‘Twas the Day Before Christmas/Jingle Boo/The Great Wakkorotti: The Holiday Concert/Toy Shop Terror/Yakko's Universe is the 50th episode of the original Animaniacs Episode 49 .
Slippin' on the Ice Animation by Tokyo Movie Shinsha, Ltd.
Plot The Warners sing a parody of Singin' in the Rain.
Crew Notes Dot makes a Lifecall reference at the end of the song, stating "I've fallen and I can't get up!". Last line Yakko Citizen Kane y...
Trivia As with the prior episode, snow is added to each frame of the intro and sleigh bells can be heard in the background for most of the song. 'Twas the Day Before Christmas Animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Plot Told to Skippy by Slappy, the cast of Animaniacs star in their interpretation of the Clement Moore poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas".
Crew Trivia Before this episode aired, a comic book adaptation of this episode was released, the entirety of which was later published on Tom Ruegger 's blog, Cartoonatics . Animation by Wang Film Production
Good Idea: Singing Christmas carols to your neighbors.
Bad Idea : Singing Christmas carols to your neighbors...on the Fourth of July.
Animation by Akom Film Production
Plot Chicken Boo works as Santa Claus for a department store that gives out a requested toy by a conveyer belt. However, Colin (aka the Randy Beaman kid) knows that Santa is really a giant chicken, to which the manager chalks up as a kid's odd fear and points out that Chicken Boo is the best Santa they have ever had. In true fashion, an accident with the conveyer belt rips off Chicken Boo's costume. An enraged manager remarks that "maybe they let chickens work as Santa in Arkansas, but not in the big city", and promptly kicks Chicken Boo into the sky. The real Santa saves the day by swooping down to rescue him and gives Chicken Boo a happy ending by giving him a ride in his sleigh.
Crew Songs Trivia The department story is named "Marcy's", a parody of Macy's .
The elves are played by Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, and Tress MacNeille doing their Yakko, Wakko, and Dot voices sped up. Animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Plot The Great Wakkorotti returns to belch "Jingle Bells".
Crew Trivia While a majority of the animation is reused from the original Great Wakkorotti short, Wakko's belching animation is actually new. Animation by Wang Film Production
Good Idea : Finding Easter eggs on Easter morning.
Bad Idea : Finding Easter eggs on Christmas morning.
Toy Shop Terror Animation by Wang Film Production
Plot To the music of Raymond Scott 's "Powerhouse ," the Warners run amok in a toy shop after hours and attempt to avoid a security robot summoned by the shop's owner.
Crew Trivia This cartoon marks the one of the few uses of "Powerhouse" in Animaniacs and the other WB /Amblin cartoons. Most other times, a parody soundalike is used. Portions of the song were later used in the Pinky and the Brain Brain of the Future ." Additionally, when Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain aired on Cartoon Network , their respective theme songs were often mixed with "Powerhouse" in bumpers animated by Primal Screen (much like other shows aired on CN from 1998-2004).
This is the only cartoon from either season 1 Christmas episode of Animaniacs to not be included in the 1994 home video release Animaniacs: Helloooo, Holidays! , instead featuring a partially re-dubbed A Gift of Gold and Nighty Night Toon.
Clips from this segment would later be used in the show's extended theme song opening.
This cartoon was originally going to be in black and white with the exception of the Warners' red noses similar to Babblin' Bijou, Ragamuffins, and The Girl with the Googily Goop, and presented as a Warners short from the 1930s. Animated by Tokyo Movie Shinsha
Plot Yakko sings a song about the vastness of space and the smallness of us compared to it.
Crew Songs Trivia This is a repeat of the classic song from episode 3 because of its wintery setting. Production Notes Maurice LaMarche and Jess Harnell perform Santa Claus in separate cartoons during this episode. Maurice voices Santa in "'Twas the Day Before Christmas", while Jess voices Santa in "Jingle Boo."Cast
Voice Actors:
Character(s):
Rob Paulsen
Yakko Warner , Dr. Scratchansniff , Pinky , Colin's Dad, Elf
Jess Harnell
Wakko Warner (does not speak in Toy Shop Terror ), Elf, Santa Claus (Jingle Boo)
Tress MacNeille
Dot Warner , Hello Nurse , Marita Hippo , Sabina , Elf
Sherri Stoner
Slappy Squirrel
Nathan Ruegger
Skippy Squirrel , Kid #2
Frank Welker
Ralph T. Guard , Thaddeus Plotz , Flavio Hippo , Runt , Buttons , Chicken Boo , Store Manager
Tom Bodett
Announcer
Maurice LaMarche
The Brain , Squit , Santa Claus (The Day Before Xmas), The Burper
Chick Vennera
Pesto
John Mariano
Bobby
Nancy Cartwright
Mindy
Colin Wells
Colin
Gail Matthius
Sabina's Mom
Bernadette Peters
Rita
Soundtrack It Came Upon a Midnight Clear
Humoresque
The Twelve Days of Christmas
Joy to the World
O Tannenbaum
The Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy
The Nutcracker March
Good King Wenceslas
Hark the Herald Angels Sing
Deck the Halls
Chicken Reel
Powerhouse by Raymond Scott
Beautiful Dreamer by Stephen Foster
Silent Night by Franz Gruber
A-Hunting We Will Go Transcript See here
List of Animaniacs (Original Series) episodes
Season 1
De-Zanitized / The Monkey Song / Nighty-Night Toon • Yakko's World / Cookies for Einstein / Win Big • H.M.S. Yakko / Slappy Goes Walnuts / Yakko's Universe • Hooked on a Ceiling / Film Projector Transition / Goodfeathers: The Beginning • Taming of the Screwy • Flipper Parody / Temporary Insanity / Operation: Lollipop / What are We? • Piano Rag / When Rita Met Runt • The Warners' Lot Song / The Big Candy Store / Bumbie's Mom • Wally Llama / Where Rodents Dare • King Yakko • No Pain, No Painting / Les Miseranimals • Garage Sale of the Century / Fortunes / West Side Pigeons • Hello Nice Warners / La Behemoth / Little Old Slappy From Pasadena • La La Law / Cat on a Hot Steel Beam • Space-Probed / Battle for the Planet • Chalkboard Bungle / Hurray for Slappy / The Great Wakkorotti: The Master & His Music • Roll Over, Beethoven / The Cat and the Fiddle • Pavlov's Mice / Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov / Nothing But the Tooth • Meatballs or Consequences / A Moving Experience • Hearts of Twilight / The Boids • The Flame / Wakko's America / Davy Omelette / Four Score and Seven Migraines Ago • Guardin' the Garden / Plane Pals • Be Careful What You Eat / Session 1 / Up the Crazy River / Session 2 / Ta Da Dump • Yakko's World of Baldness / Opportunity Knox / Wings Take Heart • Hercule Yakko / Home on De-Nile / A Midsummer Night's Dream • Testimonials / Babblin' Bijou / Potty Emergency / Sir Yaksalot • You Risk Your Life / I Got Yer Can / Jockey for Position • Moby or Not Moby / Mesozoic Mindy / The Good, the Boo, and the Ugly • Draculee, Draculaa / Phranken-Runt • Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled / Moon Over Minerva / Skullhead Boneyhands • O Silly Mio / Puttin' on the Blitz / The Great Wakkorotti: The Summer Concert • Chairman of the Bored / Planets Song / Astro-Buttons • Cartoons in Wakko's Body 1 / Noah's Lark / Cartoons in Wakko's Body 2 / The Big Kiss / Cartoons in Wakko's Body 3 / Hiccup / Cartoons in Wakko's Body Conclusion • Clown and Out / Bubba Bo Bob Brain • Very Special Opening / Animaniacs Stew / In the Garden of Mindy / Pinky and the Cat / We've Been Mixing Up the Scripts / No Place Like Homeless / Katie Ka-Boo / We Found This Old Computer / Dottie the Squirrel / Baghdad Café • Critical Condition / The Three Muska-Warners • Dough Dough Boys / Boot Camping / General Boo-Regard • Spellbound • Smitten with Kittens / Alas Poor Skullhead / White Gloves • Casablanca Opening / Fair Game / The Slapper / Puppet Rulers • Buttermilk, It Makes a Body Bitter / Broadcast Nuisance / Raging Bird • Animator's Alley / Hollywoodchuck • Of Nice and Men / What a Dump! / Survey Ladies • Useless Facts / The Senses Song / The World Can Wait / Kiki's Kitten / • Mary Tyler Dot Song / Windsor Hassle / ...And Justice for Slappy • Turkey Jerky / Wild Blue Yonder • Video Review / When Mice Ruled the Earth • Mobster Mash / Lake Titicaca / Icebreakers • Very Special Opening / A Christmas Plotz / Little Drummer Warners • Slippin' on the Ice / 'Twas the Day Before Christmas / Jingle Boo / The Great Wakkorotti: The Holiday Concert / Toy Shop Terror / Yakko's Universe • Branimaniacs / The Warners and the Beanstalk / Frontier Slappy • Ups and Downs / The Brave Little Trailer / Yes, Always • Drive-Insane / Girlfeathers / I'm Cute • Brain Meets Brawn / Meet Minerva • Gold Rush / A Gift of Gold / Dot's Quiet Time • Schnitzelbank / The Helpinki Formula / Les Boutons et le Ballon / Kung Boo • Of Course You Know, This Means Warners / Up a Tree / Wakko's Gizmo • Oh, Oh, Ethel / Inkblot Test / Meet John Brain / Smell Ya Later • Ragamuffins / Woodstock Slappy • Karaoke Dokie / Cranial Crusader / The Chicken Who Loved Me • Baloney & Kids / Super Buttons / Katie Ka-Boom: The Driving Lesson • Scare Happy Slappy / Witch One / MacBeth • With Three, You Get Eggroll / Mermaid Mindy / Katie Ka-Boom: Call Waiting • Lookit the Fuzzy Heads / No Face Like Home • My Father the Tuna / The Warners' 65th Anniversary Special
Season 2
Take My Siblings, Please / The Mindy 500 / Morning Malaise • We're No Pigeons / Whistle-Stop Mindy / Katie Ka-Boom: The Broken Date • Miami Mama-Mia / Pigeon on the Roof / Coo • I'm Mad / Bad Mood Bobby / Katie Ka-Boom: The Blemish / Fake
Season 3
Super Strong Warner Siblings / Nutcracker Slappy / Wakko's New Gookie / A Quake, a Quake! • Variety Speak / Three Tenors and You're Out / Bingo • Previously on Animaniacs / Deduces Wild / Rest in Pieces / U.N. Me • A Hard Day's Warners / Gimme a Break / Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation • The Tiger Prince / All The Words in the English Language (Part 1) / The Kid in the Lid / All The Words in the English Language (Part 2) / Method to Her Madness / All The Words in the English Language (Part 3) • The Presidents Song / Don't Tread on Us / The Flame Returns • Gimme the Works / Buttons in Ows / Hercules Unwound • This Pun for Hire / Star Truck / Go Fish / Multiplication (song) • The Sound of Warners / Yabba Dabba Boo • My Mother the Squirrel / The Party / Oh! Say Can You See / The Twelve Days of Christmas • Dot's Entertainment / The Girl with the Googily Goop / Gunga Dot • 2001 Parody 1 / Soccer Coach Slappy 2001 Parody 2 / Belly Button Blues / Our Final Space Cartoon, We Promise / Valuable Lesson • Wakko's 2-Note Song / Panama Canal / Hello Nurse / The Ballad of Magellan / The Return of the Great Wakkorotti / The Big Wrap Party Tonight
Season 4
One Flew Over the Cuckoo Clock • Cutie and the Beast / Boo Happens / Noel / Cold Ending • Animani-rats /• Jokahontas / Boids on the Hood / Mighty Wakko at the Bat • A Very Very Very Very Special Show / Night of the Living Buttons / Soda Jerk • From Burbank with Love / Anchors A-Warners / When You're Traveling • Parody Commercials / Papers for Pappa / Amazing Gladiators / Pinky and the Ralph • Ten Short Films About Wakko Warner / No Time for Love / The Boo Network • Pitter Patter of Little Feet / Mindy in Wonderland / Ralph's Wedding
Season 5
Moosage in a Bottle / Back in Style / Bones in the Body • It / Dot - The Macadamia Nut / Bully for Skippy • Cute First (Ask Questions Later) / Acquaintances / Here Comes Atilla / Boo Wonder • Magic Time / The Brain's Apprentice Hooray for North Hollywood Part 1 • Part 2 )The Carpool / The Sunshine Squirrels • The Christmas Tree / Punchline (Part 1) / Prom Night / Punchline (Part 2) The Ultimate Animaniacs Super Special Birds on a Wire / The Scoring Session / Transition: Very Special Opening / The Animaniacs Suite )
