Animaniacs

The Animaniacs is the hit 90's afternoon variety cartoon television series, featuring a slew of zany characters and hysterical slapstick bits that brought the tradition of old Hollywood to a new generation, and is now available on Kids WB. Produced by Steven Spielberg with Warner Bros. animation, the Animaniacs title characters were the manic animal-like two Warner brothers Yakko and Wacko, along with their sister Dot. The three lived in the WB water tower, and reeked havoc on the film studio. The shows humor, and thusly the cause of its popularity, was a combination of slapstick, old-school wit, pop culture references, and cartoon violence. It also focused heavily on educating children while making them laugh, as evident by Yakko’s singing all of the capitals of the U.S. The mix of characters created on going plot lines such as The Goodfeathers, Good Idea, Bad Idea, Chicken Boo, Slappy Squirrel, and many many more. It inspired several spin-offs such as Pinky and the Brain, about a genetically altered mouse from ACME labs and his doofus sidekick set on taking over the earth. MORE