The Warner Brothers! And their sister Dot! In an age long since forgotten, a Saturday morning just wouldn’t have been complete without a bowl of dangerously sweet cereal, a TV remote, and the latest episode of Animaniacs. While the inamous Warner siblings may have been the headline act of the show, there were also segments devoted to other characters.
Pinky and the Brain proved popular enough to warrant their own spin-off (Narf!), Good Idea Bad Idea was always strangely wise, and Slappy Squirel was just…weird. Anyway, the OG Animaniacs show followed a simple formula that worked wonders: Take the piss out of pop culture, throw in zany antics and time it to a soundtrack that deserved more love.
Which is exactly what I’m getting vibes of below, in the upcoming revival of the cult classic series:
That looks good1 While I’ll be the first person to admit that the digital art style chosen removes some of the rough charm that the original series had, it’s still a hand-drawn process that looks a heck of a lot cleaner than what I’m used to. Maybe it’s just me, but I like to see some dirt in my illustration. Otherwise, it’s business as usual for the Animaniacs.
The original cast is back, there are decades worth of movies to lampoon, and the show is headed to Hulu on November 20. At which point we’ll all be shouting “HELLO NURSE” when that familiar jingle starts up.
Last Updated: October 12, 2020
Iskape
October 12, 2020 at 12:56
You have no idea how excited I am for this series. I love the original!
Francois Knoetze
October 12, 2020 at 12:56
Freakazoid!!! I MUST HAVE FREAKAZOID!!!
D4m@E
October 12, 2020 at 13:36
Thank [enter Deity of choice here] they didn’t go with the new art style every one seems to be going with, where it looks like it’s been drawn by a 1st grader with ADHD.
This makes me happy.
Iskape
October 12, 2020 at 14:20
November just might be a great month of an otherwise crappy year:
1. XSX
2. Cyberpunk
3. Animaniacs
4. ……
MaSeKind
October 12, 2020 at 14:01
Yeah like that one TMNT they did a couple of years ago. Looked like a 5 year old’s fridge drawing
D4m@E
October 12, 2020 at 14:17
Lol.
Or Scooby Doo. God almighty, I still wake up screaming in the middle of the night.
Banana Jim
October 12, 2020 at 14:41
Man, that TMNT show was nightmare fuel. Same with the lame Sheera shit as well.
Iskape
October 12, 2020 at 14:20
November just might be a great month of an otherwise crappy year:
1. XSX
2. Cyberpunk
3. Animaniacs
4. ……
Banana Jim
October 12, 2020 at 14:41
Colour me surprised and …. interested… I’ll be cautiously optimistic even though a lot of these reboots of nostalgic shows have failed so dismally. The past few years have shown us that the originals should have been left alone… and that the reboots should never have been made (from TMNT, Sheera, thundercats etc).
This one doesn’t seem to be a lame or shitty”CalArts” re-imagining… and that’s already a plus for me. I’ll keep my fingers crossed. Let’s hope for the best.
Insomnia is fun
October 12, 2020 at 15:06
She Ra was an abomination. An offering to the woke crowd. Canceled after only 5 seasons.
Banana Jim
October 12, 2020 at 15:16
5 seasons too many if you ask me, it should have been trashed after the first one or never saw the light of day like Thundercats roar
Graeme Selvan
October 12, 2020 at 15:31
GOD BE PRAISED!