Bonus Features - Story facts

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A.N.; These are pieces of trivia from the fanfic which are written in 3rd person by Phil from Produce.

- This story was still incomplete when the first chapters were posted. This was the first time in about 3 years that author Phil from Produce has done this. He likes to finish writing the fanfic entirely before posting the first chapter. The reason he didn't do so this time, was to make sure his story would be posted at the right times, as well as not being able to finish in time.

- Unfortunately, Dr. Scratchansniff is spelled Dr. Scratchnsniff, Without an A. By the time the author realized this, it was too late, the first few chapters were posted. He just decided to post the rest this way.

-Chapter 8 was not originally a commercial break. Originally, it was Wakko having a dream/nightmare where he met a figure who explained the christian meaning of christmas. However, the author thought it was too dark and serious at that point for an Animaniacs fic, so he changed it and added jokes. still feeling that it was too dark, He scrapped the idea of Wakko's nightmare and added in a commercial break instead.

-HOWEVER, during the posting of the chapters, Phil from Produce was watching the Animaniacs Christmas episodes, And saw the short "Little drummer Warners" for the first time and says "If I was more emotional, I probably would've cried tears of joy because that was just so awesome how animaniacs referenced Jesus like that." and instead of a dark chapter 8, a reference to the christian meaning of christmas near the end, as well as in the bonus features.

-The joke where Wakko "Has to take a P" is actually stolen directly from an episode of Wheel of fortune (In Particular, the episode that aired April 1st, 1997.) In which Pat Sajak and Vanna White were playing the game (With Alex Trebek hosting and Pat Sajak's real-life Wife being the hostess.) And during his turn, Pat jokingly said "I'd like to take a P." Of course, it was the april fools episode.

-Yakko's joke about Bubsy the bobcat's show (About the cheques clearing) was a joke made by Rob Paulsen during a cartoon convention. Rob Paulsen voiced both Yakko & Bubsy the bobcat.

-The Sungl"asses" joke actually came spontaneously to the author while he was writing the chapter. He saw the word "ass" and knew he had to make a joke out of it.

-The "Just shoot me" puzzle story that the author wrote at the end of chapter 3 was indeed real.

-The 2nd round puzzle "A big lob of bullspit" Was originally going to be "I don't like sand." which is a quote from star wars episode 2.

-During writing, Phil got to see the movie Spirited away for the first time, and decided to make it the speed round puzzle. This was not his first Studio Ghibli film (That honor went to "The Secret world of Arrietty" which he saw in his local theatre in 2012) and has since become a fan of Studio Ghibli's films.

-Dot is the Spokeswoman for the Tammel toy company, a parody of Mattel. (the letters are switched in the name)

-Originally, Barbie was going to be a Michael jackson impersonator. But the author thought it would be better to add a shallow woman instead so Wakko would have more determination to win the game.

-However, it was the author's intention the whole time to have Baloney as one of Wakko's opponents.

-When Yakko talks about the "Secretary that Shamu almost ate last week." it was a light reference to Ann Godsey, The survivor of a whale attack from 1972, which has been seen numerous times on various documentaries. During the attack, her bikini bottoms slid down for a few seconds, Which explains the censorship part of the joke.

-Yakko references the 2000 documentary "Dolphins" and says "The lady scientist doesn't wear a wetsuit." This was a reference to Phil from Produce's childhood, from the year 2000 (When Phil was 9 years old) and saw the documentary "dolphins" at science world. All he remembered was that marine biologist Kathleen Dudzinski wore a red swimsuit and had a great body.

-The story was written starting from about 3 Pm on November 11th, 2013 to 1:45 on December 15th, 2013, With the final chapter scheduled to be posted on Christmas day.

-There are almost no puns or jokes in the last 3 chapters (Not including the Wheel of Morality) This is when the true moral of the story is set in.

-Originally, Wakko's donation was to be accepted without any issues by the Salvation army, But the author tried to think how he would feel if he was at the helm of a charitable organization, and a 7 year old wanted to donate a fortune to him. He felt that if he had accepted it, it would not feel right and that he would've tried to convince the 7 year old to keep the money.

-The mysterious man who talks with Wakko while the world freezes, Is supposed to represent the Christian God.

-On that note, Steven Spielberg, the Executive Producer of Animaniacs, Is Jewish. It's also rumored that the voice actors for the warner siblings are christians, Thus explaining why they had no problem doing the "Little Drummer Warners" Short on animaniacs. On another note, Rob Paulsen also had a role on the Christian video series "Greatest adventures; Stories from the bible." From 1985 to 1993.

-When Yakko says "Seeing straight to Florida." which in political correctness, means "Seeing a nude woman."

-In the same commercial, If you did read the phone number upside down (5318008) it reads "Boobies."

-Pinky and the brain's commercial is a parody of the SPCA's canadian commercials for adopting animals, in which they like to film animals in cages and have Sarah McLachlan music in the background.

-Archie comics fanfics are banned from fanfiction. This was the inspiration for Miss flamiel's PSA.

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Finally, a message from the author himself.

First of all, thank you for taking the time to read this fanfic (Frumouttamind and Goldengod 180, I'm talking to you) It's what happens when your imagination meets your fingertips and the 2 of them dance together creating art. I guess that's what fanfiction is.

Finally, I've always liked christmas specials, but could never write one because I could never do it justice. Finally, after many years, I discovered animaniacs (long after it went off the air) and then I had to write a christmas fic.

(As of this speech, we're only 3 minutes til 12 am, christmas morning)

Christmas not only is a time about family, or giving, it's about the birth of baby Jesus, who was the original gift. the gift from god, reminding us that deep down, he really does love us, and wants us to go to heaven, hence why jesus came to die for our sins. Yeah, I know that's cliché, but it's true. It's the best gift any of us could get.

And if the warner siblings were real, god would love them too. Personally, I think god loves the zany, hyper-active people the most. It's people like that who are always thinking and always give a gift daily to others - the gift of laughter.

I'm about to post the last chapter. All the best in 2014 and the years to come. None of that atheist happy holidays crap, I say "Merry Christmas."

-Phil from Produce