Nostalgium Arcanum - Episodes Tagged with “Warner Brothers”

90s WB Animation with Special Guest Paul Rugg

Doug Lief — Mon, 07 Sep 2026 00:00:00 -0700

Cartoons from Warner Bros. in the 90s were a little looney, totally insane-ey, and a chance for the creative forces behind them to Freak Out! Guest comedian/filmmaker Tarik Davis (www.tarikrdavis.com) and I are joined by special guest Paul Rugg, credited writer on 76 episodes of Animaniacs, 24 of Freakazoid, and the voices of numerous characters on both shows including Freakazoid himself, for an incredible behind-the-curtain look at the ecosystem of cartoon-making at the WB when it produced some of the most memorable, daring, and flat-out hilarious animation ever.

Find Paul's videos at https://www.youtube.com/user/Froynlaven1,

You can find Tarik on NBC's The Amber Ruffin Show, and on his essential podcast, Brothers From Another Planet, see him perform live with Freestyle Love Soupreme.

More importantly, Tarik's short film "Doc - Race, Revolution, Relativity, and the Confessions of a Time Travelling Terrorist" is now out and you can (and should) watch it here: (https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3-uBvVgBTIY) The trailer for his new short film, "We're Not In Harlem Anymore", is available here: (https://youtu.be/M6KTil92tX8?si=p1emxuYOa8c7ZQJa)

Be sure to also check out our bi-monthy musical podcast, "Playing By Ear" (https://playingbyear.fireside.fm).

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Animaniacs Theme - Richard Stone
All score from Animaniacs and Freakazoid! - Richard Stone, Steven Bernstein, Julie Bernstein, Gordon Goodwin, Carl Johnson, J. Eric Schmidt

Who Framed Roger Rabbit

Doug Lief — Mon, 07 Aug 2023 01:00:00 -0700

P-p-p-lease join our 35th anniversary retrospective on Robert Zemeckis' 1988 masterpiece with special guest Tarik Davis (@tarikrdavis) of the Amber Ruffin Show. This film still dazzles as it combines unparalleled live action and animation wizardry and a classic noir tale of persecuted toons that are anything but two-dimensional.

You can find Tarik not only on NBC's The Amber Ruffin Show, but on his essential podcast, Brothers From Another Planet, and see him perform with Freestyle Love Soupreme.

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Why Don't You Do Right? (Kansas Joe McCoy, Herb Morand, sung by Amy Irving)
The Merry Go Round Broke Down (Cliff Friend, Dave Franklin, vocals by Bob Hoskins)
Smile, Darn Ya, Smile! (Frank Marsales, Abe Lyman)
All other score from Who Framed Roger Robbit by Alan Silvestri

Animaniacs

Doug Lief — Mon, 13 Feb 2023 01:00:00 -0800

Hellooooooo Nurse! Guests Amy and Amir Baum join us to discuss the animan-ey, totally insane-ey, Animaniacs. Those are the facts!

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Musical Credits:

Intro - Dark Flute (Jim Guthrie)
Animaniacs Theme (Richard Stone, Tom Ruegger)
Yakko's World (Randy Rogel)
Goodfeathers Theme (parody of "That's Amore" by Harry Warren)
Rita and Runt Theme (Richard Stone, Tom Ruegger)
Flat In Gay Paree (parody of "Castle on a Cloud" by Claude-Michel Schönberg)
Slappy Squirrel Theme (Richard Stone, Tom Ruegger)
Pinky and the Brain Theme (Richard Stone, Tom Ruegger)