Yakko, Wakko, and Dot
Yakko, Wakko, and Dot - the "Warner Brothers" (and the Warner Sister), voiced by Rob Paulsen, Jess Harnell, and Tress MacNeille. Yakko (the oldest) is a fast-talking smart alec, reminiscent at times of Groucho Marx. Wakko (the middle child) has a huge appetite and a gag bag filled with tricks (and a scouse accent modeled by Harnell after a younger Ringo Starr), and Dot (the youngest) is cute and sassy, and uses her apparent innocence to manipulate and torment those who stand in her way. The Warners are some of the few characters that actually appear in all the short skits, usually being chased by Ralph; most other characters are confined to their own segments.
Major supporting characters
Dr. Otto Scratchansniff - The Austrian-accented studio psychiatrist, voiced by Rob Paulsen, who attempts to force the Warners to be less "zany". The all-but-invariable result of his efforts is that he himself loses patience with the Warners and goes insane.
Hello Nurse - The buxom studio nurse, voiced by Tress MacNeille, over whom Yakko and Wakko continually fawn. Her skimpy apparel consists of a small white nurse cap and a white form-fitting dress, complete with abundant breasts and pencil-thin waist. Nurse is one of the sex kittens portrayed on Animaniacs. Her appearance almost always prompts the boys into lustfully exclaiming "Hellooooooo, Nurse!" and jumping into her slender arms. Dot does likewise when an attractive man enters the picture.
Ralph - A dim-witted Warners Studio security guard charged with recapturing the Warners and confining them to the water tower. His voice and vocal mannerisms are reminiscent of early Warner Brothers cartoon secondary characters intended to parody the character of Lennie from the film adaptations of Of Mice and Men. He is voiced by Frank Welker.
Thaddeus Plotz - The height-impaired, child-hating, foul-tempered CEO of the Warner Bros. Studios cartoon enterprise, voiced by Frank Welker.
Minor supporting characters
Dan Anchorman - A conceited news anchorman for the fictitious Newstime Live programme, who refused to pay Yakko, Wakko and Dot for a sandwich he'd ordered. Appears in Broadcast Nuisance. Originally named Slam Fondelson, name changed between production and broadcast for unknown reasons, but most likely to remove a sexual reference. A parody of former ABC News reporter Sam Donaldson.
Duanne Sewer - A rival newsreader of the fictitious Newstime Live programme featured in Broadcast Nuisance. She is the anchorwoman in Washington DC, and her rival in Slam Fondelson / Dan Anchorman. She was voiced by an uncreditted Tress MacNeille. Parody of ABC's Good Morning America host Diane Sawyer.
Wolf Spritzer - A newsreporter for the fictitious Newstime Live programme. A parody of Wolf Blitzer. Appears in Broadcast Nuisance.
Mr. Director - A caricature of Jerry Lewis (voiced by Paul Rugg) who first appears in Hello Nice Warners; in later episodes he parodies Marlon Brando in Apocalypse Now and appears as a clown who scares Mr. Plotz and Wakko in the episode, "Clown and Out". He is often heard uttering nonsensical words such as "freunlaven!", "flamiel!", and "hoyl!".
Ms. Flamiel - the Warners' prim and easily frustrated schoolmarm teacher. When she is angered, she is notable for giving people F-grades, even when one protests her methods. She does this either by threats or drawing an F on their head with a marker. Eventually, the Warner children concoct a plan to ship her in a wooden crate, with her threatening inside it. Voiced by Tress MacNeille.
Dot's Pet - Dot's pet is a monstrous creature always kept in her pocket inside a small white jewellery box. The creature's appearance is inconsistent, changing with every episode, though sometimes appearances recur, though not consecutively. The most common forms of the creature included a large bull-like creature, a plant parodying The Little Shop of Horrors, and a hairy form with enormous teeth (though the color of the creature varied). Dot's pet usually appears in one of two situations, when an antagonist tries to indimidate the Warners, or following the appearance of a xenomorph from Alien, in this instance Dot's pet always has a "tongue" similar to that of the xenomorph, with another mouth and set of teeth on the end. In one of these cases, Mr. Director was her pet.
Miles Standish - The Pilgrim antagonist from the Thanksgiving special, Turkey Jerky.
Mr. Gobble - The pet turkey of Yakko, Wakko, and Dot who runs and dances to the theme of Turkey in the Straw. Appears in Turkey Jerky.
Sodarn Hissane - A not-too-subtle pastiche of Saddam Hussein. Appears in a cameo role in Hot, Bothered and Bedeviled and later as the antagonist in Baghdad Cafe, a crossover episode between Yakko, Wakko and Dot and Slappy Squirrel.
Francis "Pip" Pumphandle - A dwarf-like man who annoys Yakko, Wakko, and Dot in Chairman of the Bored with a very long story involving Baloney sandwiches and Bob Barker. His voice is always in a dull monotonous tone, and while speaking, he generally tends to go off-topic about his story and talks about certain parts of his story, voicing his own personal opinion about them. Voiced by Ben Stein.
The Survey Ladies - Two women bearing some resemblance to Laurel and Hardy who pester Yakko, Wakko and Dot with a survey involving George Wendt and Beans. Appear in Survey Ladies.
Wally Llama - Parody of the Dalai Lama. Appears in Wally Llama.
The King - The King of France who appears in The Three Muska-Warners (although the opening introduction of 1575 may suggest that the King is an inaccurate depiction of Henry III of France). Voiced by Jeff Bennett.
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