Prologue: Newsreel of the Stars
*The screen cuts to a black and white presentation of Newsreel of the Stars, similar to that of the classic prologue of Animaniacs.*
"Newsreel of the Stars! Dateline: Hollywood, 1993. Following the rise of Steven Spielberg's shows in the era of cartoons, Animaniacs, the hit TV series with a reputation of being "zany to the max", was born. For over five years, the show has gained massive popularity and fame from people the world over. In 1998, however, since the TimeWarner purchase of the Turner Broadcasting System, Thaddeus Plotz, CEO of Warner Bros. Studios, was replaced with the CEO of Turner, Jamie Kellner. At the same time, moral guardians started thinking that 90's cartoons weren't appropriate for children."
*Mr. Plotz was screaming as two guards lifted him by his armpit and carried him off his chair in front of the meeting table at WB Studios.*
Plotz: Hey, you can't do this to me! I have a contract!
*The guards threw Plotz out the window, which was already broken and for some reason had not been replaced since the earlier incident. Jamie Kellner is seen holding two balls revolving around his hand, smiling in his desk.*
Kellner: Yes, it took them a few years to realize that morals are the root of all good in the world, unlike that silly "Wheel of Morality". Pttt! I think those animation dummies are idiots, too.
*The screen cuts to a meeting with the remaining Amblin characters in the meeting of the main building of Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank.*
Kellner: I've called you all here to announce that Animaniacs has been cancelled. For the last skit, we have put together some clips from some of your other skits. The last episode airs tomorrow, November 14. 1998. Until then, please, be proud of yourselves, my dear cartoon friends! You're stars, after all! (laughs mischievously)
*The cartoons are furious, screaming in front of the executives. And what comes next, every property of Warner Bros. Animation Inc. was seen burning to the ground or locked away in the studio vault. Badly made cartoon shows are presented on TV which annoyed the audiences, and the Animaniacs cast is seen tossed out of Warner Bros. Studios along with many cartoon characters.*
"In the time when the once proud cartoon show of the 90's was cancelled, Warner Bros. Animation Inc. was forced into bankruptcy. This had proven to be the darkest times in animation history. Cartoons, once an art form, had turned into badly animated, clichéd, not even glorified toy commercials... and stuff. And as for the cast of Animaniacs, they were tossed into the curb like the other once glorious toon greats."
*The screen now cuts to the city of Burbank, which turns from black and white to technicolor.*
"Publicly, the studio has forgotten a trace of the Animaniacs' existence, to this very day… when the cast is put back together!"
The Animaniacs Theme Song (The Later Years Version):
It's time for An-i-man-i-acs!
And we're zany to the max,
So just sit back and relax,
You'll laugh 'til you collapse
We're An-i-man-i-acs!
Come join the Warner Brothers,
And the Warner Sister, Dot,
Just for fun we run around the Warner movie lot,
They lock us in the tower,
Whenever we get caught,
But we break loose and then vamoose,
And now you know the plot!
We're An-i-man-i-acs!
Dot is cute and Yakko yaks,
Wakko packs away the snacks,
We play video games in stacks,
We're An-i-man-i-acs!
Meet Pinky and the Brain who want to rule the universe,
Goodfeathers flock together, Slappy whacks 'em with her purse
Buttons chases Mindy, while Rita sings a verse
The writers flipped, we have no script,
Why bother to rehearse?!
We're An-i-man-i-acs!
We have pay-or-play contracts!
We're zany to the max,
There's baloney in our slacks,
We're Animani-
Totally insane-y
The later years-y
An-i-man-i-acs! Those are the facts!