Histeria!
Edutainment animated series that parodies and satirizes history, pop culture and edutainment concept itself.
Genre: Animation, Short, Adventure
Cast:Frank Welker , Tress MacNeille , Laraine Newman , Luke Ruegger , Cody Ruegger , Rob Paulsen , Nate Ruegger , Jeff Bennett , Billy West , Julie Bernstein , Steven Bernstein , Elizabeth Lamers , Maurice LaMarche , Cree Summer , Nora Dunn , Paul Rugg , James Wickline , Fred Travalena
S1.E1 ∙ Inventors Hall of Fame: Part 1
The episode begins with a song about Philip Farnsworth, the inventor of the television. In "The Telephone Zone", Alexander Graham Bell wakes up in the future and is freaked out by the advancements in telephones. Next is a sketch about Thomas Edison brainstorming new ideas for inventions. In "Ask Me If I Care", Toast interviews J. Robert Oppenheimer, father of the A-Bomb. And Mr. Smarty Pants talks about Thomas Crapper, the inventor of the modern toilet.
S1.E2 ∙ The U.S. Civil War
Abraham Lincoln stars in his own sitcom, "Abe-Feld", a parody of "Seinfeld", featuring General George McClellan (George), Allan Pinkerton (Kramer), and Jefferson Davis (Newman). Later, Loud Kiddington attends Lincoln's Gettysburg Address, and the Histeria! Kid Chorus sings a hoedown about the Mason Dixon Line.
S1.E3 ∙ The Attack of the Vikings
In this vikings-themed episode, Leif Erickson does a rap on how he likes being a viking; Sven Chatterson tries to sell non-threatening ships; Loud Kiddington plays the ship look-out; some vikings regret kidnapping Kathie Lee when she starts singing; and Valhalla, a place in Norse mythology where soldiers go when they die, is highlighted.
S1.E4 ∙ The Wild West
Billy the Kid hosts this Western-themed episode, with skits that include: A song about the gold rush; a game show called "Indian Givers" hosted by General George Armstrong Custer and with contestants Sitting Bull, Chief Joseph, and Geronimo; the founding of Virgil, Wyatt, & Morgan; Miss Information interviewing Doc Holliday; Toast working for the Pony Express; and Bill Straitman interviewing Buffalo Bill Cody.
S1.E5 ∙ The American Revolution
George Washington and his men surprise the Redcoats by crossing the Delaware. Later, Pat Sommersault and John Maddog provide sports commentary for the Battle of Yorktown, where Molly Pitcher promotes her amazing product: Water.
S1.E6 ∙ The Know-It-Alls
Nostradamus peers into the future to see this episode's skits: The Confucius Group, where Confucius and guests The World's Oldest Woman, Plato, Charles Darwin, and Nelson Mandela, debate whether the chicken or the egg came first; Rene Descartes repeatedly getting interrupted while trying to come up with the phrase "I think, therefore I am"; Miss Information is a contestant on "Matching Wits", where her potential dates are Thomas Edison, Plato, Ben Franklin, Aristotle, Sigmund Freud, Nicolaus Copernicus, and Mr. Smarty Pants; and Nostradamus does a magic trick.
S1.E7 ∙ The Renaissance
Leonardo da Vinci presents various Renaissance-themed skits: Renaissance Man and Loud Kiddington thwart villains; Sister Windbag leads Miss Information's tour group through the Louvre; David Letterman presents his top five items not on Martin Luther's Protestant Reformation list; Niccolo Machiavelli sells "The Book Formerly Known as The Prince"; and King Philip II of Spain stages an attack on England.
S1.E8 ∙ The U.S. Civil War: Part 2
The second Civil War-themed episode features the following skits: A parody of "The Brady Bunch" opening sequence; a parody of the game show "Family Feud" called "The Uncivil War", with the Union versus the Confederacy; the Histeria! Kid Chorus sings "Johnny Shiloh"; a parody of Ken Burns's "Civil War letters"; Abraham Lincoln and Miss Information plug "Abe's Tall and Geeky Shop"; and the origin of David Farragut's phrase "Damn the torpedos!", with censor notes from Lydia Karaoke.
S1.E9 ∙ Really Oldies But Goodies
The World's Oldest Woman teaches a class on cunieform. Next, the Histeria! kids explore an Egyptian tomb. Then, a commercial for Crazy Ahmed's Mummification, as well as the musical Egyptian Cats. After that, Pepper Mills is a contestant on "Great Egyptian Pyramid", a parody of "Password". This is followed by a commercial for trephination, a cure for those awful tension headaches. And the World's Oldest Woman gives Toast directions on how to get to Alexandria. The episode concludes with a song about the Easter Island heads, done in the style of the "Gilligan's Island" theme.
S1.E10 ∙ The American Revolution: Part 2
George and Martha Washington host the second episode centered on the American Revolution. First, a commercial for Pachy Dents, dentures that Washington himself wears. Next, a segment on the Boston Tea Party, where Samuel Adams stalls a redcoat. Then, Loud Kiddington re-enacts the Shot Heard 'Round the World. Finally, Fred Moppel of "Midnight-Line" interviews Paul Revere about his warning: "The British are coming!"
S1.E21 ∙ General Sherman's Campsite
General William Tecumseh Sherman hosts a kid's show that is a parody of Pee-Wee's Playhouse. Also, a segment on Harriet Tubman's Underground Railroad; Pepper Mills, as Grace Bedell, writes to Abraham Lincoln to encourage him to grow a beard; and General Sherman and the Histeria! Kid Chorus sing "Atlanta Burnin' Bright".
