Poitcast Fifth Anniversary Special

Hello, lovely listeners.

Before we begin this episode, I do want to address one exciting piece of news.

On July 27th, 2026, the official Twitter for Coyote vs. Acme dropped a tweet for the film's marketing campaign, which included a batch of photos of past lawsuits filed against the Acme Corporation with various names redacted, and one of them was centered on Animaniacs.

The lawsuit, INC-0163, was filed in 1994 by Yakko Warner from the episode Cookies for Einstein, which was released in 1993, but I digress, and the product was an Acme Hair Magnet, which was used in Acme Labs.

The incident details Brain as a claimant and Pinky as a witness, and in the incident description, the customer deployed Acme Hair Magnet as component of a separate scheme.

Magnet attracted hair from nearby subjects, including customer and witness.

Blank abandoned when both were smothered with hair.

Customer notes product exceeded specifications.

In the bottom of the complimentary closing signature reads, "The same thing we do every night." I'm already excited for Coyote vs.

Acme, because the film has an awesome premise of Wile E. Coyote suing Acme Corporation, which was based off of a short story published by The New Yorker in 1990, but the film was unfairly shelved because of tax breaks.

Thankfully, there had been an ardent campaign to have the movie released, and thankfully, WB decided to shop it to other distributors, with Ketchup Entertainment buying the film release rights in 2025, and the film will be released in theaters on August 28th.

So I'm rooting for this film to succeed, but the fact that Coyote vs. Acme included Pinky and the Brain specifically in its marketing campaign is telling that the folks behind the film did their homework and truly love the classic WB characters.

And it might be wishful thinking on my part, but I would love for Pinky and the Brain to make a cameo appearance in the film, because the mice reside in Acme Labs, which is heavily connected to Acme Corporation.

And I also feel like the mice, Brain es- especially, would sympathize with Wile E.'s plight, because they are both quixotic characters who are determined to achieve their goals, even though their plans backfire on them in comedic fashion.

But despite their failures, they still persevere and keep going, which is an admirable trait that both characters share.

But anyhoo, I'm glad that Coyote vs. Acme gave Pinky and the Brain a shout-out, and please go see Coyote vs. Acme when it's in theaters on August 28th.

The film has been receiving positive praise from earlier screenings, and I want the film to make Zootopia 2 levels of money at the box office, not only to spite David Zaslav and other top brass for not giving the film its due the first time around, but also to give the dedicated crew members on the film all the recognition they deserve.

And with that said, on with the episode.

Hello, lovely listeners.

Before we begin this episode, I do want to address one exciting piece of news.

On July 27th, 2026, the official Twitter for Coyote vs. Acme dropped a tweet for the film's marketing campaign, which included a batch of photos of past lawsuits filed against the Acme Corporation with various names redacted, and one of them was centered on Animaniacs.

The lawsuit, INC-0163, was filed in 1994 by Yakko Warner from the episode Cookies for Einstein, which was released in 1993, but I digress, and the product was an Acme Hair Magnet, which was used in Acme Labs.

The incident details Brain as a claimant and Pinky as a witness, and in the incident description, the customer deployed Acme Hair Magnet as component of a separate scheme.

Magnet attracted hair from nearby subjects, including customer and witness.

Blank abandoned when both were smothered with hair.

Customer notes product exceeded specifications.

In the bottom of the complimentary closing signature reads, "The same thing we do every night." I'm already excited for Coyote vs.

Acme, because the film has an awesome premise of Wile E. Coyote suing Acme Corporation, which was based off of a short story published by The New Yorker in 1990, but the film was unfairly shelved because of tax breaks.

Thankfully, there had been an ardent campaign to have the movie released, and thankfully, WB decided to shop it to other distributors, with Ketchup Entertainment buying the film release rights in 2025, and the film will be released in theaters on August 28th.

So I'm rooting for this film to succeed, but the fact that Coyote vs. Acme included Pinky and the Brain specifically in its marketing campaign is telling that the folks behind the film did their homework and truly love the classic WB characters.

And it might be wishful thinking on my part, but I would love for Pinky and the Brain to make a cameo appearance in the film, because the mice reside in Acme Labs, which is heavily connected to Acme Corporation.

And I also feel like the mice, Brain es- especially, would sympathize with Wile E.'s plight, because they are both quixotic characters who are determined to achieve their goals, even though their plans backfire on them in comedic fashion.

But despite their failures, they still persevere and keep going, which is an admirable trait that both characters share.

But anyhoo, I'm glad that Coyote vs. Acme gave Pinky and the Brain a shout-out, and please go see Coyote vs. Acme when it's in theaters on August 28th.

The film has been receiving positive praise from earlier screenings, and I want the film to make Zootopia 2 levels of money at the box office, not only to spite David Zaslav and other top brass for not giving the film its due the first time around, but also to give the dedicated crew members on the film all the recognition they deserve.

And with that said, on with the episode.