Histeria! was an American animated television series of the late-1990s, created by Tom Ruegger (who also created Tiny Toon Adventures, Animaniacs, Pinky and the Brain, Freakazoid) at Warner Bros. Animation. Unlike other similar shows by Warner Bros., Histeria! ' s purpose was not simply to entertain, but to also attempt to teach history as well, a residual effect of the network having to meet the FCC's recently implemented educational/informational requirements. A regular cast of characters would visit a different period or event in history and explain the event in a humorous skit or short segment. Frequently things were made into songs, historical figures had celebrity personalities, and various segments parodied contemporary entertainment.
Histeria! aired on Kids' WB from 1998 to 2001. More recently, it has been in reruns on Toontopia TV (part of In2TV), first from March to July 2006, and then returning in October. As of May 2007, it is currently the only one of Kids' WB's classic comedy shows still broadcast there. All 52 episodes are available, but no DVD set has yet been announced.
Histeria! may have been influenced by 1978 French TV series Il était une fois l'homme (Once Upon a Time... Man). The French series featured the familiar series cast reappears as the contemporary figures of every historical time.
Today, Histeria! is mostly culture and fan art for many website on the Internet like Youtube and DeviantArt.
ud Kiddington: What a grouch.
a Pella: What the dilly-yo?
arity Bazaar: I'm not happy
ther Time: And now Charity Bazaar for Histeria's words of wisdom. arity Bazaar: You can lead a horse to water but its tough to get those swim fins on his hoofs. Thank you.
ville Wright: Oh boy. lbur Wright: What is that horrible smell? g Fat Baby: Gah goo gah. e Wright Brothers: Eww. arity Bazaar: Big Fat Baby needs a change. ville Wright: No kidding when was the last time this baby had a new diaper? arity Bazaar: Do you know when the wheel was invented? lbur Wright: 3000 B.C? arity Bazaar: Before that.
oggo: Do you have a bag of marshmellows and a crate of leeches I can burrow? ville Wright: Umm... no oggo: NO? NOOO? NO IT CAN'T BE? AUGGHHHH.
cky Bob: Bosum Buddies was my life.
cky Bob: Yes/no.
cky Bob: Hiyo.
cky Bob: You are correct sir.
cky Bob: Absolutely.
cky Bob: Yes oh wise one.
ss Information: We're walking, we're walking, we're dodging gunfire.
stradamus: Mary had a little lamb / Its fleece was white as snow / And everywhere that Mary went / There was an evil man named Hitler!
pper Mills: [after getting Christopher Columbus's autograph] Hey, you're not Leonardo DiCaprio!
oggo: I'm gonna ride that choo choo, I'm gonna ride that choo choo.
zzie Borden: Whack-em!
poleon: [pointing to countries on a map] Got it. Got it. Want it. Need it!
ster Windbag: It's not a painting; it's a fresco. ss Information: It's a soda!
. Smarty Pants: His name was Thomas [giggle] Crapper.
rriet Tubman: [Holding Big Fat Baby Girl] When was the last time this child had a fresh diaper? a Pella: Remember when Columbus discovered America? rriet Tubman: 1492? a Pella: Uh huh, before that.
t seeing as Lady Godiva] ud Kiddington: See it! See it! See it! And I don't wanna see it!
ss Information: We're searching for a more peaceful area, like a battlefield! We're walking, we're walking.
reaction to what Mr. Smartypants pulls out of his pants on a segment called "Things I find in my pants"] dia Karioke: Napoleon Bonaparte? What's he doing in there?
