Good Idea, Bad Idea

Good Idea, Bad Idea
Overview
Central Characters	• Narrator • Mr. Skullhead
TV Series	Animaniacs (1993-1998)
First Episode	"Marching Band"
Total Cartoons	30 (Aired, see below)

Good Idea, Bad Idea is a recurring segment first featured in Episode 17. Each segment would show a "good idea", followed up by a "bad idea", both illustrated by scenes with Mr. Skullhead doing both things and suffering as a result of the bad ideas. All of the sketches were animated by Wang Film Production, and narrated by Tom Bodett.

Episodes

List

Episode	Good Idea	Bad Idea
17	Playing the piccolo in a marching band.	Playing the piano in a marching band.
	Feeding stray kittens in the park.	Feeding stray kittens in the park to a bear.
24	Stopping to smell the roses.	Stopping to feel the roses.
28	Taking a deep breath before jumping into a swimming pool.	Taking a deep breath after jumping into a swimming pool.
	Going alpine skiing in the Winter.	Going alpine skiing in the Summer.
	Kissing a loved one.	Kissing a total stranger.
	Doing your own yard work.	Doing your own dental work.
30	Dressing up for Halloween as a pirate.	Dressing up for Halloween as a piñata.
39	Cleaning up litter.	Cleaning up kitty litter.
	Playing the accordion at a polka festival.	Playing the accordion anywhere else.
41	Having breakfast served to you in bed.	Having tennis balls served to you in bed.
	Whistling while you work.	Whistling while you eat.
48	Drinking fresh milk from the carton.	Drinking fresh milk from the cow.
50	Singing Christmas carols to your neighbors.	Singing Christmas carols to your neighbors on the Fourth of July.
	Finding Easter eggs on Easter morning.	Finding Easter eggs on Christmas morning.
57	Visiting the circus.	Having the circus visit you.
62	Going trick-or-treating on Halloween.	Going trick-or-treating on St Patrick's Day.
68	Giving a small child a balloon.	Giving a small child a bunch of balloons.
	Taking up a new hobby like bird calling.	Taking up a new hobby like buffalo calling.
	Ordering a chili dog to go.	Ordering a chili dog that makes you go.
	Visiting picturesque McLean, Virginia.	Visiting picturesque McLean Stevenson.
69	Tossing a penny into a fountain to make a wish.	Tossing your cousin Penny into a fountain to make a wish.
	Giving your dog a bath.	Having your dog dry-cleaned.
	Playing horsey with your little sister.	Playing horsey with your Aunt Bertha.
	Throwing a surprise party for your father.	Throwing a surprise party for your grandfather.
	Playing cops'n'robbers in the park.	Playing cops'n'robbers in the bank.
	Playing catch with your grandfather. (i.e. playing) with a football.	Playing catch with your grandfather. (i.e. using) your grandfather.
	Playing the scales on a piano.	Playing the scales on a fish.
73	Buying a pair of shoes on sale.	Buying a parachute on sale.
	Climbing a mountain.	Climbing a mountain lion.

Unaired/Lost Segment

Cel from an unused segment

An animation cel of an unused Good Idea, Bad Idea segment with Charlie Dog is known to exist. It's currently unknown what the "Good Idea" and "Bad Idea" would be, but it presumably has something to do with playing fetch.

Notes

• In the Pinky and the Brain episode "Brainwashed Part 1: Brain, Brain Go Away", an animated version of Tom Bodett is seen recording lines for a Good Idea, Bad Idea segment in-universe. Also, in that same episode, The Brain calls those segments "tedious", while Pinky does a "Good Idea/Bad Idea" of his own.

Gallery

See Also

• "Skullhead Boneyhands", the sole segment of The Mr. Skullhead Show
• "Bones in the Body", a song featuring Mr. Skullhead