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Animaniacs

★ 8.0 1993 · 1990s 5 seasons The WB, Fox Kids

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Synopsis

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!

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Cast & Crew

Rob Paulsen

Rob Paulsen

Yakko / Pinky (voice)

Jess Harnell

Jess Harnell

Wakko (voice)

Tress MacNeille

Tress MacNeille

Dot (voice)

Maurice LaMarche

Maurice LaMarche

The Brain / Squit (voice)

Sherri Stoner

Sherri Stoner

Slappy Squirrel (voice)

Chick Vennera

Chick Vennera

Pesto (voice)

John Mariano

John Mariano

Bobby (voice)

Nathan Ruegger

Nathan Ruegger

Skippy Squirrel (voice)

Nancy Cartwright

Nancy Cartwright

Mindy (voice)

Liz Holzman

Liz Holzman

Producer

Steven Spielberg

Steven Spielberg

Executive Producer

Tom Ruegger

Tom Ruegger

Producer

Trivia about Animaniacs

The personalities of the siblings were based on Ruegger's three sons.

Slappy Squirrel was based on a suggestion by Sherri Stoner, one of the producers and writers for Tiny Toon Adventures, that she acted like a teenager during her adulthood.

Other characters were based on staff members' children or experiences, cartoons, and films.

The Goodfeathers trio, Bobby, Pesto, and Squit, were based on Joe Pesci's Tommy DeVito, Robert De Niro's Jimmy Conway, and Ray Liotta's Henry Hill from Goodfellas (1990).

Spielberg approved and rejected 25 sets of characters and their concepts pitched by Ruegger and his team in his home with the assistance of his children.

Following the success of Tiny Toon Adventures, Steven Spielberg offered series creator Tom Ruegger a chance to develop another television series.