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domono08 · 3 months

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You’re here slappy because I need to do something with my life RN!

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marcosvitor1996 · 19 days

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Happy Birthday to Tom Ruegger from Yakko, Wakko and Dot from Animaniacs!!!!

#yakko wakko and dot #yakko warner #wakko warner #dot warner #animaniacs #warner bros #tom ruegger

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skullislandproductions · 4 months

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Babs, Buster and a sled named Rosebud whoosh down the snow covered hillside, on this production cel, from a scene I animated for, the opening of “It’s a Wonderful Tiny Toons Christmas Special” 1992.

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nerds-yearbook · 8 months

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On September 5, 1992, the iconic Batman the Animated Series premiered. "The Cat and the Claw pt. I" was actually the 15th episode produced, but it was decided to be used as the premiere episode to cash in on the excitement over Michelle Pfieffer's appearance as Catwoman in "Batman Returns". "Cat and the Claw pt. II" wouldn't air until September 12... episode 8. ("The Cat and the Claw pt I" Batman the Animated Series, TV, event)

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punster-2319 · 7 months

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Animaniacs 30th anniversary

On this day 30 years ago, Animaniacs premiered on Fox Kids and became the 2nd most popular children’s show at the time (right behind Mighty Morphin Power Rangers). After a 65-episode season one and a 4-episode season two containing leftovers of one, Animaniacs moved to The WB Network in 1995 as the flagship for the network’s children’s block, Kids WB. Running for 3 more seasons, Animaniacs ended its run on November 14th, 1998 with 99 episodes in total. In 1999, Warner Bros. released a direct-to-video film called Wakko’s Wish which served as the series finale.

To this day, whenever people bring up greatest cartoons of all time Animaniacs is always near the top of the list for me. It has some of the best comedic timing ever put on television and has a great mixture of slapstick and clever adult jokes that’s on par with the classic Looney Tunes cartoons. Now is the show flawless? No, of course not. There have been some recurring jokes and gags throughout the series that have not aged well over time (there’s quite a few fatphobic jokes and the recurring Hello Nurse jokes). Also while the Warner Siblings, Slappy Squirrel, and Pinky and the Brain segments were S-tier most of the time, the show also had its fair share of what was basically just filler for the aforementioned segments (The Hip Hippos, Katie Ka-Boom, Mindy and Buttons, etc). The Rita and Runt segments fit right in between the S-tier and filler-tier for me personally because of the musical numbers sung phenomenally by Broadway actress Bernadette Peters.

So again even though it’s not flawless (nothing is really), Animaniacs continues to be one of my favorite shows that I revisit and quote often. This along with Batman the Animated Series are arguably the most influential animated kids shows of the 90s and it continues to be enjoyed by old fans and new fans alike.

Also check out @legion1979 ‘s blog if you want to see more in-depth analysis of episodes in the series and Wakko’s Wish. They wrote these reviews around a decade ago, but they’re still nice reads.

#animaniacs #30th anniversary #steven spielberg #tom ruegger #richard stone #90s cartoons

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animatejournal · 1 year

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Animaniacs: Wakko's Wish Directors: Liz Holzman, Rusty Mills, & Tom Ruegger Studio: Warner Bros | USA, 1999

#Animaniacs #Wakko's Wish #Tom Ruegger #Chase #Snow #Animation #Cartoon #Yakko #Wakko #Dot

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acmeoop · 1 year

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He’s A Lunatic! “Freakazoid! Theme” (1995)

#90s #amblin #warner bros #freakazoid #gif #cartoon prop #mallet #Tom ruegger #bruce timm #paul dini #steven spielberg #kids wb

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rgbyshipper101 · 7 months

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Nice.

NYC ComicCon has Animaniacs panels.

Tom Ruegger is at Choice Fine Art Booth 3253 on October 12-15.

Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, and Maurice LaMarche are there on October 12.

#animaniacs #NYC ComicCon #panels #tom ruegger #rob paulsen #jess harnell #tress macneille #maurice lamarche

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delcat177 · 5 months

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Histeria! is an American animated series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Animation.[1] Unlike other animated series produced by Warner Bros. in the 1990s, Histeria! was an explicitly educational program created to meet FCC requirements for educational/informational content for children.[2][3]Histeria! aired on Kids' WB from September 14, 1998 to March 31, 2000, and continued to air reruns until August 30, 2001.[4] The show was presented as a Saturday Night Live-style sketch comedy, with its cast often filling the roles of historical figures. It was to be WB's most ambitious project since Animaniacs. Like the aforementioned series, 65 episodes were originally going to be made,[citation needed] but due to being $10 million over budget,[citation needed] only 52 episodes were completed before production of the series was canceled in March 2000. Due to the high production costs, footage from previous episodes was often re-used and re-timed to match newly recorded audio, as well as several non-educational segments being used as filler. More recently, the show was aired on In2TV, first from March to July 2006, and then it returned in October of that year. In January 2009, all of the episodes were taken off the site.This is the wildest shit and I think the majority of us missed it

#histeria #tom ruegger #animation #before its time #it has songs and everything shit #animated #cartoons #cartoon #communism #joe mccarthy #mccarthyism #Youtube

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noodlerock56 · 10 months

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Who else loves this show? NARF! Ploit!

#pinky and the brain #warner bros #steven spielberg #tom ruegger

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domono08 · 1 day

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I loved this character and I wanted to draw her for the longest time!

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choicefineart · 11 months

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Tiny Toons Adventures Original Production Cel Signed by Tom Ruegger: Shirley The Loon and Fifi La Fume

MEDIUM: Original Production Cel on Printed Background IMAGE SIZE: 12.5" x 10.5" PRODUCTION: Tiny Toon Adventures, Tiny Toons Spring Break SKU: IFA9264 SIGNED: Tom Ruegger

#Tom Ruegger #tiny toon adventures #tiny toons adventures #Tiny Toon Art #Production art #production cels #fifi la fume #shirley the loon

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bebe-benzenheimer · 1 year

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In honor of my finally obtaining a DVD of this flick so I can donate my VHS copy to the thrift shop and delete my YouTube rip...

Next person who meets any of the writers at a convention or something (especially Paul Dini), please ask if they can remember who came up with this gag because I swear it is one of my top comedy bits ever.

#tiny toon adventures: how i spent my vacation #tiny toon adventures how i spent my vacation #tiny toon adventures #paul dini #tom ruegger #sherri stoner #nicholas hollander #Youtube

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looneysmackdown · 2 years

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The Cartoon Shows that Never Were #2 -- "Mixed Nutz" (2008)

“Back in 2008, I proposed an animated TV series to the powers-that-be at Warner Bros. The basic concept of the show: cartoon universes collide, resulting in Looney Tunes characters and Hanna-Barbera characters appearing in cartoons with each other.”

“I called the show "Mixed Nutz" and pitched it to Brad Globe, head of Warner Bros. global licensing. Brad loved the concept and my pitch. In fact, at my first meeting with him, three minutes into the pitch, after he had seen a few pieces of the art, he looked at me and, with a huge smile, said: “We're making this show. I've been waiting for someone to walk in with a concept like this for at least three years. And now you've done it. We're going to make this show.”“

“Pitches normally don't go this well. I was on cloud nine. A week or so later, there was a follow-up pitch with Brad, Warner Bros. Television Animation President Peter Roth, and the President of the Warner Bros. Television Group Bruce Rosenblum, and once again, "Mixed Nutz" received a very enthusiastic response, so much so that in the room that day, the three execs committed to making a pilot for the series. Hand shakes all around. A very happy day.”

“Over the next couple of weeks, I continued developing segments and story ideas for the show, I kept drawing and pulling artwork together, and I started to make calls in hopes of lining up some of the brilliant folks who helped make "Animaniacs" a success, funny people like Sherri Stoner, Deanna Oliver, Paul Rugg, John McCann, Alfred Gimeno, John McClenahan, Joey Banaskiewicz and others. Then, about a month after the initial pitch, Sam Register was hired by Warner Bros. to be the executive in charge of Warner Bros. Television Animation, where he would be reporting directly to division prez Peter Roth. Sam had his own plans for the Looney Tunes characters. Soon after he arrived on the scene, my green-lit pilot became un-green-lit.”

“ ’Mixed Nutz’ was canceled before it could even get started. And I never heard another word from anyone at Warner Bros. Anyway, this post, and the subsequent posts about ‘Mixed Nutz,’ can be filed under the category ‘The Cartoon Shows that Never Were #2.’ ” - Tom Ruegger 2011

#tom ruegger #mixed nutz #looney tunes #hanna-barbera #hanna barbera #bugs bunny #yogi bear #the flintstones #fred flintstone #daffy duck #elmer fudd #quick draw mcgraw #cindy bear #snagglepuss

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punster-2319 · 4 months

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#polls #favorite songs #wakko’s wish #animaniacs #tom ruegger #steven spielberg

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vintagewarhol · 2 years

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#animaniacs 2020 #tv shows #hulu #tom ruegger #wellesley wild #steven speilberg #illustration #vintage art #alternative movie posters

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