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'''''Welcome Home, Animaniacs!''''' is a 1995 special that was centered around the fact that for Kids' WB's inaugural season, ''Animaniacs'' would be moving to the block from competitor Fox Kids. The special was originally meant to introduce | '''''Welcome Home, Animaniacs!''''' is a 1995 special that was centered around the fact that for Kids' WB's inaugural season, ''Animaniacs'' would be moving to the block from competitor Fox Kids. The special was originally meant to introduce four new shows, along with ''Animaniacs'' and the then airing in primetime ''Pinky and the Brain'' on the then-new Kids' WB block. However, it became obscure almost immediately as only a few WB network affiliates ended up airing the special; and several that did actually aired it ''after'' the inaugural Kids' WB broadcast on September 9, 1995. | ||
The special was hosted by Harland Williams and also featured the cast of several of The WB's primetime shows introducing each of the block's shows, wrapped around new animation of Yakko, Wakko and Dot driving to the Warner Bros. studios from Fox's studios. | The special was hosted by Harland Williams and also featured the cast of several of The WB's primetime shows introducing each of the block's shows, wrapped around new animation of Yakko, Wakko and Dot driving to the Warner Bros. studios from Fox's studios. The special was only aired twice, once on the night before the block's launch and once six days after the launch. | ||
For a while, due to the obscurity of the preview special, no footage had resurfaced. However, on September 25th, 2017, LMW and YouTube user NormTendo uploaded a 2 minute part of ''Welcome Home, Animaniacs. The rest of the special, however, remains lost. | |||
==Gallery== | ==Gallery== | ||
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Welcome Home, Animaniacs! is a 1995 special that was centered around the fact that for Kids' WB's inaugural season, Animaniacs would be moving to the block from competitor Fox Kids. The special was originally meant to introduce four new shows, along with Animaniacs and the then airing in primetime Pinky and the Brain on the then-new Kids' WB block. However, it became obscure almost immediately as only a few WB network affiliates ended up airing the special; and several that did actually aired it after the inaugural Kids' WB broadcast on September 9, 1995.
The special was hosted by Harland Williams and also featured the cast of several of The WB's primetime shows introducing each of the block's shows, wrapped around new animation of Yakko, Wakko and Dot driving to the Warner Bros. studios from Fox's studios. The special was only aired twice, once on the night before the block's launch and once six days after the launch.
For a while, due to the obscurity of the preview special, no footage had resurfaced. However, on September 25th, 2017, LMW and YouTube user NormTendo uploaded a 2 minute part of Welcome Home, Animaniacs. The rest of the special, however, remains lost.
Gallery
References
- Wikipedia page on various Kids' WB specials, including Welcome Home, Animaniacs!. Retrieved Sept. 24, 2017
Related links
Other lost Saturday morning previews
- The Brady Bunch Visits ABC (lost Saturday Morning Cartoons preview; 1971)
- The Brady Bunch Meet ABC's Saturday Superstars (lost Saturday Morning Cartoons preview; 1972)
- The Wacko Saturday Morning Preview and Other Good Stuff Special (lost Saturday morning preview; 1977)
- C'Mon Saturday (lost Saturday Morning preview; 1977)