Animaniacs
The Animaniacs logo. From left to right:Brain, Yakko, Dot (bottom), Wakko, and Pinky
Also known as	Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs
Genre	Animation Comedy Children's
Created by	Tom Ruegger
Voices of	Rob Paulsen Jess Harnell Tress MacNeille John Mariano Chick Vennera Maurice LaMarche Frank Welker Bernadette Peters Nancy Cartwright Julie Brown Laura Mooney Sherri Stoner Nathan Ruegger Luke Ruegger Cody Ruegger Jim Cummings Tom Bodett
Theme music composer	Richard Stone
Composer(s)	Richard Stone Steve Bernstein Julie Bernstein Gordon Goodwin
Country of origin	United States
Language(s)	English
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No.  of episodes	99 (List of episodes)
Production
Executive producer(s)	Steven Spielberg
Producer(s)	Tom Ruegger Rich Aarons Sherri Stoner Rusty Mills Peter Hastings
Running time	22 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel	FOX Fox Kids (1993–1995) The WB (Kids' WB block) (1995–1999)
Original run	September 13, 1993 – November 14, 1998
Chronology
Related shows	Pinky and the Brain
External links
IMDb profile
TV.com summary

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The comedy of Animaniacs was a broad mix of old-fashioned wit, slapstick, pop culture references, and cartoon violence and wackiness. Slapstick is a type of Comedy involving exaggerated physical violence or activities which exceed the boundaries of common sense such as a character being hit in the face with Popular culture (or pop culture) is the Culture — patterns of human activity and the symbolic structures that give such activities significance and importance — The show featured a number of educational segments that covered subjects such as history, math, geography, science, and social studies. Animaniacs itself was a variety show, with short skits featuring a large cast of characters. A variety show or variety entertainment is an entertainment made up of a variety of acts especially Musical performances and Comedy Skits and While the show had no set format, episode structure varied to suit the needs of the segments included; the majority of episodes were composed of three short mini-episodes, each starring a different set of characters, and bridging segments.

Animaniacs first aired on Fox Kids from 1993 until 1995 and later appeared on The WB from 1995 to 1999 as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block. Fox Kids (officially Fox Family Worldwide Inc and prior to that Fox Children's Productions and Fox Kids Worldwide was the FOX network's children's programming division Year 1993 ( MCMXCIII) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1993 Gregorian calendar) Year 1995 ( MCMXCV) was a Common year starting on Sunday. Events of 1995 Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Kids' WB is an online network that was launched on April 28, 2008. The series had a total of 99 episodes and one film, titled Wakko's Wish. Wakko's Wish is a 1999 direct-to-video animated Tragicomedy film based on the Warner Bros Like other animated series, it continued to appear on television through syndication long after its original airdate. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through As of June 19, 2007, the first 75 episodes have been released in three DVD boxsets. Events 1179 - The Norwegian Battle of Kalvskinnet outside Nidaros. Year 2007 ( MMVII) was a Common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar in the 21st century. DVD (also known as " Digital Versatile Disc " or " Digital Video Disc " - see Etymology)is The release of volume four is on hiatus due to the future release of its sister-show, Tiny Toon Adventures, on DVD. Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures (also known as Tiny Toon Adventures or Tiny Toons) is an American

Background

Premise

The Warner siblings and the other characters lived in Burbank, California. Yakko Wakko and Dot Warner, also known as "The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister", are three Cartoon characters featured on the Animated series Burbank is a city in Los Angeles County California, United States. ^[2] However, characters from the series had episodes in various places and periods of time. The Animaniacs characters interacted with famous persons and creators of the past and present as well as mythological characters and characters from modern television. Andrea Romano, the voice director and caster for Animaniacs, said that the Warner siblings functioned to "tie the show together," by appearing in and introducing other characters' segments. ^[3] Each Animaniacs episode usually consisted of two or three cartoon shorts. ^[4] Animaniacs segments ranged in time, from bridging segments less than a minute long to episodes spanning the entire show length; Writer Peter Hastings said that the varying episode lengths gave the show a "sketch comedy atmosphere". ^[5]

Animaniacs had a wide cast of characters. Shown here is the majority of the characters from the series.

Characters

See also: List of Animaniacs characters

Animaniacs had a large cast of characters. This is a list of Fictional characters from the Warner Bros Animated television series Animaniacs The large cast was separated into separate segments, with each pair or set of characters acting in its own plot. The Warners, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, were three cartoon stars from the 1930s that were locked away in the Warner Bros. Yakko Wakko and Dot Warner, also known as "The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister", are three Cartoon characters featured on the Animated series water tower until the 1990s, when they escaped. ^[2] Pinky and the Brain were two genetically altered laboratory mice that continuously plotted and attempted to take over the world. Pinky and the Brain are Cartoon characters who have starred in the American Animated television series Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs ^[6] Slappy Squirrel was an aged cartoon star that would easily outwit antagonists and educate her nephew, Skippy Squirrel, about cartoon techniques. Slappy Squirrel (voiced by Sherri Stoner) is a character in the Warner Brothers Cartoon show Animaniacs Skippy Squirrel is a fictional cartoon Squirrel in the Warner Bros ^[7] Additional principal characters included Rita and Runt, Buttons and Mindy, Chicken Boo, Flavio and Marita (The Hip Hippos), Katie Ka-Boom, a trio of pigeons known as The Goodfeathers, and Minerva Mink. See also Animaniacs Rita and Runt were the stars of several musical segments in 1993-94 in the animated Buttons and Mindy are characters that were regularly featured on the animated children's television show Animaniacs. Chicken Boo was a sketch character on the Animaniacs Television series. Flavio and Marita, the "Hip Hippos " are characters which were introduced by Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs an animated Katie Ka-Boom is a recurring Fictional character in Warner Bros The Goodfeathers Is characters in the Cartoon TV series Animaniacs that were obvious Pigeon parodies of Ray Liotta, Robert De

Creation and inspiration

The general premise of Animaniacs and the Warner siblings were created by Tom Ruegger, who also came up with the concept and characters for Pinky and the Brain. Pinky and the Brain are Cartoon characters who have starred in the American Animated television series Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs Ruegger was also the senior producer and creative leader of the show. Writer Deanna Oliver contributed The Goodfeathers scripts and the character Chicken Boo. ^[5] Producer and writer Sherri Stoner contributed heavily to Slappy Squirrel and Pinky and the Brain. ^[5] Nicholas Hollander's Katie Kaboom was based on his teenage daughter. ^[5] The Animaniacs cast of characters had a variety of inspiration, from celebrities to writers' family members to other writers. Executive Producer Steven Spielberg said that the Animaniacs cast was inspired by the irreverence in Looney Tunes cartoons. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 ^[1]

Senior Producer Tom Ruegger modeled the Warners’ personalities heavily after those of his three sons. ^[8] Because the Warners were portrayed as cartoon stars from the early 1930s, Ruegger and other artists for Animaniacs made the images of the Warners similar to cartoon characters of the early 1930s. ^[8] Simple black and white drawings were very common in cartoons of the 1920s and 1930s, including Bosko, Felix the Cat, Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, Bimbo, and the early versions of Mickey Mouse and Minnie Mouse. Bosko is an animated Cartoon character created by Animators Hugh Harman and Rudolf Ising. Felix the Cat is a cartoon character created in the silent-film era Oswald the Lucky Rabbit is an Anthropomorphic Rabbit Animated cartoon character created by Ub Iwerks and Walt Disney for films Bimbo is a Fictional character, a Cartoon Dog created by Fleischer Studios. Mickey Mouse is a comic animal Cartoon character who has become an icon for The Walt Disney Company. Minnie Mouse is an Animated cartoon of the Mickey Mouse universe featured in Animated cartoons Comic strips and Comic book by

Tom Ruegger created Pinky and the Brain after being inspired by the personalities of two of his Tiny Toon Adventures colleagues, Eddie Fitzgerald and Tom Minton. Pinky and the Brain are Cartoon characters who have starred in the American Animated television series Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs Ruegger thought of the premise of Pinky and the Brain when he wondered what would happen if Minton and Fitzgerald tried to take over the world. ^[9]

Slappy the Squirrel was created by Sherri Stoner, when another writer and friend of Stoner, John McCann, made fun of Stoner’s career in TV movies playing troubled teens. When McCann joked that Sherri would be playing troubled teens when she was fifty years old, Sherri developed the idea of Slappy's characteristics as an older person acting like a teenager. ^[5] Sherri Stoner liked the idea of an aged cartoon character because an aged cartoon star would know the secrets of other cartoons and "have the dirt on [them]". ^[3]

Production

Producers

Steven Spielberg was the executive producer during the entire run, Tom Ruegger was the senior producer, Jean MacCurdy was the executive in charge of production, and Rich Arons, Sherri Stoner, Peter Hastings, Rusty Mills, and Liz Holzman were producers of the show. Steven Allan Spielberg, KBE (Hon (born December 18 1946 is an American Film director, Screenwriter and producer. The producers of the show usually had other jobs on the series; Tom Ruegger, Rich Arons, and Sherri Stoner all served as writers, and Spielberg was very involved in the show’s writing, checking every script for the series. ^[4] Voice director Andrea Romano said that Spielberg also came up with story ideas, read storyboards, and came to recording sessions. ^[3]

Writers

Writers for Animaniacs included writers Tom Ruegger, Sherri Stoner and Paul Rugg, Deanna Oliver, John McCann, Nicholas Hollander, Peter Hastings, Charlie Howell, Gordon Bressack, Earl Kress, Tom Minton, and Randy Rogel. Tom Ruegger (born April 4th 1956 in Metuchen New Jersey is an American animation writer producer and director Sherri Stoner is an American actress and writer She was born 16 July 1965, in Santa Monica, California, United States. Paul Rugg is a veteran American screen writer producer and voice actor who has worked extensively in the field of animation Deanna Oliver is an American actress who did the voice of Toaster in the 1987 film The Brave Little Toaster and its sequels John P McCann is an American-born writer actor and producer who has mostly focused on writing/producing animation and family-friendly scripts in the past Tom Minton is an American Animation producer writer story editor and storyboard artist Writers Hastings, Rugg, Stoner, McCann, Howell, and Bressack were involved in sketch comedy. ^[5] Other writers for the series came from cartoon backgrounds, including Kress, Minton, and Randy Rogel. ^[5]

The writing for Animaniacs was not only comprised of made-up stories, as writer Peter Hastings said: "We weren’t really there to tell compelling stories(. . . ) [As a writer] you could do a real story, you could recite the Star-Spangled Banner, or you could parody a commercial(. . . ) you could do all these kinds of things, and we had this tremendous freedom and a talent to back it up. "^[5] Writers for the series wrote into Animaniacs stories that happened to them; the episodes "Ups and Downs," "Survey Ladies," and "I Got Yer Can" were episodes based on true stories that happened to Paul Rugg,^[10] Deanna Oliver, and Sherri Stoner,^[5] respectively. Another episode, "Bumbi’s Mom," was both an episode that parodied the film Bambi and a story based on Stoner’s childhood reaction to the film. ^[3]

In an interview, writers for the series said that the writing for Animaniacs was non-restrictive and open. ^[5] Writer Peter Hastings said that the format of the series had the atmosphere of a sketch comedy show because Animaniacs segments could widely vary in both time and subject. ^[5] Writer Sherri Stoner said that the Animaniacs writing staff worked well as a team in that writers could consult other writers on how to write or finish a story, as was the case in the episode "The Three Muska-Warners". ^[5] Writers Rugg, Hastings and Stoner said that the Animaniacs writing was free in that the writers were allowed to write about and parody subjects that would not be touched on other series. ^[5]

Voicing

The Animaniacs voice cast came from Animaniacs predecessor, Tiny Toon Adventures, including the voices of Yakko and Dot, Rob Paulsen and Tress MacNeille, respectively. This article is about the voice actor Rob Paulsen For the Fight Club character Robert Paulson see Fight Club. Tress MacNeille (born June 20, 1951) is an American voice actress best known for providing various voices on the animated series Andrea Romano, the voice director and caster for Animaniacs, said that the casters wanted Paulsen to play the role of Yakko: "We had worked with Rob Paulsen before on a couple of other series and we wanted him to play Yakko. " Paulsen also played the roles of Pinky and Dr. Scratchansniff. ^[4] Romano said that the casters had "no trouble" choosing the role of Dot: "Tress MacNeille was just hilarious (. . . ) And yet [she had] that edge. "^[3] The voice of Wakko, Jess Harnell, on the other hand, was not from Tiny Toons, and said that before Animaniacs, he had little experience in voice acting other than minor roles for Disney which he "fell into". Jess Q Harnell (born December 23, 1963 in Teaneck, New Jersey, U ^[3] Harnell said that at the audition for the show, he did a John Lennon impression and the audition "went great". John Winston Ono Lennon, MBE (born An impressionist is a performer whose act consists of giving the "impression" of being someone else by imitating the other person's voice and mannerisms ^[3] Slappy the Squirrel was played by producer and writer Sherri Stoner, who said that, when she gave an impression of what the voice would be to Spielberg, Spielberg said she should fill the role. Sherri Stoner is an American actress and writer She was born 16 July 1965, in Santa Monica, California, United States. ^[3] The voice actress who played the voice of Rita, Bernadette Peters, is a professional singer and was wanted for the role by Romano herself. Bernadette Peters (born February 28 1948 is an American Actress and Singer from New York City. ^[3] Other voice actors included Maurice LaMarche, the voice of the Brain, Squit, and the belching segments "The Great Wakkorotti" (although Jess Harnell is commonly mistaken for the role);^[3] Frank Welker, the voice of Runt; and Jeff Bennet. Maurice LaMarche (born March 30, 1958) is a Canadian Voice actor and former stand up Comedian. Franklin W Welker (born March 12 1946 is an American voice actor. Tom Ruegger's three sons also played roles on the series. Nathan Ruegger voiced Skippy Squirrel, nephew to Slappy, throughout the duration of the series; Luke Ruegger voiced The Flame in historical segments on Animaniacs; and Cody Ruegger voiced Birdie from Wild Blue Yonder.

Animation

In order to meet production deadlines, animation work on Animaniacs was farmed out to several different studios, both American and international, over the course of the show’s production. The animation companies included Tokyo Movie Shinsha, StarToons, Wang Film Productions, Rough Draft Studios, Freelance Animators New Zealand, and AKOM, and most Animaniacs episodes frequently had animation from different companies in each episode's respective segments. StarToons was an American animation studio located in Chicago, Illinois. Wang Film Productions is one of the oldest and most prolific Animation studios Rough Draft Studios Inc (RDS is an Animation studio based in Glendale California, United States with its sister studio Rough Draft Korea AKOM is a South Korean Animation studio that has provided much work since its conception in 1985 by Nelson Shin. ^[11] Character layouts and backgrounds were produced at the Warner Bros. Traditional animation, also referred to as classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular Traditional animation, also referred to as classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular Animation studio in California, while the third-party companies did the animation and ink and paint work. Traditional animation, also referred to as classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular Traditional animation, also referred to as classical animation, cel animation, or hand-drawn animation, is the oldest and historically the most popular Most of the later Kids' WB episodes were animated by Wang Film Productions and AKOM. Wang Film Productions is one of the oldest and most prolific Animation studios AKOM is a South Korean Animation studio that has provided much work since its conception in 1985 by Nelson Shin.

Animaniacs was made with a higher production value than standard television animation; the show had a higher cel count than most TV cartoons. A cel, short for Celluloid, is a transparent sheet on which objects are drawn or painted for traditional hand-drawn animation. ^[10] The Animaniacs characters often move fluidly, and do not regularly stand still and speak, as in other television cartoons. ^[10]

Music

See also: Yakko's World and Wakko's America

Animaniacs was a very musical cartoon, with every episode featuring at least one original score. " Yakko's World " is a song from the second episode of Animaniacs, sung by Yakko Warner. "Wakko's America" is a song sung by Wakko Warner from the American television series Animaniacs. The idea for an original musical score in every episode came from Steven Spielberg. ^[12] For its music, Animaniacs used a 40-piece orchestra, with music composed by Richard Stone and assistant composers Steve and Julie Bernstein. Richard Stone ( November 27, 1953 - March 9, 2001) was an American Composer. ^[3] The use of the large orchestra in modern Warner Bros. animation began with Animaniacs predecessor, Tiny Toon Adventures, but Spielberg pushed for its use even more in Animaniacs. ^[3] Although the outcome was a very expensive show to produce, every episode was given an original score, as "the sound sets us apart from everyone else in animation," said Jean MacCurdy, the executive in charge of production for the series. ^[12] Assistant composers Steve and Julie Bernstein said that not only was the Animaniacs music written in the same style as that of Looney Tunes composer Carl Stalling, but that the music used the same studio and piano that Carl Stalling used. Carl W Stalling ( November 10, 1891 &ndash November 29, 1972) was a noted American Composer and Arranger of music ^[3] Senior producer Tom Ruegger said that writers Randy Rogel, Nicholas Hollander, and Deanna Oliver wrote "a lot of music" for the series. ^[5]

Animaniacs had a variety of music types. Many Animaniacs songs were parodies of classical or folk music with an educational twist, such as "Wakko's America", which listed all the states in the U.S. and their capitals to the tune of Turkey in the Straw. "Wakko's America" is a song sung by Wakko Warner from the American television series Animaniacs. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the " Turkey in the Straw " is a well known American Folk song dating from the early 19th century ^[13] Another song, titled "The Presidents", named every US president to the tune of the William Tell Overture. "The Presidents" is a song from the Children's television series Animaniacs, sung by Yakko Wakko and Dot Warner. The Overture to the opera William Tell, especially its high-energy finale is a very familiar work composed by Gioachino Rossini. ^[14] Non-educational songs included songs that were simply parodies of other songs, like the segment "Slippin' on the Ice", a parody of "Singin' in the Rain";^[15] songs mocking things in everyday life, such as the song "Be Careful What You Eat" that made fun of all the ingredients in junk food;^[16] and songs making fun of celebrities and other media, such as the song "Video Revue", which listed movie stars and films. " Singin' in the Rain " is a song with lyrics by Arthur Freed and music by Nacio Herb Brown, published in 1929. A revue is a type of multi-act popular theatrical Entertainment that combines Music, dance and sketches. ^[17] Most of the show's songs were sung by the Warners. Pinky and the Brain occasionally had songs, and the most complicated songs in the series usually went to Rita, voiced by singer Bernadette Peters. Bernadette Peters (born February 28 1948 is an American Actress and Singer from New York City. Most of the groups of characters even had their own theme songs for their segment on the show.

The song "Yakko's World," with lyrics by Randy Rogel, is perhaps the series' most famous. " Yakko's World " is a song from the second episode of Animaniacs, sung by Yakko Warner. Other songs include "Yakko's Universe", "U.N. Me", and "Schnitzelbank", among others. The United Nations ( UN) is an International organization whose stated aims are to facilitate cooperation in International law, International security The Schnitzelbank, or "drawing horse" is a woodworking tool used in Germany prior to the industrial revolution The Animaniacs series theme song, which was sung by the Warners, was a very important part of the show. The theme song had a variety of alternate endings and in the series' first season won an Emmy Award for best song. The phrase theme music usually refers to that of a radio program, Television program, or Movie. ^[18] The music for the title sequence was composed by Richard Stone, and the lyrics were written by Tom Ruegger. Richard Stone ( November 27, 1953 - March 9, 2001) was an American Composer. Tom Ruegger (born April 4th 1956 in Metuchen New Jersey is an American animation writer producer and director Several Animaniacs albums and Sing-along VHS tapes were released, including the CDs Animaniacs, Yakko’s World, and Variety Pack, and the tape Animaniacs Sing-Along: Yakko's World.

Hallmarks and humor

The humor of Animaniacs varied in type, ranging from parody to cartoon violence. Animaniacs made parodies of television shows and films, one of which being a parody of a large Animaniacs competitor, Power Rangers. Power Rangers is a long-running American Children's television series adapted from the Japanese Tokusatsu Super Sentai Series, though it ^[19] In an interview, Spielberg defended the "irreverence" of Animaniacs, saying that the Animaniacs crew has "a point of view" and does not "sit back passively and play both sides equally". ^[19] Spielberg also said that Animaniacs' humor of social commentary and irreverence were inspired by the Marx Brothers^[19] and Looney Tunes cartoons. Looney Tunes is a Warner Bros Animated cartoon series which ran in many movie theatres from 1930 to 1969 ^[1] Animaniacs, among other Spielberg-produced shows, had a large amount of cartoon violence. Spielberg defended the violence in Animaniacs by saying that the series had a balance of both violent humor and educational segments, so the series would never became either too violent or "benign". ^[19] Animaniacs also made use of catchphrases, recurring jokes and segments, and "adult" humor.

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

Recurring jokes and catchphrases

Characters on Animaniacs had catchphrases, with some characters having more than one. Yakko Wakko and Dot Warner, also known as "The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister", are three Cartoon characters featured on the Animated series Steven Spielberg Presents Tiny Toon Adventures (also known as Tiny Toon Adventures or Tiny Toons) is an American Babs and Buster Bunny are Cartoon characters from the Warner Bros Plucky Allen Duck is a Cartoon character from the Warner Bros Notable catchphrases include Yakko’s "Goodnight, everybody!", Wakko's "Faboo!", and Dot’s "I’m cute!" The most prominent catchphrase that was said by all of the Warners was "Hello-o-o, nurse!"^[2] Tom Ruegger said that the "Hello-o-o, Nurse!" line was intended to be a catchphrase much like Bugs Bunny's line, "What's up, doc?"^[10] Characters Pinky and the Brain had a catchphrase where Brain would ask Pinky, "Are you pondering what I’m pondering?" to which Pinky would always respond with a non-sequitur. Clyde Rabbit (uncleMrs Bugs Bunny (wifePapa Bunny (fatherMama Bunny (motherRugs Bunny At the start of all Pinky and the Brain episodes, Pinky asks "Gee Brain, what do you want to do tonight?", to which Brain answers "The same thing we do every night, Pinky. . . try to take over the world!" in a segment that preceded the theme song. Also, Brain would shout "Yes!" in response to an idea that he liked. ^[6] Writer Peter Hastings said that he unintentionally created these catchphrases when he wrote the episode "Win Big," and then Producer Sherri Stoner utilized them and had them put into later episodes. ^[5] Skippy Squirrel had the catchphrase, "Spew!" which was used whenever something disgusting was brought up. Slappy had the catchphrase, "Now that's comedy!" which would be said at the end of every Slappy Squirrel cartoon. ^[7] Catchphrases were also found in the segments Goodfeathers and Buttons and Mindy.

Running gags and recurring segments were very common in the show. The running gag is an often amusing Joke or reference that appears repeatedly throughout a work or series of works One example is the close-up of the water tower after the closing credits; right before the end of the episode, the water tower door would open, one or more of the characters would come out, say something to the audience (usually a catchphrase or a reference to one of the episodes), and the water tower door would close. ^[20] Director Rusty Mills and senior producer Tom Ruegger said that recurring segments like the water tower gag, such as the segment The Wheel of Morality, were good for easier production of episodes because the same animated scenes could be used more than once. ^[10] The Wheel of Morality was also used to take up time in an episode that was running short. ^[10] Another running gag was that characters would appear in one another’s segments. While one set of characters would be moving along in their episode’s plot, another set of characters would make a brief appearance, and sometimes point out that they are not in the correct episode. Animaniacs even devoted an entire episode to characters and segments being switched around. ^[21] Animaniacs took this recurring joke even further, and Animaniacs characters appeared in other Spielberg shows, such as Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid, and Histeria. Pinky and the Brain are Cartoon characters who have starred in the American Animated television series Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs Freakazoid! is an American Animated television series, produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros Histeria! is an American Animated television series of the late-1990s created by Tom Ruegger (who also created Tiny Toon Adventures Characters from Freakazoid and Tiny Toon Adventures also made appearances in Animaniacs. Because of Steven Spielberg's involvement in the series, a running gag was that his films were mentioned in the series and a caricature of Spielberg appeared numerous times; in the episode "Hooked on a Ceiling", Spielberg was made the "eminence" of the Sistine Chapel, and the Warners also painted an E.T. picture on its ceiling. His Eminence is a historical style of reference for high nobility still in use in various religious contexts Sistine Chapel (Cappella Sistina is the best-known Chapel in the Apostolic Palace, the official residence of the Pope in Vatican City. This article is about the 1982 film For the term "ET" which redirects here see ET. ^[22]

"Adult" humor and content

A great deal of Animaniacs' humor and content was aimed at an adult audience. The comic operas of Gilbert and Sullivan Pirates of Penzance and H.M.S. Pinafore were parodied in episode 3, "HMS Yakko". Comic opera, or light opera, denotes a sung dramatic work of a light or comic nature usually with a happy ending Gilbert and Sullivan refers to the Victorian era partnership of Librettist W The Pirates of Penzance, or The Slave of Duty is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by W HMS Pinafore, or The Lass that Loved a Sailor, is a Comic opera in two acts with music by Arthur Sullivan and Libretto by In the past 125 years Gilbert and Sullivan have pervasively influenced Popular culture in the English-speaking world. Furthermore, jokes and statements that are double entendres (such as Yakko’s song of eight of the nine planets in the Solar System, after which Wakko reminds Yakko that he forgot Uranus) were used throughout the duration of the show. These jokes are signified by Yakko blowing a kiss and shouting, "Good night, everybody!", either to end the sketch or change the subject. Some content of Animaniacs was not only aimed at an adult audience but were suggestive in nature. For example, one character, Minerva Mink had episodes that network censors considered too sexually suggestive for the show's intended audience, for which she was soon de-emphasized as a featured character. ^[5]

The Animaniacs characters had personalities and character traits similar to those of film stars in movies marketed to adults. The Warners personalities were made similar to those of the Marx Brothers and Jerry Lewis, in that they, according to writer Peter Hastings, "wreak havoc," in "serious situations". ^[5] In addition, the show's recurring Goodfeathers segment was populated with characters based on characters from the 1990 film Goodfellas, an R-rated crime drama neither marketed nor intended for children. The Goodfeathers Is characters in the Cartoon TV series Animaniacs that were obvious Pigeon parodies of Ray Liotta, Robert De Goodfellas (also spelled GoodFellas) is an Academy Award winning 1990 Crime drama film directed by Martin Scorsese ^[3]

Parodies and caricatures made up a large part of Animaniacs. The episode "Hello Nice Warners" introduced a Jerry Lewis caricature (left), who made frequent appearances on the series. Jerry Lewis (born March 16, 1926) is an American Comedian, award-winning actor producer writer and director best-known for his slapstick

Parodies

Main article: Parodies in Animaniacs

Animaniacs parodied popular TV shows and movies and caricatured celebrities. Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs was a 1990s Animated television program that often parodied popular TV shows and movies ^[10] One episode, "The Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation", even made fun of Animaniacs own Internet fans. ^[23] Animaniacs spoofs were multi-layered, with the episode parodying one specific subject and referencing other subjects along the way. For instance, the episode "Hooked on a Ceiling" did not only parody The Agony and the Ecstasy, but it also featured Quasimodo shouting "Sanctuary! Sanctuary!", a direct reference to The Hunchback of Notre Dame. Quasimodo is a central character from French author Victor Hugo 's 1831 novel Notre Dame de Paris. The Hunchback of Notre Dame is a 1939 American Monochrome Motion picture. ^[22] Animaniacs also made fun of celebrities, major motion pictures, television shows for adults, television shows for children, and trends in the US. Animaniacs also made potshots of Disney films, creating parodies of such films as The Lion King, Beauty and the Beast, Pocahontas, Bambi, and others. The Lion King is a 1994 American animated feature film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation, released in theaters on June 15 1994 BATB redirects here If you were looking for Back at the Barnyard which is abbreviated as BATB see here. Pocahontas is the thirty-third Animated feature in the Disney animated features canon. BMP and Activin membrane bound inhibitor (BAMBI has a similar extracellular domain as type I receptors in the TGF beta signaling pathway. Animaniacs Director Russell Calabrese said that not only did it become a compliment to be parodied on Animaniacs but that being parodied on the series would be taken as a "badge of honor". ^[10]

Response

Animaniacs became a very successful show, gathering fans in both demographics of children and adults. The series received ratings higher than its competitors and won eight Daytime Emmy Awards and one Peabody Award during its run.

Ratings and popularity

During its run, Animaniacs became the second-most popular children’s show in both demographics of children ages 2–11 and children ages 6–11. ^[24][25] Animaniacs, along with other animated series, helped to bring "FOX Kids" ratings much larger than those of the channel’s competitors. For instance, in November 1993, Animaniacs and Tiny Toon Adventures almost doubled the ratings of their rival shows, Darkwing Duck and Goof Troop, in both the 2–11 and 6–11 demographics that are very important to children's networks. Darkwing Duck is an Emmy -nominated American Animated television series produced by The Walt Disney Company that ran from 1991-1995 Goof Troop is an animated television series from the The Walt Disney Company featuring Goofy as a father figure and his bonding with his son Max ^[24] On "Kids' WB", Animaniacs gathered about one-million children viewers every week. ^[26]

Although Animaniacs was popular among younger viewers (the target demographic for Warner Bros. ' TV cartoons), adults also responded positively to the show; in 1995, more than 21 percent of the weekday audience (4 p. m. , Monday through Friday) and more than 23 percent of the Saturday morning (8 a. m. ) viewers were 25 years or older. ^[27] The large adult fanbase even led to one of the first Internet-based fandom cultures. Fandom (from the noun fan and the affix -dom, as in kingdom, dukedom, etc ^[28] During the show's prime, the Internet newsgroup alt. tv. animaniacs was an active gathering place for fans of the show (most of whom were adults) to post reference guides, fan fiction, and fan-made artwork about Animaniacs. Fan fiction (alternately referred to as fanfiction, fanfic, FF or fic) is a broadly defined term for Fiction about characters or settings ^[29] The online popularity of the show did not go unnoticed by the show's producers, and twenty of the most active participants on the newsgroup were invited to the Warner Bros. Animation studios for a gathering in August 1995^[30] dubbed by those fans Animania IV. Warner Bros Animation is the animation division of Warner Bros These people also received a sneak preview of a sketch that parodied the fans themselves, "Please Please Pleese Get a Life Foundation". ^[31]

Furthermore, the series even gained high ratings under disadvantageous circumstances. During November 1993, the Dallas Fox affiliate had a three-day transmitter failure; in this time period, 11,000 homes tuned in to the blank screen during the Animaniacs timeslot, which was almost double the rating of the rival KXTX-TV children's show. ^[32]

Nominations and awards

Animaniacs' first major award came in 1993, when the series won one Peabody Award in its debuting season. The George Foster Peabody Awards, better known as simply the Peabody Awards, are annual international awards for excellence in Radio and Television broadcasting ^[33] In 1994, Animaniacs was nominated for two Annie Awards, one for "Best Animated Television Program", and the other for "Best Achievement for Voice Acting" (Frank Welker). Franklin W Welker (born March 12 1946 is an American voice actor. ^[34] Animaniacs also won two Daytime Emmy Awards for "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition" and "Outstanding Original Song" (Animaniacs Main Title Theme). The Daytime Emmy Awards are awards presented by the New York -based National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences and the Los Angeles -based Academy ^[18] In 1995, Animaniacs was nominated four times for the Annie Awards, once for "Best Animated Television Program", twice for "Voice Acting in the Field of Animation" (Tress MacNeille and Rob Paulsen), and once for "Best Individual Achievement for Music in the Field of Animation" (Richard Stone). ^[35] In 1996, Animaniacs won two Daytime Emmy Awards, one for "Outstanding Animated Children's Program" and the other for "Outstanding Achievement in Animation". ^[36] In 1997, Animaniacs was nominated for an Annie Award for "Best Individual Achievement: Directing in a TV Production" (Charles Visser for the episode "Noel"). ^[37] Animaniacs also won two more Daytime Emmy Awards, one for "Outstanding Animated Children's Program" and the other for "Outstanding Music Direction and Composition". ^[38] In 1998, the last year in which new episodes of Animaniacs were produced, Animaniacs was nominated for an Annie Award in "Outstanding Achievement in an Animated Daytime Television Program". ^[39] Animaniacs also won a Daytime Emmy Award in "Outstanding Music Direction and Composition" (For the episode "The Brain’s Apprentice"). ^[40] In 1999, Animaniacs won a Daytime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition". ^[41] When Animaniacs won this award, it set a record for most Daytime Emmy Awards in the field of "Outstanding Achievement in Music Direction and Composition" for any individual animation studio. ^[42]

History

The Warner siblings as ducks, before they were changed to their dog-like species. Yakko Wakko and Dot Warner, also known as "The Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister", are three Cartoon characters featured on the Animated series The idea for the Warners to be ducks was changed during preproduction of the series.

See also: List of Animaniacs episodes

Preproduction

Before Animaniacs was put into production, various collaboration and brainstorming efforts were thought up in order to create both the characters and premise of the series. See also Animaniacs The following is an episode list for the Warner Bros For instance, ideas that were thrown out were Rita and Runt being the hosts of the show and the Warners being duck characters that Senior Producer Tom Ruegger had since his college years. See also Animaniacs Rita and Runt were the stars of several musical segments in 1993-94 in the animated ^[10] After the characters from the series were created, they were all shown to Executive Producer Steven Spielberg, who would decide which characters would make it into Animaniacs (the characters Buttons and Mindy were chosen by Spielberg's daughter). Buttons and Mindy are characters that were regularly featured on the animated children's television show Animaniacs. ^[10] The characters' designs came from various sources, including caricatures of other writers,^[9] designs based on early cartoon characters, and characters that simply had a more modern design. ^[10]

"Fox Kids" Era: Episodes 1–69

Animaniacs premiered on September 13, 1993, on "FOX Kids", and was on "FOX Kids" until September 8, 1995;^[4] new episodes aired from the 1993 through 1994 seasons. Animaniacs aired with a 65-episode first season because these episodes were ordered by FOX all at once. ^[43] While on "FOX Kids", Animaniacs gained fame for its name and became the second-most popular show among children ages 2–11 and children ages 6–11, second to Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. Mighty Morphin Power Rangers (often abbreviated by fans as MMPR) is an American Live-action Television series, created ^[25][43] In 1994, Yakko, Wakko and Dot also starred in the theatrical short "I'm Mad". ^[44] New episodes were aired on "Fox Kids" until the 65th episode aired; FOX then ordered no more new episodes, with the exception of a short, four-episode long second season that was hastily put together from unused scripts during the Animaniacs syndication period on "FOX Kids". ^[43] After "FOX Kids" put Animaniacs into syndication for a year, Animaniacs switched to the new Warner Bros. In Broadcasting, syndication is the sale of the right to broadcast Radio shows and Television shows to multiple individual stations without going through channel, "Kids' WB".

"Kids' WB" Era: Episodes 70–99

The series was popular enough for Warner Bros. Animation to invest in additional episodes of Animaniacs past the traditional 65-episode marker for syndication. Animaniacs premiered on the new "Kids' WB" line-up on September 9, 1995,^[4] with a new season of 13 episodes. ^[43] At this time, the show's popular cartoon characters, Pinky and the Brain, were spun-off from Animaniacs into their own TV series. Pinky and the Brain are Cartoon characters who have starred in the American Animated television series Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs A spin-off (or spinoff) is a new Organization or Entity formed by a split from a larger one such as a Television series based on a pre-existing While on "Kids' WB", Animaniacs gathered over one million children viewers every week. ^[26] However, Animaniacs was only successful in an unintended way, bringing in adult viewers and viewers outside the "Kids' WB" target demographic of very small children. ^[43] This unintended result of adult viewers and not enough very young viewers put pressure on the WB Network from advertisers and caused dissatisfaction from the WB network towards Animaniacs. ^[43] Slowly, orders from the WB for more Animaniacs episodes dwindled and Animaniacs made it through a couple more short seasons, relying on leftover scripts and storyboards. ^[32][43] The fourth season had eight episodes, which was reduced from 18 because of the WB's dissatisfaction with Animaniacs. ^[43] Finally, in 1998, Animaniacs was canceled by the WB, led by executive Jamie Kellner, who has also been held responsible for the cancellations of Freakazoid! and Pinky and the Brain. Jamie Kellner is an American Television executive He was chairman and Chief executive officer of Freakazoid! is an American Animated television series, produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros Pinky and the Brain are Cartoon characters who have starred in the American Animated television series Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs ^[45] The last new Animaniacs episode was aired on November 14, 1998. ^[46] Animaniacs was ended one episode short of having 100 episodes. Afterwards, Animaniacs segments were being shown along with segments from other cartoons as part of The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show. The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show, or The Big Cartoonie Show for short was a compilation program that aired on Kids' WB ^[47] On December 21, 1999 a direct-to-video movie starring the Warners, titled Wakko's Wish, was released. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar) Wakko's Wish is a 1999 direct-to-video animated Tragicomedy film based on the Warner Bros ^[26]

Aftermath and syndication

After Animaniacs, Spielberg collaborated with Warner Bros. Animation for a third time to produce the short-lived series Freakazoid, along with the Animaniacs spin-off series Pinky and the Brain, from which Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain was later spun off. Freakazoid! is an American Animated television series, produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros Pinky and the Brain are Cartoon characters who have starred in the American Animated television series Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky Elmyra & the Brain, or Pinky Elmyra & the Brain for short is the retooling of the American Spin-off Warner Bros. also produced two additional "zany" series in the later half of the decade entitled Histeria!, a series focusing on American and World history, and Detention, an animated sitcom of quirky junior high kids trying to get out of after-school detention; both series were eventually canceled. Histeria! is an American Animated television series of the late-1990s created by Tom Ruegger (who also created Tiny Toon Adventures Detention is a cartoon that premiered on Kids' WB! on September 11, 1999 and was created by Bob Doucette (who had previously Schools generally employ a hierarchy of Punishments for infractions of rules Later, Warner Bros. cut back the size of its animation studio because the show Histeria! went over its budget,^[40] and most production on further Warner Bros. animated comedy series ceased. ^[47]

Animaniacs, along with Tiny Toon Adventures, continued to rerun in syndication through the 1990s into the early-2000s after production of new episodes ceased. Animaniacs aired in syndication on the WB’s sister network, Cartoon Network, from January 24, 1997^[4] until Nickelodeon bought the rights to air the series for spring 2001. Nickelodeon (commonly referred to as Nick) is an American Cable television network owned by Viacom International, founded in 1977 as Pinwheel ^[48][49] Animaniacs does not currently air on Cartoon Network, Nickelodeon, or its sister network, Nicktoons Network. Nicktoons Network, once known as Nicktoons TV and simply Nicktoons, is a Digital cable and satellite Television Although the series was scheduled to re-run on Warner Bros and AOL's new broadband internet channel Toontopia TV,^[50] Animaniacs is no longer a featured show on the site. In2TV is a joint-service offered by AOL and Warner Bros that enables people in the USA only to download television

Film

"I'm Mad"

Yakko, Wakko, and Dot’s first theatrical appearance was in the animated short, "I'm Mad", which opened nationwide alongside the full-length animated feature, Thumbelina, on March 30, 1994. ' I'm Mad' is a Cartoon short starring Yakko Wakko and Dot along with Dr Thumbelina is a 1994 animated film directed by Don Bluth, released by Warner Bros ^[44] The short was a musical about Yakko, Wakko, and Dot bickering during a car trip. ^[51] "I’m Mad" was to be the first of a series of shorts, wanted by producers Steven Spielberg, Tom Ruegger, and Jean MacCurdy, to bring Animaniacs to a wider audience. ^[44] However, "I'm Mad" was Animaniacs' only theatrical appearance. The short was later incorporated into Animaniacs episode 69.

"Wakko's Wish"

Main article: Wakko's Wish

The Warners, along with the entire Animaniacs cast of characters, starred in the feature-length, direct-to-video movie Wakko's Wish. Wakko's Wish is a 1999 direct-to-video animated Tragicomedy film based on the Warner Bros The movie takes place in the fictional country of Warnerstock, in which the Warners and the rest of the cast are under the rule of a greedy dictator. When the Warners find out about a star that will grant a wish to the first person that touches it, the Warners, the villagers (the Animaniacs cast), and the dictator race to get to it first. ^[26] Although Wakko’s Wish was rated highly among children and adults in test-screenings,^[52] Warner Bros. decided to release it direct-to-video, rather than spend money on advertising. ^[53] The movie was released on VHS on December 21, 1999;^[26] there has not yet been a DVD release. Events 69 - The end of the Year of the four emperors: Following Galba, Otho and Vitellius, Vespasian Year 1999 ( MCMXCIX) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full 1999 Gregorian calendar)

Merchandise

Home video

Main article: Animaniacs in Home Video

Episodes of the show have been released on DVD and VHS during and after the series run. Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs was a children's animated television program that ran from 1993 to 1998

VHS videos were released in the United States and in the United Kingdom. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located All of those videos are out of production, but are still available at online sellers. The episodes featured are jumbled at random and are in no particular order with the series. Each video featured four to five episodes each and accompanied by a handful of shorter skits, with a running time of about 45 minutes.

Beginning on July 25, 2006, Warner Home Video began releasing DVD volume sets of Animaniacs episodes in order of the episodes' original airdates. ^[54] Volume one of Animaniacs sold very well; over half of the product being sold in the first week made it one of the fastest selling animation DVD sets that Warner Home Video ever put out. ^[55] So far, these DVD box sets are available only in United States and Canada. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the Country to "Dominion of Canada" or "Canadian Federation" or anything else please read the Talk Page Sales overseas have yet to be confirmed. The fourth volume is currently on hiatus in order to make way for productions on DVDs for Tiny Toon Adventures and Freakazoid.

Print

An Animaniacs comic book, published by DC Comics, ran from 1995 to 2000 (59 regular monthly issues, plus two specials). DC Comics is an American comic book and related media company Initially, these featured all the characters except for Pinky and the Brain, who were published in their own comic series, though cameos were possible. Eventually, the Pinky and the Brain comic was discontinued, and was merged back into the Animaniacs series, which was then titled as Animaniacs! featuring Pinky and the Brain. The Animaniacs comic series, like the show, parodied TV and comics standards, such as Pulp Fiction and The X-Files, among others. The X-Files is a Peabody, Golden Globe and Emmy Award -winning American Science fiction television series created by Chris Carter

An Animaniacs comic strip with art by Walter Carzon ran in the United Kingdom, but was never printed in the United States. The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, commonly known as the United Kingdom, the UK or Britain,is a Sovereign state located The United States of America —commonly referred to as the

Video games

Animaniacs was soon brought into the video game industry to produce games based on the series. A video game is a Game that involves interaction with a User interface to generate visual feedback on a video device. Early notable games include Play Zone!'s PC game Animaniacs Game Pack! (1997) and Konami's Animaniacs for Super Nintendo (1994). A personal computer Game (also known as a computer game or simply PC game) is a Video game played on a Personal computer, rather () is a leading developer and publisher of numerous popular and strong-selling toys Trading cards, Anime, Tokusatsu, Slot machines Animaniacs was originally a cartoon series on TV but developed its own franchise of Video games due to popularity The Super Nintendo Entertainment System or Super NES (also called SNES and Super Nintendo) is a 16-bit Video game console that was More modern games include Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt and Animaniacs: Lights, Camera, Action!. Plot Frustrated by being "overlooked" film director C Animaniacs Lights Camera Action is an Action game for the Nintendo DS and Game Boy Advance. Other Games include Animaniacs for Sega Genesis and Game Boy; Animaniacs: A Gigantic Adventure for PC; Animaniacs: Splat Ball! for PC; Pinky and the Brain: World Conquest for PC; Animaniacs: Ten Pin Alley for the Playstation and Pinky and the Brain: The Master Plan for Game Boy Advance (Europe only). Animaniacs was originally a cartoon series on TV but developed its own franchise of Video games due to popularity The is a 16-bit Video game console released by Sega in Japan in 1988 North America in 1989 and the PAL region in 1990 The is a handheld video game console developed and manufactured by Nintendo. Animaniacs a Gigantic Adventure is a video game developed by EAI Interactive and Southpeak Interactive and released in June 15 1999 A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated A personal computer ( PC) is any Computer whose original sales price size and capabilities make it useful for individuals and which is intended to be operated The PlayStation (abbreviated PS, PSone, PS1, or informally as PSX) is a 32-bit fifth generation Video game console The Game Boy Advance (often shortened to GBA) is a 32-bit handheld video game console developed manufactured and marketed by Nintendo.

Musical collections

Because Animaniacs had many songs, albums featuring songs from the show were produced. These albums include Animaniacs (1993), Yakko's World (1994), A Christmas Plotz (1995), The Animaniacs Faboo! Collection (1995), Animaniacs Variety Pack (1995), A Hip-Hopera Christmas (1997), The Animaniacs Go Hollywood (2003), and The Animaniacs Wacky Universe (2003).

See also

• List of Animaniacs episodes
• Tiny Toon Adventures
• Pinky and the Brain
• Freakazoid!

References

Further reading

• Sandler, Kevin (1998). Reading the Rabbit: Explorations in Warner Bros. Animation. New Brunswick, New Jersey: Rutgers University Press. ISBN 0-8135-2538-1.  
• Lenburg, Jeff (1999). "Animaniacs [Theatrical Short]". The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. New York, New York: Checkmark Books. 51. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.  
• Lenburg, Jeff (1999). "Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs [Television Series]". The Encyclopedia of Animated Cartoons. New York, New York: Checkmark Books. 520. ISBN 0-8160-3831-7.  

External links

• Animaniacs at the Internet Movie Database
• The official DVD website
• Keeper's Modern Warner Bros. Cartoon Files: Animaniacs fansite