# Animaniacs are back **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** tv-shows-scripted, disney-hulu, cartoons-animation\ **Created:** [October 24, 2020, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737 "2020-10-24T03:16:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/1 "2020-10-24T03:16:43Z")
[![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/fNCDu4nmt8M/maxresdefault.jpg "Animaniacs (Official) Trailer | A Hulu Original") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fNCDu4nmt8M) I’m actually pretty psyched for this! ---
**Author:** ![Enjoy\_Slurm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/enjoy_slurm/32/3937_2.png) [@Enjoy\_Slurm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Enjoy_Slurm)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 5:43am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/2 "2020-10-24T05:43:18Z")
I’m just happy Pinky and The Brain are back too. “But if Jimmy cracks corn and nobody cares, why does he keep doing it?” -Pinky ---
**Author:** ![Muffin](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/muffin/32/4341_2.png) [@Muffin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Muffin)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/3 "2020-10-24T16:13:48Z")
Yay Brain! Sometimes you just have to rule the world in order to save it! You’re comeback is just in time! ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2020, 4:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/4 "2020-10-24T16:22:44Z")
Less than a month. November 20th on Hulu. Any word, will all 13 episodes drop at once or some sort of weekly drop? ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/5 "2020-10-25T03:01:00Z")
Supposedly 13 episodes on November 20th, then another 13 episodes in 2021. ---
**Author:** ![DKW](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dkw/32/3118_2.png) [@DKW](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DKW)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 8:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/6 "2020-10-25T20:35:54Z")
[My recent thread](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-then-and-now/920479), if anyone’s still interested. I like what I’ve been seeing. The one major beef I had with the Warners was how scattershot their moral outlook was… one moment they’re saviors who defend a kingdom against a foul invader (great), one moment they’re misguided protectors goofing through what eventually turns out to be a shaggy dog story (very funny), one moment they’re butting heads with an incredibly obnoxious Howard Stern expy (pretty funny…this was before America’s Got Talent, remember), one moment they’re actually on the defensive against a rampaging children’s mascot (heavy-handed, not too funny), one moment they’re tormenting a famous scientist or artists and help him purely by chance (pretty bad), one moment they’re driving a famous guru to insanity in their overzealousness (bad), one moment they’re tormenting Dr. Scratchansniff or going way overboard teaching a candy salesman a lesson (very, very bad), and one moment they’re completely trashing a toy store in the dead of night or creating chaos in a carpool for no reason whatsoever (BLEEEARRRGHHH). This time it looks like they actually have a social consciousness and realize they need to know and respect concepts such as punching down, cultural sensitivity, and inclusion. Just the fact that Dot is not taking any more crap from her brothers is a _very_ welcome sign. My concern is…well, can they carry the show on their backs? I’ve said my piece on the supporting cast: Some good moments but _way_ too many trips to the well, and a few of them (the hippos, Katie, Chicken) were so formulaic they may as well have used a Mad Libs generator. But they were hardly unfixable, and in fact it would’ve been pretty easy if the writers gave a damn. Not to put too fine a point on it, but if they can’t interact with a Slappy or a Hello Nurse or even a Mime, and they can’t be obnoxious pests using their inexplicable teleportation and kick-out-swapping powers to drive completely innocent homeowners crazy, what is this show _about?_ They can only get so much mileage out of song segments and commercial parodies. It’s a strange new world, for both the Warners and this cartoon, to be sure. But that’s no reason to be pessimistic, just curious. I’ll definitely be there. Probably won’t watch more than the free subscription, as I’m still holding out for a DVD release. Hey, I’m old school. Side note: I recently saw the first half of Goodfellas (disk was defective; need to order a replacement from Amazon), and it gave me an idea. There’s been no word of reviving the Goodfeathers, but since Frank Welker’s on the cast, why not just have Squit post-gangster? He can still be the bumbling schmuck forever chasing a piece of the good life and dispensing wisdom and getting mangled by animals stronger than him and whatnot. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2020, 9:37pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/7 "2020-10-25T21:37:34Z")
> [@MissTake](#): > > Supposedly 13 episodes on November 20th, then another 13 episodes in 2021. Thanks. Now we just need Pinky and the Brain to be brought back as its own show again. My kids greatly prefer it. I think it makes a few less cultural references and the plots hold up better. My kids have watched all of Pinky and the Brain, but only some Animaniacs. ---
**Author:** ![MissTake](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/misstake/32/3189_2.png) [@MissTake](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissTake)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 3:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/8 "2020-11-15T15:16:20Z")
You won’t hear an objection from me on that. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 15, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/9 "2020-11-15T15:25:36Z")
5 more days. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/10 "2020-11-21T02:37:38Z")
First 2 episodes were pretty good. I miss Rita & Runt and Slappy & Skippy. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 3:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/11 "2020-11-21T15:23:45Z")
My kids and I are watching the first one right now. The song about the 90’s-2018 was great, especially the part where they guessed what happened from 2018-2020. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 5:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/12 "2020-11-21T17:01:16Z")
I’m PVRing the episodes in the hope they live up to my memories. ---
**Author:** ![What\_Exit](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/what_exit/32/10652_2.png) [@What\_Exit](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/What_Exit)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 5:05pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/13 "2020-11-21T17:05:49Z")
What is PVRing? With Hulu they’re already on demand and all 13 episodes dropped at once. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 5:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/14 "2020-11-21T17:31:36Z")
> [@Ike\_Witt](#): > > I’m PVRing the episodes in the hope they live up to my memories. This is a joke reference to recording them in the 90’s? All 13(I think) are on Hulu right now. ---
**Author:** ![Ike\_Witt](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ike_witt/32/283_2.png) [@Ike\_Witt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ike_Witt)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 7:20pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/15 "2020-11-21T19:20:44Z")
No joke. I live in Canada and they are being shown on [Teletoon](https://www.teletoon.com/), one episode a week as far as I can tell. Ergo, I am recording them. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 8:30pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/16 "2020-11-21T20:30:54Z")
Are they still zany to the max? With baloney in their slacks? ---
**Author:** ![QuickSilver](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/quicksilver/32/7832_2.png) [@QuickSilver](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/QuickSilver)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 8:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/17 "2020-11-21T20:36:11Z")
It’s in their Pay for Play contracts. ---
**Author:** ![Mahaloth](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mahaloth/32/1079_2.png) [@Mahaloth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mahaloth)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 8:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/18 "2020-11-21T20:45:14Z")
> [@P-man](#): > > Are they still zany to the max? With baloney in their slacks? It was in the opening theme, so yes. ---
**Author:** ![P-man](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/p-man/32/3606_2.png) [@P-man](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/P-man)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 8:46pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/19 "2020-11-21T20:46:09Z")
Good to hear. Did they keep the part about Bill Clinton’s sax? ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [November 21, 2020, 8:57pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737/20 "2020-11-21T20:57:07Z")
The new opening: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/umiu07FOQZM/maxresdefault.jpg "Animaniacs (2020) Premiere Opening") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=umiu07FOQZM) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/animaniacs-are-back/923737.md?page=2)