Join your hosts Joey, Nathan and Kelly in the "Animanicast!" A podcast dedicated to Animaniacs and its sister shows. Today's episode features panel audio from the 50th Anniversary of Freakazoid at FanX in Salt Lake City! In what will surely be the first stop of many across the world, Tom Ruegger and Paul Rugg share stories of the development of the super hero cartoon that wanted to be anything other than a super hero cartoon. Find out how the show was put into motion, how Tom, Paul and John P. McCann stepped in after Bruce Timm and Paul Dini gave it a shot and whether or not the show could get a reboot today! All this along with some screaming and Relax-O-Vision!  Support The Animanicast The Animanicast now has a Patreon! Head over to Patreon.com/Animanicast for exclusive episode commentaries with Tom Ruegger as well as other awesome rewards! Join the party! Head on over to Discord.Animanicast.com today to join our RetroZap discussion group. You'll get to chat with the hosts of this show as well as the hosts of other RetroZap podcasts! If you'd like to support our show there's lots of ways to do it! First of all, you could go onto Apple Podcasts and leave us a five-star positive review. Also, don't forget to tell a friend about the show! Your retweets and post shares help others find us. By going to Amazon.Animanicast.com you can find some of the newest Animaniacs merchandise including clothing, toys, videos, and even books written by some of the original writers of the show. Get some great stuff and help support our show! You can even use Amazon.Animanicast.com as your portal to Amazon on your next shopping trip and you'll still be supporting our show with any purchase you make. You could also purchase some hand prepared decals from Joey at Decals.Animanicast.com Interested in getting some Animanicast MERCHANDISE? It's in stock now at TeePublic! Get yours at Teepublic.Animanicast.com Intro Music performed by Kontra5t