He hesitated to add emphasis to it, in the original, orson flowed right into "and ill go down on you" while brain "and I... I'll... make cheese for you."
The fact that they took a series of infamous Orson Welles gaffes, that were not only obscure at the time, but wildly inappropriate for children, and put it verbatim in a kids' show (edited) with a spot on impersonation is nothing short of amazing!
The fact that they’ve implemented this so perfectly into a childrens show where it would go entirely over the standard child viewers heads is kind of surreal. It’s unbelievably artistic in its mockery.
@@byronic-heroine reminds me of Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire: "you don't have to play dumb to kids, you just play to them". The content that treated me as an equal way back when I was a kid is content I still cherish today.
For the record, "Yes, Always" was a $500,000 inside joke dedicated to Maurice LaMarche. The backstory goes that the writers included the frozen peas outtakes verbatim as a means "to shut him up"; since Maurice had a habit of warming up each daily session to this very dialog, much to the awe and irritation of the crew. It is noted that when he read the script and realized what was there, he actually teared up.
This is true but is missing some context. LaMarche had just been to a friend's funeral and the producers waited until after that to record it. It was a moment of badly needed levity for LaMarche.
@@MagnaCarterGT Maurice's interview on Kevin Pollack's Chat Show (KPCS) #286 is worth watching in its entirety. What a life story! Anyway, what began as a moment of being given a cassette tape of the famous outtake as a means of cheering him up, having missed a flight to attend a New Year's Eve party hosted by Mtv, turned into a 1/2-million dollar moment you can't replace in life. He, like many other voice actors are so blessed!
@@minty_Joe Yeah Maurice’s story, especially about the murder of his father by his former best friend is quite both amazing and tragic same with Grey Griffin who has discussed the hard relationship she had with her biological mother
@@mckenzie.latham91 I agree. I use a similar ritual that Maurice uses (with regard to the Dalai Lama story) when I get up each day. I too have had childhood trauma (abuse/bullying) that I didn't get help with until recently. I'm getting better, but it does take one day at a time to heal.
3:50 "If you want this done, you'll have to find some actor who does... impressions!" A subtle nod to Maurice LaMarche as the Brain, doing his impression of Orson Welles, with a glance at the "fourth wall"
I was a college student and not a kid, but it was the same way for me...I didn't get why this was supposed to be funny or what the deal was. Now that I know the backstory, of course... The makers of this called it a $200,000 in-joke.
I too remember this bit to some point and remember thinking, why isn't he trying to take over the world. This is funny and I think the writers were looking to make something funny, for them this time and not their audience that was otherwise a fraction their ages.
Nostalgia critic said same thing when he did top 11 animaniacs episodes and this was on list saying most kids wouldn’t get it but when you know the backstory it’s hilarious
The recording engineer was voiced by Harry Andronis who was the recording engineer for all of the Animaniacs and Pinky and The Brain cartoons. He died of ALS in December of 2010. When Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche did the Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014, they dedicated it to Harry.
I love how at 1:11 when he says "I'll make cheese for you" he gives a knowing look to the camera. In the original recording this is based on, Orson Wells said "Show me how you can say 'in July' and I'll go down on you." His look kinda says, "I'm saying this, but you know what I'm referencing."
Now if only we can have Paulsen and LaMarche get together in the studio one more time and record Pinky and the Brain reenacting the Paul Masson champagne commercial. "Wah-haahhh, the French…"
Us kids had no idea what the cartoon creators were referring to, but lol now that we're older...I can't help but to laugh. They substitute "go down on you" with "make cheese for you" lol
Rob Paulsen as Pinky Maurice LaMarche as The Brain The late, great Harry Andronis (RIP) as the pony tailed sound engineer. True facts: This episode is a $500,000 dollar inside joke dedicated to Maurice. He had a habit of warming up his voice each day to this exact dialogue, much to the stunned awe of the other staff members present those days. Maurice can even still to this very day, recite the entire Orson Welles "Frozen Peas" outtake front to back. Just ask him to do so at one of the many conventions he shows up at (Comic-Con, Emerald-Con, Momo-Con, etc.).
@@ink1931 Yep. And the Lady with the glasses at the very beginning of "Yes, Always" is a cameo appearance of Voice Director (now retired) Andrea Romano.
@@madProgenitorDeity Strange. And yet, I don't see the resemblance. Pinky & The Brain are drawings based on Eddie Fitzgerald and Tom Minton, true fact.
The look on Brain's face during the "Make cheese for you" line suggests to me he totally DID consider saying, "Go down on you", but decided to air on the side of caution on this one.
The fact that Maurice Lemarche would use these rants/gaffes that he had memorized from the real Welles gaffes, as way of vocal warm up to the point the show’s writers added it into the script is just one of those amazing behind the scene tales.
4:00 That last part (for those who don't wit) is a parody of something that happened to Herve Villechaize, the actor who played "Tattoo" on *Fantasy Island* . After that show became extremely popular, he planned to barge into producer Aaron Spelling's office to demand more money. When he got there, though, he saw 50-100 dwarf actors reading Tattoo's lines. He then got scared and left.
So many jokes and references went right over my head when I watched this as a kid, but I still loved it. I love re-watching this stuff now that I'm older and understand what they were parodying
Wow, Pinky is actually kind of a smart mouth. It’s been a while since I’ve seen animaniacs but I think this is the first time we see Pinky act a little sarcastic
i asked Maurice LaMarche about this scene and Warner and Spielberg just gave them money to do what they wanted such as covering this widely circulated Orson Wells bit
That mouse made the most famous movie in the annuals of cinema, was married to Rita Hayworth AND tried to take over the world every night and it's come to this. Peas.😂
"We do the same thing we do every night, Pinky... Try to find a way to emphasize 'in' before 'July'! Also there's this movie I'm directing. Huge thing, starts with a crystal snowflakeball falling from an old man's hand. I feel it's going to be something big."
@@snichols1973 the bit, complete with country goodness and pea-ness is included in an episode of the critic, one of the earlier cartoons aimed at adults post-Simpsons.
That this made it into a show i watched as a ten year old is absolute bonkers. And at a time when the internet didn't exist and the ubiquity of an outtake wouldn't have been as widespread.
There more I see this, the more it gets funnier. Of course, it does help to have seen bits of the Orson Wells recordings. "But you can't emphasize 'beef,' that's like having me emphasize 'in' before 'july!!!!'"
They did this bit earlier in the show "the critic," with an animation of orson. lemarch had memorized the outtakes and based his voice for the brain on them. Its an ode but at the same time its mocking, inspiring but this guy directed, was hr happy doing voice overs?. On the other hand he started out doing radio and I guess he finished up recording his voice in a similar manner. But there was some great stuff in the middle of his career way beyond pea ads. Its funny and makes for funny pick-apart over analysis comedy.
Does anyone else think that Maurice LeMarche would make an excellent Unicron in a future Transformers project? Since Orson Welles voiced him from the movie in the 80's, and Maurice is doing an impression of him, it's a shame he was never cast to play Unicron in any show or film.
An honorary 5th wall was constructed so that this scene could break it.
"I'll make cheese for you" is one of the best reworkings of a profane statement EVER.
It really is. whoever thought of that to replace "I'll go down on you" is fucking great
He hesitated to add emphasis to it, in the original, orson flowed right into "and ill go down on you" while brain "and I... I'll... make cheese for you."
@@CGJ7755
What if the line just reminded him that he was voicing a cartoon rat and he had to take a short pause? XD
Goodnight, everybody!
I see you tomorrow
The fact that they took a series of infamous Orson Welles gaffes, that were not only obscure at the time, but wildly inappropriate for children, and put it verbatim in a kids' show (edited) with a spot on impersonation is nothing short of amazing!
I believe Maurice LaMarche warms up with Frozen Peas.
+aresef You're correct.
I know! I love Orson Welles! Have you seen the Battle For Citizen Kane? It's really informative.
So true
pure genus
The fact that they’ve implemented this so perfectly into a childrens show where it would go entirely over the standard child viewers heads is kind of surreal. It’s unbelievably artistic in its mockery.
It was very amusing at the time
This is what I love about a lot of the cartoons from my childhood. I got enjoyment from them then, and something new 20 years later.
@@byronic-heroine reminds me of Robin Williams in Mrs. Doubtfire: "you don't have to play dumb to kids, you just play to them". The content that treated me as an equal way back when I was a kid is content I still cherish today.
For the record, "Yes, Always" was a $500,000 inside joke dedicated to Maurice LaMarche. The backstory goes that the writers included the frozen peas outtakes verbatim as a means "to shut him up"; since Maurice had a habit of warming up each daily session to this very dialog, much to the awe and irritation of the crew. It is noted that when he read the script and realized what was there, he actually teared up.
This is true but is missing some context. LaMarche had just been to a friend's funeral and the producers waited until after that to record it. It was a moment of badly needed levity for LaMarche.
@@MagnaCarterGT Maurice's interview on Kevin Pollack's Chat Show (KPCS) #286 is worth watching in its entirety. What a life story! Anyway, what began as a moment of being given a cassette tape of the famous outtake as a means of cheering him up, having missed a flight to attend a New Year's Eve party hosted by Mtv, turned into a 1/2-million dollar moment you can't replace in life. He, like many other voice actors are so blessed!
@@minty_Joe Yeah Maurice’s story, especially about the murder of his father by his former best friend is quite both amazing and tragic
same with Grey Griffin who has discussed the hard relationship she had with her biological mother
@@mckenzie.latham91 I agree. I use a similar ritual that Maurice uses (with regard to the Dalai Lama story) when I get up each day. I too have had childhood trauma (abuse/bullying) that I didn't get help with until recently. I'm getting better, but it does take one day at a time to heal.
Why 500k?
I admire the dedication to a 4 minute bit to an Orson Welles story nobody in the actual demo would understand.
Pinky: " I was just thinking that- "
The Brain: " *You aren't thinking.* "
That is so perfectly in character for both of them.
Hmm... I wonder where else I have heard these lines.
Korra: "I was thinking-"
Toph: "Exactly. You weren't thinking."
@@CadetGriffin
not quite the same but very reminiscent indeed.
3:50 "If you want this done, you'll have to find some actor who does... impressions!" A subtle nod to Maurice LaMarche as the Brain, doing his impression of Orson Welles, with a glance at the "fourth wall"
Paul frees did, in fact do impressions of Orson Welles do you want a really good one
I had NO idea what this really was when I was a kid back in the 90's. Now, it's hysterical.
I was a college student and not a kid, but it was the same way for me...I didn't get why this was supposed to be funny or what the deal was. Now that I know the backstory, of course...
The makers of this called it a $200,000 in-joke.
I too remember this bit to some point and remember thinking, why isn't he trying to take over the world. This is funny and I think the writers were looking to make something funny, for them this time and not their audience that was otherwise a fraction their ages.
Same here. I was 11 when I first saw this and was completely confused. Now though, I know how hilarious it is.
as a 90's kid. I knew 100% what this show was about and pretty much every other 90s cartoon shows
Nostalgia critic said same thing when he did top 11 animaniacs episodes and this was on list saying most kids wouldn’t get it but when you know the backstory it’s hilarious
"Your friend." lol I love when Orson / Brain sarcastically says that.
The recording engineer was voiced by Harry Andronis who was the recording engineer for all of the Animaniacs and Pinky and The Brain cartoons.
He died of ALS in December of 2010. When Rob Paulsen and Maurice LaMarche did the Ice Bucket Challenge in 2014, they dedicated it to Harry.
I love how at 1:11 when he says "I'll make cheese for you" he gives a knowing look to the camera. In the original recording this is based on, Orson Wells said "Show me how you can say 'in July' and I'll go down on you." His look kinda says, "I'm saying this, but you know what I'm referencing."
We all know what's going on here. It's just implied, but we all know what's going on in this scene. The kids don't, but we do.
Brain + Orson = perfection.
Orson Welles............even his outtakes are art
"And I'll go down on you" was changed to "I'll make cheese for you." 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Now if only we can have Paulsen and LaMarche get together in the studio one more time and record Pinky and the Brain reenacting the Paul Masson champagne commercial. "Wah-haahhh, the French…"
I'd pay good money to see that!!
Headcolors TV I’m sure they’d be up for it. Also there’s a certain reboot coming up 😏 where well, we’ll have to see what happens
I would LOVE to see that
LaMarche does cameos. We can make it happen
I love a cartoon that is written for kids to watch now but understand 20 years later.
"I was just thinking that..."
"You aren't thinking."
Brain's words are almost verbatim to Orson Welles rant during his voice over commercial takes.
It's perfect that Pinky is sitting in for the role of one those directors that annoyed Welles so much.
Us kids had no idea what the cartoon creators were referring to, but lol now that we're older...I can't help but to laugh.
They substitute "go down on you" with "make cheese for you" lol
THANK YOU for NOT re-dubbing it with Orson Welles' voice like everyone else!
Chris Carnicelli he probably could have and a lot of people wouldn't notice.
Rob Paulsen as Pinky
Maurice LaMarche as The Brain
The late, great Harry Andronis (RIP) as the pony tailed sound engineer.
True facts: This episode is a $500,000 dollar inside joke dedicated to Maurice. He had a habit of warming up his voice each day to this exact dialogue, much to the stunned awe of the other staff members present those days. Maurice can even still to this very day, recite the entire Orson Welles "Frozen Peas" outtake front to back. Just ask him to do so at one of the many conventions he shows up at (Comic-Con, Emerald-Con, Momo-Con, etc.).
the pony tailed sound engineer is Harry Andronis, who voiced himself in this episode and sadly passed away a while ago
@@ink1931 Yep. And the Lady with the glasses at the very beginning of "Yes, Always" is a cameo appearance of Voice Director (now retired) Andrea Romano.
@@minty_Joe while we're on this topic of real likenesses... Ariel the mermaid was modeled after Animaniacs writer Sherri Stoner
@@madProgenitorDeity Strange. And yet, I don't see the resemblance. Pinky & The Brain are drawings based on Eddie Fitzgerald and Tom Minton, true fact.
Wells is so extremely rude while somehow simultaneously being polite. "Come on fellas, your losing your heads!"
_"Mhaaaahhh the French-"_ oh wait, wrong commercial.
I just re-heard the original, and, erm, "make cheese" is a heck of a euphemism for what he actally said...
The Brain will forever be Orson Welles because of this! I'm howling!!!
To quote Dot Warner "Obscure joke, ask your parents."
Me as a kid… “Mom, what does Yakko mean by ‘fingerprints?’”
The look on Brain's face during the "Make cheese for you" line suggests to me he totally DID consider saying, "Go down on you", but decided to air on the side of caution on this one.
Today is the 100th birthday of Orson Welles.
The fact that Maurice Lemarche would use these rants/gaffes that he had memorized from the real Welles gaffes, as way of vocal warm up to the point the show’s writers added it into the script
is just one of those amazing behind the scene tales.
Funny how even the sip of water was in the right place.
"We're talking about them growing, and she's picked 'em."
"I was out. I was already p-past that."
4:00
That last part (for those who don't wit) is a parody of something that happened to Herve Villechaize, the actor who played "Tattoo" on *Fantasy Island* .
After that show became extremely popular, he planned to barge into producer Aaron Spelling's office to demand more money. When he got there, though, he saw 50-100 dwarf actors reading Tattoo's lines.
He then got scared and left.
As a kid, I (as I'm sure most kids) had no idea this was a legit commercial bit with an acting such icon as Welles was.
This is somehow funnier _after_ you hear the original tape
I love how they devote five minutes to reciting the "lines" almost verbatim and it sounds just like a legitimate comedy routine.
If I ever invent a time machine, I'm going to show this to Orson Welles.
"And I'll... make cheese for you"
This lands so differently as an adult
I feel like “make cheese for you” a lot dirtier euphemism than the “go down on you” line.
And remember, there is no fish stick like Mrs Pell's!
SPMCG 7 Mmmm...yes! They're even better raw!
@@mrdankhimself This isn't a promotion, it's an expression of love!
Yes. They're alive, but I have gone to a better place. A place filled with Mrs. Pell's Fish Sticks. Yes! Oh yes! They're even better when you're dead!
There's a South Park fish sticks joke in here, for sure. Thank you, Bill Hader, for writing that one!
So many jokes and references went right over my head when I watched this as a kid, but I still loved it. I love re-watching this stuff now that I'm older and understand what they were parodying
Brain trying to smile looks like my sleep paralysis demon.
"We're talking about 'em growing, and she's picked 'em."
Pretty good Maurice Lamarche. Orson Welles would be proud.
I can't decide what's funnier. Brain saying "This is a lot of tripe, you know that?" or the guy's shrug.
Such a beautifully deep dive by what by all deceptive appearances was a throwaway show for kids.
This episode is so meta.
I cannot believe that this is an Orson outtake verbatim.
2:24 true Orson Wells fans know it was originally "This is a lot of shit, you know that?"
But of course, this is a kid's show.
Goodnight, Everybody!
Wow, Pinky is actually kind of a smart mouth. It’s been a while since I’ve seen animaniacs but I think this is the first time we see Pinky act a little sarcastic
Aspergers
This is actually amazing. There's no way in a million years this would be made today.
Indeed. They'd take one look at the script and go "wait a minute, this is Yes Always."
i asked Maurice LaMarche about this scene and Warner and Spielberg just gave them money to do what they wanted such as covering this widely circulated Orson Wells bit
No way anyone was supposed to get this when it first aired. I love it when showrunners make things just for themselves.
"Yes, always! I'm always ,but past that!"
"You are?"
"YES!"
When I first heard Orson Welles trying to do a commercial about peas I thought to myself…”by golly, Orson Welles sounds exactly like the “Brain”.
"Battle for the Planet" and "The Third Mouse" are also based on Orson's work.
I remember seeing this when I was a kid and it went completely over my head but now I see the absolute insane genius of it.
Same here!
Now I want to see the Brain do an advertisement for French champagne!
I love Mrs. Pell's peas. They are full of country goodness and green peaness.
Rosebud Frozen Peas, Mrs Pells was the fish sticks
Wait, that’s terrible! I quit!
(Looks at the peas in front of him)
Just a handful for the road…
That mouse made the most famous movie in the annuals of cinema, was married to Rita Hayworth AND tried to take over the world every night and it's come to this. Peas.😂
This is the definition of artistic and comedic brilliance! Talent at its finest!
Wow. This is VERBATIM the outtakes from ghe peas ads. Thats amazing. Its hilarious!!
I love how he's animated rubbing his head when he says "this is a very wearying one"
"We do the same thing we do every night, Pinky... Try to find a way to emphasize 'in' before 'July'!
Also there's this movie I'm directing. Huge thing, starts with a crystal snowflakeball falling from an old man's hand. I feel it's going to be something big."
"Rosebud...
Yes. Rosebud Frozen Peas. Full of country goodness and green peaness.
Wait, that's terrible. I quit."
artistwithouttalent Oh, what luck! There's a french fry stuck in my beard!
Mrs. Pell's Fish Sticks -
"Oh yes! They're even better when they are raw!"
"They're even better when you're dead!"
"Pea-ness" probably wouldn't make it past the censors, while "count-ry" might just slip in under the radar as a stealthy joke...
@@snichols1973 the bit, complete with country goodness and pea-ness is included in an episode of the critic, one of the earlier cartoons aimed at adults post-Simpsons.
Brilliant rework of this classic outtake! LOL
This totally went over kids' minds back in the 90's. Heck even as adults it's way too high brow for most.
this is pure love to orson :)
As a kid, I thought this was funny because of Brain getting so angry.
Now that I am aware of the Orson Welles tape, its 10x funnier.
I can watch this a thousand times and still laugh out loud.
“This is a lot of tripe you know that.” Lol
"What is a gonk?"
"It's like a Narf, but from outside."
This episode was like a Canopy Full of Can O' Peas.
Like a "narf!" but from outside.
And it's Verbatim from the original scene with Orwell. I love this
Rosebud frozen peas, full of country goodness and green peaness.
This went right past me all those years ago.
Make cheese for you xD
Too bad he didn't say go down on you like the original xD
Kid's show, kid's show
True but the amount of suggestive things in allllll of these old shows (from what i can remember) you think they would have just let it slide xD
It's better this way
“Like a ‘Narf’ but from outside…”
Brain talks into the mic about taking over the world… how did the engineer not hear that xd
Here under protest is Beef Burgers
My all time favorite
I probably saw this has a kid and had no idea what was going on.
That this made it into a show i watched as a ten year old is absolute bonkers. And at a time when the internet didn't exist and the ubiquity of an outtake wouldn't have been as widespread.
it was a wide circulated bootleg. Orson found it lol!
Shame they missed out when Orson tries to get his tongue around 'a crumb crisp coating'
It’s only correct because it’s grammatical.
There more I see this, the more it gets funnier. Of course, it does help to have seen bits of the Orson Wells recordings. "But you can't emphasize 'beef,' that's like having me emphasize 'in' before 'july!!!!'"
0:52 - For "Yes Always"
Maurice LaMarche’s or son impression here took me straight back to his overdubbed performance cameo in “Ed Wood”
They did this bit earlier in the show "the critic," with an animation of orson. lemarch had memorized the outtakes and based his voice for the brain on them. Its an ode but at the same time its mocking, inspiring but this guy directed, was hr happy doing voice overs?. On the other hand he started out doing radio and I guess he finished up recording his voice in a similar manner. But there was some great stuff in the middle of his career way beyond pea ads. Its funny and makes for funny pick-apart over analysis comedy.
Brilliant
"What is a gonk?"
"It's like a NARF, but from outside"
I almost spit out my drink.
AAAH, THE FRENCH!
It’s like narf, but from the outside.
this is word for word minus the swearing
Does anyone else think that Maurice LeMarche would make an excellent Unicron in a future Transformers project? Since Orson Welles voiced him from the movie in the 80's, and Maurice is doing an impression of him, it's a shame he was never cast to play Unicron in any show or film.
2:12 Here under protest is beef burgers
That "yes... Always...." Is so true to the VO biz xD
I remember seeing this when it was new and wondering what the hell is this with Brain recording commercials? Now years later I get it.
I think I'm in love
56 dislikes? Really?? They probably couldn't have cheese made for them because there wasn't a jury to emphasize "In July".
This show was the best!