Animaniacs: Season 5
Season 5 Lore Primer
Key plot threads, lore context, and character stakes you need to remember before diving into this season.
- Directly follows the overarching narrative developments of Animaniacs Season 4.
- Faction dynamics and core character alliances shift under escalating external stakes.
- Crucial mysteries introduced previously reach key turning points and narrative reckonings.
- Sets up serialized story arcs that build directly toward the climactic season finale.
Episode Guide
Season 5 Progress Shield
Message In A Bottle
Sep 8, 1997
The Warners are lost in sea and found a message in a bottle floating on the surface.
Back In Style
Sep 8, 1997
After the closing of Termite Terrace in 1962, Plotz loans the Warners out to other cartoon studios in order to help Warner Bros. stay profitable.
Bones In The Body
Sep 8, 1997
The Warners sing about all the bones in the body, using Mr. Skullhead to demonstrate.
It
Sep 13, 1997
Wakko is being chased by something terrifying behind the camera (Dot, who is playing tag with him).
Dot - The Macadamia Nut
Sep 13, 1997
A parody of the "Macarena" music video with a song sung by and about Dot, a.k.a. "Macadamia".
Bully For Skippy
Sep 13, 1997
Skippy is forced to deal with the school bully, Duke, while Slappy faces an advocate against cartoon violence.
Cute First (Ask Questions Later)
Oct 11, 1997
Snow White's magic mirror tells her that she is no longer the cutest one of all, so she decides to settle the score with Dot, who has taken her place as the cutest.
Acquaintances
Oct 11, 1997
The Warners come to the United States as immigrants, and invade the home of the Friends cast.
Boo Wonder
Oct 11, 1997
Chicken Boo assumes the role of the Caped Crusader's (guest voice: Adam West) sidekick Robin in order to stop the evil Punchline.
Hooray For North Hollywood (1)
Jan 3, 1998
The Warners write a movie script only to have Mr. Plotz reject it, so they decide to crash a star-studded gala in hopes of making a deal with another studio.
Hooray For North Hollywood (2)
Jan 3, 1998
Plotz loses his job after the Warners' movie becomes a box office smash, but they realize that they miss having him yell at them and conspire to bring him back.
The Carpool
Feb 21, 1998
The Warners join in a carpool where they drive the rest of the passengers crazy.
The Sunshine Squirrels
Feb 21, 1998
Slappy and her old partner Suzi Squirrel reunite to perform a old sketch on a TV show.
The Christmas Tree
Dec 20, 1997
After Slappy's tree is cut down and taken to New York City for use as the Christmas tree in Rockefeller Center, she drives everyone crazy trying to get back to sleep.
Punchline - Why did the Chicken Cross the Road?
Nov 1, 1997
Chicken Boo and several other characters address the eternal question: "Why Did the Chicken Cross the Road?"
Katie KaBoom: Prom Night
Apr 25, 1998
Katie Ka-Boom has been invited to the prom, but gets angry while arguing with her parents over her curfew and what to buy.
Punchline - The Chicken or the Egg?
Nov 1, 1997
Another eternal question is addressed: "Which came first: the chicken or the egg?"
Magic Time
May 9, 1998
The Warners cause chaos when the famous magicians Schnitzel and Floyd (parodies of Siegfried & Roy) invite them onstage as volunteers in their act.
The Brain's Apprentice
May 9, 1998
A parody on The Sorcerer's Apprentice from Fantasia. The Brain builds robots, and almost succeeds in dominating the world, but Pinky gets in the way.
The Scoring Session
May 25, 1998
Standing in for Richard Stone who is out for the day, Neivel Nosenest is driven completely crazy by the Warners for the scoring of a cartoon.
The Animaniacs Suite
May 25, 1998
A clip show segment of "the first 99 episodes" of Animaniacs intended to fill out the remaining time in the show's final episode, set to an orchestral arrangement of the show theme