Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain

Premise

After ACME Labs is destroyed and turned into a Dissy Store, Pinky and the Brain become homeless and flee from a man named Wally Faust. They take refuge inside a turtle in a Shanghai pet shop, and are still inside when Elmyra Duff buys the turtle and names it Mr. Shellbutt. In their new home, they continue plotting world domination while enduring and eventually accepting Elmyra's affection.

Nominations and awards

In 1999, Pinky, Elmyra & the Brain won an Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Voice Acting in an Animated Television Production, with Rob Paulsen winning for his voicing of Pinky; Cree Summer was also nominated for her voicing of Elmyra. That same year, the series was nominated for another Annie Award for Outstanding Individual Achievement for Directing in an Animated Television Production. It was also nominated for a Daytime Emmy Award for Outstanding Children's Animated Program in 1999, losing to Arthur, and won the award the following year in 2000.

Media information

The series initially ran from 1998 to 1999 with six episodes; the remaining episodes were split into segments aired as part of The Cat&Birdy Warneroonie PinkyBrainy Big Cartoonie Show alongside other Warner Bros. cartoons, from January to September 1999. In the United Kingdom, the series aired fully on CITV during 2001, and in Canada on YTV.

Hulu acquired streaming rights in 2018 and removed the series in 2023. Many episodes were split into two 10- to 11-minute parts aired at different times. A two-disc complete series DVD set was released by Warner Home Video, and Carl's Jr. and Hardee's offered a collection of four toys with kids' meals.