Animaniacs

Steven Spielberg presents Animaniacs was the second collaboration between Warner Bros. Animation and Steven Spielberg's Amblin Entertainment, after Tiny Toon Adventures. It was a variety show consisting of short skits featuring a large cast of characters, the most prominent being the Warner Brothers, Yakko and Wakko, and their sister Dot, three cartoon characters of indeterminate species. The trio live in the water tower on the Warner Bros. studio lot, where they often create havoc there. The show also featured rotating segments with other characters like the Goodfeathers (a parody of sterotypical mafia characters from movies such as Goodfellas and The Godfather), Mindy and Buttons, Slappy Squirrel, and most notably, Pinky and the Brain, a pair of laboratory mice who are bent on world domination.
Animaniacs premiered on Fox Kids on September 13, 1993, and ran there for two years, before switching over to the newly-formed Kids' WB! for its last three seasons. A total of 99 episodes were produced, along with a direct-to-video movie, titled Wakko's Wish, and a theatrical cartoon short film, "I'm Mad" (which debuted in theaters with Thumbelina and later appeared as part of an episode in the show's second season). Pinky and the Brain also spun off into their own TV series in 1995 (ironically, Pinky and the Brain itself has never aired on Cartoon Network in the United States).
Following Time Warner's 1996 merger with Turner Broadcasting, Animaniacs had its first Cartoon Network airing in a special 2-hour marathon broadcast in early 1997. Subsequently, just a few months before its final episode aired, Animaniacs became a regular part of Cartoon Network's line-up in August 1998; 45 episodes from the show's earlier seasons were moved to being aired on the network, while the remaining 54 episodes stayed on Kids' WB! for the 1998-99 season, after which all the episodes were brought over to Cartoon Network. Animaniacs remained a regular part of Cartoon Network's schedule until September 2001, when it was moved over to Nickelodeon. This show was also more popular in Italy.
As of 2018, Animaniacs was last seen in reruns on the Hub Network from December 2012 up until its rebranding as Discovery Family in October 2014. 
A reboot of the series premiered on Hulu November 20th, 2020 and ended on February 17th, 2023.
== Series Overview ==
Season:	episodes:	premiere: 	end:
1 	65 	September 13th, 1993	May 23rd, 1994
2 	4 	September 10th, 1994	November 12th, 1994
3 	13 	September 9th, 1995 	February 24th, 1996
4 	8 	September 7th, 1996 	November 16th, 1996
5 	9 	September 8th, 1997 	November 14th, 1998
== Episode list ==
# 	Segments 	Original airdate
Season 1: 1993-1994	Season 1: 1993-1994 	Season 1: 1993-1994
1 	De-Zanitized / The Monkey Song / Nighty-Night Toon 	September 13, 1993
2 	Yakko's World / Cookies for Einstein / Win Big 	September 14, 1993
3 	H.M.S. Yakko / Slappy Goes Walnuts / Yakko's Universe 	September 15, 1993
4 	Hooked on a Ceiling / Goodfeathers: The Beginning 	September 16, 1993
5 	Taming Of The Screwy 	September 17, 1993
6 	Temporary Insanity / Operation: Lollipop / What are We? 	September 20, 1993
7 	Piano Rag / When Rita Met Runt 	September 21, 1993
8 	The Warner's Lot Song / The Big Candy Store / Bumbie's Mom 	September 22, 1993
9 	Wally Llama / Where Rodents Dare 	September 23, 1993
10 	King Yakko 	September 24, 1993
11 	No Pain, No Painting / Les Miseranimals 	September 27, 1993
12 	Garage Sale of the Century / West Side Pigeons 	September 28, 1993
13 	Hello Nice Warners / La Behemoth / Little Old Slappy from Pasadena 	September 29, 1993
14 	La La Law / Cat on a Hot Steel Beam 	September 30, 1993
15 	Space Probed / Battle for the Planet 	October 1, 1993
16 	Chalkboard Bungle / Hurray for Slappy / The Great Wakkorotti: The Master and His Music 	October 4, 1993
17 	Roll Over, Beethoven / The Cat and the Fiddle 	October 5, 1993
18 	Pavlov's Mice / Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov / Nothing but the Tooth 	October 6, 1993
19 	Meatballs or Consequences / A Moving Experience 	October 7, 1993
20 	Hearts of Twilight / The Boids 	October 12, 1993
21 	Four Score and Seven Migraines Ago / Wakko's America / Davy Omelette / The Flame[2] 	October 11, 1993
22 	Guardin' the Garden / Plane Pals 	October 13, 1993
23 	Be Careful What You Eat / Up the Crazy River / Ta Da Dump, Ta Da Dump, Ta Da Dump Dump Dump 	October 15, 1993
24 	Opportunity Knox / Wings Take Heart 	October 18, 1993
25 	Hercule Yakko / Home on De-Nile / A Midsummer Night's Dream 	October 19, 1993
26 	Testimonials / Babblin' Bijou / Potty Emergency / Sir Yaksalot 	October 21, 1993
27 	You Risk Your Life / I Got Yer Can / Jockey for Position 	October 25, 1993
28 	Moby or Not Moby / Mesozoic Mindy / The Good, the Boo and the Ugly 	October 26, 1993
29 	Draculee, Draculaa / Phranken-Runt 	October 29, 1993
30 	Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled / Moon Over Minerva / Skullhead Boneyhands 	October 28, 1993
31 	O Silly Mio / Puttin' on the Blitz / The Great Wakkorotti: The Summer Concert 	November 1, 1993
32 	Chairman of the Bored / Planets Song / Astro-Buttons 	November 2, 1993
33 	Cartoons in Wakko's Body / Noah's Lark / The Big Kiss / Hiccup 	November 3, 1993
34 	Clown and Out / Bubba Bo Bob Brain 	November 4, 1993
35 	Very Special Opening / In the Garden of Mindy / No Place Like Homeless / Katie Ka-Boo / Baghdad Cafe 	November 5, 1993
36 	Critical Condition / The Three Muska-Warners 	November 8, 1993
37 	Dough Dough Boys / Boot Camping / General Boo-Regard 	November 9, 1993
38 	Spell-Bound 	November 10, 1993
39 	Smitten With Kittens / Alas Poor Skullhead / White Gloves 	November 11, 1993
40 	Fair Game / The Slapper / Puppet Rulers 	November 12, 1993
41 	Buttermilk, It Makes a Body Bitter / Broadcast Nuisance / Raging Bird 	November 15, 1993
42 	Animator's Alley / Can't Buy a Thrill / Hollywoodchuck 	November 16, 1993
43 	Of Nice and Men / What a Dump / Survey Ladies 	November 17, 1993
44 	Useless Facts / The Senses / The World Can Wait / Kiki's Kitten 	November 18, 1993
45 	Windsor Hassle / ...And Justice for Slappy 	November 19, 1993
46 	Turkey Jerky / Wild Blue Yonder 	November 22, 1993
47 	Video Review / When Mice Ruled the Earth 	November 23, 1993
48 	Mobster Mash / Lake Titicaca / Icebreakers 	November 24, 1993
49 	A Christmas Plotz / Little Drummer Warners 	December 6, 1993
50 	Twas the Day Before Christmas / Jingle Boo / The Great Wakkorotti: The Holiday Concert / Toy Shop Terror / Yakko's Universe 	November 29, 1993
51 	The Warners & the Beanstalk / Frontier Slappy 	February 10, 1994
52 	Ups and Downs / The Brave Little Trailer / Yes, Always 	February 11, 1994
53 	Drive-Insane / Girlfeathers / I'm Cute 	February 14, 1994
54 	Brain Meets Brawn / Meet Minerva 	February 15, 1994
55 	Gold Rush / A Gift of Gold / Dot's Quiet Time 	February 16, 1994
56 	Schnitzelbank / The Helpinki Formula / Les Boutons et le Ballon (Buttons and the Balloon) / Kung Boo 	February 17, 1994
57 	Of Course, You Know This Means Warners / Up a Tree / Wakko's Gizmo 	February 18, 1994
58 	Meet John Brain / Smell Ya Later 	February 28, 1994
59 	Ragamuffins / Woodstock Slappy 	March 1, 1994
60 	Karaoke-Dokie / The Cranial Crusader / The Chicken Who Loved Me 	March 2, 1994
61 	Baloney & Kids / Super Buttons / Katie Ka-Boom: The Driving Lesson 	May 2, 1994
62 	Scare Happy Slappy / Witch One / MacBeth 	May 3, 1994
63 	With Three You Get Eggroll / Mermaid Mindy / Katie Ka-Boom: Call Waiting 	May 9, 1994
64 	Lookit the Fuzzy Heads / No Face Like Home 	May 16, 1994
65 	The Warners 65th Anniversary Special 	May 23, 1994
Season 2: 1994 	Season 2: 1994 	Season 2: 1994
66 	Take My Siblings Please / The Mindy 500 / Morning Malaise 	September 10, 1994
67 	Miami Mama-Mia / Pigeon on the Roof 	November 5, 1994
68 	We're No Pigeons / Whistle Stop Mindy / Katie Ka-Boom: The Broken Date 	September 17, 1994
69 	I'm Mad / Bad Mood Bobby / Katie Ka-Boom: The Blemish / Fake 	November 12, 1994
Season 3: 1995-1996	Season 3: 1995-1996 	Season 3: 1995-1996
70 	Super Strong Warner Siblings / Nutcracker Slappy / Wakko's New Gookie / A Quake, a Quake! 	September 9, 1995
71 	Variety Speak / Three Tenors and You're Out / Bingo 	September 16, 1995
72 	Deduces Wild / Rest in Pieces / U.N. Me 	September 9, 1995
73 	A Hard Day's Warner / Gimme a Break / Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation 	September 23, 1995
74 	The Tiger Prince / All The Words in the English Language / The Kid in the Lid / Method to Her Madness 	September 30, 1995
75 	The Presidents Song / Don't Tread on Us / The Flame Returns, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow 	November 11, 1995
76 	Gimme the Works / Buttons in Ows / Hercules Unwound 	October 21, 1995
77 	This Pun for Hire / Star Truck / Go Fish / Multiplication Song 	November 4, 1995
78 	The Sound of Warners / Yabba Dabba Boo 	November 18, 1995
79 	My Mother the Squirrel / The Party / Oh! Say Can You See / The Twelve Days of Christmas Song 	December 21, 1995
80 	Dot's Entertainment / The Girl with the Googily Goop / Gunga Dot 	January 4, 1996
81 	Soccer Coach Slappy / Belly Button Blues / Our Final Space Cartoon, We Promise / Valuable Lesson 	January 18, 1996
82 	Wakko's 2-Note Song / Panama Canal / Hello Nurse / The Ballad of Magellan / The Return of the Great Wakkorotti / The Big Wrap Party Tonight	May 3, 1996
Season 4: 1996 	Season 4: 1996 	Season 4: 1996
83 	One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock 	September 7, 1996
84 	Cutie and the Beast / Boo Happens / Noel 	September 7, 1996
85 	Jokahontas / Boids on the Hood / Mighty Wakko at the Bat 	September 14, 1996
86 	A Very Very Very Very Special Show / Night of the Living Buttons / Soda Jerk 	September 21, 1996
87 	From Burbank with Love / Anchors A-Warners / When You're Traveling from Nantucket 	September 28, 1996
88 	Papers for Pappa / Amazing Gladiators / Pinky and the Ralph 	October 19, 1996
89 	Ten Short Films About Wakko Warner / No Time for Love / The Boo Network 	November 2, 1996
90 	Pitter Patter of Little Feet / Mindy in Wonderland / Ralph's Wedding 	November 16, 1996
Season 5: 1997-1998	Season 5: 1997-1998 	Season 5: 1997-1998
91 	Back in Style / Bones in the Body 	September 8, 1997
92 	It / Dot- The Macadamia Nut / Bully for Skippy 	September 13, 1997
93 	Cute First (Ask Questions Later) / Acquaintances / Here Comes Attila / Boo Wonder 	October 11, 1997
94 	Hooray for North Hollywood (Part 1) 	January 3, 1998
95 	Hooray for North Hollywood (Part 2) 	January 3, 1998
96 	The Carpool / The Sunshine Squirrels 	February 21, 1998
97 	The Christmas Tree / Punchline (Part 1) / Prom Night / Punchline (Part 2) 	April 25, 1998
98 	Magic Time / The Brain's Apprentice 	May 9, 1998
99 	Birds on a Wire / The Scoring Session / The Animaniacs Suite 	November 14, 1998
== Gallery ==
File:AnimaniacsVolume1DVD.jpeg|Volume 1 DVD
File:AnimaniacsVolume2DVD.jpeg|Volume 2 DVD
File:AnimaniacsVolume3DVD.jpeg|Volume 3 DVD
File:AnimaniacsVolume4DVD.jpeg|Volume 4 DVD
File:AnimaniacsCompleteSeriesDVDset.jpeg|The Complete Series DVD set from 2018
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