Why must you do this to my heart
The things I drew…✏️
That’s only the best way to spend it
Yes, I do spend my time wisely
The mod only gave me more fictional characters to simp for
I love this guys✨✨✨✨✨✨
I think you got it wrong it’s ‘the people I’d simp for’ gang
Anger issues gang
Oh hey it’s my three father figures
I don’t know what has been happening here I’ve been gone for about a month the fuck I miss
I like sweets
Don't you dare call me out
gen z culture is unintentionally ghosting all your friends
Thank you
I haven’t checked on that in years
This is reminder to check up on your own mental health.
I’m now happy my brother doesn’t have tumbler or else he’d be showing it off to us multiple times and day
Welp
Time to hope I saw this before my sister
I’m now curious on how you would draw ranboo 👀👀
i could lay next to you forever
Better hope my brother doesn't see this
Tom Ruegger is the original creator of Animaniacs. He’s the guy you have to thank for the iconic characters Yakko, Wakko, and Dot (for whom the primary inspiration was his own three sons.) Among many others, including the equally popular Pinky and the Brain. He was also an involved writer/lyricist for the show and played a huge part in coming up with new song & story ideas.
Yet despite all of this, Tom was never asked back for the 2020 reboot. In fact, he wasn’t even aware that a reboot was in production until it was announced to the public. Although Tom has expressed plenty of interest in being involved in the reboot, WB/Hulu has repeatedly turned him away.
Tom’s oldest son, Nate Ruegger (voice of Skippy Squirrel,) has spoken out about this on his twitter:
“the naked greed on display here to reboot a series without involving any of the original creative team so they can make *more* money, & then joke about it, is gross.” (x)
And he’s absolutely right. Outside of the main voice cast, none of the original team was consulted for the reboot. Tom was/is an integral part of Animaniacs. Without him, the show would never have existed, let alone become a cultural phenomenon. It doesn’t seem right for him to be cut out of the revival of a show that he is largely responsible for bringing to life in the first place.
The mistreatment and blatant disrespect of creators by big-name companies is something I’ve seen way too much of lately, and even though this is far from the first time, that doesn’t make the practice in anyway right or okay.
I’ve seen petitions for this going around, but they rarely gain enough traction, so I’m taking a more direct approach:
So that we can let the new showrunners know that we, the fans, want to see Tom brought back for future seasons!!!
I’m not asking for a full rewrite, I just want the man who created these characters to have some say in what happens to them, as he should. Please share to show support, if you agree!