Template:CharacterInfo Das ist gut, ja? - Dr. Scratchansniff
Dr. Otto von Scratchansniff (usually referred to as just Dr. Scratchansniff and sometimes a nickname said by the Warners "Scratchy") is the psychiatrist at Warner Bros. studios who speaks with a thick Austrian accent. He is the one charged with keeping an eye on the Warner siblings, Yakko, Wakko, and Dot. He was one of the greatest psychiatrists in Hollywood before the Warners arrived. After the Warner's arrival, he was driven to the brink of insanity because of them as seen in De-Zanitized.
His voice is provided by Rob Paulsen.
Appearance[]
He once had gray hair, but it was ripped off due to the Warners driving him to insanity in his sessions with them, which is why he is now bald. He wears a white smock, purple pants, black shoes, and glasses. His eyes were never shown, but Dot says they are blue in The Monkey Song.
Personality[]
He is a regular character in the Warner Brothers' sketches, usually as the victim of their antics. However some shorts feature Scratchansniff as a sort of surrogate father to the Warner siblings, doing activities such as making them food and taking them to the circus (as shown in the theatrical short I'm Mad). Some times the Warner siblings will even call him "father" or "daddy" just to mess around and annoy him for the fun of it. He is highly allergic to poison oak. Scratchansniff is attracted to fat women as shown in 'Drive-Insane' and Anchors a-Warners'
He has worked at Warner Bros. for fifty years, implying that he must be at least in his mid-70s, despite his relatively spry demeanor. His patients over the years have included Edward G. Robinson, Peter Lorre, Better Davis, Rex Harrison, the Invisible Man, Jack Nicholson, Cher, Clint Eastwood, Michael Keaton, and Ronald Reagan. He occasionally uses a puppet, named Mr. Puppet Head, when treating children to help them talk about their feelings.
Appearances[]
Original Series[]
- Main Title (nonspeaking)
- Ep1: De-Zanitized
- Ep1: The Monkey Song
- Ep1: Nighty-Night Toon (nonspeaking)
- Ep5: Taming of the Screwy
- Ep6: What Are We?
- Piano Rag
- Ep14: La La Law
- Ep27: You Risk Your Life
- Ep34: Clown and Out
- Ep43: Survey Ladies
- Ep44: The Senses Song
- Ep50: Twas the Day Before Christmas
- Ep53: Drive-Insane
- Episode 58: Meet John Brain/Smell Ya Later
- Ep64: Lookit the Fuzzy Heads
- The Warners' 65th Anniversary Special
- Ep69: I'm Mad
- Ep70: A Quake, a Quake!
- Ep71: Bingo
- Ep78:The Sound of Warners
- Ep79: The Party
- Ep82: Wakkos' Two-Note Song, The Big Wrap Party Tonight
- Ep87: Anchors A-Warners
- Ep90: Ralph's Wedding
- Ep92: Dot - The Macadmia Nut
- Ep93: Cute First (Ask Questions Later)
- Wakko's Wish
Reboot[]
- Ep6 (Reboot): The Cutening (nonspeaking)
- Ep13 (Reboot): Hindenburg Cola
Trivia[]
- Rob Paulsen re-used his Dr. Scratchansniff voice for a character from a 2005 segment of Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi named The Amazing Dr. Mysto.
- Doctor Scratchansniff’s voice is based on Peter Sellers’ [Doctor Strangelove] (10:55).
- In English version of Animaniacs, some of the only words that Dr. Otto Scratchansniff spoke in German are "Ja" ( in 'Etiquette Song') and 'Und' (in "I'm Mad").
- Dr. Scratchansniff returns in the Animaniacs revival, with Rob Paulsen reprising his role. He has had a slight redesign; his nose is slightly longer and his chin is pointier, as well as having an extra finger.
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Trivia[]
- His appearances are only at the ends of each film spoof travel such as Goku's Travels and will even be in more spoof travels.