Slappy Squirrel deserves her own segment and this is the hill I will die on. Hope that some of the lesser known characters would appear was mostly satisfied, but there are still a few holdouts who should appear in the forthcoming second season which I am glad this show was able to secure before it premiered. Segments that leaned towards irreverent were usually my favorite, but I enjoyed the references to the original. Irreverent and scathing, or sentimental and heartwarming, the comedy segments are always guaranteed to leave you bawling with laughter for different reasons on each watch. Pinky and the Brain will surely convince you if you were still on the fence about the show’s modern comedic sensibilities. The adventure that Yakko, Wakko and Dot go on in the first part of the premiere should hook any fan new and old before the end. Off the topics that would be deemed “PC”, though, I assume they’re sticks in the mud.

“Political” is what trolls would complain this show’s becoming.

The topics that they lampoon during this season include Donald Trump, Russian surveillance and internet trolls and that is just in the first few episodes, which tells you exactly how far this show is willing to go comically in the name of satirizing our current culture. The year has needed a hilarious but tender remedy, and the Animaniacs are more than ready to give you the laughs you need. They mock the same power structures as before, but with a kinder and more thoughtful edge compared to the Yakko, Wakko and Dot that you long nostalgically for from your childhood. The modern era of cartoon is better suited for Animaniacs, mainly thanks to the original. This review will not only discuss the merits of this latest reboot of a 90s property, but argue that it’s actually better version of the comedy the original provided to kids back then. Listen to the latest episode of the AIPT Television podcast!ġ993 was when the original Animaniacs premiered, which makes the reboot 27 years removed from when this crazy and wonderful journey started.

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