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List of Animaniacs episodes

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Source revisionSep 16, 2026
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The following is a list of episodes for the Warner Bros. and Amblin Entertainment animated television series Animaniacs. The series first premiered on Fox Kids on September 13, 1993. It would later air on Kids' WB from September 9, 1995, until the series finale aired on November 14, 1998, after 99 episodes.

A feature-length direct-to-video film, Wakko's Wish, was released on December 21, 1999. The series also had a spin-off series Pinky and the Brain, which premiered on September 9, 1995, and concluded on November 14, 1998.

Series overview

Episodes

The segments in the list are labeled by the starring character(s) as follows:

(Y) = Yakko, Wakko, and Dot (138 segments)

(S) = Slappy Squirrel (28 segments)

(P) = Pinky and the Brain (19 segments)

(G) = Goodfeathers (15 segments)

(C) = Chicken Boo (15 segments)

(B) = Buttons and Mindy (14 segments)

(R) = Rita and Runt (12 segments)

(K) = Katie Ka-Boom (7 segments)

(H) = The Hip Hippos (6 segments)

(F) = The Flame (3 segments)

(M) = Minerva Mink (2 segments)

(O) = One-Shots / Ensembles (29 segments)

This list does not include short interstitial segments such as "Mime Time," "Wheel of Morality," and "Good Idea / Bad Idea."

Season 1 (1993–94)

Season 2 (1994)

Season 3 (1995–96)

Season 4 (1996)

Season 5 (1997–98)

Specials

Marathon special (1998)

Film (1999)

Home media

VHS

Several VHS videos were released in the United States in the United Kingdom and Australia. The British and Australian VHS tapes were put in "volumes", which were generally jumbled at random and are in no particular order with the series. The U.S. videotapes, however, (with the exception of Animaniacs Stew) feature episodes that had focused on one general subject. Each video featured four to five skits each and was accompanied by a handful of skit intros, with a running time of about 45 to 55 minutes.

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