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The Best Episodes of Animaniacs

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Every episode of Animaniacs ranked from best to worst. Let's dive into the Best Episodes of Animaniacs!

The two Warner Brothers Yakko and Wakko and their Warner sister Dot had been (supposedly) created in the 1930's, but their cartoons were too screwy...
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  • Davy Omelette
    8.8/10(185)
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    #1 - Davy Omelette

    Season 1 Episode 47

    Aired 10/11/1993

    Chicken Boo is mistaken for the frontiersman Davy Omelette. He helps a number of pioneers who are being attacked by a bear

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Three Tenors and You're Out
    8.5/10(129)
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    #2 - Three Tenors and You're Out

    Season 3 Episode 9

    Aired 9/16/1995

    Slappy's plans to take Skippy to a baseball game at Dodger Stadium go wrong when an opera performance by the famed Domino, Pepperoni, and Carumba is scheduled for that night instead. The singers (a parody of the Three Tenors) return at the end of the show to perform a shortened version of the Animaniacs theme. This episode also features parodies of Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Simon.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Back In Style
    8.5/10(142)
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    #3 - Back In Style

    Season 5 Episode 2

    Aired 9/8/1997

    After the closing of Termite Terrace in 1962, Plotz loans the Warners out to other cartoon studios in order to help Warner Bros. stay profitable.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Monkey Song
    8.4/10(325)
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    #4 - The Monkey Song

    Season 1 Episode 2

    Aired 9/13/1993

    In a parody of Harry Belafonte's "Monkey," the Warners and Dr. Scratchansniff sing about their tumultuous relationship.

    Director: Rusty Mills, Dave Marshall, Alfred Gimeno

    Writer: Paul Rugg, Randy Rogel, Peter Hastings

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  • Variety Speak
    8.4/10(153)
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    #5 - Variety Speak

    Season 3 Episode 8

    Aired 9/16/1995

    Yakko and Dot explain to Wakko through song about how to read the headlines in Variety Magazine.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation
    8.4/10(140)
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    #6 - Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation

    Season 3 Episode 13

    Aired 9/23/1995

    The Warners try to tell people in a TV commercial to "get a life" instead of going over every little reference in their show.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • It
    8.4/10(129)
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    #7 - It

    Season 5 Episode 4

    Aired 9/13/1997

    Wakko is being chased by something terrifying behind the camera (Dot, who is playing tag with him).

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Hurray for Slappy
    8.3/10(175)
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    #8 - Hurray for Slappy

    Season 1 Episode 35

    Aired 10/4/1993

    Slappy goes to a banquet held in her honor in order to receive an award while three of her old nemeses (Walter Wolf, Sid the Squid, and Beanie the Brain-Dead Bison) plot revenge for years of torment by her.

    Director: Rusty Mills

    Writer: John P. McCann

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  • The Great Wakkorotti: The Master and His Music
    8.3/10(158)
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    #9 - The Great Wakkorotti: The Master and His Music

    Season 1 Episode 36

    Aired 10/4/1993

    Wakko belches The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Boids
    8.3/10(188)
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    #10 - The Boids

    Season 1 Episode 49

    Aired 10/12/1993

    The Goodfeathers are hired as stunt birds for The Boids. They try to keep their jobs, but the movie shoot turns out to be harder than they expected.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Cutie And The Beast
    8.3/10(149)
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    #11 - Cutie And The Beast

    Season 4 Episode 2

    Aired 9/7/1996

    Parody of Disney's Beauty and the Beast with Dot as the heroine, taken in by a beast played by the Tasmanian Devil. The fourth wall was broken almost constantly in this episode and also got away with using censor bleeps.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Boo Happens
    8.3/10(133)
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    #12 - Boo Happens

    Season 4 Episode 3

    Aired 9/7/1996

    Chicken Boo re-enacts Forrest Gump.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Jokahontas
    8.3/10(135)
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    #13 - Jokahontas

    Season 4 Episode 5

    Aired 9/14/1996

    Parody of Disney animated films concentrating on Pocahontas, with Dot as the eponymous Native princess.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Hooked On a Ceiling
    8.2/10(241)
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    #14 - Hooked On a Ceiling

    Season 1 Episode 10

    Aired 9/16/1993

    The Warners help Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel.

    Director: Dave Marshall, Alfred Gimeno

    Writer: Peter Hastings

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  • What Are We?
    8.2/10(200)
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    #15 - What Are We?

    Season 1 Episode 15

    Aired 9/20/1993

    The Warners are hypnotized by Dr. Scratchansniff in order to make them less zany. Dr. Scratchansniff fails and asks them what they are, leading the Warners to offer a number of suggestions.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Where Rodents Dare
    8.2/10(186)
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    #16 - Where Rodents Dare

    Season 1 Episode 21

    Aired 9/23/1993

    Pinky and The Brain infiltrate a summit of world leaders in the Swiss Alps in an attempt to take over the world.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Garage Sale of the Century
    8.2/10(179)
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    #17 - Garage Sale of the Century

    Season 1 Episode 25

    Aired 9/28/1993

    The Warners attempt to buy the seller's garage at the Garage Sale of the Century.

    Director: Alfred Gimeno

    Writer: Paul Rugg, Earl Kress, Tom Ruegger

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  • Little Old Slappy From Pasadena
    8.2/10(190)
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    #18 - Little Old Slappy From Pasadena

    Season 1 Episode 29

    Aired 9/29/1993

    Slappy Squirrel takes her car for a drive, set to the tune of a classic rock 'n' roll song "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)."

    Director: Dave Marshall, Michael Gerard

    Writer: Tom Minton

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  • Chalkboard Bungle
    8.2/10(170)
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    #19 - Chalkboard Bungle

    Season 1 Episode 34

    Aired 10/4/1993

    The studio hires a new teacher named Miss Flamiel to teach the Warners. Despite her best efforts, she meets only with frustration and is unable to teach them anything.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • The Cat and the Fiddle
    8.2/10(163)
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    #20 - The Cat and the Fiddle

    Season 1 Episode 38

    Aired 10/5/1993

    In 1690s Italy, a violinist named Stradivarius takes a stray cat (Rita) in so that he can make violin strings out of her "catgut."

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Deduces Wild
    8.2/10(147)
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    #21 - Deduces Wild

    Season 3 Episode 1

    Aired 9/9/1995

    The Warners bother Sherlock Holmes for help with their scavenger hunt.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Super Strong Warner Siblings
    8.2/10(147)
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    #22 - Super Strong Warner Siblings

    Season 3 Episode 4

    Aired 9/9/1995

    In a parody of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the Warners fight against a giant insect destroying the Warner Studio.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Wakko's New Gookie
    8.2/10(142)
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    #23 - Wakko's New Gookie

    Season 3 Episode 6

    Aired 9/9/1995

    Wakko tries to come up with a new "gookie", or bizarre facial expression.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Gimme A Break
    8.2/10(139)
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    #24 - Gimme A Break

    Season 3 Episode 12

    Aired 9/23/1995

    Slappy tries to get away from the filming of a blockbuster action movie on her vacation day.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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  • Message In A Bottle
    8.2/10(138)
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    #25 - Message In A Bottle

    Season 5 Episode 1

    Aired 9/8/1997

    The Warners are lost in sea and found a message in a bottle floating on the surface.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

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Best Episodes Summary

"Davy Omelette" is the best rated episode of "Animaniacs". It scored 8.8/10 based on 185 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 10/11/1993. This episode scored 0.3 points higher than the second highest rated, "Three Tenors and You're Out".