Animaniacs Code
a.k.a. A! Code
Authors: Jonathan Woodward, Wilford B. Wolf
Tags: #fan
Animaniacs Code is for alt.tv.animaniacs, fans of the 1993 animated TV
series Animaniacs. It can be
presumed that this newsgroup was a contributor to the segment “Please Please
Pleese Get A Life
Foundation”.
The code includes a reference to the Animaniacs Fan Purity Test scores;
version 4.0 of the test is available as two threads (part
1
and part
2)
on alt.tv.animaniacs. There is also a section referring to a
SQUIT
(“Super Quiz of Utterly Inane Trivia”).
Version 2.1 appears in many email signatures in alt.tv.animaniacs, but does
not seem to be archived.
Curation of the code passed from Jonathan Woodward to Wilford B. Wolf in 1996 with version 2.2.3.
Decoder notes
- Character Mitch (
MI) was removed for conflict with Mindy (MI). - Category “Sexy Characters You Wouldn’t Want To Date” (
S!D) was re-added from 2.0.
Example
A! JW23 YK++ WK++ DT++^ PI++ BR+i SL++! RI+++! GDF+ BU+ MI~ HIP-- MM+++/0 CO? P+{+++} Dpf[s] Tow $++ Vrm++ E1 TSlappy A27 M
Details
Inspirations (1):
Inspired (7):
- BluesCode
- MST3K Code (Neylon)
- Power Rangers Fan Code
- Ranger Code
- Simpsons Code
- Sonic the Hedgehog Code
- Star Trek Code
Found on:
- alt.tv.animaniacs (newsgroup)
Linked from:
- bdaverin's Exhausted Signature File Code Collection (archived 2003-02-04, more info)
- Critter Code (archived 2001-10-27, more info)
- DataPacRat's Code Mirror (more info)
- Too Many Codes! (archived 2001-06-10, more info)
Added to sig.codes:
2025-02-15
Known versions
Version 1.1 ():
- Author: Jonathan Woodward
- Specification: alt.tv.animaniacs (canonical)
Version 2.0 ():
- Author: Jonathan Woodward
- Specification: alt.tv.animaniacs (canonical)
- Specification: www.datapacrat.com (mirror, )
- Decoder: sig.codes (2.x)
Version 2.1:
- Author: Jonathan Woodward
- Decoder: sig.codes (2.x)
Version 2.2 ():
- Author: Jonathan Woodward
- Specification: alt.tv.animaniacs (canonical)
- Decoder: sig.codes (2.x)
Version 2.2.1 ():
- Author: Jonathan Woodward
- Specification: alt.tv.animaniacs (mirror) - listed as "repost" but describes minor changes
- Decoder: sig.codes (2.x)
Version 2.2.3 ():
- Author: Wilford B. Wolf
- Specification: alt.tv.animaniacs (canonical)
- Decoder: sig.codes (2.x)
Version 2.3.0r2 ():
- Author: Wilford B. Wolf
- Specification: darkwing.uoregon.edu (canonical, archived 1999-01-29)
- Specification: alt.tv.animaniacs (canonical)
- Decoder: sig.codes (2.x)
Timeline
| Details | Date | Detail | Relationship | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Geek Code 0.1 (inspiration) | Geek Code 0.1 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 0.2 (inspiration) | Geek Code 0.2 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 0.3 (inspiration) | Geek Code 0.3 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 1.0.1 (inspiration) | Geek Code 1.0.1 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 2.0 (inspiration) | Geek Code 2.0 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 2.1 (inspiration) | Geek Code 2.1 | inspiration | ||||
Animaniacs Code 1.1 | ||||||
Animaniacs Code 2.0 | ||||||
Animaniacs Code 2.1 | ||||||
Geek Code 3.0 (inspiration) | Geek Code 3.0 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 3.1 (inspiration) | Geek Code 3.1 | inspiration | ||||
BluesCode (inspired) | BluesCode | inspired | ||||
BluesCode 1.0 (inspired) | BluesCode 1.0 | inspired | ||||
BluesCode 1.1 (inspired) | BluesCode 1.1 | inspired | ||||
BluesCode 1.2 (inspired) | BluesCode 1.2 | inspired | ||||
Sonic the Hedgehog Code 1.1 (inspired) | Sonic the Hedgehog Code 1.1 | inspired | ||||
Simpsons Code 1.0 (inspired) | Simpsons Code 1.0 | inspired | ||||
BluesCode 1.3 (inspired) | BluesCode 1.3 | inspired | ||||
BluesCode 1.4 (inspired) | BluesCode 1.4 | inspired | ||||
Geek Code 3.12 (inspiration) | Geek Code 3.12 | inspiration | ||||
BluesCode 1.5 (inspired) | BluesCode 1.5 | inspired | ||||
Animaniacs Code 2.2 | ||||||
Simpsons Code 1.1 (inspired) | Simpsons Code 1.1 | inspired | ||||
Animaniacs Code 2.2.1 | ||||||
Animaniacs Code 2.2.3 | ||||||
Simpsons Code 1.2 (inspired) | Simpsons Code 1.2 | inspired | ||||
MST3K Code (Neylon) 0.9 (inspired) | MST3K Code (Neylon) 0.9 | inspired | ||||
Animaniacs Code 2.3.0r2 | ||||||
Ranger Code 0.1 (inspired) | Ranger Code 0.1 | inspired | ||||
Ranger Code 0.5 (inspired) | Ranger Code 0.5 | inspired | ||||
Ranger Code 0.8 (inspired) | Ranger Code 0.8 | inspired | ||||
Ranger Code 1.0 (inspired) | Ranger Code 1.0 | inspired | ||||
Ranger Code 1P (inspired) | Ranger Code 1P | inspired | ||||
Star Trek Code 2 (inspired) | Star Trek Code 2 | inspired | ||||
Power Rangers Fan Code (inspired) | Power Rangers Fan Code | inspired | ||||
Simpsons Code 1.3 (inspired) | Simpsons Code 1.3 | inspired | ||||
Geek Code 4.0 (inspiration) | Geek Code 4.0 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 4.2 (inspiration) | Geek Code 4.2 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 4.5 (inspiration) | Geek Code 4.5 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 4.55 (inspiration) | Geek Code 4.55 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 5.0 (inspiration) | Geek Code 5.0 | inspiration | ||||
Geek Code 6.0 (inspiration) | Geek Code 6.0 | inspiration | ||||