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I still am under the impression Steven Speilberg wanted to reboot THIS SHOW instead of Animaniacs as a whole.
The fact the Pinky and The Brain skits in Animaniacs 2020 are slightly better (though still not enough to save it as a show) than the garbage Yakko, Wakko & Dot bits (and all the other uninspired bits that replaced the likes of Slappy Squirrel, GoodFeathers, Buttons and Mindy, etc.) makes me think Speilberg pitched the idea of a reboot to WB, and they said, "Only if you bring back Animaniacs, too!", and Speilberg responded with, "Ugh, fine. But you're not getting all the bits from the original show and I want the no-talent writers from Family Guy to handle it, not me...".
It's an educated guess, but it probably explains a lot, still...