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What are we going to do on this episode? The same thing we do every episode: Host a comic book podcast and try to take over the world! Yes, we talk everyone's favorite megalomaniac mice as we discuss Pinky & The Brain on TV and in comics. We start with the duo's debut on The Animaniacs before talking their solo TV debut. We head to the world of comics that see P&B become superheroes in their debut issue and later riff on Ed Wood and Plan 9 From Outer Space. We wrap up by talking Pinky and the Brains 2020s (brief) comeback and why there needs to be more mice in the future. Eegads! You won't want to miss it.
Ep. 131 What if Pinky & the Brain tried to be comic book superheroes and low-budget horror movie directors to take over the world?
from Pinky & The Brain #1 and #6
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Narf! We head back to the 1990s by talking the would be world conquerors Pinky and The Brain! We give a short history on both Pinky and the Brain and the creation of The Animaniacs from Tiny Toons to Steven Spielberg. We talk the histories of Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarch too, the iconic voices behind the duo and many, many other animated characters from TMNT to The Critic. After talking P&B on TV, we head to the world of comics with parodies of superheroes and 50s sci-fi movies. We wrap up by talking the return of Pinky and The Brain on the 2020s Animaniacs sequel and why we want to see more mouse adventures soon. All this plus The Honeymooners, Ed Wood, The Brain in drag, Yakko's World, and much more.
Reading / Watch List:
- Steven Spielberg Presents The Animaniacs - Episode 2 (TV episode 1993)
- Pinky and The Brain - Episode 1 (TV episode 1995)
- Pinky and The Brain - Vol. 1, Issue 1 (DC Comics 1996)
- Pinky and The Brain - Vol. 1, Issue 6 (DC Comics 1996)
- The Animaniacs (TV episode 2020)
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