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Recap / Animaniacs 2020 Episode 17

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Release date: November 5, 2021

Opening line: (Dot) "Hungry for fame-y!"

Ralphworld: The Warners are running late to start the show, so a spoof of the opening to HBO's Westworld is shown to pass the time, featuring Ralph "under construction"...and then he rips his pants.

My Super Sour Sixteen: Nora recruits the Warners to sing at her daughter Cora's 16th birthday party in exchange for fixing their leaky tower.

How to Brain Takes Over the World: Pinky does a "How to" livestream of Brain concocting his latest plan for world domination.


Tropes found in "Ralphworld":

  • Affectionate Parody: To Westworld.
  • Match Cut: Right after Ralph rips his pants and destroys the facility, we zoom into his WB badge and it hard cuts to the theme song as Yakko, Wakko, and Dot pop out of the water tower.

Tropes found in "My Super Sour Sixteen":

  • A Day in the Limelight: This is the first episode in the revival to center around Dot and have her step up to solve the problem.
  • Big "NO!": Wakko has one after complaining there was no baked potato bar at the party, then Cora confirming that there was.
  • Continuity Nod: Yakko nervously starts singing the first lines of "Yakko's World" when it's discovered that they aren't the real BoyStorm.
  • Dawson Casting: Parodied. The boys of BoyStorm mention attending plumbing college, even though they're "supposed" to be teenagers. Then one of their hats falls off, revealing a bald pate with liver spots underneath.
  • Department of Redundancy Department: When Nora is trying to come up with an excuse as to why the real BoyStorm aren't at the party, she suggests that the Warners poisoned them "with poisonous poison".
  • Dripping Disturbance: Dot is kept up at night by leaky pipes in the water tower, prompting the Warners to go see Nora about it.
  • Hidden Depths: This episode reveals a different side of Nora. Although she's a cold and calculating CEO, she's a Doting Parent to her daughter.
  • No Fourth Wall: When Cora asks her mother who the Warners are, Yakko assumes that she's not a Hulu subscriber and offers her a 7-day free trial (with ads).
  • Overly Long Name: When Dot tells Cora her full name (Princess Angelina Contessa Louisa Francesca Banana-Fana-Bo-Besca III), she counters with her full name of Queen Cora Nora Bora-Bora Angora Dora Norita IV.
  • Pass the Popcorn: When it becomes clear that Dot and Cora's argument is about to turn violent, Yakko and Wakko sit down and take out some popcorn.
  • Shout-Out:
  • Spoiled Brat: Cora is incredibly entitled and bratty, and her mom will happily comply with any of her demands, even if they're far-fetched.

Tropes found in "How to Brain Takes Over the World":

  • Jitter Cam: The entire segment takes place during a livestream from the camera on Pinky's smartphone.
  • Never Win the Lottery: Brain's plan is to manipulate a live lottery drawing so that he wins the $20,000,000 jackpot. However, his numbers are revealed on Pinky's livestream prior to the drawing, leading to his 3 million followers winning the jackpot and receiving $6.66 each.
  • Not in Front of the Kid: Brain calls Pinky a 'boob' and Pinky tells him not to say "the B-word" because kids watch his videos. Later, Brain talks about manipulating [lottery] balls, and Pinky again admonishes him for saying whatever he wants on his livestream.
  • Number of the Beast: Thanks to Pinky, the $20,000,000 being offered by the lottery is split among his followers to a total of $6.66 each. The lottery host, who is already going crazy from extreme heat, takes this to be a sign that the Devil is inside his brain.


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