collection (1995).

2020 revival/reboot

Main article: Animaniacs (2020 TV series)

A two-season revival of Animaniacs was ordered by Hulu in May 2017, following the popularity of the original series after Netflix had added it to their library in 2016. The first season of 13 episodes was broadcast on November 20, 2020, while the second season is scheduled for 2021. Wellesley Wild served as the showrunner and as executive producer along with Gabe Swarr and Tom Minton. According to Wild, Steven Spielberg was heavily involved with bringing the series back and insisting on many of the original voice cast and elements be used for the revival. This includes the return of Yakko, Wakko, and Dot (voiced by Paulsen, Harnell, and MacNeille) and Pinky and the Brain (voiced by Paulsen and LaMarche), and the use of a small orchestra for the musical works composed by Julie and Steven Bernstein, who both composed additional music during the series' original run, as well as other composers trained by Richard Stone and Randy Rogel.

Notes

References

Further reading

External links

• Animaniacs at the Big Cartoon DataBase
• Animaniacs at IMDb
• Animaniacs (revival) at IMDb
• The official DVD website
• Animaniacs at Don Markstein's Toonopedia. Archived from the original on April 4, 2012.