Newsreel of the Stars

Newsreel of the Stars is an Animaniacs cutaway that plays periodically in the openings of several episodes throughout the series.
== Plot ==
A newsreel is shown explaining the origin of the Warners. They were first created in 1930 in Hollywood at the Warner Bros. then-new animation department. However, they were uncontrollable and ran amok all over the Warner Bros. Studios. until they were captured. Their cartoons (which were completely senseless) were locked away in a vault unreleased, and the Warners (who were even more senseless) were locked away in the studio water tower also unreleased. Afterward, the studio personnel tried to erase their mistakes by denying any knowledge of the Warners' existence...until the present day, when they escaped.
== Notes ==
* The animation studio is named "Termite Terrace", which was the nickname of the original Warner Bros. animation studio, because it was so old and rickety they thought no one would want to live there except the termites.
* This cold open would be reused in certain episodes of the show, including a longer version.
* Ralph T. Guard and Hello Nurse, or maybe people who somehow look like them, are seen working for the studio in 1930.
* The scene where Wakko detaches his head and repeatedly hits Yakko with it, while Dot pulls on her ears to spin her head, was later repeated in "The Senses Song" and "The Warners' 65th Anniversary Special".
== Goofs ==
* The narrator says in this newsreel that the Warners were created in 1930, however, it would later be shown that cartoons were made starring them in 1929. This would later be referenced in the Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation cartoon.
Category:Animaniacs
Category:Animaniacs Cutaway
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