Series synopsis
Pinky and the Brain is an American animation comedy family sci-fi & fantasy kids television series that premiered on The WB on September 9, 1995. It ended on November 4, 1998. It stars Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche.
Pinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in a cage in the Acme Labs research facility. Brain is self-centered and scheming; Pinky is good-natured but feebleminded. In each episode, Brain devises a new plan to take over the world, which ultimately ends in failure, usually due to Pinky's idiocy, the impossibility of Brain's plan, Brain's own arrogance, or just circumstances beyond their control.
Premise
Pinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in a cage in the Acme Labs research facility. Brain is self-centered and scheming; Pinky is good-natured but feebleminded. In each episode, Brain devises a new plan to take over the world, which ultimately ends in failure, usually due to Pinky's idiocy, the impossibility of Brain's plan, Brain's own arrogance, or just circumstances beyond their control.
Premise: One is a genius, the other's insane.
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rob Paulsen as Pinky (voice)
- Maurice LaMarche as The Brain (voice)
Guest cast
- Clyde Kusatsu
- Gabrielle Carteris
- John Glover
- John Rhys-Davies
- Tom Bodett
- Joyce Brothers as Joyce Brothers (voice)
- Jennifer Hale
- Laraine Newman as Secretary (voice)
- John Astin
- Jeffrey Tambor as Beetle Fiero (voice)
- Ed McMahon as Ed McMahon (voice)
- Pat Musick
Episodes
This series spans 5 seasons with 104 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 9 | ||
| Season 1 | 19 | September 9, 1995 | May 12, 1996 |
| Season 2 | 16 | September 7, 1996 | May 17, 1997 |
| Season 3 | 51 | September 8, 1997 | May 16, 1998 |
| Season 4 | 9 | September 14, 1998 | November 4, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
The Start of All Things Wacky A featurette with Senior Producer Tom Ruegger, Writer Peter Hastings, the voices of Pinky and the Brain stars, Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche, and voice director Andrea Romano as they discuss antidotes and antics about Steven Spielberg and why they had so much fun at work. |
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| 2 |
Win Big Pinky and the Brain Short Brain competes on a trivia game show entitled ""Gyp-Parody"" to win money to buy a device to take over the world. |
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| 3 |
Where Rodents Dare Pinky and the Brain Double Length Short 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. Pinky and the Brain have a hard time getting to the peace conference, but when they finally do Brain's plans are foiled when someone traps them while they stand on a plate of cheese. The two mice only succeed in freezing themselves. |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Das Mouse Brain hatches a plot to hypnotize people, but he needs white crab meat to succeed. In order to get the crab meat, he takes a submarine to the wreck of the Titanic. Unfortunately, the CIA spots his sub and orders its destruction. |
September 9, 1995 |
| 2 |
Of Mouse and Man Brain plans to take over the world by creating a voice mail system that will tie up everyone on the planet long enough for him to take over. In order to do this he needs money. He decides to get it by getting a job and then staging an accident in order to sue the company. |
September 17, 1995 |
| 3 |
Tokyo Grows Brain uses an enlarging ray to make himself and Pinky four hundred feet tall. With Pinky dressed as a Gollyzilla, Brain stages a fight to make himself look like hero. But then the real Gollyzilla shows up. |
September 24, 1995 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
It's Only a Paper World Brain tries to get all the people off Earth onto his paper mache creation, Chia Earth. |
September 7, 1996 |
| 2 |
Collect 'em All Using Johannes Gutenberg printing press, the Brain make a series of collectible trading cards. |
September 14, 1996 |
| 3 |
Pinkasso A successful modern artist is born and it's Pinky, trying to help fund Brain's new plan. |
September 14, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Leave It to Beavers Brain enlists the aid of beavers to gain control over the flow of rivers. |
September 8, 1997 |
| 2 |
Cinebrania The mice make a series of comedy films and hit the big time. |
September 8, 1997 |
| 3 |
Pinky & The Brain ...and Larry Pinky and Brain have a new companion, Larry, but their newest plan just doesn't seem to pan out. |
September 13, 1997 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Brainwashed Pt. 1: Brain, Brain, Go Away Pinky and Brain are kidnapped in Washington, DC by an unknown force. Brain loses his memory and the mice are then imprisoned in a town where everyone is forced to perform the Schëerskåhøvên, which is dumbing down the entire country. |
September 14, 1998 |
| 2 |
Brainwashed Pt. 2: I Am Not a Hat Brain regains his memory and the mice escape. They believe Snowball is responsible for the Schmëerskåhøvên, but him imprisoned in a mental institution. |
September 15, 1998 |
| 3 |
Brainwashed Pt. 3: Wash Harder The mice and Snowball search for the one who spliced their DNA, Dr. Mordough, thinking he's responsible for all this. But it turns out to be his cat, Precious, and time is running out. |
September 16, 1998 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | The WB |
|---|---|
| First aired | September 9, 1995 |
| Last aired | November 4, 1998 |
| Runtime | 21 minutes |
| Status | ended |
| Schedule | Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday |