Steven Spielberg Presents: Pinky and the Brain, Vol. 1

Pinky (series star Rob Paulsen) and The Brain (series star Maurice LaMarche) go undersea in a submarine to find the key ingredient for a hypnotic pancake batter.

The Brain schemes to collect workmen's compensation to fund another plan to take over the world in "Of Mouse and Man."

In "Tokyo Grows," during the 1950s, The Brain creates monsters to scare Tokyo and then rescue it. Later, in "That Smarts," The Brain decides that the key to his success is to make Pinky as smart as he is. Finally, in "Brainstem!" Pinky and The Brain sing about the parts of the brain.

In the 1930s, The Brain poses as the Fog and plans to broadcast his hypnotic voice over the radio in "Pinky and the Fog." Then, Pinky and the Brain alter the inscription on a space probe to go "Where No Mouse Has Gone Before." Later, in "Cheese Roll Call," Pinky sings about cheeses.

Pinky and The Brain establish a bogus country, "Brainania," in order to receive aid from the United States.

In "TV or NoT TV," The Brain tries to take over the world by starring in a hit TV sitcom.

In 18th-century Paris, Pinky and The Brain plan to use the celebration of Napoleon's victories to cause a diversion, but they become the diversion themselves.

The Brain designs a mesmerizing doll, Noodle Noggin, which resembles him. His plan is to make one for every house so he can make people do his every command through mind control. Since it would take him and Pinky over a hundred years to make enough Noodle Noggin dolls on their own, The Brain decides to use Santa's (guest star voice talent Earl Boen) workshop. He and Pinky go to the North Pole and infiltrate Santa's workplace. Incredibly, they get the dolls made and Santa delivers them to every house around the world. When everyone on the planet is mesmerized and the time comes for The Brain to begin his commands, he is overwhelmed by the Christmas spirit and instead demands that everyone wish each other a Merry Christmas.

Snowball (recurring guest star voice talent Roddy McDowall), an evil hamster that also wants to take over the world, interrupts The Brain's chain-letter scheme. Ironically, The Brain must now save the world so that it will be available to conquer the following night.

In 19th-century England, Pinky and The Brain accept a challenge to circle the globe in 79 days in order to gain a foothold in the British Empire ...and then conquer the world.

After purchasing carefully selected properties, The Brain schemes to flood the planet and leave his holdings as the only dry land. He and Pinky bluff their way onto the space shuttle to manipulate the Hubble telescope and focus the sun's rays on the polar ice caps, melting them. But The Brain has made a fatal error in his real estate dealings, which foils the plans.

Pinky and The Brain mechanize the Lincoln Memorial and convince the population that it's the reincarnated Lincoln in "Ambulatory Abe." Then, The Brain tells the story of the "Mouse of La Mancha."

First, Pinky arrives in Vienna circa 1946 to search for his missing friend, The Brain, in "The Third Mouse." Next, in "The Visit," The Brain captures some ordinary field mice that are found to be his parents.

The Brain convinces everyone to come over to an alternate Earth that he has created out of paper mache.

In "Collect 'Em All," Brain uses Johannes Gutenberg's printing press to make up collectable trading cards. In "Pinkasso," Pinky becomes a famous modern artist..

Pinky and The Brain are chased by an alien that eats brains.

In "The Mummy," Pinky and The Brain come face to face with a real mummy after they get sealed inside an Egyptian pyramid. In "Robin Brain," The Brain hires men to steal from the rich and give to him.

Pinky becomes President of the United States when a letter to the newspaper is misconstrued as a strong political viewpoint.

Brain schemes to create a tearjerker movie that will be broadcasted to the entire world and the world's leaders will be so depressed they will relinquish power to him.

The mice are mistaken for monkeys and are taken from Acme Labs and set free in the jungle.

In "A Little Off the Top," The Brain tries to discover the source of Samson's strength. In "Megalomaniacs Anonymous," The Brain joins a support group for those obsessed with the notion of taking over the world.

In "Two Mice and a Baby," a spoof of the Superman story, The Brain and Pinky care for a boy with special powers sent to Earth by his parents. In "The Maze," Lab scientists use a chip critical to The Brain's plan and he must get through a virtual reality maze to get it back.