Regular as clockwork! Wish everything was regular as clockwork. Strangely, the joke 'This frisky little feller likes to hide his nuts in the most unusual places.where the sun don't shine on them.' was not originally in the Fox Kids airing of this cartoon, but was put back into the Kids' WB! and all other syndicated airings.In the second take on the xylophone gag, Slappy calls Doug the Dog 'Lionel Hampton', who was a jazz vibraphone player most famous for his time in the Benny Goodman Quartet.The Wonderful World of Walnuts video is a parody of the kids' 60's cartoon anthology television program, Walt Disney's Wonderful World of Color.This time, the explosion immediately strikes the villain the moment the hero hits the C-note key. The xylophone gag is the same gag used in the classic cartoons Ballot Box Bunny, Show Biz Bugs, and Rushing Roulette.The Animaniacs crew presumably heard stories in the industry about the troubled production of that series: the entire staff of the show (including Andrea Romano) was fired after twenty episodes had been finished, and a new crew was brought in to redesign the main character and create an entirely new supporting cast. Slappy takes a dig at the Disney Afternoon show Bonkers, which she would take another jab at in the cartoon 'Rest in Pieces.' Bonkers debuted a week before Animaniacs.This was the first Slappy Squirrel cartoon produced and aired.Directed by Jon McClenahan and Spike Brandt (Credited as 'Chris Brandt').Yes, Brothers Warner We is a parody of 'With Cat-Like Tread' from Pirates of Penzance, which served as the inspiration for 'Hail Hail, the Gang's All Here'.Īfter tasting disgusting cereal that Skippy likes, Slappy goes head to head with a dog guarding a walnut tree to get some walnuts.Captain Mel is named after legendary voice actor Mel Blanc.' 'I Am the Evil Pirate Captain Mel' is sung to 'I Am the Captain of the Pinafore' and 'We Should Run and We Should Flee' is sung to 'Never Mind the Why and Wherefore,' both from H.M.S. 'We Surf the Sea' is sung to 'With Cat-Like Tread' and 'I Am the Very Model of a Cartoon Individual' is sung to 'I Am the Very Model of a Modern Major General,' both from Pirates of Penzance. This cartoon features parodies of various songs from the Gilbert & Sullivan operettas H.M.S.' I am the Very Model of a Cartoon Individual'.Yakko, Wakko and Dot trespass on Captain Mel's beach and he tries to use everything within his power to make them leave.

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