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This Old Mouse is the 32nd overall episode of the Pinky and the Brain spin-off series and the 7th episode of season 3. It originally aired on September 18, 1997. Both the cartoon and its cold open were animated by Wang.

Cold Open- A New Direction[]

PATB Ep

No more slapstick? Yeah, right.

Plot[]

Pinky and the Brain arrive at a red carpet to announce that their show is moving in a newer, more serious direction and that there will be no more slapstick. Just as Brain says this, Pinky steps on Brain’s shirt and the mice topple out of the limo and onto the ground.

Crew[]

Trivia[]

  • This is the only cold-open to be done on Pinky and the Brain.
  • According to director Russell Calabrese, this scene was originally intended for the episode "Cinebrainia."[1]

This Old Mouse[]

PATB Ep

Plot[]

Brain creates a virtual reality headset, and by reducing all of history to a single equation ("e"), he uses the headset to see into the future. However, it is revealed that the two mice are still trying to take over the world even when they grow old. This sends Brain into a mid-life crisis where he sells-off his belongings and goes on a desperate journey to find purpose in life.

Crew[]

Songs[]

Trivia[]

  • The title of this cartoon is a parody of the nursery-rhyme This Old Man.
  • The ACME Bog is a reference to the Honda Center under its former name- Arrowhead Pond.
  • When Pinky mentions Albert Einstein's Theory of relativity formula, "The Acme Song" from the Animaniacs cartoon "Cookies for Einstein" can be heard playing in the background. In the former cartoon, the song helped Einstein discover the theory.
  • Brain's "equation", the variable "e", is not an equation by definition. He says it is simpler than "e=mc2."
  • A depressed Brain tries to get rid of various tools he has used to take over the world, including:
  • To cheer Brain up, Pinky sings "Just Say Narf!" This was before the full, revised song was featured in episode 57, aired in 1998 near the end of the season.
  • During Brain's journey, he encounters Mr. Sultana, their neighbor who first appeared in "My Feldmans, My Friends." Mr. Sultana still refers to the mice as Mr. and Mrs. Feldman. Later, when Brain leaves, Mr. Sultana gifts Pinky a yam which is coincidentally shaped like Brain's head.

Cast[]

Voice Actors: Character(s):
Rob Paulsen Pinky, Additional Voices
Maurice LaMarche The Brain, Additional Voices
Tress MacNeille Cheerleader, Additional Voices
Jeff Bennett Game Announcer, Additional Voices
Paul Rugg Mr. Sultana

References[]

  1. Brian Norman - "Bunches of References Accumulated In a Nutshell" (B.R.A.I.N). Retrieved July 18, 2023.


List of Pinky and the Brain episodes
Season 1
Das MouseOf Mouse And ManTokyo Grows / That Smarts / BrainstemPinky and the Fog / Where No Mouse Has Gone Before / Cheese Roll CallBrainaniaTV or Not TVNapoleon BrainaparteA Pinky and the Brain ChristmasSnowballAround the World in 80 NarfsFlyAmbulatory Abe / Mouse of La ManchaThe Third Mouse / The Visit
Season 2
It's Only A Paper WorldCollect 'em All / PinkassoPlan Brain From Outer SpaceThe Pink CandidateBrain's SongWelcome to the JungleA Little Off the Top / Megalomaniacs AnonymousThe Mummy / Robin BrainTwo Mice and a Baby / The MazeBrain of the FutureBrinkyHoop Schemes
Season 3
Leave it to Beavers / CinebrainiaBrain NoirPinky and the Brain... And Larry / Where the Deer and the Mousealopes PlayBrain's Bogie / Say What, EarthMy Feldmans, My FriendsAll You Need Is Narf / Pinky's PlanCold Open- A New Direction / This Old MouseBrain StormA Meticulous Analysis of History / Funny, You Don't Look RhennishThe Pinky ProtocolMice Don't Dance / Brain DrainedBrain AcresPinky and the Brainmaker / Calvin BrainPinky Suavo / T.H.E.YThe Real LifeBrain's WayA Pinky and the Brain HalloweenBrainy JackLeggo My Ego / Big in JapanBut That's Not All, Folks!Operation Sea Lion / You Said a MousefulThe Tailor and the Mice / Bah, WildernessPinky at the Bat / Schpiel-borg 2000Broadway MaladyThe Megalomaniacal Adventures of Brainie the Poo / The Melancholy BrainInherit the WheezeBrain's Night Off / Beach Blanket BrainThe Family That Poits Together, Narfs TogetherPinky's Turn / Your Friend: Global DominationYou'll Never Eat Food Pellets In This Town AgainDangerous BrainsWhat Ever Happened to Baby Brain / Just Say NarfThe Pinky P.O.V. / The Really Great Dictator / Brain Food
Season 4
Brainwashed:

(Part 1 - Brain, Brain, Go AwayPart 2 - I Am Not a HatPart 3 - Wash Harder)
To Russia With Lab Mice / Hickory Dickory BonkThe Pinky and the Brain Reunion SpecialA Legendary Tail / Project B.R.A.I.N.
The Ultimate Animaniacs Super Special: (Star Warners)

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