Animaniacs is an American animated comedy television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Amblin Entertainment and Warner Bros. Television Animation. It originally aired on Fox's Fox Kids block in 1993 before moving to The WB in 1995 as part of its Kids' WB afternoon programming block until the series ended on November 14, 1998. It initially ran a total of 99 episodes, along with a direct-to-video film, Wakko's Wish.