A Look Back @ Pinky and the Brain

Some may question an Animaniacs’ spinoff like Pinky and the Brain as a legit nostalgia piece. Truly a product of the 90s, the show shares as much in common with classic Warner Bros cartoons as it does its Saturday morning contemporaries. The show combines vintage slapstick and cartoon violence with a manic pace and a veritable treasure chest of pop culture references. No notable performer, politcian, or fictional character from the last century is off limits, with writing that digs MUCH deeper than any typical “childrens” program. Nowhere is the trademark wit of 90s cartoons better on display than in the series’ recurring “Are you pondering what I’m pondering?” repartee. Here’s all 85 of Pinky’s responses, embedded below, and use the comments to tell us your favorite (narf).