The Definitive Ranking Of "Animaniacs" Cartoons, From Worst To Best

    Nobody likes the Hip Hippos.

    Andy Golder
    by Andy Golder

    BuzzFeed Staff

    15. The Hip Hippos

    Warner Bros. Television

    Nobody liked the Hip Hippos. They mostly dealt in stale fat jokes, and honestly their PDA was a little uncomfortable.

    14. Katie Kaboom

    Warner Bros. Television

    Here's a premise that might seem funny to adults — a teenager who turns into a literal monster when something upsets her — but as a kid it just didn't ring true. And in retrospect, it's maybe a little sexist.

    13. Minerva Mink

    Warner Bros. Television

    Minerva Mink only had a couple of solo episodes, and while her Pepé Le Pew–like antics were sometimes entertaining, a quick google search of her name and the accompanying furry porn that pops up is all you need to know that this character was not a good idea.

    12. Buttons and Mindy

    Warner Bros. Television

    It's not that Buttons and Mindy wasn't good in a classic cartoon sort of way, it's just that it was always SO FRUSTRATING. Buttons did everything to keep Mindy from dying horrible deaths, and Mindy's mom always yelled at Buttons. Honestly, he should have just let Mindy walk into traffic just once.

    11. Mime Time

    Warner Bros. Television

    Mimes = not so funny. Mimes getting hurt in various cartoony ways = funny.

    10. Randy Beaman

    Warner Bros. Television

    This weird little segment somehow always worked, in part because everyone knows a kid who tells stories like this.

    9. Dot's Poetry Corner

    Warner Bros. Television

    Dot was underused when it came to the Warner trio, as proven by the many excellent one-liners that came out of this segment.

    8. Slappy Squirrel

    Warner Bros. Television

    Slappy always represented old-school comedy in a way, as proven by her riff on the classic "Who's On First" bit. Skippy could be annoying, but Slappy made it all worth it.

    7. Goodfeathers

    Warner Bros. Television

    You probably didn't understand the reference as a kid, but that didn't matter. "Goodfeathers" had a pigeon Joe Pesci with a short temper and that's really all you need.

    6. Chicken Boo

    Warner Bros. Television

    The premise of this segment was so simple, yet so absurd. For some reason, it was never not funny to see people fall for Chicken Boo's disguises. Plus, this one had a great theme song.

    5. Wheel of Morality

    Warner Bros. Television

    They were always short, but the "Wheel of Morality" was almost always comedy gold. Case in point, the above quote, which is way too true as an adult.

    4. Rita and Runt

    Warner Bros. Television

    Bernadette Peters as a singing alley cat? Yes, please and thank you. Also, "Les Miseranimals" is one of the best Animaniacs cartoons ever made, assuming you're a musical theater nerd.

    3. Good Idea / Bad Idea

    Warner Bros. Television

    It didn't really matter that these were only a few seconds long. The sight gags were second to none, and having Tom Bodett as the narrator made the segment even better.

    2. Yakko, Wakko, and Dot

    Warner Bros. Television

    They were the stars of the show, so just by sheer volume it's inevitable that they would be near the top of the list. But the best thing about Yakko, Wakko, and Dot is that they were always the ones to sneak jokes past the censors, like this one.

    1. Pinky and the Brain

    Warner Bros. Television

    There's a reason these guys got their own spin-off. You watched Animaniacs every day no matter what, but you always hoped that there would be a "Pinky & the Brain" segment.