List of Animaniacs episodes

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The following is an episode list for the Warner Bros. animated television series Animaniacs. The series premiered on FOX Kids on September 13, 1993 and then began airing on The WB as part of its "Kids' WB!" afternoon programming block from September 13, 1993 to November 14, 1998. As of November 14, 1998, 99 episodes of Animaniacs have aired.

Currently, the first 75 episodes are available on DVD. A feature-length direct-to-video movie, Wakko's Wish, was released on December 21, 1999. The series also had the spin-off series Pinky and the Brain.

The list is ordered by the episodes' original air dates. It does not include Wakko's Wish.

Contents

[edit] Season One: 1993-1994

# Airdate Title Overview
1 September 13, 1993 De-Zanitized Dr. Scratchansniff relates the story of how he once tried to make the Warners less zany with psychoanalysis.
The Monkey Song In the tune to Calypso music, the Warners and Dr. Scratchansniff sing about their tumultuous relationship.
Nighty-Night Toon In a slight parody of the children's book Goodnight Moon, each of the Animaniacs are wished a good night's sleep.
2 September 14, 1993 Yakko's World Yakko sings a song to the tune of the Mexican Hat Dance about the nations of the world.
Cookies for Einstein As scouts in Switzerland, the Warners attempt to sell cookies to Albert Einstein and accidentally help him discover the formula for his theory of relativity.
Win Big First Pinky and the Brain short. Brain competes on trivia game show "Gyp-Parody" to win money to buy a device in order to take over the world.
3 September 15, 1993 H.M.S. Yakko The Warners trespass on Captain Mel's beach. He tries to get them to leave. This cartoon is a takeoff of the Gilbert and Sullivan's musical Pirates of Penzance and H.M.S. Pinafore.
Slappy Goes Walnuts First Slappy Squirrel cartoon. Slappy tries to get some walnuts in a yard guarded by a dog.
Yakko's Universe Yakko's sings a song about the Universe.
4 September 16, 1993 Hooked on a Ceiling Michelangelo paints the ceiling of the Sistine Chapel, nearly ruined and fixed by the Warners who were offended by all the naked people on it.
Goodfeathers: The Beginning first goodfeathers short In order to become a Goodfeather, Squit must find the Godpigeon some food. Inspired by two movies, Goodfellas and The Godfather.
5 September 17, 1993 Taming Of The Screwy Thaddeus Plotz has invited over some very important business people to a business dinner and it's Dr. Scratchnsniff's job to train the Warners with manners so they can attend.
6 September 20, 1993 Temporary Insanity When Plotz's secretary gets sick, he is forced to hire Yakko, Wakko, and Dot.
Operation: Lollipop First Buttons and Mindy short. After Mindy receives a lollipop, she gets into trouble when the lollipop sticks to the side of a mail truck and she and Buttons (protecting Mindy) pursue it.
What are We? The Warners are hypnotized by Dr. Scratchansniff in order to make them less zany. Dr. Scratchansniff fails and asks them what they are, leading the Warners to offer a number of suggestions.
7 September 21, 1993 Piano Rag Dr. Scratchnsniff, Ralph the guard, and Hello Nurse all chase after the Warners, so they hide in a piano concert until the coast is clear.
When Rita Met Runt First Rita and Runt cartoon. An independent cat and a stupid dog meet in an animal shelter, where they decide to bust out and find a real home.
8 September 22, 1993 The Big Candy Store After a nun is kicked out of a candy store, the Warners give the owner of the candy store a hard time.
Bumbie's Mom After Skippy gets traumatized with a death in Bumbie, the Dearest Deer, Slappy tries to teach him that "no one dies in cartoons" by visiting the actress who played the part.
9 September 23, 1993 Wally Llama Wally Llama (based on the Dalai Lama), the wisest creature in the world, vows to stop answering questions after being asked too many stupid ones. However, the Warners have a very pressing question.
Where Rodents Dare With one of his new inventions, Brain plans to freeze all the leaders of the world when they are at an international peace conference in the Alps.
10 September 24, 1993 King Yakko Yakko inherits the throne of Anvilania, a small kingdom best known as the world's largest producer of anvils. This episode was based on the Marx Brothers movie, Duck Soup.
11 September 27, 1993 No Pain, No Painting In 1905, the Warners arrive at the Paris home of the famous artist Pablo Picasso. They want to help him paint and annoy him so much that he will let them paint as he relaxes.
Les Miseranimals Runt, a rebellious dog in 1905 Paris, helps Rita and other captured cats get free from a future of being pies. Loosely based on the Broadway musical Les Miserables.
12 September 28, 1993 Garage Sale of the Century Papa Bear is having a garage sale, but runs into problems when the Warners take the expression too literally.
West Side Pigeons In an avian parody of West Side Story, the Goodfeather are having a rivalry with a group of sparrows when Squit falls in love with Carloota, the sister of a rival sparrow.
13 September 29, 1993 Hello Nice Warners While running away from Ralph, the Warners get hired by a control-obsessed comedy director for his movie, leading to a clash of comedic styles.
La Behemoth First Hip Hippos short. When Flavio and Marita's giraffe maid quits over a misunderstanding, the Hip Hippos are forced to do their own housework with disastrous results. This is an opera episode in which the title was based on La bohème.
Little Old Slappy from Pasadena In order to deliver a letter, Slappy drive her brand new car all over town.
14 September 30, 1993 La La Law When Dr. Scratchansniff gets a parking ticket, he goes to court to fight it. The Warners act as his lawyers and frustrate the judge with their hijinks. The title was based on the live-action L.A. Law.
Cat on a Hot Steel Beam Mindy follows a kitten into a dangerous construction site.
15 October 1, 1993 Space Probed The Warners are abducted by aliens and taken aboard their spaceship where their hijinks begin to annoy the passengers.
Battle for the Planet Brain wants to take over the world by tricking people into thinking that aliens are invading.
16 October 4, 1993 Chalkboard Bungle The studio hires a new teacher named Miss Flamiel to teach the Warners. Despite her best efforts, she meets only with frustration and is unable to teach them anything.
Hurray for Slappy Slappy goes to a banquet held in her honor in order to receive an award while three of her old nemesis plot revenge for years of torment.
The Great Wakkorotti: The Master and His Music Wakko belches The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss.
17 October 5, 1993 Roll Over, Beethoven Yakko, Wakko, and Dot help Beethoven compose his fifth symphony.
The Cat and the Fiddle In 1690's Italy, Stradivarius takes a stray Rita in hope to make violin strings out of her "catgut".
18 October 6, 1993 Pavlov's Mice In turn of the century Russia, Brain plans to take over the world by stealing the crown jewels of Russia, yet with one setback: he and Pinky have been conditioned by psychiatrist Pavlov.
Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov First Chicken Boo short. In New York, Chicken Boo is mistaken for a ballet dancer and dances in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.
Nothing but the Tooth Rasputin has a toothache preventing him from hypnotizing the tsar. Unfortunately, the Warners are his dentists.
19 October 7, 1993 Meatballs or Consequences In Sweden, Wakko is attempted to be taken away by Death from eating too many meatballs in a contest. Yakko and Dot must play checkers with Death to stop Wakko from being taken to the ever after.
A Moving Experience Flavio and Marita head to New York in order to find a trendy new place to live. This episode was to be the first Flavio and Marita episode.
20 October 11, 1993 Four Score and Seven Migraines Ago On a train to Gettysburg, the Warners help Abraham Lincoln write the opening of the Gettysburg Address.
Wakko's America In a Jeopardy!-style game in the classroom, Wakko has to name the 50 states and their capitals.
Davy Omlette Chicken Boo is mistaken for Davy Omelette the frontiersman. He helps a number of pioneers who are being attacked by a bear.
The Flame The Flame lights the room as Thomas Jefferson write the Declaration of Independence.
21 October 12, 1993 Hearts of Twilight A crazy film director (based on Jerry Lewis) is millions of dollars over budget, so Plotz sends the Warners out to stop him. It was partially inspired by Apocalypse Now but more so by the documentary on the making of the film Hearts of Darkness: A Filmmaker's Apocalypse.
The Boids The Goodfeathers are hired as stunt birds for an Alfred Hitchcock horror movie. They try to keep their jobs, but the move shoot turns out to be harder than they expected.
22 October 13, 1993 Guardin' the Garden Slappy protects Adam and Eve from eating an apple in the Garden of Eden, just as a snake tries to tempt them to do so.
Plane Pals Onboard a plane, the Warners annoy a tightwad who is forced to sit by them because of a computer error.
23 October 15, 1993 Be Careful What You Eat The Warners sing about the ingredients of junk food.
Up the Crazy River When Mindy chases a butterfly into a rain forest that is being cut down for wood, Buttons follow and protect her.
Ta Da Dump, Ta Da Dump, Ta Da Dump Dump Dump The Goodfeathers must help Pesto when he gets his head caught in a plastic six-pack ring while rummaging through the garbage.
24 October 18, 1993 Opportunity Knox Brain wants to steal all of the gold out of Fort Knox.
Wings Take Heart When a male moth and a female butterfly fall in love they head to the city.
25 October 19, 1993 Hercule Yakko The detective Warners go in search of Marita's missing jewel on a cruise ship filled with "the unusual suspects". (Slappy, Minerva, Pinky & the Brain). Based on the works of Agatha Christie's fictional detective Hercule Poirot.
Home on De-Nile Rita gets adopted by Cleopatra. Runt saves her after he finds out that Rita was about to be sacrificed.
A Midsummer's Night Dream The Warner's unique interpretation of Shakespeare, complete with Batman and Robin.
26 October 21, 1993 Testimonials Several old-time movie stars talk about their encounters with the Warners and how Milton Berle never really liked them.
Babblin' Bijou An old Warner cartoon where Dot goes into the movies (literally) to find the sheik of her dreams.
Potty Emergency In the midst of watching a scary sci-fi movie, Wakko drinks too much soda and has to use the bathroom. But when Wakko finds out he has a toilet in his bag of stuff, his quest to relieve himself goes from bad to worse.
Sir Yaksalot The Warners are recruited by a medieval king to save his home from a dragon.
27 October 25, 1993 You Risk Your Life Yakko hosts a game show similar in style and feel to Groucho Marx's You Bet Your Life.
I Got Yer Can A chipmunk named Candy slowly goes insane after Slappy throws a can of diet walnut cola in her trash.
Jockey for Position In order to win funds for his latest world-conquering scheme, Brain enters the Kentucky Derby as the worlds smallest, lightest jockey. But Pinky's influence ends up influencing the outcome of the race in an unexpected manner.
28 October 26, 1993 Moby or Not Moby The Warners protect the legendary Moby-Dick from the wrath of Captain Ahab.
Mesozoic Mindy In the Stone Age, cavegirl Mindy gets in trouble and Buttons rescues her.
The Good, the Boo and the Ugly Chicken Boo finds himself in the midst of a spaghetti western.
29 October 29, 1993 Draculee, Draculaa In an attempt to head towards their ancestral home of Pennsylvania (since their parents are pencils), the Warners end up at the estate of Count Dracula in Transylvania.
Phranken-Runt Rita and Runt end up being chased by a crazy female mad scientist who wants the idiot dog's brain for her own experiments.
30 October 28, 1993 Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled Lost once again, the Warners end up in the fiery realm of Hades, where they end up giving Satan his own eternal torment.
Moon Over Minerva A melancholic Minerva Mink avoids the come-ons of a geeky wolf male, until the full moon brings out the real wolf in both of them.
Skullhead Bonyhands In a parody of Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands, Mr. Skullhead (a character brought over from Tiny Toon Adventures) is adopted and finds acceptance in a suburban family.
31 November 1, 1993 O Silly Mio After witnessing their stained-glass window get destroyed by a primadonna opera singer, the Warners torment her in their own variations on Carmen.
Puttin' on the Blitz In the midst of the Nazi invasion of Poland, Rita and Runt help a little girl reunited with her father while avoiding the enemy (and Newt).
The Great Wakkorotti: The Summer Concert Wakko belches Dance of the Hours.
32 November 2, 1993 Chairman of the Bored The Warners are tortured going through the longest, most boring one-sided conversation of their lives courtesy of a drone-voice man (Ben Stein) they meet at a party.
Planets Song Yakko sings of the planets in our solar system.
Astro-Buttons Buttons and Mindy are part of a space colony.
33 November 3, 1993 Cartoons in Wakko's Body In a running gag throughout the episode, Wakko has various medical maladies caused by cartoons inside of him.
Noah's Lark Noah (who looks and speaks like comedian Richard Lewis) is instructed by God to build an ark for the flood and to gather animals two-by-two, including the Hip-Hippos.
The Big Kiss Chicken Boo is a leading actor who delivers the money-shot kiss in a movie without anyone knowing he's a giant chicken.
Hiccup Squit gets a case of the hiccups, forcing the other Goodfeathers to come up with different ways to get rid of them.
34 November 4, 1993 Clown and Out A clown (who looks and speaks like the Jerry Lewis-esque Mr. Director) is hired by Mr. Plotz for Wakko's birthday party, but Plotz learns from Dr. Scratchensniff that, like Mr. Plotz, Wakko has a fear of clowns.
Bubba Bo Bob Brain The Brain becomes a country-western star in order to plant hypnotic suggestions for world domination. But his main problems in his rise to fame: Pinky keeps screwing up his name.
35 November 5, 1993 In the Garden of Mindy Brain tries to prepare a plan for world domination, all the while watching over Mindy's mischief.
No Place Like Homeless Runt and Pesto find a home with a kind old woman who doesn't like birds.
Katie Ka-Boo In Katie Ka-Boom's first appearance, she discovers the hard way that her latest boyfriend is a giant chicken (Chicken Boo to be exact).
Baghdad Cafe The Warner Brothers (and their sister Slappy) pay a visit to Saddam Hussein.
36 November 5, 1993 Critical Condition After two movie critics blast her cartoons on a review show, Slappy decides to get revenge: first by blowing their home up, then by sabotaging their latest film viewing.
The Three Muska-Warners The Warners, as The Three Musketeers, protect their king from the threat of "The Viper".
37 November 9, 1993 Dough Dough Boys The carrier pigeon Goodfeathers are forced to deliver an important message through a World War I battlefield.
Boot Camping The Warners go to army training camp thinking its summer camp, leading to chaos, confusion and an angry drill sergeant.
General Boo-Regard The Southern Rebels of the Civil War are led by Chicken Boo.
38 November 10, 1993 Spellbound Pinky & the Brain go on a quest to get a spell needed to help them conquer the world.
39 November 11, 1993 Smitten With Kittens Rita and Runt find a litter of "puppies" that cling to the stray cat as their mother.
Alas Poor Skullhead Yakko recites the famed Hamlet soliloquy while Wakko digs and Dot translates.
White Gloves After playing on the piano with them, Wakko's gloves run away and have an adventure on their own.
40 November 12, 1993 Fair Game The Warners compete on the game show "Quiz Me Quick" where they drive the host bonkers.
The Slapper An advertisement about a device that slaps people.
Puppet Rulers In the 1950s, Pinky & the Brain join the cast of a kids puppet show to influence the baby-boom generation to follow them in the future.
41 November 15, 1993 Buttermilk, It Makes a Body Bitter A short milk ad parody about why Slappy drinks buttermilk
Broadcast Nuisance A TV news anchor forgets to tip the Warners for his lunch, leading to one on-air humiliation after another.
Raging Bird Bobby trains to fight a tough bird in order to impress a female in his fighting ability. This movie was inspired by the movies Raging Bull and Rocky.
42 November 16, 1993 Animator's Alley The Warners are stuck on a forum show with an old animator reminiscing of the old days.
Can't Buy a Thrill The Hip-Hippos try to improve their bored lives by going on a dangerous vacation.
Hollywoodchuck An arrogant forest creature gets a job in Hollywood on a TV show while getting angry at everyone in the process.
43 November 17, 1993 Of Nice and Men Runt gets adopted into taking care of a rabbit farm, while Rita is relegated into rat hunting.
What a Dump
Survey Ladies The Warners, looking for a present, are chased by two survey ladies asking about beans and George Wendt.
44 November 18, 1993 Useless Facts Yakko reveals things we never needed to know
The Senses The Warners sing about the senses.
The World Can Wait Brain gives up world domination dreams so he can go after a new female lab mouse who fits alongside Pinky.
Kiki's Kitten Rita finds herself unexpectedly adopted by a research gorilla.
45 November 19, 1993 Windsor Hassle The Warners work with the queen of England to restore Windsor Castle after a fire.
...And Justice for Slappy Slappy is being sued by Walter Wolf for assault.
46 November 22, 1993 Turkey Jerky Native American Warners protect their pet turkey from a Pilgrim who wants him for dinner.
Wild Blue Yonder A newly hatched bird tries to find its mother and ends up following an air military fleet.
47 November 23, 1993 Video Revue The Warners have fun at a video store where the movie covers come to life.
When Mice Rule the Earth Pinky and the Brain go back to the dawn of man to influence mice to gain evolutionary advantages to rule the world.
48 November 24, 1993 Mobster Mash The Warners meet The Godfather and show the real meaning of the word "mobster"
Lake Titicaca The Warners sing about a South American lake.
Icebreakers Rita and Runt stow away to Florida, but they end up in the Arctic, where they encounter Ross Perot.
49 December 6, 1993 A Christmas Plotz A Warner version of Charles Dickens' A Christmas Carol
Little Drummer Warners The Warners jazz up the classic carol The Little Drummer Boy
50 November 29, 1993 'Twas the Day Before Christmas Slappy tells Skippy a story about Ralph being Santa Claus for the Warners.
Jingle Boo Chicken Boo diguises himself as a department store Santa Claus.
The Great Wakkoroti: The Holiday Concert Wakko belches "Jingle Bells".
Toy Shop Terror The Warners run amok at a toy store. Only use of Raymond Scott's song (and classic WB cartoon soundtrack cue) Powerhouse in Animaniacs.
Yakko's Universe (reairing) Yakko's sings a song about the Universe. (Re-used from episode 3).
51 February 10, 1994 The Warners & the Beanstalk The Warners climb up the beanstalk where they face a hungry giant.
Frontier Slappy Slappy finds herself facing pioneer Daniel Boone, who wants to cut down her tree on his journeys.
52 February 11, 1994 Ups and Downs Wakko and Dr. Scratchansniff are stuck in an elevator for several hours.
The Brave Little Trailer The story of a small trailer who goes on adventure after surviving a tornado.
Yes, Always A study on voice-acting shows Brain re-enacting an infamous Orson Welles commercial meltdown.
53 February 14, 1994 Drive-Insane Scratchnsniff's date at a drive-in gets out of hand when the Warners join him.
Girlfeathers The "girlfriends" of the Goodfeathers take in some alone time by flying to the Grand Canyon with the Goodfeathers close behind.
I'm Cute Dot sings a song about how cute she is while her brothers slowly get sick of her song.
54 February 15, 1994 Brain Meets Brawn In the late 1800s, Brain partakes in Dr. Jekyll's formula to assist a London heist.
Meet Minerva A frustrated and hopeless in love Minerva avoids the maneuvers of Newt, who either wants to hunt her or have her! This was to be the first Minerva short.
55 February 16, 1994 Gold Rush The Warners take revenge on a prospector who steals their entire wealth during a gold rush.
A Gift of Gold The trials and tribulations of a piece of gold wrapping paper
Dot's Quiet Time Dot sings while trying to find a peaceful place to read.
56 February 16, 1994 Schnitzelbank The Warners sing the "International Friendship Song".
The Helpinki Formula Brain concocts a mystery formula and sells it through infomercials as part of a world-conquering scheme.
Buttons and the Balloon Buttons chases Mindy across Paris (and in a different language) as Mindy goes after a balloon.
Kung Boo A parody of The Karate Kid where Chicken Boo goes for a martial-arts championship.
57 February 17, 1994 Of Course You Know, This Means Warners The Warners show off their assistance on the homefront during World War II.
Up a Tree Rita finds herself stuck up a giant tree in the middle of Nebraska with a case of acrophobia and Runt barking below her.
Wakko's Gizmo Wakko shows off a bizarre Rube Goldberg device.
58 February 28, 1994 Meet John Brain Brain throws his hat into the ring to run for President of the United States.
Smell Ya Later Slappy faces against a smelly old rival to get her nuts.
59 March 1, 1994 Ragamuffins An old Warner cartoon where the trio work (and eat everything in sight) at a baked-goods factory.
Woodstock Slappy In 1969, Slappy and Skippy end up facing off against a famous music festival at their summer tree cottage in Woodstock, New York.
60 March 2, 1994 Karaoke Dokie The Warners are forced to put up with the horrible singing of Willie Slackner at a karaoke bar.
The Cranial Crusader The Brain and Pinky become Batman- styled superheroes in oder to ger reconision.
The Chicken Who Loved Me Chicken Boo stars in a James Bond parody.
61 May 2, 1994 Baloney and Kids The Warners are stuck on a kids show with a a big, dumb orange dinosaur that gleefully takes all their abuse.
Super Buttons Mindy and Buttons are seen as superheroes.
Katie Ka-Boom: The Driving Lesson Katie's dad makes a big mistake when he allows Katie to driver the car home.
62 May 3, 1994 Scare Happy Slappy Slappy takes Skippy out trick-or-treating along a block that includes all her old enemies.
Witch One Rita is trialed for being a witch in old-timey Salem.
Macbeth The three witches (Dot, Hello Nurse, Slappy) cook up a bizarre brew with unexpected results.
63 May 9, 1994 With 3 You Get Eggroll Pesto has to watch his sister's egg, but it starts rolling all over town.
Mermaid Mindy Mindy and Buttons are mer-people.
Katie Ka-Boom: Call Waiting Katie's dad forgets to take a message from one of her friends.
64 May 16, 1994 Lookit the Fuzzy Heads The Warners put up with a day being followed around by Elmyra Duff.
No Face Like Home Slappy goes to get plastic sugery, but Walter tries to fiddle with her face.
65 May 23, 1994 The Warners 65th Anniversary Special A "live" special that highlights the anniversary of the Warners' creation, from their original roles as sidekicks to an early cartoon character through their golden age and their occasional breakouts prior to recent times, featuring guest appearances of Bugs Bunny, Daffy Duck, Porky Pig, Foghorn Leghorn, Yosemite Sam and Tweety.

[edit] Season Two: 1994-1995

# Airdate Title Overview
66 September 10, 1994 Take My Siblings Please In a take on Three Billy Goats Gruff, the Warners attempt to cross over a "troll bridge" between them and a nearby meadow.
The Mindy 500 Mindy follows a clown car on an auto race track.
Morning Malaise The Warners annoy a rude radio show host.
67 November 5, 1994 Miami Mama-Mia The Goodfeathers fly to Miami to see Pesto's mom's fiance, who Pesto attempts to hurt to stop the wedding.
Pigeon on the Roof In a musical parody of Fiddler on the Roof, the Goodfeathers try to determine their relationship with the Girlfeathers, who want to settle down while the male pigeons just want to hang around their Martin Scorsese statue.
68 September 17, 1994 We're No Pigeons The Goodfeathers try fooling a hungry owl that they're no pigeons.
Whistle Stop Mindy Mindy follows a train to blow it's whistle.
Katie Ka-Boom: The Broken Date Katie's date doesn't arrive on time.
69 November 12, 1994 I'm Mad A song depicting Scratchnsniff putting up with the Warners on a special road trip.
Bad Mood Bobby Pesto and Squit try to get Bobby out of his bad mood.
Katie Ka-Boom: The Blemish Katie freaks out when she gets a pimple before her study group.
Fake The Warners try to prove Dr. Scratchnsniff that wrestling is fake.

[edit] Season Three: 1995-1996

# Airdate Title Overview
70 September 9, 1995 Super Strong Warner Siblings In a parody of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the Warners fight against evil monsters and the threat of a giant bug.
Nutcracker Slappy Slappy and Skippy attempt to open a nut.
Wakko's New Gookie Wakko "invents" a new gookie.
A Quake, A Quake! A song about the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
71 September 16, 1995 Variety Speak A song about how to read the headlines in Variety Magazine.
Three Tenors and You're Out Slappy and Skippy find out their Dodgers game has been replaced with an opera performance.
Bingo Dr. Scratchnsniff is calling bingo numbers. Easy? Not when your only player is Wakko.
72 September 9, 1995 Deduces Wild The Warners bother Sherlock Holmes for help with their scavenger hunt.
Rest in Pieces Slappy is asked to attend Walter's "funeral".
U.N. Me The Warners sing about the United Nations to the tune of Down By the Riverside
73 September 23, 1995 A Hard Days Warner In a parody of The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night, the Warners run from their fans.
Gimme a Break Slappy tries to get away from the filming of an epic movie on her vacation day.
Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation The Warners try to tell people to "get a life" instead of going over every little reference in their show.
74 September 9, 1995 The Tiger Prince A parody of the opening of The Lion King
All The Words in the English Language Throughout the episode, Yakko tries to sing the entire dictionary to the tune of the Mexican Hat Dance
The Kid in the Lid Yakko visits two children in the style of The Cat In The Hat
Method to Her Madness In the 1950's, Slappy and Skippy attend a method acting class, which Slappy turns into a comical class.
75 November 11, 1995 The Presidents To the William Tell Overture, the Warners sing about all presidents from George Washington to Bill Clinton
Don't Tread on Us Pinky And The Brain plot to replace the Declaration Of Independence with Brain's Declaration of Obedience.
The Flame Returns The Flame reads the story of Paul Reveere.
76 October 21, 1995 Gimme the Works Tired of their episode's latest plot,The Warners go out of the cartoon.
Buttons in Ows Mindy and Buttons Parody The Wizard of Oz.
Hercules Unwound Pinky And The Brain plan to steal Zeus's lightning bolt.
77 November 4, 1995 This Pun for Hire In a parody of The Maltese Falcon and film-noir, the Warners (as detectives) search and protect a mysterious statue from several suspicious characters.
Star Truck The Warners are beamed onto their favorite old sci-fi show, where they cause chaos to the crew and introduce the engineer to doughnuts.
Go Fish
Multiplication Song
78 November 18, 1995 The Sound of Warners Mr. Plotz hires Prunella Flundergust, a nanny who unknowingly gives the Warners a hard time with her singing and motherly personality. Since they can't do anything to her (they don't attack people who're nice to them), they get Slappy to take care of her.
Yabba Dabba Boo
79 December 21, 1996[a] My Mother the Squirrel The little bird from Wild Blue Yonder returns and is adopted by Slappy.
The Party The Warners invite several people to their water tower in expectation of a surprise guest.
Oh! Say Can You See The Flame assists Francis Scott Key write The Star Spangled Banner during the War of 1812.
The Twelve Days of Christmas Song The bird (accompanied by the Animaniacs orchestra) sings The Twelve Days of Christmas.
80 January 4, 1997[a] Dot's Entertainment
The Girl with the Googily Goop The Warners appear in a parody of old Betty Boop cartoons.
Gunga Dot
81 January 18, 1997[a] Soccer Coach Slappy Slappy is the coach of a Soccer team. Skippy keeps getting hit in the face by the ball, causing him to cry and Slappy deciding to put him out of the game. But at the final game, the last hit by the ball in Skippy's face gives the team the win.
Belly Button Blues Katie Kaboom gets furious when her parents won't let her wear clothes that are "in-style" at her school which makes her belly button visible.
Our Final Space Cartoon, We Promise The Warners wake up from suspended animation in a spaceship. When the computer of the ship orders them to return to their sleeping pods, the Warners refuse to and things get out of hand.
Valuable Lesson The Warners are visited by the network censors after harassing a hun.
82 May 3, 1997[a] Wakko's 2-Note Song Wakko proves to Schratchnsniff that his song made of two-notes is actual music.
Panama Canal A song on the Latin American waterway to the tune of Low Bridge
Hello Nurse The Warner brothers sing an ode to their favorite femme.
The Ballad of Magellan The Warners sing a song about Magellan to the tune of Git Along, Little Dogies.
The Return of the Great Wakkorotti Wakko, using fart sounds from his hands, performs the Chinese Dance from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.
The Big Wrap Party Tonight The Warners sing about who's at their wrap party.

[edit] Season Four: 1996-1997

# Airdate Title Overview
83 September 7, 1996[a] One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock After being made to believe that his aunt Slappy is going insane, Skippy places her in a retirement home for cartoon characters. A parody of One Flew over the Cuckoo's Nest
84 September 7, 1996[a] Cutie and the Beast Parody of Disney's Beauty and the Beast with Dot as the heroine taken in by a beast played by the Tasmanian Devil.
Boo Happens A giant chicken reinacts Forrest Gump
Noel The Warners sing Noel in some very strange ways.
85 September 14, 1996[a] Jokahontas Parody of Disney animated films concentrating on Pocahontas, with Dot as the eponymous Native princess.
Boids on the Hood The Goodfeathers take revenge on Mr. Plotz to the music of Ride of the Valkyries.
Mighty Wakko at the Bat A parody of the poem Casey at the Bat, with the Animaniacs crew as the Mudville Nine and Wakko as Casey.
86 September 21, 1996[a] A Very Very Very Very Special Show In a blatant attempt to win an Emmy award, the Warners make an extremely politically correct cartoon.
Night of the Living Buttons Mindy chases a frog through a graveyard, while Buttons tries to keep waking zombies at bay.
Soda Jerk After Wakko gets the hiccups from having too much ice cream soda, Yakko and Dot attempt to cure him.
87 September 28, 1996[a] From Burbank with Love The Warners are partnered with James Bond on a mission.
Anchors A-Warners Dr. Scratchnsniff goes on a vacation. Unfortunately for him, the Warners tag along with him.
When You're Traveling from Nantucket
88 October 19, 1996[a] Papers for Pappa The Warners chase Ernest Hemingway around the world when he refuses to sign for his office supply delivery.
Amazing Gladiators The Hippos compete on a parody of American Gladiators.
Pinky and the Ralph
89 November 2, 1996[a] Ten Short Films About Wakko Warner 10 short films with Wakko being his zany self.
No Time for Love A cuckoo clock bird falls for a real female bird and tries to win her love on the hour.
The Boo Network Chicken Boo diguises himself and create a TV schedule that everybody likes, yet all have chicken-themed programs.
90 November 16, 1996[a] Pitter Patter of Little Feet The Hip-Hippos are delivered a new baby in the form of The Brain.
Mindy in Wonderland Buttons tries to protect Mindy in a "Alice In Wonderland" world.
Ralph's Wedding Ralph unexpectedly gets married to Chicken Boo.

[edit] Season Five: 1997–1998

# Airdate Title Overview
91 September 8, 1997 Back in Style After the closing of the animation department in the early 1960s, the Warners are loaned out to other cartoon studios to help their own studio keep making profit.
Bones in the Body The Warners sing about all the bones in the body while referring to Them Bones.
92 September 13, 1997 It Wakko is being chased by something terrifying behind the camera. It turns out to be Dot, who just tagged him in a game of tag.
Dot- The Macadamia Nut A parody of the Macarena music video with a song sung by and about Dot, AKA "Macadamia". Nearly the whole cast of Animaniacs star in this.
Bully for Skippy Skippy is forced to deal with a bully at school at the same time as Slappy faces an advocate against cartoon violence.
93 October 11, 1997 Cute First (Ask Questions Later)
Acquaintances
Here Comes Attila
Boo Wonder
94 May 9, 1998 Magic Time
The Brain's Apprentice
95 January 3, 1998 Hooray for North Hollywood (Part I) The Warners write a script for a movie, which is turned down by Mr. Plotz.
96 January 3, 1998 Hooray for North Hollywood (Part II) After the Warners' movie becomes a huge hit, Mr. Plotz finds himself sinking deeper and deeper after being let go by his studio.
97 February 21, 1998 The Carpool The Warners join in a carpool where they drive the rest of the passengers crazy.
The Sunshine Squirrels Slappy and an old partner reunite to perform a sketch on a TV show
98 April 25, 1998 The Christmas Tree Slappy ends up pestering everyone when her tree becomes the Christmas tree for New York's Rockefeller Center.
Punchline (Part I) Chicken Boo is asked about the eternal question: "Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?"
Prom Night
Punchline (Part II) Another question asked to Chicken Boo: "Which Came First: The Chicken or the Egg?"
99 November 14, 1998 Birds on a Wire The Goodfeathers look out and comment on a sunrise.
The Scoring Session The Warners drive a conductor crazy for the scoring of their shows. (featuring nearly the entire cast as the studio orchestra)
The Animaniacs Suite A clip show segment of "the first ninety-eight episodes" of Animaniacs intended to fill out remaining time in the show's final episode, set to an orchestral arrangement of the show theme and various character themes. Soundtrack is the last known composition by Richard Stone.

[edit] Notes

a. ^  Although these cartoons are considered part of season 3, they were all originally aired as full hour episodes (made by combining new shorts with old), with their original half-hour format not airing until season 4.[1]

[edit] References

  1. ^ Animaniacs episodes. Toon Zone. Retrieved on 2007-06-16.
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