Skippy Squirrel

Skippy Squirrel

Skippy Squirrel is a fictional cartoon squirrel in the Warner Bros. animated series "Animaniacs" who is the nephew of Slappy Squirrel. He is voiced by Nathan Ruegger, the son of the show's producer Tom Ruegger. His catchphrase in the show is "Spew!", usually a reaction to something gross or disgusting.

Skippy's characterization was somewhat inconsistent from one appearance to another, alternating between the naïve innocence of a prepubescent child and the borderline cynicism of a young teenager. Skippy would regularly switch back and forth between characterizations from short to short, primarily depending on whether his role in the story was an innocent counterpoint to Slappy's crusty elder or as a co-conspirator with his aunt against the story's antagonist(s). Either way, Skippy was generally an energetic youth who eagerly spent time with his beloved aunt, for whom he had more than a little hero-worship as a star of the golden age of animation. Also, as revealed in "Gimme a Break", he's a member of the Hair Club for Men.

Originally, Slappy Squirrel was billed as the sole star of the Slappy & Skippy shorts, being the only one mentioned in the brief opening sequence and theme song. Later, Skippy was added as co-star for a new opening sequence and expanded theme. Whatever his billing, Skippy was obviously always intended to be a principal character on "Animaniacs", appearing in the show's opening credits as well as many sequences involving the main cast of the series.

One notable episode featuring Skippy was "Bumbie's Mom", an obvious parody of Bambi, in which Skippy is greatly disturbed (and very sad) after seeing "Bumbie's" Mom shot by hunters in the movie. He would often say while crying, "Bumbie's Mom is..." and cries loudly. Slappy then takes him to see the actress who played her, an old friend, to show that she is not really dead. Skippy was so happy.

In the finale of the mix-up special, Skippy hasn't appeared as a major character in any of the mix-up episodes, but was seen briefly in the introduction of the mixed-up Slappy Squirrel theme with Dot Warner. Hip Hippo Flavio temporarily took his role.


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