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Season 1 – Animaniacs

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Blending wit, slapstick and pop culture references, the variety show "Animaniacs" features a large cast of characters, whose predominant personalities are the Warner brothers, Yakko and Wakko, and their sister, Dot -- three inseparable siblings -- who have a great time creating havoc and mayhem in the lives of everyone they meet. The series, which originally ran from 1993 thru 1998, also features a number of comedic educational segments, often in musical form.

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Animaniacs — Season 1

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Empire Staff Empire Magazine 05/08/2019
As cute as they are funny, even when they're educating us, and we still can't believe they got that fingerprints joke past the censors. Go to Full Review
Jennifer Mangan Chicago Tribune 10/25/2018
There is one cartoon show with humor so spontaneous and witty that it takes both adults and children by complete and pleasant surprise... They are the stars of Animaniacs. Go to Full Review
N.F. Mendoza Los Angeles Times 10/25/2018
[It has] Retro-style animation and witty story lines [that] revolve around the Warner family Go to Full Review
Betsy Bozdech DVDJournal.com 01/07/2022
4/4
Segments vary from educational (the classic "Yakko's World") to spot-on pop-culture spoofs ("Les Miseranimals"), but all share the zany sensibility that made the show such a fan favorite. Go to Full Review
IGN Staff IGN Movies 05/08/2019
Filled with off-the-wall comedy and numerous parodies per episode, Animaniacsappealed to kids and adults alike. Go to Full Review
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Kaleif W @RT24456915 05/13/2023 Looney tunes but better See more 06/19/2022 Many fun segments. Beyond the three main characters, Pinky & The Brain also stood out. Yakko naming all the countries of the world is especially great. See more Gracie G @RT32240446 04/16/2022 Love this show. Funny and Great Show, Five Stars! See more 07/22/2021 Great the best season of the series See more 12/08/2020 Hilarious, charming, zany, and totally insanely! See more 11/21/2020 They're Animaney, totally insaney, watch the show or feel the painey, Animainiacs, five star worth and that's a fact. *dum* See more Read all reviews
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Episode 1 Aired Sep 13, 1993 De-Zanitized; Monkey Song; Nighty-Night Toon Dr. Scratchansniff explains how he first attempted to make the Warners sane after they escaped from the water tower; Dr. Scratchansniff, the Warners and the Hip Hippos sing a rewritten version of "The Monkey Song"; a parody of "Goodnight, Moon." Details Episode 2 Aired Sep 14, 1993 Yakko's World; Cookies For Einstein; Win Big Yakko sings a song about the nations of the world; in 1905 Germany, the Warners inadvertently help Albert Einstein discover the theory of relativity; the Brain wants to win money so he can finish his device. Details Episode 3 Aired Sep 15, 1993 Slappy Goes Walnuts; Yakko's Universe; H.M.S Yakko Yakko, Wakko and Dot trespass on Captain Mel's beach; Slappy goes head to head with a dog guarding a walnut tree; Yakko sings a song about the vastness of space. Details Episode 4 Aired Sep 16, 1993 Hooked on a Ceiling; Goodfeathers: The Beginning The Warners help Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel; Squit must pass the initiation test to become a Goodfeather. Details Episode 5 Aired Sep 17, 1993 Taming of the Screwy The Warners are put through charm school in order to attend a high-society bash on the studio floor. Details Episode 6 Aired Sep 20, 1993 Flipper Parody; Temporary Insanity; Operation Lollipop; What Are We? The Warners do a "Flipper" parody; Mr. Plotz's secretary gets sick and the Warners act as temporary office workers; Mindy leads Buttons on a frantic chase at the airport and into the wilderness; the Warner siblings answer the musical question. Details Episode 7 Aired Sep 21, 1993 Piano Rag; When Rita Met Runt A savvy cat and naive pooch join forces; A piano concert at Carnegie Hall gets interrupted. Details Episode 8 Aired Sep 22, 1993 The Warner's Lot Song; The Big Candy Store; Bumbie's Mom The Warners do a parody of the theme song to "Gilligan's Island"; the Warners hope to steal some candy; after a movie character is killed, Slappy takes an emotional Skippy to meet the actress. Details Episode 9 Aired Sep 23, 1993 Wally Llama; Where Rodents Dare A sage lives in Tibet; Pinky and the Brain infiltrate a world-leader's summit. Details Episode 10 Aired Sep 24, 1993 King Yakko Yakko becomes the King of Anvilania, a small country on the verge of war. Details Episode 11 Aired Sep 27, 1993 No Pain, No Painting; Les Miseranimals Pablo Picasso gets help from the Warners; Runt saves Rita and the cats from becoming pastries. Details Episode 12 Aired Sep 28, 1993 Garage Sale of the Century; West Side Pigeons The Goodfeathers battle with the Sparrows; Warners attempt to buy the seller's garage. Details Episode 13 Aired Sep 29, 1993 Hello Nice Warners; La Behemoth; Little Old Slappy From Pasadena The Warners are in a new film; the Hip Hippos maid quits; Little Old Slappy goes for a joyride. Details Episode 14 Aired Sep 30, 1993 La La Law; Cat on a Hot Steel Beam Mindy chases a kitty into a construction site; Dr. Scratchansniff gets a parking ticket. Details Episode 15 Aired Oct 1, 1993 Space Probed; Battle for the Planet Space aliens abduct the Warners; Pinky and the Brain stage an alien invasion. Details Episode 16 Aired Oct 4, 1993 Hurray for Slappy; Chalkboard Bungle; The Great Wakkorotti: The Master & His Music It's the first day of school for a strict teacher and the Warner siblings; enemies try to ruin an award banquet in Slappy's honor; a great waltz. Details Episode 17 Aired Oct 5, 1993 Roll Over Beethoven; The Cat and the Fiddle Stradivarius wants to make violin strings out of Rita; the Warners help Beethoven write a symphony. Details Episode 18 Aired Oct 6, 1993 Pavlov's Mice; Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov; Nothing But the Tooth The gang has adventures in Czarist Russia. Details Episode 18 Aired Sep 13, 1993 The Monkey Song Wakko, Yakko and Dot perform classic cartoon humor. Details Episode 19 Aired Oct 7, 1993 Meatballs or Consequences; A Moving Experience The Hip Hippos move to the city; The Warners play a game of checkers with the grim reaper. Details Episode 20 Aired Oct 11, 1993 Hitchcock Opening; Hearts of Twilight; The Boids Mr. Director goes over budget; the Goodfeathers are stunt doubles in a horror movie. Details Episode 21 Aired Oct 12, 1993 The Flame; Wakko's America Song; Davey Omelette; Four Score & Seven Migraines Ago Wakko names all fifty states and their capitols; Chicken Boo plays Davey Omelette; the flame of a candle comes to life; President Abraham Lincoln attempts to write his Gettysburg Address. Details Episode 22 Aired Oct 13, 1993 Guardin' the Garden; Plane Pals Slappy Squirrel protects the tree of knowledge; A businessman is on a long flight with the Warners. Details Episode 23 Aired Oct 15, 1993 Be Careful What You Eat; Up the Crazy River; Ta Da Dump, Ta Da Dump, Ta Da Dump Buttons protects Mindy in the rainforest; the Warners sing about nutrition. Details Episode 24 Aired Oct 18, 1993 Yakko's World of Baldness; Opportunity Knox; Wings Take Heart Brain wants to go to Fort Knox to steal all the gold; a moth and butterfly fall in love. Details Episode 25 Aired Oct 21, 1993 Disasterpiece Theatre; Hercule Yakko; Home on De-Nile; A Midsummer Night's Dream A parody of "Masterpiece Theater"; Marita's diamond is missing; Rita and Runt find a home. Details Episode 26 Aired Oct 22, 1993 Testimonials; Babblin' Bijou; Potty Emergency; Sir Yaksalot A recounting of experiences; wreaking havoc in 1930; Wakko must find a bathroom. Details Episode 27 Aired Oct 25, 1993 You Risk Your Life; I Got Yer Can; Jockey for Position Slappy Squirrel and Candy Chipmunk feud; Brain enters the Kentucky Derby. Details Episode 28 Aired Oct 26, 1993 Moby or Not Moby; Mesozoic Mindy; The Good, the Boo and the Ugly Moby Dick; rescued cave girl; spaghetti Western. Details Episode 29 Aired Oct 28, 1993 Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled; Moon Over Minerva; Skullhead Boneyhands The Warners go to Hades and torment the devil; geeky Wilford Wolf courts Minerva; "Edward Scissorhands" parody. Details Episode 30 Aired Oct 29, 1993 Dra-cu-lee, Dra-cu-la; Phrankenrunt The Warners' visit Transylvania; Dr. Phrankenstein has plans for Runt's brain. Details Episode 31 Aired Nov 1, 1993 O Silly Mio; Puttin' on the Blitz; The Great Wakkorotti: The Summer Concert The Warners deflate a pompous opera diva; Rita and Runt help a child escape the Nazis. Details Episode 32 Aired Nov 2, 1993 Chairman of the Bored; Planets Song; Astro Buttons At a Hollywood party, the Warner siblings meet the world's most boring man, who tells the world's most boring story; Mindy leads Astro-Buttons on a wild chase across a strange planet. Details Episode 33 Aired Nov 2, 1993 Cartoons in Wakko's Body ; Noah's Lark ; The Big Kiss ; Hiccup Wakko experiences pain in different parts of his body because of cartoons; the Hip Hippos become a part of Noah's journey; Chicken Boo kisses an actress; Squit struggles with hiccups. Details Episode 34 Aired Nov 4, 1993 Clown & Out; Bubba Bob Bo Brain A birthday clown visits Wakko, who fears clowns; Brain becomes a country-music star. Details Episode 35 Aired Nov 5, 1993 Very Special Opening; In the Garden of Mindy; No Place Like Homeless; Katie Ka-Boo; Baghdad Café The Brain enlists Mindy's help to take over the world; Pesto and Runt join forces to find a home; Katie becomes upset that her new beau is Chicken Boo; Yakko, Wakko and Slappy visit with Saddam Hussein. Details Episode 36 Aired Nov 8, 1993 Critical Condition; Three Muska-Warners When Slappy Squirrel's cartoons are reviewed negatively by a couple of critics, Slappy puts them in Critical Condition; Yakko, Wakko and Dot defend the king and his castle in a parody of the famed Dumas tale. Details Episode 37 Aired Nov 9, 1993 Dough Dough Boys; Boot Camping; General Boo-Regard The Goodfeathers are messenger pigeons on a mission during World War I; the Warners leave for summer camp and mistakenly arrive at a military camp instead; during the Civil War, Chicken Boo disguises himself as a famous Southern general. Details Episode 38 Aired Nov 10, 1993 Spellbound Pinky and The Brain attempt to use Merlin's book of magic to take over the world. Details Episode 39 Aired Nov 11, 1993 Smitten With Kittens; Alas Poor Skullhead; White Gloves Rita and Runt befriend three lost cats; Skullhead features the Warners performing a scene from Shakespeare's "Hamlet"; Wakko's white gloves step out for a musical night on the town. Details Episode 40 Aired Nov 12, 1993 Casablanca Opening; Fair Game; The Slapper; Puppet Rulers A parody of the final scene from "Casablanca"; the Warners compete on the game show Quiz Me Quick; a parody of the Clapper ad; Pinky and the Brain's latest world domination scheme involves them appearing on a popular children's puppet show. Details Episode 41 Aired Nov 15, 1993 Buttermilk, It Makes a Body Bitter; Broadcast Nuisance; Raging Bird The wild Warner siblings become a nuisance when they confront an egotistical network news anchor. Details Episode 42 Aired Nov 16, 1993 Animator's Alley; Can't Buy a Thrill; Hollywoodchuck Three inseparable siblings, Wakko, Yakko, and Dot, like wreaking havoc and mischief in the lives of everyone they come across. Details Episode 43 Aired Nov 17, 1993 Of Nice and Men; What a Dump!; Survey Ladies Nutrition song. Details Episode 44 Aired Nov 18, 1993 The Senses Song; The World Can Wait; Kiki's Kitten The Brain falls in love and enlists Pinky's help to woo the object of his affection; a zookeeper gives an angry gorilla a pet cat to care for. Details Episode 45 Aired Nov 19, 1993 Mary Tyler Dot Song; Windsor Hassle; …And Justice for Slappy Dot Warner parodies the opening theme from "The Mary Tyler Moore Show"; the wild Warners create a Windsor Hassle when they help the Queen refurbish Windsor Castle; Slappy Squirrel and Walter Wolf bring their ongoing battle before a court. Details Episode 46 Aired Nov 22, 1993 Turkey Jerky; Wild Blue Yonder The Warners protect their pet turkey from Miles Standish, who wants him for dinner; a bluebird hatches from his egg and immediately realizes his mother isn't there. Details Episode 47 Aired Nov 23, 1993 Video Revue; When Mice Ruled the World The Warners run amok in a video store; Pinky and the Brain abscond with a time machine. Details Episode 48 Aired Nov 24, 1993 Mobster Mash; Lake Titicaca; Icebreakers The Warners tangle with the head of the Mob. Three zany sibling sing about the beautiful Lake Titicaca. Runt becomes a sled dog. Details Episode 49 Aired Nov 29, 1993 'Twas the Day Before Christmas; Jingle Boo; The Great Wakkorotti: The Holiday Concert; Toy Shop Terror; Yakko's Universe Wakko, Yakko and Dot perform classic cartoon humor. Details Episode 50 Aired Dec 6, 1993 Very Special Open; Christmas Plotz; Little Drummer Warners The Warner Bros. chief, Thaddeus Plotz, is subjected to a Dickensian nightmare; the three Warners star in "Little Drummer Warners," a musical version of the nativity. Details Episode 51 Aired Feb 10, 1994 The Warners and the Beanstalk; Frontier Slappy Fairy tale is retold; Daniel Boone meets Slappy Squirrel. Details Episode 52 Aired Feb 11, 1994 Ups and Downs; The Brave Little Trailer; Yes, Always Wakko and Dr. Scratchnsniff get stuck in an elevator; trailer park story; Pinky and the Brain record cartoon voices. Details Episode 53 Aired Feb 14, 1994 I'm Cute; Drive Insane; Girlfeathers The Warners disrupt Dr. Scratchanshiff's date, the Goodfeathers chase their girlfriends, Dot's sweet personality is analyzed in a musical number. Details Episode 54 Aired Feb 15, 1994 Brain Meets Brawn; Meet Minerva Pinky and the Brain meet Dr. Jekyll; a dachshund is sent to bring a mink pelt. Details Episode 55 Aired Feb 16, 1994 Gold Rush; A Gift of Gold; Dot's Quiet Time During the California Gold Rush, the Warners confront, confuse and confound Claimjump Jake, the greediest gold prospector in the West. Details Episode 56 Aired Feb 17, 1994 Schnitzelbank; The Helpinki Formula; Les Boutons et le Ballon; King Boo Pinky and the Brain make an infomercial; international friendship song; Chicken Boo, karate champion. Details Episode 57 Aired Feb 18, 1994 Of Course, You Know This Means Warners; Up a Tree; Wakko's Gizmo A parody of patriotic propaganda films, Rita is too scared to climb down the tree, Wakko creates the ultimate Rube Goldberg device. Details Episode 58 Aired Feb 28, 1994 Meet John Brain; Smell Ya Later Slappy Squirrel sings a silly song; Brain runs for president; world's smelliest dog. Details Episode 59 Aired Mar 1, 1994 Ragamuffins; Woodstock Slappy Warners work in a bakery; Slappy and Skippy Squirrel go to the rock festival. Details Episode 60 Aired Mar 2, 1994 Karaoke Dokie; Cranial Crusader; The Chicken Who Loved Me Pinky and The Brain become nocturnal super heroes, Chicken Boo dresses up as a secret agent. Details Episode 61 Aired May 2, 1994 Baloney and Kids; Super Buttons: The Driving Lesson The Warners meets a big fat dinosaur, Super Buttons soars over the metropolis to rescue Super Mindy, Dad gives Katie a driving lesson. Details Episode 62 Aired May 3, 1994 Scare Happy Slappy; Witch One; Macbeth Trick or treating; witch trial in Salem; "Macbeth" spoof. Details Episode 63 Aired May 9, 1994 With 3 You Get Eggroll; Mermaid Mindy; Katie Ka-Boom: Call Waiting Pesto babysits an egg; Mermaid Mindy goes on a wild chase; Katie stays on the phone too long. Details Episode 64 Aired May 16, 1994 Lookit The Fuzzy Heads; No Face Like Home Elmyra greets the Warner siblings in her overbearing fashion, Slappy Squirrel discovers her plastic surgeon is her old nemesis Walter Wolf. Details Episode 65 Aired May 23, 1994 The Warner's 65th Anniversary Special The biggest stars in Hollywood celebrate the 65th anniversary of the Warner Brothers and their sister, Dot. Details
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Season Info

Director
Rich Arons, Spike Brandt, Gary Hartle, Rusty Mills
Executive Producer
Steven Spielberg
Screenwriter
Tom Minton, Tom Ruegger, Paul Rugg, Sherri Stoner, Nicholas Hollander
Network
Fox
Rating
TV-Y
Genre
Kids & Family, Comedy, Animation
Original Language
English
Release Date
Sep 13, 1993