#animaniacs anniversary

[cf56]

I don't have anything big to offer on Animaniacs' 30th anniversary, but I don't think I need anything like that. I wanted to at least say something on the day itself.

Animaniacs has truly had an indescribable impact on me. All the connections I've made and the passion I've felt, my life would be completely different without it. I'd be a different person. I can't even begin to imagine where I'd be.

And to think that, if I had simply decided not to check out the reboot for this 90's show I'd never watched, I'd have missed out on all of it. Tiny moments and decisions in your life can completely change your trajectory. It's a good thing I'm a sucker for nostalgia that isn't even mine :)

It may just be a silly cartoon at the end of the day, but its impact on me is immeasurable. I truly love the characters- Yakko Wakko and Dot are just incredible on every level. Just seeing them (especially Wakko) opens a tunnel straight to my heart. I love the friends I've made and I love all of you. It's such a gift to be able to express my creativity, my silly thoughts, and have them actually be accepted and appreciated by others. I never have to wake up wondering if I've had an impact on the world or trying to find my place. I've found it. No matter what else goes on in my "real" life, I always have something driving me forward. I can't even begin to express how important that is.

I'm so glad Animaniacs exists. I'm so glad all of you are fans too. Whether it's here or elsewhere, keep creating and showing the world what you can do! The creativity you have inside you is so valuable. Everyone has so much to offer. You shouldn't ever doubt that.

[starlingdrawz]

Ugh GOD does this show have a special place in my heart. I've known about them since I was a toddler thanks to my mom, she grew up with original show and loved it SO much that she handed me a singalong tape to watch and told me all about the show and how much she loved it, how Wakko was her favorite.

I used to watch that tape constantly until I eventually forgot about it. It was kind of a distant memory for 10ish years, I thought it was a fever dream or whatever. Then I learned about the reboot and remembered how my mom was a HUGE fan of it.

A week after the reboot came out, my mom and I finally sat down on the couch together and binged the whole first season in one sitting.

I originally watched it just to connect with my mom and remind her of her childhood, but here I am, 3 years later and absolutely OBSESSED with them.

Animaniacs has followed me into adulthood, and I couldn't be happier. It makes me feel free and happy and reminds me of my mom. I will forever thank her for telling me about the show, for expressing her love for it and for handing me that tape.

I have met SO many AMAZING people and have made SO many good memories. Even if I ever do happen to fall out of it (I better not,,,I've spent almost 1k on them teehee) it will FOREVER be a part of my life one way or another. And even though it's come to an end once again, I am thankful for everything it's given me ❤️

HAPPY 30TH ANNIVERSARY ANIMANIACS!!!

[nsomiy]

They're animanie

Totally insaney

Having a happy birthday🎂🎉🎊✨️

[eggplantmandudeguy]

happy 30 something anniversary to one of the best cartoons ever

[wakkodoodle]

Happy 30th Anniversary, Animaniacs!

[k-nahriko]

• It’s been quite some time since I drew some Animaniacs art. But I’ve been wanting to take my sweet time to challenge my attempts at 3d painting rather than 2d. I really loved how these portraits came out and I am happy to have finished them way before the Animaniacs 30th anniversary. I honestly did not have any good reason to finally publish these, but I want to present these as my love and appreciation for this silly cartoon show.

• I really enjoyed being a part of this fandom and I am proud of how much I’ve grown as an artist. I’ve realized how much time I’ve put into drawing Animaniacs related art, that I don’t get to draw other stuff I enjoy, so from now on, I might not be drawing Animaniacs art constantly, but I’ll always be happy to draw them occasionally. Happy 30th Anniversary Animaniacs, thanks for all the laughs and wholesome Warner sibs. 🥹

[mryaksalot]

Happy 31st anniversary to these zanies!

[galactic-glamour-girl-posts]

Animaniacs VS Crunch: WHY are they insane-y?

Despite being the creator (in-universe) of the main trio of Animaniacs, Lon Borax himself is a relatively obscure, and more often than not, absent character.

In "The Warners' 65th Anniversary Special", it's revealed that before he drew the Warner siblings, he created Buddy (again, only in-universe).

Buddy (both in-universe and out) was seen as a boring character, suggesting that Lon Borax himself perhaps wasn't the most creative person. In that case, isn't it strange that he went from creating a character as unremarkable and bland as Buddy to characters as boisterous and bizarre as the Warners? Especially, as it turns out, in such a short amount of time:

"Congratulations, Borax, you’ve discovered a cure for insomnia. That’s the most boring cartoon I’ve ever seen. Do you realize we have to show this cartoon to the front office tomorrow?"

This was Weed Memlo's response to the Buddy cartoon. When Lon tried to defend himself, claiming that is wasn't "that bad", Weed was having none of it:

"No! It’s worse! Fix it! Add more characters! Poof it up! Stay up all night if you have to! I want funny! If you need me, I’ll be at the smokehouse."

Weed Memlo (a director at WB) demanded that Lon work overnight, all the while he would be lounging around at a restaurant. Now, if you know even the slightest bit about how to make a cartoon, you'll know that it takes time...ALOT of time. As in, it takes over half a year to make just one episode of most cartoons, amount of time. So you'll also know that, even if he wasn't starting from scratch, expecting Lon to create new characters and heavily modify an existing cartoon in just one night is absurd.

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What Animaniacs is depicting here is an overt example of an animator being forced to partake in crunch culture. And how did this affect Lon? Well, in his own words:

"I worked all night on that cartoon. I was exhausted, and then...and then I remember it was exactly 2:43 a.m. on the morning of February 30th, I-I started drawing these weird characters!"

What seems to be heavily implied here is that the stress and exhaustion he experienced due to crunch drove Lon mad, and that's why the Warners are as insane as they are.

As we know, the Warners go on to appear in more Buddy cartoons, then get their own shorts to star in (even if they didn't make any sense), but end up locked in the water tower once the studio didn't want to deal with them anymore. After a few brief escapes or instances of the studio temporarily letting them out (either to loan them out to other studios to make more money or to have them star in war propaganda short films), they escape in 1993 and end up starring in their own TV show.

But Lon Borax?

He went nuts.

Yeah he doesn't get better, they just put him in a home.

This is all portrayed comedically, but unfortunately crunch culture actually does have harmful affects on animators and people who work in the video game industry in the real world. 100-hour weeks, cases of sickness and depression, just really awful stuff. However, I don't think this was the writers necessarily making light of crunch, quite the opposite.

Weed Memlo got so fed up with the Warners he quit directing their cartoons. They constantly annoyed everyone who worked at the studio. Pulling pants down, scaring their crushes, playful teasing, stuff like that. They never did anything too harmful, in fact sometimes people just ran away screaming before they even did anything. This was their response to Wakko simply asking "Can we eat with you?":

Still, the studio certainly wasn't peaceful with them around. Most of the human actors were clearly bothered by them (although toons like Bugs and Daffy seemed to be more lenient to the Warners). It wouldn't have been like that if the Warners were sane. Sure they're kids (toon kids on top of that) so they probably still would've ran around and misbehaved here and there regardless, but not to the extent that they're known for.

The Warners made people afraid of going to work, and probably stalled if not halted production of a lot of what the studio was working on (Plotz even says "The Warners had single-handed brought this studio to a screeching halt.") The studio would've saved themselves a lot of trouble if they had given Lon more time, prioritised their worker over money.

But they didn't.

Watching this episode, it feels like writers were trying to get that message across. That the studio deserved to have to deal with Warners; that they were the consequences for partaking in crunch culture. The Warners had been serving large doses of karma for almost a full season at that point, only this time, their "special friend" wasn't just one person.

It was the corrupt industry that birthed them in the first place.

[theonethatyaks93]

Happy 29th Anniversary Pinky and The Brain!!!

One of the absolute best spin-offs of all time and one of my favorite shows period! Pinky and The Brain (the show) aired its first episode "Das Mouse" on September 9, 1995 (btw it's a really good episode). For those who've seen me, you know how absolutely insane I am about the mice and to think they're approaching their 30th birthday next year is crazy. This little show is such an incredible treasure trove of laughs, legitimate emotions, fun storylines, and gayness (to me at least). While I do love Animaniacs, this show managed to make a seemingly repetitive format and turn it into a wonderful show that has stuck with me and so many others. These two have had such a profound impact on my life and I couldn't imagine where I'd be without them. Here's to twenty nine more years of Pinky and Brain cuteness!!!!!

[dailyzanymerch]

Day 39

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[punster-2319]

I don’t know if there will be another animated series for kids that balanced educational and entertainment writing as well as Animaniacs did.

[wakkotheeater]

Today's the release of Animaniacs reboot! Happy anniversity!!!

[mooztoonz]

“Animaniacs: The Warner Brothers (and Warner Sister)”

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Happy 30 years of comedy and loveable characters!

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[iamvery-confused]

Happy 30th anniversary Animaniacs!!

Happy anniversary Animaniacs!!

If you were to tell me a year an 6 months ago, that I would so in love with this show I would be shook.

[elliottswaterlilies]

30 YEARS OF ANIMANIACS NO WAY

idk what else to say is that I love these goobers alot so 😔❤️

reboot color alt too!

[cartoonbudartz]

Wouldn’t be a warners celebration without the warners themselves!