I loved Animaniacs (as well as Pinky and the Brain) and especially loved watching Yakko Warner tear through his lists of U.S. presidents, states and capitols, and nations of the world (below). Of course, some of these lists are dated: we’ve had George Bush sitting in the Oval Office and there are a dozen or so new countries on the globe. It’s too bad we never got to hear Yakko take on the tongue-twisting ‘Stans of central Asia (i.e, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, and Kazakhstan). Any other Animaniacs or Pinky fans out there?
Dec 5
2008
03:00 PM ET
Clip du Jour: "Nations of the World"
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This show was absolutely brilliant and, if it were on anywhere, I’d tune in to watch it. In addition to the Warner Bros. (and the Warner sister Dot), I loved the theme song, the Goodfeathers, Pinky and the Brain, and the rest of the crew.
How sad is it that I totally learned this song word for word when I was in the 5th grade?
Very sad?…or just somewhat?
…I’m hoping for the latter.
I LOVE Animaniacs! I know the first 2 verses or so of this song.
And there was an episode where they were on a plane and one of them gets the little bag out of the back of the seat and ask the person next to them what it is and the person says “It’s a vomit bag.” and the animaniac says, “No fair. I got gypped. There’s none in mine.” You can bet i replay that scene every time i get on a plane!
I have a Pinky and the Brain inspired license plate. They were just that awesome.
WOW! You’ve dug up my childhood! I LOVED this show! The song segments like this one were by far my favorites, but I was a huge fan of the musical ‘adaptations’ they used to do with the other characters. (And to be fair, it was Wakko who did the States and Capitals, not Yakko). We don’t have anything as entertaining for both kids and adults on television like “Animaniacs” anymore. It was the Looney Tunes for our generation. I still get giggles thinking about their spoof of “Apocalypse Now”.
Hey, are the episodes out in a DVD collectors set? That’s something to consider for Christmas!
WOW! You’ve dug up my childhood! I LOVED this show! The song segments like this one were by far my favorites, but I was a huge fan of the musical ‘adaptations’ they used to do with the other characters. (And to be fair, it was Wakko who did the States and Capitals, not Yakko). We don’t have anything as entertaining for both kids and adults on television like “Animaniacs” anymore. It was the Looney Tunes for our generation. I still get giggles thinking about their spoof of “Apocalypse Now”.
Hey, are the episodes out in a DVD collectors set? That’s something to consider for Christmas!
I think every Clip du Jour should be Animaniacs-related. One of the funniest, wittiest and double-entendre filled cartoons ever! And the only one I know of who can pull a Lon Chaney reference out of its pants.
My wife memorized the “Presidents” song and she sings it at talent shows and at family get togethers every holiday season. She has had to update it a few times, but it is always popular.
This is my favorite post EVER on this blog! I actually have to sing the US States & Their Capitals to myself when I try to think of them.
The Band, no the Who.
Who?
No, the Band?
That was a great, great bit with Skippy & Slappy
What do you now, I’m a HUGE fan of both Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain =).
Good Idea, Bad Idea; Katie Ka-Boom, Chicken Boo, Buttons and Mindy… God, I was addicted to this show, and I still think it’s smart and funny!
Good Idea, Bad Idea; Katie Ka-Boom, Chicken Boo, Buttons and Mindy… God, I was addicted to this show, and I still think it’s smart and funny!
Does anybody else remember Histeria?! Pepper Mills was my absolute favorite cartoon character.
Also, they spelled Israel wrong!
I also learned this song word for word – which comes in very handy during trivia challenges. Rob Paulsen deserved every Emmy he won for these shows.
Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaarf!
I was more into Pinky and the Brain than Animaniacs, but definitely had a healthy dose of respect for them. When I was at university, Pinky and the Brain would be on every day just around the time I’d get home from class. I’d crawl into bed, watch it, take a quick nap and then head back out for play rehearsals. Ah, the memories!