Oh No they didn't!!!
written by Michael Ellis , May 13, 2008

.. Buy yes they did.. finger-prince. Nice!!

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written by Miodrag , May 13, 2008

I don't know if it's the best kid's show, but one of my favorite. The "What else you've got in there?" wins the list IMO. Why don't you try doing Freakazoid?

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written by JAZ , May 13, 2008

heeheee. it took me a while to realize the finger prince one

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written by Felix , May 13, 2008

I'm from Germany and the finger Prince thing was the first thing i realized^^
how should you know that conjugate means... well... yeah, the f-word

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written by Daniel , May 13, 2008

A lot of shows like Animanicas and Freakazoid had these weird, undertone adult jokes in it. You really don't notice it sometimes. However I was watching Freakazoid and I pointed out so many things that slipped by the censor.

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written by Mathew Buck , May 13, 2008

That was a nice trundle through childhood nostalgia for me. I really can't believe so many slipped past. The "puberty was kind to you" comment was probably the one that made me laugh most.

Meanwhile, here comes Batman and Robin, which I anxiously look forward to. I'll probably yack more on it next week when you post your review, but I can tell that there will probably be a nuclear bomb-sized rant from The Critic, particularly if the '5 seconds' video is anything go by. (Must. Get. Image. Out. Of. Head.)

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written by Vishakh , May 13, 2008

I've never seen the show, but this video pretty much sums it up for me

LOL on finger prince....

can't wait for Batman And Robin

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written by ParakineDule , May 13, 2008

I used to watch animaniacs, yet I never noticed anything "naughty". How did they let these scenes through?


Great video NC.

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written by Donovan , May 13, 2008

I have a feeling the censors actualy ALLOWED them to do these jokes, maybe to see the reaction of the parentx. XD

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written by Tifa , May 13, 2008

haha gg...

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written by Kindra , May 13, 2008

LOL, finger-Prince.

Most shows were like this running even into the early 90's. Lately kids shows are so doofy. Even Rugrats had innuendos that I didn't get until I was older. Obviously, the censors have gotten better.

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written by Richard Rodriguez , May 13, 2008

I think puberty was inordinately kind to you. That was the best one in there. For me, anyway.

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written by Kyle , May 13, 2008

Give me the bird had me reeling.

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written by Nate , May 13, 2008

Finger Prince, lol nice.

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written by Ali Adamjee , May 13, 2008

Best Show Ever!

I just watched discs 1-3 of Volume 1 DVDs, and I saw, like, 4 of these.

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written by Stephanie , May 13, 2008

Oh, man. That is awesome.

What happend? Now if you even have a lusty stare at someone in a kid's show it's sued for everything it has.

Took me a while to get the Fingerprints one. XD

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written by OrangeZack , May 13, 2008

I like the "give him the bird" moment. Thank you NC!

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written by Jeremy , May 14, 2008

To be honest, I'm not sure why you didn't include the classic "Bullfrog sticks out his tongue at Minerva Mink" moment - that particular character seemed like she was intended only for many, many double entendre jokes.

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written by Tom Newton , May 14, 2008

I loved this show as a kid, but I never expected the sexual innuendos. In fact, I never even knew they were there. The "Finger Prince" one is the kicker. If you picture that, it's nasty. Thanks NC!

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written by John , May 14, 2008

I can't believe you didn't include the "pianist," "Mr. Potty Mouth" skit! I still love those cartoons!

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written by Carlos , May 14, 2008

Wow
Finger Prince, conjugate

LOL nice TOP 11

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written by Zach M. , May 14, 2008

I was never a huge fan of the Animaniacs, but this was pretty awesome. I love it when cartoons put in adult jokes that you don't quite catch as a youngster, but pick up on when you're older.

My personal favorite: the "Chokey Chicken" from Rocko's Modern Life.

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written by Stephen McCall , May 14, 2008

I now understand what I didn't when I was 6 years old. Thanks for pointing all this out. I want to go and watch some old episodes of the show now.

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written by Jamie Spicer- Lewis , May 16, 2008

After watching this I spent the day watching the songs on Youtube. I'm pretty sure I know the names of over 100 countries now...and EXACTLY how the Panama Canal works.

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written by Graham Ashton , May 16, 2008

I'd have liked the 'Subpoena' quote, but otherwise this was a good list.

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written by andrea , May 16, 2008

I think theres something that nastolgia critic you could have done better.You could have made comments for every nautiest momment just like you did on the 11 scariest momments but asside that that was pretty funny.

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written by Juan Villa , May 16, 2008

man i cant see for crap i download it wont work

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written by Amii4 , May 16, 2008

HAHAHA.

Now, that was a nice puzzle to solve.

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written by Nick , May 16, 2008

My God! So many from the same episode. I watched the whole episode again recently and it's still hilarious.

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written by Ryan D. , May 18, 2008

I was just wondering. But is the download section open yet?

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written by Jonathan , May 19, 2008

lol that last one was good. it took me a while because i thought it had something to do with the glass he was holding and finger "prints" not "finger" prince. but you could tell that was on purpose. the whole thing all went together.

10/10

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written by Kyra Kaiden , May 19, 2008

This was a great show in my opinion. Also, I would like too say you got everything right on with your 300 5 second video it was great.

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written by NitrusOxide , May 25, 2008

Hey Mr. Critic! I just joined, I'm a HUGE fan of your work.

Anyway, if you'd like to do anymore, I'd recommend one I just saw today... They played the special where the Warners are orphans and blah blah wishing star whatever... Anyway, they're harrassing this guy to adopt them and start calling him dad. Here's the lines:

Big nosed guy: I am NOT your father!
Dot: That's not what mommy said...

Speaks for itself. >>

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written by Hector , May 29, 2008

real funny, the animianics were awsome when i was a kid but now i see what you mean by all those adult jokes

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written by Kempson Belington , May 30, 2008

I had no idea...*shudder*

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written by Benjammin , June 03, 2008

Finger Prince...? omg

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written by God , June 14, 2008

Wow at #1.. Lol I was not expecting that.. I miss good shows

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written by chibiace , June 14, 2008

haha funny

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written by HOTsuma91 , June 15, 2008

Well done, ahaha though I still don't get the first one, #11.

Rocko's Modern Life was chock full of these kinds of moments, lol.

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written by Dran0n , June 22, 2008

Wow. Those are pretty sneaky (not really).

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written by Stephan , June 23, 2008

I loved this show. One of my favorite quotes is: "You can teach an old dog new tricks but you can't teach Madonna how to act."

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written by Dove , June 25, 2008

Great Review. Love number 8.

Nice...
written by Garfield135 , July 02, 2008

Nice list...

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written by mysticlink89 , July 04, 2008

Great list! I loved/still love this show

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written by Shinigami , July 06, 2008

I'm suprised, positively. It actually had jokes like those and I didn't realise it. Thanks GuyWithTheGlasses from revealing this. You are the best!

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written by JiroZam , July 06, 2008

I thought the puberty one was the funniest.

The Drive-In Scene....
written by Rorschach , July 08, 2008

Classic, that one was actually REALLY obvious in retrospect...how did it make it past the censors?

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written by chaossquid , July 13, 2008

I love #8. Nothing even has to be said lol.

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written by jjthegamer , July 14, 2008

KIDS WB GOT DESTROUD









NOW ITS OWNED BY FOX

Give Me The Bird...lol
written by Keroshino , July 16, 2008

i got the beans....i got the Katchup....I got the Buns


(O_o) WTF

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written by Klesk Vadrigaar , July 22, 2008

Finger.....Prince. How did I not notice that the....five times I saw that episode? 0_0 Just....wow.

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written by Steve , July 24, 2008

I also can't believe you missed the "Pianist" sketch. It was even more risque than any of the ones listed here (if only for the repetition of the word "pianist".)

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written by Nick3889 , July 28, 2008

Nice One

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written by Tides of Chaos , July 31, 2008

I understood all of them except #1. What exactly is finger prince alluding to?

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written by animerocksautistic , July 31, 2008

I understood all of them except #1. What exactly is finger prince alluding to?

I think it means sticking a finger up the poop hole.

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written by tonyd , August 02, 2008

Also: "The penal code! The penal code!"

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written by Jericho6969 , August 05, 2008

Cool video.

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written by Poof E Hair , August 07, 2008

Finger-Prince.

Wow.

Fingerprints = ...oh...shit.
written by KingKombat , August 07, 2008

Finger prince.....wow that one they must have caught 2 seconds after it aired.

Wizards of Waverly Place innuendos
written by AVGN/Nostalgia critic #1 fan , August 08, 2008

I can think of 2 innuendos from that show.It's a Disney Channel show.

#2 moment

Justin:Is that a pocket elf?

Alex:No.That's my retainer case.

Justin:You don't have a retainer.

Alex:You don't know what goes in my mouth.

#1 moment

Alex:Well aren't you full of great ideas.

Magazine guy:We are bursting with flavor!

Alex:Yum,yum.

Omfg.How could they put that on a Disney Channel show.But,that moment is funny as hell.

I LOVED THIS SHOW
written by GamerErman2001 , August 09, 2008

Seriously, this show was epic win. It was amazing, really hilarious. I miss it. Now that I've seen this video, I'm really getting interested in this show again...

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written by Yakko , August 10, 2008

Though not Animaniacs per se, Goodfeathers had a lot of great quotes:

"Are you kooing by bird"
"Hey! Kooo off!"
"Hey! Koooo you!"

What about the Space Odyssey one?
written by Seanmonster , August 10, 2008

Al 5000: "You'll have to return to your sleeping chambers. Resuscitation isn't scheduled until we're close to Pluto."
Yakko: "Sorry. If I sleep any more, I'll be close to goofy."
Wakko: "As long as we don't get too close to Uranus."
Dot: "I thought we discussed cutting that line."

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written by JimmyboneD , August 11, 2008

This is the first time I've heard these naughty parts because I don't think they included them in the Finnish dub.

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written by The Green Mandarin , August 12, 2008

I think that Saddam Hussein appeared in the show.Anyway, as a kid I never realized thous lines but now, dam are they nasty.

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written by Riverwind , August 13, 2008

You should do one on Tiny Toons as well! There were some good moments in that one as well!

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written by ScrubsRotinaj , August 17, 2008

The Finger Prince one isn't really that subtle, but the funniest sexual thing since Rainbow kids. Look it up on youtube, you will die of laughter.
OOH! What else you got in there?

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written by RolandKincaid , August 22, 2008

This isn't the only kid's show in the 90s that pushed the boundaries. Remember Rocko's Modern Life? A restaurant was called Chokey Chicken, One episode they're playing a game with a monkey poking his butt out and they're all holding paddles, there's a lot of hippo lady boob shots, etc. I also remember Sponge saying "pissed off" on Salute Your Shorts.

I remember from...
written by UberCream , August 23, 2008

I remember from Dexter's Laboratory when Dexter and Deedee have decoder rings. Deedee says that what Dexter is doing is for "I-D-K-S-C's." Dexter uses his decoder ring to scramble around the letters and realizes that it meant something offencive and said, "Hey! I'm telling mom!" Later I realized that Deedee was saying "DICKS," but they scrambled the letters to get past the sensors probably.

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written by Zenergy , August 25, 2008

Animaniacs was one of the greatest cartoons that Spielberg did - however they also had some of the worst characters as well. Specifically, Buttons, Mindy, Rita and Runt (Seriously. Who thought musical numbers in a kid's cartoon would actually work? Didn't they learn anything from Cop Rock or Kid Video?). Then they killed Slappy Squirrel with the same thing that killed Darkwing Duck - bringing minor, kiddie characters into the spotlight for the sake of fanservice, or worse, non-fanservice (making changes for the sake of whiny bitch parents who probably aren't letting their home-schooled mutants watch the show in the first place).

Then they did something even worse.. they inexplicably teamed up Pinky and the Brain with ELMYRA??? What the hell were these people thinking?? I hope someone got fired over that shit.

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written by Seanmonster , August 26, 2008

I hope someone got fired over that shit.

in a manner of speaking, it happened the other way around. WB restructured, people in charge got replaced, and the writers received orders from on high to change the format.

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written by Simple-Faith , August 27, 2008

"Finger" Prince!
I didn't get that joke for a long time! xD

Fingerprints? OH SHI--
written by KingKombat , August 28, 2008

LMAO
PUN

Wow
written by Griftertm , August 29, 2008

Considering that the old Looney Toons had a lot of adult themes and joke, it's only fitting that Animaniacs pick up where Bugs left off.

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written by MyNameIsJason , September 01, 2008

it's like south park but you know for kids

@zenergy
written by greybob , September 01, 2008

I disagree that musical numbers don't work in children's cartoons. Just look at Animaniacs itself. There was that geography song, and also the one about the presidents. Also, you should know that the majority of people who work for watchdog "parents'" groups don't even have kids of their own! Homeschooled mutants or otherwise. Isn't that terrible?

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written by Jakuzevich , September 09, 2008

They dubbed this at finland , so we didnt get the dirty jokes , but i loled BAD when i saw this

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written by pl0xman123 , September 21, 2008

"I`m your biggest fan! What do you say to that?"
"I`d say puberty wasn`t an ordinary kind to you."

hahaha

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written by Rash , September 21, 2008

Oh wow. I couldn't stop laughing at this. I went to bed right after watching the video and I was laughing in my sleep.

Animaniacs is one of the greatest kids shows of all time. In fact, the WB had a lot of great shows that were similar to Animaniacs, like Freakazoid and Hysteria. Not to mention that they picked up the first season of Pokemon (the only good season) from where UPN left off. It was a great time to be a kid.

Kids shows today don't have the same kind of love that went into the likes of Animaniacs. None of the stuff you see today is very appealing to anyone over the age of 10. I love how Animaniacs was written in such a way that many of the innuendos slipped by the censors. That's just great creative writing. Kids will still find the show funny, but won't get a lot of the jokes, while adults can understand the jokes and find a way to appreciate the show just as much.

Thanks, NC. I'm actually inspired to go buy the DVDs of this show now.

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written by psycher7 , September 21, 2008

one of my favorite songs (season 1, Wakko's America Song) starts out as a parody of Jeopardy, and Wakko hits the Daily Double.

Teacher: You can wager some or all of your money.
Wakko: Hmmm. I'll blow the wad!

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written by Ukiby , September 22, 2008

*lol* Prince XD Anythinng with Prince is far from innocent!

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written by Scoop11 , September 26, 2008

I'm not shocked that they are in there. But it is pretty funny how they got by. I remember watching the show one time where one of the characters called Yakko "Sire," and his response was along the lines of, "Please, I'm just a kid" or something like that (been awhile since I've seen the episode, so if someone remembers the line, please correct me). I was an adult when I saw that, and I didn't get the joke until my father, who was watching it with me, pointed it out.

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written by -Jerry- , October 01, 2008

This one was maybe too short. NC you should have gone more steps beyond

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written by ippi , October 28, 2008

Yeah. Make a " The Top 21 Naughtiest Moments in Animaniacs" Video

The Bird
written by DragonQueen , November 11, 2008

My favorite is

Pilgrim: give my the Bird
Yako: we love really but the fox censors won't allow it
LOL!

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written by S_Pac_3:16 , November 15, 2008

The part with the teacher was always hilarious!

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written by The original PA , November 19, 2008

One of the best shows i saw, when i was a kid lol

HELP! I'VE BEEN WATCHING TOO MUCH ANIMANIACS!!!!
written by ScrubsRotinaj , November 25, 2008

I have been on Youtube for hours looking at Anamaniacs/Slappy Squirrel stuff!
I'm glad I'm atleast seeing it now, because I get most of the jokes that go over any kid's head.
I say remove number 10 for the one where Dr. Scratchandsniff says "STOP PLAYING WITH MY BUST!" Reffering to his statue, or the part where Ludwig Von Beethoven reffers to himself as a pianist, though Yakko thinks he said "Penis."

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written by Blue-2 , November 27, 2008

Hey what about that part when that guy said "I'm a pianist!" and then Dot said "I don't like potty mouths"?

Where's the Squeezy Cheese?
written by scyllacat , December 03, 2008

I can only conclude that there are a lot of very young people on this blog. I started watching Animaniacs as an adult, and I caught ALL those jokes and a lot more. I watched this for one reason and one reason only: I can't find the Squeezy Cheese.

If you want to talk about something that made it past the censor, I think it only happened once and then was pulled 4-EVAH, because no one knows what I'm talking about, and I can't find any reference on the web.

In the middle of some otherwise rational skit, for no reason, Dot does an ad for "Squeezy Cheese." It looks something like a giant mustard bottle in the middle of the stage. Dot comes on stage, wearing something like a Vanna White costume, I think, and pushes, rocks, or "rides" the bottle until she squeezes the cheese out of the top. SPLORT. Yeah. I swear, I did not make this up, it is my FAVORITE Animaniacs Adult Moment, and I wish I'd had the VCR running.

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written by randomduded , December 05, 2008

I kind of wish I had watched this show more as a kid. Bring it back anonymous tv company!

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written by mrbarnseyboy , December 13, 2008

yeah. i've seen the same sort of thing from captain pugwash when i was younger. I remember there was a character called seaman stains!!

finger the prince...
written by qmattp , December 25, 2008

What the heck?