Other regular characters included two genetically altered lab mice, Pinky and the Brain, who are always trying to take over the world Ralph the Security Guard Slappy Squirrel and her nephew, Skippy Chicken Boo Flavio and Marita, aka the Hip Hippos studio psychiatrist Dr. The format borrowed heavily from sketch comedy, with each episode typically featuring three short mini-episodes centered on different characters, connected by bridging segments. Now they exist to wreak havoc and have fun. The premise of the original Animaniacs was that Yakko, Wakko, and Dot were characters from the 1930s who were locked way in a water tower on the Warner Bros.

Now a whole new generation can appreciate their comic genius with Hulu's revival of the show, slated to debut next month. Readers of a certain age will have fond childhood memories of weekday afternoons spent in the company of the Warner siblings, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, the central figures of the hugely popular, Emmy-award winning animated series, Animaniacs. Yakko, Wakko, and Dot are back in Hulu’s reboot of the classic Animaniacs cartoon.

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