Episode 1 (Elmyra): Patty Ann/Gee, Your Hair Spells Terrific

Patty Ann/Gee Your Hair Spells Terrific is the first episode of Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain. It was first aired on September 19, 1998. Both cartoons in this episode are animated by Wang.

Patty Ann[]

Plot[]

In his robot suit, Brain poses as "Patty Ann". The illusion is so convincing (not) that Elmyra's crush, Rudy, falls head over heels for him, at the same time Elmyra became jealous of Patty Ann.

Crew[]

• Written by John P. McCann
• Directed by Nelson Recinos

Songs[]

• "Romance, A Chance"

Trivia[]

• Patty Ann's song as she walks, sung by Pinky, parodies Stayin' Alive by Bee Gees.
• In one scene, Pinky and the Brain play the 1997 film, Titanic starring Katie Winslet and Leonardo DiCaprio in the toilet.
  • This is the fourth time in the Animaniacs franchise where the RMS Titanic is referenced following "Moby or Not Moby," a"Das Mouse," Hooray for North Hollywood Part 2. It will be later be referenced in the 1999 video game Animaniacs: A Gigantic Adventure.
• Pinky's question to the Brain explains the credits scene from The Flintstones when Fred Flintstone's car tipped over by giant ribs.
• "Shoo Fly, Don't Bother Me", "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Mulberry Bush" are background music in this cartoon.

Quotes[]

Pinky: "If Fred Flintstone knew the giant order of ribs was going to tip over his car, why does he order them every week?"

​*Later*

The Brain: '"It was an end title."

Pinky: "What?"

The Brain: "Fred Flintstone doesn't order ribs every week. That was only animated once, then music and voice track was added. The footage ran at the end of the show in the same place each time; it is called an end title."

Pinky: "Oh, thanks Brain."

Gee, Your Hair Spells Terrific[]

Plot[]

Brain tries to make Elmyra win the spelling bee for the $25,000 prize money he needs for his latest plot to take over the world by hiding in her ear. When she advances to the finals, Elmyra gets her hair done a different way that exposes her ear, forcing Brain to cheat a different way. Unfortunately, Brain is found cheating by a vengeful Baloney the Dinosaur.

Crew[]

• Story by Tom Ruegger
• Written by Charles M. Howell IV and Gordon Bressack
• Directed by Nelson Recinos

Trivia[]

• Loud Kiddington, Kip Ling, Sky Anne, Lydia Karaoke, Pepper Mills, Cho-Cho, Aka Pella, and Lucky Bob from Histeria! can be seen in the audience when Elmyra spells the word "absurd".
• The episode title parodies the 70s floral shampoo, "Gee, your hair smells terrific!"
• Baloney hunting down Pinky and Brain in the kitchen spoofs a scene from Jurassic Park where a velociraptor hunts down children in the kitchen.

Quotes[]

• Brain: No. I mean, cheaters never prosper.

Gallery[]

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