Animaniacs is an American animated comedy television series created by animator Tom Ruegger and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Animation. It originally aired on Fox's Fox Kids block from September 13, 1993 to November 12, 1994 and moved to The WB on September 9, 1995 as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block until the series ended on November 14, 1998. A direct-to-video film, Wakko's Wish, was released in 1999. 99 episodes were produced over five seasons.