"The Warner's Lot Song/The Big Candy Store/Bumbie's Mom" is the 8th episode of the original Animaniacs. It originally aired on September 22nd, 1993.
The Warner's Lot Song
Animation by Wang Film Production and TMS
Plot
The Warners do a parody of the theme song to the 1960s television series, Gilligan's Island.
Songs
Trivia
- Hello Nurse is given her name in this song.
- The Professor and Mary Anne, characters from Gilligan's Island, are mentioned.
- Wang is uncredited for their work in this episode.
- A brief portion of footage was animated by TMS, and later used in "The Goodbye Song."
- During the "movie stars" portion of the song, caricatures of Clint Eastwood, Meryl Streep, Cher, and Jack Nicholson can be seen.
Theme Song
Variable Line
Dot: Here's the show's name-y...
Randy Beaman
Animation by StarToons
Plot
Colin tells about how Randy Beaman's mother once had a dream she was eating a giant marshmallow.
Trivia
- First Randy Beaman short.
The Big Candy Store
Animation by StarToons
Plot
The Warners go to Flaxseed's Totality of Candy hoping to steal some candy, but the owner, Flaxseed, will clearly not allow this.
Crew
- Story by Sherri Stoner and Paul Rugg
- Written by Paul Rugg
- Directed by Jon McClenahan
Songs
Trivia
- The title is a play on the 1941 Marx Brothers film The Big Store.
- As Mr. Flaxseed is climbing the ladder, to get to the jar of jelly beans, he passes a mountain goat and an astronaut.
- Fitting with the candy theme, the music playing at the beginning of the cartoon (following title card) is "Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy" from Tchaikovsky's score of The Nutcracker.
- The Goodfeathers make a cameo at the beginning of the cartoon.
- Also if you look close to where the Goodfeathers are perched, they are sitting behind a cheese store which has a little sign that reads: "Yes, we will cut the cheese." To cut the cheese is to pass gas.
- This is the second time that Yakko, Wakko, Dot was getting kicked out, the first seen on Cookies for Einstein.
- The Warners' song to Flaxseed is a parody of "The Candy Man" from the film Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory.
- The Warners' train imitation was based on a piece of test animation of the Warners made before the series was greenlit.
Randy Beaman
Animation by StarToons
Plot
Colin returns with a melting ice cream cone to talk about how Randy Beaman's aunt reacted to whatever was licking her feet. As his ice cream melts, he draws a smiley face on it, which disappears. As he attempts to lick it, the ice cream drops to the ground.
Bumbie's Mom
Animation by StarToons
Plot
Slappy and Skippy are watching the film Bumbie the Dearest Deer. At a pivotal point in the film when the title character's mother gets shot and killed, Skippy is traumatized and begins to cry uncontrollably. To stop his crying, Slappy takes Skippy to New Mexico to meet Vina Walleen, the actress who played Bumbie's mom and long-time friend of Slappy's.
Crew
- Written by Sherri Stoner
- Directed by Jon McClenahan and Barry Caldwell
Songs
Trivia
- This episode had the working title of "Slappy & Skippy & Bumbi's Mom".
- Bumbie the Dearest Deer is a parody of the 1942 Disney film Bambi.
- Sherri Stoner cites her childhood trauma of watching the scene from Bambi where the titular character's mother gets shot as the basis for this episode.
- When Slappy is awakened by Skippy's crying, she blurts out "Pat, I'd like to buy a vowel!" referencing the game show Wheel of Fortune.
- Hello Nurse makes a cameo as the flight attendant, and the Warners, naturally, follow her. Slappy replies by stating "That was pointless!"
- When Slappy and Skippy reach New Mexico, they see Wile E. Coyote chasing the Road Runner. Slappy then demands a stop to the "gratuitous cameos".
- To make Skippy's laughter sound more genuine, Nathan Ruegger (the voice of Skippy) had his father Tom Ruegger tickle him.
- At one point, a house falls on a cartoon dog, a parody of a scene from the 1939 film, The Wizard of Oz.
- There are many Hanna-Barbera references in this cartoon. Slappy mentions that Vina Walleen dated George Jetson from The Jetsons. Skippy says that Slappy claimed that Magilla Gorilla was a woman. The punchline to Vina's recollection to Slappy is, "So Pebbles says, 'Get your own Bamm-Bamm, lady!'"
- In a "Here we go again" gag at the end, the squirrels watch Old Yellow, a parody of the film Old Yeller, which is also made by Disney.
- Regarding Skippy's crying whenever she mentions Bumbie's mom, Slappy remarks "Pavlov would love this kid." This is a reference to Ivan Pavlov, a psychologist known for his experiments of classical conditioning, who was also parodied in a Pinky & the Brain short.
- Skippy's remark, "That is not Bumbie's mom, she is old!" is possibly inspired by a story in Dennis the Menace. In the comic, Dennis is a fan of Cowboy Bob, a Western star. However, Dennis failed to realize that the Westerns are actually old re-releases. Later, Dennis' parents invite the actor who played Cowboy Bob, now retired, to their party and Dennis believes the man is "Cowboy Bob's grandpa"!
- A few fourth wall breaks happen in this cartoon. Before Skippy barfs, Slappy turns to the camera and tells the cameraperson to quickly dissolve to the next scene. Then right at the end of the cartoon as Skippy's crying again, Slappy looks at the camera and says "Fade out already, we get the joke!"
Quotes
- Hello Nurse: Would you like anything?
- Slappy: Perhaps a sedative?
- Hello Nurse: Huh? I don't get it.
- Slappy: Go away.
- Yakko and Wakko: Hello, nurse!
- Slappy: That was pointless. (turns to Skippy) How you doin'?
- Skippy: I feel air-sick. (burps and is about to barf)
- Slappy: (to the camera) Dissolve to the next scene, quick!
- Road Runner: (after outsmarting Wile E. Coyote) Beep Beep!
- Slappy: Enough with the gratuitous cameos!
- Skippy: Bumbie's mom? She's...(cries)
- Slappy: Pavlov would love this kid.
- Skippy: That's not Bumbie's Mom! She's old!
- Slappy: Tactless, yet rude.
- Slappy: Fade out, already! We got the joke! [fade out]
Chase Ending
Animation by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Ltd.
Plot
The Warners get back up to the Water Tower using a catapult. When Ralph uses the catapult, he gets slammed to the ground. The Warners shrug and go back into the tower.
Cast
Voice Actors: | Character(s): |
Rob Paulsen | Yakko Warner, Dog |
Jess Harnell | Wakko Warner, Bumbie Theme Singer |
Tress MacNeille | Dot Warner, Hello Nurse, Vina Walleen, Bumper, Sister Margaret Marianne June July, Lady Walrus |
Sherri Stoner | Slappy Squirrel |
Nathan Ruegger | Skippy Squirrel |
Jeff Bennett | Mr. Flaxseed |
Tanner King | Bumbie |
Julie Bernstein | Singer |
Colin Wells | Colin |
Paul Julian | Road Runner (uncredited, archive audio) |
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