8.1/10374 votes#1 - De-Zanitized
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 9/13/1993
Dr. Scratchansniff uses every known technique to "de-zani-tize" the Warners, who are just too zany.
Director: Rusty Mills, Dave Marshall
Writer: Paul Rugg
8.5/10321 votes#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
- 8.0/10282 votes
#3 - Nighty-Night Toon
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 9/13/1993
In a slight parody of the children's book "Goodnight Moon," each of the Animaniacs characters is wished a good night's sleep.
Director: Alfred Gimeno, Michael Gerard, Chris Brandt, Jon McClenahan
Writer: Paul Rugg, Randy Rogel, Sherri Stoner
8.0/10288 votes#4 - Yakko's World
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 9/14/1993
Yakko sings a song to the tune of the "Mexican Hat Dance" listing the nations of the world.
Director: Rusty Mills, Greg Reyna
Writer: Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV, Deanna Oliver
- 8.1/10261 votes
#5 - Cookies for Einstein
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 9/14/1993
As scouts in Switzerland, the Warners attempt to sell cookies to Albert Einstein and accidentally help him discover the mass-energy conversion formula (mistakenly referred to as the formula for his theory of relativity).
Director: Alfred Gimeno
Writer: Peter Hastings, Earl Kress, Tom Ruegger
- 7.8/10232 votes
#6 - Win Big
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 9/14/1993
Brain competes on the trivia game show Gyp-Parody! to win enough money to buy the final part of a device that Brain is building in order to take over the world.
Director: Dave Marshall, Michael Gerard, Frank Molieri
Writer: Paul Rugg, Randy Rogel, Peter Hastings
7.6/10236 votes#7 - H.M.S. Yakko
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 9/15/1993
The Warners perform a musical tribute to Gilbert & Sullivan.
Director: Michael Gerard
Writer: Sherri Stoner, Nicholas Hollander
- 8.2/10239 votes
#8 - 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
- 7.8/10216 votes
#9 - Yakko's Universe
Season 1 Episode 9 - Aired 9/15/1993
Yakko leads a trip through the universe as he sings about the galaxies.
Director: Dave Marshall, Greg Reyna, Kirk Tingblad
Writer: Paul Rugg, Peter Hastings, Tom Ruegger
8.3/10239 votes#10 - 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
- 7.9/10223 votes
#11 - Goodfeathers: The Beginning
Season 1 Episode 11 - Aired 9/16/1993
To become a Goodfeather, Squit must pass the initiation test: find some food.
Director: Dave Marshall, Alfred Gimeno, Gary Hartle, Rich Aarons
Writer: Peter Hastings, Deanna Oliver
7.9/10206 votes#12 - Taming of the Screwy
Season 1 Episode 12 - Aired 9/17/1993
When potential foreign investors want to meet the wacky Warner siblings, the studio boss orders Dr. Scratchansniff to train the untamable trio.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10200 votes#13 - Temporary Insanity
Season 1 Episode 13 - Aired 9/20/1993
Plotz hires the Warners after the his secretary goes home sick.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.8/10189 votes
#14 - Operation: Lollipop
Season 1 Episode 14 - Aired 9/20/1993
Buttons tries to keep Mindy safe after her lollipop gets stuck on the side of a mail truck.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 8.2/10197 votes
#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
8.1/10191 votes#16 - Piano Rag
Season 1 Episode 16 - Aired 9/21/1993
The Warner siblings disrupt a piano concert at Carnegie Hall.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10194 votes
#17 - When Rita Met Runt
Season 1 Episode 17 - Aired 9/21/1993
A savvy cat and naive pooch join forces to escape the city pound.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
7.9/10186 votes#18 - The Big Candy Store
Season 1 Episode 18 - Aired 9/22/1993
The Warners meet the meanest candy store owner.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
- 7.9/10177 votes
#19 - Bumbie's Mom
Season 1 Episode 19 - Aired 9/22/1993
Slappy Squirrel tries to convince Skippy that "Bumbie's Mom" didn't really die in the famous movie.
Director: N/A
Writer: N/A
8.2/10185 votes#20 - 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
- 8.2/10184 votes
#21 - 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
8.0/10175 votes#22 - King Yakko
Season 1 Episode 22 - Aired 9/24/1993
A freak accident of lineage results in Yakko becoming "King Yakko" of Anvilania.
Director: Dave Marshall, Alfred Gimeno
Writer: Peter Hastings
7.5/10170 votes#23 - No Pain, No Painting
Season 1 Episode 23 - Aired 9/27/1993
Modern art is born when the Warners help Pablo Picasso discover his painting style.
Director: Dave Marshall, Alfred Gimeno
Writer: Peter Hastings
- 7.6/10169 votes
#24 - Les Miseranimals
Season 1 Episode 24 - Aired 9/27/1993
In a musical parody of Victor Hugo's novel Les Miserables, Runt breaks out of Le Pound to save Rita and the Miserable Cats.
Director: Gary Hartle, Rich Arons
Writer: Deanna Oliver
8.2/10177 votes#25 - 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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Season 1 Ratings Summary
"De-Zanitized" is the best rated episode of "Animaniacs" season 1. It scored 8.1/10 based on 374 votes. Directed by Rusty Mills, Dave Marshall and written by Paul Rugg, it aired on 9/13/1993. This episode is rated 0.4 points higher than the second-best, "The Monkey Song".