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Originally Posted by DrSpengler
I'll give em credit, though. They had a lot of guts doing that WWII episode ("Putin' on the Blitz", I think it was called).
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The whole show had guts in general. When networks started cracking down on shows, and cartoons had to have some sort of educational meaning implied at some point in an episode, Animaniacs basically told them to st8ck it up their ass with the Wheel of Morality, and outright making fun of their own network (Fox Kids). "Putin' on the Blitz" was damned gutsy too.
You gotta' remember...this was back in the heart of the era when the Ninja Turtles wern't even allowed to hit villians with their weapons, resorting to dropping lamp posts on them. Fox Kids in general had guts, and Animaniacs and Batman TAS were the leading cannons.
Also, its not that Warner Brothers can't afford TMS Animation anymore. The problem is that it's waaaay cheaper to make stupid sh*t that is animated in Flash, or import a card throwing anime and dub it to sell toys. Quality (see: perfect) animated shows like this are going extinct. That's why I hope these DVD sets wakes some people up to the animated brilliance that is Animaniacs and Pinky & the Brain. We need more series like this, and less fu*king Yu-Gi-Oh. Seriously, where else could you find political humor, slapstick, guns, satan getting pwnd, classic Looney Toons style modernized, brilliant writing, halarious songs, parodies out the wazoo, and a little sexual harassment to go on top? Nothing currently on TV, that's for sure.
Oh, and Pinky, the Brain, and Elmyra was just an excuse on WB's part to axe the series and get something cheaper to produce on the air. That's why the opening made fun of it because the writers knew they were getting the axe, and decided to take the network down with them in traditional Animaniacs style.
I'll never forget the day Animaniacs got cancelled for the "Pokemon/Yu-Gi-Oh Video Game Card Selling Happy Fun Time Hour".
Burn in hell WB....oh wait, you are. Never mind :D
