Animaniacs (Official) Trailer | A Hulu Original

Looks hella fun. I only saw bits of it here and there as a kid but it was mostly Pinky & The Brain that I remember most fondly.

That mansplaining joke concerns me as I won’t watch if it’s filled with that feminist shit.

Reviews Monday. First 10 Friday. https://www.slashfilm.com/hulu-animaniacs-reboot-review/

A selection of five episodes were made available to press, starting with the premiere episode, and followed by Episode 4, Episode 6, Episode 8, and Episode 10. Just like the original animated series, there’s no serialization or character arcs, so you can watch any episode at any given time without any worry of getting lost. Each episode is comprised of a few segments totaling around 25 minutes, starting with an adventure for the Warners, followed by a world domination attempt by Pinky & The Brain, and closing with either another Warners cartoon or some kind shorter bit featuring the Warners.

Out of the batch of episodes provides for review, the season premiere is undoubtedly the strongest. It features everything you love about the Animaniacs. After opening with a hilarious Jurassic Park sequence, we head right into the familiar Animaniacs theme, which has been updated just enough to be clever and self-referential for the reboot. Dot has wit instead of just being cute while Yakko still yaks and Wakko packs away the snacks. It’s like being welcomed back home after studying abroad for over two decades and your parents have made some lovely changes around the house. And yes, every single episode features that one fun variation in the lyrics just before the end of the song.

In the season premiere, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot return to the Warner Bros. lot. Weirdly enough, there’s no real explanation as to where the Animaniacs have been, so we’re really left to assume that they were just gone, but Steven Spielberg brought them back to life, just like the dinosaurs in Jurassic Park. But now that they’re back, there’s a lot that they have to catch up on. Ralph the security guard is still around to round them up, but now he’s got a drone, and it’s one of the many things the Warners are introduced to, including a new female executive for them to frustrate.

They should've brought back Hysteria! That cartoon was amazing and very informative.

I'm still working through the 12 eps of S1. Wokeness in almost every one. Don't think I'll watch S2 unless that changes. S3 approved.

This review mentions it: https://uinterview.com/news/new-animaniacs-reboot-is-popular-with-fans-but-divisive-with-critics/

However, critics were not as entertained by the new show. Several of them panned the lack of subtlety surrounding the political satire and leaning towards one side way too much. Criticism was also reserved for the show’s obvious attempt at being more politically correct, such as the theme song containing the line “no more mansplaining,” a young female studio executive being introduced to replace the original character Thaddeus Plotz (Welker) and Dot being made the leader of the Warner siblings instead of Yakko. Critics also complained about the removal of the other original characters from the show, which resulted in a lack of variety. Overall, many critics decided that it was not nearly as funny as the original Animaniacs.

Season 2 trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0ysZiNi_0Kg

“Animaniacs” returns for a zany new season on Friday, November 5. Yakko, Wakko and Dot return with big laughs and the occasional epic takedown of authority figures in serious need of an ego check. The new season of the Emmy award-winning series is packed with enough comedy sketches, pop culture parodies, musical comedy, and self-referential antics to fill a water tower.