Mad (TV series)
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MAD is an American animated
sketch comedy
series created by Kevin Shinick
and produced by Warner Bros. Animation
. Based upon the magazine of the same name
, each episode is a collection of short animated parodies of television shows, movies, games, celebrities and other media using various types of animation. The series premiered on September 6, 2010 on Cartoon Network
.
, the 2011 ThunderCats
, and The Looney Tunes Show
. The rest of the first season will be released on January 17, 2012.
Animation
Animation is the rapid display of a sequence of images of 2-D or 3-D artwork or model positions in order to create an illusion of movement. The effect is an optical illusion of motion due to the phenomenon of persistence of vision, and can be created and demonstrated in several ways...
sketch comedy
Sketch comedy
A sketch comedy consists of a series of short comedy scenes or vignettes, called "sketches," commonly between one and ten minutes long. Such sketches are performed by a group of comic actors or comedians, either on stage or through an audio and/or visual medium such as broadcasting...
series created by Kevin Shinick
Kevin Shinick
Kevin Thomas Shinick is an American actor, producer, director and voice artist, as well as an Emmy and Annie award winning writer who occasionally writes comic books...
and produced by Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation
Warner Bros. Animation is the animation division of Warner Bros., a subsidiary of Time Warner. The studio is closely associated with the Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies characters, among others. The studio is the successor to Warner Bros...
. Based upon the magazine of the same name
Mad (magazine)
Mad is an American humor magazine founded by editor Harvey Kurtzman and publisher William Gaines in 1952. Launched as a comic book before it became a magazine, it was widely imitated and influential, impacting not only satirical media but the entire cultural landscape of the 20th century.The last...
, each episode is a collection of short animated parodies of television shows, movies, games, celebrities and other media using various types of animation. The series premiered on September 6, 2010 on Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network
Cartoon Network is a name of television channels worldwide created by Turner Broadcasting which used to primarily show animated programming. The channel began broadcasting on October 1, 1992 in the United States....
.
Recurring sketches
The following sketches have been recurring in this show:- A Mad Look Inside: A short piece in which viewers see a magical world inside a celebrity.
- Ask the Celebrity: Where various celebrities respond to fan letter questions, which the answers are always absurd. Such as Miley Cyrus, when asked what she did to put on a good concert performance, states that she rubbed cats on herself and walked on wool carpeting.
- Bad Idea #: This presents a scenario from the long list possible bad ideas.
- Celebrity Birthdays: This segment shows the birthdays of fictional characters and other people in show business.
- Celebrities Without Their Make-up: The segment shows what real and fictional celebrities would look like without their makeup. For example, Zach GalifianakisZach GalifianakisZachary Knight "Zach" Galifianakis is an American stand-up comedian and actor known for his numerous film and television appearances including his own Comedy Central Presents special...
was Benson from Regular ShowRegular ShowRegular Show is an American animated television series created by J. G. Quintel...
without his make-up and Iron ManIron ManIron Man is a fictional character, a superhero in the . The character was created by writer-editor Stan Lee, developed by scripter Larry Lieber, and designed by artists Don Heck and Jack Kirby, first appearing in Tales of Suspense #39 .A billionaire playboy, industrialist and ingenious engineer,...
was C-3PO without his make-up. - Don Martin: Adaptations to comics strips by long time Mad cartoonist Don Martin.
- Drawn-Out Dramas: After one of the primary sketches of the episode concludes, the Mad "wallpaper" will appear and "rip open" to reveal a Sergio AragonesSergio AragonésSergio Aragonés Domenech is a cartoonist and writer best known for his contributions to Mad Magazine and creator of the comic book Groo the Wanderer....
-style sketch in front of a colored background, often using a version of Alfred E. Neuman in some capacity. - Gross and Beyond Gross: Differences between gross and beyond gross.
- MAD News: A newsman ends up delivering the recent news. This sketch originally began broadcasting randomly in the middle of an episode usually interrupting another sketch. Starting with episode 9, the sketch now serves as a cold openCold openA cold open in a television program or movie is the technique of jumping directly into a story at the beginning or opening of the show, before the title sequence or opening credits are shown...
ing for every episode. - MADucation 101....: Lessons in any subject.
- Rejected: A segment revealing rejected ideas within various pop culture properties like Rejected Transformers, Rejected Superheroes, and Rejected Audition Tapes.
- Security Cam: A presentation of surveillance footage of things that happens at public places during nightly closing hours. Each video features supernatural occurrences that suggests would never happen during the day.
- Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions: Features a scenario when a person asks a question regarding something that obviously presented, resulting the in the person or people who were asked to give a sarcastic response that suggest otherwise.
- Spy vs. SpySpy vs. SpySpy vs. Spy is a black and white comic strip that debuted in Mad magazine #60, dated January 1961, and was originally published by EC Comics. The strip was created by Antonio Prohías.The Spy vs...
: An adaptation of the long running comic series Spy vs. SpySpy vs. SpySpy vs. Spy is a black and white comic strip that debuted in Mad magazine #60, dated January 1961, and was originally published by EC Comics. The strip was created by Antonio Prohías.The Spy vs...
. - Supervillains for Your...: A parody of the PSA segments from the Super FriendsSuper FriendsSuper Friends is an American animated television series about a team of superheroes, which ran from 1973 to 1986 on ABC as part of its Saturday morning cartoon lineup...
. Here various supervillains from the Legion of Doom present themselves as moral guidance to some child or children. However, as they are villains, they always manage to swindle, double cross, or betray the children resulting in them dying at the villain's hand or suffering some unforeseen related event. - This Day in History: A look at an achievement on the day of the initial broadcast. Most cases it will involve a lesser known person of historical significance doing or coming up with something in the shadow of another well know historical figure.
- Where's Lady Gaga: A Where's Waldo type sketch featuring pop superstar Lady GagaLady GaGaStefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta , better known by her stage name Lady Gaga, is an American singer and songwriter. Born and raised in New York City, she primarily studied at the Convent of the Sacred Heart and briefly attended New York University's Tisch School of the Arts before withdrawing to...
who is hiding at a small time public function. The viewer is asked to try and find her only to see at the end that she is always cleverly disguised as a prop to blend in perfectly with her surroundings.
DVD release
The DVD Mad - Season 1, Part 1 was released on September 20, 2011 with a matted 1.33:1 picture and an English stereo track. The extras on the DVD are trailers for Young JusticeYoung Justice (TV series)
Young Justice is an American animated television series created by Greg Weisman and Brandon Vietti for Cartoon Network. Despite its title, it is not an adaptation of Todd Dezago and Todd Nauck's Young Justice comic series, but rather an adaptation of the entire DC Universe with a focus on young...
, the 2011 ThunderCats
ThunderCats (2011 TV series)
ThunderCats is an American animated television series executive produced by Sam Register, and produced by Ethan Spaulding and Michael Jelenic and is a reboot of the original series by Tobin "Ted" Wolf. It is produced by Warner Bros. Animation with animation provided by the Japanese Studio 4°C.The...
, and The Looney Tunes Show
The Looney Tunes Show
The Looney Tunes Show is a packaged show, created for Cartoon Network, and broadcast from 2002 to 2005. It was produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The show featured cartoon shorts from the original Looney Tunes and Merrie Melodies theatrical cartoon series produced from 1930 to 1969.-External links:...
. The rest of the first season will be released on January 17, 2012.
External links
- Mad at Internet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie DatabaseInternet Movie Database is an online database of information related to movies, television shows, actors, production crew personnel, video games and fictional characters featured in visual entertainment media. It is one of the most popular online entertainment destinations, with over 100 million...