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The article is written in a way that makes it sound as if Pinky and the Brain are real creatures that make their own decision in what cartoons to appear. The subject of the sentences should be changed to "the authors" or "the producers" instead of "Pinky and the Brain joined Elmira in a new series... (etc.)" The way it's currently written (e.g., first paragraph of the article) sounds cute but is inaccurate. Please revise. 74.85.69.165 (talk) 01:16, 8 June 2011 (UTC)
I have never seen the series, and this article doesn't clear it up: Is the brainy one more commonly refered to as "The Brain" or as "Brain"? In various places the article uses "Brain" (without the article) and in most places I see "The Brain". Or should it be "the Brain" instead of "The Brain"? JeR (talk) 19:08, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
There's nothing about the movie in the article. Why? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.196.141.53 (talk) 02:29, 24 April 2008 (UTC)
I've seen complaints that Pinky, Elmyra, and the Brain was the death of the series, but my suspicion has always been that it was a case of the animators cutting loose because the show was already doomed anyway.
Does anybody know for sure what the circumstances were?
—Paul A 01:21, 13 Nov 2003 (UTC)
What was Pinky's accent? That info belongs in the article, if anyone knows. Meelar 22:42, 5 Apr 2004 (UTC)
Nimrod is defined as a hunter. Merriam Webster.
Apparently, nimrod in that sense comes from Bugs Bunny using towards hunter Elmer Fudd - he was being ironic but supposedly audiences took it as a generic insult.
Anyone remember the theme song?-LtNOWIS 21:08, 28 Nov 2004 (UTC)
Removed this:
If this is not a total non sequitur, could someone back it up with a reference or explanation? JRM 15:13, 2004 Nov 30 (UTC)
Was pinky gay? I remeber him having a crush on an apparently male horse?--Measure 23:24, August 16, 2005 (UTC)
It might be helpful to have links at the bottom to places to get a hold of the pinky and the brain videos. User:Humanitarian 28 August 2005 16:46
Is Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH far too tangential to mention here?
Yes, finally the time has come. This is no joke! The news can be found at http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/newsitem.cfm?NewsID=4384 for those wanting the details. --Kamasutra 04:11, 31 October 2005 (UTC)
They are in the Animaniacs film Wakko's Wish. Anyone have more info on that? 71.250.51.234 19:08, 16 December 2005 (UTC)
Minor add. There was an episode where the Brain tried NOT to take over the world, but instead, a group of people hail that he should be ruler of the world. Colonel Marksman 19:01, 5 April 2006 (UTC)
At the end of the Larry section, the bit 'and reminders what he is a part of the episode' should be changed to 'and reminders on why he is a part of the episode'.
Also, at the beginning of the Incarnations section, it says 'Pinky and the Brain were spun off into their own half-hour series' when it should read 'Pinky and the Brain was spun off into its own half-hour series'. "Pinky and the Brain" refers to the show, which is singular.
CGameProgrammer 18:33, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
Speaking of larry, uh, he wasn't brown. He was white like the others, and clearly a mouse. he just had brown hair
I don't know if this is considered OK to link to, but YouTube has some short clips from the show, including the great "... and Larry" introduction sequence. Can stuff like that be added to External Links?
CGameProgrammer 18:33, 10 April 2006 (UTC)
I just briefly looked over the article, and it stated that in a historical show, Brain and Pinky traveled back in time to become Prime Minister instead of Goerge (sic) W. Bush... It seems to me to be an obvious case of vandalism, but I am unfamiliar with the show. Could someone with necessary knowledge locate the actual person? Crisco 1492 19:19, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
In order for us to catch spam, we need to keep the external links section as small as possible. To do that, please create a References section and move the links that had been used as references there. Official sites and sites that had not been used in order to build the article belong to the external links section. If possible, use inline citations to allow us to know where each reference was used in the article. Thanks. -- ReyBrujo 12:14, 9 November 2006 (UTC)
Like a lot of WB shows, this one had something secret to look for in the credits, and I think it was a vocabulary word.. Shouldn't there be some mention of it?
--Agreed...I just watched a few episodes and came here expecting some mention of it, but to no avail Progoth 07:31, 29 December 2006 (UTC)
This article seems of relatively high quality. Does anyone else think that it should be featured?--Jickyincognito 08:57, 2 December 2006 (UTC)
Perhaps we need a new picture with more contrast? Freezing the mainstream
Does anyone else think it would be better to have two Pinky and the Brain articles- one for the characters and one for the show? At the very least, I think the one article we've got should definetly give more information about the show- I was recently rewatching it on DVD, and there's a lot to be said, looking back it was very groundbreaking. We could easily get an article going discussing the show's use of non-sequiturs, spectacular lack of continuity, absurdist humour, unusually dark tone, and the Brain's staggering verbosity, odd especially for a kid's show. I mean, in the few episodes I watched, the show was suddenly (and without explanation) set in 1950s Japan, or 19th Century Paris. The pair often approach and interact with humans regularly, with not so much to disguise them as a coat and hat (in fact when pressed, the Brain will actually admit they are lab mice, and nobody seems to realize he is serious). In one episode, Brain is even legally found to not be a mouse in Court. Anyway, you see my point- the show needs discussion independant of the characters' page. Anybody agree?Krawnik 07:20, 7 January 2007 (UTC)
Content quality is OK, but writing level is considerably above the level of even an Economist reader, for a topic that on the level of a child, or maybe a high school grad adult. Bring down a couple notches folks, this isn't jungian psychology here. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by Merceris (talk • contribs) 22:50, 9 February 2007 (UTC).
According to the article:
This is not true. An accurate statement would be, "The Brain (voice by Maurice LaMarche) sounds like Maurice LaMarche doing Orson Welles." Or better still, "Maurice LaMarche does the same voice for The Brain and Orson Welles even though it sounds nothing like Welles."
Hi, just wanted to make sure that anyone who sites something should do so properly and in an orderly manner. So, when citing a source, use these citation template guidelines (remember, not every single thing has to be filled out; write as much as you know). If you need to see an example, just look at the syntax of any featured article. Thanks,
Gak Blimby 01:55, 21 June 2007 (UTC)
I've done a lot of work over this last weekend (in conjunction with watching the 3rd DVD volume, which helps) to fill in episode references and much more to get this page close to a review towards being a Good Article (much like the Animaniacs article). There's a couple episodes that without watching I'm blanking on (eg which one is where Pinky gets the world leaders behind him and then Brain blows it), and the "Direction", "Writing", and "Popularity" sections could use some help. --Masem 16:44, 26 June 2007 (UTC)
I have noticed that there is alot of information in the 'Brains plans' section, and some of it too specific for a section on a general topic. Instead of deleting the information or keeping it there, I suggest we move the article's contents into the article List of Pinky and the Brain episodes and place each plan in its respective episode. In the Pinky and the Brain article, there should be very basic facts under 'Brain's plans', similarities in all or most of the plans. This way, both articles can live up to higher Wikipedia standards and the plans section can still exist. Furthermore, it'll prevent the article from being accused of having a 'trivia' section.
Gak Blimby 23:00, 4 July 2007 (UTC)
Right now, I'm gonna reorganize the 'History' section. It looks a little messy.
Gak Blimby 02:24, 5 July 2007 (UTC)
In the article, it is mentioned that The Brain's voice and mannerisms are similar to those of Orson Welles. Am I the only one who thinks that it's appropriate (considering the style of the Wikipedia seen in other pages) to note that the person who voiced The Brain also did the voice of Orson Welles in Ed Wood? Zirka 14:58, 10 July 2007 (UTC)
If you can't tell from the header, I've put the article up for GA review. The only section I think is really weak is the popularity one, and that's basically because trying to find news reports of such ratings and the like from pre-2000 on the web is very tough. If anyone has anything (like old TV guide articles or somesuch) please help fill that section out a bit. --Masem 16:12, 16 July 2007 (UTC)
Good enough to warrant GA class. If you were to take this to FA, however, they might want more of it to be sourced. Also, you might find it better to slim the article down by moving the Character section to a new article, with only brief descriptions on the main page. David Fuchs (talk) 18:31, 19 July 2007 (UTC)
Can you insert a message something like this into this article?
"This article deals with the duo but also the television series."
--JSH-alive 15:31, 23 July 2007 (UTC)
"It has been speculated that Snowball is a direct allusion to George Orwell's character in Animal Farm. This speculation is supported by Brain's juxtaposition to Napoleon Bonaparte, whose namesake is Snowball's rival in the novel." I find it interesting that the book characters Snowball and Napoleon are inspired by Trotsky and Stalin respectively, but it's the Brain who's called Trotsky in Brain's Day Off. (But perhaps Stalin is with him in Megalomaniacs Anonymous?) Also, the hamster Snowball seems to be be a more negative character than the Brain.
"Effectively the offspring of both mice, Brain calls him "Roman Numeral One" (implying that more clones were to follow), which Pinky shorts to "Romy" (pronounced ROH-mee). (Later in the episode, Brain occasionally refers to him simply as Roman.)" I think that before Romy runs away, Brain always calls him Roman Numeral One, and in the rest of the episode, he always calls him Roman. Maybe it reflects a change in his relationship to his clone? But I've only seen Brinky, I haven't read the comics (Romy appears in at least one), and I don't know if he returns in later episodes or in Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain.
--Kletta 12:43, 13 September 2007 (UTC)
another allusion i know of was in the new batman adventures episode "torch song"
Batman:(to batgirl) So, what are you doing tonight?
Batgirl: Same thing we do every night Pinky!
Batman: What?
Batgirl: Never mind...
Jetix is full of a bunch of crappy shows. Toon Disney airs classics. If they are going to show it on Toon Disney then don't do it on Jetix. I could understand if they are airing Batman and Superman because they are action. They may be classics but they're action. The Pinky and the Brain has no action in it, It was basically a comedy and that's it. Why do they have to show all of this on Jetix. It's just expanding the stupid block. I want my classics back!!!!!!!!!!!! --Mr. Comedian 23:17, 1 October 2007 (UTC)
You got a point there. And heck, I'm so happy it's back on TV too! I missed this show so badly. I don't like much new shows. I mostly go for the sitcoms of the 80's and the cartoons of the 90's. The two programing blocks I miss the most are ABC's TGIF and One Saturday Morning. --Mr. Comedian 20:56, 10 October 2007 (UTC)
I myself don't understand at all why this show, along with three of the DCAU shows, would be on what is clearly a Disney channel. Aren't Disney and Warner Bros. supposed to be, oh I dunno, bitter enemies? --74.167.107.134 (talk) 00:31, 4 February 2009 (UTC)
The "One is a genius, the other's insane" section is much too long and overwhelmingly argumentative. Claims such as
"Other elements suggesting Pinky's mental superiority can be noticed throughout all episodes."
needs a bit of revision. Thoughts? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.155.5.238 (talk) 04:36, 31 December 2007 (UTC)
YTV stopped airing it since a month ago or so. Also, should we mention in this article about Soulja Boy's Album 'souljaboytellem.com', the intro has a reference to Pinky and the brain 99.237.153.162 (talk) 02:00, 16 February 2008 (UTC)
Have altered the page to include the Game Boy advance game that wasnt previously listed and revised the startof that section of the page, But I think there is another pc game around... from earlier.. will need to find a source before editing again though Patdfb (talk) 21:07, 17 July 2008 (UTC)
The section titled "Cancellation and syndication" states: On February 16, 2009, Pinky and the Brain was taken off on Toon Disney's Jetix block so it will no longer aired.
Today's date is September 6, 2008.
24.44.79.117 (talk) 19:21, 6 September 2008 (UTC)
"Brain finds himself under the influence of hypnosis by a psychologist he had planned to manipulate for one of his schemes (none other than Sigmund Freud)"
Freud was not a Psychologist, he was a Psychiatrist, he had a medical degree.
Another thing that is a bit out of left field. Does anyone other than myself find a striking similarity between The Brain and The Mekon? The Mekon was the nemesis to Dan Dare (a 1950's British comic book character). The Mekon made use of the definite article and was also intent on taking over the earth. He had an enlarged forehead and an atrophied body. I'm no expert but I think someone, who has more interest than myself, might want to check into this.
Reg904 (talk) 07:43, 2 May 2009 (UTC)
I just listened to the theme from Attack of the Killer Tomatoes and noticed the P&B theme has some similarity. NBK1122 (talk) 17:29, 19 October 2009 (UTC)
I am not sure why an editor removed the content. The content comes from an academic journal article that I found on EBSCOHost, an academic database accessible from libraries. Also people have commented on the particular article. WhisperToMe (talk) 17:34, 29 October 2009 (UTC)
FYI, I originally removed the section because it was in the wrong place. That topic didn't belong where it was. I also really didn't think it was relevant enough to even be in the article in the first place. I still don't. Psychological discussions of cartoon characters seems kind of dumb to me. But I won't remove it this time because it's at least in an appropriate section. Fred8615 (talk) 13:26, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
According to this page http://www.acquirecontent.com/titles/journal-of-popular-film-and-television the Journal of Popular Film and Television is peer reviewed. WhisperToMe (talk) 18:25, 30 October 2009 (UTC)
I came here because the discussion ongoing elsewhere, and Masem's comment inspired me to check this out. I don't know enough about the show to place the sexuality issues in context, so I don't want to weigh in on the overall relevance. But I will say that based on the section length, it looks like it's receiving a lot of weight in the article. The humor section looks to be about a third longer, and the premise section seems about the same length. Do we think that this one thesis on the characters' sexuality is that important to our article? I don't want to cut it down on my own because I'm so unfamiliar with the topic that I don't feel qualified. Croctotheface (talk) 09:35, 2 November 2009 (UTC)
I removed this section. It's pointless, and has no real basis for inclusion and is based entirely on one reference which contains little but speculation. Not every kid's tv show has to contain coded references to sex (drugs being another common one). —Preceding unsigned comment added by 79.77.76.180 (talk) 02:50, 30 December 2009 (UTC) Additional: if you want to add it back, please justify why you think the issue of sexuality is at all relevant here - preferably in a way that wouldn't be generally applicable to absolutely any article at all if the person had sufficient free time to waste on speculation and digging up worthless papers from academics with nothing better to do than generate guff worthy of the Ig Nobel Prize.
I believe the issue of potential homosexuality should not be readded. It places undue weight on a topic that I believe is a non-issue for most people. Also, the paper the section references contains the opinion of only one man, who, as a gay man himself who writes almost exclusively about gay issues, cannot be objective. Judgeking (talk) 18:13, 8 December 2010 (UTC)
Nowhere in the series does it discuss sexuality, even tangentially, so why bring it up now? it seems to be going to places and analyzing thoughts that the creators never had. if you're trying to find it, you can ALWAYS find homosexuality in anything, even if it isnt there, which seems to be what is being done. note that the only scholarly research cited in the article said, in essence; "nope." So why is this a discussion topic? I'm not sure it's relevant, but im leaving it as is. Thats my two cents worth, anyway. Jewhealer (talk) 02:03, 22 September 2012 (UTC) Please see Wikipedia:Fringe_theories/Noticeboard#Cartoon_Sexuality WhisperToMe (talk) 02:47, 9 December 2010 (UTC)
The section is completely pointless. It falls under WP:Synth, WP:OR and is entirely based on one source of some guy making assumptions. This has about as much academic validity as an essay about how Scooby and Shaggy are stoners. It adds nothing of value to the article, and only works to confuse readers. It also takes up half the "Background" (synopsis) section. If I were a reader unfamiliar with the show I might believe that sexuality is featured prominently within the show. Let's also not forget the fact that both Pinky and the Brain show interest in members of the OPPOSITE sex in certain episodes. Another thing - The parts mentioning the show's retool in Primetime on WB and Maurice LaMarche's comments are tacked onto the section in a sorry attempt to justify the theory, even though they are taken completely out of context. yonnie (talk) 19:22, 6 January 2014 (UTC)
nice article on a totally useless subject —Preceding unsigned comment added by 190.9.252.225 (talk) 00:29, 14 November 2010 (UTC)
The word appears printed in several episode names, e.g., "Just Say Narf." The Wikipedia article spells it both ways in different contexts, but only "narf" is correct. Briankharvey (talk) 20:12, 5 April 2011 (UTC)
http://www.warnervideo.com/pinkyandthebrain/flash/Pinky&theBrain.swf WhisperToMe (talk) 14:29, 25 October 2011 (UTC)
AV Club interview with Maurice --MASEM (t) 23:33, 20 June 2012 (UTC)
It is stated that Pinky wasn't smart, but that's not accurate. Every once in a while it was shown that Pinky was brilliant. In one episode Brain allowed him to be in charge for a night. They would of succeded had Brain not sabotaged it at the last minute. — Preceding unsigned comment added by 129.71.204.146 (talk) 18:15, 9 July 2012 (UTC)
There's evidently a school in Nigeria named Pinky and the Brain School. Worthy of mention? WTF? (talk) 18:22, 31 March 2013 (UTC)
So they are Gerbils or hamsters. This is not clear in the article and confused me when I was in College Bill Golden (talk) 21:01, 11 July 2013 (UTC)
Why isn't the theme song included in the article? — Preceding unsigned comment added by 71.237.220.52 (talk) 17:48, 26 February 2014 (UTC)
It was the animated television series to be presented in Dolby Surround and ... - It was the ...nth? ... animated television series? This sentence in the article summary doesn't make sense, and I can't see a citation or any other reference to Dolby later in the article that fills in the blank. Annihilannic (talk) 07:22, 22 January 2019 (UTC)
Yes — Preceding unsigned comment added by 220.225.119.2 (talk) 09:25, 22 July 2020 (UTC)
Climate activists named Pinky & Brain buildt a channel to blockade. Here is a report from BBC. --Fan-vom-Wiki (talk) 13:25, 14 January 2023 (UTC)