Join your hosts Joey, Nathan and Kelly in the "Animanicast!" A podcast dedicated to Animaniacs and its sister shows. Today the hosts review another episode of Freakazoid! Today's episode features the segments "House of Freakazoid" and "Sewer or Later." Freakazoid takes on a werewolf, giant snakes and worst of all: Poo Gas! Don't be a big dumbhead, listen to today's episode and find out how many water towers this episode gets!
This week the Animanicast has another Animaniacs commentary track with Tom Ruegger! You'll find hours of commentaries, signed Animaniacs trading cards and much more at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
Join your hosts Joey, Nathan and Kelly in the "Animanicast!" A podcast dedicated to Animaniacs and its sister shows. Today the hosts are celebrating their 5th Anniversary with the creator of Animaniacs, Tom Ruegger and the voice of the Brain, Maurice LaMarche! Find out how Maurice got involved in voice acting, how Pinky and the Brain's friendship mirrors his friendship with Rob Paulsen plus a special "Inside the Animanicast Studio" with the Brain!
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for more Animaniacs commentaries with Tom Ruegger featuring plus bonus videos of our interview with Maurice LaMarche! You'll find that commentary and much more at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
We've got a special guest coming on and we want you to send in questions ASAP! Send us an email: Animanicast@retrozap.com
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Join your hosts Joey, Nathan and Kelly in the "Animanicast!" A podcast dedicated to Animaniacs and its sister shows. Today the hosts review another episode of Pinky and the Brain! Today's episode entitled "The Family That Poits Together, Narfs Together" was once again selected by our patrons at Patreon. The Brain reunites Pinky with his family in order to get $25,000 but will they be too busy chasing each other to help? Plus, one of the writers of this episode, Charles M. Howell IV stops by to give us some behind the scenes details!
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the twentieth episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger featuring "Hearts of Twilight" with special guest Paul Rugg! You'll find that commentary and much more at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
Join your hosts Joey, Nathan and Kelly in the "Animanicast!" A podcast dedicated to Animaniacs and its sister shows. Today the hosts review another episode of Tiny Toon Adventures! "Prom-ise Her Anything" features the toons at ACME Loo all going to the Junior Prom! When Buster steals some dance moves from Bugs Bunny, will he be a hit at the prom or will he be an embarrassment?
This episode comes from the 1st season of Tiny Toon Adventures and is a fan favorite and has a lot of heart. The hosts of the Animanicast talk about their favorite jokes and moments in the cartoon. They also share their own experiences going to prom (or not going to prom).
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the ninteeth episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger featuring "Hello Nice Warners!" You'll find that commentary and much more at Patreon.com/Animanicast! Plus, we've got some exciting new tiers coming soon, including an opportunity for you to get vintage Animaniacs merchandise signed by Tom Ruegger!
Tiny Toons Animanicast logo by @NoisyPaprDr/Intro Music performed by Kontra5t and @JSQUADBMP
Nathan and Joey review issue #21 of the Animaniacs comic book! The comic book focuses on parodying Howard Stern and E.R.. This comic has a lot of stuff but none of it is very funny. While the comic may not be great, listener feedback on the reboot is! It's all on this episode of the Animanicast!
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the seventeenth episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger and special guest, Paul Rugg! Become a patron today to listen to some great facts and laugh along!
Join your hosts Joey, Nathan and Kelly in the "Animanicast!" A podcast dedicated to Animaniacs and its sister shows. Today the hosts review another episode of Freakazoid! Today's episode features the segments "Next Time Phone Ahead" and "The Nerdator." These two movie parody cartoons have tons of cultural references and even lots of references to people working on Freakazoid behind the scenes! Don't be a Mo-Ron (or is it Bo-Ron?), be a nerd and listen to today's episode!
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the fifteenth episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger featuring "Space Probed" and "Battle for the Planet." You'll find that commentary and much more at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
Join your hosts Joey, Nathan and Kelly in the "Animanicast!" A podcast dedicated to Animaniacs and its sister shows. Today the hosts review another episode of Pinky and the Brain! Today's episode enititled "This Old Mouse" was selected by our patrons at Patreon. The Brain gets a glimpse of his future and has a midlife crisis! Will Pinky be able to save the Brain before Brain's new lifestyle puts him in danger?
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the fourteenth episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger featuring "La La Law." You'll find that commentary and much more at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
Join your hosts Joey, Nathan and Kelly in the "Animanicast!" A podcast dedicated to Animaniacs and its sister shows. Today the hosts review another episode of Tiny Toon Adventures! Today's episode is another parody of MTV entitled "Toon TV" featuring music videos of some classic songs and new songs! How many water towers will this episode get?
From Season 3 of Tiny Toons, it's "Toon TV" featuring music videos of "The Shoop Shoop Song," "Video Game Blues," "Nothing Comes Close to You," "The Name Game," "Toon Out, Toon In," "Do You Love Me," and "Yakety Yak!" Find out what additional cultural references can be found in these videos and where you can find writer Sherri Stoner in this cartoon!
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the thirteenth episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger featuring "Hello Nice Warners!" You'll find that commentary and much more at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
Tiny Toons Animanicast logo by @NoisyPaprDr/Intro Music performed by Kontra5t and @JSQUADBMP
Nathan and Joey review issue #20 of the Animaniacs comic book! This comic focuses on James Dean and his movies. Listen along and find out why this might be the best issue of the Animaniacs comic they've read to date!
This comic features the Warners driving James Dean crazy, Slappy avoiding Walter Wolf while working on a James Dean movie and finally Yakko, Wakko and Dot face off against the "Taco Tyrant." How many water towers will this comic book get?
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the twelfth episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger featuring "West Side Pigeons!" In this week's bonus audio, the Joey and Nathan talk about a recent voice acting zoom panel that featured Tom Ruegger as a guest! It's all at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
The hosts of the Animanicast dedicate an episode to reviewing the first season of the Animaniacs reboot. First with a quick discussion of the entire season, then covering their favorite and "least favorite" episodes and segments. They also review what we could see in the second and third season. Finally some listener feedback is shared.
This season certainly had its ups and downs. Joey, Nathan and Kelly give one word reviews of each episode and then talk about the highlights and lowlights of the season. They discuss why classic characters may never return to the reboot and talk about what segments and songs we can expect to see in the future. A few emails are shared from listeners and many more will be read in the upcoming weeks as the Animanicast continues their discussions of Tiny Toons, Pinky and the Brain and Freakazoid!
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the tenth episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger! The episode features the classic cartoon "King Yakko!" In this week's bonus audio, the hosts talk about famous franchises that everybody else seems to enjoy but for some reason they don't! It's all at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
The Animanicast finishes their season one reboot episode reviews with a discussion of the thirteenth episode! Dr. Scratchansniff needs some soda, Pinky and the Brain go on a road trip against their will and Dot sorta sings about the first ladies! How many water towers will this episode get?
Dr. S. is sick and needs the Warners to find some special German soda for his belly. The trio run into a foe from a previous episode but are still able to bring the soda back to the doctor. Unfortunately Dr. Scratchansniff is not the old Dr. S. from the original series.
The Brain has designed a "Model B" car to trap everyone inside their vehicles. Unfortunately Pinky and the Brain get trapped inside it instead and are taken on a hazardous road trip across the United States. Brain also reveals a sad and dark origin story before they are able to escape. Also, there's a song about a banana hammock.
Dot attempts to sing about all the first ladies in just two minutes. Unfortunately the song misses one and the hosts of the Animanicast don't appreciate it's lack of focus and how it really should not be used in education.
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the ninth episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger! The episode features "Wally Llama" and "Where Rodents Dare." In this week's bonus audio, the hosts talk about other podcasts they love to listen to. It's all at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
The Animanicast continues their reboot episode reviews with a discussion of the twelfth episode! Dot sings a song about a zit, Pinky and the Brain tell some Arabian tales, and the Warners take on a manspreader! How many water towers will this episode get?
Dot finds out she has a zit and is horrified! It turns out her zit is just as horrified to be on Dot! The two sing a song that sounds reminiscent of "I'm Mad." But does this song reach that same level of excellence?
Pinky and the Brain are on a mission to steal a sultana's horses but are captured! It's up to Brain to entertain the sultana with stories in order to not be executed. With tales like "Ali Babrain," "Brainladin" and "Pinkbad" will this cartoon be fresh and original, or will it just be a collection of "lazy parodies?"
The Warners go to the theater to see a new movie starring Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson. Unfortunately they can't sit together due to a man who spreads his legs and takes up too much room! It's up to the Warners to take on the manspreader using the combined forces of the audience.
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the eighth episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger! The episode features "The Big Candy Store" and "Bumbies' Mom!" In this week's bonus audio, the hosts talk about the things they love to collect. It's all at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
The Animanicast continues their reboot episode reviews with a discussion of the eleventh episode! Yakko, Wakko and Dot run into a spooky clown on Halloween and Pinky and the Brain try to take over a village! How many water towers will this episode get?
A family is terrorized by ghostly Warners!
The Warners are going Trick or Treating and run into Nickelwise who wants to feast on their fears. He separates the Warners in order to scare them but the Warners soon team up and scare Nickelwise instead!
In this Frankenstein parody, the Brain creates a monster that falls in love with Pinky. The two are set to get married but an angry mob of villagers and a new handsome monster brings the romance to an end.
Some "things" bump into each other in the night.
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the seventh episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger! Plus, in this week's bonus audio, you'll hear the hosts do a bonus "We Have a Very... Important Question to Ask You." It's all at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
The Animanicast gets back to their reboot episode reviews with a discussion of the tenth episode! The Warners go to Russia to say "Nyet!" to a group of Russian impersonators and Pinky and the Brain go to preschool! How many water towers will this episode get?
After Wakko accidentally finds a way to view international TV stations, the Warners come across a Russian version of their show! The trio travel to Russia to stop the impersonators and run into Animaniacs song writer Randy Rogel!
The Brain is about to acquire Quantium from a meteorite but a toddler eats it! Pinky and the Brain must find a way to get the element back from the little boy who has become incredibly powerful and dangerous.
The Warners summarize today's episode and give us a possible preview of what we could see in season two!
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the sixth episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger! Plus, in this week's bonus audio, you'll hear the hosts talk about what cartoons they would podcast about other than Animaniacs. It's all at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
The Animanicast gets back to their reboot episode reviews with a discussion of the ninth episode! The Warners take on an orchestra and discuss various issues on Faux News. Plus, Brain is visited by a "Future Brain" and we're given our first look at a new character. How many water towers will this episode get?
The Warners take on the musicians who make music for their show!
The Warners are special guests on Tuck Buckerson's news program but they can't decide on an issue to discuss.
Pinky and the Brain have a scheme to take over world at the Oscars until another Brain from the future visits to prevent Pinky from ruining their plans.
A gnome similar to the Incredible Hulk travels from mouth to mouth throughout the USA... to yell at people.
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the fifth episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger! Plus, in this week's bonus audio, you'll hear the hosts talk about Wanda Vision and other super hero stuff! It's all at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
After a few announcements and a little news, the Animanicast sits down with the folks at Wizard World to watch highlights and reflect upon the Animaniacs panel with Rob Paulsen, Tress MacNeille, Jess Harnell and Maurice LaMarche! To watch the panel, check out the video linked HERE!
Check out the story written and illustrated by Tom Ruegger, "Will You Wear a Mask? I ask." narrated by Mark Hamill! Click HERE to watch.
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the fourth episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger! Watch "Hooked on a Ceiling" and "Goodfeathers: The Beginning" with the creator of the show! ! Head to Patreon.com/Animanicast!
The Animanicast gets back to their reboot episode reviews with a discussion of the eighth episode! Wakko is on the case of the missing donuts, the Brain runs for president until his first lady takes the spotlight and we get our first look at two new characters! This episode has some very funny moments but unfortunately it also has moments that the hosts didn't find funny at all. Find out what worked and find out what they all found shocking.
Wakko's donuts have been eaten! Who ate them? The Warners go on an investigation.
The Brain wants to become president, but in order to do so he needs to be married. He takes a mouse and genetically alters her intelligence. His new wife, Julia, soon takes over his campaign and becomes the presidential candidate! What follows is a moment that the hosts actually found offensive and not in character for Brain.
Starbox wants to take over the Earth but is unable to because he has become the hostage of a young girl who thinks he's a toy.
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the third episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger! Plus, in today's bonus audio, you'll hear the hosts review the second season of the Mandalorian! It's all at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
The Animanicast gets back to their reboot episode reviews with a discussion of the seventh episode! This episode features "Warner She Wrote," "France France Revolution," and "Gift Rapper." With a new take on Agatha Christie mysteries, parodying the French Revolution and rapping about Shakespeare, this episode could be great! But do the hosts of the Animanicast like it? Listen to today's episode to find out!
Hercule Yakko returns with his detective siblings to unravel the case of a dog napping on the Occident Express! Will the Warners crack the case? Will this cartoon be as funny as "Hercule Yakko" in the original Animaniacs series?
The Warners are living as peasants and are starving in the French countryside. When Marie-Antoinette passes by however they're inspired to pose as peasants and eat all of her delicious food! But will the execution of this cartoon be as entertaining as it promises?
The Warners crash the set of a rap video. Unfortunately the rapper shows some disrespect towards William Shakespeare and the Animaniacs series so it's up to Yakko to defend their honor with rap!
This week the Animanicast has a commentary track for the second episode of Animaniacs with Tom Ruegger! Learn behind the scenes info about Yakko's World, Cookies for Einstein and much more! Plus, in today's bonus audio, you'll hear Kelly talk about her love of Karate Kid and the Cobra Kai series! It's all at Patreon.com/Animanicast!
The voice actors behind Animaniacs are coming to Wizard World for a free panel! For more information and to sign up for special events like virtual meet and greets, go to WizardWorld.Animanicast.com.
Joey, Nathan and Kelly celebrate their 200th podcast episode with the creator of Animaniacs, Tom Ruegger! Tom sits down with Joey, Nathan and Kelly to re-watch and the first episode of Animaniacs and create a commentary track! Watch the first amazing episode of Animaniacs along with the hosts of the Animanicast and the show's creator!
Joey, Nathan and Kelly reflect upon their years of podcasting and some of their favorite highlights. They then introduce the Animanicast's new Patreon! You can become a Patron and get exclusive content while supporting the podcast. For more information go to Patreon.com/Animanicast.
Tom Ruegger watches the first episode of Animaniacs with the hosts of the Animanicast. This episode features "De-Zanitized," "The Monkey Song," and "Nighty-Night Toon." He shares additional inspirations, stories and facts about the show that have never been heard before. Pull up the first episode on DVD or Hulu to watch and laugh along!
Joey, Nathan and Kelly continue their discussion and review of the Animaniacs reboot. This time they talk about the sixth episode which features the segments: "The Cutening," "Close Encounters of the Worst Kind" and "Equal Time." It's an episode with cute things, gross things, singing and more politics! Will the hosts of the Animanicast enjoy it? Listen to today's episode and find out!
Dot is tired of the world being so disgusting. So she eats a magical cupcake that gives her cute powers! Soon the whole world is incredibly cute, but is it too cute?
The Brain wants to get help from extraterrestrials in order to take over the world. Unfortunately Pinky puts a song on the outgoing message and so the aliens that come to visit Earth are more interested in singing and shopping than conquering.
The Warners give 2020 Election Coverage and showcase different third party candidates.
Joey, Nathan and Kelly continue their discussion and review of the Animaniacs reboot. This time they talk about the fifth episode which features the segments: "Good Warner Hunting," "No Brainer" and "Ralph Cam." Listen to hear about all the references you may have missed and find out what the hosts of the Animanicast liked about this episode and what they really, really didn't like about it.
The Warners are being hunted by a Dr. Walter Grubb who takes Animaniacs collecting very seriously. He wants to add the Warners to his collection but the Warners are able to not only consistently evade him but make fun of his small feet as well. However what starts off as a fun tribute to classic Warner Bros cartoons of the past quickly turns into a dark explanation of what happened to the supporting cast of Animaniacs. It's an episode that brings up a lot of mixed feelings and the hosts of the Animanicast share what they liked and which things they have big issues with.
Brain gets into an accident after being chased by the Yakuza. When he awakes from a brief coma, he realizes that he can't remember his latest plan to take over the world. What follows is a plan that involves Edward Snowden, the NSA and a houseplant!
From a security camera we see what happens when Ralph falls asleep and the Warners face off against a vampire.
Joey, Nathan and Kelly continue their discussion and review of the Animaniacs reboot. This time they talk about the fourth episode featuring the segments: "Bun Control," "Ex Mousina" and "Bloopf." Listen to hear about all the references you may have missed and find out what the hosts of the Animanicast think about this episode!
The Warner Bros Studio is visited by salesman Dwayne Lapistol who is handing out bunnies. These "buns" get out of hand very quickly however and before you know it, they've taken over the studio! The Warners try to defeat Lapistol with a cool Anime sequence but end up having to call Australia to control the bun problem. This thinly veiled metaphor for gun control has a few humorous moments and an incredibly disturbing villain. But will the hosts of the Animanicast enjoy it? One of the Animanicast's Australian listeners, "yakkomon" explains some of the Austrailian references found in this episode.
Brain creates a son named Binary Rodent Artificially Intelligent Nanotechnology, or B.R.A.I.N. for short. B.R.A.I.N. helps Brain steal the crown jewels, but after he sees that his father's ego is getting in the way, he decides to remove Pinky and the Brain from the equation.
The Warners premiere a new app that appears to be parodying Quibi.
Joey, Nathan and Kelly continue their discussion and review of the Animaniacs reboot. This time they talk about the segments: "Gold Meddlers," "Pinko and the Brain" and "Math-Terpiece Theater: Apples." Will this third episode take the gold, or just go home with a participation trophy? Listen to find out!
The Warners go up against a stuck up athlete named Nils Niedhart at the "Greek Games." Despite Nils' best efforts, the Warners are able to win all the gold medals after the Warners mistake the medals for chocolate coins.
In an episode calling back to the Red Scare of the 1950s, the Brain tries to take over Congress by outing everyone in the Capitol as a mouse! However an intrepid intern named Brie is able to put a stop to his McCarthy hearing tactics, forcing the Brain to retreat and hit the Washington Monument.
Dot shares the story of a woman who had five apples and lost two.
Joey, Nathan and Kelly continue their discussion and review of the Animaniacs reboot. This time they talk about the segments: "Warners Unbound," "How to Brain Your Dragon" and "Suffragette City." The segments featured in this episode lean more towards timeless themes, but will the hosts of the Animanicast cast their votes of approval or will this episode be cast down to Hades? Listen to find out!
It was a bad news week for the Animaniacs reboot. First there was a controversy involving Johnny Depp and then the Brain gave a number to an adult chat line. The hosts run down the embarrassing news headlines and offer some explanation as to what the writers would be thinking about when it comes to Johnny Depp.
The Warners are playing the part of Greek gods as they try to get back at Odysseus for splashing them with water. The trio can't seem to stop him until an orange cyclops (that looks and sounds like Trump) grabs Odysseus and treats him like a loofah. It's an amusing segment, but Joey thinks that it could have been a lot better if some roles were reversed.
Pinky and the Brain decide to train a dragon to do their bidding. Unfortunately the dragon is an aspiring actor. Will the Brain be able to successfully take over a kingdom, or will its bad acting get in the way?
Dot sings a song about the women's suffrage movement but then quickly starts singing about cartoon suffrage. It's a song that starts off promising and then quickly becomes a cartoon cameo fest. Find out what the hosts of the Animanicast think about this promising song that quickly ended up a disappointment.