This was like a really well-respected show. KING: And I had not realized you won Emmy Awards. KING: It's been 22 years since y'all went off the air. HARNELL, MACNEILLE AND PAULSEN: (As The Warners, singing) What we are is clear and absolute. Scratchansniff - and they say, what we are, dear doctor, is cute. And you can ride on me all day.Īt the end, it says, what we are, dear doctor - because they're talking to Dr.

I can live on oats and hay and laugh and run and jump and play. PAULSEN: (As Yakko Warner, singing) I've got it - of course. We actually did a song called 'What Are We?' And the the song starts out, maybe we're dogs. Well, you know what? Actually, of course, Jesse is spot on.

So the bottom line - at the end of the day, 'Animaniacs' is fun, and it's entertainment. It's a social satire and a pop culture satire masked as a variety show all put together in a package that's appealing to both adults and kids. JESS HARNELL: What I love about the show is it exists on multiple levels. KING: Can you - for people who haven't seen it, what are the 'Animaniacs'? Like, what is the deal? (Laughter). ROB PAULSEN: Yeah, it's like a cartoon 'Seinfeld.' I realized, watching the reboot, if you asked me, what is this show about? - I could in no way explain what this show is about (laughter). KING: Rob Paulsen and Jess Harnell are the voices of two of the Animaniacs, Yakko and Wakko Warner. And put us at ease 'cause we've run out of jokes about the '90s. HARNELL, MACNEILLE AND PAULSEN: (As The Warners, singing) What's going on? Will we be OK? Has it all gone mad since we ran away? Oh, update us, please. (SOUNDBITE OF TV SHOW, 'ANIMANIACS (2020)') It went off the air in 1998, but now the 'Animaniacs' are back on Hulu. KING: 'Animaniacs' blended talking cartoon animals with music, with pratfalls, with cultural satire.

We're animaney (ph), totally insane-y (ph) - cockamanie - Animaniacs. JESS HARNELL, TRESS MACNEILLE AND ROB PAULSEN: (As The Warners, singing) We're Animaniacs. Thirty years ago, if you asked any American kid, what's the best part of the week? - you would probably hear Saturday morning cartoons - the 'Rugrats,' the 'Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles,' 'Johnny Bravo.' But there was also a show that grown-ups laughed at, too.

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