When Hulu announced the series a few days, they did not indicate who would be the showrunner or which talent would be involved besides Steven Spielberg, who will reprise his position as executive producer. It is still not out of the question that Ruegger and Rugg could become involved in the new episodes. and Amblin basically do the right thing and get as many of the original creators, artists, writers and musicians involved.”įollowing the announcement of the new episodes, Paul Rugg, a key writer and actor on the original Animaniacs, told a fan on Twitter that he was not working on the new episodes and it was “unknown” whether he would be asked to participate in the revival: “It looks like there are some discussions, but whether they are…coming to fruition, nobody seems to know. “Many of us who worked on Animaniacs in the past have tried to find out more and we have not found out a lot,” he told the podcast.

Speaking to the Animaniacs-related podcast Animanicast last October, Ruegger said that he had not been able to find out news about the reboot. Ruegger, who most recently served as executive producer on Disney’s The 7D, had apparently been kept in the dark about the new episodes of Animaniacs. He created something truly special and it won't be the same without him. It is absurd that isn't involved in the #Animaniacs reboot. Ruegger, 63, himself hasn’t said anything publicly about not being asked back, but he made his feelings clear when he retweeted this message of support from a fan:

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