Harnell called Animaniacs a “Trojan Horse of cartoons.” He said, “Any great cartoon is great because it works on two levels. Don’t ever talk to me about stunt casting.’” “Not only to get another crack, but it has an exponentially larger audience and the King of Hollywood to say, ‘If we do this trust. Paulsen expanded, noting how rare it was to make something for TV for art’s sake. And Steven just wanted to honor the Warner Brothers tradition of making it the funniest place on Earth.” A lot of stuff on Saturday mornings and weekday afternoons were commercials for toys. Honor the old designs and update them.” A lack of toyetic motivation was evidently part of the show’s appeal compared to other cartoons. “He keyed into the idea that if you’re going to give somebody their childhood. “Thank Steven Spielberg for that,” LaMarche said. But then when it happened, hallelujah, we went on the time machine and went back to 1993.” We always felt like it was a possibility. Harnell shared, “At other personal appearances for other projects, we’re often asked, are they gonna bring back Animaniacs? We said that would be great.

Reviving a 1993 beloved franchise after years of development hell with the original voice cast, the 2020 Animaniacs had loads to live up to after 22 years in static. Voice cast members Rob Paulsen (Yakko, Pinky), Tress MacNeille (Dot), Jess Harnell (Wacko) and Maurice LaMarche (Brain) participated in the virtual panel moderated by David Holbrook of TV Guide. The new season, due out later this fall, also got a new teaser: a Thundercat riff “’80s Cats” where the Warner siblings are transformed into jacked-up muscular warriors and square off with a giant robot as the theme song chants “’80s ’80s ’80s ’80s cats.”.

The 2021 New York Comic Con hosted the “Hellloooo, season two! Animaniacs Voice Cast Panel” to dig into the Hulu revival of the beloved 1993 Animaniacs cartoon produced by Steven Spielberg.

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