63a- Animanicast #63a with Animaniacs Creator Tom Ruegger Feat. Rob Paulsen's Audition as Wakko and an Animaniacs Reboot Discussion

Each and every week, your hosts revisit an episode of the series in the order in which they first premiered. They discuss their favorite jokes, gags, and discuss all the cultural references they can find! Today's episode features another discussion with the creator of Animaniacs, Tom Ruegger. Animaniacs' Theme First, Tom shares some of the original lyrics for the theme to "Animaniacs." Joey "sings" the song and Tom provides some background to how the theme song was created as well as how other themes such as "Tiny Toon Adventures" and "Freakazoid" were written. Voice Actors of Animaniacs and Wakko Auditions Tom discusses how the voice actors of Animaniacs were selected, including Maurice LaMarche, Tress MacNielle, Rob Paulsen and Jess Harnell. Before Jess came in to audition for the part of Wakko, several other prominent voice actors auditioned for the part of Wakko. Some of these include Maurice LaMarche, Arte Johnson, John Kassir, Frank Welker, and even Rob Paulsen! Tom shares an audition tape that has not been heard in over 25 years which has these auditions for Wakko. Tom also shares some tips for aspiring voice actors. Tom Ruegger on the Possible Reboot of Animaniacs Fans have been asking Tom about the recent rumors of Animaniacs getting rebooted. Tom shares his thoughts. Today's Sponsor: Teepublic.com! Head over to our merchandise store to support the artists at TeePublic and our show as well! Simply check out the designs at teepublic.animanicast.com and then pick out a shirt, mug, cell phone case, or any other merchandise available! Different Ways to Support Our Show If you'd like to support out show there's lots of ways to do it! First of all, you could go onto Apple Podcasts and leave us a five-star positive review. Also, don't forget to tell a friend about the show! Your retweets and post shares help others find us. You could also purchase some hand prepared decals from Joey HERE. (Say that you're a listener of the Animanicast and get an extra decal!) Interested in getting some Animanicast MERCHANDISE? It's in stock now at TeePublic! Get yours HERE.