History WesternAnimation / MODOK2021

->''Time to change the world...BY BRINGING IT TO ITS KNEES!''

''M.O.D.O.K.'' (also called ''[[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt Marvel's]] M.O.D.O.K.'') is a 2021 Creator/{{Hulu}} StopMotion adult animated show that premiered on May 21, 2021. It was created by Jordan Blum (''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'') and Creator/PattonOswalt and stars Oswalt as the [[ComicBook/{{MODOK}} Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing]]. The show is a collaboration between Creator/MarvelStudios, Creator/MarvelTelevision, WesternAnimation/MarvelAnimation, and Creator/StoopidBuddyStudios.

** Comicbook/{{Wolverine}} and Comicbook/TheThing's hands make a brief appearance in a beer commercial. Similarly, [[spoiler: the montage of M.O.D.O.K.'s defeats at the hands of the Avengers are shown only via their weapons: Captain America's shield, Thor's hammer, Black Widow's gauntlets (actually showing her arm in this case), and Hawkeye's arrows.]]

* TheGhost: Comicbook/TheAvengers are frequently mentioned, but, with the exception of Iron Man, never appear in-person. [[spoiler: Even in the season finale, where M.O.D.O.K. is shown various alternate timelines where he is killed by the individual members of the Avengers, the heroes are always offscreen.]]

** In the second episode, "The M.O.D.O.K. That Time Forgot", it turns out that M.O.D.O.K. and Jodie went to [[Creator/JackKirby Kirby]] University. When M.O.D.O.K. goes to get his time machine from S.H.I.E.L.D., he rummages through a box of junk, tossing away [[Comicbook/ProfessorX Cerebro]] and the [[Comicbook/{{Galactus}} Ultimate Nullifier]], before finding Comicbook/DoctorStrange's prescription pad.

** In the fourth episode, Monica's daughter Carmilla always wears a Scorpion t-shirt, a reference to her codename in the comics. Additionally, items seen in the pawn shop include Comicbook/AntMan's helmet, a [[Comicbook/{{Nightcrawler}} Bamf]] doll, a Hellfire Club guard's mask, [[Comicbook/SubMariner Attuma's helmet]], Comicbook/{{Magik}}'s Soulsword and Comicbook/{{Dazzler}}'s roller skates. The place where the D-list villains hang out is the Bar with No Name, a recurring fixture of the supervillain scene in the comics.

** The season finale is titled "[[Comicbook/DaysOfFuturePast Days of Future M.O.D.O.K.s!]]" Whirlwind later tells Jodie that he used to [[StalkerWithACrush stalk]] Comicbook/TheWasp (which is indeed part of his comic book backstory), Comicbook/SheHulk, She-Thing and Comicbook/{{Storm}}. Additionally, [[spoiler: The future M.O.D.O.K.'s trophy room contains Iron Man's Mark I helmet, Comicbook/CaptainAmerica's shield, [[Comicbook/TheMightyThor Thor]]'s hammer, Comicbook/{{Hawkeye}}'s bow and Comicbook/{{Thanos}}' [[Comicbook/TheInfinityGauntlet Infinity Gauntlet]]]].

* DownerEnding: Due to M.O.D.O.K.'s selfish and self-destructive nature, many episodes end with him in even worse straits than he started in. The most notable example would be [[spoiler:the season finale. After the final three episodes have M.O.D.O.K. finally on the path to winning back his family and starting a new A.I.M., Anomaly reveals that he's seen every possible version of M.O.D.O.K.'s future and the only way M.O.D.O.K. will ever rule the world is after his family is killed. Despite all of his character development over the season, the present-day M.O.D.O.K. gives in to temptation and allows Anomaly to kill his family. The last scene cuts to the future where M.O.D.O.K. has killed the Avengers and conquered the world, only to feel utterly hollow at the cost of his victory. He's now obsessed with bringing his family into the BadFuture where he rules with him, and when his latest attempt fails with Anomaly's death, M.O.D.O.K. swears he'll find a way and "have it all." And since the series was cancelled, he'll never find a way to bring them back.]]

* DownerEnding: Due to M.O.D.O.K.'s selfish and self-destructive nature, many episodes end with him in even worse straits than he started in. The most notable example would be [[spoiler:the season finale. After the final three episodes have M.O.D.O.K. finally on the path to winning back his family and starting a new A.I.M., Anomaly reveals that he's seen every possible version of M.O.D.O.K.'s future and the only way M.O.D.O.K. will ever rule the world is after his family is killed. Despite all of his character development over the season, the present-day M.O.D.O.K. gives in to temptation and allows Anomaly to kill his family. The last scene cuts to the future where M.O.D.O.K. has killed the Avengers and conquered the world, only to feel utterly hollow at the cost of his victory. He's now obsessed with bringing his family into the BadFuture where he rules with him, and when his latest attempt fails with Anomaly's death, M.O.D.O.K. swears he'll find a way and "have it all."]]

** The seventh episode shows a poster of Wonder Man starring in a ''ComicBook/BruteForce'' movie.

George Tarleton / M.O.D.O.K. has been the head of A.I.M. for a while now and things aren't going so well. In fact, they are bankrupt and have to be sold off to G.R.U.M.B.L. Challenged for leadership of A.I.M. by Monica Rappaccini (Creator/WendiMcLendonCovey), things aren't looking any better at home either: M.O.D.O.K.'s wife Jodie (Creator/AimeeGarcia) is questioning whether her husband even ''needs'' to be a supervillain, while their children Lou (Creator/BenSchwartz) and Melissa ([[Series/BrooklynNineNine Melissa Fumero]]) struggle with being a supervillain's children as well as normal high school problems.

** The final episode has Melissa demonstrating an "ugly filter" on her phone to her dad, which makes M.O.D.O.K. look like Creator/PattonOswalt.

** In the past, M.O.D.O.K. apologized to Monica for stealing the credit for the kill, complimented her for the weapon design and even promised that she will be able to invent whatever she wants with no oversight.

As of yet there is no word on a second season.

* AdultFear: While given a sci-fi spin, a major conflict is M.O.D.O.K. facing is his business going bankrupt and the loss of purpose in his life if it goes under, as well as a failing marriage.

** At one point, MODOK attempts to enter a high-class supervillain club but is turned away and ridiculed by [[Characters/IncredibleHulkCentralRoguesGallery The Leader]], Comicbook/MisterSinister, and Madame Masque.

** In the fourth episode, Monica's daughter Carmilla always wears a Scorpion t-shirt, a reference to her codename in the comics. Additionally, items seen in the pawn shop include Comicbook/AntMan's helmet, a [[Comicbook/{{Nightcrawler}} Bamf]] doll, a Hellfire Club guard's mask, [[Comicbook/SubMariner Attuma's helmet]], Comicbook/IllyanaRasputin's Soulsword and Comicbook/{{Dazzler}}'s roller skates. The place where the D-list villains hang out is the Bar with No Name, a recurring fixture of the supervillain scene in the comics.

''M.O.D.O.K.'' (also called ''[[InCaseYouForgotWhoWroteIt Marvel's]] M.O.D.O.K.'') is a 2021 Creator/{{Hulu}} StopMotion animated show that premiered on May 21, 2021. It was created by Jordan Blum (''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'') and Creator/PattonOswalt and stars Oswalt as the [[ComicBook/{{MODOK}} Mental Organism Designed Only for Killing]]. The show is a collaboration between Creator/MarvelStudios, Creator/MarvelTelevision, WesternAnimation/MarvelAnimation, and Creator/StoopidBuddyStudios.

** At one point, MODOK attempts to enter a high-class supervillain club but is turned away and ridiculed by [[Characters/MarvelComicsTheLeader The Leader]], Comicbook/MisterSinister, and Madame Masque.

** Also from the third episode, M.O.D.O.K. clarifies for the hotel concierge that his name is spelled with a K instead of a C, which his name has been {{Bowdlerize}}d to often in kid-friendly media, such as in ''WesternAnimation/TheAvengersEarthsMightiestHeroes'', where it stood for "Conquest".

* NotSoDifferent: Wonder Man calls Jodie on the fact that just like MODOK she tends to use and manipulate people for her own goals. This is after having dated Simon and manipulating him into a fight with MODOK for publicity.