![]() ![]() I was the only child of two classical musicians, one of whom was also a politics junkie and total history buff. I was in middle school when Animaniacs began airing, right on the cusp of an exceptionally awkward and uncomfortable adolescence. And that suited me perfectly because I was, frankly, a pretty weird kid. Thankfully, these more adult-oriented moments never feel out of place, and the experienced, talented voice cast certainly help in that regard.Further Reading Hulu brings back that irreverent magic with trailer for Animaniacs rebootĪnimaniacs was, in the end, a pretty weird show, equal parts absurdist and educational. Whether it's lengthy musical numbers patterned after Gilbert & Sullivan plays or jokes that veer into surprisingly dark territory, the new Animaniacs can be surprisingly edgy at times. The tone may be lighthearted and silly, but the writers have mostly abandoned any pretense of Animaniacs being a show aimed at children. If anything, they have a bit more bite now than they did back in 1994. Season 2 further cements the fact that Yakko, Wakko, and Dot have lost none of their edge over the past few decades. That's what winds up driving many of the show's storylines. If there's any sort of through-line at all in this very plot-light series, it's that the Warners are both fascinated with and mystified by 21st Century social media. That said, the series does succeed in casting a slightly wider net this time and not relying too much on political jokes that became outdated sometime between the scripting and animating phases. In case you were wondering, yes, there's still a fair amount of political humor targeted at the previous presidential administration. ![]()
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