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MAD

2010–2013 · 4 seasons

A rapid-fire barrage of silly pop-culture parodies, easy to dip into and funnier the more of the references you catch.

Created by: Kevin Shinick, William Gaines
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Starring: Kevin Shinick, Julie Nathanson, 'Weird Al' Yankovic

Overview: 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 instead of the usual animation style that Warner Bros. Animation is known for. The series premiered on the evening of September 6, 2010 on Cartoon Network. It has been described as a "kid-friendly version of Robot Chicken".

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Created by: Kevin Shinick, William Gaines
Genres: Animation, Comedy
Starring: Kevin Shinick, Julie Nathanson, 'Weird Al' Yankovic

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Tone: absurdstrength 3 of 3
satiricalstrength 3 of 3
lightstrength 2 of 3
whimsicalstrength 1 of 3
Pacing: brisk, 3 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention: easy-watch, 2 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes: media
celebrity
art
identity
Places: None
Era: contemporary
Audience: teen
Form: anthology
animated
Content intensity: Gore none
Language mild
Violence mild
Sex mild

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Action	3
Horror	1
Humour	8
Realism	3
Romance	1
Tension	1
Darkness	2
Complexity	2
Emotional weight	1

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Genres: animation, comedy
Created by: Kevin Shinick, William Gaines
Written by: Ben Joseph, Greg White, Mason Steinberg, Kevin Shinick
Starring: Kevin Shinick, Julie Nathanson, 'Weird Al' Yankovic, Gary Anthony Williams, Cree Summer, Diedrich Bader, Hugh Davidson, Julia McIlvaine
Length: 4 seasons, 123 episodes, 15 min each
Network: Cartoon Network
Country: United States of America
Languages: English, Portuguese

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