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->''"So Pinky and the Brain share a new domain.\\
It's what the network wants, why bother to complain?"''

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->''"So ->''♫ So Pinky and the Brain share a new domain.\\
It's what the network wants, why bother to complain?"''complain? ♫''
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->''"Now Pinky and the Brain share a new domain.\\

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* StylisticSuck: Most of "How I Spent My Weekend" is drawn and narrated by Elmyra and therefore is depicted as child-like drawings set in motion.

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* StylisticSuck: StylisticSuck:
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Most of "How I Spent My Weekend" is drawn and narrated by Elmyra and therefore is depicted as child-like drawings set in motion.motion.
* "Elmyra's Music Video" was shot by her, and it's every bit amateurish as that would imply.
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* CharacterExaggeration: Elmyra was already dumb in ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''. This show takes her stupidity UpToEleven. She will sometimes devolve into just saying "Chocolate Pie!" In her final appearance, "The Mask of Braino", she's running around wearing an underwear over her head constantly shouting "Underwear Head!" She's also become a sadist, as she seems to enjoy hurting Pinky and the Brain.

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* CharacterExaggeration: Elmyra was already dumb in ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''. This show takes her stupidity UpToEleven.up to eleven. She will sometimes devolve into just saying "Chocolate Pie!" In her final appearance, "The Mask of Braino", she's running around wearing an underwear over her head constantly shouting "Underwear Head!" She's also become a sadist, as she seems to enjoy hurting Pinky and the Brain.



* {{Flanderization}}: Elmyra was a dimwitted but loosely well meaning character who only maimed or killed her pets by accident. In this show, her negative traits are amped UpToEleven.

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* {{Flanderization}}: Elmyra was a dimwitted but loosely well meaning character who only maimed or killed her pets by accident. In this show, her negative traits are amped UpToEleven.up to eleven.
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* TastesLikeDiabetes: [[invoked]] (In-show) In "A Walk in the Park", Brain complains about Elmyra's selection of albums, which contain such titles as "It's a Sugary-Wugary Day" by Laffi and "Life's a Rosy-Posy Bed of Honey" by Marie Flewis and Pork Chop.
** This doubles as a NoCelebritiesWereHarmed ShoutOut, referencing to child-friendly singer Raffi and ventriloquist/kids show host Shari Lewis (and her puppet Lamb Chop).
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!! ''Pinky, Elmyra, and The Brain'' contains examples of the following tropes:

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!! ''Pinky, !!''Pinky, Elmyra, and The Brain'' contains examples of the following tropes:



* OminousLatinChanting: Parodied in "The Man From Washington," as everytime the Circle is mentioned an overly dramatic choir begins wailing in the background to gibberish, with every verse ending with the words Lactos.
-->'''Choir''': ''(sung)'' Tonselites, Gingivitis, Gleutoues Maximus Lactos!!! ''(Screeching)'' '''LACTOSE!!!'''

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* OminousLatinChanting: Parodied in "The Man From Washington," as everytime the Circle is mentioned an overly dramatic choir begins wailing in the background to gibberish, with every verse ending with the words Lactos.
-->'''Choir''':
word Lactose.
-->'''Choir:'''
''(sung)'' Tonselites, Tonsillitis, Gingivitis, Gleutoues Gluteus Maximus Lactos!!! Lactose!!! ''(Screeching)'' '''LACTOSE!!!'''



** Creator/BenStein guest stars in "At the Hop" as "Rockin' Johnny Hot."

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** Creator/BenStein guest stars in "At the Hop" as "Rockin' Johnny Hot."Hot".









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* UglyAmericanStereotype: Part of the Brain's plan for France in "How I Spent My Weekend". Roberto turns all the cheese into the one thing the French hate the most: stupid American tourists.
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ZCE cleanup, although I might be damning Elmyra by faint praise here.


%%* ActorAllusion: Creator/NancyCartwright plays a jerkish brute who loves to bully people. [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Sound familiar?]]

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%%* * ActorAllusion: Creator/NancyCartwright plays a jerkish brute who loves to bully people. [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Sound familiar?]]people, just like her starring role in ''WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons''.



* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: In addition to the usual RunningGag, the series also included a variation that would appear in addition to or instead of the usual exchange. Brain would ask if Pinky has "Any questions?", with Pinky responding by asking a completely irrelevant question. Then, at the end of the episode, [[BrickJoke Brain gives Pinky the answer to his question]]. For example:

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* AreYouPonderingWhatImPondering: In addition to the usual trope-naming RunningGag, the series also included a variation that would appear in addition to or instead of the usual exchange. Brain would ask if Pinky has "Any questions?", with Pinky responding by asking a completely irrelevant question. Then, at the end of the episode, [[BrickJoke Brain gives Pinky the answer to his question]]. For example:



* CatchPhrase: Elmyra Duff frequently shouts "Chockit pie!"

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* CatchPhrase: {{Catchphrase}}: Elmyra Duff frequently shouts "Chockit pie!"



* MultiCharacterTitle: Obviously, the title refers to Pinky, Elmyra, and the Brain.

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* MultiCharacterTitle: Obviously, Adding Elmyra to the title refers to Pinky, Elmyra, existing duo of Pinky and The Brain. (Well, at least she contributes more to the Brain.plot than Larry did.)



** "A Walk in the Park" is generally a dig at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]], complete with the obligatory potshot at the "It's a Small World" ride and the episode ending with Brain being so traumatized by his experience that he vows to never return to Duckyland, citing that not even world domination is worth going back.

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** "A Walk in the Park" is generally a dig at [[Ride/DisneyThemeParks Disneyland]], complete with the obligatory potshot at the "It's a Small World" "Ride/ItsASmallWorld" ride and the episode ending with Brain being so traumatized by his experience that he vows to never return to Duckyland, citing that not even world domination is worth going back.



* {{Transplant}}: "Elmyra from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' gets shoehorned into the ''Pinky the Brain'' series" is possibly a sufficient summary of the series as a whole.

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* {{Transplant}}: "Elmyra from ''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures'' gets shoehorned into the ''Pinky and the Brain'' series" is possibly a sufficient summary of the series as a whole.
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* {{Flanderization}}: Elmyra was a dimwitted but loosely well meaning character who only maimed or killed her pets by accident. In this show, her negative traits are amped UpToEleven.
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* TheDitz: Elmyra is a complete idiot in this show.
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This crossover -- which marked Creator/WarnerBros Animation's final collaborative effort with Creator/StevenSpielberg until ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'' -- came about at the request of Spielberg himself. The writers didn't like this one bit; Peter Hastings not only [[WriterRevolt wrote an episode of the original series predicting the series' downfall because of the executives' demands]] ("You'll Never Eat Food Pellets in This Town Again"), but later left Warner Bros. to create Disney's Creator/OneSaturdayMorning. To no one's surprise, the fans agreed with the writers. Only five full episodes of '''''Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain''''' aired before Warner Bros. pulled the plug, and the remaining segments were aired as part of the compilation program ''The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie [=PinkyBrainy=] Big Cartoonie Show'' for a grand total of 13 episodes.

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This crossover -- which marked Creator/WarnerBros Animation's final collaborative effort with Creator/StevenSpielberg until ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'' -- came about at the request of Spielberg himself. The writers didn't like this one bit; Peter Hastings not only [[WriterRevolt wrote an episode of the original series predicting the series' downfall because of the executives' demands]] ("You'll Never Eat Food Pellets in This Town Again"), but later left Warner Bros. to create Disney's Creator/OneSaturdayMorning. To no one's surprise, the fans agreed with the writers. Only five full episodes of '''''Pinky, ''Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain''''' Brain'' aired before Warner Bros. pulled the plug, and the remaining segments were aired as part of the compilation program ''The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie [=PinkyBrainy=] Big Cartoonie Show'' for a grand total of 13 episodes.






* ActorAllusion: Creator/NancyCartwright plays a jerkish brute who loves to bully people. [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Sound familiar?]]

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* %%* ActorAllusion: Creator/NancyCartwright plays a jerkish brute who loves to bully people. [[WesternAnimation/TheSimpsons Sound familiar?]]
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[[https://web.archive.org/web/20200202040057if_/https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744 The series has officially confirmed to be]] [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]], further stated in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs|2020}}'' revival where the Brain had spent the past 22 years creating his plan of modern internet in a gradually-remodeling Acme Labs.

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[[https://web.archive.org/web/20200202040057if_/https://twitter.org/web/20200202040057/https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744 The series has officially confirmed to be]] [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]], further stated in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs|2020}}'' revival where the Brain had spent the past 22 years creating his plan of modern internet in a gradually-remodeling Acme Labs.



* CanonDiscontinuity: Tom Ruegger has [[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ confirmed]] that this spinoff is non-canon to the main ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''Pinky and the Brain'' series. It finally got the official {{Retcon}} treatment for good come the 2020 revival of ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs|2020}}'', with a TimeSkip in the pilot episode making zero mention of anything in this series ever happening and Acme Labs still intact (having gotten a new sign in the years since 1998).

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* CanonDiscontinuity: Tom Ruegger has [[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ [[https://web.archive.org/web/20200202040057/https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744 confirmed]] that this spinoff is non-canon to the main ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''Pinky and the Brain'' series. It finally got the official {{Retcon}} treatment for good come the 2020 revival of ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs|2020}}'', with a TimeSkip in the pilot episode making zero mention of anything in this series ever happening and Acme Labs still intact (having gotten a new sign in the years since 1998).
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* MockyMouse: The episode "The Ravin" has Pinky and Brain attempt to return to Acme Labs, only to find that it has been replaced by a Dizzy Store, which features a mascot resembling Mickey Mouse as a bat.
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[[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ The series has officially confirmed to be]] [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]], further stated in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs|2020}}'' revival where the Brain had spent the past 22 years creating his plan of modern internet in a gradually-remodeling Acme Labs.

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[[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ [[https://web.archive.org/web/20200202040057if_/https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744 The series has officially confirmed to be]] [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]], further stated in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs|2020}}'' revival where the Brain had spent the past 22 years creating his plan of modern internet in a gradually-remodeling Acme Labs.
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[[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ The series has officially confirmed to be]] [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]], further stated in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs|2020}}'' revival where the Brain has been revealed to be working on his plan for the past 22 years.

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[[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ The series has officially confirmed to be]] [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]], further stated in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs|2020}}'' revival where the Brain has been revealed to be working on his plan for had spent the past 22 years.years creating his plan of modern internet in a gradually-remodeling Acme Labs.
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It's "The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show". Yes, really.


This crossover -- which marked Creator/WarnerBros Animation's final collaborative effort with Creator/StevenSpielberg until ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'' -- came about at the request of Spielberg himself. The writers didn't like this one bit; Peter Hastings not only [[WriterRevolt wrote an episode of the original series predicting the series' downfall because of the executives' demands]] ("You'll Never Eat Food Pellets in This Town Again"), but later left Warner Bros. to create Disney's Creator/OneSaturdayMorning. To no one's surprise, the fans agreed with the writers. Only five full episodes of '''''Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain''''' aired before Warner Bros. pulled the plug, and the remaining segments were aired as part of the compilation program ''The Cat & Birdy Warneroonie Pinky Brainy Big Cartoonie Show'' for a grand total of 13 episodes.

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This crossover -- which marked Creator/WarnerBros Animation's final collaborative effort with Creator/StevenSpielberg until ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'' -- came about at the request of Spielberg himself. The writers didn't like this one bit; Peter Hastings not only [[WriterRevolt wrote an episode of the original series predicting the series' downfall because of the executives' demands]] ("You'll Never Eat Food Pellets in This Town Again"), but later left Warner Bros. to create Disney's Creator/OneSaturdayMorning. To no one's surprise, the fans agreed with the writers. Only five full episodes of '''''Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain''''' aired before Warner Bros. pulled the plug, and the remaining segments were aired as part of the compilation program ''The Cat & Birdy Cat&Birdy Warneroonie Pinky Brainy [=PinkyBrainy=] Big Cartoonie Show'' for a grand total of 13 episodes.
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* CharacterExaggeration: Elmyra was already dumb in WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures. This show takes her stupidity UpToEleven. She will sometimes devolve into just saying "Chocolate Pie!" In her final appearance, "The Mask of Braino", she's running around wearing an underwear over her head constantly shouting "Underwear Head!" She's also become a sadist, as she seems to enjoy hurting Pinky and the Brain.

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* CharacterExaggeration: Elmyra was already dumb in WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures.''WesternAnimation/TinyToonAdventures''. This show takes her stupidity UpToEleven. She will sometimes devolve into just saying "Chocolate Pie!" In her final appearance, "The Mask of Braino", she's running around wearing an underwear over her head constantly shouting "Underwear Head!" She's also become a sadist, as she seems to enjoy hurting Pinky and the Brain.
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Tweaked wording.


This crossover -- which marked Creator/WarnerBros Animation's final collaborative effort with Creator/StevenSpielberg until ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'' -- came about entirely from ExecutiveMeddling (specifically, their insistence that ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' become LighterAndSofter). The writers didn't like this one bit; Peter Hastings not only [[WriterRevolt wrote an episode of the original series predicting the series' downfall because of the executives' demands]] ("You'll Never Eat Food Pellets in This Town Again"), but later left Warner Bros. to create Disney's Creator/OneSaturdayMorning. To no one's surprise, the fans agreed with the writers. Only five full episodes of '''''Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain''''' aired before Warner Bros. pulled the plug, and the remaining segments were aired as part of the compilation program ''The Cat & Birdy Warneroonie Pinky Brainy Big Cartoonie Show'' for a grand total of 13 episodes.

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This crossover -- which marked Creator/WarnerBros Animation's final collaborative effort with Creator/StevenSpielberg until ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'' -- came about entirely from ExecutiveMeddling (specifically, their insistence that ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' become LighterAndSofter).at the request of Spielberg himself. The writers didn't like this one bit; Peter Hastings not only [[WriterRevolt wrote an episode of the original series predicting the series' downfall because of the executives' demands]] ("You'll Never Eat Food Pellets in This Town Again"), but later left Warner Bros. to create Disney's Creator/OneSaturdayMorning. To no one's surprise, the fans agreed with the writers. Only five full episodes of '''''Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain''''' aired before Warner Bros. pulled the plug, and the remaining segments were aired as part of the compilation program ''The Cat & Birdy Warneroonie Pinky Brainy Big Cartoonie Show'' for a grand total of 13 episodes.
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While many ''Pinky and the Brain'' fans believed/(hoped) [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes the show would never receive a DVD release]], Warner Bros. eventually proved them wrong with [[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Pinky-Elmyra-Brain-complete-series-announced/19041 an eventual DVD release for the series in January 2014]].

[[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ Officially confirmed to be]] [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]], further stated in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs|2020}}'' revival where the Brain has been revealed to be working on his plan for the past 22 years.

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While many ''Pinky and the Brain'' fans believed/(hoped) believed [[KeepCirculatingTheTapes the show would never receive a DVD release]], Warner Bros. eventually proved them wrong with [[http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Pinky-Elmyra-Brain-complete-series-announced/19041 an eventual DVD release for the series in January 2014]].

[[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ Officially The series has officially confirmed to be]] [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]], further stated in the ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs|2020}}'' revival where the Brain has been revealed to be working on his plan for the past 22 years.
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Some edits.


[[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ Officially confirmed to be]] [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]], further stated in the ''[[WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020 Animaniacs]]'' reboot where the Brain has been revealed to be working on his plan for the past 22 years.

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[[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ Officially confirmed to be]] [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon]], further stated in the ''[[WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020 Animaniacs]]'' reboot ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs|2020}}'' revival where the Brain has been revealed to be working on his plan for the past 22 years.



* CanonDiscontinuity: Tom Ruegger has [[https://mobile.twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ confirmed]] that this spinoff is non-canon to the main ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''Pinky and the Brain'' series. It finally got the official {{Retcon}} treatment for good come the 2020 reboot of ''Animaniacs'', with a TimeSkip in the pilot episode making zero mention of anything in this series ever happening.

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* CanonDiscontinuity: Tom Ruegger has [[https://mobile.twitter.[[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ confirmed]] that this spinoff is non-canon to the main ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''Pinky and the Brain'' series. It finally got the official {{Retcon}} treatment for good come the 2020 reboot revival of ''Animaniacs'', ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs|2020}}'', with a TimeSkip in the pilot episode making zero mention of anything in this series ever happening.happening and Acme Labs still intact (having gotten a new sign in the years since 1998).
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This crossover -- which marked Creator/WarnerBros Animation's final collaborative effort with Creator/StevenSpielberg -- came about entirely from ExecutiveMeddling (specifically, their insistence that ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' become LighterAndSofter). The writers didn't like this one bit; Peter Hastings not only [[WriterRevolt wrote an episode of the original series predicting the series' downfall because of the executives' demands]] ("You'll Never Eat Food Pellets in This Town Again"), but later left Warner Bros. to create Disney's Creator/OneSaturdayMorning. To no one's surprise, the fans agreed with the writers. Only five full episodes of '''''Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain''''' aired before Warner Bros. pulled the plug, and the remaining segments were aired as part of the compilation program ''The Cat & Birdy Warneroonie Pinky Brainy Big Cartoonie Show'' for a grand total of 13 episodes.

to:

This crossover -- which marked Creator/WarnerBros Animation's final collaborative effort with Creator/StevenSpielberg until ''WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020'' -- came about entirely from ExecutiveMeddling (specifically, their insistence that ''WesternAnimation/PinkyAndTheBrain'' become LighterAndSofter). The writers didn't like this one bit; Peter Hastings not only [[WriterRevolt wrote an episode of the original series predicting the series' downfall because of the executives' demands]] ("You'll Never Eat Food Pellets in This Town Again"), but later left Warner Bros. to create Disney's Creator/OneSaturdayMorning. To no one's surprise, the fans agreed with the writers. Only five full episodes of '''''Pinky, Elmyra & The Brain''''' aired before Warner Bros. pulled the plug, and the remaining segments were aired as part of the compilation program ''The Cat & Birdy Warneroonie Pinky Brainy Big Cartoonie Show'' for a grand total of 13 episodes.
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* CanonDiscontinuity: Tom Ruegger has [[https://mobile.twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ confirmed]] that this spinoff is non-canon to the main ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''Pinky and the Brain'' series.

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* CanonDiscontinuity: Tom Ruegger has [[https://mobile.twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ confirmed]] that this spinoff is non-canon to the main ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' and ''Pinky and the Brain'' series. It finally got the official {{Retcon}} treatment for good come the 2020 reboot of ''Animaniacs'', with a TimeSkip in the pilot episode making zero mention of anything in this series ever happening.
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[[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ Officially confirmed to be]] [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon.]]

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[[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/922893866801311744/ Officially confirmed to be]] [[CanonDiscontinuity non-canon.]]non-canon]], further stated in the ''[[WesternAnimation/Animaniacs2020 Animaniacs]]'' reboot where the Brain has been revealed to be working on his plan for the past 22 years.

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