In this infomercial parody, Yakko is the spokesman for a new and affordable product of hair removal.
Trivia
This is a parody of the Hair Club for Men infomercials, which often ended with the president saying, "I'm not just the President, I'm also a member", which is parodied as "I'm not just the president, I'm also annoying!"
The shots of Pinky and the Brain examining a gold bar, the Brain awing at the gold supply, and Pinky and the Brain lifting up the gold bar are later used in the theme song of the Pinky and the Brain spin-off series.
The shot is also a reference to the 1957 Merrie Melodies short Ali Baba Bunny when Daffy Duck stares in awe at the gold treasure in the cave.
While most regions use the Wang version of the intro in this episode, the 2003 Russian dub has the TMS version vocals over the Wang visuals.
This is the first time Pinky and the Brain has been animated by Akom Film Production
In yet another continuation of their literal running gag, the Warners and Ralph briefly appear outside of Acme Labs and again outside of Fort Knox.
Brain's name is "Mr. Perkins". This is the most common name used in Elizabethtown, Kentucky, which is only a ten-minute drive from Fort Knox. This is noticed in the "Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation" cartoon.
When Pinky and the Brain are in Fort Knox, Pinky says,
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This is the first time the mice drive a car, which is often seen in the Pinky and the Brain spin-off series. Brain's winch and pully via soap box and skateboard method of driving could also be seen in the episodes "Hoop Schemes, "This Old Mouse,' and "Brain Storm."
The plot is similar to the Ian Fleming novel Goldfinger, which starred James Bond, in which the titular villain seeks economic supremacy by hiring American gangsters to aid him in his efforts to rob Fort Knox.
Goofs
In most digital outlets, the closed-captioning types Pinky's response to Brain unleashing the sneeze powder ("This is going to be great Brain! Narf!") as "This is going to be great Brain. Not.", giving the line an unintentionally sarcastic edge to it.
Gallery
Brain as Mr. Perkins
"Egad, this is even better than a DuckTales episode, Brain!"
The BGM to this cartoon is "To a Wild Rose" by Edward MacDowell.
Wings Take Heart
Animation by Akom
Plot
In this miscellaneous silent short, when a male moth and female butterfly fall in love, they head to the city and battle through various endangering situations to be with each other.
The moral of the story is: "If you can't say something nice, you're probably at the Ice Capades."
Trivia
Dot disses Disney Channel, when she asks, "To make fun of The Disney Channel?!".
Ironically, her voice actress, Tress MacNeille has worked on several Disney projects that have aired on the channel.
In the French dub, the line was altered to instead reference "Disney Club", a programming block from the french TV channel TF1, that served as the international equivelent to The Disney Afternoon and Disney's One Saturday Morning.
Soundtrack
Can-Can by Jacques Offenbach
My Old Kentucky Home by Stephen Foster
The Gold Diggers' Song (We're in the Money) by Harry Warren
