Pinky and the Brain
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{{Infobox Television |
show_name = Pinky and the Brain|
image = [[Image:Pinky and the Brain vol1.jpg|250px|center]] |
format = [[Animated series]] |
runtime = 11 min or 22 min (depending on the episode) |
creator = [[Tom Ruegger]]|
producer = [[Steven Spielberg]] |
starring = [[Maurice LaMarche]]<br>[[Rob Paulsen]] |
country = {{USA}} |
network = [[Kids WB!]] |
first_aired = [[September 9]], [[1995]] |
last_aired = [[November 14]], [[1998]] |
num_seasons = 4 |
list_episodes = List of Pinky and the Brain episodes |
num_episodes = [[List of Pinky and the Brain episodes|65]] |
imdb_id = 0112123 |
tv_com_id = 2078 |
|}}
'''Pinky and the Brain''' are [[cartoon character]]s who have starred in the [[United States|American]] [[animated television series]] ''[[Animaniacs|Steven Spielberg Presents Animaniacs]]'', '''''Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain''''', and ''[[Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain|Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain]]''.
Pinky and the Brain first appeared in 1993 as a recurring segment on the show ''[[Animaniacs]]''. From 1995 to 1998, Pinky and the Brain were spun-off into their own [[Emmy]]-award-winning show on [[The WB Television Network]], ''Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky and the Brain'', with 65 episodes produced by [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Warner Bros. Animation]]. Later, they appeared in the unsuccessful series, ''Steven Spielberg Presents Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain''.
Pinky and Brain are [[Genetic engineering|genetically enhanced]] [[laboratory mice]] who reside in a cage in the [[Acme Corporation|Acme Labs]] research facility. In each episode, Brain devises a new plan for the two mice (led by Brain) to [[World domination|take over the world]], which ultimately ends in failure. In common with many other ''Animaniacs'' shorts, many episodes are in some way a [[parody]] of something else, usually a film or novel. The cartoon's famous tagline is:
<blockquote>
'''Pinky''': "Gee Brain, what do you want to do tonight?"<br/>
'''The Brain''': "The same thing we do every night, Pinky—try to take over the world."</blockquote>
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==Background==
===Premise===
[[Image:Pinky-and-the-brain-acme-labs.png|thumb|right|Acme Labs]]
Most of the ''Pinky and the Brain'' episodes occur in the present time at Acme Labs, located in some large American metropolitan city, presumably [[Los Angeles]] as to tie in with ''Animaniacs'' and the [[Warner Brothers]] studio lot. However, several episodes took place in historical times, with Pinky and the Brain under the laboratory care of some scientifically-minded person, including [[Merlin]],<ref name="spellbound">{{cite episode | title = Spellbound | episodelink = | series = Animaniacs | serieslink = Animaniacs | airdate = 1993-11-10 | season = 1 | number = 38}}</ref> [[H.G. Wells]]<ref name="miceruled">{{cite episode | title = When Mice Ruled The World | episodelink = | series = Animaniacs | serieslink = Animaniacs | airdate = 1993-11-23 | season = 1 | number = 47}}</ref> and [[Ivan Pavlov]].<ref name="pavlovsmice">{{cite episode | title = Pavlov's Mice | episodelink = | series = Animaniacs | serieslink = Animaniacs | airdate = 1993-10-06 | season = 1 | number = 18}}</ref> The bulk of every episode involves one of Brain's plans for world domination with Pinky's assistance, and the ultimate failure of that plan. One centers on his rival Snowball's plan to take over the world using Microsponge.<ref name="snowball"/> Another episode features Brain's single day where he tries to do anything but take over the world, but in the end, a group of people vote that he should take over the world on the one day he is not wanting to.<ref name="brainsnightoff">{{cite episode | title = Brain's Night Off | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1998-02-21 | season = 3 | number = 52}}</ref> There is very little [[continuity (fiction)|continuity]] on the show outside of the common fixtures of the mice, though some plans for world domination from early episodes are subsequently referred to in later seasons (for example, Brain's "human suit" used in "Win Big"<ref name="winbig"/> reappears when Brain faces against Snowball in "Snowball".<ref name="snowball"/>)
Both Pinky and the Brain, white mice kept as part of Acme Labs' experimentation have undergone significant [[genetics|genetic alteration]]; as per the show's title lyrics, "their genes have been [[Splicing (genetics)|spliced]]" which gives the two mice amplified intelligence over that of a typical mouse, the ability to talk to humans, and [[anthropomorphism]]. "Project B.R.A.I.N." suggests that the gene splicing occurred on [[September 9]], [[1995]],<ref name="projectbrain"/> coincident to the first full episode of ''Pinky and the Brain''. The episode "Brainwashed" states that the gene splicing was done by [[The Island of Doctor Moreau|Dr. Mordough]], along with Snowball the hamster and Precious the cat, using the Acme "Gene Splicer and [[Bagel]] Warmer".<ref name="brainwashed3">{{cite episode | title = Brainwashed: Wash Harder | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1998-09-16 | season = 4 | number = 64}}</ref>
Although Pinky and the Brain plan to conquer the earth, they do not show much [[antagonism]]; in a [[Christmas]] special Pinky even wrote to Santa that Brain had the world's best interests at heart.<ref name="xmas">{{cite episode | title = A Pinky and the Brain Christmas | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1995-12-13 | season = 1 | number = 8}}</ref>
==Characters==
====The Brain====
[[Image:Pinky and the brain snowball.png|thumb|right|Snowball (left) and the Brain]]
The Brain looks and sounds like [[Orson Welles]], although his physical appearance is based on storyboard artist, [[Tom Minton]]. He is highly intelligent and develops plans for [[global domination]]. Brain's name is revealed in "Project B.R.A.I.N." to result from the [[acronym]] for "Biological Recombinant Algorithmic Intelligence Nexus".<ref name="projectbrain">{{cite episode | title = Project B.R.A.I.N. | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1998-09-28 | season = 3 | number = 59}}</ref> His tail is bent like a staircase -- he often uses it to pick the lock of the cage -- and his head is large and wide, supposedly housing his abnormally large brain. He appears to be coldly unemotional and speaks in a deadpan manner. Nevertheless, Brain has a very subtle sense of humor, and has even fallen in love once, with Billie.<ref name="worldcanwait">{{cite episode | title = The World Can Wait | episodelink = | series = Animaniacs | serieslink = Animaniacs | airdate = 1993-11-18 | season = 1 | number = 44}}</ref> (Also, with Trudie in the episode "The Third Mouse").
Various episodes have compared Brain to [[Don Quixote]],<ref name="lamancha">{{cite episode | title = The Mouse of La Mancha | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1996-02-25 | season = 1 | number = 12}}</ref> and [[Napoleon Bonaparte]].<ref name="brainaparte">{{cite episode | title = Napoleon Brainaparte | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1995-11-26 | season = 1 | number = 7}}</ref>
Intellectually, Brain sees his inevitable rise to power as beneficial to the world rather than mere [[megalomania]]. An example of this being what he truly believes can be seen in [[Wakko's Wish]] where he stated to Pinky "We're on our way to fame, fortune and a world that's a better place for all," showing while he does envision himself becoming world leader, he wants to make everything greater for everyone. In one episode, when Brain finds himself under the influence of hypnosis by a psychologist he had planned to manipulate for one of his schemes (none other than [[Sigmund Freud]]), it is revealed that Brain lived in a can with his parents when he was young. The researchers took him from his home, and the last he saw of it was a picture of the world on the side of the can. The psychologist speculates that Brain's hunger to take over the world stems from needing to get his world back.<ref>{{cite episode | title = Leggo My Ego | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1997-11-07 | season = 3 | number = 44}}</ref>
The Brain was voiced by [[Maurice LaMarche]], who based the voice on that of [[Orson Welles]], with a measure of [[Vincent Price]] thrown in for eeriness.
====Pinky====
Pinky is another genetically modified mouse who shares the same cage at Acme Labs, but is substantially less bright. He speaks with an exaggerated cockney accent. He [[tics|frequently uses nonsensical interjections]], such as ''"narf"'', ''"zort"'', ''"poit"'', and ''"troz"'' (the last of which Pinky started saying after noticing it was "''zort'' in the mirror"). Although Pinky is also an [[albino]] lab mouse like the Brain, he has a straighter tail, blue eyes, a severe overbite, and is taller than the Brain. Pinky's name is given to him by Brain, thinking that Brain was calling to him when in fact Brain was referring to his [[pinky finger|pinky digit]].<ref name="projectbrain"/>
Pinky is more open-minded than the Brain and much more up-beat. He doesn't let troubles ruin his day, mostly because he's too scatter-brained to notice them. Pinky also works with Brain notwithstanding the fact that Brain insults him constantly and often beats him over the head. However, Pinky actually seems to enjoy this, laughing after every hit. Pinky is just happy spending time with his best friend. Pinky is also more attuned to the world at large, due to a large amount of time watching [[television]] or following other [[popular culture]] fads; as such, he tends to think in less rigorous patterns than the Brain, and has offered solutions that Brain would have not come up with. Pinky has a number of unusual special abilities, something like 'magic', but caused by his genetic engineering. Most notably, he occasionally levitates, and also is apparently capable of telekinesis, as seen when he levitated a fruit in a bowl.
Pinky is voiced by [[Rob Paulsen]].
<!-- and ''"natch"'' in an episode set in the [[film noir]] era,<ref name="brainnoir">{{cite episode | title = Brain Noir | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1998-09-13 | season = 3 | number = 30}}</ref> as well as ''"hark"'' in an episode that was partly set in the medieval era.<ref name="spellbound"/> -->
====Other characters====
{{anchor|Snowball}}
[[Image:Pinky and the brain billie.png|thumb|right|Billie Mouse]]
'''Snowball''' the [[hamster]], Brain's former friend, made several appearances as an [[antithesis]] to Brain. The two were both subjected to genetic splicing, and thus both became super-intelligent. However when he went through the machine something went wrong, making him much more violent and (possibly) more intelligent. After the experiment he developed a great disdain for Brain and a desire to prove his superiority over him which is one of his reasons for dabbling in global conquest. While Brain's wish to rule the world is more or less benign (he seems to think he can run the world better than it currently is), Snowball's desire to rule the world is dangerous and if he were to gain long-lasting dominion over the planet, he would probably destroy it, and Brain considers that stopping Snowball is equivalent to "saving the world". <ref name="snowball">{{cite episode | title = Snowball | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1996-01-20 | season = 1 | number = 7}}</ref> Snowball is also truly notable in that he is the only Warner Bros. cartoon character to be permanently "killed off" onscreen; during the 3 part season finale "Brainwashed", he accidentally runs through the mutation machine, causing him to lose his own intelligence and ending up as a normal hamster.<ref name="brainwashed3"/> Snowball was voiced by the late [[Roddy McDowall]].
'''Billie''' is a female mouse who seems to have the traits of Pinky, yet is actually very intelligent, introduced in "The World Can Wait".<ref name="worldcanwait"/> Both Brain and Snowball are in love with her because of her intellect (Brain actually loved her before she became intelligent); however, she has a crush on Pinky because she likes his easygoing personality. She ponders why Pinky remains loyal to Brain and tries to separate Pinky from him. Billie was voiced by [[Tress MacNeille]].
[[Image:Pinky and the brain larry.png|thumb|right|Larry, Brain, and Pinky try to get out of a Three Stooges-type situation]]
'''Larry''' is another white laboratory mouse featured in the episode "Pinky and the Brain…and Larry",<ref name="larry">{{cite episode | title = Pinky and the Brain…and Larry | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1997-09-13 | season = 3 | number = 28}}</ref> and made a cameo in "The Pinky and the Brain Reunion Special".<ref name="reunionspecial">{{cite episode | title = The Pinky and the Brain Reunion Special | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1998-09-21 | season = 3 | number = 61}}</ref> A parody of the [[Three Stooges|Stooge]] [[Larry Fine (actor)|Larry]], Larry's existence in "Pinky and the Brain...and Larry" is never explained, and foreshadows the addition of new characters to an already established cast; this episode was written as a response to demands from Kids WB executives to include additional characters on the show.<ref name="hastings"/> Larry was voiced by [[Billy West]].
'''Pharfignewton''' is a racing [[mare (horse)|mare]] version of Pinky introduced in "Jockey for Position"; she and Pinky fell in love with each other, much to Brain's disbelief.<ref name="jockey">{{cite episode | title = Jockey for Position | episodelink = | series = Animaniacs | serieslink = Animaniacs | airdate = 1995-10-25 | season = 1 | number = 27}}</ref> Pharfignewton's name is a pun on "[[Fahrvergnügen]]", [[Volkswagen]]'s marketing slogan of the 1980s, as well as a reference to the racehorse [[Phar Lap]], and the well-known US cookies [[Fig Newton]]s. Pharfignewton was played by [[Frank Welker]].
'''Maurice''' is a humanoid vegetable from the episode Brain Acres. Brain's scheme was to get create an army of giant produce. Maurice was the prototype but had a personality more like Pinky. After moving to the country, Maurice trains to be a sheepcarrot in the upcoming fair. He believed that he could herd sheep just as well as dogs. He would end up saving the people from the produce monsters, but would meet a tragic ending. All of the mutant vegetables had a limited lifespan outside the soil. With Brain's insistence, Pinky had to plant a his friend at the end of the story. Maurice was played by [[Frank Welker]].
'''Roman Numeral One ''' ("Romy" for short) was the combined clone of both Brain and Pinky. He was part of Brain's plan to "franchise" by creating a clone of himself, then the clone and himself would create two clones, then the clones would do the same, and so on and so on. During the cloning process Pinky was cutting his toenails, which fell into the cloning machine without Brain's knowledge. The clone grows from infant to adult within a few days. When the clone reaches almost full adulthood Brain begins to realize the clone is different from him because its first words are Narf and it has Pinky's teeth. He's shocked when he finds out Romy is Pinky's child (when Pinky says "I'm a mommy!" after finding out about the toenail fiasco, Brain goes on to explain how this isn't the case that the clone only shares both their DNA, then bemoans "Oh my...you are its mommy!"), but still planned to use him to take over the world. Romy however, does not want to and eventually leaves over this fact (and because of Brain and Pinky's constant bickering). He begins living with a woman he met at a bar (a fact that when Brain finds out he's shocked about). Brain and Pinky eventually find him and Brain accepts him for who he is, going so far as to tell Romy to call him Dad. Romy has Pinky's silliness, naivete, buck teeth, and height, but has Brain's bulbous head, eyes, (some) oratory skills, and aggressive behaviour.[20] As a baby, Romy is voiced by Maurice LaMarche and later he is voiced by Rob Paulsen.
'''Other characters''' that have appeared on the show have included both Brain's parents,<ref>{{cite episode | title = The Visit | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1996-05-12 | season = 1 | number = 13}}</ref> and Pinky's parents and "sister" (an empty spool of thread),<ref>{{cite episode | title = The Family That Poits Together, Narfs Together | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1998-02-21 | season = 3 | number = 53}}</ref> Later seasons also feature recurring caricatures of celebrities, including both [[Bill Clinton|Bill]] and [[Hillary Clinton]] and [[Christopher Walken]].
==Creation and inspiration==
[[Image:Pinky-and-the-brain-caricatures.png|left|thumb|Caricatures of Minton (left) and Fitzgerald from "The Pinky and the Brain Reunion Special"]]
The inspiration for ''Pinky and the Brain'' is based on the unique personalities of two of producer Tom Ruegger's ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' colleagues, Eddie Fitzgerald and [[Tom Minton]], respectively.<ref name="hastingskidswb"/> Ruegger thought of the premise of ''Pinky and the Brain'' when he wondered what would happen if Minton and Fitzgerald tried to take over the world. Fitzgerald (who has also worked on ''[[Mighty Mouse: The New Adventures]]'' and ''[[Ren and Stimpy]]'') is said to have constantly said ''"Narf"'' and ''"Egad"'' around the Tiny Toons production office.<ref name="hastingskidswb"/> The gag credit for the ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' episode "You Asked For It" credits Eddie Fitzgerald as "Guy Who Says 'Narf'". <ref>{{cite episode | title = You Asked For It | episodelink = | series = Tiny Toon Adventures | serieslink = Tiny Toon Adventures | airdate = 1990-10-11 | season = 1 | number = 20}}</ref> Series producer Peter Hastings described Eddie by saying, "He always greeted you like you were wearing a funny hat – and he liked it."<ref name= "pinkyorigin">{{Citation|last =Will| first= Ed |title= BRAIN POWER: Pinky, genius pal to resume plotting in 1997|newspaper= The Denver Post |year=1996 |date=[[June 11]], [[1996]]}}</ref> The Fitzgerald/Minton connection to Pinky and the Brain is parodied further in the episode "The Pinky and the Brain Reunion Special"<ref name="reunionspecial"/> in which two cartoon writers within the short that write for Pinky and the Brain are caricatures of Fitzgerald and Minton, and which themselves they reflect in the Pinky and the Brain cartoons that they write.<ref>{{cite web
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While Ruegger initially based The Brain after Minton, the Welles connection came from LaMarche, who is a big fan of the actor/director, and had supplied the voice for Orson Welles in the 1994 movie ''[[Ed Wood (film)|Ed Wood]]''. LaMarche describes Brain's voice as "65% Orson Welles, 35% [[Vincent Price]]".<ref>{{cite web
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| accessdate = 2007-06-24 }}</ref> Brain's similarity to Orson Welles was made explicit in the ''Animaniacs'' episode "Yes, Always", which was based upon an [[outtake]] from one of Welles' [[television commercials]], colloquially known as ''[[Frozen Peas]]'', in which he ranted about the poor quality of the script. This cartoon was described by writer Peter Hastings as "a $250,000 inside joke": LaMarche used excerpts from it as sound check material, and Hastings took it to its logical conclusion.<ref>{{cite episode | title = Yes, Always | episodelink = | series = Animaniacs | serieslink = Animaniacs | airdate = 1994-02-11 | season = 1 | number = 52}}</ref> Strengthening the Welles connection was an episode in which Brain took on the mind-clouding powers of a radio character called "The Fog": a parody of ''[[The Shadow]]'', a popular radio character for which Welles once provided the voice.<ref>{{cite episode | title = Pinky and the Fog | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1995-09-24 | season = 1 | number = 4}}</ref> Other episodes alluding to Welles included an episode entitled "The Third Mouse", a parody of ''[[The Third Man]]'' in which the Brain played the part of Welles' character Harry Lime (with Pinky as Holly Martins),<ref>{{cite episode | title = The Third Mouse | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1996-05-12 | season = 1 | number = 12}}</ref> and an episode, "Battle for the Planet", in which Brain, inspired by Welles' infamous ''[[The War of the Worlds (radio)|War of the Worlds]]'' radio broadcast and the hysteria it provoked, stages an alien invasion on television, believing that this will cause humanity to erupt in mass panic, allowing him to seize power. A caricature of Orson Welles even appears in a late episode of the series ("What Ever Happened to Baby Brain"), echoing a rant of the Brain's and introducing himself afterwards.<ref name="battlefortheplanet">{{cite episode | title = Battle For the Planet | episodelink = | series = Animaniacs | serieslink = Animaniacs | airdate = 1993-10-01 | season = 1 | number = 15}}</ref>
The episode "Win Big"<ref name="winbig">{{cite episode | title = Win Big | episodelink = | series = Animaniacs | serieslink = Animaniacs | airdate = 1993-09-14 | season = 1 | number = 2}}</ref> was the very first ''Pinky and the Brain'' segment. The story was by Tom Ruegger, the script was by Peter Hastings, and it was developed for the ''Animaniacs'' series. According to Ruegger, most of the elements that would become synonymous with ''Pinky and the Brain'' can be found in that original story. "Win Big" contained many dialog bits that became conventions of the entire series,<ref name="hastingskidswb"/> including "Are you pondering what I'm pondering", Pinky saying "Oh wait…but no…" in response to a plan, and ending every story with "What are we doing tomorrow night? (etc.)" among others.
==Production==
===Producers===
As with ''Animaniacs'', Steven Spielberg was the executive producer during the entire run, Tom Ruegger was the senior producer, Jean MacCurdy was the executive in charge of production, and Andrea Romano was the voice director.
===Writing===
The original Pinky and the Brain shorts on ''Animaniacs'' were written primarily by Peter Hastings. Upon moving into its own show, the writing staff included Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV, Earl Kress, Wendell Morris, and Tom Sheppard. Comedienne [[Alex Borstein]] was also a staff writer, years before her fame on ''[[MADTV]]'' and ''[[Family Guy]]''. Classic Warner Bros. cartoon director [[Norm McCabe]] also wrote for the show.
===Voicing===
[[Image:Annie Awards Rob paulsen and maurice lamarche.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche together at the [[34th Annual Annie Awards]] red carpet.]]
Pinky and the Brain were voiced by Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche, respectively. The series also used the work of many of the same voice actors for ''Animaniacs'' including [[Tress MacNeille]], [[Jess Harnell]], [[Frank Welker]], and [[Jeff Bennett]], as well as Paul Rugg, [[Billy West]], and [[Jim Cummings]].
Celebrities such as [[Roddy McDowell]], [[Nora Dunn]], [[Townsend Coleman]], [[Ernest Borgnine]], [[Eric Idle]], [[Dick Clark]], [[Ed McMahon]], [[Steve Allen]], [[Joyce Brothers]], [[Gavin MacLeod]], [[John Tesh]], [[Michael McKean]], [[Garry Marshall]], [[Mark Hamill]], and [[James Belushi]] have all performed guest voice work for the series as well.<ref>{{cite web
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[[Cree Summer]] has also voiced characters in ''Pinky and the Brain'' and reprised her role as Elmyra during ''Pinky, Elmyra, and The Brain''.
===Music===
As was ''Animaniacs'', Pinky and the Brain was scored primarily by Richard Stone, with assistance from Steve and Julie Bernstein who also orchestrated and sometimes conducted the 40-piece orchestra. The recordings were done on Stage A on the Warner Bros lot, the same stage (and with the same piano) where Carl Stalling recorded his Looney Tunes music. The theme music for ''Pinky and the Brain'' was composed by Richard Stone with lyrics by Tom Ruegger.<ref name="hastingskidswb"/> The theme during ''Animaniacs'' shorts were sung by Yakko, Wakko, and Dot (that is, Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, and Tress MacNeille). On the ''Pinky and the Brain'' show, the theme gained an additional verse and was sung by unidentified male voices.
The musical score for Pinky and the Brain will frequently contain veiled musical references — for example, in the episode where the Brain builds a new [[Papier-mâché]] Earth, the theme from the 2nd and 4th movements of [[Antonin Dvorak|Dvorak]]'s '[[Symphony No. 9 (Dvořák)|New World Symphony]]' can be heard throughout the episode.<ref>{{cite episode | title = It's Only a Paper World | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1996-09-07 | season = 2 | number = 14}}</ref> The episode ''Napoleon Brainaparte'' makes frequent reference to the French anthem, [[La Marseillaise]],<ref name="brainaparte"/> while in the episode in which Pinky becomes the artist "Pinkasso" [[Modest Mussorgsky|Mussorgsky]]'s ''[[Pictures at an Exhibition]]'' can be heard.<ref>{{cite episode | title = Pinkasso | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1996-09-14 | season = 2 | number = 15}}</ref>
===Animation===
Like ''Animaniacs'', most of the original ''Pinky and the Brain'' shorts used a variety of animation studios, including [[Tokyo Movie Shinsha]], [[StarToons]], [[Wang Film Productions]], [[Freelance Animators New Zealand]], and [[AKOM]]. However, the bulk of the episodes created outside of ''Animaniacs'' (seasons 2 and beyond) were produced by [[Rough Draft Studios]] and Wang Film Productions. The only episode that was animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsha on the spin-off was ''A Pinky and the Brain Christmas''.
===Humor===
{{see also|Animaniacs#Hallmarks|l1=Hallmarks of Animaniacs}}
Like ''Animaniacs'', much of the humor in ''Pinky and the Brain'' was aimed at both adult and younger audiences. [[Parody|Parodies]] of pop culture icons were quite common on the series, more so during the original episodes developed for the WB prime time slot. Notably, these episodes included political figures such as then-President Bill Clinton and his wife Hillary and other world leaders at the time, and actors such as Christopher Walken.
Some episodes including more complete parodies similar to those in ''Animaniacs''. The episode "The Megalomaniacal Adventures of Brainie the Poo" parodies [[Winnie The Pooh]]. "Cameos" include [[Mick Jagger|Jagger]] instead of [[Tigger]] and [[Al Gore]] instead of [[Eeyore]]. Al Gore is "full of hot air", floating like a balloon. Other parodic elements include [[Christopher Walken]] in place of [[Christopher Robin]] and the "Brainie the Poo" book appears to have been authored by "[[Alcoholics Anonymous|A.A.]] Meeting."<ref>{{cite episode |title=The Megalomaniacal Adventures of Brainie the Poo |episodelink= |series=Pinky and the Brain |serieslink=Pinky and the Brain |credits= |network= |station= |airdate=1998-02-07 |season=3 |number=51 |minutes= }}</ref> The three-part "Brainwashed" episode included several allusions to ''[[The Prisoner]]'' television show, though everyone in The Village was identified by the hat they wore, and not by number.<ref name="brainwashed1">{{cite episode | title = Brainwashed: Brain, Brain Go Away | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1998-09-02 | season = 4 | number = 62}}</ref><ref name="brainwashed2">{{cite episode | title = Brainwashed: I Am Not a Hat | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1998-09-10 | season = 4 | number = 63}}</ref>
There have been three notable songs similar to the musical skits in ''Animaniacs'' such as "[[Yakko's World]]" in how they play on existing music with new lyrics. "Cheese Roll Call" is sung by Pinky to the march "[[Semper Fidelis]]" by [[John Philip Sousa]] and praises his love for all [[cheese]]s from around the world.<ref>{{cite episode | title = Cheese Roll Call | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1995-10-01 | season = 1 | number = 4}}</ref> "Brainstem" is sung to "[[Camptown Races]]" with Brain listing out all the major parts of the human [[brain]], with Pinky jumping in at the chorus to shout "Brainstem! Brainstem!".<ref>{{cite episode | title = Brainstem | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1995-09-17 | season = 1 | number = 3}}</ref> "A Meticulous Analysis of History" is set to "When I Was a Lad" from [[Gilbert and Sullivan]]'s ''[[H.M.S. Pinafore]]'', and sung by both Brain and Pinky, with Brain reciting the rise to power of famous historical leaders such as [[Napoleon]] and [[Cleopatra]], while Pinky mentions how they all fell from power.<ref>{{cite episode | title = A Meticulous Analysis of History | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1997-09-20 | season = 3 | number = 31}}</ref>
Another similarity with ''Animaniacs'' was the presence of a gag credit in the [[closing credits]]; specifically, each show featured an uncommon English word, typically appropriate for the theme or some aspect of the episode, along with its definition. For example, "Around the World in 80 Narfs", where the mice are foiled by trying to speak "cabbie" and end up going in circles, the gag credit word was "anophelosis" defined as "morbid state due to extreme frustration."<ref name="80narfs">{{cite episode | title = Around the World in 80 Narfs | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1996-02-03 | season = 1 | number = 10}}</ref>
Another common element in nearly each episode is the following exchange (often referred to by the acronym "AYPWIP"):
<blockquote>'''Brain:''' Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?<br>'''Pinky:''' I think so, Brain, but...</blockquote>
Pinky's quote is completed with a unique [[Non sequitur (humor)|non-sequitur]] such as, "we're already naked," "isn't a [[cucumber]] that small called a [[gherkin]]?" or "but if they called them [[Happy Meal|sad meals]] kids wouldn't buy them.", tending to infuriate Brain.
[[Image:Pinky-and-the-brain-genius-insane.jpg|thumb|right|"One is a genius, the other's insane"]]
The show's theme song informs the viewer that "One is a genius, the other's insane", but does not elaborate further. While Brain may seem more intelligent, Pinky's unpredictable and startling insight as a foil to Brain's rather more plodding and stubborn approach to "taking over the world" has led more than one fan<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.toonopedia.com/patb.htm |title=Don Markstein's Toonpedia: Pinky and the Brain |accessdate=2007-06-18 }}</ref> to suggest that Pinky is, in fact, the real genius rather than Brain. Peter Hastings has stated that "Pinky IS smarter—he just shows it in a different way."<ref name="hastingskidswb">{{cite newsgroup
| title = Peter Hastings' Q&A – P&TB
| author = Jeff
| date = 1995-04-05
| newsgroup = alt.tv.animaniacs
| id =
| url = http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.animaniacs/browse_thread/thread/d2f65baaa331bb6d/d2f336d42761056a?lnk=gst&q=peter+hastings&rnum=2#d2f336d42761056a
| accessdate = 2007-06-30 }}</ref>
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==Response==
===Popularity===
The creation of the ''Pinky and the Brain'' series was a result of the popularity of the characters from ''Animaniacs''. The show continued attracting many of the same fans as ''Animaniacs'' along with the rise of the availability of the Internet. Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen appeared on voice actor tours around the Warner Bros. Studio Stores.
In an interview on the third DVD volume, LaMarche and Paulsen noted that Roy Langbord (vice-president of [[Showtime]]), [[Al Franken]], and [[Barenaked Ladies]] are fans of the shows.<ref>{{cite video | people = Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen | title = "It's All About the Fans" extra on "Pinky and the Brain Volume 3" | medium = DVD | publisher = | location = | date = 2007-06-19 }}</ref>
===Nominations and awards===
''Pinky and the Brain'' has won several [[Emmy Award|Emmy]] and [[Annie Award]]s.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0112123/awards |title=IMDB - List of Nominations and Awards for Pinky and the Brain |accessdate=2007-06-29 |format= |work= }}</ref> In 1996, the series won a Primetime Emmy Award for "Outstanding Animated Program" for the episode "A Pinky and the Brain Christmas".<ref name="xmas"/> Rob Paulsen won the Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for "Voice Acting by a Male Performer in an Animated Television Program Production in 1996 and 1997, while Maurice LaMarche won the same in 1998. Paulsen also won an Emmy Award for Outstanding Performer in an Animated Program for his role as Pinky subsequently in 1999. The series itself won the 1999 Daytime Emmy for "Outstanding Special Class Animated Program".
The episode "Inherit the Wheeze",<ref name="wheeze">{{cite episode | title = Inherit the Wheeze | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1998-02-28 | season = 3 | number = 54}}</ref> in which Brain was subject to the effects of smoking by a tobacco company, won a [[Entertainment Industries Council|PRISM Award]] for its anti-smoking message.<ref>{{cite web | url = http://www.nida.nih.gov/MedAdv/99/PI-39.html | title = MIRAMAX, NBC, CBS & ABC AMONG WINNERS OF PRISM Awards Which Champion Accurate Depiction Of Drug Use In Movies & On Tv | date=1999-03-09 | accessdate = 2007-07-05}}</ref>
===Allusions in other media===
The phrase "The same thing we do every night, Pinky," was spoofed in one episode of The New Batman Superman Adventures by Batgirl/Barbara Gordon while talking to Bruce Wayne/Batman.
The [[Rice University]] [[Neologism]] dictionary<ref>{{cite web |url=http://esa4.rice.edu/~ling215/ |title=Rice University Neologism Dictionary |accessdate=2007-06-29 |format= |work= }}</ref> includes not only "narf" as a random sound or [[nonce word]], but also "narfed" as a verb to mean "to be struck completely" with some embarrassment or folly, much as Pinky would be hit on the head by Brain after his follies ruined Brain's plan. Both words are directly attributed to ''Pinky and the Brain''. The International Dictionary of Neologisms<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.neologisms.us/ |title=International Dictionary of Neologisms |accessdate=2007-06-29 |format= |work= }}</ref> includes the word "narfistic" as "an idea or concept that works fine when you think about it – but is very difficult to express to someone else", as a result of Pinky only saying "Narf!" after Brain elaborates on one of his extensive plans.
Pinky and the Brain were alluded to in ''[[Hulk (comics)|The Incredible Hulk]]'' #438 as two white mice, kept by Omnibus. One of the realistically drawn mice had an enlarged cranium, and when their cage was destroyed the sound "narf" is indicated. Omnibus claims that he is being haunted by The Leader, but once the mice have escaped their cage, the "ghost" of the Leader is silenced and Omnibus is robbed of his brilliant schemes for world domination.
The [[Virgin New Adventures]] [[Doctor Who]] novel, "[[Death and Diplomacy]]" by [[Dave Stone]] includes two characters repeating the "Are you pondering…" lines, and near the end, two of the fallen villains in the story recover, one telling his comrade that they must prepare for tomorrow night when they will take over the universe.
There is a [[heavy metal]] [[band (music)|band]] in [[Niagara Falls, New York]] called thinksobrain.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.thinksobrain.com |title=thinksobrain.com - home page of the band named from Pinky's usual "AYPWIP" response. |accessdate=2007-07-04 |format= |work= }}</ref>
In ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' episode 907, ''[[Hobgoblins (film)|Hobgoblins]]'', [[Pearl Forrester]] calls her sidekicks [[Professor Bobo]] and [[Observer (MST3K)|Observer]] "Pinky" and "Brain," respectively.
The [[computer game]] ''[[Fallout 2]]'' contains a megalomaniac mouse named "The Brain".
In the SF novels "[[The Atrocity Archives]]" and "[[The Jennifer Morgue]]" by [[Charles Stross]] Pinky and the Brain feature as named characters.
==History==
===On ''Animaniacs'' and ''Pinky and the Brain''===
{{Main|List of Pinky and the Brain episodes|Animaniacs}}
Pinky and the Brain first appeared as a recurring segment on the animated series ''Animaniacs'', another show produced by Steven Spielberg. On [[September 14]], [[1993]], Pinky and the Brain premiered on television in the episode ''Win Big'', which aired on the [[FOX Kids]] Network.
On [[September 9]], [[1995]], ''Pinky and the Brain'' were spun off onto their own half-hour series on [[Kids' WB]], with each episode consisting of one or more segments, including some of the segments from ''Animaniacs''. The first season of the show was scheduled in a [[prime time|prime-time]] slot from [[September 9]], [[1995]] through [[May 12]], [[1996]] as part of the new [[WB Network]] lineup, and as a result, tended to have more jokes and humor aimed to adults rather than children. However, due to poor ratings, subsequent seasons were moved to Saturday mornings as part of the ''Kids' WB'' programming block.
===On ''Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain''===
{{Main|Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain}}
Around [[1997]] the overall structure within the WB Network changed, including the placement of [[Jamie Kellner]] as head of the ''Kids WB'' programming. Along with this came pressure on the writers of the show to back off on the idea of world domination and to include more characters on the show.<ref name="hastings">{{cite web| url=http://www.platypuscomix.net/kidzone/fuzzyheads.html| title=Platypus Comix article on ''Pinky, Elmyra, and the Brain''| last =| first = |date= | work =Platypus Comix|accessdate=2006-06-16}}</ref> The episode "Pinky and the Brain ... and Larry"<ref name="larry"/> was a response to this pressure.<ref name="hastings"> At this point, Peter Hastings, a key writer for the series, decided to quit the show, with his last script being, "You'll Never Eat Food Pellets In This Town, Again!" directly addressing the issue of networks trying to retool shows that otherwise work already.<ref name="hastings"><ref>{{cite episode | title = You'll Never Eat Food Pellets In This Town, Again! | episodelink = | series = Pinky and the Brain | serieslink = Pinky and the Brain | airdate = 1998-04-25 | season = 3 | number = 50}}</ref>
With increased pressure from the WB network, the series was retooled on [[September 1]], [[1998]] into ''Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain'', in which Pinky and the Brain were owned by ''[[Tiny Toon Adventures|Tiny Toons]]'' character [[Elmyra Duff]]. The show lasted for 13 episodes, 5 of which were shown whole and 6 of which were chopped into segments and aired as part of ''[[The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show]]''.
===Cancellation and syndication===
After ''Pinky and the Brain'' and ''Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain'' were canceled from Kids' WB!, [[Nickelodeon (TV channel)|Nickelodeon]] acquired [[TV syndication|syndication]] rights to broadcast all 65 episodes of ''Pinky and the Brain'' on their network, and later on [[Nicktoons TV]], beginning on [[September 4]], [[2000]].<ref name= "nick1">{{cite web | url =http://www.variety.com/article/VR1117785754.html?categoryid=14&cs=1&query=animaniacs| title =Toon web sans synergy: WB sells to Nick: Cartoon Network turns down Spielberg-produced skeins| accessdate = 2007-04-30| author =John Dempsey | last = | first = |date=August 30, 2000 | year = 2000| month = August | work =Variety.com | publisher = Reed Business Information | language = English| quote =}}</ref><ref name= "nick2">{{cite web | url =http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,667814,00.html| title =Nickelodeon Acquires Exclusive Television Rights to Warner Bros. Animation's STEVEN SPIELBERG PRESENTS PINKY & THE BRAIN
| accessdate = 2007-06-08| author =Unknown | last = | first = |date=[[August 29]], [[2000]] | year = 2000| month = August | work =TimeWarner.com Newsroom | publisher =TimeWarner | language = English| quote =}}</ref> While the episodes' content aired unchanged, Nickelodeon altered the opening sequence, masking various items such as beakers with the orange Nickelodeon logo in the same shape and the Acme Labs sign changing into a Nickelodeon logo (this garnered a lot of negative criticism from fans). During 2003, ''Pinky and the Brain'' aired on [[Boomerang (American TV channel)|Boomerang]] with the theme song unaltered. It continued to air on Boomerang and Nicktoons Network until 2005 when it was taken off both channels. It can now be found on [[Toon Disney]]'s [[Jetix]] block (despite Warner Bros. being one of [[The Walt Disney Company|Disney]]'s biggest competitors).
During 2006, ''Pinky and the Brain'', among other Kids' WB! shows, was broadcast on the AOL broadband channel, In2TV.<ref name="in2tv">{{cite web|url= http://www.timewarner.com/corp/newsroom/pr/0,20812,1220659,00.html |title= AOL to Launch New Video Portal |work= TimeWarner Newsroom | author= |publisher= TimeWarner | date = [[2006-07-31]]|accessdate=2007-06-29}}</ref> However, as of 2007, ''Pinky and the Brain'' is no longer a featured series on the site.
In [[Canada]], ''Pinky and the Brain'' is currently airing on [[YTV (TV channel)|YTV]] having started on [[September 3]], [[2007]]. The theme song has been unaltered.
==Merchandise==
''Pinky and the Brain'', along with ''Animaniacs'', aired coincident with the formation of [[The Warner Bros. Studio Store]] chain across the United States, and, as a result, numerous [[t-shirts]], coffee mugs, [[stuffed animals]], animation [[cel]]s, and original artwork from the show were available through these outlets. Other merchandise included comic books, computer games, and video tapes. When Warner Brothers acquired the [[Hanna-Barbera]] animation properties in 1998, there was a significant decrease with such merchandise through the store.<ref>{{cite newsgroup
| title = A Sad Day in Warner Bros' History
| author = Gookie
| date = 1999-06-17
| newsgroup = alt.tv.animaniacs
| id =
| url = http://groups.google.com/group/alt.tv.animaniacs/browse_thread/thread/c84dd302d20a1c9b/c64d35ec8aaa98f5?lnk=st&q=wb+store+group%3Aalt.tv.animaniacs&rnum=15&hl=en#c64d35ec8aaa98f5
| accessdate = 2007-07-05 }}</ref> By the time the series was canceled, very little merchandise was available.
===VHS releases===
Five [[VHS]] collections of ''Pinky and the Brain'' episodes were released from 1993 to 1995: ''A Pinky and the Brain Christmas'', ''Cosmic Attractions'', ''Mice of the Jungle'', ''World Domination Tour'', and ''You '''Will''' Buy This Video!'', each with approximately 4 episodes that including both Pinky and the Brain shorts from ''Animaniacs'' and their own show. These collections are now out of print.
===DVD releases===
The entire 65 episode run of ''Pinky and the Brain'' shows are now available in DVD sets through [[Warner Home Video]]. The sets divide the series by 21 or 22 episodes in chronological order instead of following the season breakdown due to the imbalanced size of each season.
{| class="wikitable"
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|Volume 1||align="center" |22||[[July 25]] [[2006]]<ref name="dvdvol1">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=5397|title=Pinky and the Brain - Art, Info, and Conformation of Date... The Pinky and the Brain - Vol. 1 Plot Exposed!|author= Lambert, David |publisher=TVShowsonDVD.com | date = [[2006-03-29]]|accessdate=2007-06-15}}</ref>|| This four-disk box set includes the first 22 episodes from the series. Contains "Pinky and the Brain: Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering?" — Featurette with Tom Ruegger, Peter Hastings, Rob Paulsen, Maurice LaMarche, Andrea Romano as they discuss why they had so much fun working on the show.
|-
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|Volume 2||align="center" |21||[[December 5]] [[2006]]<ref name="dvdvol2">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6279|title=Pinky and the Brain - Ponder This: Volume 2|author= Lacey, Gord |publisher=TVShowsonDVD.com | date = [[2006-08-16]]|accessdate=2007-06-15}}</ref>|| This four-disk box set contains the next 21 episodes from the series. Contains "The Return of World Dominating Extras" – Featurette with Mark Hamill and [[Wayne Knight]] as they answer a casting call to do the voices of Pinky and The Brain and get coached by Maurice LaMarche and Rob Paulsen.
|-
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|Volume 3||align="center" |22||[[June 19]] [[2007]]<ref name="dvdvol3">{{cite web|url=http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=6975|title=Pinky and the Brain - Ponder the end of Pinky and the Brain on DVD: The final release hits DVD on June 19 |author= Lacey, Gord |publisher=TVShowsonDVD.com | date = [[2007-02-28]]|accessdate=2007-06-15}}</ref> || This four-disk box set contains the final 22 episodes of the series. Contains the featurette, "It's All About the Fans" – Rob Paulsen (Voice of Pinky) and Maurice LaMarche (Voice of the Brain) pay tribute to their fans.
|-
|}
===Print===
''Pinky and the Brain'' were also regulars in the ''Animaniacs'' comic book published by [[DC Comics]]. From [[July 1996]] through [[November 1998]], they starred in their own comic book also published by DC Comics, which ran for 27 issues before cancellation. Following the cancellation of the ''Pinky and the Brain'' comic, the mice later starred in stories that took up half of the later ''Animaniacs'' issues, which, starting at issue #43, was retitled ''Animaniacs featuring Pinky and the Brain'', and ran for other 16 issues before cancellation.
Pinky and the Brain also had a cameo appearance in the second issue of the [[DC vs. Marvel]] miniseries.
===Computer games===
There has been one computer game dedicated to ''Pinky and the Brain'', called ''Pinky and the Brain: World Conquest'' for the PC, produced by SouthPeak Interactive and distributed by Warner Bros. However, the characters have appeared in several of the ''Animaniacs'' games, such as ''[[Animaniacs: The Great Edgar Hunt]]''.
===Music===
While ''Pinky and the Brain'' does not feature as many songs as ''Animaniacs'', some of the music from the show can be found across the three ''Animaniacs'' CDs. An expanded version of the episode "Bubba Bo Bob Brain" presented in a [[radio drama]] or [[audiobook]] fashion was released as a CD in 1997 by [[Rhino Entertainment]].
==See also==
*[[List of Pinky and the Brain episodes]]
==References==
{{reflist|2}}
==External links==
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* [http://www.warnervideo.com/pinkyandthebrain/ The official DVD website]
* [http://www.sph.umich.edu/~rwatt/ponderin.htm The Complete Pondering List, by Richard Watanabe] – A collection of answers to Brain's running gag question: "Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
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