Nostalgia programming has always been an important part of TV’s strategy — and appeal. Early series were reboots and remakes of popular radio programs, while variety shows harkened back to vaudeville.

“Animaniacs” may be coming back, but it’s been nearly 20 years since it’s been on the air – so some changes and updates will have to be made. The cartoon included vignettes featuring a range of ...

The Brain's grip on the pants of the world tightens in his new scheme for world domination in "The Britches of Madison County." Plus, Slappy Squirrel takes on "Squrrrl Power!"; and a ghost finds his ...

From a nostalgia for the merry mayhem of cartoons past and a prescience concerning the pop culture-skewering tradition that’d overtake those yet to be, we got Animaniacs: a melding of two eras in ...