Warners Unbound/How to Brain Your Dragon/Suffragette City is the second episode of the Animaniacs reboot.
Synopsis[]
The Warners vacation in Ancient Greece. Pinky & the Brain try using a dragon to rule the world. [1]
Theme Song[]
Variable Verse[]
Dot: Contains aspartame-y...
Trivia[]
- This is the first episode to use the standard opening shot for the theme song.
Warners Unbound[]
Animation by Snipple Animation Studios
Plot[]
In Ancient Greece, The Warners are greek gods, who decide to take a vacation leaving Mount Olympus. The Warners go to an island where they have their vacation. But right after getting settled in, the Warners butt-heads with Odysseus and his crew, who splash the siblings making them very angry. The Warners return to Mount Olympus to torment Odysseus, but instead he loves what they do. The last option they decide is to put him on an island inhabited by a Donald Trump-esque cyclops. Odysseus is tormented, and begs the Warners to let him off the island. The Warners agree, and let him go home. The Warners also try to get rid of the cyclops, but the roman gods made him a demigod, so he can't be destroyed.
Crew[]
- Written by Jess Lacher and Andrew Barbot
- Directed by Katie Rice and Adriel Garcia
Songs[]
Trivia[]
- The title is a spoof on the lyrical-drama Prometheus Unbound.
- The Bieber Monster created by Dot performs a Latin-pop track à la Despacito, a song that features Justin Bieber in the remix.
- The Warners' outfits look almost identical to the outfits they wore in "Hercules Unwound."
- In the 90's, original series writer John P. McCann pitched a Pinky and the Brain-centric take on Odyssey which would featured the mice aiding Odysseus on his journey.[2]
How to Brain Your Dragon[]
Animation by Snipple Animation Studios
Plot[]
In medieval times, Pinky and Brain overhear of a terrible dragon, saying if anyone tamed it, they could take over the world. Brain likes the idea, and escapes his cage with Pinky in search of the dragon. When Pinky and Brain arrive, they discover that the dragon is passionate for the arts, and an actor named Benedict. Brain decides to give up, but then realizes that he could make Benedict act out him slaying the dragon, and he would get the kingdom. Pinky and Brain act out slaying Benedict in front of the king, who promised Brain if he slayed the dragon, he could have the kingdom. Once Brain pretends to slay Benedict, he wakes up asking how he did. The king is shocked about the charade, and puts Pinky and Brain in the dungeon. In the dungeon, Brain prepares for his next scheme to take over the world.
Crew[]
- Written by Greg White and Wellesley Wild
- Directed by Katie Rice and Adriel Garcia
Songs[]
Trivia[]
- The title is a parody of the book series and the DreamWorks animated film How to Train Your Dragon.
- The fantasy sequence with The Brain who calls himself the "father of dragons" is a reference to Daenerys Targaryen from Game of Thrones" who is also known as the "mother of dragons".
- When Brain reminds Pinky to remember the plan, he runs in screaming "Leeroy Jenkins!", a reference to a popular 2005 internet meme from the game World of Warcraft.
- Benedict may be a reference to Benedict Cumberbatch, an actor famous for playing Smaug in The Hobbit trilogy.
- When talking to Pinky about the dragon, Brain says "The dragon, the dragon!" much like how the characters in "Sir Yaksalot" did.
- During Benedict's "audition", he does his own take on the splash scene from the 1983 romance drama Flashdance.
- After Benedict's 'death', he resurrects himself to quote famous last lines from Shakespearean plays. He also quotes "Yo Adrian! I did it!" from the movie Rocky.
- This is the first appearance of Egwind, who is similar to Larry from the Pinky and the Brain spin-off. Both are characters created to make light of how Pinky and the Brain operate better as a duo and not as a trio.
- Frank Welker re-uses his Thaddeus Plotz voice for the king in this segment. However, the king is a different individual.
- He would later reprise the role of Mr. Plotz in "Wakkiver Twist Part Two."
Suffragette City[]
Animation by Snipple Animation Studios
Plot[]
Dot sings a song about how women gained the right to vote. Once she finds out that cartoons can’t vote, she begins a movement to bring together cartoons of all kinds. This protest attracts many people, and becomes breaking news. Dot proposes the idea to congress and then cartoons are allowed to vote.
Crew[]
- Written by Jess Lacher and Andrew Barbot
- Directed by Katie Rice
Songs[]
Trivia[]
- This segment contains cameo appearances by various Looney Tunes and Hanna-Barbera characters as well as Buster and Babs Bunny from Tiny Toon Adventures and the cast of the much-maligned Kids' WB! series Loonatics Unleashed. Screwy Squirrel, an MGM cartoon character, also makes an appearance.
- The various cameos characters are:
- Looney Tunes: Bugs Bunny, Henery Hawk, Foghorn Leghorn, Witch Hazel, Marvin the Martian, Gossamer, Buster Bunny, Babs Bunny, Sylvester, Elmer Fudd, Road Runner, Taz, Wile E. Coyote, Tweety, Daffy Duck and Porky Pig.
- Hanna-Barbera: The Flintstones, The Rubbles, Snagglepuss, Secret Squirrel, Speed Buggy, Mark, Tinker, Debbie, Augie Doggie, Doggie Daddy, Yakky Doodle, Ricochet Rabbit, Magilla Gorilla, Huckleberry Hound, The Great Gazoo, George Jetson, Yogi Bear, Boo-Boo, and Penelope Pitstop.
- The various cameos characters are:
- At the 48th Daytime Emmy Awards, this segment won the award for "Outstanding Original Song for a Preschool, Children's, or Animated Program".
- Longtime Looney Tunes voice actors Bob Bergen, Jeff Bergman and Eric Bauza reprise their roles as Porky Pig, Sylvester and Daffy, respectively.
- In the context of a Spielberg/WBA collaboration, Jeff Bergman previously voiced Sylvester on Tiny Toon Adventures.
- The title of this cartoon shares a name with a David Bowie song.
- One of the toons that went to Dot's protest resembles Star Butterfly from Disney's Star Vs. The Forces of Evil.
- Additionally, there are toons that resemble video game characters such as Link, Mario and Agumon, respectively.
- Similarly to L.A. Dot, A-Zit and FLOTUS, FLOTUS, What Do You Know About Us?, Dot sings in Tress MacNeille's normal voice at times.
Gallery[]
Production Art[]
Sourced from Kasey Williams' website
International Releases[]
- Canada: November 20, 2020 (Teletoon)
- Latin America: August 14, 2021 (HBO Max)
- Australia: September 1, 2021 (Stan)
Production Notes[]
- All segments (not counting the Pinky and the Brain intro) are animated by Snipple Animation Studios.
Cast[]
| Voice Actors: | Character(s): |
|---|---|
| Rob Paulsen | Yakko Warner, Pinky |
| Jess Harnell | Wakko Warner |
| Tress MacNeille | Dot Warner |
| Frank Welker | Ralph the Guard, Medieval King |
| Maurice LaMarche | The Brain, Cyclops |
| Diedrich Bader | Odysseus |
| Fred Tatasciore | Benedict |
| Dee Bradley Baker | Theatrical Minstrel |
| Eric Bauza | Daffy Duck |
| Bob Bergen | Porky Pig |
| Jeff Bergman | Sylvester |
| Kimberly Brooks | Sojourner Truth |
| Chris Cox | Castle Guard #1, Egwind, Knight #2 |
| Jake Green | Bieber Monster, Shipmate #2 |
| Phil LaMarr | Reporter |
| Rachael MacFarlane | Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Dot's Assistant |
| Piotr Michael | Castle Guard #2, Shipmate #1 |
| Andy Milder | Knight #1 |
| Nancy McKeon | Additional Vocals |
References[]
- ↑ Hulu Press- Animaniacs (2020)
- ↑ Tweet by John P. McCann. Published and Retrieved November 15, 2022.