Series synopsis
Animaniacs is an American animation kids comedy family television series that premiered on Hulu on November 20, 2020. It ended on February 17, 2023. It stars Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille and Maurice LaMarche.
The two Warner Brothers Yakko and Wakko and their Warner sister Dot had been (supposedly) created in the 1930's, but their cartoons were too screwy for the general public to handle. The three Warners were locked up in the studio water tower until they escaped in the 90's. There, they run wild, causing chaos everywhere!
Premise
The two Warner Brothers Yakko and Wakko and their Warner sister Dot had been (supposedly) created in the 1930's, but their cartoons were too screwy for the general public to handle. The three Warners were locked up in the studio water tower until they escaped in the 90's. There, they run wild, causing chaos everywhere!
Premise: Going out with a bang!
Cast and characters
Leading cast
- Rob Paulsen as Yakko Warner / Pinky (voice)
- Jess Harnell as Wakko Warner (voice)
- Tress MacNeille as Dot Warner (voice)
- Maurice LaMarche as Brain (voice)
- Keith Ferguson as Dr. Grant (voice)
- Abby Trott as Dr. Sattler (voice)
- Andrew Kishino as Yakuza Son (voice)
- Lauren Lapkus as Cupcake (voice)
Supporting cast
- Melissa Rauch as Marie (voice)
- Jeff Bennett as Louis (voice)
- Andy Milder as Knight #1 (voice)
- Phil LaMarr as No-Name (voice)
- Armando Valdes-Kennedy as Wakko in Spanish (voice)
- Brendan Hunt as Seth Meyers (voice)
- Romi Dames as Clerk (voice)
- Piotr Michael as Castle Guard #2 (voice)
- Diedrich Bader as Odysseus (voice)
- Dee Bradley Baker as Theatrical Minstrel (voice)
- Bob Bergen as Porky Pig (voice)
- Jeff Bergman as Sylvester (voice)
Guest cast
- Keith Ferguson as Dr. Grant (voice)
- Abby Trott as Dr. Sattler (voice)
- Andrew Kishino as Yakuza Son (voice)
- Lauren Lapkus as Cupcake (voice)
- Melissa Rauch as Marie (voice)
- Jeff Bennett as Louis (voice)
- Andy Milder as Knight #1 (voice)
- Phil LaMarr as No-Name (voice)
- Armando Valdes-Kennedy as Wakko in Spanish (voice)
- Brendan Hunt as Seth Meyers (voice)
- Romi Dames as Clerk (voice)
- Piotr Michael as Castle Guard #2 (voice)
Episodes
This series spans 6 seasons with 172 episodes.
| Season | Episodes | First aired | Last aired |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season 0 | 4 | March 16, 2023 | March 17, 2023 |
| Season 1 | 42 | November 20, 2020 | November 20, 2020 |
| Season 2 | 44 | November 4, 2021 | November 5, 2021 |
| Season 3 | 37 | February 17, 2023 | February 17, 2023 |
| Season 4 | 22 | September 7, 1996 | November 16, 1996 |
| Season 5 | 23 | September 8, 1997 | May 25, 1998 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Animaniacs x MasterClass - The Brain Teaches World Domination: Meet Your Instructor You know him: the mouse, the myth, the legend. Now you can hear from Brain firsthand how he came to be the mastermind he is today, and how you can follow in his prodigious pawprints. Directed by his loyal assistant, Pinky, with only a few mishaps. |
March 17, 2023 |
| 2 |
Animaniacs x MasterClass - The Brain Teaches World Domination: Finding Your Assistant It's Pinky's time to shine! If you want to add an assistant to your global domination schemes, you'll need to know Brain's tips for turning an underwhelming underling into your perfect complement. Featuring footage from a time when they were inseparable. |
March 17, 2023 |
| 3 |
Animaniacs x MasterClass - The Brain Teaches World Domination: Disguises and the Art of Subterfuge As Brain always says, "appearances matter!" Learn the importance of using the right disguises and building your personal brand to achieve world domination. Plus, the return of the no-bake cheesecake. |
March 17, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Jurassic Lark In a spoof of Jurassic Park, a crew uncovers Yakko, Wakko, and Dot in the wilderness. |
November 20, 2020 |
| 2 |
Suspended Animation (1) Yakko, Wakko, and Dot return home and learn about the modern world after being rebooted. |
November 20, 2020 |
| 3 |
Of Mice and Memes Brain's meme fails to achieve world domination. |
November 20, 2020 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Rome Sweet Rome The Warners deal with Nero. |
November 5, 2021 |
| 2 |
Backwards Pinky Brain and Pinky accidentally become conjoined. |
November 5, 2021 |
| 3 |
Wakko's Short Shorts: Now Loading Wakko waits for his new game to load. |
November 5, 2021 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Previously On A recap of the Season 2 finale is presented. |
February 17, 2023 |
| 2 |
Season Three and WB (1) With Ralph still acting as CEO of WB, the Warners agree to help Nora get her old job back. |
February 17, 2023 |
| 3 |
How to Friendship Pinky makes another "how to" video about the importance of his and Brain’s friendship. |
February 17, 2023 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
One Flew Over The Cuckoo Clock After being made to believe that his aunt Slappy is going insane after watching too many tabloid talk shows, Skippy places her in a retirement home for cartoon characters. A parody of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest. |
September 7, 1996 |
| 2 |
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. The fourth wall was broken almost constantly in this episode and also got away with using censor bleeps. |
September 7, 1996 |
| 3 |
Boo Happens Chicken Boo re-enacts Forrest Gump. |
September 7, 1996 |
| Episode | Title | Air date |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Message In A Bottle The Warners are lost in sea and found a message in a bottle floating on the surface. |
September 8, 1997 |
| 2 |
Back In Style After the closing of Termite Terrace in 1962, Plotz loans the Warners out to other cartoon studios in order to help Warner Bros. stay profitable. |
September 8, 1997 |
| 3 |
Bones In The Body The Warners sing about all the bones in the body, using Mr. Skullhead to demonstrate. |
September 8, 1997 |
Production
Release
| Original network/platform | Hulu |
|---|---|
| First aired | November 20, 2020 |
| Last aired | February 17, 2023 |
| Runtime | 12 minutes |
| Status | ended |