Why Animaniacs Was One of the Most Underrated '90s Kids Shows of All Time

Yakko, Wakko, and Dot are back!

By Julia Hays Apr 07, 2016 7:36 PMTags
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Are you as mad as we are that Animaniacs went off the air?

Yes, we still miss it. There's a slapstick comedy-filled hole in our hearts for this show.

We have some good news for people who are fans of amazing, awesome, totally underrated things... the '90s cartoon series is now on Netflix.

Like, all of it.

That's five seasons worth of Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, as well as Dr. Otto Scratchansniff, Hello Nurse, Pinky and the Brain, and Slappy Squirrel.

Fun fact! Did you know Oscar-winning film legend Steven Spielberg was the executive producer for this show?

Academy Award collector Steven "Tom Hanks and I hang out on the reg" Spielberg believed in this show.

And for good reason: this series was our must-watch 'toon from '93 to '99.

Why? Let us count the ways...

We loved that it was a kids show, but there were a ton of risqué jokes thrown in there, too, which we now appreciate even more.

Apparently if you say "good night, everybody" after it makes it OK to say completely inappropriate things in a cartoon.

The original songs on the show are amazing (and will also be stuck in your head forever.)

"Multiplication," "I'm Mad," "Wakko's America"...

These musical numbers were crazy-catchy and sometimes even taught you about world geography.

So they could be educational too.

The show produced solid spin-offs.

Where do you think Pinky and the Brain came from?

Not Brain's brain, people. That show is courtesy of Animaniacs.

Animaniacs wasn't only great at breaking the fourth wall, it would reference other things in pop culture, too.

A Power Rangers parody? Yes, please.

So many '90s things are converging we can barely handle it.

Between this, Fuller House, and all these Nickelodeon remakes there's no need to mentally ever leave the '90s.

Every day can be Throwback Thursday.

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