The Best Episodes of Pinky and the Brain

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   8.5/10(2 votes)

   #1 - Megalomaniacs Anonymous

   S2:E911/23/1996

   When 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.

   Director:Nelson Recinos

   Writers:Charles M. Howell IV, Bill Matheny

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   Director:Nelson Recinos

   Writers:Charles M. Howell IV, Bill Matheny
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   8.3/10(3 votes)

   #2 - A Pinky and the Brain Christmas

   S1:E1212/13/1995

   Pinky 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 elf so that he can mass produce a hypnotic doll named "Noddle Noggin" in Santa's workshop. He then hopes that Santa will distribute the toy all over world so he can take over.

   Director:Rusty Mills

   Writer:Peter Hastings

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   Director:Rusty Mills

   Writer:Peter Hastings
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   7.7/10(3 votes)

   #3 - Inherit The Wheeze

   S3:E392/14/1998

   Brain tries to become a national hero by taking down a tobacco company.

   Director:Nelson Recinos

   Writer:Earl Kress

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   Director:Nelson Recinos

   Writer:Earl Kress
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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #4 - That Smarts

   S1:E49/24/1995

   Brain makes Pinky smarter so his stupidity won't ruin anymore plans.

   Director:Audu Paden

   Writer:Peter Hastings

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   Director:Audu Paden

   Writer:Peter Hastings
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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #5 - Brainstem

   S1:E59/24/1995

   Pinky and Brain perform a song about the brain.

   Director:Al Zegler

   Writer:Tom Minton

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   Director:Al Zegler

   Writer:Tom Minton
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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #6 - Where No Mouse Has Gone Before

   S1:E710/8/1995

   Brain 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 plaque to make it appear that he rules the world. Aliens discover the probe and take Pinky and the Brain to their planet where they honor them just like they are "honored" on Earth.

   Director:Al Zegler

   Writers:Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV

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   Director:Al Zegler

   Writers:Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV
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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #7 - Cheese Roll Call

   S1:E810/8/1995

   Pinky sings about cheese.

   Director:Audu Paden

   Writer:Paul Rugg

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   Director:Audu Paden

   Writer:Paul Rugg
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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #8 - Mouse of La Mancha

   S1:E172/25/1996

   Brain tells a group of mice the story of "Don Cerebro" a mouse driven by his dream to take over the world.

   Director:Charles Visser

   Writers:Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV

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   Director:Charles Visser

   Writers:Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV
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   7.5/10(2 votes)

   #9 - The Visit

   S1:E195/12/1996

   The 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.

   Director:Charles Visser

   Writer:Peter Hastings

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   Director:Charles Visser

   Writer:Peter Hastings
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    7.5/10(2 votes)

    #10 - Pinky At The Bat

    S3:E3411/22/1997

    To release Brain's leather repellant, the mice become baseball players.

    Director:Nelson Recinos

    Writers:Gordon Bressack, Bill Braunstein

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    Director:Nelson Recinos

    Writers:Gordon Bressack, Bill Braunstein
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    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #11 - Das Mouse

    S1:E19/9/1995

    Brain 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.

    Directors:Liz Holzman, Al Zegler

    Writer:Peter Hastings

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    Directors:Liz Holzman, Al Zegler

    Writer:Peter Hastings
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    7.3/10(4 votes)

    #12 - The Third Mouse

    S1:E185/12/1996

    Pinky 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 misunderstandings lead to a series of misadventures.

    Director:Charles Visser

    Writers:Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV

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    Director:Charles Visser

    Writers:Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV
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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #13 - Collect 'em All

    S2:E29/14/1996

    Using Johannes Gutenberg printing press, the Brain make a series of collectible trading cards.

    Director:Kirk Tingblad

    Writers:Charles M. Howell IV, Rich Fogel

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    Director:Kirk Tingblad

    Writers:Charles M. Howell IV, Rich Fogel
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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #14 - Brain of the Future

    S2:E142/8/1997

    The mice's future selves arrive in the lab, sending them on a roller coaster ride through time to find a world domination kit.

    Director:Nelson Recinos

    Writer:Brian Swenlin

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    Director:Nelson Recinos

    Writer:Brian Swenlin
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    7.3/10(3 votes)

    #15 - Brain Storm

    S3:E129/19/1997

    The mice are looking to control tornados, but a pest keeps getting in their way.

    Director:Russell Calabrese

    Writer:John P. McCann

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    Director:Russell Calabrese

    Writer:John P. McCann
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    7.0/10(3 votes)

    #16 - Of Mouse and Man

    S1:E29/17/1995

    Brain 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. In order to do this he needs money. He decides to get it by getting a job and then staging an accident in order to sue the company.

    Director:Audu Paden

    Writer:Peter Hastings

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    Director:Audu Paden

    Writer:Peter Hastings
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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #17 - Brainania

    S1:E911/12/1995

    The Brain hatches a plan to take over the world by using static electricity to shock the world into submission. Unfortunately he needs several billion dollars to build a giant clothes dryer. Pinky and the Brain head to Island X where they set up a fake country and hope to get a giant foreign aid loan from the United States.

    Director:Jon McClenahan

    Writer:John P. McCann

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    Director:Jon McClenahan

    Writer:John P. McCann
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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #18 - TV or Not TV

    S1:E1011/19/1995

    Brain develops a special pair of dentures that can produce a smile that can hypnotize anyone who is not wearing a special pair of sunglasses. In order to take over the world, he needs people to see the mesmerizing smile. He figures that he needs to get on TV and in order to do that he has to become a celebrity.

    Director:Al Zegler

    Writer:Peter Hastings

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    Director:Al Zegler

    Writer:Peter Hastings
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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #19 - Napoleon Brainaparte

    S1:E1111/26/1995

    While France awaits Napoleon's triumphant return from Austria, Brain develops a recipe for exploding crepe-suzettes in an effort to conquer France. He uses the recipe in a cooking class and when the crepes explode, he is arrested. When he is taken to prison, however, his luck begins to change when people mistake him for Napoleon Bonaparte.

    Director:Audu Paden

    Writers:Peter Hastings, John Loy

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    Director:Audu Paden

    Writers:Peter Hastings, John Loy
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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #20 - Snowball

    S1:E131/21/1996

    Brain 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.

    Director:Audu Paden

    Writers:Tom Sheppard, Wendell Morris, Peter Hastings

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    Director:Audu Paden

    Writers:Tom Sheppard, Wendell Morris, Peter Hastings
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    7.0/10(4 votes)

    #21 - Ambulatory Abe

    S1:E162/25/1996

    Brain hopes to take over the world by convincing everyone that Abraham Lincoln has been reincarnated. He takes up ventriloquism and plans on using a statue.

    Director:Charles Visser

    Writer:Tom Minton

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    Director:Charles Visser

    Writer:Tom Minton
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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #22 - Pinkasso

    S2:E39/14/1996

    A successful modern artist is born and it's Pinky, trying to help fund Brain's new plan.

    Director:Charles Visser

    Writers:Tom Sheppard, Wendell Morris

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    Director:Charles Visser

    Writers:Tom Sheppard, Wendell Morris
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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #23 - Robin Brain

    S2:E1112/28/1996

    Brain gets a group of men to steal money from the rich (ala Robin Hood) to pay for his new plot.

    Director:Kirk Tingblad

    Writers:Tom Sheppard, Wendell Morris

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    Director:Kirk Tingblad

    Writers:Tom Sheppard, Wendell Morris
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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #24 - The Maze

    S2:E132/1/1997

    Pinky and Brain have to brave a virtual reality maze to find a microchip crucial to Brain's new plot.

    Director:Kirk Tingblad

    Writers:Tom Sheppard, Charles M. Howell IV, Wendell Morris, Earl Kress

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    Director:Kirk Tingblad

    Writers:Tom Sheppard, Charles M. Howell IV, Wendell Morris, Earl Kress
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    7.0/10(1 votes)

    #25 - Cinebrania

    S3:E29/8/1997

    The mice make a series of comedy films and hit the big time.

    Directors:Liz Holzman, Russell Calabrese

    Writers:Tom Sheppard, Wendell Morris

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    Directors:Liz Holzman, Russell Calabrese

    Writers:Tom Sheppard, Wendell Morris