Pinky and the Brain

Original Air Date: 1995-1998

Network: WB

A spin-off of the Pinky and the Brain sketches on the successful Kids WB! seriesAnimaniacs, the series told the story of a super-genius mouse with plans to take over the world, and his dimwitted assistant, Pinky. The Brain's elaborate schemes would never work out, but it didn't stop him from trying again and again. The best comedic moments in the series belonged to Pinky, the master of the non sequitur. His unique responses to the Brain's weekly question, "Are you pondering what I'm pondering?" are comedy gold. Usually starting with "I think so, Brain..." Pinky would follow up with the most off-the-wall comments imaginable, including: "But how are we going to find chaps our size?"; "But, the Rockettes? I mean, it's mostly girls, isn't it?"; and "But this time you put the trousers on the chimp."

There was little continuity on the show, instead focusing on gags and parodies of movies and novels. Like the other Warner Brothers-produced series of the '90s -- Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs and Freakazoid! -- Pinky and the Brain was aimed at and accessible for children, but every episode contained enough humor to entertain adults as well.