History Characters / AnimaniacsTheWarnerSiblings

* TheAce: According to the "Hello Nurse" song, her list of accomplishments includes winning the Tony, Nobel Prize and Pulitzer, obtaining several Ph.Ds, playing Chopin without rehearsing, singing opera at the Met, starring as the lead role in Theatre/KingLear, becoming the ambassador to China, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking not smoking]].

* NotAllowedToGrowUp: Tom Ruegger, the creator of the show, has confirmed that the Warners' biological ages are 14, 11, and 9 despite being created in 1929.

* OlderThanTheyLook: Due to being NotAllowedToGrowUp, the Warners look and act like kids despite being as old if not ''older'' than many of the adults who have to handle their antics.

* BriefsBoasting: For the majority of his debut episode, the only thing he wears is a pair of pink briefs, and he's a rude, bragging person who loves to show off his muscles.

* BareYourMidriff: The armor he wears in the first half of his short covers his chest but exposes his muscular abs and [[CarpetOfVirility belly hair]].

* LongLostRelative: Ralph turns out to be related to Nora Rita Norita from her great grandmother's side. This leads to him taking over her role as the the CEO of Warner Brothers.

An overweight Warner Bros. studio security guard who is always trying, but never succeeding, to capture the Warners and return them to the water tower. [[spoiler:Now the CEO of Warner Bros.]]

* BreakoutCharacter: He became the most popular character on the show, to the point that he ended up appearing in a lot of episodes without his siblings, or in episodes where his siblings became DemotedToExtra. (i.e. "Clown and Out", "Wakko's Gizmo", "Go Fish", "Bingo", "Ten Short Films About Wakko Warner", etc.) It's pretty much why he was the focus of ''WesternAnimation/WakkosWish''; he's pretty much the face of the series. It helps that, of all the Warner siblings, he is the closest in age to the target audience.

* NiceGuy: Wakko is a trickster like his siblings but he's sweet-natured and the most polite out of all the Warners.

* UsedToBeASweetKid: In the original series Wakko used to be an enthusiastic, energetic, creative, polite kid. In the 2020 revival... not so much.

* JerkassToOne: With Wakko, she is only sometimes picking on him.
* JerkWithAHeartOfGold: She may act vain, spoiled, and selfish, but she has shown several times that she cares about her brothers.

* ArtEvolution: He appears in the 2020 series with a slightly altered look, as well as a more realistic security guard outfit (a dull grey color as opposed to blue that made him look like a cop).

* SimpletonVoice: Daaaahh, he takes a while to begin sentences and, daaahhh, complete his thoughts.

* BreakTheHaughty: In "[[Recap/AnimaniacsEpisode95 Hooray for North Hollywood]]", the Warners' titular movie proving to be a smash hit after he had rejected it, while Jamelot, the film he greenlighted, bombs, resulting in him getting fired, really does a number on his ego, as he gets left without a job or a home.

* BeenThereShapedHistory: They've had run-ins with several historical figures and had a big influence over their achievements. They've inspired Albert Einstein to write E=mc[[superscript:2]], helped Michelangelo paint the Sistine Chapel, and inspired Picasso and Beethoven.

* ObfuscatingStupidity: Especially seen in the episode "Taming Of The Screwy", where Dr. Scratchansniff desperately tries to teach them good manners for most of the episode, but at the end, it's revealed that they are perfectly capable of acting well-mannered and serious -- they just prefer ''not'' to because it's more fun.

* RoyalBlood: In "King Yakko" [[spoiler:and in "Wakko's Wish".]]

** When Wakko dies after eating too many Swedish meatballs, you better believe Yakko literally goes to Hell and back to rescue him. (Dot too, of course, but she's Wakko's ''little'' sister.) Also gets expressed subtly throughout, with things like leading his siblings around by the hand and shielding them from danger. He's straight-up PromotedToParent in ''Wakko's Wish''.

* TeamDad: He is the "guardian" of the trio, or the parental figure, as he seems to take charge in many situations, and acts generally in a fatherly manner towards his siblings (Especially in Wakko's Wish).

* UngratefulBastard: After all those years Yakko took care of her and Wakko going to get money for a surgery in ''Wakko's Wish'', taking the lead in some episodes in the reboot and let her have a voice, she paid them jokes, insults, etc.

* HiddenDepths: ''Wakko's Wish'' reveals that he's actually content with his life. He says if he got a wish, he would retain his job as a cop but would want to direct traffic. Considering most of the antagonists in ''Animaniacs'' are never satisfied.

* {{Leitmotif}}: The episodes "De-Zanitized" and "La La Law" both have an instrumental version of "Nobody Knows the Trouble I've Seen" serve as Otto's theme music.

* OnlySaneMan: In "Taming of the Screwy" where he tries to get the Warners to behave since they want to go to the party where wealthy Japanese investors are attending. Scratchensniff futilely advises Plotz to honor his promise to let the Warners stay all night, and he's sorry when telling the kids. He then lets Plotz reap what he has sewn, and only tries to take the check the Warners received when it seems the situation has been defused. Scratchensniff declines to get involved when Plotz chases the Warner for the check, just shrugging his shoulders.
* OpaqueLenses: His glasses.

* CharacterizationMarchesOn: In the beginning of the show, and indeed in some of the early spin-off comics, she didn't have much of a personality and was mainly just there to be sexy -- and she had several moments then when she displayed definite traits of a LiteralMinded DumbBlonde. Eventually, however, she was developed a little more, to become Scratchansniff's extremely intelligent, HypercompetentSidekick, and her Dumb Blonde moments completely vanished.
* ChickMagnet: Has men lusting after her constantly, especially Yakko and Wakko.
* DependingOnTheWriter: Either she is tolerant of the Warners' antics (like in "De-Zanitized" or "Taming of the Screwy"), or she is just as annoyed with them as Scratchansniff (like in "The Sound of Warners").

* FrenchMaidOutfit: She wore this costume in an episode in order to teach the Warner siblings table manners. There really wasn't a reason other than {{Fanservice}}.

* HappilyMarried: Implied in ''Wakko's Wish'', where she and Scratchensniff start a business together making soda. They also adopt Rita and Runt.

* HospitalHottie: Unsurprisingly (though she doesn't have a hospital to heat up).
* HypercompetentSidekick: To Scratchansniff.
* ImpossibleHourglassFigure: Parodied in ''Wakko's Wish'' where she designs a bottle for Scratchansniff's elixir that is said to be popular because of its more attractive shape. The bottle happens to have a shape similar to Hello Nurse's curvaceous figure. See her picture on the trope page!

* MsFanservice: One of the biggest examples in western animation. Hello Nurse is a sexy and voluptuous blonde woman. She is the main source of {{Fanservice}} in the show over whom Yakko and Wakko continually fawn.

* NoNameGiven: Subverted. Hello Nurse is actually her name.[[https://twitter.com/tomruegger/status/1282209112650969093 Tom Ruegger has revealed her real name on Twitter:]] [[spoiler:Heloise Nerz]].
* ParodySue: At least in this [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SpS3eFqhxSQ song]] about her.
* PhraseCatcher: "Hello, Nurse!" of course.
* PimpedOutDress: In the episode [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uU5it18wMAk "King Yakko"]], Hello Nurse plays the prime minister of the kingdom, and she wears a magenta dress with [[PrettyInMink ermine trim]] and a blue cloak.

* {{Sexophone}}: Whenever she's on screen, this is expected to be heard. Either that or a beating tom-tom.

* SoapboxSadie: At least according to Wakko in the "Hello Nurse" song.
* SoBeautifulItsACurse: She can often receive the unwanted attentions of Yakko and Wakko. In Wakko's Wish, she laments that she gets more recognized for her beauty rather than her intelligence.

->'''Voiced by''': Frank Welker (English), Takeshi Watabe (Japanese), Yves Barsacq (French; series), Philippe Dumat (French; ''Wakko's Wish'')

* BreakTheHaughty: In "Hooray for North Hollywood", the Warners' titular movie proving to be a smash hit after he had rejected it, while Jamelot, the film he greenlighted, bombs, resulting in him getting fired, really does a number on his ego, as he gets left without a job or a home.

* TheBusCameBack: [[spoiler:Returned as a judge in the second part of "Wakkiver Twist".]]

** The Warners' 65th anniversary special has two in-universe examples of big ones:

** In the second part of "Hooray for North Hollywood", he regrets turning down the Warners' script when he sees how successful and profitable their movie is.

* RichInDollarsPoorInSense: He's the CEO of a major movie studio who oversees films with hundred million dollar budgets on a regular basis, yet he can't even dial his own phone when his secretary has to call in sick.

* TheScrooge: He even gets his own "Christmas Carol" episode.
* SelfFulfillingProphecy: In the episode "Taming of the Screwy", Mr. Plotz is holding a banquet for foreign investors with the intention of getting $1 billion from them, and said investors want to meet all of the workers at the Warner Bros. studio, including Yakko, Wakko, and Dot. Under his orders, Dr. Scratchansniff manages to convince the Warners to keep their lunacy under control so they can attend the banquet... only for Mr. Plotz to force them out of the banquet regardless because he doesn't trust them not to screw things up. Snubbed and insulted, the Warners return to the banquet and ruin it in their usual KarmicTrickster fashion. In a nutshell, if Mr. Plotz had just let them stay since they were behaving, the entire thing would have gone off without a hitch. [[spoiler:It worked out for the best anyway, since the foreign investors praised the Warners for making the party so much fun and gave THEM the $1 billion.]]

* TheVonTropeFamily: As "Baron von Plotz" in ''Wakko's Wish''.

* BigGood: He is this in ''Wakko's Wish''. When Wakko asks for a star to grant his wish, Pip appears as an angel, giving Wakko instructions on how to do so. While he bores Wakko to death and nearly shakes his arm off, Pip grants Wakko the wish, no strings attached, when the Warner makes it.

* RepetitiveName: Her last name is just her first two names combined.

* HairOfGoldHeartOfGold: Her hair is blonde, and is a kind, gentle, and soft-spoken person.

* NiceGirl: She's kind, friendly and helpful towards pretty much everyone (most notably being incredibly patient with Ivan Blosky, even though he's a massive JerkAss). In the self-titled song, Wakko points out that she volunteers at the local zoo, feeding baby animals. She's also patient with the Warners, even when Yakko and Wakko ogle her.

* {{Gainaxing}}: She is sometimes animated with her breasts jiggling.

* SoBeautifulItsACurse: She can often recive the unwanted attentions of Yakko and Wakko. In Wakko's Wish, she laments that she gets more recognized for her beauty rather than her intelligence.

* {{Satan}}: The rather campy, traditional Big Red Guy with a Fork.

* FlatCharacter: In the reboot his big eater tendecy become his only character trait

* DudeMagnet: Has men lusting after her constantly, especially Yakko and Wakko.

* VocalEvolution: Owing to the actors having about 22 more years of experience, each of the Warners has a wider range when singing in the reboot. With Yakko especially, he sounds like a smooth Broadway singer in "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dx36GRy8axQ The Catchup Song]]" when going into the wild-guesses verse, and ''especially'' at the beginning of "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bfuL2DU_Ekg Reboot It]]". Their voices are also slightly lower due to not being sped up by 5% like in the original run.
* WhiteGloves: All three wear these. In a episode, Wakko's gloves take on a life of their own.

* VocalEvolution: Dot speaks in a much lower register in the reboot, likely due to her voice actress, Creator/TressMacNeille, not being able top reach the same tones from the original series.

* ShesGotLegs: Lampshaded in the "Hello Nurse" song.

* TheAce: According to the "Hello Nurse" song, her list of accomplishments includes winning the Tony, Nobel Prize, and Pulitzer, obtaining several Ph.Ds, playing Chopin without rehearsing, singing opera at the Met, starring as the lead role in Theatre/KingLear, becoming the ambassador to China, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking not smoking]].
* ActionGirl: In the comics she is a secret agent and shows fighting skills.
* AwLookTheyReallyDoLoveEachOther: She sometimes can get annoyed with the Warners' antics, but in spite of that, as shown in many shorts, she really does love them, even when Yakko and Wakko lust over her.
* BewareTheNiceOnes: She is very sweet-natured overall, but in the episode "Dot - The Macadamia Nut", one of her (along with Dot and Minerva Mink) singing lines explicitly states that if you touch her or even get near her, she'll have you arrested.
** However, she appears to make an exception towards Yakko and Wakko, as when they will leap in her arms and kiss her, she usually won't do anything, most likely to due to her fondness she has towards them.

* DudeMagnet: Has men lusting after her constantly, especially the Warner Brothers.
* DumbBlonde: In the early episodes she could occasionally come across as one, but as her characterization stabilized it was firmly averted; she's as smart as her bosses, emphasized at the end of ''WesternAnimation/WakkosWish''.

* HappilyMarried: Implied in ''Wakko's Wish'' where she and Scratchensniff start a business together making soda. They also adopt Rita and Runt.

* LivingADoubleLife: In the comics, Hello Nurse was also a secret agent. She is an Agent of H.U.B.B.A., wears a white LeotardOfPower and fight villains. She has also an {{Archenemy}} in Nurse Doom, her EvilTwin with red hair.
* MsFanservice: One of the major examples in western animation. Hello Nurse is a sexy and voluptuous blonde woman. She is the main source of {{Fanservice}} in the show over whom Yakko and Wakko continually fawn.

* NiceGirl: She's kind, friendly, and helpful towards pretty much everyone (most notably being incredibly patient with Ivan Blosky, even though he's a massive JerkAss). In the self-titled short, Wakko points that she volunteers at the local zoo feeding baby animals. She's also patient with the Warners, even when the Warner brothers ogled her.

* SatelliteLoveInterest: Really has no characterization other than the fact that she's nice, she's a nurse, and that Yakko and Wakko find her attractive.

* SexyStewardess: In two shorts, one with the Warner Brothers and another during a cameo with Slappy Squirrel.
* ShesGotLegs: Lampshaded in the musical number "Hello Nurse".

* PassingTheTorch: Implied when Nora Rita Norita has a huge portrait of him in her office. Given his age, he likely retired and let her have the reins.

* ContrastingSequelAntagonist: She plays a similar antagonistic role to the Warners as Plotz did, and is still a bit of a MeanBoss, but her attitude is very different; she's far less emotional and childish, and doesn't seem to have his stinginess or PointyHairedBoss tendencies either. Where Plotz took the Warners running amuck personally, Nora Rita just reacts with dismissive annoyance and generally just doesn't have time for their tomfoolery. And of course she's a tall and thin Latina woman, whereas Plotz is a short and fat white man.

* FemaleMisogynist: Implied. One of her first lines is a blunt admission she has no interest in helping any women in the company other than herself.
* {{Foil}}: To Hello Nurse. Both of them are the only prominent human women in their respective series, are fairly attractive and are known to be quite intelligent (HN of the GeniusDitz variety and Nora being a BrainyBrunette). The main differences are that Hello Nurse is a light-hearted blonde woman who was recognized more for her physical beauty and served mainly as Dr. Scratchansniff's assistant while Nora is a woman of color with a tough, no-nonsense personality and is the new boss of the Warner Bros. studios.

%% Doesnt' explain what the reactijon is. * Berserk Button: Giving him an F (especially on his hat).

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/RobPaulsen (English), Creator/RyuseiNakao (Japanese), Rafael Monsalve (Latin American Spanish), Hervé Rey (French)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/JessHarnell, Creator/MauriceLaMarche (Wakko's burps in "The Great Wakkorotti" shorts) (English), Creator/YuuMizushima (Japanese), Giset Blanco (Latin American Spanish), Michel Mella (French)

->'''Voiced by''': Creator/TressMacNeille (English), Creator/IkueOtani (Japanese), Elena Prieto (Latin American Spanish), Barbara Tissier (French)

* BerserkButton: Giving him an F (especially on his hat).

* BerserkButton: As shown in his appearance on ''WesternAnimation/PinkyElmyraAndTheBrain'', he '''hates''' cheating.

* AmbiguouslyBi: While Yakko is mostly attracted to women, he has kissed a few men on occasion. Yakko once willingly kissed Dr. Scratchansniff (who was really trying to kiss his girlfriend) on the lips, embraced him, and said, "I didn't know you cared." Another episode revealed that Yakko wears [[StockingFiller women's stockings and garters]] (though this could have just been a CutawayGag). Not to mention that lavender is his favorite color (lavender is a color often associated with gay men though purple is the bi color) and he is am'''bi'''dextrous according to WordOfGod.

* SeldomSeenSpecies: A capybara and a ring-tailed lemur.

* AllForNothing: In "Wakko's America", Wakko breaks into song and correctly names all 50 states and their capitals (with Washington D.C. for flavor). The problem is that he's playing a game of ''Series/{{Jeopardy}}''. Since he didn't respond in the form of a question, his answer is invalid despite all his effort. He {{facepalm}}s when he realizes this by smashing his own fiddle across his head.