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Animaniacs, Vol. 3

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Don't let the packaging or bonus features dissuade you from buying this show. Animaniacs works on a number of levels, can be appreciated by kids & adults alike and even though this gets to the later episodes where Pinky & the Brain have their own show, there are still some very good episodes on here (see them for yourself).

Be happy that the sets are UNCUT and are split into scenes based on the shorts. If you don't like a particular character, you can skip that one's cartoons & go on to the ones you DO like. My husband & I love being able to skip shorts we don't like & go on to stuff we DO like such as The Warners, Slappy Squirel & the Goodfeathers. The animation department at Warner Bros. has been doing a spectacular job on the Looney Tunes Golden Collection sets, Droopy, & this series. (I can't speak for every single animated series by Warner Bros. but I own these). This effort needs to be encouraged, not poo pooed by people who whine about packaging & bonus features. At least the Animaniacs sets have CONSISTENT PACKAGING, unlike the 4th Golden Collection set. Finally, be happy that Warner Bros. is putting this out UNCUT & preserving the integrity of the work.

Yakko, Wakko, and Dot are back and bustin' out with 25 new-to-DVD episodes in five discs of hilarity !

The wacky Warner Brothers and the Warner Sister, as well as Doctor Scratchansniff, Slappy Squirrel, Skippy Squirrel, Rita, Runt, Buttons, Mindy, Pesto, Bobby, Squit, Randy Beaman, Chicken Boo, Katie Kaboom, Minerva Mink, and a gaggle of other original characters are gonna have you bursting out in laughs whenever you like. Like the first two volume sets, expect a ton of fun with more parodies, puns, schticks, lampoons, and songs more than you can shake a slapstick at !

Some of the funniest episodes include "The Warners and the Beanstalk", "Yes, Always" featuring Pinky and the Brain, "Wakko's Gizmo", "Woodstock Slappy" featuring Slappy Squirrel, "Baloney and Kids", "Lookit the Fuzzy Heads", "The Warners' 65th Anniversary Special", "The Mindy 500" featuring Mindy and Buttons, "Pigeon on the Roof" featuring the Goodfeathers, "Super Strong Warner Siblings", "Deduces Wild", "A Hard Day's Warners", and "The Kid in the Lid". Fun songs of the series include "I'm Cute", "Schnitzelbank", "A Quake, a Quake!", "U.N. Me", and "The Presidents Song".

If you thought those episodes (and much more) were cool, they've thrown in TWO bonus features in the set ! They are "They Can't Help It If They're Cute, They're Just Drawn That Way" (an interview with the artists and designers of the award-winning series) and "They're Totally Insane-y In Cadence with Richard Stone" (a tribute to Richard Stone, the great music composer of the series).

The Animaniacal third volume of this rabble-rousing romp of an animated TV series will be a great addition to your cartoon collections, as does the Volumes one and two sets. I certainly hope volume four is on the way eventually.

At the height of its popularity, Animaniacs was shown in bars in college towns. When I was 15, I took the bus to the Warner Brothers Studio Store to get Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, and Tress MacNeille (the voices of Yakko, Wakko, and Dot) to sign my Converse high-tops - which, at the time, was almost as cool as if I had gotten Eddie Vedder or Kurt Cobain to sign them. There are probably people today who are getting laser surgery to remove tattoos of Wakko from sensitive parts of their anatomy.

Were we all crazy? On one hand, the show was a blatant attempt on the part of Warner Brothers to enhance its brand image - after all, the main characters were CALLED the Warner Brothers (and the Warner Sister). However, the sheer creativity of the writing managed to transcend the obvious corporate propaganda of the premise. And it was really, really, REALLY funny.

How well does it stand the test of time? I watched this DVD with some friends of mine and their two-year-old daughter. The two-year-old loved the singing, the dancing, and the fast-paced animation - and was thrilled by the fact that us grown-ups knew the words to the theme song. We also loved the singing, the dancing, the fast-paced animation, and the fact that we remembered the words to the theme song - plus, we laughed at the jokes and '90s pop-culture references. (And we took comfort in the fact that very few tattoo parlors are likely to give a two-year-old a tattoo of Wakko on any sensitive parts of her anatomy).

A good time was had by all.

The collection is now complete with Volume 3 - and as funny as the first 2 volumes!

I absolutely LOVE Animaniacs (and Tiny Toon Adventures)! These are the LAST cartoons made in the classic cartoon style (how I miss WB). I don't know what kids are watching these days! I'm so glad to have grown up in the 80s and 90s when real TV existed!!! I have all available volumes of Animaniacs and Tiny Toon Adventures and watch them regularly . . . still laughing!! And, YES, I do still rock my Wakko key chain! (I really wish I could find another one! Mine is all worn out!)

I'm a bit surprised that others are complaining about packaging of all things! Who cares about the packaging?!? As long as my DVDs play! I do wish that there was a bit more bonus footage/behind the scenes at WB, however.

A must buy for real cartoon fans!

I own all three volumes of the Animaniacs series that are currently available, and I love them all. There is definitely a multi-generational appeal to the cartoons; kids can watch and enjoy, but there are jokes in there for the grown-ups, too. I was thrilled when this series was first released. Here's hoping for Volume 4....write Warner Brothers and tell them you want it! I did. :)

I got this as a gift for my husband, who is a huge fan of this show. He was so happy with it, because it contains one of his favorite episodes. It has been a huge hit with all the kids in the house too. Don't pass it up.

Got to watch these on TV, but didn't get to see all these, this set has Katy Ka-boom and Minerva Mink, the Woodstock is a classic for those remembering that summer, the music. Wife and I enjoyed these together. I haven't had so many smiles since I finished Vol. 1 & Vol. 2. I forget how much music the series had in it, Rita & Runt, and I loved I'm Cute. I like satire, animation, only one set I never got is "Chicken Boo" but someone loved it, part of the set. Used to watch the old cartoons after school in the 50's from the 40's or before, got to see the TV series while between jobs. Like Slappy, Mindy, large mallets, anvils, and the classic people who transmorph into zoot suited wolves, such. This set well worth the money in my book. Where else could I buy so many smiles and get a sparkle in my eye! I get to share these with "my baby" who reminds me of Dot, and who shares my love of silly laughs.

Animaniacs is really zany, and fun at the same time. Wouldn't it nice if the final volume of Animaniacs came out on DVD? I hope Animaniacs Volume 4, which will be the last of the show, is released on DVD, after the production of Tiny Toon Adventures, and Freakazoid! Warner Bros., please say you have plans of releasing Animaniacs Volume 4 in the near future.

If not, you need to plug into the Animaniacs - the BEST cartoon series to hit television in the timespan between the original Bugs Bunny cartoons and Robot Chicken. The dialog is as sharp as any Marx Brothers film and as odd ball as the Three Stooges. The third volume is worth it all just for the "I'm cute!" segment. So what are you waiting for, nice lady? Buy it already, O.K.? Luv you! Bye-bye!