Animaniacs
Pigeon on the Roof
TV Flash files “Pigeon on the Roof” as hour 179 of 274 in the TV Flash guide — Animaniacs (1993–1998) on Fox Kids/Kids' WB, season 2, episode 8, aired 1994-11-05, 30 min.
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How this hour is filed
This leaf is S02E08: listed hour 179 of 274 in the Animaniacs guide, hour 8 of 12 in season 2. It aired 1994-11-05 (30 min). The listed hour before it is “Miami Mama-Mia” (S02E07). Next is “I'm Mad” (S02E09).
Viewer FAQ
Where does Pigeon on the Roof sit in the Animaniacs guide?
S02E08 is listed hour 179 of 274 — hour 8 of 12 in season 2, season 2 episode 8.
When did Animaniacs S02E08 air?
Pigeon on the Roof aired 1994-11-05 and is listed at 30 minutes.
Is Pinky and the Brain part of this?
Yes — world-domination sitcom segments inside the variety show, later spun off into a series of their own.
In the series
Why this series still plays
Warner siblings running amok through history, Hollywood, and your parents’ pop-culture memory. Variety-cartoon velocity: Yakko’s geography earworms, Pinky and the Brain’s world-domination sitcom, and gags pitched at two ages in the same frame. Educational chaos as house style — vaudeville, satire, and a music lesson before the next commercial.
Fox Kids, 1993, later Kids' WB: Warner siblings escape the water tower and the drop calendar becomes vaudeville. Tom Ruegger developed the series under Spielberg's Amblin banner. Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, Tress MacNeille, Maurice LaMarche — variety-cartoon velocity: Yakko's geography earworms, parody, wordplay, gags pitched at two ages in the same frame. Pinky and the Brain plotting world domination between segments. Educational chaos as house style — a music lesson before the next commercial. **Five seasons,…
Filed against
- Rob Paulsen as Yakko Warner
Rob Paulsen’s Raphael made cowabunga a business plan on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — pizza, a rat sensei, toy-glut Christmas lists — then ran amok as Yakko-era velocity on Animaniacs. 1987 sewer martial-arts slapstick; variety-cartoon…
- Jess Harnell as Wakko Warner
Jess Harnell’s Wakko Warner ran amok through Animaniacs — Warner siblings looting history and Hollywood, variety-cartoon velocity, Yakko’s geography earworms, Pinky and the Brain in the next cell. 1990s gags pitched at two ages in the…
- Tress MacNeille as Dot Warner
Tress MacNeille’s Dot Warner ran amok through Animaniacs — history, Hollywood, and your parents’ pop-culture memory at variety-cartoon velocity. Yakko’s geography earworms, Pinky and the Brain’s world-domination sitcom, gags pitched at…
- Maurice LaMarche as The Brain
Maurice LaMarche plotted the world as the Brain on Animaniacs — Warner siblings running amok through history and Hollywood, variety-cartoon velocity, Pinky and the Brain’s world-domination sitcom inside the chaos. Gags pitched at two ages…
- Rob Paulsen as Pinky
Rob Paulsen’s Raphael made cowabunga a business plan on Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles — pizza, a rat sensei, toy-glut Christmas lists — then ran amok as Yakko-era velocity on Animaniacs. 1987 sewer martial-arts slapstick; variety-cartoon…