Battle for the Planet
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Episode Information
| Premiered: | October 28, 1995 |
| Animaniacs Premier: |
October 1, 1993 |
| Written by: | Peter Hastings |
| Directed by: | Alfred Gimeno |
| Extra Voices: | Frank Welker as Ralph |
| Animated By: | Wang |
Plot Summary
The mice adapt the famous The War of the Worlds radio hoax for television.
Trivia
Brain's World Domination Plans
- "Halloween ... 1938. The Mercury Radio Theater presented an adaptation of H.G. Wells' The War of the Worlds that was so realistic, people actually fled the cities believing that creatures from Mars were attacking the Earth. It proved that radio was a powerful tool and now the advanceof technology has brought us an event more powerful tool ... Television is our new tool. We will pirate the airwaves and stage a hoax like The War of the Worlds ... we will scare the people of the cities leaving no resistance behind. We will have taken over the world!"
Brain's Tools For World Domination
- Television, the great deceptor.
Animation Goofs
- During the brief scene where Brain realizes his hoax was misunderstood by the public after checking the morning paper, his eyes are colored blue like Pinky's. (J. Sweet)