One of the greatest cartoons since the 40s was produced in the 1990s. Disney had a bit of a television animation renaissance in the late 80s and early 90s. They produced some great shows, including Duck Tales (woo hoo), Tailspin, and the Gargoyles. In response, Warner Brothers, through Nickelodeon, produced their own set of unique programming, including Ren and Stimpy, Doug, and Rugrats.
In 1995, though, on their CW network, Warner Brothers' produced
The Animaniacs.
An animated shorts compilation, this show ran for 5 seasons, and combined classic Looney Tunes tropes and cartoon structure with modern humor, including orchestral accompaniment. This show is the greatest. Like classic cartoon shorts, this show was silly enough to cater to kids, but also clever enough to make adults laugh. It introduced the Warner Brothers and Warner Sister, Pinky and the Brain, and others. In 2020, Hulu co-produced a rebooted show.
One of the new features on this rebooted show is a short called The Incredible Gnome in Peoples' Mouths.
This is obviously the best part of the show by far, and certainly the greatest innovation in the reboot.
He's a gnome, who lives in peoples' mouths and jumps out to yell at others, giving them unfiltered opinions and truths. He is the inner monologue coming out to voice itself. The voice of reason. Jiminy Cricket, if he was an angry mensch. His first appearance is in Episode 9.
