Animaniacs (1993 TV series)

Animaniacs, also called Steven Spielberg Presents: Animaniacs, an American animated series created by Amblin Television and Warner Bros. Animation for Fox Kids, then Kids' WB for the remaining half of its run. It ran from 1993 to 1998, spanning five seasons across 99 episodes. During this time there was also the spin-off, Pinky and the Brain, which ran from 1995 to 1998.

After being locked away in a water tower for 60 years, the Warner siblings (Yakko, Wakko and Dot) escape to cause mayhem on the Warner Bros. movie backlot.

The series was split into several segments which featured characters other than the Warner siblings such as Pinky and The Brain, Rita and Runt, Slappy Squirrel and Skippy, the Goodfeathers, and others.

Various Looney Tunes characters also appear in this series in cameos.

The series would be rebooted in 2020 with the same name.

Segments

 * Animaniacs
 * Pinky and the Brain
 * Slappy Squirrel
 * Goodfeathers
 * Rita and Runt
 * Buttons and Mindy
 * Hip Hippos
 * Chicken Boo
 * Good Idea Bad Idea
 * Minerva Mink

Music
The theme song was composed by Richard Stone. Opening Theme Lyrics It's time for Animaniacs! And we're zany to the max! So just sit back and relax, You'll laugh till you collapse We're Animaniacs!

Come join the Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister Dot) Just for fun we run around the Warner Movie Lot. They lock us in the tower, Whenever we get caught Then we break loose, and go vamoose, and now you know the plot

We're Animaniacs! Dot is cute, and Yakko yaks Wakko packs away the snacks, While Bill Clinton plays the sax We're Animaniacs!

Meet Pinky and the Brain, who wanna rule the universe Good feathers flock together, Slappy whacks them with her purse Buttons chases Mindy, while Rita sings a verse The writers flipped, We have no script, Why bother to rehearse?

We're Animaniacs! We have pay or play contracts! We're zany to the max, There's bologna in our slacks We're ani-mane-y, Totally insane-y, Here's the show's namey, Animaniacs! Those are the facts!

Cast

 * Rob Paulsen as Yakko Warner, Dr. Scratchnsniff and Pinky
 * Jess Harnell as Wakko Warner
 * Tress MacNeille as Dot Warner
 * Frank Wellker as Ralph
 * Maurice LaMarche as Brain and Squit
 * Sherri Stoner as Slappy Squirrel
 * Chick Vennera as Pesto and Godpigeon

Release

 * United States: September 13, 1993 on Kids' WB

In popular culture

 * In 2018's Teen Titans Go! To The Movies, Starfire recognizes the Water Tower as the home of the Animaniacs.