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Pinky and the Brain

TV·1995–1998·4 seasons, 95 episodes·The WB·Animation, Comedy, Family·21m·7.7

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Pinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in a cage in the Acme Labs research facility. Brain is self-centered and scheming; Pinky is good-natured but feebleminded. In each episode, Brain devises a new plan to take over the world, which ultimately ends in failure, usually due to Pinky's idiocy, the impossibility of Brain's plan, Brain's own arrogance, or just circumstances beyond their control.

Highest-rated episodes all ranked

  1. 01Pinky and the Brain S02E09Megalomaniacs AnonymousS02E09 · 8.5When Brain comes to the conclusion he no longer wants to take over the world, he decides to help others who had his problem and the first one to be helped is Pinky.
  2. 02Pinky and the Brain S03E12Brain StormS03E12 · 8.5The mice are looking to control tornados, but a pest keeps getting in their way.
  3. 03Pinky and the Brain S01E01Das MouseS01E01 · 7.5Brain hatches a plot to hypnotize people, but he needs white crab meat to succeed. In order to get the crab meat, he takes a submarine to the wreck of the Titanic. Unfortunately, the CIA spots his sub and orders its destruction.

Cast

Episodes by season

Season01Best seasonEpisode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode19Episodes1995–96Aired 7.5Season avg
  1. S01E01Pinky and the Brain S01E01Season's bestDas MouseSeptember 9, 1995 7.5Brain hatches a plot to hypnotize people, but he needs white crab meat to succeed. In order to get the crab meat, he takes a submarine to th
  2. S01E02Pinky and the Brain S01E02Of Mouse and ManSeptember 17, 1995 7.0Brain plans to take over the world by creating a voice mail system that will tie up everyone on the planet long enough for him to take over.
  3. S01E03Pinky and the Brain S01E03Tokyo GrowsSeptember 24, 1995 7.5Brain uses an enlarging ray to make himself and Pinky four hundred feet tall. With Pinky dressed as a Gollyzilla, Brain stages a fight to ma
  4. S01E04Pinky and the Brain S01E04That SmartsSeptember 24, 1995 7.5Brain makes Pinky smarter so his stupidity won't ruin anymore plans.
  5. S01E05Pinky and the Brain S01E05BrainstemSeptember 24, 1995 7.5Pinky and Brain perform a song about the brain.
  6. S01E06Pinky and the Brain S01E06Pinky & The FogOctober 1, 1995 7.5Brain gains the ability to cloud the minds of men with his voice. He tries to get on the radio by adapting the persona of "The Fog". Unfortu
  7. S01E07Pinky and the Brain S01E07Where No Mouse Has Gone BeforeOctober 8, 1995 7.5Brain hears that a space probe is about to be launched. On the probe is a plaque with a representation of man and woman. Brain changes the p
  8. S01E08Pinky and the Brain S01E08Cheese Roll CallOctober 8, 1995 7.5Pinky sings about cheese.
  9. S01E09Pinky and the Brain S01E09BrainaniaNovember 12, 1995 7.5The Brain hatches a plan to take over the world by using static electricity to shock the world into submission. Unfortunately he needs sever
  10. S01E10Pinky and the Brain S01E10TV or Not TVNovember 19, 1995 7.5Brain develops a special pair of dentures that can produce a smile that can hypnotize anyone who is not wearing a special pair of sunglasses
  11. S01E11Pinky and the Brain S01E11Napoleon BrainaparteNovember 26, 1995 7.5While France awaits Napoleon's triumphant return from Austria, Brain develops a recipe for exploding crepe-suzettes in an effort to conquer
  12. S01E12Pinky and the Brain S01E12A Pinky and the Brain ChristmasDecember 13, 1995 7.5Pinky and the Brain head to the North Pole. Pinky just wants to see Santa, but the Brain has a more sinister plan. He wants pretend to be an
  13. S01E13Pinky and the Brain S01E13SnowballJanuary 21, 1996 7.5Brain comes face to face with his former friend and now enemy, Snowball. And it seems Snowball has his own plans to take over the world.
  14. S01E14Pinky and the Brain S01E14Around the World in 80 NarfsFebruary 4, 1996 7.5In Victorian England, the Brain realizes that he can take over the world by becoming president of the "Pompous Explorers Club". since the po
  15. S01E15Pinky and the Brain S01E15FlyFebruary 11, 1996 7.5Brain plans to melt the ice caps with the Hubble Space Telescope once he buys everything higher than the 39th floor.
  16. S01E16Pinky and the Brain S01E16Ambulatory AbeFebruary 25, 1996 7.5Brain hopes to take over the world by convincing everyone that Abraham Lincoln has been reincarnated. He takes up ventriloquism and plans on
  17. S01E17Pinky and the Brain S01E17Mouse of La ManchaFebruary 25, 1996 7.5Brain tells a group of mice the story of "Don Cerebro" a mouse driven by his dream to take over the world.
  18. S01E18Pinky and the Brain S01E18The Third MouseMay 12, 1996 7.5Pinky searches for the Brain in post-World War II Vienna. He misunderstands people when they try to tell him the Brain is dead and his misun
  19. S01E19Pinky and the Brain S01E19The VisitMay 12, 1996 7.5The Brain captures two mice for an experiment to aid in a plan for world domination. He discovers however that the two mice are his parents.

Season 1 ranked & reviewed

Season02Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode16Episodes1996–97Aired 7.1Season avg
  1. S02E01Pinky and the Brain S02E01It's Only a Paper WorldSeptember 7, 1996 7.0Brain tries to get all the people off Earth onto his paper mache creation, Chia Earth.
  2. S02E02Pinky and the Brain S02E02Collect 'em AllSeptember 14, 1996 7.0Using Johannes Gutenberg printing press, the Brain make a series of collectible trading cards.
  3. S02E03Pinky and the Brain S02E03PinkassoSeptember 14, 1996 7.0A successful modern artist is born and it's Pinky, trying to help fund Brain's new plan.
  4. S02E04Pinky and the Brain S02E04Plan Brain From Outer SpaceSeptember 28, 1996 7.0Brain hopes his inter-galactic pen pal, Zalgar, will help him take over the world. But it turns out Zalgar likes to snack on brains.
  5. S02E05Pinky and the Brain S02E05The Pink CandidateNovember 2, 1996 7.0Pinky writes a letter to the newspaper criticizing the comic strip "The Family Circus". His letter, however, is misunderstood as a political
  6. S02E06Pinky and the Brain S02E06Brain's SongNovember 9, 1996 7.0Brain makes a tearjerker movie to make the world sad enough to make him leader.
  7. S02E07Pinky and the Brain S02E07Welcome to the JungleNovember 16, 1996 7.0Animal rights activist think Pinky and the Brain are monkeys and release them into the jungle after taking them out of Acme Labs. The pair t
  8. S02E08Pinky and the Brain S02E08A Little Off the TopNovember 23, 1996 7.0Brain tries to discover what makes the legendary Samson so strong.
  9. S02E09Pinky and the Brain S02E09Season's bestMegalomaniacs AnonymousNovember 23, 1996 8.5When Brain comes to the conclusion he no longer wants to take over the world, he decides to help others who had his problem and the first on
  10. S02E10Pinky and the Brain S02E10The MummyDecember 28, 1996 7.0Pinky and Brain get sealed in an Egyptian pyramid where a mummy is lurking about.
  11. S02E11Pinky and the Brain S02E11Robin BrainDecember 28, 1996 7.0Brain gets a group of men to steal money from the rich (ala Robin Hood) to pay for his new plot.
  12. S02E12Pinky and the Brain S02E12Two Mice and a BabyFebruary 1, 1997 7.0Pinky and Brain stumble upon a super powered baby, who happened to arrive from an exploding alien world.
  13. S02E13Pinky and the Brain S02E13The MazeFebruary 1, 1997 7.0Pinky and Brain have to brave a virtual reality maze to find a microchip crucial to Brain's new plot.
  14. S02E14Pinky and the Brain S02E14Brain of the FutureFebruary 8, 1997 7.0The mice's future selves arrive in the lab, sending them on a roller coaster ride through time to find a world domination kit.
  15. S02E15Pinky and the Brain S02E15BrinkyFebruary 22, 1997 7.0Pinky and Brain's DNA get merged during a cloning experiment, creating a new mouse.
  16. S02E16Pinky and the Brain S02E16Hoop SchemesMay 17, 1997 7.0Pinky and Brain put together a basketball team as part of their next plan, but the fame may be swelling Brain's head.

Season 2 ranked & reviewed

Season03Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode51Episodes1997–98Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S03E01Pinky and the Brain S03E01Leave It to BeaversSeptember 8, 1997 6.5Brain enlists the aid of beavers to gain control over the flow of rivers.
  2. S03E02Pinky and the Brain S03E02CinebraniaSeptember 8, 1997 7.0The mice make a series of comedy films and hit the big time.
  3. S03E03Pinky and the Brain S03E03Pinky & The Brain ...and LarrySeptember 13, 1997 7.0Pinky and Brain have a new companion, Larry, but their newest plan just doesn't seem to pan out.
  4. S03E04Pinky and the Brain S03E04Where the Deer and The Mousealopes PlaySeptember 13, 1997 7.0In their latest plan, Pinky and Brain try to take over the steel mills in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania by pretending to be a part of an endange
  5. S03E05Pinky and the Brain S03E05Brain NoirSeptember 13, 1997 7.0It's 1946 and Brain's new plan gets interrupted when he and Pinky encounter Billie and Snowball.
  6. S03E06Pinky and the Brain S03E06Brain's BogieSeptember 15, 1997 7.0Brain gets caught up in winning a golf tournament, even though it interferes with his new plan.
  7. S03E07Pinky and the Brain S03E07Say What, EarthSeptember 15, 1997 7.0After the Earth gets the power of speech from his Silitronlinguifactor device, Brain comes up with a new plan.
  8. S03E08Pinky and the Brain S03E08My Feldmans, My FriendsSeptember 16, 1997 7.0Brain tries to get a package meant for him back from his neighbor.
  9. S03E09Pinky and the Brain S03E09All You Need Is NarfSeptember 17, 1997 7.0Pinky becomes a guru during the 1960s.
  10. S03E10Pinky and the Brain S03E10Pinky's PlanSeptember 17, 1997 7.0It's Brain's birthday and Pinky plans a surprise party.
  11. S03E11Pinky and the Brain S03E11This Old MouseSeptember 18, 1997 7.0After getting a glimpse of his future, Brain abandons his attempts to take over the world and gets a job as a ski instructor.
  12. S03E12Pinky and the Brain S03E12Season's bestBrain StormSeptember 19, 1997 8.5The mice are looking to control tornados, but a pest keeps getting in their way.
  13. S03E13Pinky and the Brain S03E13A Meticulous Analysis Of HistorySeptember 20, 1997 7.0Brain sings about past and present world leaders' failures.
  14. S03E14Pinky and the Brain S03E14Funny, You Don't Look RhennishSeptember 20, 1997 7.0The mice need to get into a mine, but have to pretend to join a Amish-type society.
  15. S03E15Pinky and the Brain S03E15The Pinky ProtocolSeptember 22, 1997 7.0Brain's latest plan is a conspiracy theory about why he is not ruling the world.
  16. S03E16Pinky and the Brain S03E16Mice Don't DanceSeptember 26, 1997 7.0Brain becomes a tap dancer with steam-powered legs in order to spread a subliminal morse code at the World's Fair.
  17. S03E17Pinky and the Brain S03E17Brain DrainedSeptember 26, 1997 7.0Brain is out of ideas for taking over the world, so he tries to get some from writers.
  18. S03E18Pinky and the Brain S03E18Brain AcresSeptember 27, 1997 7.3Farmer Brain tries to grow an army of monster vegetables.
  19. S03E19Pinky and the Brain S03E19Pinky And The BrainmakerSeptember 29, 1997 7.0Brain creates a cloning machine and plans to clone himself in order to create the best Celtic dance troupe the world has ever seen.
  20. S03E20Pinky and the Brain S03E20Calvin BrainSeptember 29, 1997 7.0Brain masquerades as a fashion designer.
  21. S03E21Pinky and the Brain S03E21Pinky SuavoOctober 4, 1997 7.0Brain plans to use the Personalitron to give him irresistible charisma, but it winds up going to Pinky.
  22. S03E22Pinky and the Brain S03E22T.H.E.Y.October 4, 1997 7.0The mice learn of a secret organization, T.H.E.Y. (comprised of world leaders), and try to get in.
  23. S03E23Pinky and the Brain S03E23The Real LifeOctober 10, 1997 7.0A house needed for Brain's latest plot becomes the set of a reality series about the people living there. So the mice become participants to
  24. S03E24Pinky and the Brain S03E24Brain's WayOctober 11, 1997 7.0To save his Las Vegas casino, Brain works as a lounge singer.
  25. S03E25Pinky and the Brain S03E25A Pinky And The Brain HalloweenOctober 19, 1997 7.0Mr. Itch offers Brain control of the world in exchange for his soul, but Brain refuses. In a shocking twist, Pinky sells his soul to make it
  26. S03E26Pinky and the Brain S03E26Brainy JackNovember 2, 1997 7.0Brain assumes the identity of Briany Jack, a hippie leader, and tries to create a peace chain to send a subliminal message.
  27. S03E27Pinky and the Brain S03E27Leggo My EgoNovember 7, 1997 7.0Brain's attempt to control Emperor Franz Josef get side tracked when he talks about his problems with psychiatrist Dr. Sigmund Freud.
  28. S03E28Pinky and the Brain S03E28Big In JapanNovember 7, 1997 7.0Brain enters the world of a sumo wrestling to acquire a paralyzing fish.
  29. S03E29Pinky and the Brain S03E29But That's Not All, Folks!November 8, 1997 7.0Brain takes control of a satellite to air his infomercial around the world, but the satellite belongs to the military and they want to captu
  30. S03E30Pinky and the Brain S03E30Operation Sea LionNovember 14, 1997 7.0Brain takes control over aquatic mammals for his latest plan and Pinky falls for a female sea lion.
  31. S03E31Pinky and the Brain S03E31You Said a MousefulNovember 14, 1997 7.0Brain tries to change the Earth's weather patterns.
  32. S03E32Pinky and the Brain S03E32The Tailor and The MiceNovember 15, 1997 7.0A well-meaning tailor makes Pinky and Brain's lives miserable.
  33. S03E33Pinky and the Brain S03E33Bah, WildernessNovember 15, 1997 7.0At a sleep away camp for world leaders' children, Brain tries to trick the children into placing listening devices in their parents' offices
  34. S03E34Pinky and the Brain S03E34Pinky At The BatNovember 22, 1997 7.0To release Brain's leather repellant, the mice become baseball players.
  35. S03E35Pinky and the Brain S03E35Schpiel-Borg 2000November 22, 1997 7.0Brain's latest plan for world domination is the Schpiel-Borg 2000, which hosts a retrospective of past episodes.
  36. S03E36Pinky and the Brain S03E36Broadway MaladyJanuary 3, 1998 7.0Pinky and Brain stage their own seperate musicals, which have varying degrees of success.
  37. S03E37Pinky and the Brain S03E37The Megalomaniacal Adventures of Brainie The PooFebruary 7, 1998 7.0Spoofing Winnie the Pooh, Brainie and Pinklet try to steal honey from a bee hive.
  38. S03E38Pinky and the Brain S03E38The Melancholy BrainFebruary 7, 1998 7.0Brain tries to create chaos in Hamlet's family and take over.
  39. S03E39Pinky and the Brain S03E39Inherit The WheezeFebruary 14, 1998 7.0Brain tries to become a national hero by taking down a tobacco company.
  40. S03E40Pinky and the Brain S03E40Brain's Night OffFebruary 21, 1998 7.0Taking the night off from trying to take over the world, Pinky and Brain try other things.
  41. S03E41Pinky and the Brain S03E41Beach Blanket BrainFebruary 21, 1998 7.0Brain tries to get surfers to put on his suntan lotion, Brain de Soleil, which creates a hypnotic effect.
  42. S03E42Pinky and the Brain S03E42The Family That Poits Together, Narfs TogetherFebruary 21, 1998 7.0Brain enters Pinky's family in a contest to win $25,000.
  43. S03E43Pinky and the Brain S03E43Pinky's TurnFebruary 28, 1998 7.0Pinky has his own plan for world domination and Brain goes along with it.
  44. S03E44Pinky and the Brain S03E44Your Friend: Global DominationFebruary 28, 1998 7.0Brain explains why he should be leader in a mock educational film.
  45. S03E45Pinky and the Brain S03E45You'll Never Eat Food Pellets In This Town AgainApril 25, 1998 7.0As network executives keep repeatedly changing their show, Pinky and Brain decide to quit.
  46. S03E46Pinky and the Brain S03E46Dangerous BrainsMay 2, 1998 7.0As he prepares his plan for world domination, Brain goes to work teaching rebellious students.
  47. S03E47Pinky and the Brain S03E47Whatever Happened To Baby BrainMay 9, 1998 7.0Pinky and Brain masquerade as a mother and child star respectively to get money needed for the next plan.
  48. S03E48Pinky and the Brain S03E48Just Say NarfMay 9, 1998 7.0Pinky sings a song about saying "narf".
  49. S03E49Pinky and the Brain S03E49The Pinky P.O.V.May 16, 1998 7.0It's another usual night where Brain plans to take over the world, only it's seen from Pinky's point of view.
  50. S03E50Pinky and the Brain S03E50The Really Great DictatorMay 16, 1998 7.0The mice sing about world domination.
  51. S03E51Pinky and the Brain S03E51Brain FoodMay 16, 1998 7.0Brain opens a restaurant and feeds the customers a drug to make them smarter.

Season 3 ranked & reviewed

Season04Episode ratings across the season — the gold bar is its best episode9Episodes1998Aired 7.0Season avg
  1. S04E01Pinky and the Brain S04E01Season's bestBrainwashed Pt. 1: Brain, Brain, Go AwaySeptember 14, 1998 7.0Pinky and Brain are kidnapped in Washington, DC by an unknown force. Brain loses his memory and the mice are then imprisoned in a town where
  2. S04E02Pinky and the Brain S04E02Brainwashed Pt. 2: I Am Not a HatSeptember 15, 1998 7.0Brain regains his memory and the mice escape. They believe Snowball is responsible for the Schmëerskåhøvên, but him imprisoned in a mental i
  3. S04E03Pinky and the Brain S04E03Brainwashed Pt. 3: Wash HarderSeptember 16, 1998 7.0The mice and Snowball search for the one who spliced their DNA, Dr. Mordough, thinking he's responsible for all this. But it turns out to be
  4. S04E04Pinky and the Brain S04E04To Russia With Lab MiceSeptember 21, 1998 7.0Pinky and Brain's plan to alter caviar with a mutating capsule is complicated by a Russian lab mouse.
  5. S04E05Pinky and the Brain S04E05Hickory Dickory BonkSeptember 21, 1998 7.0Brain plots to make every clock on Earth chime repeatedly.
  6. S04E06Pinky and the Brain S04E06The Pinky And The Brain Reunion SpecialSeptember 21, 1998 7.0A special of highlights of their career is on the air, but it's really all a ruse so Pinky and Brain can hypnotize the viewers.
  7. S04E07Pinky and the Brain S04E07A Legendary TailSeptember 28, 1998 7.0Inspired by legends of the past, Brain tries to create a legend about himself to gain world acclaim.
  8. S04E08Pinky and the Brain S04E08Project B.R.A.I.N.September 28, 1998 7.0How Acme Labs became home to Pinky and Brain.
  9. S04E09Pinky and the Brain S04E09Star WarnersNovember 4, 1998 7.0In the series finale of Pinky and the Brain, the Brain, and the characters from Animaniacs develop a Star Wars spoof.

Season 4 ranked & reviewed

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