Animaniacs Episode 85 / Recap

Air Date: September 14, 1996

Animani-rats: The cast parody the theme song to Rugrats.

Jokahontas: The entire cast essentially gives Disney the middle finger while parodying Pocahontas.

Boids on the Hood: After being tormented by Ralph, the Goodfeathers get their revenge on him.

Mighty Wakko at the Bat: The cast star in their version of "Casey at the Bat".

"Animani-rats" contains examples of:

Art Shift: The animation style is done to reflect the Klasky-Csupo look of the show.
Circling Saw: Wakko (as Chuckie) saws a hole in the floor around him in the bathroom so that he can fall into the kitchen.
In-Joke: Rita and Runt are seen on the side of a milk carton in reference to their absence from the show.
Toilet Humor: A literal example; Skippy and Mindy (as Phil and Lil) play in the toilet, splashing each other with its water.
Whole-Plot Reference: To Rugrats.

The Cameo: Slappy appears as the tree, while Skippy appears as "the raccoon".
Musical Number Annoyance: When Skippy hears the first few bars of "Maple Leaf Ditty", he gets concerned that Slappy is going to break into song. However, Slappy isn't interested in singing either and they both exit the picture having made their cameos.
No Celebrities Were Harmed: Rather than portraying the John Smith from the film, John Smith actually is Mel Gibson. His costume consists of a helmet with two mouse ears on it and red pantaloons. He is accompanied by Benjamin and Jerome, a parody of Ben and Jerry.
Public Domain Soundtrack: The Ice Cream song is set to that old cartoon standard, Lizst's Hungarian Rhapsody, rather than any of the songs from the film. Also, Slappy is accompanied by Scott Joplin's "Maple Leaf Rag".
Take That!: "Just the Same Old Heroine" torches Disney for milking the same cash cow formula they used in their previous films.
Toilet Humor: Dot mentions "painting with the colors of the passing wind." She then stops Wakko from singing about it.
Dot: Oh I'm just painting with the colors of the passing wind.
Wakko: Did you say "passing wind?!"
Dot: OH FOR THE LOVE OF HUMANITY, DO NOT GO THERE!
Vocal Evolution: Nate Ruegger was going through puberty, so his voice as Skippy is noticeably electronically pitched up to make him sound younger.
Whole-Plot Reference: To Pocahontas. Unfortunately, due to Production Lead Time, some of the jokes get lost.

Bird-Poop Gag: The whole short is about the Goodfeathers pooping on Plotz's car.
The Bus Came Back: The Goodfeathers haven't had their own short since season two because parents complained about the amount of violence and its NSFW source material. So instead of taking place in New York, this short takes place on the Warner lot.
Pesky Pigeons: The Goodfeathers fly over Ralph threatening to poop on Plotz's car.
Public Domain Soundtrack: Most of the short is set to "Ride of the Valkyries".
Discretion Shot: We never see the Goodfeathers pooping nor the car covered in poop; we just hear splattering sounds from offscreen.

Baseball Episode: The entire cast are on the Warner Bros. baseball team.
Distracted by the Sexy: Hello Nurse and Minerva Mink use this to their advantage to distract the visiting team. (Incidentally, this was the only time Hello Nurse and Minerva were seen in the same shot.)
Whole-Plot Reference: To Casey at the Bat, but it ends the same way as the Tiny Toons version, with the person in the Casey role not striking out.