Line #32 Recap/AnimaniacsEpisode30


1	'''Airdate:''' October 28, 1993
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3	Opening line: "Shirley [=McClaine=]-y"- Dot
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5	'''Good Idea Bad Idea''' Good idea- Dressing up for Halloween as a pirate Bad idea- Dressing up for Halloween as a pinata
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7	'''Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled:''' The Warner’s stumble upon Hades and butt heads with Satan.
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9	'''Moon Over Minerva:''' Minerva Mink falls for a hunky werewolf, unaware that his true form is a nerd.
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11	'''Skullhead Boneyhands:''' Mr. Skullhead is taken in by an unwitting family.
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13	!!Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled has examples of
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15	* BigRedDevil: {{Satan}} and his minions in hell all fit the red devil stereotype, with Satan himself being the largest.
16	* CoolAndUnusualPunishment:
17	** Apparently eternal damnation involves, among other things, being forced to watch endless reruns of ''Series/TheFactsOfLife''.
18	** Satan decides to subject the Warners to "whiny [[ProtestSong protest songs]] from TheSixties". It actually ''terrifies'' them.
19	* TheDevilIsALoser Yakko, Wakko, and Dot torment {{Satan}}, who comes across as a complete chump even amongst the show's villains. Eventually, Satan ''banishes them from Hell'' because he just couldn't stand them.
20	* DoubleEntendre: The episode is about the gang trying to find "Six Flags Over Flushing". This might mean that Wakko is having a PottyEmergency.
21	* FireAndBrimstoneHell: This is the Hell where the Warner siblings end up in. It is where sinners are tortured by being thrown into lakes of fire, poked with pitchforks, and [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking forced to watch reruns]] ''[[CoolAndUnusualPunishment The Facts of Life]]''. True to Warner form, the kids proceed to torment Satan until he can't stand it anymore, culminating in ''freezing Hell over'', leading to him kicking them out of Hell and into Heaven instead.
22	* GetOut: Satan has all he can stand of the Warners when they literally freeze over all of Hell, and tells them to get out before kicking them out and sending them straight to Heaven.
23	-->'''Satan:''' You've frozen everything! Do you have any idea how long it takes to get the pilot lit?! Get out!
24	* HereWeGoAgain: After Satan kicks the Warners out of Hell, they land near Heaven's pearly gates and Saint Peter.
25	* HotAsHell: In the opening we see three demons who look like beautiful women in red suits with little red horns and devil tails whom are based on the musical group the Andrews sisters, who sing about the tortures of Hell in a humorous manner.
26	* ImADoctorNotAPlaceholder: The TropeNamer [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Dr. McCoy]] makes a brief appearance when Yakko is looking for a way out of the Warners' predicament.
27	-->'''[=McCoy=]''': Darn it, Yakko. I'm a doctor, not a magician!
28	* LyricDissonance: The short opens up with a jazzy showtune (sung by demonic [[{{Expy}} Expies]] of Music/TheAndrewsSisters, no less) about Eternal Damnation and what to expect there.
29	* OhCrap: The idea of being locked in a room with a whiny protest singer from the 1960s scares the living daylights out of the Warners.
30	* ProtestSong: Satan's idea of a CoolAndUnusualPunishment is listening to these.
31	-->'''{{Satan}}''': Beyond these doors is an agony worse than all others... you will remain in here for eternity listening to... ''[opens door]'' WHINY PROTEST SONGS FROM THE SIXTIES!\
32	'''Singer''': ''(bad Music/BobDylan imitation)'' Oh I hate the government\
33	More than you hate me\
34	The government took my goldfish\
35	And unplugged my TV\
36	'''Warners''': ''[Scream]''
37	* {{Satan}}: Satan is depicted as the ruler of hell, being a BigRedDevil in a goatee.
38	->''"I am Beezelbub, Lucifer, The Reaper of Souls, [[ArsonMurderAndJaywalking The Really Angry One]], [[PunctuatedForEmphasis I am SATAN!!!!!]]"''
39	* StealthPun:
40	** The word "Hell" is not spoken and is simply referred to as "Hades" due to censorship, but they still take a crack at a few puns that commonly use "Hell" in their phrases.
41	** After learning they have arrived in Hades, Wakko runs off to grab a snowball before returning and the snowball melting in seconds, with him remarking "they were right, it didn't have a chance", referencing the saying "Not a snowball's chance in Hell".
42	** Yakko uses a remote to "freeze-frame" everything, with everything literally freezing over, referencing the saying "When Hell freezes over".
43	* SuspiciouslySimilarSong:
44	** The opening song is a parody of "Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy".
45	** When the Warners float on the boat to Purgatory, they sing a song that parodies "California Here I Come" (which was already owned by the Warner Music Publishing Company, oddly.)
46	* WrongTurnAtAlbuquerque: The Warners were looking for Six Flags Over Flushing, but ended up in Hades. (Just for the record, Six Flags does not actually have a location in Flushing, Queens.)
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48	!!Moon Over Minerva has examples of
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50	* AbhorrentAdmirer: Minerva is unattracted to Wilford's StereotypicalNerd appearance and gets annoyed at his attempts at asking her out
51	* AllMenArePerverts: ''All'' of the males in the episode are affected by Minerva's beauty, even the ones who are seemingly in a committed relationship, much to the anger of their partners.
52	* AllWomenAreLustful: All of the female characters, including Minerva, have WildTake reactions to Wilford's {{Hunk}} WolfMan form.
53	* AnthropomorphicZigZag: Wilford switches between FunnyAnimal (in his normal form) and WolfMan (when he turns into a werewolf).
54	* BarefootCartoonAnimal: Minerva and Wilford wear clothes and seem like CivilizedAnimal, yet they never wear any kind of footwear.
55	* {{Bowdlerize}}: In the closeups of Minerva, the line that is supposed to represent her cleavage is painted out to make it less prominent.
56	* ComicalOverreacting: A RunningGag throughout the episode is how everyone has a comical absurd reaction to being aroused, mostly via WildTake.
57	* ClingyJealousGirl: The episode starts showing a seemingly happy bird, frog and bunny couple. Then [[HeadTurningBeauty Minerva walks in and the men both go gaga over her]], to the distress of their female partners.
58	* DiggingToChina: The female bunny's WildTake at Wilford's werewolf form has her ears turning into a drill and digging to the floor until eventually, a Chinese hat pops out and falls onto the male bunny's head.
59	* DisproportionateRetribution: The female frog reacts to her mate losing it over Minerva by pulling out a cannon and ''blasting him with it''.
60	* EyelashFluttering: Minerva flutters her eyelashes flirtatiously at Wilford at the end, when she tells him she's [[IWillWaitForYou willing to wait for the next full moon]] to date him.
61	* EyePop: Invoked multiple times.
62	** The male rabbit's eyes spring outwards when he sees Minerva.
63	** The female bird's eyes leave her body when she's ogling Wilford's werewolf form, as does Minerva's (though Minerva's actually fly over to [[EatingTheEyeCandy glance at Wilford from multiple angles]]).
64	* GibberishOfLove: Minerva goes into the classic "Homina, homina" routine when she first sees Wilford's werewolf form.
65	* GirlsLikeMusicians: Wilford tries to invoke this when he [[SerenadeYourLover serenades to Minerva]] with a saxophone, but since he's his awkward StereotypicalNerd and not a SexySaxMan, it fails and Minerva just angrily rejects him.
66	* GoldDigger: According to what she writes in her diary, Minerva's perfect man has "really rich parents".
67	* {{Hammerspace}}:
68	** The female bird and frog both bring out items from out of nowhere to punish their mates with.
69	** Wilford's NerdGlasses vanish whenever he changes into his werewolf form.
70	* HeadTurningBeauty: Minerva's good looks cause the men around her to have WildTake reactions. Wilford's WolfMan form gets a similar reaction from the female characters.
71	* HeartBeatsOutOfChest: Minerva goes through an interesting variant when she's brought into werewolf Wilford's embrace: each beat causes her head to expand until it detaches from her body, [[LosingYourHead nearly floating away]] before she pulls it back down.
72	* HeliCritter: Upon seeing Wilford in his werewolf form, the female bunny's ears spin around rapidly, carrying her into the air.
73	* HighPressureEmotion: Minerva doing a HairFlip causes the male frog to blow steam out of his ears.
74	* {{Hunk}}: Wilford's werewolf form is a tall, and handsome with a HeroicBuild.
75	* HypocriticalHumor: All the female characters react as ClingyJealousGirl when their male partners [[EatingTheEyeCandy ogle Minerva]]. But when they see Wilford's {{Hunk}} form, they all have similar WildTake reactions.
76	* InterruptedBath: Minerva is angry when Wilford interrupts her shower with an obnoxious saxophone [[SerenadeYourLover serenade outside her window]] and drives him away by splashing him with water from her shower.
77	* IWillWaitForYou: PlayedForLaughs. At the end when Minerva discovers Wilford is a werewolf that can turn into a {{Hunk}} under the full moon, she tells him she's willing to wait thirty days until it's full again.
78	* LettingHerHairDown: The episode begins with Minerva having a scarf on her head, seemingly for the sole purpose of having her take it off dramatically and doing a HairFlip, which is what triggers the male frog's WildTake.
79	* LosingYourHead: Minerva and the female bird's heads pop out of their bodies during their WildTake reaction to werewolf Wilford's hotness.
80	* LovesMyAlterEgo: Minerva couldn't care less about Wilfred in his normal nerdy and unsophisticated form but unquestionably has the hots for him when the full moon turns him into a muscular, smooth-talking {{hunk}}. After finding out the truth from Wilford, she decides to stay with him because "some things are worth waiting for."
81	* {{Lunacy}}: As usual for werewolf stories, the full moon triggers Wilfred's transformation into a muscular werewolf. The transformation cancels out whenever the moon is covered by clouds, leading to Minerva being confused by her dream guy suddenly "vanishing".
82	* LustfulMelt:
83	** After Minerva teases him, Wilford melts into a puddle, not even seeming to mind when she reveals she was leading him on and rejects him.
84	** Minerva herself melts into a puddle when she sees Wilford's {{Hunk}} form for the second time.
85	* MagicPants: Taken in an unusual direction. Whenever Wilford changes into his {{hunk}}y werewolf form, his pants seemingly shrink and rip a little, but when he comes back to normal, they seem to magically return to normal.
86	* MeaningfulEcho: While charming Minerva, Wilford describes going on a date with her using the exact same words she used earlier.
87	* MrFanservice: Wilford in his WolfMan form is a tall, muscular {{Hunk}} with handsome features, [[LongHairedPrettyBoy long hair]] and a suave voice.
88	* MsFanservice: As usual Minerva provides a lot of {{fanservice}}, with her oversexualized demeanour and gratuitous ShowerScene.
89	* NotSoAboveItAll: The female animals are all disappointed at the male partners for their blatant ogling of Minerva. Yet when they see Wilford's {{Hunk}} form, they also end up ogling him.
90	* ObliviousTransformation: Despite later admitting to being aware that he's a werewolf, Wilford is confused over Minerva going gaga over his transformed state.
91	* ObliviouslyBeautiful: Wilford doesn't seem to realize the effect his werewolf form has on women.
92	* OurWerewolvesAreDifferent: A somewhat unusual version. Geeky FunnyAnimal wolf, Wilford B. Wolf, turns into a {{hunk}}y wolf when exposed to [[{{Lunacy}} the full moon]]. Minerva [[LovesMyAlterEgo won't give his geeky self the time of day, but she goes crazy for his moonlit self]].
93	* ParasolOfPain: The female bird strikes her mate on the head with an umbrella in retalition for his WildTake over Minerva.
94	* PrehensileTail: Minerva wraps her fluffy tail around Wilford when she's teasing him about cuddling.
95	* SecretDiary: Minerva's diary has a lock and key (which she keeps hidden in her VictoriasSecretCompartment) implying she cares a ''lot'' about keeping it a secret.
96	* SexySilhouette: When Minerva is showering in her home, only her nude silhouette from behind the shower curtain is seen by the audience.
97	* SexySlitDress: Minerva's skit has a slit on the right side to expose her legs.
98	* SerenadeYourLover: Wilford does a saxophone serenade outfit of Minerva's window when trying to win her over. It only gets her more frustrated with him.
99	* SexierAlterEgo: Wilford is normally an awkward StereotypicalNerd, but turns into suave {{Hunk}}y WolfMan under the full moon.
100	* {{Sexophone}}: A brief saxophone tune is played whenever Minerva is playing up her sex appeal.
101	* ShoutOut: The frog's dancing during their WildTake is a parody of [[CharacterSignatureSong Michigan J. Frog's "Hello my baby" dance]] from ''WesternAnimation/OneFroggyEvening''.
102	** Also, when going to see Wilfred in his werewolf form, Minerva wears a red dress and purple opera gloves, like fellow {{Fanservice}} character [[Film/WhoFramedRogerRabbit Jessica Rabbit]].
103	* ShowerScene: Minerva is shown taking a shower at her home while [[SingingInTheShower singing]] when Wilford is outside her house [[SerenadeYourLover serenading for her]]. Although only her SexySilhouette is visible, it's still played for {{fanservice}}.
104	* SpringCoil: The female bird's head suddenly develops one, sending it springing upwards in reaction to werewolf Wilford.
105	* StealthPun: Why did Minerva's head balloon up and float away because of her pumping heart? She got light-headed!
106	* StereotypicalNerd: Wilford is a [[GeekPhysiques physically scrawny]], unattractive, awkward, [[SpeechImpediment stuttering]] guy with NerdGlasses, which is why Minerva finds him an AbhorrentAdmirer.
107	* SupermodelStrut: Minerva does a short hip-swaying walk towards Wilford when she's being TheTease and talking about having a "romantic walk under the starlight".
108	* TheTease: When Wilford first asks out Minerva, she flirts and teases him to the point of LustfulMelt, but then reveals she was just leading him on and just coldly rejects him.
109	* VictoriasSecretCompartment: Minerva keeps the key to her SecretDiary hidden in her cleavage, and seeing her do it is what triggers the male bunny's WildTake.
110	* VisualPun: When Minerva starts pretending to flirt with Wilford, he develops ''literal'' goosebumps on the back of his neck.
111	* WingdingEyes: The male bird and female bunny get hearts on their eyes during their WildTake reactions.
112	* WildTake: The male characters have [[ComicalOverreacting comical cartoony overreactions]] to illustrate their attraction to Minerva, like HeartBeatsOutOfChest, LustfulMelt, HighPressureEmotion, etc.
113	* WolfWhistle: The male bird does a wolf whistle from the branches when he first sees Minerva.
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115	!!Skullhead Boneyhands has examples of
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117	* ADayInTheLimelight: This marks the only short to star Mr. Skullhead that is not a "Good Idea Bad Idea" short. The Warners open the short by singing the "It's The Mr. Skullhead Show" theme that Elmyra sang in Mr. Skullhead's introductory appearance in the ''Tiny Toons'' episode "Take Elmyra, Please".
118	* WholePlotReference: To Tim Burton’s ''Film/EdwardScissorhands''.
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