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Yakko,
Wakko, and Dot ran wild around the lot, pursued
by studio CEO Thaddeus Plotz, security guard
Ralph, studio psychiatrist Dr. Scratchinsniff,
and Scratchinsniff’s buxom assistant, Hello
Nurse (Who didn’t really have to do much pursuing,
if you know what I mean. “Hellooooooo, Nurse!”).
The show spat out pop culture references and
throwaway visual gags with machine-gun rapidity,
entertaining kids and adults alike.
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The
show was a follow-up to Tiny Toon Adventures,
and was more original then it's inspiration.
The Animaniacs had supposedly been created in
the 1930’s, but their cartoons were too screwball
for the general public. So they had been locked
inside the WB water tower until they escaped
recently, exposing themselves to the world.
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