Animaniacs

                Growing up Animaniacs was one of my absolutely favorite cartoons. Originally broadcast on the WB network in the 90’s, Animaniacs was created by Steven Spielberg who used his Hollywood connections to get the rights to celebrity and copyrighted media in the cartoon. The plot centers around Yakko and Wakko, the Warner Brothers and the Warner sister, Dot. Three manic Cat-Dog-Things? That create havoc around the Warner Bros. film studios. Accompanying this cartoon, are several different cartoons jam-packed into the show. Some examples include:

Buttons and Mindy – A parody of Lassie, Buttons the dog chases after Mindy, his masters’ little girl, who always wanders into trouble. Buttons goes to great lengths to save her only to be reprimanded once he gets home.

 

 

 

 

 

Goodfeathers –  A parody of the Goodfellas, Bobby, Pesto, and Squit are three pidgeons that get into all kinds of trouble, only to taught a tough lesson from the Godpidgeon.

Pinky and the Brain – Two lab mice, one a genius and the other insane, that secretly try to come up with ways to take over the world.

Slappy the Squirrel – A retired slapstick cartoon star teaches her nephew what real comedy is.

 

 

 

 

Animaniacs also contained several jokes and innuendos that, while watching again as an adult, can be understood with an older mind.