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Jockey for Position

October 25, 1993

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Animaniacs - S1 - E66

In order to win funds for his latest world-conquering scheme, Brain enters the Kentucky Derby as the world's smallest, lightest jockey. But Pinky's meddling alters the outcome of the race in an unexpected manner. First appearance of Phar Fignewton, a parody of Phar Lap. Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme" plays in this skit.

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Animaniacs: Season 1 - 101 Episode s

1x16 - Piano Rag
September 21, 1993
The Warner siblings disrupt a piano concert at Carnegie Hall.
1x17 - When Rita Met Runt
September 21, 1993
A savvy cat and naive pooch join forces to escape the city pound.
1x18 - The Big Candy Store
September 22, 1993
The Warners meet the meanest candy store owner.
1x19 - Bumbie's Mom
September 22, 1993
Slappy Squirrel tries to convince Skippy that "Bumbie's Mom" didn't really die in the famous movie.
1x20 - Wally Llama
September 23, 1993
The Warners trek to Tibet seeking answers to the mysteries of life from a famous sage.
1x21 - Where Rodents Dare
September 23, 1993
Pinky and The Brain infiltrate a summit of world leaders in the Swiss Alps in an attempt to take over the world.
1x22 - King Yakko
September 24, 1993
A freak accident of lineage results in Yakko becoming "King Yakko" of Anvilania.
1x23 - No Pain, No Painting
September 27, 1993
Modern art is born when the Warners help Pablo Picasso discover his painting style.
1x24 - Les Miseranimals
September 27, 1993
In a musical parody of Victor Hugo's novel Les Miserables, Runt breaks out of Le Pound to save Rita and the Miserable Cats.
1x25 - Garage Sale of the Century
September 28, 1993
The Warners attempt to buy the seller's garage at the Garage Sale of the Century.
1x26 - West Side Pigeons
September 28, 1993
The Goodfeathers battle the Sparrows over possession of a statue of Martin Scorsese in a musical spoof of "West Side Story."
1x27 - Hello Nice Warners
September 29, 1993
While running away from Ralph, the Warners get hired by a Jerry Lewis-based comedy director for his movie, leading to a clash of comedic styles. Soon, the Warners end up directing, giving the director the worst day of his life.
1x28 - La Behemoth
September 29, 1993
The Hip Hippos cope without their maid.
1x29 - Little Old Slappy From Pasadena
September 29, 1993
Slappy Squirrel takes her car for a drive, set to the tune of a classic rock 'n' roll song "The Little Old Lady (from Pasadena)."
1x30 - La La Law
September 30, 1993
Dr. Scratchansniff gets a parking ticket and is represented in court by the firm Warner, Warner and Warner.
1x31 - Cat on a Hot Steel Beam
September 30, 1993
Mindy pursues a kitty into a dangerous construction site, and Buttons tries desperately to save her.
1x32 - Space Probed
October 1, 1993
The Warners are abducted by aliens and taken aboard their spaceship where their hijinks begin to annoy the aliens.
1x33 - Battle for the Planet
October 1, 1993
Brain wants to take over the world by tricking people into thinking that aliens are invading Earth and having them flee the cities in a panic.
1x34 - Chalkboard Bungle
October 4, 1993
The studio hires a new teacher named Miss Flamiel to teach the Warners. Despite her best efforts, she meets only with frustration and is unable to teach them anything.
1x35 - Hurray for Slappy
October 4, 1993
Slappy goes to a banquet held in her honor in order to receive an award while three of her old nemeses (Walter Wolf, Sid the Squid, and Beanie the Brain-Dead Bison) plot revenge for years of torment by her.
1x36 - The Great Wakkorotti: The Master and His Music
October 4, 1993
Wakko belches The Blue Danube by Johann Strauss.
1x37 - Roll Over, Beethoven
October 5, 1993
As chimney sweeps, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot annoy Ludwig van Beethoven, and accidentally give him inspiration for his Fifth Symphony.
1x38 - The Cat and the Fiddle
October 5, 1993
In 1690s Italy, a violinist named Stradivarius takes a stray cat (Rita) in so that he can make violin strings out of her "catgut."
1x39 - Pavlov's Mice
October 6, 1993
In turn of the century Russia, Brain plans to take over the world by stealing the crown jewels of Russia, yet with one setback: he and Pinky have been conditioned by psychiatrist Ivan Pavlov.
1x40 - Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov
October 6, 1993
In New York, Chicken Boo is mistaken for a ballet dancer and dances in a performance of Tchaikovsky's Swan Lake.
1x41 - Nothing But the Tooth
October 6, 1993
Rasputin has a toothache preventing him from hypnotizing Tsar Nicholas. Unfortunately for him, the Warners are his dentists.
1x42 - Meatballs or Consequences
October 7, 1993
During a visit to Sweden, the Warners run afoul of Death, who tries to bring Wakko to the realm of the dead after he eats one too many Swedish meatballs during a contest. To save him, Yakko and Dot challenge Death to a game of checkers.
1x43 - A Moving Experience
October 7, 1993
Flavio and Marita head to New York in order to find a trendy new place to live.
1x44 - The Flame
October 11, 1993
A candleflame guides us through a special night in American history.
1x45 - Four Score and Seven Migraines Ago
October 11, 1993
On a train to Gettysburg, the Warners help Abraham Lincoln write the opening of the Gettysburg Address.
1x46 - Wakko's America
October 11, 1993
In a Jeopardy!-style game in Miss Flamiel's classroom, Wakko has to name the 50 states and their capitols, but fails to put his answer in the form of a question, instead putting it in the form of a song sung to the tune of "Turkey in the Straw."
1x47 - Davy Omelette
October 11, 1993
Chicken Boo is mistaken for the frontiersman Davy Omelette. He helps a number of pioneers who are being attacked by a bear
1x48 - Hearts of Twilight
October 12, 1993
A crazy film director is millions of dollars over budget, so Plotz sends the Warners out to stop him.
1x49 - The Boids
October 12, 1993
The Goodfeathers are hired as stunt birds for The Boids. They try to keep their jobs, but the movie shoot turns out to be harder than they expected.
1x50 - Guardin' the Garden
October 13, 1993
Slappy protects Adam and Eve from eating an apple in the Garden of Eden, just as a snake tries to grab it and tempt them to do so.
1x51 - Plane Pals
October 13, 1993
Onboard a plane, the Warners annoy a tightwad named Ivan Blosky who is forced to sit by them because of a computer error.
1x52 - Be Careful What You Eat
October 15, 1993
The Warners sing about the names of the ingredients in a carton of ice cream and a candy bar.
1x53 - Up the Crazy River
October 15, 1993
When Mindy chases a butterfly into a rain forest that is being cut down for wood, Buttons follows and attempts to protect her.
1x54 - Ta da Dump, Ta da Dump, Ta da Dump Dump Dump
October 15, 1993
Bobby and Squit must help Pesto when he gets his head caught in a plastic six-pack ring while the trio are rummaging through the garbage in a garbage scow.
1x55 - Opportunity Knox
October 18, 1993
Brain wants to steal all of the gold in Fort Knox as part of his latest plan to take over the world.
1x56 - Wings Take Heart
October 18, 1993
When a male moth and a female butterfly fall in love they head to the city, leading to disaster.
1x57 - Hercule Yakko
October 19, 1993
The detective Warners go in search of Marita's missing jewel on a cruise ship filled with "the unusual suspects."
1x58 - Home on De-Nile
October 19, 1993
Rita gets adopted by Cleopatra, and Runt saves her after he finds out that Rita is about to be sacrificed.
1x59 - A Midsummer Night's Dream
October 19, 1993
The Warners perform a unique interpretation of William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream.
1x60 - Testimonials
October 21, 1993
Several old-time movie stars talk about their encounters with the Warners and how Milton Berle hated Yakko.
1x61 - Babblin' Bijou
October 21, 1993
An old black-and-white Warner cartoon where Dot goes into the movies (literally) to find the man of her dreams.
1x62 - Potty Emergency
October 21, 1993
In the midst of watching a scary sci-fi movie, Wakko drinks too much soda and scrambles to find an available bathroom. Even after he finds a toilet in his "gag bag", his quest to relieve himself goes from bad to worse when he cannot find any privacy.
1x63 - Sir Yaksalot
October 21, 1993
The Warners are recruited by King Arthur to save Camelot from a dragon.
1x64 - You Risk Your Life
October 25, 1993
Greek playwright Aristotle tries to win cash and prizes on "You Risk Your Life," a game show hosted by Yakko.
1x65 - I Got Yer Can
October 25, 1993
A discarded soda can sparks an escalating, one-sided battle of wits between Slappy and her conceited neighbor, Candie Chipmunk.
1x66 - Jockey for Position
October 25, 1993
In order to win funds for his latest world-conquering scheme, Brain enters the Kentucky Derby as the world's smallest, lightest jockey. But Pinky's meddling alters the outcome of the race in an unexpected manner. First appearance of Phar Fignewton, a parody of Phar Lap. Tchaikovsky's "Romeo and Juliet: Love Theme" plays in this skit.
1x67 - Moby Or Not Moby
October 26, 1993
The Warners protect the legendary Moby-Dick from the wrath of Captain Ahab.
1x68 - Mesozoic Mindy
October 26, 1993
In the Stone Age, cavegirl Mindy gets in trouble and Buttons rescues her.
1x69 - The Good, The Boo And The Ugly
October 26, 1993
Chicken Boo finds himself as a sheriff in the midst of a spaghetti Western.
1x70 - Hot, Bothered And Bedeviled
October 28, 1993
Lost once again, the Warners end up in the fiery realm of Hades, where they end up giving Satan his own eternal torment.
1x71 - Moon Over Minerva
October 28, 1993
First Minerva Mink skit. A melancholic Minerva Mink avoids the come-ons of geeky Wilfred Wolf, until the full moon brings out the real wolf in both of them.
1x72 - Skullhead Boneyhands
October 28, 1993
In a parody of Tim Burton's Edward Scissorhands, Mr. Skullhead (a character brought over from Tiny Toon Adventures)) is adopted and finds acceptance in a suburban family.
1x73 - Draculee, Draculaa
October 29, 1993
In an attempt to head towards their ancestral home of Pennsylvania (since their parents are the pencils that drew them), the Warners end up at the estate of Count Dracula in Transylvania.
1x74 - Phranken-Runt
October 29, 1993
Rita and Runt end up being chased by a crazy female mad scientist who wants the idiot dog's brain for her own experiments.
1x75 - O Silly Mio
November 1, 1993
After witnessing their stained-glass window get destroyed by prima donna opera singer Madame Bruntvin, the Warners torment her in their own variations on Carmen.
1x76 - Puttin' on the Blitz
November 1, 1993
In the midst of the Nazi invasion of Poland, Rita and Runt help a little girl reunite with her father while avoiding the enemy (and Newt, a tenacious dachshund).
1x77 - The Great Wakkorotti: The Summer Concert
November 1, 1993
Wakko belches Dance of the Hours.
1x78 - Chairman of The Bored
November 2, 1993
The Warners are tortured going through the longest, most boring one-sided conversation of their lives courtesy of a drone-voiced man, Francis "Pip" Pumphandle (Ben Stein), that they meet at a party.
1x79 - Planets Song
November 2, 1993
Yakko sings about the planets in our solar system. Wakko notifies him at the end that he forgot Uranus, leading to one of the show's elusive innuendos.
1x80 - Astro-Buttons
November 2, 1993
Buttons and Mindy are part of a space colony, and Buttons goes after Mindy when she chases after her ball.
1x81 - Cartoons in Wakko's Body
November 3, 1993
In a running gag throughout the episode, Wakko has various medical maladies caused by cartoons that are inside him.
1x82 - Noah's Lark
November 3, 1993
Noah (who looks and speaks like comedian Richard Lewis) is instructed by God to build an ark for the Great Flood and to gather animals two-by-two, including the Hip Hippos.
1x83 - The Big Kiss
November 3, 1993
Chicken Boo is a leading actor who delivers the money shot kiss in a movie without anyone knowing that he is a giant chicken. This skit managed to get away with saying the word "sexiest".
1x84 - Hiccup
November 3, 1993
Squit gets a case of the hiccups, forcing the other Goodfeathers to come up with different ways to get rid of them.
1x85 - Clown And Out
November 4, 1993
A clown (who looks and speaks like the Jerry Lewis-esque Mr. Director) is hired by Mr. Plotz for Wakko's birthday party, but Plotz learns from Dr. Scratchansniff that, like Mr. Plotz, Wakko has a bad fear of clowns, resulting in the clown being battered and bruised. The skit has become somewhat of an internet meme.
1x86 - Bubba Bo Bob Brain
November 4, 1993
The Brain becomes a country-western star in order to plant hypnotic suggestions for world domination. But his main problem in his rise to fame: Pinky keeps screwing up his name.
1x87 - Very Special Opening
November 5, 1993
The Warners announce that this will be a very special episode due to characters being mixed up.
1x88 - In The Garden of Mindy
November 5, 1993
Brain tries to prepare a plan for world domination, all the while watching over Mindy's mischief. This is followed by a short skit called "Pinky and the Cat", where Pinky is swallowed whole by his cagemate, Rita.
1x89 - No Place Like Homeless
November 5, 1993
Runt and Pesto find a home with a kind old woman who does not like pigeons.
1x90 - Katie Ka-Boo
November 5, 1993
In Katie Ka-Boom's first appearance, she discovers the hard way that her latest boyfriend is a giant chicken (Chicken Boo to be exact).
1x91 - Baghdad Cafe
November 5, 1993
The Warner Brothers (and their sister Slappy in place of Dot) pay a visit to Sodarn Insane (a parody of Saddam Hussein).
1x92 - Critical Condition
November 8, 1993
After movie critics Hiskel and Egbert (parodies of Siskel & Ebert) blast her cartoons on a review show, Slappy decides to get revenge: first by blowing their home up, then by sabotaging their latest film viewing. Note: Includes clips from the Looney Tunes shorts What's Opera, Doc?, Duck Amuck, and Porky in Wackyland. Shirley the Loon from Tiny Toon Adventures makes a non-speaking cameo.
1x93 - The Three Muska-Warners
November 8, 1993
The Warners, as the Three Musketeers, protect Louis VIII from the threat of "the Viper".
1x94 - Dough Dough Boys
November 9, 1993
The Goodfeathers (as carrier pigeons) are forced to deliver an important message through a World War I battlefield.
1x95 - Boot Camping
November 9, 1993
The Warners head for summer camp but wind up in basic training instead, leading to chaos, confusion and an angry drill sergeant.
1x96 - General Boo-Regard
November 9, 1993
The Southern Rebels of the Civil War are led by Chicken Boo.
1x97 - Spell-Bound
November 10, 1993
Pinky and The Brain become "Spellbound" when they attempt to use Merlin's book of magic to take over the world.
1x98 - Smitten With Kittens
November 11, 1993
Rita and Runt find a litter of "puppies" that cling to the stray cat as their mother.
1x99 - Alas Poor Skullhead
November 11, 1993
Yakko recites a monologue from William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", while Wakko plays Horatio and digs and Dot translates.
1x100 - White Gloves
November 11, 1993
As Wakko plays piano in the water tower, his gloves run away by themselves and have an adventure of their own.
1x101 - Fair Game
November 12, 1993
Ned Flat has the Warners compete on his game show "Quiz Me Quick" where they drive him bonkers.
1x102 - The Slapper
November 12, 1993
An advertisement about a device that slaps people, commonly used by Slappy.
1x103 - Puppet Rulers
November 12, 1993
In the 1950s, Pinky and the Brain join the cast of a kids' puppet show named Time for Meany in order to influence the baby-boom generation to follow them in the future.
1x104 - Buttermilk, It Makes a Body Bitter
November 15, 1993
A short milk ad parody about why Slappy drinks buttermilk.
1x105 - Broadcast Nuisance
November 15, 1993
TV newsanchor Dan Anchorman refuses to tip the Warners for his lunch, leading to one on-the-air humiliation after another. This skit got reaired and had a few changes, since the producers felt that the Warners were being a little too hard on Dan.
1x106 - Raging Bird
November 15, 1993
Bobby trains to fight a tough bird in order to impress a female in his fighting ability. This skit was a parody of the movies Raging Bull and Rocky.
1x107 - Animator's Alley
November 16, 1993
The Warners are stuck on a forum show with an old Warner Bros. animator named Cappy "Cap" Barnhouse, who keeps falling asleep as he reminisces about his time at the studio.
1x108 - Can't Buy A Thrill
November 16, 1993
The Hip Hippos try to improve their boring lives by going on a dangerous vacation.
1x109 - Hollywoodchuck
November 16, 1993
Charlton "Baynarts" Woodchuck gets a job in Hollywood in a film while getting severely injured in the process.
1x110 - Of Nice And Men
November 17, 1993
Runt gets adopted and finds himself taking care of a rabbit farm, while Rita is relegated to rat hunting.
1x111 - What a Dump
November 17, 1993
Buttons chases Mindy through a landfill and recycling center when she tries to retrieve her favorite old doll, which has been thrown out with the trash.
1x112 - Survey Ladies
November 17, 1993
While trying to find a birthday present for Dr. Scratchansniff at the mall, the Warners keep running into two relentless and persistent survey ladies asking them questions about beans and George Wendt.
1x113 - Useless Fact
November 18, 1993
Bridging segments: Yakko reveals pieces of completely useless information.
1x114 - The Senses Song
November 18, 1993
The Warners sing about the senses – the usual five, plus several others.
1x115 - The World Can Wait
November 18, 1993
Brain gives up his world domination plans for one night so that he can woo Billie, a new female white lab mouse who is, it turns out, more attracted to Pinky than to him.
1x116 - Kiki's Kitten
November 18, 1993
Rita finds herself unexpectedly adopted by a research gorilla, while Runt just sleeps through the whole thing.

Animaniacs: All seasons

S0: Specials
4 Episode s
S1: Season 1
172 Episode s
S2: Season 2
12 Episode s
S3: Season 3
46 Episode s
S4: Season 4
22 Episode s
S5: Season 5
23 Episode s

1x16 - Piano Rag

1x17 - When Rita Met Runt

1x18 - The Big Candy Store

1x19 - Bumbie's Mom

1x20 - Wally Llama

1x21 - Where Rodents Dare

1x22 - King Yakko

1x23 - No Pain, No Painting

1x24 - Les Miseranimals

1x25 - Garage Sale of the Century

1x26 - West Side Pigeons

1x27 - Hello Nice Warners

1x28 - La Behemoth

1x29 - Little Old Slappy From Pasadena

1x30 - La La Law

1x31 - Cat on a Hot Steel Beam

1x32 - Space Probed

1x33 - Battle for the Planet

1x34 - Chalkboard Bungle

1x35 - Hurray for Slappy

1x36 - The Great Wakkorotti: The Master and His Music

1x37 - Roll Over, Beethoven

1x38 - The Cat and the Fiddle

1x39 - Pavlov's Mice

1x40 - Chicken Boo-Ryshnikov

1x41 - Nothing But the Tooth

1x42 - Meatballs or Consequences

1x43 - A Moving Experience

1x44 - The Flame

1x45 - Four Score and Seven Migraines Ago

1x46 - Wakko's America

1x47 - Davy Omelette

1x48 - Hearts of Twilight

1x49 - The Boids

1x50 - Guardin' the Garden

1x51 - Plane Pals

1x52 - Be Careful What You Eat

1x53 - Up the Crazy River

1x54 - Ta da Dump, Ta da Dump, Ta da Dump Dump Dump

1x55 - Opportunity Knox

1x56 - Wings Take Heart

1x57 - Hercule Yakko

1x58 - Home on De-Nile

1x59 - A Midsummer Night's Dream

1x60 - Testimonials

1x61 - Babblin' Bijou

1x62 - Potty Emergency

1x63 - Sir Yaksalot

1x64 - You Risk Your Life

1x65 - I Got Yer Can

1x66 - Jockey for Position

1x67 - Moby Or Not Moby

1x68 - Mesozoic Mindy

1x69 - The Good, The Boo And The Ugly

1x70 - Hot, Bothered And Bedeviled

1x71 - Moon Over Minerva

1x72 - Skullhead Boneyhands

1x73 - Draculee, Draculaa

1x74 - Phranken-Runt

1x75 - O Silly Mio

1x76 - Puttin' on the Blitz

1x77 - The Great Wakkorotti: The Summer Concert

1x78 - Chairman of The Bored

1x79 - Planets Song

1x80 - Astro-Buttons

1x81 - Cartoons in Wakko's Body

1x82 - Noah's Lark

1x83 - The Big Kiss

1x84 - Hiccup

1x85 - Clown And Out

1x86 - Bubba Bo Bob Brain

1x87 - Very Special Opening

1x88 - In The Garden of Mindy

1x89 - No Place Like Homeless

1x90 - Katie Ka-Boo

1x91 - Baghdad Cafe

1x92 - Critical Condition

1x93 - The Three Muska-Warners

1x94 - Dough Dough Boys

1x95 - Boot Camping