Pinky and the Brain (1995)

Pinky and the Brain parents guide

Nothing past what a TV-Y7 promises: no swearing and nothing scary.

Rated TV-Y7, but by what is on screen our estimate is fine for any age.

Scare

Not scary

Jump scares

None noted

Gore

No gore

Violence

No real violence

Sex and nudity

None noted

Language

None noted

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What is Pinky and the Brain about?

Pinky and Brain are genetically enhanced laboratory mice who reside in a cage in the Acme Labs research facility. Brain is self-centered and scheming; Pinky is good-natured but feebleminded. In each episode, Brain devises a new plan to take over the world, which ultimately ends in failure, usually due to Pinky's idiocy, the impossibility of Brain's plan, Brain's own arrogance, or just circumstances beyond their control.

Cast and crew

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