Episode 78: The Sound of Warners/Yabba Dabba Boo

Theme Song

Last line

Yakko, Wakko and Dot: Meet Mark Twainy...

The Sound of Warners (406-680)

Written by Paul Rugg
Directed by Alfred Gimeno and Charles Visser

Animation by Wang Film Production

Synopsis

In this parody of The Sound of Music, the Warners get a new extremely nice singing nanny named Prunela Flundergust.

Trivia

• When the Warners are sleeping, Yakko can be heard having a nightmare about flubbing the lyrics to "Yakko's World".
• Since this is a parody of The Sound of Music, Prunela Flundergust is a parody of Julie Andrews' character "Maria".
• Yakko does the longest "Uhh..." of the show.
• In the end, there's a reference of another Julie Andrews' character named "Mary Poppins"
• In this episode, it is revealed that the Warners don't use their force or trickery when a person being nice and kind to them, only when they are mean or rude to the Warners or to other people. Slappy Squirrel on the other hand...
• Dot's mumbling of "Newt Gingrich" in her sleep is a reference to a deleted song called "Dear Mr. Gingrich".
• This is the only Warner episode where it switches animation. Wang did most of it, while Akom did the segment where the dad and daughter are watching the episode.
• Slappy, alone, makes a cameo at some point in the 2nd half of this segment.
• The helicopter circling around Prunella during her first song is a reference to the helicopter that circled around Maria behind the scenes of The Sound of Music during her opening song, “The Hills Are Alive”.

Yabba Dabba Boo

Written by Peter Hastings
Directed by Jon McClenahan and Rusty Mills

Animation by Wang Film Production with additional work by StarToons

Synopsis

Chicken Boo plays a script doctor for the Flintstones movie.

Trivia

• The Chicken Boo theme song is changed. Instead of "You wear a disguise to look like human guys", the line is "You're jumbo-sized and you wear a disguise."
• The writers are modeled after the real-life Animaniacs writers, including creator Tom Ruegger, Nicholas Hollander (referred to as "Shecky", Hollander's real life nickname), Peter Hastings, and Sherri Stoner, the only writer who provides her own voice.
• The Amblin building is essentially a redesigned version of Acme Looniversity from Tiny Toon Adventures.
• Chicken Boo's fake name is Larry Gelboo, named after Larry Gelbart, a TV writer best known for creating the hit series M*A*S*H.
• This is one of the cartoons that StarToons storyboarded with Wang animating. This is because at the time, StarToons was recovering from financial troubles and couldn’t fully animate until season 5.

Cast

Gag Credits

This is Episode #78.

Scratchansniff's Head

Was That Thing Lumpy Or What?

Stinger

Yakko, Wakko & Dot: AAAAAHHHH!!!! RUSH LIMBAUGH'S ON YOUR SOFA!!!!! AAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHH!!!!! Just kidding. [laugh]

Trivia

• This stinger is a redubbed version of the "Horrible Bug on Your Shoulder" stinger.