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Theme to STEVEN SPIELBERG PRESENTS ANIMANIACSMusic by Richard Stone. Lyrics by Tom Ruegger.YW+D : It's time for AnimaniacsAnd we're zany to the maxSo just sit back and relaxYou'll laugh 'til you collapseWe're Animaniacs!Y+W : Come join the Warner BrothersDot : And the Warner Sister, DotYW+D : Just for fun we run around the Warner movie lot.They lock us in the tower whenever we get caughtBut we break loose and then vamooseAnd now you know the plot!We're Animaniacs!Dot is cute and Yakko yaks.Wakko packs away the snacks+ While Bill Clinton plays the sax.++ We've got wisecracks by the stacks.+++ We pay tons of income tax.We're Animaniacs!+ Meet Pinky and the Brain who want to rule the universe.+++* Meet Ralph and Dr Scratchansniff; say hi to Hello Nurse.Goodfeathers flock together; Slappy whacks 'em with her purse.Buttons chases Mindy, while Rita sings a verse.The writers flipped; we have no scriptWhy bother to rehearse?Cast : We're Animaniacs!We have pay-or-play contracts.We're zany to the maxThere's baloney in our slacks.We're Animanie,Totally insaney*Dot : Here's the show's namey*YW+D : Pinky and The Brainy*Dot : Come back, Shaney*Dot : The rain in Spainy*YW+D : Cockamamie*Dot : Shirley MacLainey*YW+D : How urbaney*Yakko: Citizen Kaney*Yakko: Andromeda Strainy*Wakko: Where's Lon Chaney?*Yakko: Eisenhower Mamie*Yakko: Miss Cellany*Wakko: Chicken Chow Meiny*Yakko: Dana Delaney*Dot : No pain, no gainy*YW+D : Hydroplaney*YW+D : Money down the drainy*Wakko: Penny Laney*Yakko: Ehhh...*Dot : Tarzan and Janey*YW+D : Novocainey*YW+D : Here's the Flamey*YW+D : Meet Mark Twainy*Yakko: Presidential campaigny*Wakko: Hunchback of Notre Damey*YW+D : Bowling laney*Yakko: Bangor, Mainey*YW+D : Frasier Craney*YW+D : Mister Haney*Dot : Quiche lorrainey*Yakko: Lake Champlainy*Dot : High octaney*YW+D : Public domainy*Yakko: Candy caneyCast : Animaniacs!Those are the facts.+ These original lyrics eventually were replaced by...++ Used in episodes 66-69+++ Begun with episode 70.+++* ...except for episodes 75 and 84.In both cases, the original lyrics were used in episodes H8 and 82.* Variable verse -- only one is used per episode.