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Pinky and the Brain

The Pink Candidate

Season 2, Episode 7, Aired Nov 02, 1996

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Pinky writes a letter to the newspaper criticizing the comic strip "The Family Circus". His letter, however, is misunderstood as a political statement that thrusts him to a spotlight that leads him to the Presidency of the United States. Pinky's administration, however, must deal with a scandal when the Brain's plans to take over the world are made public.moreless

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Richard Karron

voice of Sweaty Pete
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Jim Meskimen

voice of Bob Dole
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Kevin Michael Richardson

voice of Bernard Shaw

Maurice LaMarche

The Brain
Rob Paulsen

Pinky

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QUOTES (3)
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- Pinky: "The Family Circus" isn't funny anymore.
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- Radio Announcer: The polls are stand with President Clinton in the lead, followed closely by Mr. Pinky, Pat Paulsen, the Trix Rabbit, and Senator Bob Dole.
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- Pinky: Narf stands for North American Ratified Fffffffffff...
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- This cartoon was first aired as part of episode 17. The gag credit for this episode is: Morology - The study of foolish and nonsensical talking.
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- Mr. Smith Goes To Washington: When Pinky is at the Lincoln Memorial seeking advice on his moral crisis, it mirrors a similar scene from the film Mr. Smith Goes To Washington.
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- The Bridges of Madison County: When a woman says "I must be the luckiest woman in the world" while staring out the window at Clint Eastwood, this is a reference to the film The Bridges of Madison County.
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- The title of this episode The Pink Candidate is an allusion to The Manchurian Candidate a novel written by Richard Condon in 1959.
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