Episode 60: Karaoke-Dokie/Cranial Crusader/The Chicken Who Loved Me

Episode 60: Karaoke-Dokie/Cranial Crusader/The Chicken Who Loved Me
Series
Season	1
Episode	60
Gags
Variable Verse	Wakko: "Chicken chow mein-y!"
Gag Credit(s)	Snipe Hunter- Kathryn Page
Closing Line	Yakko: "And remember, Yakko spelled backwards is okkay!"
Broadcast Details
Premiered	March 2, 1994
Episode Chronology
Previous	Episode 59
Next	Episode 61

Karaoke-Dokie/Cranial Crusader/The Chicken Who Loved Me is the 60th episode of the original Animaniacs. It originally aired on March 2, 1994.

Theme Song

Last line

Wakko: Chicken chow mein-y...

Chase Transition

Animation by Tokyo Movie Shinsha Co., Ltd.

• Wakko takes a quick peek back to make sure Ralph is coming.

1/2

Plot

The Warners are chased by Ralph outside the studio gate. Wakko hesitates for a second before running again.

Karaoke-Dokie

Animation by StarToons

Plot

The Warners want a turn at kid karaoke, but unfortunately, Willie Slackmer has signed up many times before them.

Crew

• Written by Peter Hastings
• Directed by Rusty Mills and Jon McClenahan

Songs

• "Feelings"
• "Baa Baa Black Sheep"
• "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt"
• "Jimmy Crack Corn
• "Oh My Darling, Clementine"
• "Old MacDonald Had a Farm (Slackmer)"
• "London Bridge Is Falling Down"
• "Pop Goes The Weasel"
• "This Old Man"

Trivia

• This segment satirizes William Shatner's notoriously failed attempt at a singing career (specifically, his cover of Elton John's "Rocket Man") and his equally infamous ego.
• When the Warners see the sign-up list filled with nothing but Slackmer's name, Yakko quips "Looks like an election ballot from Chile", a reference to the country's first general election in 1989.
• Dot mentions Shatner and Nimoy's show Star Trek in the end.
• Many classic children's songs serve as the soundtrack to this cartoon, including Willie and The WB Kids singing "John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt."

Cranial Crusader

Animation by Wang Film Production

Plot

Pinky and the Brain parody Batman and Robin in their latest hair-brained plot in world domination.

Crew

• Written by Tom Minton
• Directed by Rusty Mills and Dave Marshall

Songs

• "Johnny Badnote's Song"

Trivia

• This cartoon parodies elements of Batman. The Caped Opossum and the Cranial Crusader are parodies of Batman, Opossum's butler is a parody of Alfred Pennyworth, Pink Wonder parodies Robin- Boy Wonder, and Johnny Badnote takes cues from The Riddler and the Joker.

Gallery

The Chicken Who Loved Me

Animation by Akom Film Production

Plot

Chicken Boo poses as a James Bond-type super secret agent-- Boo, James Boo. He is recruited to fight the evil Dr. Not.

Crew

• Written by Deanna Oliver
• Directed by Audu Paden

Trivia

• The title is a parody of the film The Spy Who Loved Me.
• Miss Hennypenny states that when it comes to counter-intelligence, nobody does it better than Agent Boo. "Nobody Does It Better", sung by Carly Simon, is the title song from The Spy Who Loved Me.
• Dr. Not is a parody of Dr. No, the eponymous villain of the first Bond film.
• Henchman Day Labor is a parody of Oddjob from Goldfinger.
• P tells cooper to "never say never again." This is the title of the unofficial James Bond film released in 1983, which featured the return of Sean Connery to the role of Bond and was produced by Warner Brothers.
• When presenting the mission briefing, P states that the information is "for your eyes only." This is the title of the twelfth Bond film, released in 1981.

Cast

Voice Actors:	Character(s):
Rob Paulsen	Yakko Warner, Pinky, Dr. Scratchansniff
Jess Harnell	Wakko Warner, Alphonse, P
Tress MacNeille	Dot Warner, Miss Hennypenny
Maurice LaMarche	The Brain, Caped Opossum, Johnny Badnote, Willie Slackmer, Lenny Neeboy
Frank Welker	Chicken Boo, Ralph T. Guard, Dr. Not, Day Labor

Stinger

Yakko: "And remember, Yakko spelled backwards is okkay."

Trivia

• This stinger is a parody of "Serutan Yob."

Transcript

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