Buttermilk, It Makes a Body Bitter/Broadcast Nuisance/Raging Bird is the 41st episode of the original Animaniacs. It originally aired on November 15, 1993.
Slappy stars in this parody of advertisements for Milk, whose slogan at the time was "It does a body good."
Trivia
Slappy breaks the 4th wall, by throwing a bomb at the announcer.
Broadcast Nuisance
Animation by StarToons
Plot
The Warners act as delivery people from "Sam 'n' Ella's Coffee Shop" to deliver a sandwich for noted news anchor Dan Anchorman. However, Dan doesn't even get his sandwich (as it is eaten by Dot) and refuses to tip them, and they end up tormenting him throughout his broadcast.
This episode went through many, many changes through its airings. For one, the anchorman's name was originally Slam Fondlesome, but was later changed to Dan Anchorman, as the surname may have been considered somewhat suggestive. Additionally, Steven Spielberg was not keen to the amount of violence the Warners were exacting upon Fondlesome, so a large portion of violence was cut for reruns, including a scene where Fondlesome is electrocuted, and a cameo by Slappy Squirrel. In addition, some dialogue had to be redubbed, including Yakko's scene as William F. Yakkley (a parody of William F. Buckley) and what followed. The re-aired version appears on the DVD releases and on Hulu, but occasionally airs internationally. [citation needed]
A break-down of the deleted scenes can be viewed here.
In addition, the deleted scenes can be viewed in the gallery below
Slam Fondlesome is a parody of newsman Sam Donaldson. Doo-anne Sewer is a parody of Dianne Sawyer. Wolf Spritzer is a parody of Wolf Blitzer.
When the Warners change the channel on the news, Fondlesome finds himself in parodies of Gilligan's Island, Godzilla, and the WWF.
The shot of Godzilla's foot flattening Fondlesome is a reference to the 1969 animated student film Bambi Meets Godzilla.
The Warners' last line is a reference to Dennis Miller's closing on Weekend Update on SNL.
At the end of the WB Boys' song, Dot says, "We're Beatrice," which was the tagline of Beatrice Foods.
Slam: This is absurd! I will not have this broadcast interupted by a bunch of little kids! Yakko: We protest you calling us little kids! We prefer to be called "vertically impaired pre-adults".
Slam: I’ll call you anything I want. I’m the anchor!
Yakko: We protest you calling yourself an anchor. You should be referred to as the pastry enhanced!
Bad Idea: Having tennis balls served to you in bed.
Trivia
The character model for Mr. Skullhead's butler is recycled from the ACME Hotel concierge, who appeared in the Tiny Toon Adventures film, How I Spent My Vacation.
This is the first Goodfeathers cartoon to feature the Goodfeathersintro.
Squit saying that Bobby "could have been a contender" is a reference to the iconic quote from the Marlon Brando film On the Waterfront.
This marks the first appearance of the Goodfeathers theme song, which is a parody of the Dean Martin song, "That's Amoré".
Wakko makes a cameo appearance after Pesto calls Bobby a wacko. A similar gag would later be used for an episode of Freakazoid.
The character of Max is a parody of Burgess Meredith's character from Rocky. Additionally, Prettyboy Robin is a parody of Rocky Balboa himself. This is made clear when he falls to pieces and yells, "Yo, Adrian!" A caricature of the Italian Stallion himself is seen doing his run up the stairs in a parody of the scene from the first film.
First appearance of Lana, Bobby's girlfriend. The other Girlfeathers, Sasha and Kiki, would be introduced later in "Girlfeathers".
Good Idea, Bad Idea
Good Idea: Whistling while you work.
Bad Idea: Whistling while you eat.
Trivia
The folk song, "I've Been Working On The Railroad," is heard in this sketch.
