


“Fans who remember the old show can click a button and watch brand-new episodes with the same actors,” he says. The series, known for its catchy, rapid-fire, educational singalongs ( “The Nations of the World,” sung by Yakko and “Wakko’s America,” a breathless recitation of state capitals), will contain similar elements in its new version, Paulsen says. “That was a huge vote of confidence.” “Animaniacs” Hulu Steven Spielberg was all-about being authentic and said, ‘We’ve got a window of time to do this.’ He went to every pitch - Hulu, Netflix, Amazon and Apple TV+ - bought 2X3 headshots of me, Jess and Tress and said, ‘I’m not doing it without them.’ “Maurice and I were traveling around the country before COVID doing the ‘Animaniacs’ in concert, and it didn’t take long for that to filter down to Warner Bros. “The reboot of the series was a long time coming,” he says. It doesn’t matter if they’re young or parents or grandparents, they go, ‘Pinky and Brain?’ ‘The Animaniacs?’ Are you kidding me?’ “Since the ended the ComicCon scene exploded … and once people find out who I am and what I do, they just flip out.

“Yakko was banging around in my head … those characters never leave an actor who’s lucky enough to do them,” says Paulsen, whose voiceover resume includes “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles” (Raphael in the original, Donatello in the 2012 revival) and a long laundry list of other series. The revival was announced in 2018 it took two years to premiere because of the long lead time needed for this type of animation - which includes backing from a 40-piece orchestra. “Animaniacs,” which revolves around the three Warner siblings, premiered on Fox Kids in 1993 before moving to Kids WB in 1995, where it ran until 1998. Paulsen is also reprising his role as Pinky in “Pinky and the Brain” (alongside Maurice LaMarche) those characters are integrated into the new “Animaniacs” series, which received a two-season pickup on Hulu. “The breadth of the fan base is so enormous, and thanks to Steven Spielberg, we’re in a privileged position of bringing a little joy to the world.” “What’s so glorious about this experience is that we get the chance to do it again,” says Paulsen, 64. 20 on Hulu with all-new episodes - and with original voices Rob Paulsen (Yakko), Jess Harnell (Wakko) and Tress MacNeille (Dot). The “Animaniacs” trio, which delighted a generation of kids (and their parents), returns to television Nov. Yakko, Wakko and Dot are back in cartoon land after a 22-year vacation. What to watch and stream on New Year's 2022Įight shows and movies to watch on Christmas 2022Ĩ shows to watch and stream during Thanksgiving weekend 'American Gladiators' dark side revealed in ESPN doc: 'Like wartime'
