This Pun For Hire

November 4, 1995

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Animaniacs - S3 - E21

In a parody of The Maltese Falcon and film-noir, the Warners (as detectives) search and protect a mysterious statue from several suspicious characters (Minerva, Hello Nurse, Dr. Scratchansniff, and Ralph).

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Animaniacs: Season 3 - 46 Episode s

3x1 - Deduces Wild
September 9, 1995
The Warners bother Sherlock Holmes for help with their scavenger hunt.
3x2 - Rest in Pieces
September 9, 1995
Slappy is asked to attend Walter's funeral, which is really a ruse planned by Walter to blow Slappy sky-high.
3x3 - U.N. Me
September 9, 1995
The Warners sing about the United Nations to the tune of "Down by the Riverside".
3x4 - Super Strong Warner Siblings
September 9, 1995
In a parody of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers, the Warners fight against a giant insect destroying the Warner Studio.
3x5 - Nutcracker Slappy
September 9, 1995
Slappy and Skippy resort to extreme measures in order to crack the last nut in the kitchen, accompanied by music from The Nutcracker. Guest appearance by Charlton "Baynarts" Woodchuck (from "Hollywoodchuck").
3x6 - Wakko's New Gookie
September 9, 1995
Wakko tries to come up with a new "gookie", or bizarre facial expression.
3x7 - A Quake, a Quake!
September 9, 1995
The Warners sing a song about the 1994 Northridge earthquake.
3x8 - Variety Speak
September 16, 1995
Yakko and Dot explain to Wakko through song about how to read the headlines in Variety Magazine.
3x9 - Three Tenors and You're Out
September 16, 1995
Slappy's plans to take Skippy to a baseball game at Dodger Stadium go wrong when an opera performance by the famed Domino, Pepperoni, and Carumba is scheduled for that night instead. The singers (a parody of the Three Tenors) return at the end of the show to perform a shortened version of the Animaniacs theme. This episode also features parodies of Close Encounters of the Third Kind and Simon.
3x10 - Bingo
September 16, 1995
Dr. Scratchansniff has only one player for his weekly bingo game – Wakko.
3x11 - A Hard Day's Warners
September 23, 1995
In a parody of The Beatles in A Hard Day's Night, the Warners run from their fans as they try to reach a cartoon convention. Guest appearances by Pinky and the Brain; Elmyra Duff is among the crowd of fans.
3x12 - Gimme A Break
September 23, 1995
Slappy tries to get away from the filming of a blockbuster action movie on her vacation day.
3x13 - Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation
September 23, 1995
The Warners try to tell people in a TV commercial to "get a life" instead of going over every little reference in their show.
3x14 - The Tiger Prince
September 30, 1995
A parody of the grand opening of Disney's "The Lion King".
3x15 - All the Words in the English Language
September 30, 1995
Throughout the episode, Yakko tries to sing all of the words in the English language dictionary to the tune of the "Mexican Hat Dance", similar to the previous skit, "Yakko's World".
3x16 - The Kid In The Lid
September 30, 1995
The Warners visit brother and sister Mary and Scooter and raise a ruckus in the style of The Cat in the Hat. Guest appearance by Charlton Woodchuck.
3x17 - Method To Her Madness
September 30, 1995
In the 1950s, Slappy and Skippy attend a method acting class, which Slappy turns into a comedy class.
3x18 - Gimme The Works
October 21, 1995
Tired of their episode's latest plot (meeting a hot-dog salesman), the Warners walk out of their cartoon.
3x19 - Buttons in Ows
October 21, 1995
Buttons and Mindy parody The Wizard of Oz.
3x20 - Hercules Unwound
October 21, 1995
After the Warners walk out of this cartoon too, Pinky and the Brain plan to steal Zeus' lightning bolts in ancient Greece as part of Brain's latest plan to take over the world.
3x21 - This Pun For Hire
November 4, 1995
In a parody of The Maltese Falcon and film-noir, the Warners (as detectives) search and protect a mysterious statue from several suspicious characters (Minerva, Hello Nurse, Dr. Scratchansniff, and Ralph).
3x22 - Star Truck
November 4, 1995
The Warners are beamed onto their favorite old sci-fi show, Star Truck, where they cause chaos to the crew and introduce engineer Squatty to donuts.
3x23 - Go Fish
November 4, 1995
Wakko gets in a fight with himself over a game of Go Fish.
3x24 - Multiplication Song
November 4, 1995
Yakko sings a song about multiplying 47 by 83.
3x25 - The Presidents Song
November 11, 1995
To the William Tell Overture, the Warners sing about all presidents from George Washington to Bill Clinton.
3x26 - Don't Tread on Us
November 11, 1995
Pinky and the Brain plot to replace the Declaration of Independence with Brain's Declaration of Obedience, which will make him emperor of the world.
3x27 - The Flame Returns, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
November 11, 1995
The Flame is present as Henry Wadsworth Longfellow writes his famous poem called "Paul Revere's Ride"
3x28 - The Sound of Warners
November 18, 1995
In a musical parody of The Sound of Music, Mr. Plotz hires Prunella Flundergust (a parody of Maria von Trappe), a nanny who unknowingly gives the Warners a hard time with her singing and motherly personality. Since they can't do anything to her, they get Slappy Squirrel to take care of her.
3x29 - Yabba Dabba Boo
November 18, 1995
Chicken Boo attends a table read for the movie The Flintstones.
3x30 - My Mother The Squirrel
January 27, 1996
The little bird from Wild Blue Yonder returns and is adopted by Slappy.
3x31 - The Party
January 27, 1996
The Warners invite several people to their water tower in expectation of a surprise guest, who Thaddeus Plotz believes to be Steven Spielberg, but is really a different "Steven".
3x32 - Oh! Say Can You See?
January 27, 1996
The Flame is present and watches along as Francis Scott Key writes The Star-Spangled Banner during the War of 1812.
3x33 - The 12 Days of Christmas Song
January 27, 1996
The little bird from "Wild Blue Yonder" (accompanied by the Animaniacs orchestra) sings The Twelve Days of Christmas, with all of the gifts being turtledoves.
3x34 - Dot's Entertainment
February 3, 1996
Dot is hired to take up an act in a famous musical. When the director, Andy Lloud Webby, becomes annoying, she and her brothers decide to ruin it.
3x35 - The Girl with the Googily Goop
February 3, 1996
A showing of the Warners' appearance in a Googi Goop cartoon, "Little Red Riding Goop".
3x36 - Gunga Dot
February 3, 1996
In a parody of Rudyard Kipling's poem Gunga Din, Dot is the only one with water in a village and everyone wants it, because it is hot out.
3x37 - Soccer Coach Slappy
February 3, 1996
Slappy is the coach of Skippy's soccer team. Skippy keeps getting hit in the face by the ball, causing him to cry and Slappy deciding to put him out of the game. But at the final game, the last ball that hits Skippy's face gives the team the win.
3x38 - Belly Button Blues
February 3, 1996
Katie Ka-Boom gets furious when her parents will not let her wear clothes that are "in-style" at her school, since they make her belly button visible.
3x39 - Our Final Space Cartoon, We Promise
February 3, 1996
The Warners wake up from suspended animation in a spaceship in a parody of 2001: A Space Odyssey. When AL5000, the computer of the ship, orders them to return to their sleeping pods, the Warners refuse to and things get out of hand.
3x40 - Valuable Lesson
February 3, 1996
The Warners are visited by network censors after harassing Attila the Hun, their cartoons being too violent.
3x41 - Wakko's 2-Note Song
February 24, 1996
Wakko proves to Schratchnsniff that his song made of two notes is actual music.
3x42 - Panama Canal
February 24, 1996
Yakko sings a song on the Latin American waterway to the tune of "Low Bridge".
3x43 - Hello Nurse
February 24, 1996
Wakko sings a song about his favorite girl (Hello Nurse, of course).
3x44 - The Ballad of Magellan
February 24, 1996
The Warners sing a song about Ferdinand Magellan to the tune of "Git Along, Little Dogies".
3x45 - The Return of the Great Wakkorotti
February 24, 1996
Wakko, suffering from laryngitis and unable to belch, uses fart sounds from his hands to perform the "Chinese Dance" from Tchaikovsky's Nutcracker Suite.
3x46 - The Big Wrap Party Tonight
February 24, 1996
The Warners sing about their big third-season wrap party at the water tower.

3x1 - Deduces Wild

3x2 - Rest in Pieces

3x3 - U.N. Me

3x4 - Super Strong Warner Siblings

3x5 - Nutcracker Slappy

3x6 - Wakko's New Gookie

3x7 - A Quake, a Quake!

3x8 - Variety Speak

3x9 - Three Tenors and You're Out

3x10 - Bingo

3x11 - A Hard Day's Warners

3x12 - Gimme A Break

3x13 - Please Please Please Get a Life Foundation

3x14 - The Tiger Prince

3x15 - All the Words in the English Language

3x16 - The Kid In The Lid

3x17 - Method To Her Madness

3x18 - Gimme The Works

3x19 - Buttons in Ows

3x20 - Hercules Unwound

3x21 - This Pun For Hire

3x22 - Star Truck

3x23 - Go Fish

3x24 - Multiplication Song

3x25 - The Presidents Song

3x26 - Don't Tread on Us

3x27 - The Flame Returns, by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow

3x28 - The Sound of Warners

3x29 - Yabba Dabba Boo

3x30 - My Mother The Squirrel

3x31 - The Party

3x32 - Oh! Say Can You See?

3x33 - The 12 Days of Christmas Song

3x34 - Dot's Entertainment

3x35 - The Girl with the Googily Goop

3x36 - Gunga Dot

3x37 - Soccer Coach Slappy

3x38 - Belly Button Blues

3x39 - Our Final Space Cartoon, We Promise

3x40 - Valuable Lesson

3x41 - Wakko's 2-Note Song

3x42 - Panama Canal

3x43 - Hello Nurse

3x44 - The Ballad of Magellan

3x45 - The Return of the Great Wakkorotti

3x46 - The Big Wrap Party Tonight

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