Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled/Moon Over Minerva/Skullhead Boneyhands is the 30th episode of the original Animaniacs. It is the show's second Halloween episode, and it originally aired on October 28, 1993.
Good Idea, Bad Idea
Good Idea: Dressing up for Halloween as a pirate.
Bad Idea: Dressing up for Halloween as a piñata.
Theme Song
Last line
Dot: Shirley MacLainey...
Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled
Animation by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Ltd.
Plot
The Warners end up in the fiery realm of Hades, where they torment Satan.
Crew
- Story by Tom Ruegger
- Written by John P. McCann
- Directed by Rusty Mills
Songs
Trivia
- The opening song is a parody of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy" by the Andrews Sisters.
- The Warners' song is a parody of "California, Here I Come," which is unusual since the song is published by the Warner Music Library.
- Ron Perlman reprises his role as Satan (or Mr. Scratch) from the Tiny Toon Adventures special "Night Ghoulery" segment "Daniel Webfoot."
- Wakko gets a snowball and sees it melt. Afterward he says, "They were right, it didn't have a chance!" This is a play on the old phrase "a snowball's chance in Hell."
- The clip of Yakko saying, "Come on! Do one! Do an impression!" is used in the opening of Rob Paulsen's podcast Talking Toons.
- This short was close to being banned because of its depiction of hell and the devil.
- Clips from this segment would later be used in a promo for the Nickelodeon Dutch dub.
- The hippie singing the "whiney protest song" is a caricature of legendary singer/songwriter Bob Dylan.
- While the Warner siblings go boating, "Row Row Row Your Boat" can be heard.
- The Warners take a wrong turn looking for Six Flags Over Flushing. Of course, this is a joke, as Six Flags does not have a location in Flushing, Queens. Although, famously, Flushing was the location of the 1964/65 New York World's Fair.
- When Yakko asks someone for help while he, Wakko, and Dot are cornered by Satan's minions, the camera pans to Bones who is a caricature of the real Dr. Leonard "Bones" McCoy based on the late actor DeForest Kelley from the original Star Trek series.
Gallery
Production Art
Quotes
- Satan: Ooh! Beyond these doors is an agony worse than all others. You will remain in here for eternity, listening to... whiny protest songs from the 60s.
- Bob Dylan: Oh, I hate the government, more than you and me, The government stole my goldfish, and unplugged my TV.
- Warner siblings: [scream]
- Satan: Enjoy. [Satan prepares to kick them in, but it cuts to him being kicked in instead for no reason whatsoever]
- Satan: Little fools! I am Beelzebub! Lucifer! The Reaper of Souls! The Really Angry One! I AM SATAN! [cackles evilly]
- Dot: So that's nothing. I'm... [gravelly, evil voice with lightning sparking] Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana Fanna Bo Besca [grows to giant size] THE THIRD!!! [cackles wickedly and then shrinks to her normal size and says in her normal voice] Just a little thing I do.
- Satan: You blundering dolts! Don't you realize you've entered the fiery realm of Hades?!
- Wakko: Hades? [Dashes back up to the surface, brings back a snowball, sets it down, and watches as it quickly melts] Boy, they were right! It didn't have a chance!
- Satan: SILENCE! And now, prepare to suffer indescribable torment!
- Yakko: Another Bob Hope special?
- Satan: Worse!
Moon Over Minerva
Animation by Akom Film Production
Plot
Minerva Mink walks into the woods, attracting many male animals along the way, and finds a spot to write in her diary on her progress on finding her special someone. She writes that she finds it very unfair to not find someone to share life's tender moments with. Then, a nerdy wolf named Wilford B. Wolf approaches and tries to win the heart of Minerva Mink, but fails with every attempt he makes. Later that night, Wilford howls in sorrow over his failure to attract Minerva, until the full moon comes out and transforms him into a hunky werewolf, attracting many female animals. Annoyed by Wilford's howling, Minerva decides to put a stop to it, only to witness Wilford's manly form, and falls head over heels in love with him. Minerva heads back to change into a red dress, and the clouds cover up the moon, reducing Wilford back to his nerdy form behind Minerva's back.
When she returns, she shows off her red dress, and notices that Wilford's changed back to his nerdy form. Minerva tries to find out what happened to Wilford's manly form by searching for him, only to realize he's nowhere in sight, making her feel lonely. When the clouds move away to reveal the moon again, Minerva sighs "What a life" to herself, when she sees Wilford's turned back into a hunk, satisfying her. Wilford, using the same attractive pick up lines Minerva used on him earlier, makes Minerva excited. All the while, clouds move throughout the night, with Wilford slipping back and forth between both nerdy and manly forms.
By sunrise, Wilford's back to being his nerdy form. Wanting an explanation for what's going on, Minerva asks what kind of wolf Wilford is. Wilford says he's a werewolf, which makes Minerva curious as to when the next full moon is so they can schedule a date for when Wilford is in his hunky form. To Wilford's calculations, a full moon comes around every 28 days. The episode then ends with Minerva saying "Some things are worth waiting for".
Crew
- Written by Nicholas Hollander
- Directed by Alfred Gimeno
Songs
Trivia
- This was actually the second Minerva cartoon, Thus making it the last Minerva Mink cartoon.
- In the original version of this cartoon, Minerva's cleavage was a little too revealing in her close-up shots, so the animators painted out the cleavage line in the close-ups. However, if you look really close on the DVD, you can see where her cleavage was painted out.
- Like Minerva, Wilford's manly werewolf form seems to attract all the female animals.
- The frog's dancing is a parody of Michigan J. Frog's "Hello my baby" dance from the Chuck Jones cartoon One Froggy Evening.
- After Wilford attempts to serenade Minerva, Minerva yells, "Hit the road, Jack!", possibly being a reference to the Ray Charles song of the same name.
- The musical piece featured at the beginning is a remix of Claude Debussy's Arabesque No. 1.
- The dress Minerva wears resembled Jessica Rabbit's dress from The Roger Rabbit franchise.
Skullhead Boneyhands
Animation by Akom
Plot
In a parody of the movie Edward Scissorhands, a woman named Peg Boogs arrived and encountered Mr. Skullhead, who is then taken in by her average looking family to stay with them. However, his stay is short-lived when the Family's Dog grabbed him and buried him in the backyard.
Crew
- Written by Deanna Oliver
- Directed by Michael Gerard
Songs
Trivia
- The first and only standalone Mr. Skullhead segment. It opens and closes with the Warners singing the Mr. Skullhead theme song originally sung by Elmyra Duff in the "Take Elmyra, Please" episode of Tiny Toon Adventures.
Production Notes
- In some episode guides, this episode's numbering is swapped with Episode 29.
Cast
Voice Actors: | Character(s): |
Rob Paulsen | Yakko Warner |
Jess Harnell | Wakko Warner, Bill Boggs, Hippie |
Tress MacNeille | Dot Warner, Peg Boggs, Kim Boggs, Chorus Girl |
Ron Perlman | Satan |
Julie Brown | Minerva Mink |
Peter Scolari | Wilford B. Wolf |
Frank Welker | Frog, Dog, Additional Voices |
Tom Bodett | Announcer |
Elizabeth Lamers | Chorus Girl |
Lisa Raggio | Chorus Girl |
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