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Animaniacs Season 1 Episode 43

King Yakko

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AIRED: 9/24/93

(Yakko, Wakko, and Dot Episode) Yakko inherits the throne of Anvilania a small kingdom best known as the world's largest producer of anvils. Yakko promises to serve his people, but Anvilania is attacked by Dunlikus and its dictator Umlatt. The Warners must face Unlatt by himself. They manage to get the entire Dunlikus army to go to sleep and discover that Unlatt wanted Anvilania so that he can have all its anvils to himself. The Warners decide to give Unlatt the anvils: one at a time, on his head and on his castle.moreless

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Nancy Cartwright	voice of Mindy
Tress MacNeille	voice of Dot Warner / Marita Hippo / Hello Nurse
Frank Welker	voice of Buttons / Ralph / Runt / Flavio Hippo / Chicken Boo
Tony Pope	Additional Voices
Chick Vennera	voice of Pesto Pigeon
Bernadette Peters	voice of Rita

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Christopher Guest	voice of Umlatt	Guest Star
Michael McKean	voice of Spink	Guest Star
Frank Welker	voice of Narrator	Recurring Role
Jeff Bennett	voice of Very Arch Bishop	Recurring Role

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QUOTES (12)
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- Jestor: This anvil was so big...
  Crowd: How big was it?
  (a giant anvil lands on him)
  Jestor: I don't know--I can't see the cue cards!
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- Yakko: We're gonna need a few commercials to figure this one out!
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- Umlatt: Get the camera out of my mouth!
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- Yakko: I will not surrender! You surrender!
  Umlatt: Me, surrender?
  Yakko: Okay, I accept. Hand over the keys to your castle.
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- Umlatt: I'll go to war before I surrender!
  Yakko: Fine, and don't you come back until you've learned some manners, young man!
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- Yakko: Citizens of Anvilania, I stand before you, because if I was behind you, you couldn't see me.
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- Umlatt: This means war!
  Yakko: I thought that meant "touchdown".
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- Arch Bishop: King Yakko, your throne.
  Wakko: The throne? How do you lift the lid?
  Dot: Since when do you lift the lid?
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- Dot: Do you think this plan will work?
  Yakko: It better--we don't have any more commercial breaks.
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- Umlatt: I give you 24 hours to vacate!
  Yakko: Vacation already? This is only my first day on the job!
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- Umlatt: I'll see you on the battlefield!!
  Yakko: Wait! You forgot to get your parking validated!
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- Umlatt: No, no! This is the uniform of a great man!
  Yakko: Does he know you're wearing it?
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- Running Time: 20 minutes and 20 seconds.
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- Animation by Wang Film Productions Co., Ltd.
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- Names on Map: Sarnoff and Lake Radomski
  
  These names are a reference to members of the Warner Brothers animation production staff. Sarnoff refers to Animaniacs production manager Tim Sarnoff and Lake Radomski refers to Eric Radomski who is a producer of Batman: The Animated Series.
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- Court Jester #1: I don't know. I can't see the cue card.
  
  The character of Court Jester #1 is a parody of Bob Hope. His comment about the cue card is a reference to Bob Hope's heavy reliance on cue cards and other prompts in the production of his television specials.
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- Character: Perry Coma
  
  The character of Perry Coma is a parody of Perry Como and the name is a play on his slow monotone singing style.
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- Yakko: Citizens of Anvilania, I stand before you because if I was behind you, you couldn't see me.
  
  This joke is a classic joke of Groucho Marx. There are a number of other Marx Brothers references throughout the episode. The episode's plot is also somewhat similar to the plot of the Marx Brothers film Duck Soup.
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- Characters: Belle and the Beast
  
  As Dot polkas with Umlatt, characters resembling Belle and the Beast from the Disney film Beauty and the Beast waltz across the ballroom dance floor.
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- Court Jester #1: Hey. Take my anvil--- Please!
  
  This joke is a reference to the classic Henny Youngman one-liner "Take my wife--- Please!"
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- Yakko: Factory direct to you. No middleman. I am the king.
  
  This quote is a parody of a series of commercials that air in the Los Angeles area. The commercials featured a television salesman named Paul "the King of Big-Screen". The ads show him wearing a crown and end with him say "I am the king."
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- Music: The Anvil Chorus
  
  A reoccurring theme in the music of this episode is "The Anvil Chorus" from the opera Il trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi.
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- Plot: The Giant Wooden Anvil
  
  The Giant Wooden Anvil that contains Perry Coma that is rolled out to the dictator's base by the Warners is a reference to the Trojan Horse the Trojans used to sneak into their enemie's city.
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- Plot: Wakko sticks his leg in the Prime Minster's hand
  
  In another Marx Brother's reference when the Prime Minister offers Wakko her hand, Wakko place his leg in it. This gag is part of a classic Harpo Marx routine.
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