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16 out of 16 people found the following review useful: Great Fun!!Brill!!, 3 December 2004 Author: Jane Murdoch (janey_smile) from Belfast, N.Ireland
A spin off from the wonderful 'Animaniacs', 'Pinky and the Brain' was one of the funniest and best cartoons of the 90s.The show followed the exploits of two laboratory mice on a mission to take over the world. The Brain was a super-intelligent megalomaniac, and was assisted by Pinky, an idiot. Each night, The Brain would come up with a highly elaborate plan to overthrow the worlds leaders and assume control, but was always foiled at the last minute and sent back to the drawing board.Even though the plot was the same every episode, 'Pinky and the Brain' managed to be consistently fresh and funny. The great writing was backed up by superb voice performances, particularly by Rob Paulson (Pinky) and Maurice LaMarche (Brain). The humour works on enough levels to appeal to kids and grown-ups alike, and if you've never seen an episode of this, I suggest you seek it out!
16 out of 16 people found the following review useful: Outstanding!, 31 July 2004 Author: Stephen_Tilson from N CA
Two genetically altered lab mice, Pinky, and The Brain, spend each night following Brain's latest plan to try and take over the world. Pinky seems an addle-headed moron who is nevertheless capable of brilliant inspiration, while Brain displays an Einsteinian IQ and an insatiable desire to rule the world. But The Brain has a fatal flaw...The premise states one mouse is a genius and the other is insane. But which is which?65 episodes of great multi-level writing, hilarious jokes for adults and kiddies alike, exceptionally expressive animation, top-notch voice talent: this series has it all. The quality of the shows often evoke Looney Toons at their best. This wonderful creation is begging for a box-set DVD treatment. Are your listening, WB? Mr. Spielberg? Anyone?
12 out of 12 people found the following review useful: Absolute hysteria! A great show for kids AND adults!, 18 August 2002 Author: MovieAddict2009 from UK
Pinky and the Brain has got to be one of the funniest cartoon shows ever. Steven Spielberg himself co-produced this film, and once and a while actually would do a cameo on the show. If you want to see two lab mice, every week trying to take over the world, doing some of the most ridiculous, outrageous things ever see Pinky and the Brain. Just not the spin-off Pinky, Elmyra and the Brain. Yuck, talk about a bad show. The voice talents were great in the show and I loved both the characters. Especially Pinky, the stupid but of course humorous one. Then there's Brain, the brainy idea expert. Together, these two caged lab mice have a great time letting us have a good time. I was so sad when the show stopped airing after three years. I can't find it anywhere now and it makes me mad. I hope someday they do the re-runs on WB because this show is not just for kids, it's got great adult humor too. One of which like I said before, when the mice run into Steven Spielberg. But anyway, if you can find this show on your local listings, watch it. It's an instant classic. NARF!
8 out of 8 people found the following review useful: One of the best, smartest, and most underrated cartoon shows, 4 January 2007 Author: BrotherReed from United States
When I discovered that Pinky and the Brain had spun off from Animaniacs and received their own show (the first step towards world domination, no doubt), I was thrilled. The show quickly became a favorite of mine. Now that I have it on DVD many years later, I realize just what a spectacular piece of work it really is.Children can watch this show, sure. They'll think Pinky's ridiculous remarks, physical humor, and nonsensical catch phrases like "poit!" and "narf" are hilarious. Sometimes they are. Yet I am amazed that so much of the humor is for adults. There are multiple references in every episode to pop culture (I just watched an episode with a sly Pulp Fiction allusion), politics (the same episode included caricatures of Bill and Hilary Clinton), and general observations about the world that will definitely go over kids' heads. It just makes the show all that much funnier to me now. It's definitely an experience with multiple layers. Not to mention the people writing Brain's dialog have done some research. His vocabulary is years beyond what grade school children comprehend, let alone use. Sure, there's lots of fuzzy science just for the sake of making him sound smart, but many times there are legitimate uses of math, physics, chemistry, astronomy, anatomy, etc. Heck, there's even a song that tells you the parts of the human brain. The show's downright educational.Don't let that scare you, though. It's also consistently zany. There's plenty of the comic falling and maiming that comes standard in most cartoons. Of course a good portion of the humor comes from the concept of Pinky's stupidity as a foil for Brain's genius, and Pinky's unwittingly stumbling on the best ideas. Yet, for me, the comedy in this show comes mostly from Brain. I love the way he vents his frustration with his dense but loyal accomplice, and the way he flatly tells people his mission knowing they will never believe him. "Actually I am lab mouse involved in an elaborate scheme to take over the world" is usually greeted with laughter from the unsuspecting buffoons that populate his universe.Well animated and superbly voiced, Pinky and The Brain entertains with the fearless abandon of the classic toons and the sharp wit of a modern satire. I highly recommend this for kids, but even more so for older teens and young adults.
10 out of 12 people found the following review useful: NARF!, 28 June 2002 Author: Pimpin` Critic 69 from Your Critic of Critics
Next to Animaniacs this has to be the funniest cartoon of the `90s.NARF!POINT!"Pinky are you pondering what I'm pondering? I think so Brain but if Jimmy cracked corn and no one cared why does he keep on doing it?"
7 out of 7 people found the following review useful: Cute And Funny, 26 August 2004 Author: Ginger87 from New York City
"Pinky and the Brain" was one of my favorite childhood cartoons. I used to watch it after "The Anamaniacs" on WB with my brother and sister. My favorite character was Pinky but my brother and sister's were the Brain. I think Pinky was so cute and hilarious. I also loved the theme song of this show.My favorite part of each episode was when the brain asked Pinky "Are you pondering what I'm pondering". I couldn't wait to hear Pinky's response. My favorite episode was the one when Pinky and the Brain found baby superman. I also liked the episode when Pinky planned a surprise birthday party for the Brain.I miss this show and occasionally watch it on Nicktoons. I give this show 9/10 stars.
6 out of 7 people found the following review useful: Good for kids and adults ., 1 March 2007 Author: Rectangular_businessman from Peru
This was a great cartoon ,following the line of "Animaniacs " and using a clever style of humor that made it enjoyable for kids and adults . Like in the shorts of "Animaniacs " the show follows the frustrated attempts of two mouses to conquer all the world . They are Brain , the genius , and his assistant ,Pinky ,who is incredibly idiot but that was adorable .The cats of voices of Andrea Romano were quite good , and the script was funny and clever . I miss the time were it was still possible to see good cartoons as this . I don't like very much the cartoons that the modern children watch now .But "Pinky and the Brain " it's a classic .
6 out of 7 people found the following review useful: "This is the earth. And this is Pinky. You can tell the difference quite easily. One is a lump of inert matter hurtling blindly through the void. The other... is the earth.", 1 March 2001 Author: Op_Prime from Ardmore, PA
This was one of the best animated shows ever. This show isn't just for kids. The humor of the show can be enjoyed by all ages, much like the classic Warner Brothers shorts. Pinky & the Brain also has great dialogue. The plans to take over the world are also a hoot. Many of the episodes are classic.
4 out of 4 people found the following review useful: I strive to becoming brain, 13 March 2006 Author: (words_like_violence_break_the_silence@hotmail.com) from United Kingdom
I consider that Pinky and the Brain is exhaustively underrated, I feel that the series should continue as 'Pinky and The Brain' are unquestionably entertaining!Pinky: So what are we going to do tonight Brain? Brain: The same thing we do every night Pinky....Try to take over the WORLD!When people suggest who is funniest on the programme I always protested Brain as he had complete power and a big sense of authority, of what he was doing. Brains anger amused me in a way that no other programme has.Brain, in general has an wrathful attitude and his inclination for global domination can be understood, (I know how he feels), He should have found me. We could have ruled the world side by side......BRAIN LIVES!!!!Only he can understand what I'm becoming..........7 wins 10 nominations, enough said really!
3 out of 3 people found the following review useful: When will I be ruler of the world?...Angst!, 14 September 2001 Author: sngbrd39 from US
"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.
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