Aspiring Equal Oppertunity Feminist Granola girl.

I'm still on my "All The Adult Toons Basically Adopt The Warners" bullshit, so here's what I think they'd be like to their adoptive kiddos:

Bugs and Daffy: I love the concept of these two being like the rich, higher-up stars at Warner Bros. and I feel like because of that they'd be the Cool Parents.™ They would spoil the Warners with all their cool, big-shot toon privleges, and let fly around in private jets, have sleepovers at their mansions ect. I imagine if anybody ever questioned the Warners going in some place they would show up right behind them, flashing their I.D.s like "They're with us" and they'd just immediately have free reign.

Lola: I'm going with her characterization from The Looney Tunes Show here, just because I prefer it to the way she was in Space Jam. Lola radiates fun young mom energy to me. She'd probably do things like take the kids out to the mall and plan movie and game nights with them. She'd probably be the least responsible when it comes to serious parenting stuff, like oh the kids want to have ice cream for breakfast, lunch, and dinner? Alright, that's fine.

Slappy: We kind of already know how Slappy acts taking care of kids because of Skippy, and I feel like it would stay in that same vain of "Cool Sarcastic Wine Aunt." She'd probably be pretty protective of the kids too; It's on sight if anyone tries messing with them.

Pinky: Like Slappy, we already have an idea of what Pinky would be like with kids because of the episode with Romy. He'd absolutely dote on and smother them. He'd probably also be quicker than anyone else to defend them because in his eyes they are just precious angels who can do no wrong

Brain: Again we have the Romy episode for reference, so he'd be like the strict but still caring dad. Brain is also the "The Reason These Children Are Still Alive Parent." They all share a handful of braincells when it comes to the kids and he posseses all of them 90% of the time because "No, we are NOT letting them bungee jump off the water tower!" I think he would also be pretty proud of how smart the Warners are and impressed by what they've learned on their own (Yakko's Shakespeare knowledge, Yakko and Wakko's geography focused songs, Dot's interest in women's history, ect.)

For those who don’t know: 

Tom Ruegger is the original creator of Animaniacs. He’s the guy you have to thank for the iconic characters Yakko, Wakko, and Dot (for whom the primary inspiration was his own three sons.) Among many others, including the equally popular Pinky and the Brain.  He was also an involved writer/lyricist for the show and played a huge part in coming up with new song & story ideas.

Yet despite all of this, Tom was never asked back for the 2020 reboot. In fact, he wasn’t even aware that a reboot was in production until it was announced to the public. Although Tom has expressed plenty of interest in being involved in the reboot, WB/Hulu has repeatedly turned him away.

Tom’s oldest son, Nate Ruegger (voice of Skippy Squirrel,) has spoken out about this on his twitter: 

And he’s absolutely right. Outside of the main voice cast, none of the original team was consulted for the reboot. Tom was/is an integral part of Animaniacs. Without him, the show would never have existed, let alone become a cultural phenomenon. It doesn’t seem right for him to be cut out of the revival of a show that he is largely responsible for bringing to life in the first place.

The mistreatment and blatant disrespect of creators by big-name companies is something I’ve seen way too much of lately, and even though this is far from the first time, that doesn’t make the practice in anyway right or okay.

I’ve seen petitions for this going around, but they rarely gain enough traction, so I’m taking a more direct approach:

I’m asking fans of the series - new & old alike, regardless of your opinion on the reboot itself - to please reblog this. Or, simply spread the hashtag #BringBackTomRuegger somewhere on your social media.

So that we can let the new showrunners know that we, the fans, want to see Tom brought back for future seasons!!!

I’m not asking for a full rewrite, I just want the man who created these characters to have some say in what happens to them, as he should. Please share to show support, if you agree!