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Episodes featuring Yakko, Wakko, and Dot, as well as episodes featuring Pinky and the Brain, are analyzed and compared with a historical analysis of United States conditions in 1993. Findings identify nationalist messages that present the United States as superior to other nations, while also showing the show is not a reflection of actual historical circumstances. Ideological implications are discussed.","AMERICA ANIMATED: NATIONALIST IDEOLOGY  \nIN WARNER BROTHERS’ ANIMANIACS  \nExcept where reference is made to the work of others, the work described in this thesis is my own or was done in collaboration with my advisory committee. This thesis does not include proprietary or classified information.  \nMegan Elizabeth Rector  \nCertificate of Approval:  \nSusan Brinson  \nProfessor  \nCommunication and Journalism  \nGeorge Plasketes  \nProfessor  \nCommunication and Journalism  \nKristen Hoerl, Chair Assistant Professor Communication and Journalism  \nGeorge T. Flowers Dean  \nGraduate School  \nAMERICA ANIMATED: NATIONALIST IDEOLOGY  \nIN WARNER BROTHERS’ ANIMANIACS  \nMegan Elizabeth Rector  \nA Thesis  \nSubmitted to  \nthe Graduate Faculty of  \nAuburn University  \nin Partial Fulfillment of the  \nRequirements for the  \nDegree of  \nMaster ofthe Arts  \nAuburn, Alabama  \nDecember 19, 2008  \nAMERICA ANIMATED: NATIONALIST IDEOLOGY  \nIN WARNER BROTHERS’ ANIMANIACS  \nMegan Elizabeth Rector  \nPermission is granted to Auburn University to make copies of this thesis at its discretion, upon request of individuals or institutions at their expense. The author reserves all  \npublication rights.  \nSignature of Author  \nDate of Graduation  \nVITA  \nMegan Elizabeth Rector, daughter of Timothy Lawrence Rector and Susan Andrea Rector, was born June 6, 1984, in Jacksonville, Florida. She graduated from Lewis-Palmer High School with distinction and a member of the National Honor Society in 2002. She attended Auburn University in Auburn, Alabama and graduated cum laude and University Honors Scholar with a Bachelor ofthe Arts degree in Public Relations with a Spanish minor in May 2006. She entered graduate school at Auburn University in  \nAugust 2006.  \nTHESIS ABSTRACT  \nAMERICA ANIMATED: NATIONALIST IDEOLOGY  \nIN WARNER BROTHERS’ ANIMANIACS  \nMegan Elizabeth Rector  \nMaster ofthe Arts, December 19, 2008  \n(B.S., Auburn University, 2006)  \n136 Typed Pages  \nDirected by Kristen Hoerl  \nTelevision cartoons help to construct and maintain our perceptions of social reality. A depth hermeneutic approach for studying the Warner Brothers’ cartoon, Animaniacs, is described. Analysis of episodes featuring Yakko, Wakko and Dot as well as episodes featuring Pinky and the Brain were analyzed and compared with a historical analysis of the conditions in the United States in 1993.  \nAnalysis reveals nationalist messages in Animaniacs that position the United Sates as superior to other nations in the world. The show is found to not be a reflection of actual historical conditions of the time period when the show aired. The ideological implications of these messages are discussed.  \nACKNOWLEDGEMENTS  \nThe author would first like to thank her committee chair, Dr. Kristen Hoerl, for her devotion to this project and constant encouragement. She would also like to thank Dr. Susan Brinson and Dr. George Plasketes for their valuable insight. Further, she sincerely thanks her parents, Tim and Susan and her sister Andrea for their never-ending support and love throughout her graduate career and life. She also gives thanks to her best friend, Caitlin Sartin, who helped push her to complete the project when the task seemed impossible. Finally, she thanks her fellow communication graduate students and Auburn friends, without whom she would not have survived graduate school.  \nAmerican Psychological Association Style Manual  \nMicrosoft Word  \nTABLE OF CONTENTS  \nINTRODUCTION………………………………………………………………………... 1  \nLITERATURE REVIEW………………………………………………………………....6  \nMETHODOLOGY………………………………………………………………………37  \nANALYSIS  \nYakko, Wakko and Dot…………………………………………………………..49  \nPinky and the Brain………………………………………………………………66  \nHistorical Analysis……………………………………………………………….79  \nCONCLUSIONS………………………………………………………………………. 102  \nREFERENCES…………………………………………………………………………112  \nI. INTRODUCTION  \nPinky: Gee Brain, what are we going to do tomorrow night? Brain: The same thing we do every night Pinky. Try to take over the world! 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