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QueenBee299 OP t1_j4zc5d2 wrote

The two worked in the same office at Warner Bros. Animation and developed interesting personalities that the other staff had picked up on; Ruegger said that Minton seemed to be always scheming to take over the world, while Fitzgerald comedically agreed with him, injecting nonsense words like "Narf" and "Egad" around the office. The gag credit for the Tiny Toon Adventures episode "You Asked For It" credits Eddie Fitzgerald as "Guy Who Says 'Narf'". Series producer Peter Hastings described Eddie by saying, "He always greeted you like you were wearing a funny hat – and he liked it."

During the development of Animaniacs, animator Bruce Timm drew caricatures of Minton and Fitzgerald, and Ruegger then added mouse ears and noses to the drawing, cementing the concept for Pinky and the Brain. The Fitzgerald/Minton connection to Pinky and the Brain is shown in the episode "The Pinky and the Brain Reunion Special".Two characters shown as writers for Pinky and the Brain cartoons within the short are caricatures of Fitzgerald and Minton.

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NanoDomini t1_j4zj7ti wrote

>"He always greeted you like you were wearing a funny hat – and he liked it."

What a great description!

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kerred t1_j4zo6ev wrote

I recall in the audio commentary the conversation The Brain and Marv Albert had was pretty much how Maurice LaMarche and Steven Spielberg interacted.

Spielberg: you play The Brain right?

Maurice :. Yes

Spielberg (trying to imitate the Brain): yes!

Maurice (acting as the Brain): yes!

Spielberg (trying again):. Yes!

Maurice (repeating to help Spielberg): yes!

Spielberg (trying again): Yes

Maurice: ok bye bye

And of course the peas episode of Pinky & The Brain is just Maurice reciting the Orson Welles commercial. When he does that bit live he uses the more inappropriate working 😂

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SilasMarner77 t1_j4zyxpb wrote

Apparently Maurice was so delighted at the opportunity to reenact the infamous "frozen peas" bit that there were tears in his eyes.

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Tangent_ t1_j53tx8r wrote

Full of country goodness and green peaness.

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dokuromark t1_j50mvfz wrote

I didn't know about the peas thing until I rad your comment. Just went to YT and watched both the P&TB bit and the original Orson Welles takes, and cracked up. Thanks for this!

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solaluna451 t1_j4zinsd wrote

Are you pondering what I'm pondering?

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HumpieDouglas t1_j4zjfkr wrote

Sure Brain, but where are we going to find a cuttlefish that can play the bagpipes at this time of night?

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Noy2222 t1_j4zobyr wrote

I asked GPT to come up with original ones:
I think so, Brain, but if we put wheels on the chicken, wouldn't it be called a skate-a-Roost?
I think so, Brain, but if we put a mustache on the Mona Lisa, will it become a hipster icon?
I think so, Brain, but can you really make a suit out of bubble wrap?
I think so, Brain, but how do you train a squirrel to use a toilet?
I think so, Brain, but is it ethical to use a T-Rex as a vacuum cleaner?
I think so, Brain, but isn't it dangerous to play hopscotch on a tightrope?
I think so, Brain, but what's the point of having a pet rock if it can't fetch?
I think so, Brain, but if we put a tutu on a bulldozer, would it still be able to clear the land?
I think so, Brain, but if we replaced all the traffic lights with disco balls, would people still know when to stop?
I think so, Brain, but if we replaced all the books in the library with bags of chips, would people still learn?
I think so, Brain, but how can we make a suit out of jelly beans without getting sticky?
I think so, Brain, but wouldn't a unicorn horn make a terrible chopstick?
I think so, Brain, but why would anyone want to put a bowling ball in a washing machine?
I think so, Brain! But do elephants really need to wear tutus?
I think so, Brain! But isn't the idea of a square circle a bit of a paradox?

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MacDegger t1_j507h2s wrote

What prompts did you use?

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Noy2222 t1_j50a73k wrote

I filtered out all the phrases from https://pinkyandthebrain.fandom.com/wiki/Are_You_Pondering_What_I%27m_Pondering%3F
And prefaced with "Consider the following non-sequiturs. Come up with 5 original ones in the same style:"
I ran the generation 10-15 times, taking my favorite out of the bunch each time, as it seemed to bias a specific style of delivery each generation.

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United_Reply_2558 t1_j57vuqe wrote

Sure Brain. Where are we going to find leather pants this time of night?

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SEA2COLA t1_j58j3rm wrote

I think so, Brain. But burlap chafes me so.

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1OptimisticPrime t1_j4zfm1b wrote

They did take over the world, because everyone knows them.

But they also took over our hearts.

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unclehelpful t1_j4ze1pa wrote

I can’t believe there’s a dude who says narf

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SharonInfections t1_j4zeba4 wrote

I only clicked the article to see if the dude really had random nonsensical outbursts. Fucking narf, man.

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PMzyox t1_j4zfra2 wrote

What do you want to do today?

Same thing we do everyday. Try to take over the entertainment world.

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Dakens2021 t1_j4zwelj wrote

Niles and Frasier Crane were named after their mother's beloved lab mice, who to this day also never conquered the world.

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ash_274 t1_j509yaj wrote

That’s just what they want you to think

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emilynna t1_j50988t wrote

One is a genius, the other’s insane!

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cdnhearth t1_j50axm8 wrote

But the question is - which is which? The assumption is that brain is the genius, but pinky comes across as the smarter one quite often…

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TimeisaLie t1_j50ggc4 wrote

I've been saying for years that Brain is the genius, he just lacks common sense. Pinky although insane has common sense. So he sees things likely won't work & just tries to have fun & help his friend.

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wray_nerely t1_j51mmp1 wrote

Someone should have checked more closely to see if those WB producers were robots being piloted by a pair of mice

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Middcore t1_j53p0yv wrote

Or a chicken wearing a human guy disguise.

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killyourmusic t1_j5047pw wrote

I would have loved to have been a fly on the wall during the real-life Pinky's job interview.

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Tomasfoolery t1_j5088a0 wrote

Am I having a stroke, or is this article written horribly?

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dhoffnun t1_j50nlgk wrote

Brain is also totally Orson Welles

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Failed-Time-Traveler t1_j508hmg wrote

Spoiler: Eddie and Tom were also never successful in their nightly attempts to take over the world

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[deleted] t1_j50c9uc wrote

Just downloaded this show. Still funny. Heck, even funnier now!

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BoazCorey t1_j52oigw wrote

They didn't do enough research because Brain is absolutely inspired by Orson Welles. His voice is a direct impersonation of him haha. In season 4 they even spoofed a famous outtake of Welles narrating a commercial for frozen peas.

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Tolanator t1_j52wdkf wrote

Maurice LaMarche’s performance as Brain was inspired by Orson Welles, but this article is about the initial inspiration for the characters of Pinky and the Brain.

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SkylarAV t1_j52plgi wrote

They deserve a movie

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travelinmatt76 t1_j51g7vb wrote

so one guy just runs around saying NARF!!! al the time?

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United_Reply_2558 t1_j57v9rn wrote

I always thought that Pinky & the Brain were based on Orson Wells and Jerry Lewis. 🤔

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ZylonBane t1_j51oeiy wrote

Makes sense that the only good thing to come out of Animaniacs was copied from something else.

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