List of Animaniacs episodes
The following is a list of episodes for the Warner Bros. and Amblin Entertainment animated television series Animaniacs. The series first premiered on Fox Kids on September 13, 1993.[1] It would later air on Kids' WB from September 9, 1995, until the series finale aired on November 14, 1998, after 99 episodes.
A feature-length direct-to-video film, Wakko's Wish, was released on December 21, 1999. The series also had a spin-off series Pinky and the Brain, which premiered on September 9, 1995, and concluded on November 14, 1998.
Series overview
[edit]Season | Segments | Episodes | Originally released | |||
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First released | Last released | Network | ||||
1 | 171 | 65 | September 13, 1993 | May 23, 1994 | Fox (Fox Kids) | |
2 | 12 | 4 | September 10, 1994 | November 12, 1994 | ||
3 | 46 | 13 | September 9, 1995 | February 24, 1996 | The WB (Kids' WB) | |
4 | 22 | 8 | September 7, 1996 | November 16, 1996 | ||
5 | 23 | 9 | September 8, 1997 | November 14, 1998 | ||
Wakko's Wish | December 21, 1999 | Direct-to-video |
Episodes
[edit]The color of each segment title indicates the starring character(s) as follows:
- Blue = Yakko, Wakko, and Dot (138 segments)
- Red = Pinky and the Brain (19 segments)
- Green = Slappy Squirrel (28 segments)
- Orange = Goodfeathers (15 segments)
- Gold = Chicken Boo (15 segments)
- Brown = Buttons and Mindy (14 segments)
- Maroon = Rita and Runt (12 segments)
- Pink = Katie Ka-Boom (7 segments)
- Purple = The Hip Hippos (6 segments)
- Tan = The Flame (3 segments)
- Magenta = Minerva Mink (2 segments)
- Lime = Mr. Skullhead (1 segment)
- Gray = Ensembles (10 segments)
- Black = One-Shots (8 segments)
This list does not include short interstitial segments such as "Mime Time," "Wheel of Morality," and "Good Idea / Bad Idea."
Season 1 (1993–94)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |||||||||||||||||||||
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1 | 1 | "De-Zanitized" | Rusty Mills Dave Marshall | Paul Rugg | September 13, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"The Monkey Song" | Gary Hartle Rich Arons | Written by : Norman Span and Irving Burgie (uncredited respectively) Adapted by : Tom Ruegger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Nighty-Night Toon" | Rusty Mills | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Newsreel of the Stars: A newsreel is shown explaining the origin of the Warner Brothers and their sister. The trio were first created in 1930 in Hollywood at the Warner Bros. then-new animation department, Termite Terrace Animation. However, they were uncontrollable and ran amok all over the Warner Bros. Studios until they were captured. Their cartoons were locked away in a vault unreleased, and the Warners were locked away in the studio water tower unreleased. The studio would disavow any knowledge of the Warners' existence…until the present day, when the Warners escaped. Dr. Scratchansniff relates the story of how he first met the Warners after they finally escaped and once tried to make the Warners less zany with psychoanalysis. In a parody of Harry Belafonte's song "Monkey", the Warners and Dr. Scratchansniff sing about their tumultuous relationship. In a parody of the children's book Goodnight Moon, each of the Animaniacs characters is wished a good night's sleep. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
2 | 2 | "Yakko's World" | Rusty Mills | Randy Rogel | September 14, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Cookies for Einstein" | Alfred Gimeno | Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Win Big" | Dave Marshall Rusty Mills | Story by : Tom Ruegger Teleplay by : Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Newsreel of the Stars: This is a repeat. Yakko sings a song to the tune of the "Mexican Hat Dance" listing the nations of the world. As scouts in 1905 Switzerland, the Warners attempt to sell cookies to Albert Einstein, who is too busy trying to discover the mass-energy conversion formula (mistakenly referred to as the formula for his theory of relativity). Brain competes on the trivia game show Gyp-Parody! to win enough money to buy the final part of a device that he is building to take over the world. Wheel of Mortality #1: The moral of the story is: "If at first you don't succeed, blame it on your parents." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
3 | 3 | "H.M.S. Yakko" | Michael Gerard | Paul Rugg | September 15, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Slappy Goes Walnuts" | Jon McClenehan Spike Brandt | Sherri Stoner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Yakko's Universe" | Alfred Gimeno | Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tower Escape #1: The Warners escape the water tower using a long wooden plank and a go-cart. In a parody of H.M.S. Pinafore and The Pirates of Penzance, the Warners run afoul of the evil pirate Captain Mel when they trespass on his private beach. Slappy tries to get some walnuts in a yard guarded by her nemesis, Doug the Dog, to make walnut fig dough for her nephew Skippy. Yakko sings a song about the relative vastness of space from one person to the entire universe. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
4 | 4 | "Hooked on a Ceiling" | Rusty Mills | Story by : Tom Ruegger Teleplay by : Gordon Bressack and Charles M. Howell IV | September 16, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Goodfeathers: The Beginning" | Greg Reyna | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tower Escape #2: The Warners escape from the water tower via a hot air balloon. Michelangelo (here portrayed as a caricature of Kirk Douglas) struggles to finish painting the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, as he has fired all of his assistants for incompetence. The Warners show up to help, only to repeatedly ruin his hard work by painting over it, as they are offended by all the naked people in his paintings. Film Projector Transition: The Warners are about to watch the next cartoon in a movie theater. Squit is desperate to join the Goodfeathers, and in order to be accepted, he must find the Godpigeon some food. As such, the Goodfeathers, Bobby and Pesto, assist Squit in trying to retrieve a bagel lying in the middle of the street. Wheel of Morality #2: Wakko is confused and wants to learn the moral of the story. The moral of the story is: "Never ask what hot dogs are made of." Chase Ending #1: The Warners outrun Ralph to the Water Tower. Wakko pulls up a ladder from his bag, with the three climbing afterwards. Ralph follows pursuit, however the ladder descends and falls back inside the bag with Ralph. The Warners shrug and close themselves inside the Water Tower. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
5 | 5 | "Taming of the Screwy" | Alfred Gimeno | Peter Hastings Earl Kress Tom Ruegger | September 17, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Plotz is holding a studio gala and has invited over some investors from Tokyo, who are prepared to give the studio $1,000,000,000, and he puts Dr. Scratchansniff in charge of training the Warners to have good manners so that they can attend. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
6 | 6 | "Temporary Insanity" | Michael Gerard | Paul Rugg | September 20, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Operation: Lollipop" | Barry Caldwell | Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"What Are We?" | Michael Gerard | Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) The Warners parody the opening to Flipper. When Plotz's secretary falls ill, he tries to dial up a temporary replacement. Unfortunately, he accidentally calls the Warners, who take the job. After Mindy receives a lollipop, she gets into trouble when the lollipop sticks to the side of a mail truck and she pursues it, with Buttons in tow trying to keep her safe. After Dr. Scratchansniff fails to hypnotize the Warners to make them less zany, he questions what they are, leading the Warners to offer a number of suggestions through song. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
7 | 7 | "Piano Rag" | Michael Gerard | Nicholas Hollander | September 21, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"When Rita Met Runt" | Sherri Stoner | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Newsreel of the Stars: This is a repeat. Tower Escape #3: We hear the sound of a toilet flushing. As we pan down on the tower, a small door unscrews itself with water coming out of each hole. As the door opens, we see the Warners in scuba gear running out of the tower. Dr. Scratchansniff, Ralph, and Hello Nurse chase after the Warners, so they hide in a piano concert until the coast is clear, where their antics and interruptions quickly begin to irritate the performing pianist. Rita and Runt meet in an animal shelter, where they decide to bust out and find a real home. Chase Ending #2: The Warners get back up to the Water Tower using a barber chair. When Ralph pulls the lever, a sandbag falls out of nowhere. The Warners shrug and go back into the tower. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
8 | 8 | "The Big Candy Store" | Jon McClenahan | Story by : Sherri Stoner and Paul Rugg Teleplay by : Paul Rugg | September 22, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Bumbie's Mom" | Jon McClenahan Barry Caldwell | Sherri Stoner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) The Warner's Lot Song: The Warners star in a parody of the opening to Gilligan's Island detailing their escape from the water tower. Randy Beaman: Marshmallow-Pillow — Colin tells about how Randy Beaman's mother once had a dream she was eating a giant marshmallow. Uptight and ill-mannered candy store owner Ferman Flaxseed is given a hard time when the Warners pay a visit to his candy store. Randy Beaman: Candy Licker — Colin returns with a melting ice cream cone to talk about how Randy Beaman's aunt reacted to whatever was licking her feet. As his ice cream melts, he draws a smiley face on it, which disappears. As he attempts to lick it, the ice cream drops to the ground. After Skippy is traumatized by Bumbie's mother's death in Bumbie, the Dearest Deer, Slappy tries to teach him that "no one really dies in cartoons" by having him visit the cartoon actress who played the part, her old friend Vina Walleen. Chase Ending #3: The Warners get back up to the Water Tower using a catapult. When Ralph uses the catapult, he gets slammed to the ground. The Warners shrug and go back into the tower. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
9 | 9 | "Wally Llama" | Kirk Tingblad | Paul Rugg | September 23, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Where Rodents Dare" | Greg Reyna Dave Marshall | Peter Hastings Tom Ruegger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Wally Llama, 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 for Wally that really want him to answer. Brain plans to freeze all the leaders of the world with his new cryogenic gas at an international peace conference in the Swiss Alps. Wheel of Morality #3: The wheel, instead of landing on a number, lands on the "$5,000" mark. The Warners celebrate, but their joy is cut short when they spot Ralph chasing after them and flee. The moral of the story is: Nothing! | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
10 | 10 | "King Yakko" | Alfred Gimeno 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 he and his siblings take on the evil Dictator Umlatt of Dunlikus (guest voice: Christopher Guest), who wants to take control of the kingdom. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
11 | 11 | "No Pain, No Painting" | Alfred Gimeno Dave Marshall | Peter Hastings | September 27, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Les Miseranimals" | Gary Hartle Rich Arons | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tower Escape #4: The Warners escape the water tower with giant bubble. 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 decides to let them paint while he relaxes. Loosely based on the Broadway musical Les Misérables, Runt Val Runt, a rebellious dog in the French Revolution in Paris, helps to liberate Rita and other captured cats from a future of being cooked into pies. Chase Ending #4: The Warners return to the water tower using a flip switch from Wakko's gag bag. When the switch is flipped down, an escalator comes out of the tower. When Ralph flips the switch back up, an anvil falls on his head. The Warners shrug and go back into the tower. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
12 | 12 | "Garage Sale of the Century" | Alfred Gimeno | Story by : Tom Ruegger and Paul Rugg Teleplay by : Earl Kress | September 28, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"West Side Pigeons" | Barry Caldwell Greg Reyna Dave Marshall | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tower Escape #5: The Warners escape the Water Tower by skiing a on mountain of popcorn. Papa Bear (guest voice: Ed Asner) is having a garage sale where he swindles customers and refuses to give any refunds, but runs into problems when the Warners take the expression too literally and try to buy his garage. Transition: Fortunes — The Warners are in a Chinese restaurant reading their fortunes from their cookies. Wakko's fortune happens to be the next cartoon. 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 | 13 | "Hello Nice Warners" | Alfred Gimeno | Paul Rugg | September 29, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"La Behemoth" | Gary Hartle Dave Marshall | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Little Old Slappy from Pasadena" | Michael Gerard Dave Marshall | Tom Minton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
While running away from Ralph, the Warners encounter Mr. Director, a Jerry Lewis-inspired comedy director, who hires them for his new film, leading to a clash of comedic styles. Soon, the Warners take over directing, putting Mr. Director through torment by making him an actor. When their giraffe maid quits over a misunderstanding, the Hip Hippos are forced to do their own housework with disastrous results. To the famous Jan and Dean song, Slappy speedily drives her brand-new car all over town to deliver a letter. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
14 | 14 | "La La Law" | Michael Gerard Rich Arons | Paul Rugg | September 30, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Cat on a Hot Steel Beam" | Barry Caldwell Greg Reyna | Barry Caldwell | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Newsreel of the Stars: This is a repeat. Mime Time #1: Today on Mime Time: The Mime is trapped in an imaginary box. Ending Action: A safe then drops on him. In a parody of L.A. Law, when Dr. Scratchansniff gets a parking ticket, the Warners act as his lawyers and go to court to fight it (against the wishes of Scratchansniff, who wishes to simply pay the fine), where they frustrate the judge with their hijinks. Mime Time #2: Today on Mime Time: Throwing an imaginary football. Ending Action: The mime gets tackled by a football team. Mindy follows a kitten into a dangerous construction site and Buttons follows in an attempt to return her to safety. Mime Time #3: Today on Mime Time: Pulling an imaginary rope. Ending Action: The mime gets squashed by a sandbag. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
15 | 15 | "Space-Probed" | Gary Hartle Dave Marshall Rich Arons | John P. McCann | October 1, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Battle for the Planet" | Alfred Gimeno | Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tower Escape #6: The Warners escape the water tower via a human cannonball. The Warners are abducted by aliens and taken aboard their spaceship, where the aliens attempt to experiment on them. Of course, the Warners' typical hijinks begin to annoy the aliens. Inspired by the radio drama The War of the Worlds, Brain plans to trick people into thinking that aliens are invading Earth and having them flee the cities in a panic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
16 | 16 | "Chalkboard Bungle" | Rusty Mills | Story by : Tom Ruegger and Paul Rugg Teleplay by : Paul Rugg | October 4, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Hurray for Slappy" | Rusty Mills | John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The Great Wakkorotti: The Master and His Music" | Jeffery DeGrandis | Written by : Tom Ruegger Music adapted by : Russell Brower | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The studio hires a new teacher named Miss Flamiel to teach the Warners but despite her best efforts, she meets only with frustration and is unable to teach them anything. Slappy goes to a banquet held in her honor to receive an award while her old nemeses (Walter Wolf, Sid the Squid, and Beanie the Brain-Dead Bison), jealous of never winning an award themselves, and resentful for all that Slappy has put them through, plot to enact their revenge on her at the banquet. Wakko, performing as the Great Wakkorotti, belches The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
17 | 17 | "Roll Over, Beethoven" | Michael Gerard | Paul Rugg | October 5, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"The Cat and the Fiddle" | Alfred Gimeno | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Good Idea, Bad Idea #1: Good Idea: Playing a piccolo in a marching band. Bad Idea: Playing a piano in a marching band. As chimney sweeps, the Warners annoy Ludwig van Beethoven as he struggles to compose his Fifth Symphony. Good Idea, Bad Idea #2: Good Idea: Feeding stray kittens in the park. Bad Idea: Feeding stray kittens in the park to a bear. In 1690s Italy, Antonio Stradivari decides to take in a stray cat so that he can make violin strings out of its "catgut." Unfortunately, for Rita, that stray cat happens to be her. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
18 | 18 | "Pavlov's Mice" | Michael Gerard | Story by : John P. McCann, Tom Ruegger, and Sherri Stoner Teleplay by : John P. McCann | October 6, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov" | Michael Gerard | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Nothing But the Tooth" | Greg Reyna | Deanna Oliver Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In turn of the century Russia, Brain plans to steal the crown jewels of Russia during a solar eclipse, but faces one setback: he and Pinky have been conditioned by psychiatrist Ivan Pavlov. In New York, Chicken Boo is mistaken for a ballet dancer and dances in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake. Tower Escape #7: The Warners escape from the water tower via a sky gondola. Rasputin has a toothache, which throws a wrench into his plans of overthrowing Tsar Nicholas II by way of hypnosis. Unfortunately for him, the Warners are his dentists. Wheel of Mortality #4: The moral of the story is: "Brush your teeth after every meal. This moral brought to you by the American Dental Association." Chase Ending #5: The Warners return to the water tower via a magic carpet from Wakko's magical gag bag. When Ralph attempts to fly on the carpet, an anvil falls on him. The Warners just shrug and go back into the tower. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
19 | 19 | "Meatballs or Consequences" | Greg Reyna | John P. McCann | October 7, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"A Moving Experience" | Rusty Mills Dave Marshall | Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
During a visit to Sweden, the Warners run afoul of Death, who tries to bring Wakko to the realm of the dead after he eats one too many Swedish meatballs during a contest. To save him, Yakko and Dot challenge Death to a game of checkers. Dot's Poetry Center #1: Dot recites her interpretation of "Little Miss Muffet." The Hip Hippos head to New York to find a trendy new place to live. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
20 | 20 | "Hearts of Twilight" | Alfred Gimeno | Paul Rugg | October 12, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"The Boids" | Michael Gerard | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Hitchock Opening: The Warners parody the opening to Alfred Hitchcock Presents. In a parody of Apocalypse Now, a crazed Mr. Director (here visually based on Marlon Brando but otherwise still a Jerry Lewis parody) is millions of dollars over budget, so Plotz sends the Warners out to put a stop to his newest production. Film Projector Transition: This is a repeat. The Goodfeathers are hired as stunt birds for The Boids. They try to keep their jobs, but the shoot turns out to be harder than they expected. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
21 | 21 | "The Flame" | Barry Caldwell | Story by : Tom Ruegger Teleplay by : Nicholas Hollander and Tom Ruegger | October 11, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Wakko's America" | Alfred Gimeno | Story by : Tom Ruegger and Paul Rugg Teleplay by : Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV and Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Davy Omelette" | Rusty Mills Ron Fleischer | Randy Rogel Tom Ruegger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Four Score and Seven Migraines Ago[2]" | Rusty Mills | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Flame lights the room where Thomas Jefferson writes the United States Declaration of Independence. In a Jeopardy!-style game in Miss Flamiel's classroom, Wakko has to name the 50 states and their capitols, but fails to put his answer in the form of a question, instead putting it in the form of a song to the tune of "Turkey in the Straw". Chicken Boo is mistaken for the frontiersman Davy Omelette, and helps a number of pioneers who are being attacked by a bear. Chase Transition #1: The Warners, followed by Ralph, fly on an airplane out of Lincoln's nose on Mount Rushmore. On a train to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, the Warners help Abraham Lincoln write the opening of the Gettysburg Address. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
22 | 22 | "Guardin' the Garden" | Michael Gerard Spike Brandt | Story by : Earl Kress and Tom Ruegger Teleplay by : Nicholas Hollander and Sherri Stoner | October 13, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Plane Pals" | Rusty Mills Kirk Tingblad | Story by : Tom Ruegger and John P. McCann Teleplay by : John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Newsreel of the Stars: This is a repeat. When a sly serpent tries to tempt Adam and Eve into eating apples from the Tree of Knowledge in the Garden of Eden, Slappy, who has been put in charge of guarding the apples, resorts to her usual methods of slapstick violence to repeatedly thwart him. Onboard a plane, the Warners annoy tightwad Ivan Blosky who is forced to sit by them because of a computer error. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
23 | 23 | "Be Careful What You Eat" | – | Randy Rogel (lyrics) | October 15, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Up the Crazy River" | Alfred Gimeno | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Ta Da Dump, Ta Da Dump, Ta Da Dump Dump Dump" | Greg Reyna | Story by : Tom Ruegger Teleplay by : Charles M. Howell IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In a musical number, the Warners list off the ingredients in a carton of ice cream and a candy bar. Session 1: Yakko is in a session with Dr. Scratchansniff. Yakko claims he can see into the future. For instance, he can see the next cartoon coming up. When Mindy chases a butterfly into a rain forest that is being cut down for wood, Buttons follows and attempts to protect her. Session 2: All the Warners are drawing pictures in Dr. Scratchasniff's office, however they are all blank. Dot's blank picture is of "The Eiffel Tower in Italy", Wakko's is of "a cow eating grass," Yakko's is the next cartoon. Bobby and Squit must help Pesto when he gets his head caught in a plastic six-pack ring while rummaging through garbage. Wheel of Mortality #5: The moral of the story is: "The answer, my friend, is blowing in the wind…except in New Jersey where what's blowing in the wind smells funny." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
24 | 24 | "Yakko's World of Baldness" | — | — | October 18, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Opportunity Knox" | Michael Gerard | Tom Minton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Wings Take Heart" | Alfred Gimeno | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Yakko stars in a parody of the Hair Club for Men advertisements, promoting his new, easily-affordable hair removal service. Brain plans to steal all of the gold in Fort Knox as part of his latest plan to take over the world. Good Idea, Bad Idea #3: Good Idea: Stopping to smell the roses. Bad Idea: Stopping to feel the roses. When a moth and a butterfly fall in love, they head to the city, where they brave through several endangering situations so as to not be separated from one another. Wheel of Mortality #6: The moral of the story is: "If you can't say something nice, you're probably at the Ice Capades." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
25 | 25 | "Disasterpiece Theatre" | — | — | October 19, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Hercule Yakko" | Rusty Mills Dave Marshall | Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Home on De-Nile" | Rusty Mills | Stephen Hibbert | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"A Midsummer Night's Dream" | Rusty Mills | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) In a parody of Masterpiece Theatre, Yakko presents a series of disasters. In a parody of Agatha Christie's works, Yakko, presenting himself as "Hercule Yakko", joins his siblings/assistants in search of Marita's missing jewel on a cruise ship filled with "the unusual suspects" (Slappy, Minerva, and Pinky and the Brain). Rita gets adopted by Cleopatra, and Runt saves her after he finds out that Rita is about to be sacrificed. The Warners perform a unique interpretation of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream, with Dot serving as translator for viewers "who, like Yakko, have no idea what he's saying." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
26 | 26 | "Testimonials" | – | – | October 21, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Babblin' Bijou" | Jeffery DeGrandis | Tom Minton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Potty Emergency" | Rusty Mills | Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Sir Yaksalot" | Barry Caldwell | Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Wraparounds) Several old-time film stars talk about their encounters with the Warners, and how Milton Berle grew to hate Yakko. An old black-and-white cartoon where Dot goes into films (literally) to find the man of her dreams. In the midst of watching "Brain Eaters" at the cinema with his siblings, Wakko drinks too much soda and scrambles throughout the city 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 cannot find any privacy. When a colossal, fire-breathing dragon terrorizes Camelot, King Arthur (portrayed as a caricature of Richard Harris) seeks the bravest knight to save the kingdom, but winds up with the Warners instead. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
27 | 27 | "You Risk Your Life" | Alfred Gimeno | Paul Rugg | October 25, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"I Got Yer Can" | Alfred Gimeno | Sherri Stoner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Jockey for Position" | Lenord Robinson Dave Marshall | Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dot's Poetry Center #2: Dot recites her interpretation of "There Was an Old Woman Who Lived in a Shoe", called "The Shoe." Yakko hosts a game show that parodies Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life. A discarded soda can sparks an escalating, one-sided battle of wits between Slappy and her conceited neighbor, Candie Chipmunk. To win funds for his latest world-conquering scheme, Brain enters the Kentucky Derby, but Pinky's meddling alters the outcome of the race in an unexpected manner. Dot's Poetry Center #3: Dot recites her interpretation of "Fuzzy Wuzzy". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
28 | 28 | "Moby or Not Moby" | Michael Gerard | John P. McCann | October 26, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Mesozoic Mindy" | Greg Reyna | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The Good, the Boo and the Ugly" | Greg Reyna | Deanna Oliver Nicholas Hollander Peter Hastings Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Good Idea, Bad Idea #4: Good Idea: Taking a deep breath before jumping into a swimming pool. Bad Idea: Taking a deep breath after jumping into a swimming pool. The Warners protect the legendary Moby-Dick from the wrath of Captain Ahab. Good Idea, Bad Idea #5: Good Idea: Going alpine skiing in winter. Bad Idea: Going alpine skiing in the summer. In the Stone Age, cavegirl Mindy gets in trouble and Buttons rescues her. Good Idea, Bad Idea #6: Good Idea: Kissing a loved one. Bad Idea: Kissing a total stranger. Boo finds himself as a sheriff in the midst of a spaghetti Western. Good Idea, Bad Idea #7: Good Idea: Doing your own yardwork. Bad Idea: Doing your own dental work. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
29 | 29 | "Draculee, Draculaa" | Michael Gerard Byron Vaughns | John P. McCann | October 29, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Phranken-Runt" | Michael Gerard | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
In an attempt to head towards their "ancestral home" of Pennsylvania (since their parents are the pencils that drew them), the Warners end up at the estate of Count Dracula (guest voice: Dan Castellaneta) in Transylvania. Rita and Runt are being chased by Dr. Phrankenstein, a mad scientist who wants the idiot dog's brain for her own experiments. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
30 | 30 | "Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled" | Rusty Mills | Story by : Tom Ruegger Teleplay by : John P. McCann | October 28, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Moon Over Minerva" | Alfred Gimeno | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Skullhead Boneyhands" | Michael Gerard | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Good Idea, Bad Idea #8: Good Idea: Dressing up for Halloween as a pirate. Bad Idea: Dressing up for Halloween as a piñata. Lost once again while trying to get to the fictional Six Flags over Flushing, the Warners end up in the fiery realm of Hades, where they end up giving Satan (guest voice: Ron Perlman) his own eternal torment. A melancholic Minerva avoids the come-ons of geeky Wilfred Wolf (guest voice: Peter Scolari), until the full moon brings out the real wolf in both of them. In a parody of Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands, Mr. Skullhead is adopted and finds acceptance in a suburban family. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
31 | 31 | "O Silly Mio" | Gary Hartle Audu Paden Dave Marshall | Randy Rogel and Paul Rugg | November 1, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Puttin' on the Blitz" | Greg Reyna | Story by : Tom Ruegger and Nicholas Hollander Teleplay by : Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The Great Wakkorotti: The Summer Concert" | Jeffery DeGrandis | Written by : Tom Ruegger Music adapted by : Russell Brower (uncredited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mime Time #4: Today on Mime Time: Gathering imaginary flowers. Ending Action: The Mime gets attacked by a swarm of bees. After their stained-glass window is destroyed by opera singer Madame Bruntwind's vocal rehearsals, the Warners torment her during a performance of Carmen. In the midst of the Nazi invasion of Poland, Rita and Runt help a little girl named Katrina reunite with her father while avoiding the enemy troops and their guard dog Schnappsie (played by Newt in a guest appearance). Wakko, performing as the Great Wakkorotti, belches Amilcare Ponchielli's Dance of the Hours. Mime Time #5: Today on Mime Time: Climbing an imaginary mountain. Ending Action: The Mime gets pummeled by falling rocks. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
32 | 32 | "Chairman of the Bored" | Rusty Mills and Chris Brandt | Tom Minton Tom Ruegger Paul Rugg Sherri Stoner | November 2, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Planets Song" | Rusty Mills | Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Astro-Buttons" | Gary Hartle Rich Arons | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tower Escape #8: The Warners escape through a garden hose that Ralph uses. The Warners are tortured going through the longest, most boring one-sided conversation of their lives, courtesy of a drone-voiced man, Francis "Pip" Pumphandle (guest voice: Ben Stein), whom they meet at a party. Yakko sings about the planets in the Solar System. Buttons and Mindy are part of a space colony, and Buttons goes after Mindy when she chases after her ball. Chase Ending #6: The Warners return to the water tower via a trampoline from Wakko's gag bag. When Ralph attempts to use the trampoline, the trampoline closes on him. The Warners just shrug and go back into the water tower. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
33 | 33 | "Cartoons in Wakko's Body" | – | – | November 3, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Noah's Lark" | Greg Reyna | Nicholas Hollander (as Shecky Hollander), Tom Ruegger (as Dr. Plotz Ruegger) and Sherri Stoner (as Boom-Boom Stoner)[3] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The Big Kiss" | Alfred Gimeno | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Hiccup" | Dave Marshall | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Wraparounds) In a running gag throughout the episode, Wakko has various medical maladies caused by cartoons that are inside him. Noah (here portrayed as a caricature of Richard Lewis) is instructed by God to build an ark for the Great Flood and gather animals two-by-two, including the Hip Hippos. Boo is a leading actor who delivers the money shot kiss in a film, without anyone knowing that he is a giant chicken. Squit gets a case of the hiccups, forcing the other Goodfeathers to come up with different ways to get rid of them. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
34 | 34 | "Clown and Out" | Alfred Gimeno | Nicholas Hollander Paul Rugg | November 4, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Bubba Bo Bob Brain" | Gary Hartle Audu Paden Dave Marshall | Sherri Stoner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Mr. Plotz hires a clown (who looks and sounds like the Jerry Lewis-esque Mr. Director) for Wakko's birthday party, but Plotz learns from Dr. Scratchansniff that, like him, Wakko has a bad fear of clowns, resulting in the clown being battered and bruised every time he tries to greet Wakko. Brain becomes a country-western music star, with the intent of using subliminal messages in his music to help him achieve world domination. But the main problem in his rise to fame: Pinky keeps screwing up his stage name. Wheel of Mortality #7: The moral of the story is: "Elvis lives on in our hearts, in his music, and...in a trailer park outside Milwaukee." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
35 | 35 | "Very Special Opening" | – | – | November 5, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"In the Garden of Mindy" | Greg Reyna | John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"No Place Like Homeless" | Greg Reyna | John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Katie Ka-Boo" | Greg Reyna | Nicholas Hollander Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Baghdad Cafe" | Lenord Robinson | John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) The Warners announce that this will be a very special episode because all of the usual character pairings have been mixed up. Animaniacs Stew: In the Animaniacs Test Kitchen, Yakko, Wakko and Dot are cooking up something. Yakko sings that the ingredients are all the stars of the show. Then, the Warners look in the cauldron to see what they have come up with. Brain ends up replacing Buttons, as he tries to prepare a plan for world domination, all the while watching over Mindy's mischief. Pinky and the Cat: Back at the lab, Pinky has to share the cage with Rita, and is swallowed whole. We've Been Mixing Up the Scripts: The Warners are at a conveyer belt in their Test Kitchen singing, to the tune of "I've Been Working on the Railroad", about how they are mixing up all the scripts. Runt and Pesto find a home with a kind old woman who does not like pigeons. Katie discovers the hard way that her boyfriend is actually Chicken Boo. We Found This Old Computer: The Warners bring a broken computer from a junkyard to the Test Kitchen, repair it and mix all the characters into it. Dottie the Squirrel: Dot loses her temper after being called "Dottie". The Warners (and Slappy) mistake the palace of Sodarn Hinsane (a parody of Saddam Hussein) for the fictional Baghdad Cafe. Wheel of Mortality #8: The moral of the story is: "You can teach an old dog new tricks, but you can't teach Madonna to act." (Ouch.) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
36 | 36 | "Critical Condition" | Audu Paden Jon McClenahan | Tom Ruegger | November 8, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"The Three Muska-Warners" | Audu Paden | Sherri Stoner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
After film critics Hisskill and Eggbert (parodies of Siskel & Ebert) lambast her cartoons on their television show, Slappy decides to get revenge: first by blowing up their home, then by sabotaging a pre-screening that the critics are attending. (Includes clips from the Warner Bros. shorts What's Opera, Doc?, Duck Amuck, and Porky in Wackyland.) Chase Transition #2: The plane chase from episode 21 is reused, except this time, the Warners fly from the studio instead of Mount Rushmore. In France, the Warners, as the Three Musketeers, protect the cowardly King Henry III from the threat of "the Viper", who is slated to arrive at the royal palace at 11:30 PM. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
37 | 37 | "Dough Dough Boys" | Greg Reyna | Story by : John P. McCann and Tom Ruegger Teleplay by : John P. McCann | November 9, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Boot Camping" | Rusty Mills | Nicholas Hollander John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"General Boo-Regard" | Alfred Gimeno | Deanna Oliver John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Goodfeathers, as carrier pigeons, deliver an important message through a World War I battlefield. The Warners head for summer camp but wind up in basic training instead, leading to chaos, confusion, and their drill instructor (guest voice: Ron Perlman) being continuously tormented. Chicken Boo, as "General Boo-regard", leads the Southern Rebels of the American Civil War. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
38 | 38 | "Spell-Bound" | Rusty Mills Dave Marshall | John P. McCann | November 10, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
In a fantasy tale, Pinky and the Brain go on a quest to obtain the toenail of a dragon - the last ingredient that they need for a magic spell needed to help them take over the world. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
39 | 39 | "Smitten with Kittens" | Alfred Gimeno Dave Marshall | Deanna Oliver | November 11, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Alas Poor Skullhead" | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"White Gloves" | Rusty Mills | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Dot's Poetry Center #3: Dot recites her interpretation of "Jack Be Nimble" called "Ode to Jack:" "Jack be nimble, Jack be quick, Jack jumped over the candlestick and burnt his butt." Good Idea, Bad Idea #9: Good Idea: Cleaning up litter. Bad Idea: Cleaning up kitty litter. Rita and Runt find a litter of "puppies" that cling to the stray cat as their mother. Dot's Poetry Center #4: Dot recites her interpretation of This Little Piggy. Yakko recites a monologue from William Shakespeare's Hamlet, while Wakko plays Horatio, and Dot provides translation for viewers "who, like Yakko, have no idea what he's saying." As Wakko plays piano in the water tower, his gloves run off and have an adventure of their own. Good Idea, Bad Idea #10: Good Idea: Playing the accordion at a polka festival. Bad Idea: Playing the accordion anywhere else. Wheel of Mortality #9: The moral of the story is: "Early to rise and early to bed makes a man healthy, but socially dead." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
40 | 40 | "Fair Game" | Bob Kline | Peter Hastings | November 12, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"The Slapper" | – | – | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Puppet Rulers" | Barry Caldwell Dave Marshall | Story by : Peter Hastings Teleplay by : Tom Minton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Dot stars in a parody of a scene from Casablanca. Tower Escape #9: Wakko draws a door and an elevator button on the tower. Yakko presses the button, and Dot is inside as the elevator operator. The tower goes down and the Warners escape. The Warners are contestants on the game show "Quiz Me Quick", where they drive host Ned Flat (guest voice: Harry Shearer) insane with their antics. Chase Transition #3: Ralph follows the Warners into a building. In the episode's second elevator gag, the Warners go up one elevator and go down another. Ralph, however, only goes up and down the same elevator. Slappy stars in a parody of the infomercial for The Clapper, advertising a device that, on cue, slaps anyone who annoys the user. In the 1950s, Pinky and Brain join the cast of a kids' puppet show called Time for Meany to influence the baby-boomer generation to follow them in the future. Wheel of Morality #10: The moral of the story is: "Vote early and vote often." Chase Ending #7: In the show's THIRD elevator gag, the Warners return to the water tower via an elevator button from Wakko's gag bag. Wakko pushes the button, and the tower goes down to take them up. Ralph pushes the button and an anvil falls on his head. The Warners just shrug and go back into the tower. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
41 | 41 | "Buttermilk, It Makes a Body Bitter" | – | – | November 15, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Broadcast Nuisance" | Greg Reyna Kirk Tingblad | Gordon Bressack Charles M. Howell IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Raging Bird" | Lenord Robinson | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Newsreel of the Stars: This is a repeat. Slappy stars in a buttermilk ad that parodies the Dairy Promotion Program's "Milk: It Does a Body Good" ad campaign. TV news anchor Dan Anchorman (guest voice: Phil Hartman) refuses to tip the Warners for his lunch delivery, leading to one on-the-air humiliation after another.[4] Good Idea, Bad Idea #11: Good Idea: Having breakfast served to you in bed. Bad Idea: Having tennis balls served to you in bed. Bobby trains to fight a tough bird to impress a beautiful bird in his fighting ability. Good Idea, Bad Idea #12: Good Idea: Whistling while you work. Bad Idea: Whistling while you eat. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
42 | 42 | "Animator's Alley" | – | – | November 16, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Can't Buy a Thrill" | Michael Gerard Dave Marshall | Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Hollywoodchuck" | Greg Reyna | Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Wraparounds) The Warners are stuck on a forum show with an old Warner Bros. animator named Cappy "Cap" Barnhouse, who keeps falling asleep as he reminisces about his time at the studio. The Hip Hippos try to improve their boring lives by going on a dangerous vacation. Charlton "Baynarts" Woodchuck leaves his home in Kansas to become an actor in Hollywood, where he lands the titular role in a film titled "Franklin the Friendly Woodchuck". Unfortunately, he is constantly and severely injured on set while filming. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
43 | 43 | "Of Nice and Men" | Michael Gerard | Randy Rogel Sherri Stoner | November 17, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"What a Dump!" | Barry Caldwell | Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Survey Ladies" | Rusty Mills | Deanna Oliver Sherri Stoner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Runt gets adopted and finds himself taking care of a rabbit farm, while Rita is relegated to rat hunting. 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. Chase Transition #3: Ralph chases the Warners at the studio gate. While trying to find a birthday present for Dr. Scratchansniff at the mall, the Warners keep running into two relentless and persistent survey ladies who ask them questions about beans and George Wendt. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
44 | 44 | "Useless Facts" | – | – | November 18, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"The Senses Song" | Greg Reyna | Story by : Tom Ruegger Music and lyrics by : Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The World Can Wait" | Alfred Gimeno | Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Kiki's Kitten" | Gary Hartle Audu Paden | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Wraparounds) Yakko reveals pieces of completely useless information. The Warners sing about the senses – the usual five, plus several others. Dot's Poetry Corner #4: Dot provides her own interpretation of "Humpty Dumpty". Brain gives up his world domination plans for one night so that he can woo Billie, who is, it turns out, more attracted to Pinky than to him. A research gorilla unexpectedly adopts Rita, while Runt just sleeps through the whole thing. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
45 | 45 | "Windsor Hassle" | Alfred Gimeno Jon McClenahan Jeff Siergey | Lisa Malone Kate Donohue Paul Rugg | November 19, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"…And Justice for Slappy" | Rusty Mills Jon McClenahan | John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Dot stars in a parody of the opening to The Mary Tyler Moore Show. The Warners work with Elizabeth II to restore Windsor Castle after the 1992 fire that destroyed it. Walter Wolf takes Slappy to court, accusing her of assaulting him. Worse yet, the court seems to be stacked against Slappy, with Walter even lying under oath at the witness stand by telling a distorted version of the events that took place when he was supposedly assaulted. Wheel of Mortality #11: The moral of the story is: "Possums have pouches like kangaroos." (What?) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
46 | 46 | "Turkey Jerky" | Gary Hartle | Peter Hastings Tom Ruegger | November 22, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Wild Blue Yonder" | Alfred Gimeno | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Newsreel of the Stars: This is a repeat. After the Pilgrims arrive on Plymouth Rock and decide to have a feast, Myles Standish announces he will hunt down a turkey for the main course. He soon clashes with the Native American Warners when he tries to shoot their pet turkey, Mr. Gobble. A newly-hatched baby bird chases after a stealth bomber that it mistakes for its mother. Wheel of Mortality #12:<br /!The moral of the story is: "Don't eat with your mouth full." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
47 | 47 | "Video Review" | Michael Gerard | Randy Rogel Sherri Stoner Tom Minton | November 23, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"When Mice Ruled the Earth" | Greg Reyna | Gordon Bressack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chase Transition #4: The Warners get chased by Ralph out of a sewer hole. In a parody of the Daffy Duck short Book Revue, set in a video store, the covers of all the VHS tapes come to life after closing time, including the Warners, who leap out of the cover of an Animaniacs VHS. The three of them have a bit of fun throughout the store, but soon run into trouble when they have to evade an angry Tyrannosaurus rex that emerges from the cover of a copy of Jurassic Park. Pinky and Brain go back to the dawn of time to influence the evolution of mice and give them evolutionary advantages over mankind so that the duo can rule the world. Wheel of Mortality #13: Dot and Wakko do not want to do the Wheel of Morality again, until Yakko mentions that it was Fox's idea to do it. The moral of the story is: It turns out, nothing! Instead-- WIN A FREE TRIP TO TAHITI. The Goodbye Song: Instead of the chase ending, the Warners and Ralph go onto a stage to sing a parody of Carol Burnett's "I'm So Glad We've Had This Time Together." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
48 | 48 | "Mobster Mash" | Greg Reyna Dave Marshall | Nicholas Hollander | November 24, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Lake Titicaca" | – | Tom Ruegger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Icebreakers" | Lenord Robinson | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Newsreel of the Stars: This is a repeat. Dot's Poetry Center #5: Dot recites her rather morbid interpretation of "Mary Had a Little Lamb," called "Requiem for a Lamb." It is only 1 sentence long: "Mary had a little lamb with mint jelly." The Warners get into a battle of with Mafia boss Don Pepperoni (a parody of (Vito Corleone) at his favorite Italian restaurant when he catches them sitting in his private booth. Mime Time #6: Today on Mime Time: Lifting an imaginary barbell. Ending Action: An anvil falls on The Mime. The Warners sing about Lake Titicaca, solely because they "really like saying its name". Randy Beaman: Piranha Cat — Colin walks out of the house all wet wearing nothing but a towel and talks about how Randy Beaman's cat eating a piranha and becoming a "piranha cat" as a result. Before he walks into the house, his towel falls down exposing his rear end. Rita and Runt stow away to Florida, but end up in Alaska, where Ross Perot recruits Runt for his presidential campaign. Good Idea, Bad Idea #12: Good Idea: Drinking fresh milk from the carton. Bad Idea: Drinking fresh milk from the cow. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
49 | 49 | "Slippin' on the Ice" | — | — | November 29, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"'Twas the Day Before Christmas" | Rusty Mills | Randy Rogel Tom Ruegger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Jingle Boo" | Greg Reyna | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The Great Wakkorotti: The Holiday Concert" | Jeffery DeGrandis | Written by : Tom Ruegger Music adapted by : Russell Brower (uncredited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Toy Shop Terror" | Jenny Lerew Dave Marshall | Tom Minton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Yakko's Universe" | Alfred Gimeno | Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) The Warners perform the song "Slippin' on the Ice", a parody of the title song from Singin' in the Rain. In a parody of 'Twas the Night Before Christmas, Slappy tells Skippy a story about the studio's plans to deliver Christmas presents to the Warners, with Ralph the Guard standing in for Santa Claus. Good Idea, Bad Idea #13: Good Idea: Singing Christmas carols to your neighbors. Bad Idea: Singing Christmas carols to your neighbors…on the Fourth of July. Chicken Boo disguises himself as Santa Claus in a department store. Wakko, performing as the Great Wakkorotti, belches "Jingle Bells". Good Idea, Bad Idea #14: Good Idea: Finding Easter eggs on Easter morning. Bad Idea: Finding Easter eggs on Christmas morning. The Warners run amok at a toy store late at night, and must evade a giant security robot that is activated by the owner sleeping upstairs. (repeat) Yakko sings a song about the relative vastness of space from one person to the entire universe. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
50 | 50 | "A Christmas Plotz" | Rusty Mills | Randy Rogel Paul Rugg | December 6, 1993 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Little Drummer Warners" | Lenord Robinson | Earl Kress Tom Ruegger (adaption) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) A Very Special Opening: This is a repeat. (Cold opening) Newsreel of the Stars: This is a repeat. A Warner version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol, with the Warners as the three spirits, Plotz as Ebenezer Scrooge, Slappy as Jacob Marley, and Ralph as Bob Cratchit; Plotz fires Ralph just before Christmas, leading to the Warners appearing before Plotz one after another to show him the error of his ways and warn him of the fate that will befall him if he keeps on his path. 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 | 51 | "Branimaniacs" | – | – | February 10, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"The Warners and the Beanstalk" | Barry Caldwell | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Frontier Slappy" | Alfred Gimeno Jeff Siergey | John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Slappy and Skippy star in an advertisement for a new breakfast cereal called "Branimaniacs", but it proves to be a less-than-pleasant cereal that is especially rough on the digestive system. The Warners get carried up a beanstalk where they come across a golden harp and a goose that lays golden eggs. They soon come face to face with a hungry giant (played by Ralph). 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. Slappy finds herself facing pioneer Daniel Boone, who wants to cut down her tree to build his house. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
52 | 52 | "Ups and Downs" | Bob Kline | Paul Rugg | February 11, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"The Brave Little Trailer" | Lenord Robinson | Tom Minton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Yes, Always" | Michael Gerard Dave Marshall | Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr. Scratchansniff's patience is tested when he gets stuck in a broken elevator for several hours with Wakko. In a parody of The Brave Little Toaster, a small trailer has to defend his home against tornadoes while avoiding the grasp of a hungry steam shovel. A documentary on voice acting sees the Brain re-enacting the infamous Orson Welles Frozen Peas TV commercial meltdown. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
53 | 53 | "Drive-Insane" | Rusty Mills | Earl Kress Paul Rugg | February 14, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Girlfeathers" | Greg Reyna | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"I'm Cute" | Rusty Mills | Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dr. Scratchansniff's date at a drive-in theater gets out of hand when the Warners join him. The Girlfeathers, who are the "girlfriends" of the Goodfeathers, take some alone time by flying to the Grand Canyon, but the boys keep chasing them the whole way, despite Squit's skepticism. Dot sings a song about how cute she is, while her brothers slowly get sick of the whole spectacle. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
54 | 54 | "Brain Meets Brawn" | Michael Gerard | Peter Hastings Tom Minton | February 15, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Meet Minerva" | Barry Caldwell Kirk Tingblad | Sherri Stoner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Randy Beaman: Pop Rocks and Soda — Colin talks of when Randy Beaman's brother ate pop rocks and drank a soda. In the late 1800s, Brain drinks Dr. Jekyll's potion as part of a scheme to take over the British Empire, and then the world. Newt the dog tries to capture Minerva for his mink-hunting owner, but her feminine charms constantly distract him. Randy Beaman: Hitchhiker — In the winter time, Colin, who is all bundled up, talks about Randy Beaman and his father picking up a female hitchhiker in Kansas and the ending is…kinda spooky. After he tells the story, Colin attempts to walk back to the door, but ends up landing in the snow on his side. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
55 | 55 | "Gold Rush" | Michael Gerard Dave Marshall | Randy Rogel | February 16, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"A Gift of Gold" | Michael Gerard | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Dot's Quiet Time" | Michael Gerard | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Warners take revenge on a prospector named Jake (guest voice: Michael McKean), who steals their entire wealth during the 1840s gold rush in California. Chase Transition #5: The Warners, followed by Ralph, run past the psychiatry and approach a mailbox. The Warners get inside it, and when Ralph opens it, an elephant comes out of it. The trials and tribulations of a piece of gold wrapping paper are shown. Dot sings while trying to find a quiet and peaceful place to read. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
56 | 56 | "Schnitzelbank" | Greg Reyna | Randy Rogel Paul Rugg | February 17, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"The Helpinki Formula" | Audu Paden Dave Marshall | Gordon Bressack | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Les Boutons et le Ballon" | Barry Caldwell | Sherri Stoner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Kung Boo" | Audu Paden | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
The Warners sing the "International Friendship Song" in Germany with their friend, Professor Otto Von Schnitzelpusskrankengescheitmeir. Brain concocts a mystery formula and sells it through TV infomercials as part of his latest plan to take the world. Buttons chases Mindy across Paris as she tries to catch a balloon. In a parody of The Karate Kid, Chicken Boo enters a martial-arts championship match. Note: This episode uses the French dub of the Animaniacs opening theme. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
57 | 57 | "Of Course, You Know This Means Warners" | Lenord Robinson Dave Marshall | Tom Minton | February 18, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Up a Tree" | Greg Reyna | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Wakko's Gizmo" | Rusty Mills Dave Marshall | Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
A 1942 film of the Warners shows off their assistance on the homefront during World War II. Rita finds herself stuck up a giant tree in the middle of Nebraska with a case of acrophobia and Runt barking below her. Wakko shows off a large, complex and bizarre Rube Goldberg machine to his siblings. Good Idea, Bad Idea #16: Good Idea: Visiting the circus. Bad Idea: Having the circus visit you. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
58 | 58 | Meet John Brain | Greg Reyna Kirk Tingblad | Peter Hastings | February 28, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
Smell Ya Later | Rich Arons Lenord Robinson | Earl Kress Tom Ruegger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Oh, Oh, Ethel: An advertisement for a new one-woman show starring Slappy Squirrel called "Oh, Oh, Ethel" is shown. However, Slappy becomes discouraged when she finds out the show is a tribute to Ethel Merman and not Ethel Mertz like she originally thought. Inkblot Test: Yakko is in a session with Dr. Scratchansniff. Scratchy shows Yakko some ink blot tests but all Yakko sees is girls. However, the fourth test reminds him of the next cartoon. Brain runs for president as part of his latest plan to take over the world. Slappy faces off against her smelly old rival Stinkbomb D. Bassett (guest voice: Jonathan Winters) to get some nuts. Wheel of Morality #14: The moral of the story is: "Do not back up. Severe tire damage." Wakko and Dot think the wheel is broken. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
59 | 59 | "Ragamuffins" | Barry Caldwell Jon McClenahan | Tom Minton | March 1, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Woodstock Slappy" | Audu Paden | John P. McCann Tom Ruegger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Tower Escape #10: The Warners escape the water tower on a giant condor. An old silent cartoon where the Warner get jobs in a bakery and try to eat everything in sight, while the bakery owner repeatedly tries to enforce the strict rule that prohibits employees from eating the baked goods for sale. In 1969, Slappy and Skippy head for their summer cottage in Woodstock, New York, but find themselves in the middle of the Woodstock Music Festival. Chase Ending #8: The Warners return to the water tower via a lasso from Wakko's gag bag. When Ralph pulls the rope, a horse falls on him. The Warners just shrug and go back into the tower. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
60 | 60 | "Karaoke-Dokie" | Rusty Mills Jon McClenahan | Peter Hastings | March 2, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Cranial Crusader" | Rusty Mills Dave Marshall | Tom Minton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The Chicken Who Loved Me" | Audu Paden | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Chase Transition #7: The Warners are chased by Ralph outside the studio gate. Wakko hesitates for a second before running again. The Warners want a turn singing at karaoke, but are held up by the dull-singing Willie Slakmer (a parody of William Shatner) who has booked dozens of performance slots. Pinky and the Brain become Batman and Robin-style superheroes in an attempt to gain recognition. Chicken Boo stars in a parody of James Bond. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
61 | 61 | "Baloney and Kids" | Michael Gerard Dave Marshall | Peter Hastings | May 2, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Super Buttons" | Lenord Robinson | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Katie Ka-Boom: The Driving Lesson" | Audu Paden | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Dot's Poetry Corner #6: Dot recites her own interpretation of "Jack Sprat". The Warners are stuck on a kids' show with the jolly dinosaur Baloney (a parody of Barney the Dinosaur), who gleefully takes all their abuse no matter what they do to him. Mindy and Buttons are seen as superheroes. Katie's dad makes a big mistake when he allows Katie to drive the family car home. Dot's Poetry Corner #7: Dot recites her interpretation of "30 Days Hath December". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
62 | 62 | "Scare Happy Slappy" | Michael Gerard Jeff Siergey | John P. McCann | May 3, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Witch One" | Rusty Mills | John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"MacBeth" | Michael Gerard Jon McClenahan | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Randy Beaman: Dracula — Colin holds a live frog and talks about Randy Beaman's encounter with Dracula. Good Idea, Bad Idea #17: Good Idea: Going trick-or-treating on Halloween. Bad Idea: Going trick-or-treating on St. Patrick's Day. Slappy takes Skippy out trick-or-treating along a suburban block that includes the homes of all her old enemies. Randy Beaman: Tan — Colin plays with a yo-yo and talks of Randy Beaman's mom's best friend getting a tan. In colonial Salem, Massachusetts, Rita and Runt are chased by an overzealous judge who thinks that Rita is a witch. Dot, Slappy, and Hello Nurse act out the Three Witches' scene from Act IV of MacBeth, with Yakko translating for viewers "who, like Dot, Slappy, and Hello Nurse, have no idea what they're saying." | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
63 | 63 | "With Three You Get Eggroll" | Greg Reyna Dave Marshall | Deanna Oliver | May 9, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Mermaid Mindy" | Alfred Gimeno | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Katie Ka-Boom: Call Waiting" | Greg Reynan Dave Marshall | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Pesto has to watch his sister Sasha's egg, but it starts rolling all over town. Mindy and Buttons are merpeople under the sea, and Mindy wanders off as usual. Katie's dad forgets to take a message from one of her friends. Absent: The Warner Siblings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
64 | 64 | "Lookit the Fuzzy Heads" | Barry Caldwell Dave Marshall | Peter Hastings | May 16, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"No Face Like Home" | Rusty Mills | John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Randy Beaman: Bologna Sandwich — Colin tells a story about the time Randy Beaman ate a bologna sandwich. (Cold opening) Newsreel of the Stars: This is a repeat. Chase Transition #8: The Warners ride a coin-operated rocket outside a mini-mart to get away from Ralph, who uses a coin-operated horse to chase them. Dr. Scratchansniff holds a group therapy session with the Warners and Elmyra Duff, but Elmyra's behavior drives them crazy. To escape, the Warners trick her into chasing Mindy, then let her take all the pain that Buttons usually endures while keeping the toddler safe. Dot's Poetry Corner #7: Dot recites her interpretation of "Old King Cole". Slappy goes to get plastic surgery, but Walter Wolf disguises himself as the surgeon in an attempt to intentionally botch her operation. Dot's Poetry Corner #8: Dot recites her interpretation of "Beans, Beans, the Musical Fruit" called "Ode to a Veggie". Randy Beaman: Dog Food — Colin plays with a toy airplane and talks about Randy Beaman's family's party bean dip. Wheel of Morality #15: Dot and Wakko once again protest doing the Wheel of Morality before Yakko once again reminds them who pays them to stay on the air. The moral of the story is: "Lather, rinse, repeat." (This was the best they could do in such short notice) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
65 | 65 | "The Warners' 65th Anniversary Special" | Alfred Gimeno | Tom Ruegger Paul Rugg Sherri Stoner | May 23, 1994 | |||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) My Father the Tuna: Baynarts Charlton Woodchucks informs the viewers that My Father the Tuna will not be seen tonight in favor of the following special presentation… (Cold opening) A Very Special Opening: This is a repeat. A "live" special highlighting 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 (later revealed to be Buddy, who seeks revenge for the Warners destroying his career) is plotting their demise. |
Season 2 (1994)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |||||||||||||
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66 | 1 | "Take My Siblings Please" | Michael Gerard | Paul Rugg | September 10, 1994 | |||||||||||||
"The Mindy 500" | Michael Gerard | John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||
"Morning Malaise" | Alfred Gimeno Dave Marshall | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Dot's Poetry Corner #9: Dot recites her interpretation of "I'm a Little Teapot". Chase Transition #9: A shortened, abrupt version of the Warners' plane chase with no music. In a take on Three Billy Goats Gruff, the Warners attempt to cross over a "troll bridge" between them and a nearby meadow. Dot's Poetry Corner #10: Dot recites her interpretation of "Roses Are Red". Mindy follows a clown-painted race car onto the track at the Indianapolis 500. The Warners annoy rude radio show host Howie Tern and challenge him to out-heckle them. Dot's Poetry Corner #11: Dot recites "The Poem That I Wrote", but gets booed by the audience and the American viewing public. Wheel of Morality #16: The moral of the story is: "Don't be a fool, stay in school." | ||||||||||||||||||
67 | 2 | "We're No Pigeons" | Alfred Gimeno | Deanna Oliver | September 17, 1994 | |||||||||||||
"Whistle Stop Mindy" | Greg Reyna | Tom Minton | ||||||||||||||||
"Katie Ka-Boom: The Broken Date" | Gary Hartle | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Newsreel of the Stars: This is a repeat. Mime Time #7: Today on Mime Time: Swimming in an imaginary ocean. The mime gets doused in water. The Goodfeathers trick a hungry young owl into believing that they are not pigeons. Mime Time #8: Today on Mime Time: Walking an imaginary dog. The Mime gets attacked by dogs. Mindy follows a train to blow its whistle. Mime Time #9: Today on Mime Time: Driving an imaginary car. Ending Action: The mime gets run over by a bus. Katie gets angry when her date does not arrive on time. Mime Time #10: Today on Mime Time: Pitching at an imaginary baseball game. Ending Action: The mime gets beaned by a baseball. Wheel of Mortality #17: Wakko is confused and wants to learn the moral of the story. The moral of the story is: "Don't spit in public." | ||||||||||||||||||
68 | 3 | "Miami Mama-Mia" | Alfred Gimeno | Deanna Oliver | November 5, 1994 | |||||||||||||
"Pigeon on the Roof" | Jenny Lerew | |||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Randy Beaman: Face Freeze — Colin talks about the time Randy Beaman's sister made a face and it froze. The Goodfeathers fly to Miami to visit and Pesto's mother and her fiancé Steven Seagull, but Pesto tries to put him out of commission to stop the wedding. Mime Time #11: Today on Mime Time: Riding an imaginary subway. The Mime gets beat up by three strangers and stripped of all his clothes. Then he steps on something sharp and hops around in pain. 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 they just want to hang around their Martin Scorsese statue and Pesto dreams of becoming the Godpigeon. Coo: Pesto did not like the last cartoon, but Bobby sings him a song that parodies "Cool" from West Side Story to cheer him up. Randy Beaman: Sneeze — Colin is once again out of the bathtub and has a towel wrapped around him. He talks about the time Randy Beaman's Uncle Roy blew his nose. Good Idea, Bad Idea #18, #19, #20, and #21: Good Idea: Giving a small child a balloon. Bad Idea: Giving a small child a bunch of balloons. Good Idea: Taking up a new hobby like bird calling. Bad Idea: Taking up a new hobby like buffalo calling. Good Idea: Ordering a chili dog to go. Bad Idea: Ordering a chili dog that makes you go. Good Idea: Visiting picturesque McLean, Virginia. Bad Idea: Visiting picturesque McLean Stevenson. Wheel of Morality #18: The moral of the story is: "People who live in glass houses should get dressed with the lights out." | ||||||||||||||||||
69 | 4 | "I'm Mad" | Rich Arons Audu Paden Dave Marshall | Story by : Tom Ruegger Music and lyrics by : Randy Rogel | November 12, 1994 | |||||||||||||
"Bad Mood Bobby" | Audu Paden | Deanna Oliver | ||||||||||||||||
"Katie Ka-Boom: The Blemish" | Gary Hartle | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||
"Fake" | Alfred Gimeno | Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Randy Beaman: Get Lost — Colin, dressed as Batman, talks about the time Randy Beaman told a creepy guy to get lost. While talking, his cape falls off and he trips on it. Yakko and Dot bicker constantly while Wakko keeps complaining as Dr. Scratchansniff gets them ready for a car trip[5]. Mime Time #12: Today on Mime Time: Finding an imaginary coin. Ending Action: The Mime gets arrested. Pesto and Squit try to get Bobby out of his bad mood. Randy Beaman: Baths — Colin attempts to hit a baseball while talking about Randy Beaman taking baths with his brother. He ends up breaking a window. Katie freaks out when she gets a pimple before her study group starts. Good Idea, Bad Idea #22, #23, #24, #25, #26, #27, and #28: Good Idea: Tossing a penny into a fountain to make a wish. Bad Idea: Tossing your cousin Penny into a fountain to make a wish. Good Idea: Giving your dog a bath. Bad Idea: Having your dog dry-cleaned. Good Idea: Playing horsie with your little sister. Bad Idea: Playing horsie with your Aunt Bertha. Good Idea: Throwing a surprise party for your father. Bad Idea: Throwing a surprise party for your grandfather. Good Idea: Playing cops and robbers in the park. Bad Idea: Playing cops and robbers in the bank. Good Idea: Playing catch with your grandfather. Bad Idea: Playing catch with (i.e. using) your grandfather. Good Idea: Playing the scales on a piano. Bad Idea: Playing the scales on a fish. Randy Beaman: Corn Flakes — Colin comes out with a toy plane, puts his finger in his ear, and tells a rather disgusting tale about when Randy Beaman ate corn flakes. The Warners try to prove to Dr. Scratchansniff that professional wrestling is fake. |
Season 3 (1995–96)
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70 | 1 | "Super Strong Warner Siblings" | Audu Paden | Paul Rugg | September 9, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Nutcracker Slappy" | Al Zegler | Earl Kress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Wakko's New Gookie" | Audu Paden | Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"A Quake, A Quake!" | Al Zegler | Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In a parody of Mighty Max and Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the Warners fight a giant insect that is destroying the Warner Studio. Slappy and Skippy resort to extreme measures to crack the last nut in the kitchen, accompanied by music from The Nutcracker. Wakko tries to come up with a new bizarre facial expression. (4.) The Warners sing about the 1994 Northridge earthquake. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
71 | 2 | "Variety Speak" | Al Zegler | Randy Rogel | September 16, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Three Tenors and You're Out" | Audu Paden | Jeff Kwinty Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Bingo" | Liz Holzman Al Zegler | Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
Yakko and Dot explain to Wakko through song about how to read the headlines in Variety Magazine. 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 to perform a shortened version of the Animaniacs theme. Dr. Scratchansniff has only one player for his weekly bingo game – Wakko. Finale: The Three Tenors return to sing a shortened version of the Animaniacs theme, singing only the first chorus, a modified version of the second verse (Including a brief return appearance by Pinky and the Brain), and the final chorus. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
72 | 3 | "Deduces Wild" | Liz Holzman | Sib Ventress | September 9, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Rest in Pieces" | Audu Paden | Charles M. Howell IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"U.N. Me" | Audu Paden | John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening) Previously on Animaniacs: Animaniacs does a parody of the recaps shown at the beginning of live-action serials. The Warners bother Sherlock Holmes for help with their scavenger hunt. Slappy is asked to attend Walter's funeral, which is really a ruse planned by Walter to blow Slappy sky-high. The Warners sing about the United Nations to the tune of "Down by the Riverside". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
73 | 4 | "A Hard Day's Warners" | Audu Paden | Gordon Bressack Charles M. Howell IV | September 23, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Gimme a Break" | Liz Holzman | Sherri Stoner | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation" | Audu Paden | Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
In a parody of A Hard Day's Night, the Warners run from their fans as they try to reach a cartoon convention. Good Idea, Bad Idea #29: Good Idea: Buying a pair of shoes on sale. Bad Idea: Buying a parachute on sale. Slappy tries to get away from the filming of a blockbuster action film on her vacation day. Good Idea, Bad Idea #30: Good Idea: Climbing a mountain. Bad Idea: Climbing a mountain lion. The Warners tell people to "get a life" instead of going over every little reference in their show. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
74 | 5 | "The Tiger Prince" | Liz Holzman | Peter Hastings | September 30, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"All the Words in the English Language" | Liz Holzman | Randy Rogel and Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The Kid in the Lid" | Al Zegler | Paul Rugg and Tom Ruegger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Method to Her Madness" | Liz Holzman | Jeff Kwinty | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(Cold opening.) A parody of the grand opening of The Lion King. (Wraparounds.) Throughout the episode, Yakko tries to sing all of the words in the English language dictionary to the tune of the "Mexican Hat Dance". (1.) The Warners visit Mary and Scooter and raise a ruckus in the style of The Cat in the Hat. (2.) In the 1950s, Slappy and Skippy attend a method acting class, which Slappy turns into a comedy class. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
75 | 6 | "Gimme the Works" | Audu Paden | Peter Hastings | October 21, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Buttons in Ows" | Audu Paden and Barry Caldwell | Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Hercules Unwound" | Audu Paden | John Luden and Nick DuBois | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1.) Tired of their episode's latest plot of meeting a hot dog salesman, the Warners walk out of their cartoon. (2.) Buttons and Mindy parody The Wizard of Oz. However, they and Toto have a run-in with Pinky and Brain. (3.) The Warners once again do not feel up to doing another script where they have to help Hercules with his trials. Meanwhile, Pinky and Brain plan to steal Zeus' lightning bolts in ancient Greece as part of Brain's latest plan to take over the world. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
76 | 7 | "This Pun for Hire" | Audu Paden | Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV, Peter Hastings and Tom Ruegger | November 4, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Star Truck" | Audu Paden | Earl Kress | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Go Fish" | Liz Holzman | Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Multiplication" | Al Zegler | Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(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 the Guard). (2.) The Warners are beamed onto Star Trek, where they cause chaos to the crew and introduce 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. This is parody of Tom Lehrer's New Math | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
77 | 8 | "The Presidents Song" | Al Zegler | Randy Rogel | November 11, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Don't Tread on Us" | Al Zegler | Gordon Bressack and Charles M. Howell IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The Flame Returns" | Barry Caldwell and Audu Paden | Nicholas Hollander (adaption) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1.) To the William Tell Overture, the Warners sing about all of the U.S. presidents, from George Washington to Bill Clinton. (2.) Pinky and Brain plot to replace the Declaration of Independence with Brain's Declaration of Obedience, which will make him emperor of the world. (3.) The Flame is present as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow writes his famous poem "Paul Revere's Ride". | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
78 | 9 | "The Sound of Warners" | Alfred Gimeno and Charles Visser | Paul Rugg | November 18, 1995 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Yabba Dabba Boo" | Jon McClenahan and Rusty Mills | Peter Hastings | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1.) In a musical parody of The Sound of Music, Mr. Plotz hires Prunella Flundergust, a nanny who unknowingly gives the Warners a hard time with her constant singing and motherly personality. Since they cannot do anything to her unless she insults them, they try ruining her songs. When that does not work, they enlist someone who is not bound by the "Don't Provoke unless Provoked" code, namely Slappy Squirrel. (2.) Boo attends a table read for the film The Flintstones. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
79 | 10 | "My Mother the Squirrel" | Charles Visser | Tom Ruegger | January 27, 1996 | |||||||||||||||||||||
"The Party" | Paul Rugg | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Oh! Say Can You See?" | Nicholas Hollander | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The 12 Days of Christmas Song" | Tom Ruegger (adaption) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1.) The little bird is adopted by Slappy. (2.) The Warners invite several people to their water tower in expectation of a surprise guest, whom Plotz believes to be Steven Spielberg, but he is really a different Steven. (3.) The Flame watches along as Francis Scott Key writes The Star-Spangled Banner during the War of 1812. (4.) The little bird (accompanied by the Animaniacs orchestra) sings The Twelve Days of Christmas, with all of the gifts being turtledoves. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
80 | 11 | "Dot's Entertainment" | Charles Visser | Nicholas Hollander | February 3, 1996[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||
"The Girl with the Googily Goop" | Charles Visser | Gordon Bressack and Charles M. Howell IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Gunga Dot" | Jon McClenahan and Rusty Mills | Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1.) Dot is hired to take up an act in a famous musical. When the director, Andrew Lloyd Webber, becomes annoying, she and her brothers decide to ruin it. (2.) A showing of the Warners' appearance in a Googi Goop cartoon, "Little Red Riding Goop". (3.) In a parody of Rudyard Kipling's poem Gunga Din, Dot is the only one with water in a village and everyone wants it, because it is hot out. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
81 | 12 | "Soccer Coach Slappy" | Jon McClenahan and Rusty Mills | Nick DuBois | February 3, 1996[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Belly Button Blues" | Liz Holzman | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Our Final Space Cartoon, We Promise" | Charles Visser | Gordon Bressack and Charles M. Howell IV | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Valuable Lesson" | Charles Visser | Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1.) Slappy is the coach of Skippy's 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 ball that hits Skippy's face gives the team the win. (2.) Katie Ka-Boom gets furious when her parents will not 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 network censors after attacking Attila the Hun due to their cartoons being too violent. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
82 | 13 | "Wakko's 2-Note Song" | Rusty Mills | Peter Hastings | February 24, 1996[a] | |||||||||||||||||||||
"Panama Canal" | Audu Paden | John McCann | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"Hello Nurse" | Audu Paden | Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The Ballad of Magellan" | Audu Paden and Barry Caldwell | John McCann and Paul Rugg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The Return of the Great Wakkorotti" | Jon McClenahan | Written by : Tom Ruegger Music adapted by : Russell Brower (uncredited) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
"The Big Wrap Party Tonight" | Jon McClenahan | Tom Ruegger | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
(1.) Wakko and Dr. Scratchansniff argue over whether a song can be made from just two different notes. (2.) Yakko sings a song on the Latin American waterway to the tune of "Low Bridge". (3.) Yakko and Wakko sing about Hello Nurse. (4.) The Warners sing a song about Ferdinand Magellan to the tune of "Git Along, Little Dogies". (5.) Wakko, suffering from laryngitis and unable to belch, 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. Note: Originally dubbed as the “New Years Party Tonight”. |
Season 4 (1996)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |||||||||
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83 | 1 | "One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock" | Jon McClenahan and Rusty Mills | Nicholas Hollander, Jeff Kwinty and Tom Ruegger | September 7, 1996 | |||||||||
Skippy places Slappy in a retirement home for cartoon characters after she geos insane from watching too many tabloid talk shows. When Skippy misses a promised visit due to being placed in foster care, Slappy comes to her senses and decides to break out of the home and find him. A parody of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. | ||||||||||||||
84 | 2 | "Cutie and the Beast" | Audu Paden | Kevin Hopps | September 7, 1996 | |||||||||
"Boo Happens" | Audu Paden | Rafael Rosado and Audu Paden | ||||||||||||
"Noel" | Charles Visser | Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||
(1.) A parody of the Disney film Beauty and the Beast with Dot as the heroine, taken in by a beast played by the Tasmanian Devil. (2.) Boo re-enacts Forrest Gump. (3.) The Warners sing "The First Noel" in some very strange ways. | ||||||||||||||
85 | 3 | "Jokahontas" | Liz Holzman | Earl Kress | September 14, 1996 | |||||||||
"Boids on the Hood" | Liz Holzman | Lance Falk | ||||||||||||
"Mighty Wakko at the Bat" | Audu Paden | Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||
(1.) A parody of Disney's Pocahontas, with Dot as Pocahontas, and Mel Gibson (voiced by Jeff Bennett) as John Smith. (2.) After Plotz runs over the Goodfeathers with his car, they avenge themselves to the tune 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 | 4 | "A Very Very Very Very Special Show" | Liz Holzman | Randy Rogel | September 21, 1996 | |||||||||
"Night of the Living Buttons" | Al Zegler | Nick DuBois | ||||||||||||
"Soda Jerk" | Audu Paden | Rafael Rosada, Enrique May and Audu Paden | ||||||||||||
(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. (3.) After Wakko gets the hiccups from drinking a milkshake in a single gulp, Yakko and Dot attempt to cure him. | ||||||||||||||
87 | 5 | "From Burbank with Love" | Charles Visser | John P. McCann | September 28, 1996 | |||||||||
"Anchors A-Warners" | Charles Visser | Nick DuBois | ||||||||||||
"When You're Traveling from Nantucket" | – | Randy Rogel (music and lyrics) | ||||||||||||
(1.) The Warners are partnered with Municipal Bond, Agent 0007 on a mission to stop the evil (and small-headed) Roy Blowfinger from stealing all the gold from Fort Knox to buy a bigger head. (2.) Dr. Scratchansniff goes on a cruise. Unfortunately for him, the Warners tag along with him. (3.) Yakko explains in song about the different time zones. | ||||||||||||||
88 | 6 | "Papers for Papa" | Audu Paden | Brett Baer and David Finkel | October 19, 1996 | |||||||||
"Amazing Gladiators" | Al Zegler | Story by : Richard Dasakas Teleplay by : Herb Moore, Andrew Austin, John Over and Kevin Franks | ||||||||||||
"Pinky and the Ralph" | – | – | ||||||||||||
(1.) The Warners chase Ernest Hemingway around the world when he refuses to sign for his office supply delivery, as he decides to quit writing when he gets writer's block. (2.) The Hip Hippos compete on a parody of American Gladiators. (3.) A sneak peek of a fictional spin-off starring Pinky and Ralph the Guard. | ||||||||||||||
89 | 7 | "Ten Short Films About Wakko Warner" | Audu Paden | Tom Minton and Paul Rugg | November 2, 1996 | |||||||||
"No Time for Love" | Audu Paden | Marlowe Weisman and Laraine Arkow | ||||||||||||
"The Boo Network" | Charles Visser | John Dubiel | ||||||||||||
(1.) 10 short films with Wakko being his usual zany self. (2.) A cuckoo clock bird falls for a real bird and tries to win her love on the hour, though he keeps retracting into his clock. (3.) Boo disguises himself and creates a TV schedule that everybody likes the most, yet all the shows are chicken-themed. | ||||||||||||||
90 | 8 | "Pitter Patter of Little Feet" | Audu Paden | Llyn Hunter, Enrique May and Audu Paden | November 16, 1996 | |||||||||
"Mindy in Wonderland" | Charles Visser | Nick DuBois | ||||||||||||
"Ralph's Wedding" | Audu Paden and Jeff Siergey | Sherri Stoner | ||||||||||||
(1.) The Hip Hippos are delivered a new baby in the form of Brain. (2.) Buttons tries to protect Mindy in an Alice in Wonderland-like world while chasing a bunny. (3.) Ralph unexpectedly marries Boo. |
Season 5 (1997–98)
[edit]No. overall | No. in season | Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |||||||||||||
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91 | 1 | "Message in a Bottle" | Frank Molieri and Jon McClenahan | Randy Rogel and Gordon Bressack | September 8, 1997 | |||||||||||||
"Back in Style" | Liz Holzman | Tom Minton | ||||||||||||||||
"Bones in the Body" | Liz Holzman | Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||||||
(1.) The Warners are lost at sea and find a message in a bottle floating on the surface. (2.) After Termite Terrace closes in 1962, Plotz loans the Warners out to other cartoon studios to help Warner Bros. stay profitable. (3.) The Warners sing about all the bones in the body, using Mr. Skullhead to demonstrate. | ||||||||||||||||||
92 | 2 | "It" | Jon McClenahan | Lenord Robinson and Lennie K. Graves | September 13, 1997 | |||||||||||||
"Dot - The Macadamia Nut" | Tom Ruegger (lyrics) | |||||||||||||||||
"Bully for Skippy" | Story by : Nick DuBois and Tom Ruegger Teleplay by : Nick DuBois | |||||||||||||||||
(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, a.k.a. "Macadamia". (3.) Skippy is forced to deal with the school bully, Duke, while Slappy faces an advocate against cartoon violence. | ||||||||||||||||||
93 | 3 | "Cute First (Ask Questions Later)" | Liz Holzman | Ralph Soll | October 11, 1997 | |||||||||||||
"Acquaintances" | Audu Paden | Gordon Bressack and Charles M. Howell IV | ||||||||||||||||
"Here Comes Attila" | Audu Paden | John P. McCann | ||||||||||||||||
"Boo Wonder" | Audu Paden and Charles Visser | Marcus Williams | ||||||||||||||||
(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.) Boo assumes the role of Batman's sidekick Robin to stop the evil Punchline. | ||||||||||||||||||
94 | 4 | "Hooray for North Hollywood" | Stephen Lewis, Herb Moore, David Pryor and Kirk Tingblad | Randy Rogel and Tom Ruegger | January 3, 1998 | |||||||||||||
95 | 5 | Kirk Tingblad | ||||||||||||||||
Part 1 : The Warners write a film script only to have Plotz reject it, so they decide to crash a star-studded gala in hopes of making a deal with another studio. Part 2 : Plotz loses his job after the Warners' film becomes a box office smash, but they realize that they miss having him yell at them and conspire to bring him back. | ||||||||||||||||||
96 | 6 | "The Carpool" | Stephen Lewis | Nick DuBois and Randy Rogel | February 21, 1998 | |||||||||||||
"The Sunshine Squirrels" | Russell Calabrese and Stephen Lewis | Kevin Hopps | ||||||||||||||||
(1.) The Warners join a carpool where they drive the rest of the passengers crazy. (2.) Slappy and her old partner Suzi reunite to perform an old sketch on a TV show. | ||||||||||||||||||
97 | 7 | "The Christmas Tree" | Mike Milo | Nick DuBois, Kevin Hopps, Randy Rogel and Tom Ruegger | April 25, 1998 | |||||||||||||
"Punchline (Part I)" | – | – | ||||||||||||||||
"Prom Night" | Charles Visser | Nicholas Hollander | ||||||||||||||||
"Punchline (Part II)" | – | – | ||||||||||||||||
(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. (2.) Boo and several other characters address the eternal question: "Why did the chicken cross the road?" (3.) Katie Ka-Boom has been invited to the prom, but gets angry while arguing with her parents over her curfew and what to buy. (4.) Another eternal question is addressed: "Which came first: the chicken or the egg?" | ||||||||||||||||||
98 | 8 | "Magic Time" | Audu Paden and Jon McClenahan | John P. McCann | May 9, 1998 | |||||||||||||
"The Brain's Apprentice" | Barry Caldwell, Greg Reyna and Ron Fleischer | Randy Rogel | ||||||||||||||||
(1.) The Warners cause chaos when famous magicians Schnitzel and Floyd (parodies of Siegfried & Roy) invite them to be volunteers in their act. (2.) In a parody of "The Sorcerer's Apprentice" from Fantasia, Brain builds robots and almost succeeds in taking over the world, but Pinky gets in the way as usual. | ||||||||||||||||||
99 | 9 | "Birds on a Wire" | – | – | November 14, 1998 | |||||||||||||
"The Scoring Session" | Mike Milo | Nick DuBois, Kevin Hopps, Randy Rogel and Tom Ruegger | ||||||||||||||||
"The Animaniacs Suite" | – | Edited by : Al Breitenbach Composed by : Richard Stone | ||||||||||||||||
(1.) The Goodfeathers look at, and comment on, a sunrise. (2.) The Warners take the place of Richard Stone (who is out for the day), and drive Neivel Nosenest insane. (3.) A clip show of "the first 99 episodes", set to an orchestral arrangement of the show theme and various character themes. |
Specials
[edit]Marathon special (1998)
[edit]Title | Original release date | |
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"Animaniacs Attack Marathon" | July 4, 1998 | |
These shorts include:
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Film (1999)
[edit]Title | Directed by | Written by | Original release date | |
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"Wakko's Wish" | Liz Holzman, Rusty Mills and Tom Ruegger | Story by : Tom Ruegger Screenplay by : Tom Ruegger, Nick DuBois, Earl Kress, Kevin Hopps, Charles M. Howell IV and Randy Rogel | December 21, 1999 | |
Taking place in winter, all the people (and a Mime) lived happily ever after; however, the Warner siblings are portrayed here as orphans and live in a poor town run by a overtaxing king. Wakko makes a wish to heal a sick Dot upon a star which crashlands over the mountains, and so the Warner siblings try to reach the star before everyone else in town does. Includes all the characters from the show and many memorable gags. Note : The direct-to-video film was done with digital ink and paint. |
Home media
[edit]VHS
[edit]Several VHS videos were released in the United States in the United Kingdom and Australia. The British and Australian VHS tapes were put in "volumes", which were generally jumbled at random and are in no particular order with the series. The U.S. videotapes, however, (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/Australia
[edit]Video Name (Volumes) | Ep # | Release Date | Episodes Featured |
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Volume 1 | 4 | March 27, 1995 | Ups and Downs; Critical Condition; Wally Llama; Spell-Bound |
Volume 2 | 5 | March 27, 1995 | Drive Insane; Cat on a Hot Steel Beam; With Three You Get Egg-Roll; Jockey for Position; Woodstock Slappy |
Volume 3 | 7 | October 23, 1995 | Hooked on a Ceiling; The Big Kiss; Mesozoic Mindy; The Flame; Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov; Nothing But the Tooth; Pavlov's Mice |
Volume 4 | 6 | October 23, 1995 | Cookies for Einstein; Hiccup; The World Can Wait; The Wild Blue Yonder; Hurray for Slappy; The Three Muska-Warners |
Volume 5 | 5 | June 3, 1996 | Draculee, Draculaa; Phranken-Runt; Scare Happy Slappy; Brain Meets Brawn; Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled |
Volume 6 | 3 | June 3, 1996 | 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
[edit]Video Name (Collections) | Ep # | Release Date | Episodes Featured |
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An Animaniacs Sing-Along: Yakko's World | 10 | August 24, 1994[7] | Yakko's World; Wakko's America; I'm Cute; H.M.S. Yakko; I'm Mad; Schnitzelbank; Make a Gookie; Our First Day of School |
Animaniacs: The Warners Escape | 4 | August 24, 1994[8] | Newsreel of the Stars; De-Zanitized; Temporary Insanity; Hello Nice Warners; Video Review |
Animaniacs Stew | 7 | August 24, 1994[9] | 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[10] | 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[11] | 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[12] | The Ballad of Magellan; The Presidents Song; The Planets; The Panama Canal; Be Careful What You Eat; A Quake, a Quake!; The Big Wrap Party Tonight; The Senses; What Are We?; All the Words in the English Language; The Tiger Prince; Hello Nurse |
DVD
[edit]Volume 1 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.[13] All 99 episodes are available in four DVD boxed sets, although only Volume 1 has been released outside of Region 1. On October 2, 2018, a Complete Series DVD boxed set featuring all 99 episodes and Wakko's Wish, was released.
DVD Name | Ep # | Release Date | Additional Information |
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Volume 1 | 25 | July 25, 2006[14] December 3, 2018 (Region 2) |
(Region 1)This five-disc boxed set contains the first 25 episodes of season 1. Includes the featurette "Animaniacs Live!", where Maurice LaMarche hosts an in-studio interview via satellite big screen TV with Animaniacs friends (voice actors, composers, etc.) as they comment on the show. The featurette is presented in its original television aspect ratio, with Dolby Digital 5.1 audio in English with French and Hungarian languages and French, Portuguese, Spanish, Romanian and Slovenian subtitles. |
Volume 2 | 25 | December 5, 2006[15] | This five-disc boxed set contains the next 25 episodes (26–50) of 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 that they wrote. |
Volume 3 | 25 | June 19, 2007[16] | This five-disc boxed set includes the last 15 episodes (51–65) of season 1, all four episodes (66–69) of season 2, and the first six 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[17] | This final three-disc boxed set contains the seven remaining episodes of season 3 (76–82) and all of the episodes of both season 4 (83–90) and season 5 (91–99). There are no special features included in this volume. |
The Complete Series | 99 + 1 film | October 2, 2018[18] | This 19-disc box set includes all 99 episodes of the series from all five seasons, as well as the direct-to-video film Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish. The special features from the previous first three volumes are also included in this set. |
Notes
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Solomon, Charles (September 13, 1993). "TV REVIEWS : 'Pink Panther,' 'Animaniacs' Debut". The Los Angeles Times. USA. Retrieved October 1, 2011.
- ^ When the episode originally aired, the first and last shorts were swapped.
- ^ ""Animaniacs" Cartoons in Wakko's Body/Noah's Lark/The Big Kiss/Hiccup Full Cast & Crew". IMDB. Retrieved January 18, 2021.
- ^ Several edits were made to the episode after its initial airing, at the insistence of executive producer Steven Spielberg. This included the anchor's name being changed to "Dan Anchorman" in place of the more suggestive "Slam Fondlesome", the removal of a "makeup department" scene that was deemed too violent/cruel, leading to other scenes needing to be redubbed, and the removal of a Slappy Squirrel cameo where she blows Dan up with a bomb.
- ^ Originally released theatrically with Don Bluth's Thumbelina
- ^ "Animaniacs episodes". Toon Zone. Retrieved June 16, 2007.
- ^ Amazon.com Yakko's World product information. ASIN 6303182631.
- ^ Amazon.com The Warners Escape product information. ASIN 6303182623.
- ^ Amazon.com Animaniacs Stew product information. ASIN 6303182615.
- ^ Amazon.com Animaniacs: Helloooo Holidays product information. ASIN 6303182658.
- ^ Amazon.com Animaniacs: Spooky Stuff product information. ASIN 6304107161.
- ^ Amazon.com Animaniacs Sing-Along: Mostly in Toon product information. ASIN 630410717X.
- ^ ""Animaniacs" Vol. 2 on DVD: Wakkorotti and WHV Belch Out Another Great Set". Toon Zone. December 3, 2006. Archived from the original on April 29, 2007. Retrieved May 24, 2007.
- ^ Lambert, David (November 10, 2005). "How Long Before Animaniacs Escape the Water Tower?". TVShowsonDVD.com. Archived from the original on February 20, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2007.
- ^ Lacey, Gord (August 16, 2006). "Time to go Wakko (again)-Volume 2 News!". TVShowsonDVD.com. Archived from the original on March 12, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2007.
- ^ Lacey, Gord (February 28, 2007). "Slappy the Squirrel joins the Warners on Volume 3". TVShowsonDVD.com. Archived from the original on March 29, 2007. Retrieved March 26, 2007.
- ^ "Animaniacs DVD news: Announcement for Animaniacs - Volume 4 | TVShowsOnDVD.com". Archived from the original on December 19, 2012. Retrieved December 20, 2012.
- ^ "Amazon.com Animaniacs: CSR (DVD) product information". Amazon. October 2, 2018. Retrieved July 30, 2019.