TV series
One is a genius, the other's insane.
Pinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in a cage in the Acme Labs research facility. Brain is self-centered and scheming; Pinky is good-natured but feebleminded. In each episode, Brain devises a new plan to take over the world, which ultimately ends in failure, usually due to Pinky's idiocy, the impossibility of Brain's plan, Brain's own arrogance, or just circumstances beyond their control.
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Checked Jul 22, 2026
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Pinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in a cage in the Acme Labs research facility. Brain is self-centered and scheming; Pinky is good-natured but feebleminded. In each episode, Brain devises a new plan to take over the world, which ultimately ends in failure, usually due to Pinky's idiocy, the impossibility of Brain's plan, Brain's own arrogance, or just circumstances beyond their control.
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Episode 1
Brain hatches a plot to hypnotize people, but he needs white crab meat to succeed. In order to get the crab meat, he takes a submarine to the wreck of the Titanic. Unfortunately, the CIA spots his sub and orders its destruction.
Directed by Liz Holzman, Al ZeglerWritten by Peter HastingsGuest stars Jim Belushi, John Vernon
Episode 2
Brain plans to take over the world by creating a voice mail system that will tie up everyone on the planet long enough for him to take over. In order to do this he needs money. He decides to get it by getting a job and then staging an accident in order to sue the company.
Directed by Audu PadenWritten by Peter HastingsGuest stars Jeffrey Tambor, Jeff Bennett, Gail Matthius, Jim Cummings
Episode 3
Brain uses an enlarging ray to make himself and Pinky four hundred feet tall. With Pinky dressed as a Gollyzilla, Brain stages a fight to make himself look like hero. But then the real Gollyzilla shows up.
Directed by Al ZeglerWritten by Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IVGuest stars Frank Welker, Tress MacNeille
Episode 4
Brain makes Pinky smarter so his stupidity won't ruin anymore plans.
Directed by Audu PadenWritten by Peter Hastings
Episode 5
Pinky and Brain perform a song about the brain.
Directed by Al ZeglerWritten by Tom MintonGuest stars Tress MacNeille, Jeff Bennett, Frank Welker
Episode 6
Brain gains the ability to cloud the minds of men with his voice. He tries to get on the radio by adapting the persona of "The Fog". Unfortunately his plan falls apart when he gets to the studio.
Directed by Audu PadenWritten by Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IVGuest stars Tress MacNeille, Jeff Bennett, Frank Welker, Jim Cummings
Episode 7
Brain hears that a space probe is about to be launched. On the probe is a plaque with a representation of man and woman. Brain changes the plaque to make it appear that he rules the world. Aliens discover the probe and take Pinky and the Brain to their planet where they honor them just like they are "honored" on Earth.
Directed by Al ZeglerWritten by Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IVGuest stars Frank Welker, Jess Harnell
Episode 8
Pinky sings about cheese.
Directed by Audu PadenWritten by Paul RuggGuest stars Jeff Bennett, Tress MacNeille
Episode 9
The Brain hatches a plan to take over the world by using static electricity to shock the world into submission. Unfortunately he needs several billion dollars to build a giant clothes dryer. Pinky and the Brain head to Island X where they set up a fake country and hope to get a giant foreign aid loan from the United States.
Directed by Jon McClenahanWritten by John P. McCannGuest stars Tress MacNeille, Frank Welker, Jeff Bennett, Jim Cummings
Episode 10
Brain develops a special pair of dentures that can produce a smile that can hypnotize anyone who is not wearing a special pair of sunglasses. In order to take over the world, he needs people to see the mesmerizing smile. He figures that he needs to get on TV and in order to do that he has to become a celebrity.
Directed by Al ZeglerWritten by Peter HastingsGuest stars Roger Rose, Tress MacNeille, Jeff Bennett, Sam McMurray, David Alan Grier
Episode 11
While France awaits Napoleon's triumphant return from Austria, Brain develops a recipe for exploding crepe-suzettes in an effort to conquer France. He uses the recipe in a cooking class and when the crepes explode, he is arrested. When he is taken to prison, however, his luck begins to change when people mistake him for Napoleon Bonaparte.
Directed by Audu PadenWritten by Peter Hastings, John LoyGuest stars Tress MacNeille
Episode 12
Pinky and the Brain head to the North Pole. Pinky just wants to see Santa, but the Brain has a more sinister plan. He wants pretend to be an elf so that he can mass produce a hypnotic doll named "Noddle Noggin" in Santa's workshop. He then hopes that Santa will distribute the toy all over world so he can take over.
Directed by Rusty MillsWritten by Peter HastingsGuest stars Tress MacNeille, Jeff Bennett, Frank Welker, Earl Boen
Episode 13
Brain comes face to face with his former friend and now enemy, Snowball. And it seems Snowball has his own plans to take over the world.
Directed by Audu PadenWritten by Tom Sheppard, Wendell Morris, Peter HastingsGuest stars Tress MacNeille, Frank Welker, Roddy McDowall
Episode 14
In Victorian England, the Brain realizes that he can take over the world by becoming president of the "Pompous Explorers Club". since the position usually leads to the Prime Ministership of England. In order to become president of the club, he must make it around the world in seventy-nine days.
Directed by Liz Holzman, Al ZeglerWritten by Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IVGuest stars Tress MacNeille, Richard Doyle, Brian George, John Rubinow
Episode 15
Brain plans to melt the ice caps with the Hubble Space Telescope once he buys everything higher than the 39th floor.
Directed by Liz Holzman, Al ZeglerWritten by Peter Hastings, John Loy
Episode 16
Brain hopes to take over the world by convincing everyone that Abraham Lincoln has been reincarnated. He takes up ventriloquism and plans on using a statue.
Directed by Charles VisserWritten by Tom Minton
Episode 17
Brain tells a group of mice the story of "Don Cerebro" a mouse driven by his dream to take over the world.
Directed by Charles VisserWritten by Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV
Episode 18
Pinky searches for the Brain in post-World War II Vienna. He misunderstands people when they try to tell him the Brain is dead and his misunderstandings lead to a series of misadventures.
Directed by Charles VisserWritten by Gordon Bressack, Charles M. Howell IV
Episode 19
The Brain captures two mice for an experiment to aid in a plan for world domination. He discovers however that the two mice are his parents.
Directed by Charles VisserWritten by Peter Hastings
Episode information updated Jul 24, 2026
Rob PaulsenPinky (voice)
Maurice LaMarcheThe Brain (voice)
Clyde Kusatsu
Gabrielle Carteris
John Glover
John Rhys-Davies
Tom Bodett
Joyce BrothersJoyce Brothers (voice)
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