A Narfalicious ‘Pinky and the Brain’ Review

From 1995 to 1999, “Pinky AND the Brain” threatened the livelihoods of ampersands worldwide. A spin-off of Animaniacs, this little mice duo won the hearts of millions of viewers with their sharp wit, incisive commentary on human nature, educational rhetoric, and pop culture gibberish. I’m framing this as though there was more to the show than a stellar comedy duo. Everyone remembers Brain and Pinky’s banter, but there was more to the writing than that. There were also meaningless catchphrases!

[@maryjoherlihy3156]

I absolutely love Pinky and The Brain! Growing up, I loved both Animaniacs and the PATB spin-off equally, but after having revisited both shows, I like Pinky and The Brain more because they had more consistently good episodes and it gave the mice (especially Brain) more character depth.

[@Garyfan2001]

Code Lyoko also pulled a Disney, where the other Seasons are either 26 or 13 episodes. But the final Season - Season 4 had 30 episodes

[@deanpope2055]

The smoking episode scared my sister as a kid lmao, she was maybe a little young to see one of her favorite tv characters pick up a cig 😂

[@erikbihari3625]

Tv tropes classifies it as breakout character.

[@galacticglamourgirl]

Whilst nowadays I prefer Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain is the show that I watched as a kid, although not very often. I recently re-watched the show after watching the second season of the Animaniacs reboot, and I can safely say that whilst I still prefer Animaniacs (both versions), I think the quality of Pinky and the Brain episodes is way more consistent.

[@lapinpuff]

This is a wonderful review!! You talked about it very fairly and made some observations I'd never even thought about before. I've loved this show for a long time, and it's truly fun, so I'm always happy to see others discussing it! And I love this video! You really nailed it. Thank you for making this :)

[@princessstar512]

I also enjoy this show. It’s actually the reason I even watched Animaniacs in the first place.

[@TheCommenterDragon]

I love Pinky and The Brain! it's one of my all time favorite 90's cartoon, next to Animaniacs itself!

[@Quawnaime]

Actually Pinky, Emlyra, and the Brain counts as it’s own series. It’s not season 5. So you didn’t had to count it as part of the Pinky and the Brain TV series

[@EmployeeAMillion]

I’m aware, but if I didn’t include it, it would weigh on my conscience for the rest of my life.

[@Quawnaime]

@@EmployeeAMillion understandable

[@ritaandrunt5767]

While I'm happy that these 2 genetically enhanced lab mice became so popular to the point of them getting their own series it also makes me appreciate the relationship between themselves and how truly amazing their overall character dynamic are

[@Nonjola]

Brainania is actually one of my favorite episodes. I'm surprised you didn't like it that much. The Canada joke, the islanders, the fjord catchphrase, almost everything worked for me.

[@ryanwilkins2233]

Pinky and the Brain took over toonDisney?

[@herrgrabarske]

Nobody cares about Freakazoid! He was the original Deadpool!

[@chad3291]

Gayest? No, it's not a ranking adjective and no, cross dressing does not make you gay.

[@comicbookguy7061]

Great Show in my Book.👌😁