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Recap / Animaniacs (2020) Episode 12

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Release date: November 20, 2020

Opening line: (Dot) "Critically acclaim-y!"

A Zit!: Dot is horrified when she discovers a zit on her face.

1001 Narfs: In Baghdad, Pinky and the Brain attempt to steal the Sultana's stallions to take over the world but end up telling stories to entertain her in a parody of One Thousand and One Nights.

Manny Manspreader: While out to see a movie, the Warners deal with a man who lacks a sense of personal space.

Tropes found in "A Zit!":

  • Counterpoint Duet: Dot's song complaining about having a zit on her face is interrupted by the zit singing about having a Dot on its butt.
  • In Memoriam: An In-Universe one. The skit ends with a memorial card for the zit, who "died" after about a week.

Tropes found in "1001 Narfs":

  • "Arabian Nights" Days: The general setting of both the episode itself and the stories Brain and Pinky tell is medieval Arabia.
  • Birds of a Feather: Pinky and the Sultana possess similarly scatterbrained mindsets, resulting in very strong chemistry.
  • Bullying a Dragon: Brain loses his temper with Pinky's ridiculous stories (and the Sultana's love of them) and makes the mistake of insulting the Sultana's intelligence and tastes in interior design, forcing him and Pinky to flee the palace in the end.
  • Derailed Fairy Tale: Pinky keeps interrupting Brain's stories with ridiculous non sequiturs, but the Sultana likes his "plot twists".
  • Faux Horrific: In the "Pink-bad the Sailor" story, Pinky tries to return a shirt for a refund and is horrified to learn that the shop only gives store credit.
  • Genie in a Bottle: In the "Brain-laddin" story, Pinky plays the role of the genie.
  • Literal Genie: Pinky as the Genie is too stupid to understand Brain-laddin's second wish for a "staff", conjuring a wooden cane instead of servants.
  • Ms. Fanservice: The Sultana is very easy on the eyes and being voiced by Jameela Jamil doesn't hurt either.
  • The Password Is Always "Swordfish": The leader of the Forty Thieves decided "Cave-1-2-3" was a password that nobody would ever guess, only to be immediately proven wrong by one of his men.
  • Ship Tease: Pinky and the Sultana receive a fair amount of this, her even flirtatiously rubbing the underside of his chin at one point, with bedroom eyes no less.
  • Shout-Out: Brain-laddin wears a purple vest and a red fez, and the Pinkie-genie is blue and wears his hair in a ponytail, as references to Disney's Aladdin. In addition, one of the Sultana's dancers wears Jasmine's outfit, and Brain-laddin has a pet mantis with a fez that he uses to steal food for him like Abu.
  • Storybook Episode: Pinky and Brain try to entertain the bored Sultana with stories based around Arabian Nights, specifically Ali-Ba-brain and the Forty Thieves, Brain-laddin, and Pink-bad the Sailor.

Tropes found in "Manny Manspreader":

  • Bad Vibrations: Manny's arrival is heralded by thunderous steps from his massive legs.
  • Giant Enemy Crab: The movie the Warners are watching features Dwayne Johnson fighting a giant crab at one point.
  • Here We Go Again!: After the Warners leave the theater and take a bus home, they find Manny appearing before them, asking for a seat. They all scream as the episode ends.
  • Murderous Thighs: Inverted, both gender and otherwise; True to the title Manny spreads his massive thighs wide, smothering the Warners under them while they're trying to watch a movie.
  • Shout-Out:

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