The BEST episodes directed by Michael Gerard
#1 - Pavlov's Mice
Animaniacs - Season 1 - Episode 39
In turn of the century Russia, Pinky and the Brain are conditioned to respond in strange ways to the sound of bells. Brain plans to take over the world by stealing the crown jewels of Russia. Unfortunately, his conditioning prevents him from successfully getting the jewels.
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#2 - Piano Rag
Animaniacs - Season 1 - Episode 16
Dr.Scratchnsniff, Ralph the guard, and Hello Hurse all chase after the Warners, so they hide in a piano concert until the coast is clear. All goes well until they catch up with the Warners and they end up getting the Pianist instead.
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#3 - Video Review
Animaniacs - Season 1 - Episode 113
In a video store, the Warners come out of an Animaniacs video tape. They sing about the movies on the shelves and are chased by characters from movies.
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#4 - Roll Over, Beethoven
Animaniacs - Season 1 - Episode 37
Yakko, Wakko, and Dot help Beethoven compose his fifth symphony.
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#5 - Brain meets Brawn
Animaniacs - Season 1 - Episode 131
Brain decides to take over the world by taking a strength enhancing formula developed by Dr. Jekyl. He wants to stop Big Ben at tea time because if tea time never ends, everyone will be more concerned with tea than with trying to stop him from taking over the world.
#6 - Guardin' the Garden
Animaniacs - Season 1 - Episode 50
God makes Adam and Eve and tells them not to eat the fruit that comes from the tree of knowledge. Slappy Squirrel, however, lives in the tree of knowledge. When evil snake tries to tempt Adam and Eve, Slappy is in charge of guarding the fruit and stopping the snake.
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#7 - H.M.S. Yakko
Animaniacs - Season 1 - Episode 7
The Warners Tresspass on captain Mel's beach. He tries to get them to leave. This cartoon is a takeoff of the Gilbert and Sullivan's operettas "Pirates of Penzance" and "The H.M.S. Pinafore".
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#8 - Baloney and Kids
Animaniacs - Season 1 - Episode 149
In this parody of the kids show Barney and Friends, the Warners end up on a sickly sweet kids show featuring the cuddly and lovable Baloney. The Warners hate the show and make Baloney's life miserable.
#9 - Puttin' on the Blitz
Animaniacs - Season 1 - Episode 76
Rita and Runt are in Warsaw, Poland during the 1939 German blitzkrieg. The head of the Polish underground arranges to meet his daughter Katrina on a train that is about to leave the train station. When Katrina is discovered by a dog working for the Germans, Rita saves her. They head to the train station, and jump on when the train begins to leave. Katrina is safe, but Rita when she sees Runt being attacked by German dogs decides to stay. She leaps from the train in order to help her friend.
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#10 - The Mindy 500
Animaniacs - Season 2 - Episode 2
Mindy wanders off to a racetrack. Buttons must follow her and keep her out of trouble.
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#11 - Of Nice and Men
Animaniacs - Season 1 - Episode 103
Rita and Runt are on a bunny ranch operated by Happy Bob. Runt watches over the bunnies while Rita stays in the barn and chases rats. When Bob tries to take the bunnies to skin them for fur, Rita and Runt stop him. They set the bunnies free take them to a train to escape.
#12 - Take My Siblings Please
Animaniacs - Season 2 - Episode 1
Each of the Warners crosses a bridge to a forbidden valley. Under the bridge lives a nasty little troll and each Warner promises the troll one of their siblings.
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#13 - Yes, Always
Animaniacs - Season 1 - Episode 127
Pinky and the Brain do voice over work at the Warner Brothers Studio.