"Pinky and the Brain" (1995) TV series 1995-1998

Directors:

Barry Caldwell
Mike Milo

Writers:

Eva Almos (writer)
Alex Borstein (staff writer)
(more)

Seasons:

1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | unknown

Release Date:

9 September 1995 (USA)

Genre:

Animation | Family | Comedy

Plot:

A genius mouse and his stupid sidekick try to conquer the world each night.

Plot Keywords:

Mouse | Laboratory | Orson Welles | World Domination | Megalomaniac

Awards:

7 wins & 14 nominations

Cast

Rob Paulsen	...	Pinky / ... (55 episodes, 1995-1998)
Maurice LaMarche	...	The Brain / ... (55 episodes, 1995-1998)
Tress MacNeille	...	First Lady / ... (42 episodes, 1995-1998)
Frank Welker	...	The President / ... (27 episodes, 1995-1998)
Jeff Bennett	...	Baloney / ... (23 episodes, 1995-1998)

Series Directed by
Kirk Tingblad		(10 episodes, 1996-1998)
Charles Visser		(8 episodes, 1996-1998)
Liz Holzman		(7 episodes, 1995-1997)
Al Zegler		(7 episodes, 1995-1996)
Audu Paden		(6 episodes, 1995-1996)
Nelson Recinos		(5 episodes, 1997-1998)
Russell Calabrese		(2 episodes, 1997)
Barry Caldwell		(unknown episodes)
Mike Milo		(unknown episodes)

Series Writing credits
Tom Sheppard		(17 episodes, 1996-1998)
Wendell Morris		(12 episodes, 1996-1998)
Peter Hastings		(11 episodes, 1995-1997)
Jed Spingarn		(6 episodes, 1997-1998)
Charles M. Howell IV		(4 episodes, 1995-1998)
Gordon Bressack		(3 episodes, 1995-1996)
Bill Braunstein		(2 episodes, 1997-1998)
Eva Almos		(unknown episodes)
Alex Borstein		(unknown episodes)
Erin Ehrlich		(unknown episodes)
Dave Finkel		(unknown episodes)
David Fury		(unknown episodes)
Elin Hampton		(unknown episodes)
Shaun McLaughlin		(unknown episodes)
Tom Minton		(unknown episodes)
Sherri Stoner		(unknown episodes)
Brian Swenlin		(unknown episodes)
Patric Verrone		(unknown episodes)

Series Produced by
Peter Hastings	....	producer (21 episodes, 1995-1996)
Charles M. Howell IV	....	producer (9 episodes, 1996-1998)
Liz Holzman	....	producer (7 episodes, 1996-1998)
Steven Spielberg	....	executive producer (5 episodes, 1995-1997)
Tom Ruegger	....	senior producer (4 episodes, 1995-1998)
Rusty Mills	....	supervising producer / producer (3 episodes, 1995-1998)
Barbra J. Gerard	....	associate producer (2 episodes, 1995)
Elin Hampton	....	producer (unknown episodes)

Series Original Music by
Steven Bernstein		(2 episodes, 1995)
Julie Bernstein		(unknown episodes)
Tim Kelly		(unknown episodes)
Tom Ruegger		(unknown episodes)

Series Film Editing by
Al Breitenbach		(2 episodes, 1995)

Series Casting by
Andrea Romano		(unknown episodes)

Series Production Management
Joey Franks	....	production supervisor (46 episodes, 1995-1998)
Joe Sandusky	....	post-production supervisor (2 episodes, 1995)
Bill Devine	....	production manager (unknown episodes)
Jean MacCurdy	....	executive in charge of production (unknown episodes)

Series Art Department
Brian Mitchell	....	storyboard artist (15 episodes, 1995-1998)
Steve Smith	....	prop designer (4 episodes, 1996-1997)
Bryan Evans	....	title card designer (2 episodes, 1995)
Coke Lee	....	layout director (2 episodes, 1995)
Herb Moore	....	sheet timing / storyboard slugging (2 episodes, 1995)
Bruce W. Timm	....	concept art (2 episodes, 1995)
Jeffrey Gatrall	....	timing director (unknown episodes, 1997-1998)
Tony Cervone	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Mario D'Anna Jr.	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Sandra Frame	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Mary Hanley	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Llyn Hunter	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)
Joel Seibel	....	storyboard artist (unknown episodes)

Series Sound Department
Robert Hargreaves	....	sound effects editor (70 episodes, 1995-1998)
Jeff M. Sliney	....	dialogue editor / second engineer (8 episodes, 1995)
Harry Andronis	....	re-recording engineer / recording & adr engineer (2 episodes, 1995)
Bradley Carow	....	sound reader (2 episodes, 1995)
Kelly Ann Foley	....	adr coordinator (2 episodes, 1995)
John Hegedes	....	dialogue & adr editor (2 episodes, 1995)
Mark Keatts	....	dialogue and adr editor (2 episodes, 1995)
Leslie Lamers	....	recording administrator (2 episodes, 1995)
Tom Maydeck	....	re-recording engineer / recording & adr engineer (2 episodes, 1995)
Pat Rodman	....	dialogue and adr editor / recording & adr engineer (2 episodes, 1995)
Steve Siracusa	....	sound reader (2 episodes, 1995)
Denise Whitfield	....	sound reader (2 episodes, 1995)
George Brooks	....	sound effects editor (2 episodes, 1997-1998)

Series Visual Effects by
Alan G. Brown	....	digital production: Animated F/X, Inc. (2 episodes, 1995)

Series Animation Department
Doug Compton	....	animator (42 episodes, 1996-1998)
Neal Sternecky	....	storyboard artist (9 episodes, 1995-1998)
Diane Kredensor	....	storyboard artist (9 episodes, 1996-1998)
Lisa Melcombe	....	production coordinator (8 episodes, 1996-1998)
Jan Browning	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 1995)
Brenda Brummet	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 1995)
Kim Dahl	....	mark-up (2 episodes, 1995)
Bunty Dranko	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 1995)
Kathleen I. Evans	....	color key artist (2 episodes, 1995)
Kathryn Gilmore	....	color key artist (2 episodes, 1995)
Ann Guenther	....	background painter (2 episodes, 1995)
Karl Jacobs	....	animation checker (2 episodes, 1995)
Lisa Leonardi-Knight	....	mark-up (2 episodes, 1995)
Pamela Long	....	color key artist (2 episodes, 1995)
Alex McCrae	....	background key designer (2 episodes, 1995)
Bunny Munns	....	ink and paint supervisor / color key artist (2 episodes, 1995)
Lynne Naylor	....	character designer (2 episodes, 1995)
Rogerio Nogueira	....	model designer (2 episodes, 1995)
Hugh Pettibone	....	background key designer (2 episodes, 1995)
Mark Rubinchik	....	model designer (2 episodes, 1995)
Howard Schwartz	....	checking supervisor / animation checker (2 episodes, 1995)
Valerie Walker	....	mark-up (2 episodes, 1995)
Tony Cervone	....	animator (unknown episodes)
Don Shump	....	ink and paint artist (unknown episodes)

Series Casting Department
Andrea Romano	....	voice casting (2 episodes, 1995)

Series Editorial Department
Joe Gall	....	supervising film editor (2 episodes, 1995)
Bradford Keatts	....	apprentice editor (2 episodes, 1995)
Mary Nelson-Duerrstein	....	negative cutter (2 episodes, 1995)
Susan Odjakjian	....	assistant editor (2 episodes, 1995)
Mike Williams	....	colorist (2 episodes, 1995)

Series Music Department
Tim Kelly	....	orchestrator (2 episodes, 1995)
Tom Lavin	....	music editor (2 episodes, 1995)
Richard Stone	....	composer: theme (2 episodes, 1995)
Ron Goldstein	....	orchestrator (unknown episodes, 1995-1998)
Tim Boyle	....	score mixer: theme song (unknown episodes)
John Rodd	....	orchestral scoring recordist (unknown episodes)
John Rotondi	....	scoring engineer: Y4 (unknown episodes)

Series Other crew
Tristin Cole	....	assistant to producers (15 episodes, 1995-1998)
Jenny Lynn Burnett	....	archival coordinator (9 episodes, 1998)
Chuck Ansel	....	production administrator (2 episodes, 1995)
Carlton Batten	....	copying & shipping (2 episodes, 1995)
Geno DuBois	....	archives supervisor (2 episodes, 1995)
Ana Durand	....	copying & shipping (2 episodes, 1995)
Peter Hastings	....	story editor (2 episodes, 1995)
Erin Keeler Hufford	....	voice-over assistant (2 episodes, 1995)
Bill Knoll	....	slugging (2 episodes, 1995)
Shaun McLaughlin	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1995)
Bobbie Page	....	assistant to senior producer (2 episodes, 1995)
Kathryn Page	....	assistant to senior producer (2 episodes, 1995)
Greg Reyna	....	slugging (2 episodes, 1995)
Andrea Romano	....	voice director (2 episodes, 1995)
Thomas Shalin	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1995)
Ralph Soll	....	production assistant (2 episodes, 1995)
Maria Womack	....	production administrator (2 episodes, 1995)
Charles M. Howell IV	....	story editor (unknown episodes)
Steve Kindernay	....	production coordinator (unknown episodes)
Xandy Sussan	....	assistant to writers (unknown episodes)

Production Companies

• Amblin Entertainment
• Warner Bros. Television Animation
• Warner Bros. Television

Distributors

• Warner Bros. Television (1995-) (worldwide) (all media)
• WB Television Network, The (1995-1998) (USA) (TV)
• Kids' WB (1995-1998) (USA) (TV)
• CanWest Global Communications
• Pro 7 (1997-1999) (Germany) (TV)

Runtime:

30 min | USA:30 min (65 episodes)

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

1.33 : 1

Sound Mix:

Stereo

Certification:

USA:TV-G | Argentina:Atp | Brazil:Livre

Company:

Amblin Entertainment

Trivia:

A bootleg tape of a short-tempered (and foul-mouthed) Orson Welles arguing with a recording engineer during a voice-over session has been widely distributed. It was used as the basis for an episode of this show, with The Brain reading cleaned-up versions of Welles' rantings. The episode's title, "Yes, Always", is taken from one of Orson's complaints.

Quotes:

The Brain: Pinky, are you pondering what I'm pondering?
Pinky: I think so, Brain, but if they called them "sad meals" no one would buy them.

Movie Connections:

Referenced in "Bones: The Doctor in the Den (#4.18)" (2009)

When will I be ruler of the world?...Angst!

"I'm going to have to hurt you, hurt you, hurt you! / Have to, have to, have to / hurt you, hurt you, hurt you!"

This was one of my favorite "Pinky and the Brain" moments, coming from an episode in which Brain's plan to take over the world involved a Broadway musical entitled "Angst". This episode, among others, provided us with a great spoof of modern (for 1997) life. Who can forget the cloning experiment that made Pinky and Brain the proud donators of DNA to their clone, Romy? Or the staged reunion special? How about the "mystery product" infomercial? I'm telling you, a show that can deal with such profound issues as cloning and such bizarre modern phenomena as infomercials, and make it all funny to boot, has to be special. It's especially special to me because it kept me entertained for so many a Saturday morning, even when I was "too old" for Kids' WB. I probably appreciated it even more as I grew older, because I understood literary and pop culture references (and even a double entendre or two!) made during the episodes. There was pretty much something for everyone, if everyone was paying close attention.

Unfortunately, the bliss came to a screeching halt when a certain red-haired girl with a grating voice came into the picture and forever messed up our favorite mice bent on world domination (and belly-button lint). But that's another review.