ANIMANIACS - POP Animation N° 2065 - Wakko

Make room for a decidedly zany and mischievous addition to your display cabinet with the youngest of the Warner brothers: Wakko. Produced by the leading brand Funko as part of its Pop! Animation collection, this piece captures the cartoon’s most gluttonous character in the manufacturer’s signature stylised proportions.

This model captures Wakko’s iconic cartoonish look, clad in his ever-present oversized red jumper and blue baseball cap worn backwards. It’s the perfect choice to bring this Warner Bros. icon together with his inseparable brother and sister, Yakko and Dot, on your shelves. The item comes in its original cardboard display box with a transparent window, perfect for displaying it straight away whilst keeping it dust-free.

Created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Steven Spielberg in the 1990s, the cult animated series *Animaniacs* features the Warner brothers (Yakko and Wakko) and their sister (Dot). Conceived during the golden age of animation, these unruly and mischievous characters were locked away in the famous water tower at Warner Bros. Studios in Burbank due to their infectious madness, before escaping to wreak havoc on film sets.

Wakko is the youngest of the siblings. Inspired by Harpo Marx’s slapstick style and visual humour, he is characterised by an insatiable appetite (capable of swallowing completely indigestible objects) and a collection of unlikely props that he pulls out of his ‘bag of tricks’. Always full of absurd humour and zany sounds, he remains famous for his cult musical numbers, such as his rhythmic performance in which he recites the full list of state capitals of the United States of America. This figurine perfectly captures all the expressiveness and mischievous attitude of this great classic of American animation.