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2 years

We knew we had been cancelled when we wrote and recorded our last episode so we decided to spend every last penny and go out big with the most cast members ever crammed into our recording studio while singing gleefully and shedding a tear or two!

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When one of the execs at Warners heard that I was considering having Freakazoid get out of an impenetrable cage by calling Greg, the production assistant on the show and asking for the key she said, "You can't do that! It doesn't make sense!" So we did that.

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When the folks at Teen Titans Go wanted to do a little Freakazoid episode, I was overjoyed to hear they also wanted to record Ed Asher, David Warner and Joe Leahy for a little reunion. Sadly I wasn't able to be with them...but after all those years...they still had the magic.

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We told Tim Curry to do whatever he wanted. He did! And the world is better for it. #freakazoid

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Millions of dollars on the line and we were just kinda winging it. Second recording we ever did. Tom Ruegger, our producer, said, "make something up here."

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The Freakazoid recording session that broke me. We had footage of a man wrestling a bear. Good. We thought we'd add bear and man noises. We brought Frank Welker in to be both the man and bear. Frank recorded the bear first. We ran it back and Frank then did the man. He

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This whole bit was solely to have Ricardo Montalban say Poo Gas. And I am happy about that.

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This screaming improvised diatribe was part of my audition for Freakazoid. While we recorded the Dance of Doom script, Tom Ruegger would stop every now and then and say, "do something weird". So I did. Steven Spielberg found this entertaining. And I was given the job.

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4 years

HAPPY 25TH ANNIVERSARY!!! Freakazoid premiered September 9th, 1995!!! Will forever love the blue guy and the fun we had!

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2 years

25 years ago. Freakazoid is a year away from being kicked off my insurance.

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2 years

When I wrote Freakazoid's origins story, I thought it would be fun to have Jack Valenti open the show. Why? I dunno. That's how rolled. Steven Spielberg said he could get Jack to do it and we should add stuff about the ratings system. And thus this was the result!

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Bruce Timm’s original designs for Freakazoid. This was included in the original pitch.

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6 Years ago? Wow. We miss our little guy. People often ask if he was always like this. No. Only near me. I did the video at the suggestion of my friend, Tom Wilson, who witnessed the Lucky/Paul Dynamic. At the end of a long writing day, I brought Lucky up to my office. We shot

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@amc_vagrant I think he runs a country somewhere.

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YOU'RE the dog guy?!!!! Now that I've done a few cons across the country, folks are shocked to realize I'm the dog guy! I've slaved over scripts on Freakazoid, Animaniacs and others...spending countless hours on each line. I spent one-minute ad libbing this with our Chihuahua.

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4 months

Things are funnier screamed. Remember that.

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8 months

It’s the 20th Anniversary of Dave The Barbarian! Loved doing the Dark Lord Chuckles The Silly Piggy. I have never had more fun on a show. Probs why Disney canceled it.

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1 year

28 years ago today Kids WB premiered. The studio gave us tons of these posters. Not sure what we were supposed to do with them. It included the full roster of shows including Freakazoid and Earthworm Jim!

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2 years

An important reminder from Sergeant Mike Cosgrove.

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Time will tell if Disney's Imagineers will ever fix this injustice.

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It was Freakazoid. We got a memo.

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4 years

Been going through some old storage boxes and finding some pretty cool things. These are Bruce Timm's models for the original idea of Freakazoid. Probably 1994...maybe?

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Original cover art for the Freakazoid VHS release that never was. Circa 1996! Cleaning out the storage room is yielding some surprises!

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Mark Hamill, Fanboy and Freakazoid walk into a con…

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Sometimes...when we couldn't figure out how to get Freakazoid out of a jam...we'd throw it to Paul Harvey for an explanation. Problem solved! PS. "I think there's a thumbtack under my fanny" and "Smack me with a handle" was me practicing Paul's voice. Of course they left in in.

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Could just possibly be my favorite line from Freakazoid. Coming soon to a t-shirt near you. The cons are coming! Prepare!

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Oops. Forgot. Happy Freakazoid Day! Premiered 28 years ago. Sept 9. 1995

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Happy 30th Anniversary, Nice Puppy Children With No Eyebrows! My first writing job…what a phenomenal experience!

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The prophecy fulfilled. Who knew that 20 years later...I would have my very own Foamy The Freakadog.

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@JohnPMcCann2 Bless her! We didn't think it would be very expensive and then the quote came back and we realized how very wrong we were.

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4 years

No sir. That's NOT Mickey Mouse! An inflatable Yakko was installed on the WB water tower to celebrate our 1993 premier. It came down less than 12 hours later after the president of WB thought it was Mickey Mouse. Fun times. We all showed up for its installation.

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A little tribute to Cosgrove and Ed Asner! We showed this during the Freakazoid Panel at Wondercon.

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Beware...take care.

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David Warner's cameo in the Freakazoid/Teen Titans Go Mashup. David recorded his part for this from the UK. David was known primarily for his work as treacherous villains. But he had such glee being silly in Freakazoid. He stepped back in to the Lobe effortlessly.

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1 year

A lot of people have asked the proper spelling of Mr. Director's favorite word. For the record, here it is: FROYNLAVEN. That's official.

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Happy Halloween!

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2 years

A Spielbergian Crossover... #freakazoid #animaniacs

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Happy Monday #freakazoid #hulagirls

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Pretty sure the Warner Brothers consumer products people regretting telling us this word. Probably why we never had any toys. #freakazoid #toyetic

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20 days

Freakazoid is this many years old today.

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29 years ago today, ‘Freakazoid!’ premiered on Kids WB.

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1 year

Should have posted this yesterday. Ya never know who’s gonna come by wanting a signed 8x10 . Forgive my gleeful chuckling.

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2 years

The great Jonathan Harris talks about Freakazoid. He was such a great guy and LOVED the show.

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3 years

Another storage room discovery!!

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3 years

Very sad that we’ve lost a legend. Ed Asner was a joy to work with. His Cosgrove truly was Freakazoid’s best friend. Rest in peace.

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Summon the HUNTSMAN! One of my favorite segments on Freakazoid. @JohnPMcCann2 at his silliest. Unfortunately, the network made us fire the Huntsman (and Lord Bravery) for the 2nd season to focus on stories that made more sense. HAHAHA! My daughter and I sang this all the time!

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5 years

So you want a Freakazoid Reboot? See below and also follow me on Instagram rugrugg1

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4 months

Just watched Godzilla Minus One. My wife cried at the end. My wife cried at the end of a Godzilla movie. My work here is done.

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2 years

And original Freakazoid VHS cover art #2 from 1996. Revenge is a dish best served with pinto beans and muffins!!!

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Freakazoid Fun Fact #10 . The WB suggested we add a laugh track to Freakazoid so people would know it was supposed to be funny. We declined.

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As we approach the 30th Anniversary of Animaniacs on September 13th...I thought I spend the next few days sharing some memorable item from my days working on the show. I had been there about 4 months...when Tom Ruegger called me into his office. Uh oh. What did I do? I got there

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Mr. Chubbikins!!!!! (Frank Welker)

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5 months

Freakazoid, Bullwinkle And Johnny Quest? Y.E.S. Freakazoid will be joining cartoon classics on METV TOONS!!!! It’s better than a reboot! It’s the original!!!! HUGGBEES!! #metvtoons

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@The_Trevor_Show In the very beginning, we'd veer off script quite a bit...mostly because we were experimenting. Tom Ruegger would stop somewhere in the script and say, "Do something weird there." I would. Gladly.

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2 years

We always strived for subtlety. #freakazoid #fanboy

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Bonjur Lobey in all its glory. Part 1! Take one of the world's finest actors who can't sing and ask them to be as silly as possible. David Warner, bless him, is my hero. Still can't believe we got away with this. A shot for shot parody of Hello Dolly. You know, for the kids!

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@PeleKen Good point.

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Happy 26th Freakaversary! Freakazoid premiered on KIDS WB on September 9th, 1995! That’s a lot of poo gas!

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11 months

The Halloween Extended Edition

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2 years

Getting the great Ricardo Montalban to say silly things was a blast.

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@bywordofmaus We made sure to invite him…but alas he wasn’t able to make it.

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One of my favorite moments from Animaniacs. A recent Vanity Fair article said this particular episode is known for its...weirdness. An honor. From 'Hearts Of Twilight'. Not many studios would have let me write a parody of a documentary on the making of Apocalypse Now. Nor...shall

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On my way to Wondercon...in the meantime, listen to Dexter's mom...

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Last Freakazoid post for a bit...promise. One of my favorite sequences. We did an old fashioned car chase...except without one of the cars. But what really made this sequence pop was @gordongoodwin 's amazing score! And, of course...some light-hearted jests at the WB marketing

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The last remaining original artwork from the Daffy Duck Primtetime Show Pitch...a wild ride in front of the entire executive leadership of Warner Brothers. They went nuts for it and we sold it on the spot...then the WB got involved and we died a slow and painful death.

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Yes, Freakazoid is making a mini comeback. Last year the folks at Teen Titans Go sent me a script and it was pretty funny! They asked me to add a few things and I did and we recorded it last December. They also got David Warner! Ed Asner! And Joe Leahy! Ep this weekend!

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I'm often asked which Animaniacs short I wrote is my favorite. Well...to highlight the unfettered freedom that represented Warner Brothers in the 90's it would have to be Hearts of Twilight...a spoof of Apocalypse Now. Would kids get it? Yeah. Eventually.

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The Sneaky Song! By popular demand. With a little help from Gilbert & Sullivan. Featuring Tim Curry, Ed Asner, David Warner, Maurice LeMarche, Jeff Bennett & Leonard Maltin. Oh...and Henry Kissinger? #freakazoid #gilbertandsullivan #sneakysong

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Not many shows featured This Old House's Norm Abram as a guest star on their show. Freakazoid did. And the world is better for it. As is carpentry. #normabram #thisoldhouse #freakazoid

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My Grandson. He gets it.

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5 years

It’s the 2nd anniversary of this little video. Lucky is still biting.

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2 years

The Freakazoid you were NEVER supposed to see! This walk around Freakazoid was made shortly before our premier. We never saw it again. @JohnPMcCann2

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2 years

Ready. Wondercon. Bring me donuts.

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Yes, we were an educational show, too. #freakazoid

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From Freakazoid's very first episode. We started strong and weird! Thanks to the great @JohnPMcCann2

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Words I thought I’d never hear; “How would you like to write an Animaniacs short based on Gilbert & Sullivan?” I wrote quickly before they changed their mind. Fun times!!!

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Mr. Director's Alter-Ego, MR. CLOWN! I've included the correct lyrics to his little song in case you want to win an argument. You're welcome. Many have asked what the song means. I don't know.

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Freakazoid's comic con adventure!

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Don’t say it.

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1 year

Say it loud.

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Part Two: Freakazoid Development Art By Bruce Timm. I'm kinda bummed we didn't use "Ya-Zoooo" & "Shboink!"

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Happy 4th!

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The original model for Mr. Director. Back then, the models for the characters were hand painted cels. The number 406-801 was the short "Hello Nice Warners." Just pulled this out of storage to put in my office.

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Freakazoid presents TOBY DANGER! In COLOR! Another victim of the Network ax. Toby Danger was our version of Johnny Quest. Written by Tom Minton. It captures that whole HB vibe very well. It's also insane. Like...Freakazoid Insane. #freakazoid #tobydanger #yogibearismadeofmetal

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@TheCartoonBase

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Freakazoid Fridays! Why didn’t we think of that? Coming in June!!!! HUGGBEES! MOOSE!

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Happy Freakazoid Friday! Watch Freakazoid and other classic animation on the new MeTV Toons network. Look for us starting June 25th! Freak out! #MeTVToons #freakazoid #freakazoidcartoon #dexterdouglas #cartoons #classiccartoons #animation #90s

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Weenie!!! Career highlight was getting the great Ricardo Montalban to say weenie. Wanted to show this at Wondercon but we ran out of time. #freakazoid #ricardomontalban #youaretheweenie

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"Just Let Me Throw A Barrel At It!" We shoulda made more of these. Toby Danger, From ep 2 of Freakazoid.

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Freakazoid gets revenge!

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Warner Brothers Freakazoid Orchestra. Yes...we had a real live orchestra scoring each episode of Freakazoid. We usually recorded on Stage 1 at Warner Brothers. Here's Julie Bernstein conducting the score (which she also wrote) for Matter of Love...better know as the Huggbees

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Animaniacs 30th Anniversary Memory 3! "Paul, you wanna write a Gilbert and Sullivan/Warners thingy" Yes, please.

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2 years

Kahn!!!!!!! Ricardo Montalban having a great old time spoofing his Star Trek days. #Wrathofkahn #freakazoid

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6 months

Happy Birthday to Tom Ruegger! Creator of your childhood!

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1 year

Lord Bravery! (Or Smoked Meats And Fishes)! The other casualty of network interference. Jeff Bennett did such an amazing job giving him life! And, yes...this is definitive proof that we grew up watching Python and Fawlty Towers.

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Happy Birthday to Tom Ruegger! He kinda invented your childhood by giving you Tiny Toons, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, a Pup Named Scooby Do…and Freakazoid! And giving me my first professional writing job! @tomruegger

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2 years

Now THAT’S an ornament!!!

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