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Animaniacs Volume 1

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FOX | The WB | Season Premiere Date: September 13, 1993

Starring: John Mariano, Nancy Cartwright, Frank Welker

Summary: Warner Bros. follow-up to Tiny Toon Adventures was a show even nuttier than its predecessor. It originally ran every weekday afternoon and Saturday mornings on Fox for the first season, then moved to Saturday mornings on the (new at the time) WB permanently for the remaining seasons. The two Warner Brothers, talky Yakko andWarner Bros. follow-up to Tiny Toon Adventures was a show even nuttier than its predecessor. It originally ran every weekday afternoon and Saturday mornings on Fox for the first season, then moved to Saturday mornings on the (new at the time) WB permanently for the remaining seasons. The two Warner Brothers, talky Yakko and Liverpool-accented Wakko, and their Warner Sister, Dot ("I'm cute") had supposedly been created
in the 1930s, but their cartoons were too screwball for the general public. The three Warners (all black with long ears, but no distinguishable species or breed) were locked up in the studio water tower until they escaped in the early 1990s. Yakko, Wakko,
and Dot ran wild around the lot, pursued by studio CEO, Thaddeus Plotz, security guard, Ralph, studio psychiatrist, Dr. Scratchinsniff, and Scratchinsniff's buxom assistant, Hello Nurse (who didn't really have to do much pursuing, if you know what I mean. "Hellooooooo, Nurse!"). The show spat out pop culture references and throwaway visual gags with machine-gun rapidity, entertaining kids and adults alike. Also popular were the many songs and song parodies that graced the program. Various shorts rotated through the program, and characters often popped up randomly in other characters' segments. Among the supporting featurettes: "Pinky and the Brain" were a duo of lab rats, one goofy (Pinky), one bent on taking over the world (Brain). The Brain's best-laid plans always went astray, but he kept trying with Wile E. Coyote-like persistence. This was the most popular of the supporting segments, later spinning off into its own series. "Slappy Squirrel" was an aged cartoon star with a cranky temperament, plenty of anvils and dynamite, and a nephew named Skippy. "Mindy and Buttons" were a baby and dog, respectively. Cute, but mischievous, Mindy perpetually escaped from some sort of baby harness, playpen, etc., forcing Buttons to rescue her, sacrificing his own body in the
process. "Goodfeathers" parodied mob movies with a trio of pigeons. And, yes, there was a Godpigeon. "Good Idea/Bad Idea" was an informative segment starring Mr. Skullhead ("Good Idea: smell the roses. Bad Idea: grab the roses.") "Chicken Boo" was a chicken who masqueraded as a human Santa Claus, sheriff, prom date, etc., but was always discovered at episode's end. "Rita and Runt" were a singing cat and dog team searching for a good home (and food). "Mime Time" showed a hapless mime practicing his art, which inevitably led to
some painful physical consequences. "The Hip Hippos" were husband and wife Flavio and Marita, always concerned about being fat. "Minerva Mink" was a spoiled, but beautiful mink model who made male characters faint in about every episode. "Katie Ka-Boom" was a moody teen who exploded (literally) when things didn't go her way. Colin told stories about his friend Randy Beaman and his family. The show ran five seasons of original episodes, then reappeared as part of The Cat & Birdy Warneroonie Pinky Brainy Big Cartoonie Show.They're zany to the max!… Expand

Genre(s): Comedy, Animation, Drama, Kids, Music

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Season 1 Episodes

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S1:E65. The Warners 65th Anniversary Special
Air Date: May 23, 1994
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S1:E64. Lookit the Fuzzy Heads/No Face Like Home
Air Date: May 16, 1994
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S1:E63. With Three You Get Eggroll/Mermaid Mindy/Katie Ka-Boom: Call Waiting
Air Date: May 9, 1994

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TipsyMcBee

Dec 17, 2011

Animaniacs is one amusing animated series that is enjoyable for both kids and adults. The show started really strong in the first season with a great animation production, a talented voice cast and well crafted writing and music scores within each and every episode. These cast of charmingAnimaniacs is one amusing animated series that is enjoyable for both kids and adults. The show started really strong in the first season with a great animation production, a talented voice cast and well crafted writing and music scores within each and every episode. These cast of charming characters like the Warner Bros. (and Warner sister), Pinky and the Brain, Slappy Squirrel and the rest of the crew made the shorts entertaining and even educate as well such as the Warner kids helping Michelangelo paint a ceiling in the sistine chapel or Yakko Warner singingly listing the nations around the world in a style of the Mexican Hat Dance. How can you not find that enjoyable? With hilarity and wacky comedy shorts and songs (though got away with some innuendo content for a family show), Animaniacs is a must show that all ages will enjoy, especially the first season.… Expand

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SquintyReviews

Sep 18, 2015

One of the children's animations from the 90's that pioneered something different from the norm. It pushed the envelope of standardized television in its time using a combination of various types of humour geared towards both adults and children, surprisingly intelligent at times, and aOne of the children's animations from the 90's that pioneered something different from the norm. It pushed the envelope of standardized television in its time using a combination of various types of humour geared towards both adults and children, surprisingly intelligent at times, and a tradition of television watching for those who grew up through the nineties.… Expand

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Seasons & Episodes

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Series Overview
Season 8

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- Season 8 Overview
  Air Date: September 13, 1993
Season 5

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- Season 5 Overview
  Air Date: September 8, 1997
Season 4

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- Season 4 Overview
  Air Date: September 7, 1996
Season 3

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- Season 3 Overview
  Air Date: September 9, 1995
Season 2

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- Season 2 Overview
  Air Date: September 10, 1994
Season 1

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- Season 1 Overview
  Air Date: September 13, 1993
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  S1:E65. The Warners 65th Anniversary Special
  Air Date: May 23, 1994
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  S1:E64. Lookit the Fuzzy Heads/No Face Like Home
  Air Date: May 16, 1994
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  S1:E63. With Three You Get Eggroll/Mermaid Mindy/Katie Ka-Boom: C...
  Air Date: May 9, 1994
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  S1:E62. Scare Happy Slappy/Witch One/Macbeth
  Air Date: May 3, 1994
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  S1:E61. Baloney & Kids/Super Buttons/Katie Ka-Boom: The Driving L...
  Air Date: May 2, 1994
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  S1:E60. Karaoke Dokie/The Cranial Crusader/The Chicken Who Loved Me
  Air Date: March 2, 1994
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  S1:E59. Ragamuffins/Woodstock Slappy
  Air Date: March 1, 1994
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  S1:E58. Oh, Oh, Ethel/Meet John Brain/Smell Ya Later/Spike
  Air Date: February 28, 1994
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  S1:E57. Of Course You Know, This Means Warners/Up a Tree/Wakko's ...
  Air Date: February 18, 1994
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  S1:E56. Schnitzelbank/The Helpinki Formula/Le Bouton et le Ballon...
  Air Date: February 17, 1994
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  S1:E55. Gold Rush/A Gift of Gold/Dot's Quiet Time
  Air Date: February 16, 1994
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  S1:E54. Brain Meets Brawn/Meet Minerva
  Air Date: February 15, 1994
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  S1:E53. Drive-Insane/Girlfeathers/I'm Cute
  Air Date: February 14, 1994
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  S1:E52. Ups and Downs/The Brave Little Trailer/Yes, Always
  Air Date: February 11, 1994
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  S1:E51. Branimaniacs/The Warners and the Beanstalk/Frontier Slappy
  Air Date: February 10, 1994
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  S1:E50. Twas the Day Before Christmas/Jingle Boo/The Great Wakkor...
  Air Date: November 29, 1993
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  S1:E49. A Christmas Plotz/Little Drummer Warners
  Air Date: December 6, 1993
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  S1:E48. Mobster Mash/Lake Titicaca/Icebreakers
  Air Date: November 24, 1993
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  S1:E47. Video Review/When Mice Ruled the Earth
  Air Date: November 23, 1993
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  S1:E46. Turkey Jerky/Wild Blue Yonder
  Air Date: November 22, 1993
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  S1:E45. Mary Tyler Moore Parody
  Air Date: November 19, 1993
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  S1:E44. Useless Facts/The Senses/The World Can Wait/Kiki's Kitten
  Air Date: November 18, 1993
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  S1:E43. Of Nice and Men/What a Dump/Survey Ladies
  Air Date: November 17, 1993
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  S1:E42. Animator's Alley/Can't Buy a Thrill/Holly Woodchuck
  Air Date: November 16, 1993
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  S1:E41. Buttermilk, It Makes a Body Bitter/Broadcast Nusiance/Rag...
  Air Date: November 15, 1993
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  S1:E40. Casablanca Opening/Fair Game/The Slapper/Puppet Rulers
  Air Date: November 12, 1993
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  S1:E39. Smitten with Kittens/Alas Poor Skullhead/White Gloves
  Air Date: November 11, 1993
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  S1:E38. Spellbound
  Air Date: November 10, 1993
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  S1:E37. Dough Dough Boys/Boot Camping/General Boo-Regard
  Air Date: November 9, 1993
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  S1:E36. Critical Condition/The Three Muska-Warners
  Air Date: November 8, 1993
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  S1:E35. Very Special Opening/In the Garden of Mindy/No Place Like...
  Air Date: November 5, 1993
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  S1:E34. Clown and Out/Bubba Bo Bob Brain
  Air Date: November 4, 1993
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  S1:E33. Cartoons in Wakko's Body/Noah's Lark/The Big Kiss/Hiccup
  Air Date: November 3, 1993
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  S1:E32. Chairman of the Bored
  Air Date: November 2, 1993
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  S1:E31. O Silly Mio/Puttin' on the Blitz/The Great Wakkorotti: Th...
  Air Date: November 1, 1993
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  S1:E30. Draculee, Draculaa/Phranken-Runt
  Air Date: October 29, 1993
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  S1:E29. Hot, Bothered, and Bedeviled/Moon Over Minerva/Skullhead ...
  Air Date: October 28, 1993
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  S1:E28. Moby or Not Moby/Mesozoic Mindy/The Good, the Boo and the...
  Air Date: October 26, 1993
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  S1:E27. You Risk Your Life/I Got Yer Can/Jockey for Position
  Air Date: October 25, 1993
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  S1:E26. Testimonials/Babblin' Bijou/Potty Emergency/Sir Yaksalot
  Air Date: October 21, 1993
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  S1:E25. Distasterpiece Theatre/Hercule Yakko/Home on De-Nile/A Mi...
  Air Date: October 19, 1993
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  S1:E24. Yakko's World of Baldness/Opportunity Knox/Wings Take Heart
  Air Date: October 18, 1993
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  S1:E23. Be Careful What You Eat/Up the Crazy River/To Da Dump, to...
  Air Date: October 15, 1993
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  S1:E22. Guardin' the Garden/Plane Pals
  Air Date: October 13, 1993
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  S1:E21. Hitchcock Opening/Hearts of Twilight/The Boids
  Air Date: October 12, 1993
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  S1:E20. The Flame/Wakko's America/Davy Omelette/Four Score and Se...
  Air Date: October 11, 1993
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  S1:E19. Meatballs or Consequences/A Moving Experience
  Air Date: October 7, 1993
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  S1:E18. Pavlov's Mice/Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov/Nothing but the Tooth
  Air Date: October 6, 1993
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  S1:E17. Roll Over, Beethoven/The Cat and the Fiddle
  Air Date: October 5, 1993
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  S1:E16. Chalkboard Bungle/ Hurray for Slappy/The Great Wakkorotti...
  Air Date: October 4, 1993
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  S1:E15. Space Probed/Battle for the Planet
  Air Date: October 1, 1993
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  S1:E14. La La Law/Cat on a Hot Steel Beam
  Air Date: September 30, 1993
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  S1:E13. Hello Nice Warners/ La Behemoth/Little Old Slappy from Pa...
  Air Date: September 29, 1993
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  S1:E12. Garage Sale of the Century/West Side Pigeons
  Air Date: September 28, 1993
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  S1:E11. No Pain, No Painting/Les Miseranimals
  Air Date: September 27, 1993
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  S1:E10. King Yakko
  Air Date: September 24, 1993
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  S1:E9. Wally Llama/Where Rodents Dare
  Air Date: September 23, 1993
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  S1:E8. The Big Candy Store/Bumbie's Mom
  Air Date: September 22, 1993
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  S1:E7. Piano Rag/When Rita Met Runt
  Air Date: September 21, 1993
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  S1:E6. Temporary Insanity/Operation: Lollipop/What are We?
  Air Date: September 20, 1993
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  S1:E5. Taming Of The Screwy
  Air Date: September 17, 1993
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  S1:E4. Hooked on a Ceiling/Goodfeathers: The Beginning
  Air Date: September 16, 1993
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  S1:E3. H.M.S. Yakko/Slappy Goes Walnuts/Yakko's Universe Song
  Air Date: September 15, 1993
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  S1:E2. Yakko's World/Cookies for Einstein/Win Big
  Air Date: September 14, 1993
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  S1:E1. De-Zanitized/The Monkey Song/Nighty-Night Toon
  Air Date: September 13, 1993