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The Best Episodes of Animaniacs

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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Best Episodes Summary

"Davy Omelette" is the best rated episode of "Animaniacs". It scored 8.8/10 based on 182 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, "The Monkey Song".

  • Davy Omelette
    8.8/10182 votes
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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

  • The Monkey Song
    8.5/10321 votes
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    #2 - 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

  • Three Tenors and You're Out
    8.5/10128 votes
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    #3 - 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

  • Message In A Bottle
    8.5/10137 votes
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    #4 - 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

  • Back In Style
    8.5/10141 votes
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    #5 - 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

  • Variety Speak
    8.4/10152 votes
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    #6 - 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

  • Bingo
    8.4/10137 votes
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    #7 - Bingo

    Season 3 Episode 10 - Aired 9/16/1995

    Dr. Scratchansniff has only one player for his weekly bingo game – Wakko.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • A Hard Day's Warners
    8.4/10140 votes
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    #8 - A Hard Day's Warners

    Season 3 Episode 11 - Aired 9/23/1995

    In a parody of The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night, the Warners run from their fans as they try to reach a cartoon convention. Guest appearances by Pinky and the Brain; Elmyra Duff is among the crowd of fans.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation
    8.4/10137 votes
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    #9 - 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

  • It
    8.4/10128 votes
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    #10 - 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

  • Hooked On a Ceiling
    8.3/10239 votes
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    #11 - 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

  • Hurray for Slappy
    8.3/10171 votes
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    #12 - 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

  • The Great Wakkorotti: The Master and His Music
    8.3/10156 votes
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    #13 - 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

  • The Boids
    8.3/10186 votes
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    #14 - 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

  • Cutie And The Beast
    8.3/10147 votes
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    #15 - 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

  • Boo Happens
    8.3/10131 votes
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    #16 - Boo Happens

    Season 4 Episode 3 - Aired 9/7/1996

    Chicken Boo re-enacts Forrest Gump.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Noel
    8.3/10137 votes
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    #17 - Noel

    Season 4 Episode 4 - Aired 9/7/1996

    The Warners sing Noel in some very strange ways.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Jokahontas
    8.3/10133 votes
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    #18 - 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

  • Bully For Skippy
    8.3/10136 votes
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    #19 - Bully For Skippy

    Season 5 Episode 6 - Aired 9/13/1997

    Skippy is forced to deal with the school bully, Duke, while Slappy faces an advocate against cartoon violence.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Slappy Goes Walnuts
    8.2/10239 votes
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    #20 - Slappy Goes Walnuts

    Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 9/15/1993

    Slappy and Skippy Squirrel gather nuts from Doug the Dog’s yard.

    Director: Barry Caldwell, Jon McClenahan

    Writer: Paul Rugg, Sherri Stoner

  • What Are We?
    8.2/10197 votes
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    #21 - 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

  • Wally Llama
    8.2/10185 votes
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    #22 - Wally Llama

    Season 1 Episode 20 - Aired 9/23/1993

    The Warners trek to Tibet seeking answers to the mysteries of life from a famous sage.

    Director: N/A

    Writer: N/A

  • Where Rodents Dare
    8.2/10184 votes
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    #23 - 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

  • Garage Sale of the Century
    8.2/10177 votes
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    #24 - 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

  • West Side Pigeons
    8.2/10176 votes
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    #25 - West Side Pigeons

    Season 1 Episode 26 - Aired 9/28/1993

    The Goodfeathers battle the Sparrows over possession of a statue of Martin Scorsese in a musical spoof of "West Side Story."

    Director: Dave Marshall, Greg Reyna, Barry Caldwell

    Writer: Deanna Oliver