A Meticulous Analysis of History

Pinky and the Brain sing about the benefits of history.
Well, Brain sings about that. Pinky sings about how boring it is XD
Pinky & The Brain (c) Warner Bros

[@reloadpsi]

"I forced you to use the still frame on your VCR" About that, Brain...

[@Vityvikt0r]

"The future is now, old man (or mouse)"

[@Dermaa]

Getting you to read what was written is still a type of control over you and your appliance.

[@reloadpsi]

Der Panda Oh, quite. I was just obtusely bringing to light that many might not even know what a VCR is now.

[@ardatheunleashed964]

2:19 omg Atilla Dad of the turks and 3:43 Cengiz han other dads of the turks

[@Nerdicronia]

REMEMBER ME Why should they? They pointed out something others may not have known about.

[@sarahmaple1997]

Pinky: "Every one of them has failed and so have you..." Wow Pinky, Brain's going to need some ice for that burn.

[@azzzanadra]

+Elisa SEM yes, that was the ultimate BURN!

[@fballarmy35f]

+Elisa SEM REKT

[@2urh]

+Elisa SEM That was really smart and harsh, even for a character like Pinky!

[@tammycarrico4338]

I need to call the fire house... CAUSE SOMEONE JUST GOT BURNED!!!😂😂 rekt sample tex mlg rekt

I think applaying ice to a burn wound is likely to cause frostbite.

[@JadeyCatgirl99]

I like how Brain has gotten to the point where he is not at all annoyed by Pinky's inane comments, and just corrects him. "That would be waxing the car Pinky. That's different."

[@amaniwhite9622]

Insane! you left the letter S in the word in your comment! Pinky's insane comments! (Re-edited) because you misspelled insane!

[@JadeyCatgirl99]

@@amaniwhite9622inane is an adjective that means silly, or stupid.

[@amaniwhite9622]

@@JadeyCatgirl99 oh yeah, thanks for sharing that!

[@curtisleblanc5897]

He growls at him like five seconds later.

[@cowoverthemoo]

​​​​​​@@JadeyCatgirl99 I think being silly is what makes pinky the genius and brains is crazy, look at his tail, no mouse tail is that bent lol . one is inane and brain is insane. And it's cause he tried grab the cheese and got electrocuted... I don't know what happened to pinky lol and actually pinky makes sense so much. He hits people with an invisible hammer, and brains hits people with a real Hammer. Brains is the sweetest bad mouse ever lol Pinky is the genius so how can he be stupid.. that is my only struggle with him being called silly or inane.

[@joshuabrink7363]

Pinkey is the most savage character without even knowing it.

[@NenadKralj]

LOL (: I love those two :) LOL

[@TheWickedWizardOfOz1]

Oh, he knows.

[@zomboss9242]

Phoenix indirectly

[@BeaverChainsaw]

"Everyone one of them has failed and so have you!" Damn... that is a hearty dose of ugly truth to Brain

[@abfutrell]

He's secretly a Sith Lord (like Jar Jar Binks).

[@Oldenyouth]

"Well Brain I've learnt that one thing's true... everyone of them has failed and so have you." Classic. Thank you for uploading this gem.

[@CaptBackwards]

It might prove that pinky is actually a genius and the brain is the insane one. Throughout the song, pinky essentially found a fault in brain's strategies and knows its a futile effort to take over the world.

[@rfvtgbzhn]

​@@CaptBackwardsyes, Pinky often seems a bit stupid, but if you think about it, he is often more reasonable than the Brain.

[@GreyWolfLeaderTW]

"Caligula was no boy scout, he did some things we can't even talk about--" Goodnight everybody!

[@alexbott4121]

Criminal minds every episode; bad guy gets caught.... Me watching animaniacs; "by studying the past so carefully I won't make the same mistakes as history...." HahahHHHhHH goodnight everybody!

[@christophergermann2204]

GreyWolfLeaderTW god I love that quote

[@madness8897]

When in doubt, bang Caligula

[@MyGamer125]

madness A man of culture, I see

[@ernestorivas3764]

It's just that they're company policies. We can't talk to the kids.

[@ejradventures3752]

Brain: *actually says something smart* Pinky: Did you know that every time your mouth moves strange noises come out?

[@blvckseekyoushallfind.8491]

EJR Adventures Pinky is the actual smart one

[@imoneoldfart6804]

HOW DARE YOU GET IT WRONG!!! He said strange sounds, not strange noises

[@NickiDee007]

*angry noises* I’ll explain this so even you can understand *presses button*

[@anglobostonian]

@@blvckseekyoushallfind.8491 yep. This is why their (working) relationship works so well. Pinky's very much a cut to the chase, simplified creature when it comes to analysis.

[@latinhero1818]

Or maybe Pinky was calling it nonsense in a more polite/friendly way.

[@stevenconnelly1468]

Whoever wrote this song did an amazing job, the limericks are speechless.

[@risvegliato]

Yep, absolutely brilliant. As good as the original Gilbert & Sullivan. I miss the Animaniacs.

[@jobob47]

did you mean Priceless instead of speechless. or did I miss something

[@matthewschad6649]

Don't you need speech for limericks to work here?

[@ScytheCurie]

Those aren't limericks.

[@milodoesstuff4944]

"All of them have failed and so have you" I love how after Pinky says that, the Brain is just like "Really bitch."

[@Phoenixfirex]

"Thank you for that vote of confidence"

[@joecurran2811]

He has a really good point though

[@damonika09]

It’s a hard truth though. Lmao.

[@paulbest8354]

"Did you know that every time your mouth moves, strange sounds come out?" That has to be the best line ever written.

[@Supervillain725]

"Every one of them has failed, and so have YOU." Ouch, he's not wrong, though.

[@BeaverChainsaw]

The funniest thing is the title shows a picture of ramses aka ozymandias. "LOOK UPON MY WORKS AND DESPAIR!!!" "Nothing besides remains..."

[@cleptuno]

"Don't forget the former governor of Arkansas". Genius. Even if it is a child's focused show, you should offer some kind of value.

[@asnierkishcowboy]

@Trixie Lee Funny to think about that Trump is widely beeing called a sexist by the media.

[@cobblerkate]

I definitely did a spit take at that line. So to speak.

[@powerist209]

I think it was supposed to be a reference to underwear as tax deductible joke during the episode's broadcast. Lewinsky happened a year after.

[@grandmasterhashmixtapemast910]

@cobbler kate So did Monica Lewinsky!

[@MatthewSchellenberg]

Lewinsky affair happened after the episode! But he was already rumored to be unfaithful.

[@Wattywatasaurus]

As a history student, I believe that, for once, they're teaching a message about history that I really wish people would take heed of - that one should use it to learn the mistakes of the past, and to learn from them.

[@TheAfrorasta]

To me it seems almost satirical of that point, whilst still entertaining it.

[@LamentationsEnd]

One man's mistake is another man's triumph unfortunately. I think social hierarchy is a grave error. Most would probably disagree.

[@EmptyMan000]

Oh please, if humans could really learn from their history, they wouldn't keep doing the same stupid actions over and over and making the same mistakes born from the same follies. They have and do regardless of the age.

[@koolmckool7039]

@@EmptyMan000 Pride and anger will always drive a man to go against history. They think that they will be able to take over but in the end fail.

[@albertpiekarski4569]

The message is that they failed and we will too regardless of our efforts lmao

[@corjonbett]

Caligula was NO Boy Scout! He did, things that we can't even TALK about!! True, true!!

[@PassionataDance]

so did the former governer of arkansas

[@AMpufnstuf]

How much does CorrectTheRecord pay these days to pretend a blowjob was the only crime of William Jefferson Clinton? I guess launching missiles at random targets in Iraq despite being denied airspace approval by three allied nations in 1998 as a precisely timed distraction from his court case was a harmless way to kill 1400 people. Oh and helping move jobs out of America, increasing the rate of arrest and imprisonment, and signing off on men being released from freedom based on the size of the donation from their political group. All worth ignoring, don't read books people just make a blow job joke, have a beer and go back to sleep. Or when he used death as a distraction yet again after pushing for the execution of Ricky Ray Rector, a man who literally had half a brain and was no longer fit for trial but executed regardless.

[@tremedar]

AMpufnstuf His lurid affairs with lewinsky are all anyone cares about. I am no clinton supporter, either of them. NAFTA was a dirty rotten thing to push through and I hope he gets testicular cancer for it...but firing missiles at those savages in the middle east? Who gives a fuck, death and destruction is all those people have ever known, those people haven't been able to stop killing each other or anyone else they could get their wretched hands on since they appeared. Donations for getting political prisoners released? That's a symptom of much deeper systemic corruption. If you think that sort of thing is limited to clinton you must have a fixation on his family. I literally give zero fucks about that prisoner, unless he was convicted wrongly. Did this brain damage happen before or after? You get no sympathy from me if you suffer after committing a crime worthy of consideration for execution.

[@AMpufnstuf]

tremedar You're looking at it the wrong way. If they deserved to die then you follow a process and you pick targets with minimal civilian murders on a day of maximum damage to the perceived enemy. Not random missiles to change the front page of the newspapers. I wouldn't condone that behavior even if it killed much worse men, the protocol exists because we like to pretend democracy still exists. It might if we could regulate those at the top somehow. Or remove them.

[@Tuskin38]

'Savages in the middle east' The fuck man. Not everyone over there is like that, in fact the majority are not.

[@KimberlyRodriguez-el8mw]

Brain breaking the 4th wall by forcing us to use the still frame on the VCR is an experience

[@adamfoxton6341]

"I forced you to use the still frame on your VCR" 23 years later, Brain definitely got me there!

[@daRaginCajun]

it always amazes me how they were able to slip in a Caligula reference without parents flipping a shit

[@WhoTouchedMyReindeer]

+KaptKan1 Neither did the last.

[@Drakin292]

+daRaginCajun I think would be more shocked and outraged about the picture of Bill Clinton with his pants down. XD

[@andrewmihovich4252]

+daRaginCajun Well, they do come out and say that "he did things that we can't even TALK about"... while still dropping his name.

[@LadyDragoncat]

+daRaginCajun I know, right? Ain't it great? Finally... a G-rated reference to Caligula!

[@TheGroundedAviator]

+daRaginCajun I was realy impressed with how they did it... seeing what he did with his sister!

[@LuckyBird551]

"I forced you to use the still frame on your VCR" well done Brain, well done.

[@D_Marrenalv]

and now on KZbin

[@qoyote]

Talk about the mistakes of history!

[@itsaguinness]

2:33 “i forced you to use the still frame on your VCR” love the 90s

[@danlemes1]

In case anyone's wondering, this is sung to the tune of "When I was a lad..." in HMS Pinafore - a real funny and entertaining piece by Gilbert and Sullivan. Highly recommend cos its an absolute tune

[@SingingSpock]

Gilbert and Sullivan are hilarious in their critiques of the British military

[@Yakkymania]

i absolutely LOVE Gilbert & Sullivan, they remind me a lot of Peter Gabriel era Genesis by being English people making fun of the UK

[@monsterboy50]

"Reading history doesn't make things shiny. It edifies you, and prepares you to confront the possibilities of destiny" - Brain Yep, going to use that quote. Might even frame it and hang it up somewhere nice.

[@BeesechurgerProductions]

I think I've found my Senior Quote thanks to you. Also, nice Sheogorath pic.

[@animallover6245]

Used this in a global history presentation. Got 100 cause the class idiots shut up. They were distracted by the little singing cartoon mice.

[@VixXstazosJOB]

The scary thing about that statement... is that people who just don't care for any of that just for the sake of POWER Exist, oh boy if you're lucky to not live in Mexico XD

[@marches45]

“Did you know every times your mouth moves, strange sounds come out?” -Pinky

[@cowoverthemoo]

do the chicken dance

[@coralroper6876]

It's awfully convenient that Brain just happened to have a button nearby that operated the curtains for a musical number. I love the laws of cartoon physics that way.

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

I bet you he just has that there because he breaks out into song that often.

[@micacascarino7781]

Jenifer Joseph i accept and agree with this statement

[@MalcolmBrenner]

Did you know that scientists have been able to re-create the laws of cartoon physics in the lab? Wait 'till you see what they do with Steven Hawking!

[@keyanawhitely7942]

There's always a chance that a musical number will come

[@Hairy.Whodini]

1:36 "I won't need world alliances when I'm commanding everyone's appliances" China's plan for 5G. Remarkable.

[@skywarslord4680]

So true

[@alg3rn0n73]

And what about using the media?

[@peterknight1222]

Ganon Grammer Well, u access the media through an appliance, so...

[@alg3rn0n73]

@@peterknight1222 Absolutely. I meant more along the lines of the liberal takeover of the media in and of itself.

[@Hairy.Whodini]

@@alg3rn0n73 there are more "liberal" media outlets than conservative (in terms of left-leaning or moderate editors, journalists, etc.), but they are far less influential than Fox news - who is consistently number 1 in total viewership. In fact, a 2014 report from University of Indiana ('The American Journalist in the Digital Age') found that more journalists identified as political independents (50% vs 28% Dem, or 7% Republican). I think a bigger issue right now is that Republicans constantly feel like victims under siege and label anything that doesn't jive with their beliefs as "liberal" - which is meant as a pejorative. Media attention is primarily focused on the extremes. They make money by making mountains out of mole hills. Regardless of the ineffective "liberal media" the majority of America is somewhere in the middle of the political spectrum. Access to smaller, independent news sites, or social media political influencers only make the MSM less effective. In short - you're fine. Just vote.

[@xlsfd]

Well, that's a very kid-friendly way of referring to Caligula...

[@flyhyland]

xlsfd why, what did he do that they aren’t allowed to talk about? :P

[@icarokaue7334]

don't ask.

[@thomasfoss9963]

FlyHyland--Study your history!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thefungiwhisperer2313]

Well it is nice he made his horse a senator, but the rest is pretty messed up though... except for the ocean thing

[@barbatvs8959]

Caligula is in hell now. Good riddance.

[@doctorthoss]

Brain, the original troll.

[@uncleruckus9670]

I thought it was the Cheshire cat

[@heheheiamasupahflyingace3921]

No that's Bugs Bunny

[@colinburke8389]

"And even if you plans falls through, maybe they will name a pastry after your!" Brain Muffin, anyone?

[@trombonedrama]

I missed this.

[@Brandon_Wade]

"Milosevic once tried, you see, to reunite Yugoslavia forcefully. But the Bosnian Serbs' bloodlust caused NATO to attack and make his plans go bust." "The moral is: There are some people you can't trust." "Why hope an army will be loyal if I can control the world's known coal, gas, and oil?" "If you can take the fossil fuels, can you please turn the coal into shiny jewels?"

[@phalanxbeats8402]

Bravo!

[@tigris115]

That's really good

[@howardgofstein7366]

wow!!

[@Rainbow_LEAN]

Pinky: everyone has failed and so are you. That was savage

[@cwoodswdcchannel8297]

I think pinky learned some savagery from yakko

[@peckneck8601]

Timestamp please

[@omarcogle1965]

But he's not wrong

[@iwllkllyoo1]

2:34 Brain just trolled me.

[@PrimeTime__]

we're not using VCR tho! lol

[@CaptBackwards]

iwllkllyoo1 When cartoonists were awesome! I miss Steven Spielberg making cartoons....

[@hellenweinschutzmendes7149]

Prime87 His trolling will endure all advances in technology :p

[@evilemster3047]

+Thadeus Crimson Oh wow... :D

[@Xohadarc]

+Thadeus Crimson What's a VCR?

[@DangAssDan]

I forced you to use the still frame on your VCR. Pinky & The Brain. Ahead of its time.

[@LongliveKingRichard]

+DangAssDan And yet still in control!

[@charzardking0199]

+DangAssDan I just did that with my computer... A little different than a VCR but yet still the same concept that I fell for lol

[@juliobrian4757]

+DangAssDan And for that brief moment, The Brain took over the world!

[@Swagmaster65]

the "you paused the video" of its time. 2:34

[@CaptBackwards]

Back in my day sonny, cartoon makers were good at their job, now and days you have people who suck at their job.

[@Quinntus79]

“What’s wrong with being friendly with a thoroughbred?” Next history lesson, Pinky, Catherine the Great.

[@nicholasruhling6429]

"Caligula was no Boy Scout, he did things we can't even talk about." Well done, WB

[@DanKetchum007]

"Caligula was no boy scout, he did things we can't even talk about." LOL

[@thedarklordreturns990]

:D

[@melonmode4128]

You know too much. How would you like to be a gladiator?

[@melonmode4128]

Also, I didn't elect my beloved horse as a senator. I was about to but I was assassinated.

[@theconductoresplin8092]

What did he did do

[@lichtishlogistics]

When in Rome.

[@revolutionaryprepper4076]

"You'll never make another mistake, you see, 'cause you'll fall asleep from reading all that history." -Pinky

[@dreamondreamer7287]

'You see, you're under my control' 'I forced you to use the still frame on your VCR'

[@UpSky2]

(viewing in KZbin) - I don't *have* a Vcr! Foiled!

[@Lollygager3]

😭 I had to backtrack and pause so many times to finally pause on the right time and I get a laugh in the face with his comment

[@aiberlane3390]

Cartoons in the 90's were so smart! We need more like this, and less that are just shock value and silliness.

[@cwoodswdcchannel8297]

Yeah now were stuck with shows like teen titans go

[@Gamer23car]

@@cwoodswdcchannel8297 ikr the show deserves its hate, and needs to get less of a budget from CN.

[@wjzav1971]

We do have smart cartoons nowadays too. Have you seen The Dragon Prince? The Ducktales Reboot is great too. And while I haven't seen Bojack Horseman, I only hear good things about it.

[@shounakbanerjee8904]

@@wjzav1971 isn't it an adult cartoon?

[@wjzav1971]

@@shounakbanerjee8904 Bojack Horseman? Yes. But then, Pinky and the Brain is filled with jokes and references that a child would not get.

[@TheInkPitOx]

Did you know that when you open your mouth strange noises come out?

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

yep. it's called youtube comments.

[@skifli8789]

+Josie Novo wht gramatercle arrurs the r hoppen 4 teh comment un teh grandma pootis fuck i don't know what i'm saying anymore.

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

skifli878 You had me, then you started using correct grammar like a damned fool.

[@skifli8789]

Josie Novo aie wyysh yew gud lock metay 'cooze meh grammaticals tonnac bhe fxied.

[@TheInkPitOx]

I was not expecting this many likes.

[@joshuagonzalez6144]

Wow the Bill Clinton joke made my day.

[@TheTeutonicPlague]

King Louis the Fourteenth of France Loved ruling the land as well as song and dance But when his palace was construed He failed to realize the people needed food (What's wrong with being stylish with an attitude?) I will not need a house so grand If I can put the people's minds at my command (Well mind control sounds really fun Till Cthullhu rises up, and then you'll have to run)

[@operandwriter]

Brain: Pinky, I never took you for a fan of H. P. Lovecraft Pinky: Oh, is he a famous romantic?

[@NickiDee007]

With the ‘What’s wrong with being stylish with an attitude’ it’s definitely Dot Warner.

[@BarterTom]

“Cthulhu dwells far underground, he needs investigators per every round. I won’t need legions of frog faced loons When I can brainwash with musical hypnotic tunes.” “Or the Spice Melange from Arrakis’s sprawling dunes.” “That was uncharacteristically erudite, Pinky.” “Narf!”

[@CliffHendroval]

Bravo!

[@firenzarfrenzy4985]

Oh that was nice

[@Charlie-Cat.]

"Don't forget the former governor of Arkansas" Bill Clinton with no pants was truly classic and plenty of truth with that pic for sure. 8^)

[@lordzollo3479]

I love the Bill Clinton joke at the end

[@jabber1990]

+Mike Awad thanks! I was unsure if it was Clinton or Hucakbee

[@VideoAssaultSaturday]

+jabber1990 Here's your clue Scooby Doo: The episode is from 1996, Pinky says "the former Governor of Arkansas", which was Bill Clinton since he was the President at the time. The faux pas in question was the Lewinsky scandal from late 1995, Mike Huckabee didn't even become Governor until 1996, and had no noteworthy issues at the time regardless. (Don't mind my analysis, haha)

[@RonJohn63]

+Video Assault Saturday! Besides, you can instantly tell from the picture that it's Clinton. (Maybe only if you're over 40.)

[@VideoAssaultSaturday]

RonJohn63 That's true! (30 maybe? Bill was the man in the 90's, hahaha! good times)

[@NobleKorhedron]

I'm 30 and I know that's Clinton; so watch it with the ageism, OK?

[@bloqk16]

I love how the producers of "Pinky and the Brain" came up with the idea of having the Brain character affect an Orson Welles style of voice; as there were film roles where Welles played the parts of sinister characters.

[@uilsoum875]

Are we going to ignore the fact that Pinky is a necromancer and brought all of the people Brain mentioned back to life to DANCE?

[@carolmiller1094]

Yes yes we are

[@alexbott4121]

He's so likeable and stupid!!! He obviously is not evil

[@danilovonsquawk572]

Pinky is a terrifying creature indeed.

[@pinkyfrompinkyandthebrain8893]

" narfromancer " [pinky laughs]

[@joshuabrophy4585]

No

[@icameherejusttocomment550]

Instructions unclear. Commanded the Royal Navy instead.

[@specialunit0428]

And reformed the British Empire? What a patriot...

[@wafl423]

Good to see someone watched hms pinafore as well

[@Hades1100]

Became the ruler of the "queens navy" you mean

[@EyeOfArgus]

2:33 jokes on you brain, i'm watching this on youtube

[@Nyerguds]

And yet you still paused. Technology moves on, but he controls you anyway.

[@D_Marrenalv]

lol

[@micacascarino7781]

"brain did you know every time you open your mouth strange noises come out?" :') i love pinky he's so fucking sassy

[@Kitsune1naito]

In Japan there was Oda Nobunaga He was the first of a conquering saga He’d kill the bird that would not sing His enemies called him a demon king His ending was a tragedy When he was betrayed by Mitsuhide at Honnō-ji

[@sebastienluquet194]

Then Toyotomi chase him hard. To clean Oda's name and claim his rights. But when his son faces Tokugawa His generals were beaten at Sekighara. (Pinky) : Oh i love the taste of Sushi and Soja !

[@theomartin19]

Absolutely love this. Thank you both!!

[@Ostricht199]

AoE II, the Battle of Kyoto!

[@pohatuthereactor1693]

I dont understand

[@joshreichardt2485]

This and the first comment deserve so many more likes!

[@nunyabisnuss3746]

Brain: Through meticulous analysis of history I will find a way to make the people worship me. By studying the conquerors of days gone by, I'll discover the mistakes that made them go awry. Pinky: So that you can make the same mistakes if you just try. Brain: By studying the past so carefully, I won't repeat the same mistakes of history. Pinky: You'll never make another mistake, you see, 'cause you'll fall asleep from reading all that history. Brain: Pay attention Pinky! When Cleopatra reigned as Queen, With Roman leaders she was often seen. But when she had no ruling friend, She found a poison snake to bite her in the end. Pinky: A bite down there I really wouldn't recommend. Brain: I won't need world alliances, When I'm commanding everyone's appliances. Pinky: Oh no Brain, that would really smart, To be bitten on the bottom by a Cuisinart. Brain: Hannibal, our book confirms, Tried conquering Italy with pachyderms. Just why he failed, nobody tells, But he never could get past the Roman sentinels. Pinky: And he couldn't find his weapons in the peanut shells. Brain: An elephant is not required, If I can use the media to be admired. Pinky: The TV viewers you'll delight, Unless the network puts your show on Sunday night. Brain: Attila was a mighty Hun, He ransacked Asia Minor just for fun. But when he got to Europe's banks, He was routed by an army of heroic Franks. Pinky: I like mine with sauerkraut and mustard, thanks. Brain: Why pillage like a criminal, When I can send out messages subliminal. Pinky: Please send a message to that Hun, To see if he can pillage me a hot dog bun. [whack] Zort! Brain: Caligula was no boy scout, He did things that we can't even talk about. The Romans knew he'd lost his head, When he filled a vacant Senate seat with Mr. Ed. Pinky: What's wrong with being friendly with a thoroughbred? Brain: Why rule like such a reprobate, When I can put the world in a hypnotic state? Pinky: When everybody's in a trance, You can make the people do a chicken dance. Brain: Pinky, if you don't stop this foolishness, I shall have to hurt you. Pinky: 'kay. Brain: In France, Napoleon Buonaparte, Thought beating Austria was very smart. But when he took on England too, He was beaten up by Wellington at Waterloo. Pinky: And now he's just a pastry filled with creamy goo. Brain: Why conquer with depravity, I'll win the world by undermining gravity. Pinky: And even if your plan falls through, Maybe they will name a pastry after you. [squirt] Waahahaha! Brain: From Ghengis Khan to Charlemagne, From Alexander down to Tamburlaine. I find a ruler's tragic flaw, And gain a little wisdom out of each faux pas. Pinky: Don't forget the former Governor of Arkansas. Brain: That concludes my little rhyme, I hope this lesson wasn't just a waste of time. Pinky: Well Brain, I've learned that one thing's true, Every one of them has failed, and so have you. Brain: Thank you for your vote of confidence. Now come, we must prepare for tomorrow night. Pinky: Why, what are we going to do tomorrow night? (Gasp) Sing a song about all the world's cheeses? Brain: No, Pinky, we shall try to take over the world -- Through meticulous analysis of history.

[@thomasfoss9963]

WHEW--GOT THRU IT!

[@tobys_transport_videos]

I got through - somehow!!! Pinky just SO cracks me up! I've watched some funny cartoons over the years (especially Bugs Bunny and Animainiacs) but this particular Pinky and the Brain cartoon has me laughing so, so, much!!! Thanks for the script!

[@oscargillette9855]

Carefully (s)he’s a hero

[@chuyrodriguez9646]

Thank you for your time and effort for these lyrics

[@curtisleblanc5897]

"Oh, but I like the cheese song, Brain."

[@okrajoe]

Wait, which one is a genius and which one is insane?

[@jeniferjoseph9200]

"Which one is genius and which one is insane?" "The world may never know!"

[@Pfisiar22]

+okrajoe Yeah, I've heard a theory that Pinky is the genius. It makes a disturbing amount of sense.

[@RosalieHale101]

You know, I've often heard it said that the definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over again, and expecting a different result, and in these episodes, that's exactly what Brain did, so that actually makes some scary sense...

[@deanky]

no it's not. brain is doing the exact opposite of that, he's doing something different every night and expecting the same thing to happen. he refuses to ever use the same plan twice

[@kittenlover-yk5hx]

Well I know neither are a small child, but the other is The Brain.

[@ComicaPaloozaStudios]

"Caligula did things we can't even talk about" Darn right you can't. The man was like a basket of cats; you could smell crazy on him.

[@Poyostar]

Ah, what a fun song indeed. It does a really good job at showing us how some of history's many conquerors failed to, well, conquer. And Pinky singing about things that are entirely unrelated to the topic at hand was also great!

[@curtisleblanc5897]

Pinky stayed on topic. Except the hot dogs.

[@Poyostar]

@@curtisleblanc5897 I mean, considering that it's basically up to us to decide who between the two is a genius and who is insane, I'm not surprised that there could be some alternate interpretations of this...

[@curtisleblanc5897]

@@Poyostar I prefer to regard it as Brain being the smart one.

[@anglobostonian]

What makes this work so well is that both Pinky and the Brain are intelligent, at different levels.

[@joshuagrahm3607]

"I made you use the still frame on your VCR"

[@theuniversedoesntcare]

Lies. I am on youtube.

[@DarthCruciare87]

Wow, great 4th wall breaking humour there. Fucking genius.

[@CadetGriffin]

*I FORCED YOU TO USE THE STILL FRAME ON YOUR VCR* *I FORCED YOU TO CLICK READ MORE*

[@theasandys]

who uses vcrs?

[@nikito688]

Daryl Avenell back then it was viewed on VCRs

[@jerichosfumato]

Music is from HMS Pinafore, "Stick close to your desk, and never go to sea, and you can be the ruler of the queen's navy." The guys who wrote Animaniacs and Pinky and the Brain loved Gilbert and Sullivan.

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

jerichosfumato The writers of the Simpsons and Family Guy as well.

[@hunterulrich6105]

"You see you're under my control" Masonic M hand sign, and his tail is making the form of "m'". I know we see mice with m shaped tails all the time, but I'm still going to make this assessment.

[@pingas6941]

Mussolini was inspired to recreate the Roman Empire, but when he tried to invade Greece, the Greeks took apart his army piece by piece. (Don’t forget to mention he was real obese)

[@krieg8943]

Then he betrayed his best friend by switching to teams

[@ojutay8375]

Pingas 69 Italy was so far behind technologically that they were counting on Germany to carry them more or less

[@krieg8943]

Geoffrey R6 siege Ranked in a nutshell Get carried by people who have much better stuff than you

[@casteddu6740]

@@krieg8943 Mussolini wasnt in lead when Italy *surrended* to the allies There was a coup against him and then lots of things happened

[@krieg8943]

Io shush Don’t ruin the meme

[@YodaOnDMT]

Warner needs to bring this back or at least start making cartoons like this again. Educational, funny and plenty of adult jokes.

[@floydlooney6837]

That show crashed when they became pets of Elmira.

[@lolgetmadkid2416]

There will be a remake of animaniacs in 2020

[@spongebobplushiestuff8612]

I watched it, it's great

[@blondeeagles]

"I FORCED YOU TO USE THE STILL FRAME ON YOUR VCR" wrong, BRAIN. I used youtube still frame HA

[@DeathBringer769]

Yet replace "VCR" with "KZbin" and he was still right in the end essentially, lol :P

[@thewanderingmistnull2451]

I read it in time to not use the still frame...look, I read _fast._

[@TemmiePlays]

2:34 " I just forced you to use the still frame on your VCR " actually, KZbin my friend.

[@Info255]

Still funny even now. Gotta love the creative writing or animators/writers

[@Mac14329]

I always loved songs like these. Maurice LaMarche, Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille and many other voice actors were not only great voice actors, but great singers as well.

[@sienna5949]

I always loved cartoon songs, especially these ones

[@sarahcobb-clark9442]

2:34 'I forced you to use the still frame on your VCR'. Assuming that means that you made me pause the video... yes, Brain. Yes, you did

[@patrichausammann]

This is the point of manipulation.^^

[@CaptBackwards]

A lesson in history turns into a song that became an argument that Pinky clearly won.

[@DarkArtistKaiser]

And the best part? Brain supplied his own shovel to get buried.

[@curtisleblanc5897]

The thing is. Just because Brain has failed does not mean he can't keep trying.

[@mmj9395]

"I forced you to use the still frame on your vcr." That's beautiful in so many ways.

[@logangallagher2587]

I don't think this is gonna help me pass my history test

[@BlueKatanaWarrior]

How did the test go?

[@spacecore2935]

Like #69 Nice

[@davidknipe4113]

No, but it will help you to take over the world.

[@berzerkbankie1342]

It might

[@twon1610]

'Former Governer of Arkansa'? How did a Clinton joke get passed the censors?

[@dustinnettnin4443]

You, uh....realize there's a nod at rumored pedophilia at 2:43, right? I'd say that's way bigger of a "Where were the censors?" moment.

[@TheInkPitOx]

Dustin Nettnin Animaniacs got away with a lot of things.

[@dustinnettnin4443]

Keith Pixton They sure did. It boggles the mind that "Finger Prints/Prince" got on the air.

[@jabrown]

Dustin Nettnin The joke is that back in the 1990s there were no "censors", at least not to such an extent, because everything wasn't completely sanitized and you could actually talk about "heavy" things in children's cartoons.

[@dinklemcwinkle]

Dustin Nettnin coligula was incest with his two sisters

[@ShrapnelACU]

I was so young when I saw this, my mother was a fan as well. My god this is so good. This kind of show needs to come back. It's witty and sharp.

[@frederickthegreat1352]

Looks like someone has been playing too much EU4 lol

[@akisa7865]

And Imperator Rome

[@juliagardenhire1443]

"He did things we can't even talk about." Real history is NOT kid-friendly.

[@ulrikcaspersen9145]

Great re-write of a classic, in this case "When I was a lad" from "HMS Pinafore"

[@bruceduncanson6641]

Thanks, I was looking for that info.

[@MiguelPerez-jo9ne]

Me too, this should be higher up!

[@randallbanks1589]

I knew it, but have seen so many musicals, it's hard to keep track.

[@colinburke8389]

"Caligula was no Boy Scout, he did things that we can;t even talk about." Not on a kids show, you can't! Come to think of it, not on most adult shows these days.

[@bri4625]

*mwah* Good night, everybody!

[@joseblanco9045]

I apologize, beoing a cartoon does not make it a childrens show and that should be shown at the begginng of the program....

[@viljamtheninja]

Jose Blanco Animaniacs was obviously a kids show; I don't even know what the hell you're talking about.

[@joseblanco9045]

viljamtheninja wITH ALL DUE RESPCT IT AINT aIM At children. iTs aim at everyone . It is just brilliant humor about life. Almost all cartoons are made by grown ups. And its not about the pictures but the content. Animaniacs was not chidlren show it had adult content.......... like the perversion they did with the nurse. The way the addressed her was perverted.

[@viljamtheninja]

Jose Blanco It was absolutely aimed at children. It was, however, a show that was written well enough that everyone could enjoy it - including plenty of dirty jokes snuck in that only adults would understand. But these jokes were SNUCK IN. They weren't really part of the main program; they were there for the adults watching with their kids. Y'know, the kids the show was aimed at. No, not all cartoons are children's programming. Animaniacs was, though. If you think sexualization of a character makes it an adult show, you probably need to watch... fucking anything, really, but try Bugs Bunny. Really, the old Warner Bros. cartoons were often overtly sexual. By the way, you say "Almost all cartoons are made by grown ups." Do you actually believe that something needs to be made BY CHILDREN in order to be commercially aimed at them?

[@dylanandrejic4902]

I forced you to use the still frame on your VCR Kids born after 2000: 🤨

[@luckdragonpuppy3418]

Rob Paulsen can do a marvellous job when singing as Yakko who is as his name suggests is very articulate and vocal singing or talking. But he is purposely off key / high pitched when singing as Pinky because Pinky is not usually meant to sing , not full songs anyway. Just describing the difference between the two characters. Rob himself does amazing job with all his vocal work sing or speaking. (esp Yakko🥰).

[@NyscanRohid]

Ah, the odd yet fascinating effects of studios being strong-armed into making informative and educational content in the 1990's.

[@yankeedoodle7365]

Like what George Santayana said "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it"

[@reverendrico5631]

legoboy 300001 im a fan of the amended version. After the traditional quote just add “and those who fail to learn correctly are just doomed”.

[@sirwannabeguy4886]

And those who do know history are doomed to stand by while others repeat it

[@karunarai8418]

Have any of your plans actually worked? *Well* *yes,* *but* *actually* *no*

[@WackoMcGoose]

"Sonic hasn't foiled ALL of them!" "Oh yeah? Name one." "Uhhhhh..."

[@triccele]

Well, the christmass plan tecnicaly worked, he chose to not go onwards with it

[@60enterprises]

The brain: "Reading history doesn't make things shiny. It edifies you and prepares you to confront the possibilities of destiny." Pinky: "Did you know that every time your mouth moves, strange sounds come out?"

[@lmeza1983]

"I´ll explain this that even you can understand" challenge accepted.

[@TGFlashera]

The amount of misconceptions Brain has is amazing, and Pinky ironically knows more about history than brain does. (And politics.)

[@victordonavon292]

Perhaps you need a lesson on history.

[@alexbott4121]

Omg watching people figure out the joke of how one is a genius and the others insane is precious lol

[@zomboss9242]

Alex Bott r/wooosh (and r/ihavereddit)

[@tntkff9901]

What I heard: "Whatcha doin' Brain?" "Reading (browser) History." "Oh! I love doing that! Except I keep forgetting to buff(er) the (Google) Chrome."

[@onedaxster]

"Oh but I like the cheese song Brain" XDD

[@thecatalystpoet]

"I forced you to use the still frame on your VCR" Damn, Brain, you just froced me to remember how old this show is...

[@masteryoda222007]

"Did you know that every time your mouth moves, strange sounds come out?" Gotta love Pinky!

[@mishamedvedev542]

‘I won’t make the same mistake again’ -hitler *invades Russia in winter*

[@Maulstrum97]

Plus fighting a two front war, invading without winter gear, and having massive supply deficits like oil.

[@mattbenz99]

Not actually true. Both Hitler and Napoleon invaded in the spring. It was just that the war lasted a while. The Russians are very good at wars of attrition.

[@Ridgwaycer]

@@mattbenz99 In what world is June 22nd spring?

[@stetsonherrick8090]

Hitler invaded, only to find out that Russia's Bear Calvary was waiting for them. They met on The Field of Honor, and the Germans lost miserably. They got ridden over by the Bears, given Bear Hugs, found themselves irrevocably Screwed and Borscht by the Calvary's maneuvering of theirs and the Germans forces, and suffered terribly at the Calvary's usage of the Field's High Ground section. The extra Commissioned troops brought to the field as reinforcements by the Czar's orders further sealed the German defeat. General Ivan and Major Ursa both demonstrated their Superiority in defending Mother Russia and also showed how even if you were to work with Bear Necessities, you can still dominate an opponent. They both received high honors at The Czar's Palace a few days after the battle. (I am going to be a special kind of angry if nobody understands this big batch of references...)

[@SomeGuy-lr7ms]

He didn't invade in the winter he invaded in the Summer and didn't complete the objectives before winter arrived that's why it failed

[@allseriousness]

Just so everyone knows, this song is the same tune as "When I Was a Lad" from the play HMS Pinafore

[@vzjtothalo1]

James Cockerham better done by Allan Sherman, I think....

[@juliagardenhire1443]

Thank you, I have been trying to figure out what the tune is.

[@diane3982]

That’s why I knew this tune, yet it was deeply repressed in my head!

[@nuclearcatbaby1131]

Cartoon villains love their HMS Pinafore.

[@simoncooper6752]

Operetta not play.

[@thisisbonkers]

"And even if your plans fall through, maybe they will name a pastry after you" That always cracks me up :-P

[@SirScarfalot]

You know, the intro of Pinky and the Brain has the line "One is a genius, the others insane". Naturally, it seems like Brain is the genius... until you get songs like this one, and it just proves that *Pinky* is the genius, but in a different way than we're expecting. He just takes life at his own pace, laughing and playing while Brain is stressing his ass off trying to fix the world through absurdly convoluted plans and centralized leadership, which never works. I mean really; Pinky is just trying to have fun, and always succeeds. Brain is trying to perform grand, majestic plots, and always fails. So who's really the smart one, here?

[@kaimagnus5760]

To Quote John Flanagan's Ranger's Aprentice Series, "A simple plan is best because there's less that can go wrong". So add that to Albert Einstien's Quote "Repeating the same senario and expecting diffrent results is the deffiniton of insanity" and it proves that Pinky is indeed the Genius from his simplistic veiw of the problem to recognizing no matter what plan Brain makes it'll always fail because it's the same plan every time.

[@ChevaliersEmeraude]

kai magnus If it were the same plan every time, the episodes would be very boring and repetitive after a while. I also have to disagree with this ''simple plan is best'' quote. Simple plans, by their nature, don't take into account any weak spots in it, holes that your adversaries can take advantages of. Of course, a plan too complex, where the success of the plan depends on the success of each of its part, and a single failure makes things go south, that's a problem too, it's true. But there has to be a middle ground.

[@kaimagnus5760]

ChevaliersEmeraude I'd like to add to your observation by stating that "Bumb rush times 10" and "Head on Assault" arnt actually plans but the lack of them. A simple plan for ex. would be if an enemy base has 1000 men and your force only has 10 then infiltrating the base via a disguise would be more practical than trying to break down the door. But a disguise dosn't require any thing as complex as taking over their computer system and sneeking in during the resulting chaos.

[@theTeamSlayer353]

"ignorance is bliss"

[@grzybjak]

The definition of an 'insane' person is as follows; "A person who tries to do something over and over again with each attempt failing".

[@disgruntledwelsh3817]

0:45 so he has a button for this very instance?

[@simeondoesstuffbg3881]

Cartoon bad guy 101: Always have a button for every occasion, including destroying your invention,......for.....some reason. Don’t quote me on that one. I just pulled it out of my arse.

[@imoneoldfart6804]

@@simeondoesstuffbg3881 Well I mean you never know if it is going to go critical and explode or get destoryed by a platypus

[@goodmachines7743]

When Robespierre rid kings and queens, he then set an example with his guillotine. When he started to run amuck, into the guillotine his head the people stuck. (He ended up becoming a headless duck)

[@il-dottore]

Now, I won't need to chop off heads, when I can control people sleeping in their beds

[@NickiDee007]

Now Brain you know that blood is red, I didn’t understand what you just said!

[@phalanxbeats8402]

Bravo!

[@MyGamer125]

2:31 This has got to be the cleverest thing I have ever seen

[@namingisdifficult408]

Now I can't get this out my head

[@DeathlyDrained]

SAME, I've been humming it all day lol

[@sarahmcmann5253]

Quickman may win me neither I love Pinky and the Brain they are so cute

[@jackkemp7256]

You're suppose to remember it, so you can remember history. Even though it's not 100% accurate.

[@pendraco2000]

well, History is 100% accurate, because it happened. how people remember it, on the other hand....

[@vcihiethea]

I read your comment in the same tune.

[@drewzuhosky6826]

There are two callbacks to the series in this song: "The TV viewers you'll delight! Unless the network puts your show on Sunday night!" When _Pinky & The Brain_ launched in 1995, it was aired on Sundays in primetime (7 p.m. ET and PT) as well as Saturdays on Kids WB!. The show won a Primetime Emmy Award in 1996, its only year of eligibility for such an award, for its Christmas special. The episode was rebroadcast several times over the show's run, with its promos referencing the Emmy win. "What are we going to do tomorrow night, sing a song about all the world's cheeses?" This refers to _Cheese Roll Call,_ a song from the show's first season.

[@keyanawhitely7942]

Great throwback calls

[@Legogunpro]

Cartoons then: "Let's talk about history and teach the kids something in a fun way!" Cartoons now: fArT JoKE HaR hAr HAr

[@poornimatata6761]

Except for Bojack Horseman though

[@Anonomous518]

2:34 Ha, Joke's on him because I'm using my computer.

[@ThePete1081]

Brian forced me to use the pause button on youtube

[@rickdevault2535]

Which keeps us in a hypnotic state by using subliminal messaging.

[@kilroy987]

But if he wrote "I forced you to use the still frame on your player" everyone would have been omgomgomg

[@Yobiyokto]

2:34 ... It worked.

[@MediaSock]

Brain: "come along Pinky, we must plan for tomorrow night" Pinky: "why?, what are we going to do tomorrow night?" Brain: "the same thing we do every night Pinky, repeat the same line like we always do"

[@tobys_transport_videos]

*Pinky* "Everyone has failed and so have you!!!" ROTLMFAO!!!! 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Pinky nailed it!!! This show has cracked me up for many years, and now Pinky and the Brain give me some hilarious new smart-arse lines to use on idiots!!! Thank You so much, Warner Bros, my sarcasm would be nothing without your hilarious cartoons!

[@monsterboy50]

Did pinkie just burn brain by collaborating everything he learned from the song together? Did pinkie just think? Did he out-think brain, even for just a moment there?

[@ISS600]

monsterboy50 yes. yes he did that savage mouse

[@marches45]

monsterboy50 I think he always did.

[@SkillZgetKillZ]

He ALWAYS out played brain throughout both the Animaniacs and the spin-off

[@mxgross]

"Well Brain I've learned that one thing's true, everyone of them has failed and so have you." Ha ha! Pinky just zinged Brain!

[@janeyrevanescence12]

"Thanks for the vote of confidence."

[@drswag0076]

Charlemagne's one flaw was that he kicked the bucket and left the Carolingian empire to incompetent sucessors

[@magikman481]

Gavelkind

[@Murasame]

Past cartoons: funny, sometimes educational, cohesive story line.. New cartoons: random xD