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- alt.tv.animaniacs -- The NIFTY ANIMANIACS REFERENCE FILE (FAQ) <940411>
- ==============================================================================
-
- If you're a new reader in alt.tv.animaniacs, please read this file before
- asking any questions because you may find the answer right here!
-
- Ingredients:
- * News
- * Merchandise
- * The Cast
- * FAQs
- * Translation Department (Yakko's Japanese and "Froinleven!!")
- * Frequently Asked Questions
- * Frequent Cultural References
- * Frequently Requested Lists
- * Frequently Requested Lyrics
- * Frequently Disputed Lyrics
- * Official and Local Terminology
- * Contacts
- * Related Files
- * Animaniacs by FTP, Finger and WWW
- * Show Credits
- * The Warners
- * Acronyms
- * Related Newsgroups
-
- "Animaniacs" is a cartoon from Steven Spielberg/Amblin Entertainment,
- Warner Brothers and Fox Television, the same group that brought you
- "Tiny Toon Adventures". Many of the people that worked on TTA
- (Sherri Stoner, Tom Ruegger, Tress MacNeille, etc.) are working on
- Animaniacs.
-
- Animaniacs first aired on Monday, Sept 13th 1993 on Fox in what used to be
- the TTA time-slot. A full season of 65 episodes (none have yet been lost
- to the BS&P) is in the process of being aired on Fox television and its
- afiliated stations. Five of these episodes are not going to air until
- May.
-
- News:
- -----
-
- The Fox network can be reached by e-mail: foxnet@delphi.com
-
- The last "official" FTP site for Animaniacs images, garfield.catt.ncsu.edu
- has had a few changes. Firstly, garfield is no longer an FTP server.
- The new server is ftp.catt.ncsu.edu, but alas, the Animaniacs images
- did not survive the transition. Many of them were screen captures, and
- as the .message says:
-
- "Pornographic, copyrighted, or illegal materials are not permitted."
-
- Screen captures are considered copyrighted material and because permission
- to distribute these images has not been granted, distribution of such
- images could be illegal too.
-
- There is a binary newsgroup for the distribution of cartoon related images:
- alt.binaries.pictures.cartoons. Please do not post binaries to
- alt.tv.animaniacs and be careful when posting any file over 32K in size.
-
- Merchandise:
- ------------
-
- To order the Warner Bros. Merchandise Catalog, call or write:
-
- Warner Bros. Catalog
- PO Box 60048
- Tampa, FL
- 33660-0048
-
- If you might want to call 1-800-223-6524. It even works in Canada!
- The operator said, however, that it will be 4 weeks before I get it.
- Maybe calling will simply add you to their mailing list?
-
- Rhino Records has recently released an Animaniacs CD and tape. If you don't
- see it in your local store (it is available at many stores in the USA)
- it can be ordered by calling Rhino directly:
-
- 1-800-432-0020 toll-free inside continental USA
- 1-310-474-4778 for customer service or foreign orders
-
- Catalog Numbers:
- R2 71570 - Limited edition "blister" CD with temporary tattoos
- R2 71571 - Regular CD, nothing special
- R4 71571 - Cassette
-
- Your local music store should be able to place a special order with this
- information if you don't want to order by phone.
-
- The complete lyrics to the songs on the album are included with both
- the CD and cassette. The CD has some things that the tape doesn't,
- notably a Dot model sheet printed on the CD itself and some come with
- a sheet of temporary tattoos! Fun for the whole family, but why share? :-)
-
- The album contains:
-
- 1 Animaniacs * Yakko's Universe * Schnitzelbank * What Are We?
- Yes, Brothers Warner We * Yakko's World * Wakko's America
- Video Revue * I Am The Very Model of a Cartoon Invididual
-
- 2 I'm Mad * The Planets * The Etiquette Song * I'm Cute * The Senses
- Be Careful What You Eat * Let The Anvils Ring * Animaniacs (instrumental)
-
- There have been many complaints about low signal level. However, there
- have also been people who are wondering why all these people are
- complaining since nothing appears sound wrong with the album.
-
- A number of shirts are available in the USA at the Warner Bros. Studio Stores.
- Some of these stores will send items by mail. A list of stores is posted
- to alt.tv.animaniacs on a semi-regular basis by Will Bell.
-
- The Cast:
- ---------
-
- The important characters in Animaniacs are visible in the overhead shot in
- the credits where they are arranged in a semi-circular formation:
- (from left to right)
-
- Back Row: Chicken Boo, Ralph (Guard), Minerva Mink, Newt (dog)
- 3rd Row: Hello Nurse, Bobby, Squit, Pesto, Marita, Flavio, Mime
- 2nd Row: Thadius Plotz (CEO), Runt, Rita, Skippy, Pinky, Slappy Squirrel,
- The Brain, Buttons, Mindy, Dr. Otto Scratchansniff
- Front Row: Yakko, Wakko, Dot
-
- Character -- Voice
- -------------------------------------------------------------
- The Warners:
- Yakko Warner -- Rob Paulsen (T)
- Wakko Warner -- Jess Harnell
- * Wakko's voice is indended
- to sound like Ringo Starr
- Dot Warner -- Tress MacNeille (T)
-
- The Good Feathers: (the pigeons)
- Bobby -- John Mariano
- Pesto -- Chick Vennera
- Squit -- Maurice LaMarche (T)
-
- The Hip Hippos:
- Flavio -- Frank Welker (T)
- Ray McLeod (singing)
- Marita -- Tress MacNeille (T)
- Wendy Knudsen (singing)
-
- Common Pairs:
- Dr. Otto Scratchansniff -- Rob Paulsen (T)
- Hello Nurse -- Tress MacNeille (T)
-
- Slappy Squirrel -- Sherri Stoner (*)
- Skippy -- Nathan Ruegger (T)
-
- Pinky -- Rob Paulsen (T)
- * Pinky _is_ Eddie Fitzgerald, NARF!
- The Brain -- Maurice LaMarche (T)
- * Brain's voice is derived
- from Orson Welles (?)
-
- Rita -- Bernadette Peters
- Runt -- Frank Welker (T)
-
- Mindy -- Nancy Cartwright
- Buttons -- Frank Welker (T)
-
- Minerva Mink -- Julie Brown (T)
- Newt -- Arte Johnson
-
- Chicken Boo -- Frank Welker (T)
-
- Others:
- Thadius Plotz (CEO) -- Frank Welker (T)
- Albert Einstein -- Paul Rugg (*)
- Narrator -- Jim Cummings (T)
-
- (T) - Formerly worked in Tiny Toon Adventures
- (*) - Animaniacs staffer
-
- Frequently Asked Questions:
- ---------------------------
-
- 1. "What does Animaniacs abbreviate to?"
-
- There is no official standard abbreviation for Animaniacs. Many have been
- proposed but few have caught on. You are welcome to use one of your own
- creation provided you don't post about abbreviations.
-
- 2. "Wraparound scmraparound. It's all filler!"
-
- Many segments of the show are being considered "filler" and the argument of
- the validity of this claim has consumed many megabytes of network
- bandwidth. If you would like to continue the discussion, voice your
- support for alt.fan.filler!
-
- Common Cultural References:
- ---------------------------
-
- THX1138
-
- THX1138 was George Lucas' college project, which was later made into a
- full-length movie, his first.
-
- `Ground control to Major Tom'
-
- It's clearly a reference to David Bowie's single "Space Oddity",
- being a line from the song.
-
- Termite Terrace personnel:
-
- Henry Binder and Leon Schlesinger are standing and talking.
-
- Artists, clockwise from top:
- Ray Katz
- Friz Freleng
- Chuck Jones
- Fred Avery
- Frank Tashlin
-
- Animator drawing Yakko, Wakko, and Dot: Fred "Tex" Avery
-
- Animator drawing Road Runner: Chuck Jones
-
- Animators as they flee the studio:
- 1st - Ray Katz
- 2nd - Friz Freleng
- 3rd - Frank Tashlin
- 4th - Chuck Jones
- 5th - Tex Avery
-
- [Thanks to Matthew Kurth]
-
- "Is that Hamton or Porky Pig on the desk?"
-
- The alt.tv.animaniacs consensus is that it is Hamton. His ears appear to be
- longer than Porky's ever were.
-
- Frequently Requested Lists:
- ---------------------------
-
- "Does anyone have a list of the special lines in the theme song?"
-
- Yes, you do! It's right here before your very own eyes:
-
- Andromeda Strainy
- Chicken Chow Meiny
- Citizen Kaney
- Cockamamey
- Come back Shaney
- Dana Delaney
- Eisenhower Mamie
- Here's the Show's namey
- How urbaney
- Miscellaney
- Pinky and the Brainy
- Shirley MacLainey
- The Rain in Spainy
- Where's Lon Chaney?
-
- "Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?"
-
- "I think so, Brain, but where will we find a duck and a hose at this hour?"
- (Win Big, AN102)
-
- "I think so, Brain, but where are we going to find an open tattoo parlour
- at this time of night?"
- (Where Rodents Dare, AN109)
-
- "I think so, Brain, but if we didn't have ears we'd look like weasels."
- (Battle for the Planet, AN115)
-
- "Uh, yeah Brain, but where are we going to find rubber pants our size?"
- (Pavlov's Mice, AN118)
-
- "I think so, Brain, but balancing a family and a career? It's all too much
- for me."
- (Opportunity Knox, AN124)
-
- "I think so, Brain, but isn't Regis Philbin already married?"
- (Jockey for Position, AN127)
-
- "I think so, Brain, but burlap chafes me so."
- (Bubba Bo Bob Brain, AN134)
-
- "Sure Brain, but where are we going to find chaps our size?"
- (Spell-Bound, AN138)
-
- "I think so, Brain, but we'll never get a monkey to use dental floss."
- (Puppet Rulers, AN140)
-
- "I think so, Brain, but this time you wear the tutu."
- (The World Can Wait, AN144)
-
- "I think so, Brain, but culottes have a tendancy to ride up so."
- (When Mice Ruled the Earth, AN147)
-
- "I think so, Brain, but me and Pippi Longstockings? I mean, what
- would the children look like?"
- (The Helpinki Formula, AN154)
-
- Frequently Requested Lyrics:
- ----------------------------
-
- These are taken from the lyrics included with the Animaniacs album.
- Send any complaints about logic or spelling to:
- Rhino Records Inc, 10635 Santa Monica Blvd., Los Angeles, CA 90025-4900
-
- Lines marked (+) are explained after this section.
-
- "Animaniacs"
-
- It's time for An-i-man-i-acs
- And we're zany to the max
- So just sit back and relax
- You'll laugh till you collapse
- We're An-i-man-i-acs!
-
- Come join the Warner brothers
- And the Warner sister Dot
- Just for fun we run around the Warner movie lot
- They lock us in the tower whenever we get caught
- But we break loose...
- And then vamoose...
- And now you know the plot!
-
- We're An-i-man-i-acs
- Dot is cute and Yakko yaks
- Wakko packs away the snacks
- While Bill Clinton plays the sax
- We're An-i-man-i-acs!
-
- Meet Pinky and the Brain, who want to rule the universe
- Goodfeathers flock together, Slappy whacks 'em with her purse
- Buttons chases Mindy, while Rita sings a verse
- The writers flipped, we have no script, why bother to rehearse?
-
- We're An-i-man-i-acs
- We have pay or play(+) contracts
- We're zany to the max
- There's baloney in our slacks
-
- We're An-i-man-ee
- Totally insane-y
- {Here's the show's namey} (*)
- An-i-man-ee-acs!
- Those are the facts.
-
- (*) This line changes every show.
-
- "Yakko's World"
-
- United States, Canada, Mexico, Panama, Haiti, Jamaica, Peru;
- Republic Dominican, Cuba, Carribean, Greenland, El Salvador, too
-
- Puerto Rico, Columbia, Venezuela, Honduras, Guyana, and still;
- Guatemala, Bolivia, then Argentina, and Ecuador, Chile, Brazil
-
- Costa Rica, Belize, Nicaragua, Bermuda, Bahamas, Tobagos, San Juan;
- Paraguay, Uraguay, Surinam, and French Guiana, Barbados, and Guam
-
- Norway and Sweden and Iceland and Finland and Germany, now in one piece;
- Switzerland, Austria, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Turkey, and Greece
-
- Poland, Romania, Scotland, Albania, Ireland, Russia, Oman;
- Bulgaria, Saudi Arabia, Hungary, Cyprus, Iraq, and Iran
-
- There's Syria, Lebanon, Israel, Jordan, both Yemens, Kuwait, and Bahrain;
- The Netherlands, Luxembourg, Belgium, and Portugal, France, England,
- Denmark, and Spain
-
- India, Pakistan, Burma, Afghanistan, Thailand, Nepal, and Bhutan;
- Kampuchea, Malasia, then Bangladesh, Asia, and China, Korea, Japan
-
- Mongolia, Laos, and Tibet, Indonesia, The Philippine Islands, Taiwan;
- Sri Lanka, New Guinea, Sumatra, New Zealand, then Borneo, and Vietnam
-
- Tunisia, Morocco, Uganda, Angola, Zimbabwe, Djibouti, Botswana;
- Mozambique, Zambia, Swaziland, Gambia, Guinea, Algeria, Ghana
-
- Burundi, Lesotho, and Malawi, Togo, The Spanish Sahara is gone;
- Niger, Nigeria, Chad, and Liberia, Egypt, Benin, and Gabon
-
- Tanzania, Somalia, Kenya, and Mali, Sierra Leone, and Algiers;
- Dahomey, Namibia, Senegal, Libya, Cameroon, Congo, Zaire
-
- Ethiopia, Guinea-Bissau, Madagascar, Rwanda, Mahore, and Cayman;
- Hong Kong, Abu Dhabi, Qatar, Yugoslavia, Crete, Mauritania, then
- Transylviania, Monaco, Liechtenstein, Malta, and Palestine,
- Fiji, Australia, Sudan!
-
- "Chicken Boo"
-
- Chicken Boo, what's the matter with you?
- You don't act like the other chickens do
- You wear a disguise to look like human guys(+)
- But you're not a man, you're a chicken, Boo
-
- Frequently Disputed Lyrics:
- ---------------------------
-
- "Animaniacs" -- "We have pay or play contracts" vs. "pay for play"
-
- Reasons:
- - It is printed as "pay or play" in the CD booklet.
- - Sally Smith spoke with a director who said it was "or"
- - A "pay or play" contract is a real thing. Such a contract means that
- the holder will get paid wether or not their part is shown (in Hollywood)
- or that the player will get paid even if they are not played (in
- Football). Logically, it should be a "pay even without play" contract,
- but it isn't.
-
- "Chicken Boo" -- "You wear a disguise to look like human guys"
- vs. "...look like human guise"
-
- Reasons:
- - "guys" makes sense: Chicken Boo is disguising himself as a person.
- - "guise" is not correct syntactically, or even logically.
-
- Translation Dept:
- -----------------
-
- And for those who are not fluent in Japanese, here's Yakko's short
- conversation with Mr. Kato:
-
- Yakko: Tokyo wa tottemo omoshiroi tokoro desu ne?
- <Tokyo is an extremely interesting place, isn't it.>
-
- Investor: Zehi irasshite kudasai.
- <By all means, please visit.>
-
- Yakko: Mada iki basho ga areba ne.
- <If there's still room for me there, eh?>
-
- (Yakko's last remark appears to be an in-joke among Tokyo natives,
- referring to the crowded conditions.)
-
- "Froinleven" is not a real word. Although it may sound German, do not let
- it deceive you! It was specially designed by Jerry Lewis to have a
- sedating effect, presumably part of one of Brain's plans to Take Over
- The World.
-
- Official Terminology:
- ---------------------
-
- Cold Opener: A short animated sequence _before_ the opening song. For example,
- the `Flipper' parody.
-
- End Tag: The closing or parting shot of the water tower and lines. This
- is the same as the "That's all folks!" from the Looney Tunes
- shows.
-
- Wacky Sack: Wakko's incredible omnipresent all inclusive prop bag. Also
- called a "Gag Bag" by Yakko.
-
- Wraparounds: Short segments placed between shorts and advertising.
-
- Local Terminology:
- ------------------
-
- The Variable Verse: The line in the theme song which changes.
- (e.g. "How Urbaney", "Here's the show's namey")
-
- Filler: Used to describe The Newsreel of the Stars and any other
- piece of animation not listed in the sacred AFEL and assumed
- to be put in the show to kill time.
-
- Proof: Something which is never presented, yet is supposed to prove
- the unbelievable.
-
- Contacts:
- ---------
-
- Fox Network
- e-mail: foxnet@delphi.com
-
- Warner Bros. Animation
- (818)954-6000
-
- Related Files:
- --------------
-
- - The Animaniacs Future Episode List (AFEL): (WiReD certified!)
- Posted on a regular basis (every Monday or Tuesday) to alt.tv.animaniacs
- by a net.character. You can't miss it, unless of course you're trying.
- Maintained by Paul Hendry (hendry@helios.physics.utoronto.ca)
- FTP: utpapa.ph.utexas.edu:/pub/animaniacs/docs/AFEL
- Finger: hendry@helios.physics.utoronto.ca
-
- - The Animaniacs Mega Lyric File (AMLF):
- A fairly extensive collection of lyrics to songs heard in Animaniacs.
- PLEASE check that the song you are about to transcribe is not in here
- before typing. There is no sense duplicating efforts.
- Maintained by Jon "Corinthian" Govoni (JGOV1477@URIACC.URI.EDU)
- FTP: utpapa.ph.utexas.edu:/pub/animaniacs/incoming/Mega-Lyrics-1.2
-
- - The Animaniacs Episode Summary (AES):
- A quick summary of the episodes including detailed information such as
- character appearances, running times, and highlights of the episode
- credits.
- Maintained by Paul Hendry (hendry@helios.physics.utoronto.ca).
- FTP: utpapa.ph.utexas.edu:/pub/animaniacs/docs/AES*
-
- - The Cultural References Guide for Animaniacs (CRGA):
- Many of the cultural references revealed and explained, PLUS
- random ramblings from this newsgroup, alt.tv.animaniacs. Quite extensive.
- By season three, I'm sure this file will be only slightly smaller than
- Encyclopedia Britannica. :-)
- Maintained by Will Bell (bell@cs.tamu.edu)
- FTP: utpapa.ph.utexas.edu:/pub/animaniacs/docs/cult-ref-1.3-pt*
-
- - The Collected Animaniacs Daily Reviews (CADR):
- Robert W. Armstrong, a.k.a. The Mystic Mongoose, is at work reviewing all
- of the episodes and is currently posting reviews on a daily basis.
- Maintained by Robert W. Armstrong (rwa@gandalf.baylor.edu)
-
- - The Animaniacs Parody Songfile (APSF):
- Alternate lyrics for many of our favourite songs.
- Maintained by Robert W. Armstrong (rwa@gandalf.baylor.edu)
- FTP: utpapa.ph.utexas.edu:/pub/animaniacs/incoming/APSv111.txt
-
- - The Animaniacs Credit Transcriptions (ACT):
- The credits as they appear at the end of the show, verbatim. Nothing
- really exciting.
- Maintained by Scott Tadman (tadman@io.org)
-
- Animaniacs by FTP:
- ------------------
-
- avatar has been experiencing technical difficulty recently.
-
- Pictures: fritz.catt.ncsu.edu (Please read the message)
- /pub/graphics/image/animanacs (not up yet)
- /incoming/images
- avatar.snc.edu
- /pub/furry/images/downloads/new
- Sounds: athena.sdsu.edu
- sumex-aim.stanford.edu (Mac System 7 sounds)
- Other: utpapa.ph.utexas.edu
- /pub/animaniacs
- rtfm.mit.edu (USENET FAQ archive)
- /pub/usenet-by-group/tv/animaniacs
-
- Articles from alt.tv.animaniacs are being archived:
- FTP: utpapa.ph.utexas.edu in /pub/animaniacs/articles/today
- /pub/animaniacs/articles/old
-
- utpapa and fritz are no longer accepting or distributing sound or image
- files which have been taken (digitized) from Animaniacs because of
- the potential for legal problems related to copyright violations. Fan
- artwork (and fan singing would suppose), scripts, and lyrics are still
- welcome.
-
- Animaniacs by Finger:
- ---------------------
-
- The Animaniacs Future Episodes List (AFEL):
- finger hendry@helios.physics.utoronto.ca
- or
- finger hendry@128.100.78.78
-
- The lyrics to Yakko's World:
- ywarner@pegasus.astro.utoronto.ca
-
- Animaniacs on the World Wide Web (WWW):
- ---------------------------------------
-
- If you enjoy both Animaniacs and the World Wide Web, then add the
- following to your hotlists:
-
- http://www.cs.cmu.edu:8001/afs/cs.cmu.edu/user/clamen/misc/tv/Animaniacs/Animaniacs.html
-
- This includes pointers to the various information sources archived
- elsewhere, plus a few surprises.
-
- For more information on the WWW:
-
- FTP from rtfm.mit.edu in pub/usenet/comp.infosystems.www
-
- [Thanks to Stewart Clamen]
-
- Show Credits:
- -------------
-
- Kathryn Page is, as listed in the credits, an assitant to the producer.
- Each episode, there is a joke credit listed. Look carefully and you
- might see something like:
-
- Lemming Herder
- ----------------
- Kathryn Page
-
- Kathryn Page is officially "assistant to producer" which would make her
- something like Tom Ruegger's secretary. This is a joke credit, and
- doesn't have anything to do with reality, except perhaps for "Tired of
- These Credits"...
-
- The Warners:
- ------------
-
- The Warners are not to be confused with the Two Tones. Here's a few
- reasons if you still have any doubts:
-
- The Warners:
- * live in the Warner Brothers water tower
- * are not a recognizable species
- * have distinct ears and non-bushy tails
- * wear coloured clothing
- * are not black and white (Warners have red noses!)
- * are zany
- * are out of control
-
- The Two Tones (Foxy & Roxy):
- * Live in Two Tone Town, a suburb of Acme Acres
- * are foxes
- * have fox-like ears
- * were "drawn in shades of gray"
- * are generally predictable
- * are usually quiet
-
- The Warners do not fall into any general species category. They are not dogs,
- cats, llamas, puppy-children, or even skunks. A complicated explanation is
- that they are styled after the 1930's characters which were not meant to
- be any species at all, only a humanized `inkblot' of sorts. If you want
- the simple explanation, they're Warners (or just plain cute). One thing's
- for sure: the Warners are very good at irritating people in the show.
-
- Animaniacs, unlike the Tiny Toon Adventures episode of a similar name, does
- NOT end with an exclamation point (!). Animaniacs is in no obvious way
- related to "Animaniacs!".
-
- Acronyms:
- ---------
-
- Many of the USENET acronyms are used in alt.tv.animaniacs. If you're
- not yet familiar with USENET, you'll quickly come to realize that
- *everything* will be abbrev. or foresh_nd in some fashion. Some of the
- more frequently used acroynms are (excluding the dozens of variations
- on "Animaniacs" and newsgroup abbreviations):
-
- AES - Animaniacs Episode Summaries
- AFEL - Animaniacs Future Episodes List
- AYPWIP - Are you pondering what I'm pondering?
- B&B - Buster and Babs (not liquid TV!!)
- BP&S - Bobby, Pesto & Squit (the Goodfeathers)
- BS&P - Broadcast Standards & Practices
- CB - Chicken Boo
- DA - Disney Afternoon
- Dr. SNS - Dr. Scratchansniff
- HN - Hello Nurse
- KP - Kathryn Page
- LADTT - Les Aventures de Tiny Toons (TTA en Francais)
- LD - Laserdisc
- LT - Looney Tunes
- M&B - Mindy and Buttons (could be Mindy & the Brain...)
- MM - Merrie Melodies
- NRotS - The Newsreel of the Stars
- P&TB - Pinky and The Brain
- PatB - Pinky and the Brain
- ROFLMAO - Rolling On the Floor Laughing My [Rear] Off
- ROFL - Rolling On the Floor Laughing
- ROTFL - Rolling On The Floor Laughing (very appropriate)
- ROTLF - Rolling On The Laughing Floor (who got taken away?)
- SS - Steven Spielberg or Sherri Stoner, maybe Slappy Squirrel
- ST - Startoons
- TMS - Tokyo Movie Shinsha (animation studio) or
- The Monkey Song (episode / song)
- TPDS - The Plucky Duck Show (TTA with different name)
- TTA - Tiny Toon Adventures
- TTBS - Tiny Toon Bar Soap (see alt.tv.tiny-toon.fandom FAQ)
- TVV - The Variable Verse (see Local Terminology above)
- WB - Warner Bros. (i.e. Time/Warner)
- WBA - Warner Bros. Animation
- WBSS - Warner Bros. Studio Store
- YW&D - Yakko, Wakko and Dot
-
- Related Newsgroups:
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- alt.tv.tiny-toon.fandom - Newsgroup where fanpeople [:-)~~] can post things
- about TTA or Animaniacs to an exceptionally
- tolerant and enthusiastic group, even though
- the name has "tiny-toon" in it.
-
- alt.binaries.pictures.cartoons - Cartoon images (GIFs or JPEGs) posted in
- uuencoded binary format. Check with the
- alt.binaries.pictures.misc FAQ for general
- information relating to uuencode and graphics
- formats/viewers, etc.
-
- alt.binaries.sounds.tv - For sounds taken from television shows. Since
- Animaniacs is a television show it is only logical
- that sounds from it go here.
-
- alt.binaries.sounds.misc - Binary sound files sampled from Animaniacs and
- other places.
-
- alt.toon-pics - This newsgroup has been replaced with a.b.p.c.
-
- alt.animation.warner-bros - Discussion of WB cartoons in general, mostly
- the Looney Tunes/Merrie Melodies type.
-
- rec.arts.animation - Discussions about animation using a variety of
- techniques. Good for general questions, but
- remember that many newsgroups exist for
- specialized discussion (i.e. rec.arts.disney).
-
- alt.tv.tiny-toon - Discussion of Animaniacs "ancestor", Tiny Toon
- Adventures. Obviously not for Animaniacs topics.
-
- People who have helped at some point in time, perhaps even unknowingly:
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- rwa@gandalf.baylor.edu -- Robert W. Armstrong
- bauerle@thing1.erie.ge.com -- Ron Bauerle
- bell@cs.tamu.edu -- Will Bell
- cboo@pegasus.astro.utoronto.ca -- Chicken Boo
- gsbrande@acs.ucalgary.ca -- Sean Brandenburg
- clamen@CS.CMU.EDU -- Stewart Clamen
- spd@ElSegundoCA.NCR.COM -- Steve Damiani
- lothar@astro.ocis.temple.edu -- Bob Eckert
- farren@netcom.com -- Mike Farren
- avatar@wings.micro.umn.edu -- Timothy Fay
- fishbone@astro.ocis.temple.edu -- Greg Fishbone
- JGOV1477@URIACC.URI.EDU -- Jon Daedalus Govoni
- hendry@helios.physics.utoronto.ca -- Paul Hendry
- housekwb@dunx1.ocs.drexel.edu -- Wayne B. Houseknecht
- rackuhn@netcom.com -- David Kuhn
- the_captain@delphi.com -- Matthew Kurth
- niteowl@panix.com -- Paul Lee
- BrettM@uga.cc.uga.edu -- Brett Middleton
- ramivic@elof.iit.edu -- Victor Ramirez
- cz820@cleveland.Freenet.edu -- Robert J. Repas
- ndr@tazboy.jpl.nasa.gov -- Niles D. Ritter
- cu959@cleveland.Freenet.edu -- Rick Schwarz
- sallylb@netcom.com -- Sally Smith
- taluskie@utpapa.ph.utexas.edu -- Vince Taluskie
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