Animaniacs (2020)

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Season 1
  • Network: HULU
  • Series Premiere Date: Nov 20, 2020
Season #: 3, 2, 1
User Score
7.0

Generally favorable reviews- based on 32 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 21 out of 32
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 32
  3. Negative: 7 out of 32
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  1. Grendizer
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    Same feel as the old show, just as I remembered it. It's not only nostalgia, the new show is solid, witty and as hilarious as we knew it. My fear it will be shallow due to political correctness, the cancer of our times, was misplaced. It has enough to keep me laughing multiple times. Thanks for bringing it back. 2020 isn't that bad after all
  2. bericson
    Nov 21, 2020
    10
    The writers have noticeably placed a lot of effort to drive storylines and gags that will not only appeal to longtime fans of the original series, but spark interest in new generations of fans. Special props to everyone involved in the new production.
  3. Skeletor71
    Nov 23, 2020
    8
    I give it 2 points less, because it's missing Mindy & Buttons and Hello Nurse. But other than that it's pretty much spot on what it was in the 90's. I was pleasantly surprised.
  4. Retrospective
    Nov 22, 2020
    8
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    I never watched the original animaniacs (Beside for the countries of the world memes) but I do feel that it is a very funny, zany, and sometimes gross, continuation of its original series. I feel it still is able, despite its obvious marketing to the warner bros. Properties, to be a family friendly show that is funny to many demographics. Pros: -Funny and    Retrospective
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    I never watched the original animaniacs (Beside for the countries of the world memes) but I do feel that it is a very funny, zany, and sometimes gross, continuation of its original series. I feel it still is able, despite its obvious marketing to the warner bros. Properties, to be a family friendly show that is funny to many demographics.

    Pros:
    -Funny and zany
    -Well animated
    -manages to make fun of itself and its related properties.

    Cons:
    -Political topics become very heavy in some parts
    -Can have longer moments of less interesting humor    … Expand
  5. AriesFinestOne
    Nov 23, 2020
    10
    Felt like visiting an old friend! I noticed some critics giving very biased bad reviews which is sad.
    This revival gives us something we really need in 2020... A laugh, A smile, Etc.
  6. THoward
    Dec 3, 2020
    9
    It does a lot right and a couple things wrong. A lot of the right is in the quick comedy and the delivery of most jokes. They do a great job creating the wacky vibe of the original show. I personally found the political humor to be alright, most of the jokes including Trump were mostly directed at how he acts, and they did that with pretty much every president before. Even though this isIt does a lot right and a couple things wrong. A lot of the right is in the quick comedy and the delivery of most jokes. They do a great job creating the wacky vibe of the original show. I personally found the political humor to be alright, most of the jokes including Trump were mostly directed at how he acts, and they did that with pretty much every president before. Even though this is true, there's a much more obvious presence in that kind of comedy. It can become a bit much but otherwise it is alright. Another thing kind of jarring is the amount of jokes on how it is a reboot. Even though I understand that the first episode would be about this, and that the Animaniacs often did meta humor, it can be a bit much. I found there being less of the original cast fine sense I personally didn't care for characters other than the Warner siblings and Pinky & the Brain, they usually had the best humor. It isn't a perfect score right now, but if they do more episodes and if people give them a chance then I believe it will be on par with the original Animaniacs series.… Expand

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#38 Most Discussed TV Season of 2020

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Metascore
60

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Consequence
    Reviewed by: Ryan Larson
    Dec 2, 2020
    75
    This reboot of the Animaniacs is still a ton of fun. While it stumbles at times and doesn’t quite capture the magic of the original, there is enough wit to remind fans of the heyday of Saturday morning cartoons.
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  2. Decider
    Reviewed by: Joel Keller
    Nov 20, 2020
    80
    If there’s anything we need right now is something reliable to make us laugh. And Animaniacs fills that bill, just about as well as it did in the go-go ’90s.
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  3. Collider
    Reviewed by: Gregory Lawrence
    Nov 20, 2020
    42
    2020 Animaniacs is obsessed with itself being a 2020 reboot of a 1990s cartoon, and furthermore, it hates itself for being one.
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