| 1 | ->''"In case you haven't realized it by now, this is a'' Film/{{Highlander}} ''parody."'' |
| 2 | -->-- ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' |
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| 4 | A parody is a twisted imitation of another artistic work. An intentional mockery, though often a [[AffectionateParody loving one]], it imitates the style of the original in order to puncture its mistakes and point out its flaws. Some aspects may be exaggerated, and others downplayed. Usually comedic, but occasionally dark and [[DeconstructiveParody deconstructive]]. Can be sublime, or worse than the original. Sometimes a {{Homage}} or ShoutOut doubles as a parody. And sometimes [[WholePlotReference the entire work gets parodied.]] |
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| 6 | Lack of knowledge of and/or respect for the source material is the most common danger of parody. Not all parody is {{satire}}. As satire is usually pursuing an intellectual point, we expect it to be critical. On the other hand, most parodies are watched by people who liked the original stories, so pointing out too loudly that something is stupid (or that it broadly seems to defy the premise) can subconsciously insult the viewer. In fact, many successful parodies still use the situation or design that they mock. They simply [[LampshadeHanging point out that it doesn't make sense]], but let the appeal be in the eye of the beholder. |
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| 8 | Another danger is the assumption that the audience is familiar with the subject matter being parodied; extensive parodies have multiple layers of comic gold. This can be shaky ground, depending on the age of your audience, and writers sometimes resign themselves to [[SmallReferencePools broad, widely known characters and situations]]. The problem is that such things have probably already been parodied to death. Enough parodies can cause a shift to that version of the character becoming the archetype, leading to later subversions of subversions. |
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| 10 | The most basic idea is, of course, that a parody is essentially something you've seen before in a different form. Your audience hopes you bring something new to the table, and will not be impressed if all you do is regurgitate tropes. |
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| 12 | The nature of parody can lead to unfortunate MisaimedFandom. |
| 13 | |
| 14 | See also {{Satire}}, {{Pastiche}}, {{Farce}}, MetaTropeIntro, ParodiedTrope (spoofing a trope). |
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| 16 | For a list of tropes used ''in'' parodies, see ParodyTropes. |
| 17 | ---- |
| 18 | !!Examples: |
| 19 | |
| 20 | [[foldercontrol]] |
| 21 | |
| 22 | [[folder:Anime & Manga]] |
| 23 | * ''Anime/PuniPuniPoemy'' is a parody of the MagicalGirl genre, especially ''Manga/SailorMoon'' and ''Manga/CardcaptorSakura''. |
| 24 | * ''Anime/ExcelSaga'' parodies one genre per episode. The second episode, for instance parodies science fiction movies, and the twenty third parodies ''Manga/FistOfTheNorthStar''. |
| 25 | * ''Literature/KonoSuba'' is a parody of the [[TrappedInAnotherWorld Isekai]] genre that saturated the anime/manga sphere in the wake of ''Literature/SwordArtOnline''. |
| 26 | * ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' is a parody of general [[AnimatedShockComedy adult American cartoons]] and American media in general while also parodying the MagicalGirl genre. |
| 27 | [[/folder]] |
| 28 | |
| 29 | [[folder:Audio Plays]] |
| 30 | * The album ''The Giant Rat Of Sumatra'' is a parody of ''Literature/SherlockHolmes'', starring Hemlock Stones, the Great Defective. |
| 31 | * Creator/StanFreberg's record ''Saint George and the Dragonet'' is a fantasy parody of ''Franchise/{{Dragnet}}''. |
| 32 | [[/folder]] |
| 33 | |
| 34 | [[folder:Comedy]] |
| 35 | * Creator/TheFiresignTheatre have a few, including: |
| 36 | ** "AudioPlay/TheFurtherAdventuresOfNickDanger" is an extended parody of old-timey radio detective shows. |
| 37 | [[/folder]] |
| 38 | |
| 39 | [[folder:Fan Works]] |
| 40 | * ''Webcomic/HetaliaAxisPowers'' fanfic ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/11886910/1/Gankona-Unnachgiebig-Unità Gankona, Unnachgiebig, Unità]]'': Let's just say the author parodied [[{{Hammerspace}} Hammerspace]] ''several'' times. From clothes to books to Death Notes to flowers, the characters' backs can store them all. |
| 41 | -->"It's alright Italia-kun. I always bring spare cosplays with me." He reached into some sort of secret compartment behind his back, pulling out an identical outfit to the one the brunet was currently wearing. Seriously, how do anime characters have such an ability?\ |
| 42 | Japan disappeared into a bathroom for a short amount of time before reappearing, now clad in a sharp black suit and tie with a white dress shirt and black pants, taking hexagonal glasses from his pocket — or wherever anime characters store all their stuff — before putting them on.\ |
| 43 | "Humph." The larger scoffed back. He then reached into the magical space all anime characters have, whipping out a book conveniently titled ''How to Catch a Runaway Italian''.\ |
| 44 | Both reached into the magical space all anime characters have, extracting black notebooks—Japan's having unidentifiable symbols on its cover as Italy's had 'Death Note' clearly printed on it in gothic letters—before taking out pens and colored pencils as well, opening the pages before scrawling in them.\ |
| 45 | Giggling, the auburn reached into the magical space all anime characters have, an exquisite bouquet of utmost grandeur popping out from behind his back. "Tada!" |
| 46 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TQ6jisr1Nlk&list=PLSQLREUw9vwlh8bzgvZCt_WS8615trN5H The Legend of Zelda: A Link Between Videos]]. Which is a gag dub of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaBreathOfTheWild''. |
| 47 | * ''Fanfic/Plan7Of9FromOuterSpace'' is a parody of sci-fi tropes, {{B Movie}}s and {{Failed Future Forecast}}s. |
| 48 | * ''Fanfic/PokemonGospelVersion'' is a parody of MoralGuardians and pokes fun at them for claiming Pokemon is Satanic. |
| 49 | * ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' and its various spin-offs and [[FollowTheLeader imitators]] are notable for taking up only a third of the time and containing twice the plot of the shows they parody. |
| 50 | [[/folder]] |
| 51 | |
| 52 | [[folder:Films -- Live-Action]] |
| 53 | * The ''Film/ScaryMovie'' series contains countless send-ups of contemporary horror and sci-fi movies, among other films. The Wayans brothers went on to do a number of other parody movies like ''Film/AHauntedHouse'' and ''Fifty Shades of Black''. |
| 54 | * Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg, who also worked on ''Scary Movie'' for a while, have also produced similar genre-spoof movies with self-descriptive titles, like ''Film/DateMovie'', ''Film/EpicMovie'' and ''Film/DisasterMovie2008''. [[NonindicativeName Despite their names]], they seem to spoof [[ShallowParody the trailers of the respective year's hyped films]] instead. ''Film/MeetTheSpartans'' and ''Film/VampiresSuck'' are, you've guessed it, respectively parodies of the ''Film/ThreeHundred'' film and ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga''. |
| 55 | * ''Film/NotAnotherTeenMovie'', a parody of teen films in general and ''She's All That'' in particular, was also written by two (different) members of the same team of creators. |
| 56 | * A grand Italian tradition is that of redubbing, which consists in gag dubs of movies ranging from sketches to full-length movies that may not share the film's plot or premise at all (sometimes with extensive new footage shot). Started with ''Film/{{Star Trek II|The Wrath of Khan}}'' way back in the 1980s, making the gag dub OlderThanTheyThink. Lots of parodies can be found [[http://www.stevenworks.com here]] (naturally in Italian, and many of which are strictly in local dialects). |
| 57 | ** A recurring gag in a GagDub is to use the original dialogue of certain characters. By simply changing the other dialogue around it, what they said makes them look even stupider than if their dialogue had been changed. |
| 58 | *** Occasionally, lampshades may be hung on the use of original lines. ''WebVideo/YuGiOhTheAbridgedSeries'' is fond of a flashing * ACTUAL 4KIDS DIALOG* label on the bottom of the screen. |
| 59 | * ''Film/BeverlyHillsNinja'' is a parody of MightyWhitey ninja films. It features a tribe of ninjas adopting an orphan Caucasian boy whom they think will be their clan's long-prophesied "Great White Hope." Unfortunately for them, the boy grows up to be a clumsy, uncoordinated adult (played by Creator/ChrisFarley) and the only way he can save the day is with the secret assistance of the ninja tribe's best Japanese member. |
| 60 | * ''Film/{{Spaceballs}}'' was a parody of ''Franchise/StarWars''. |
| 61 | ** Creator/MelBrooks loves parodies, and he has sent up [[Film/YoungFrankenstein several]] [[Film/RobinHoodMenInTights other]] [[Film/HighAnxiety popular films]] and characters. |
| 62 | * ''Film/JamesBond'' was actually intended to be a parody of espionage films, but, ironically enough, it turned out to be held as the quintessential spy series; even getting its own parodies in the form of films such as ''Film/SpyHard'', ''Film/AustinPowers'' and ''Series/GetSmart''. |
| 63 | * ''Film/BigMoneyHustlas'', produced by Music/InsaneClownPosse's label, Creator/PsychopathicRecords, is a parody of '70s exploitation flicks. Its follow-up, ''Film/BigMoneyRustlas'', is a parody of westerns. |
| 64 | * ''Film/MysteryTeam'' is this for amateur sleuth stories. |
| 65 | * The UsefulNotes/NewZealand comedy ''Film/TonganNinja'' is a spoof of martial arts films in general, and Bruce Lee's ''Film/WayOfTheDragon'' in particular. |
| 66 | * Brazilian group Os Trapalhões (also translated as "The Tramps") had this in a few of their movies, in addition to many parodies in their TV show - [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SGvgIc9OYSs one]] of ''Series/SWAT1975'' even became a full-fledged movie by [[TheBandMinusTheFace all but the leader]] during a short break-up. During the internet's popularization of foreign {{Mockbuster}}s, they got roped along the way: ''Os Trapalhões na Guerra dos Planetas'' (The Tramps in the Planet War) is ''Brazilian Franchise/StarWars'', ''Os Trapalhões no Planalto dos Macacos'' (The Tramps in the Plateau of the Apes) is ''Brazilian Franchise/PlanetOfTheApes'', and ''Os Trapalhões e o Mágico de Oróz'' (The Tramps and the Wizard of Oroz) is ''Brazilian Film/TheWizardOfOz''. |
| 67 | * ''Film/CheechAndChongsTheCorsicanBrothers'' is a send-up of the Dumas novel, * ''Literature/TheCorsicanBrothers'', replacing the swashbuckling adventure with SexComedy. |
| 68 | * Parodies were the ''Film/CarryOn'' movies' forte. It was rather daring at the time because the owners of the films they wanted to parody feared that they were stealing, but Hollywood's paranoia was soon reassured. |
| 69 | ** ''Film/CarryOnCleo'' was a parody of ''Film/{{Cleopatra}}'', with many references to [[Creator/WilliamShakespeare Shakespeare's]] ''Theatre/AntonyAndCleopatra'' and ''Theatre/JuliusCaesar''. |
| 70 | ** ''Film/CarryOnSpying'' mocked Franchise/JamesBond, with many characters being named after many espionage characters. |
| 71 | ** ''Film/CarryOnJack'' nodded to {{swashbuckler}}s and WoodenShipsAndIronMen movies, particularly ''Film/MutinyOnTheBounty''. |
| 72 | * ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheHams'' combines and spoofs the plots of ''Film/TheSilenceOfTheLambs'' and ''Film/{{Psycho}}''. |
| 73 | * ''Baby Jane?'' parodies the film version of ''Film/WhateverHappenedToBabyJane'' by having the roles of Baby Jane and Blanche be portrayed by drag queens and by including a CreepyDoll character that comes alive and haunts Blanche at the end of the film. |
| 74 | * Almost ten years before ''Spaceballs'' sent up Star Wars, Ernie Fosselius gave us ''Hardware Wars.'' "You'll laugh. You'll cry. You'll kiss three bucks goodbye." |
| 75 | * ''Film/PlumpFiction'' parodies violent films of the 90s, mainly parodying ''Film/PulpFiction'', from the intersecting storylines, to the AnachronicOrder. Other films such as ''Film/ReservoirDogs'' and ''Film/NaturalBornKillers'' are parodied as well. |
| 76 | * ''Film/TheAdventuresOfPhilibertCaptainVirgin'' is a DeconstructiveParody of Hollywood-made and French-made {{Swashbuckler}} films from the '30s to the '60s that starred the likes of Creator/ErrolFlynn, Creator/JeanMarais and Creator/GerardBarray. Most of the heroism-related tropes, [[KnightInShiningArmor idealism]] and drama common to the genre are put into the picture and {{exaggerated|Trope}} in order to be made fun of. |
| 77 | [[/folder]] |
| 78 | |
| 79 | [[folder:Literature]] |
| 80 | * The ''Literature/{{Dragaera}}'' novels include a subseries called the Literature/KhaavrenRomances that parody Creator/AlexandreDumas. |
| 81 | * ''Literature/LordOfTheFlies'' is a dark parody of R. M. Ballantyne's ''Coral Island'' to the point of even using parodies of its main characters' names ({{lampshaded}} by the end); instead of converting the native "savages" around them to Christianity, the "savagery" comes from within. |
| 82 | * The Harvard Lampoon's ''Literature/BoredOfTheRings'' rather viciously skewers ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. |
| 83 | * Thematically linked to the above, ''Literature/NationalLampoonsDoon'' goes after ''Literature/{{Dune}}'' in similar style. |
| 84 | * ''Literature/HowToSurviveAZombieApocalypse'' depicts the ZombieApocalypse scenario and often exaggerates the genre's tropes, given it's also a slapstick. |
| 85 | * The ancient Greek ''Literature/{{Batrachomyomachia}}'' makes this OlderThanFeudalism, since the 300-line poem parodies the [[Literature/TheIliad epic]] genre by using epic conventions for a rather non-heroic story: a battle between mice and frogs. |
| 86 | * ''An Apology for the Life of Mrs. Shamela Andrews'' by Henry Fielding, a parody of the cringeworthy but popular inspirational novel ''Pamela'' by Samuel Richardson. One of the rare cases where the parody is somehow better than the original. |
| 87 | ** And then the bustard Fielding went to the well a second time with ''Joseph Andrews''. |
| 88 | * The modern anti-love story ''Literature/{{The Sorrows of Young Mike}}'' is a parody of the classic German romantic piece of literature called ''[[Literature/TheSorrowsOfYoungWerther Die Leiden des Jungen Werther]]'' (''The Sorrows of Young Werther''). Both are tragic and worth reading, whether separate or in conjunction. |
| 89 | * The ''Literature/BarryTrotter'' series, three novels parodying the ''Franchise/HarryPotter'' franchise. |
| 90 | * ''Literature/YoungAdult'', a short web original one-shot, parodies the ''Literature/{{Divergent}}'', ''Literature/HarryPotter'' '''and''' ''[[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Twilight]]'' series. |
| 91 | * ''Literature/VillainsByNecessity'': The book is one of the standard "Heroes have to save the world" plot, with some "bad guys" now having to save the ''universe'' from the "good guys" after they won. It also generally parodies many fantasy cliches, with the ''{{Literature/Dragonlance}}'' characters being more specifically parodied through one band of heroes who try to stop these {{villain protagonist}}s, along with borrowing the idea that if good wins, it must turn evil itself in the end. |
| 92 | * ''Literature/ThePower'': The FramingDevice explicitly parodies debates about gender roles being innate or learned, along with alleged ancient matriarchal societies, but all the roles have been reversed, so this is now about if men are innately ''less'' violent, inherently nurturing etc. or a patriarchy ever existed, as it takes place in a future matriarchy. |
| 93 | * The poem "Casabianca" by Creator/ElizabethBishop is a brief and clever homage to [[Literature/{{Casabianca}} the original poem]] by Creator/FeliciaDorotheaHemans, equating the boy hero's loyalty and sacrifice with love. |
| 94 | [[/folder]] |
| 95 | |
| 96 | [[folder:Live-Action TV]] |
| 97 | * ''Series/{{Kaamelott}}'' is a French series parodying the Myth/ArthurianLegend, where Myth/KingArthur is SurroundedByIdiots (though it did become more serious in the last seasons). Ditto with TheMovie, ''Film/KaamelottPremierVolet''. |
| 98 | * ''Series/SledgeHammer'' is an over-the-top parody of the CowboyCop. |
| 99 | ** At least in the first season. Then it became too whiny and RomCom-ish, attempting satire and/or deconstruction where none were necessary. |
| 100 | * ''Series/PoliceSquad'' was a parody of 1960s- and 1970s-vintage PoliceProcedural shows, particularly the output of [[Creator/QuinnMartin Quinn Martin Productions]], and specifically ''MSquad''. |
| 101 | ** And an Australian version ''Series/FunkySquad''. |
| 102 | ** ''Series/AngieTribeca'' is a ''Police Squad!''-inspired show with a similar style of humor that mocks police procedurals of the 2010's. |
| 103 | * ''Series/TheDailyShow'' uses the parody news format to make [[{{Satire}} satirical]] points. Its SpinOff, ''Series/TheColbertReport'', does satire as well, but parodies blowhard opinion shows like ''Series/TheOReillyFactor'' instead of straight news. |
| 104 | * ''Series/BrassEye'' parodied the shock-obsessed news media by lifting their style. |
| 105 | * ''Series/ICarly'': The fake movie trailers. [[TeenDrama Kelly Cooper: Terrible Movie]] is about cliched teen chick movies, and [[DisasterMovie The Blowing]] pokes fun at disaster films. |
| 106 | * ''The Oceanic Six: A Conspiracy of Lies'' is a [[FauxDocumentary mockumentary]] on the ''Series/{{Lost}}'' season 4 DVD. Presented as an in-universe documentary, the film is an obvious parody of ''WebVideo/LooseChange'', from the music, voiceovers, interviews with questionably qualified scientists, anonymous interviews, wild accusations, and claims of a government coverup in regards to the crash of Oceanic flight 815 and the subsequent [[spoiler:rescuing of six passengers]]. The irony is that the documentary is ''right'' that the official story is a lie... but its explanation is hilariously wrong (one word: cannibalism). |
| 107 | * Each episode of ''Series/MyLifeInFilm'', a little-known BBC comedy about a slightly delusional scriptwriter, was a parody of a popular film. |
| 108 | * The ''Series/MontyPythonsFlyingCircus'' "Science Fiction Sketch" is a parody of British science fiction that comes across nowadays as being a very close parody of the Third Doctor era of ''Series/DoctorWho'' - ludicrous costumes, Mohs/ScienceInGenreOnly, AliensInCardiff, a suave and painfully serious ScienceHero explaining the plot to a DumbBlonde [[TheWatson Watson]], TheBrigadier... even though it aired six months before that era even started. |
| 109 | * ''Series/{{Norsemen}}'' is a comedic parody of ''Series/{{Vikings}}'', with [[ActionGirl Frøya]] being a fairly obvious {{Expy}} of Lagertha from that show. |
| 110 | * ''Series/PoshNosh'': Parody of cooking shows. |
| 111 | * ''Series/GetSmart'' was a parody of the spy shows prevalent at the time. |
| 112 | ** Specifically, Maxwell Smart himself is a fairly direct parody of [[Series/TheManFromUncle Napoleon Solo]], and 99 is a combination parody of [[Series/TheAvengers1960s Emma Peel]] and [[Series/TheManFromUncle Illya Kuryakin.]] KAOS is a parody of [[Film/JamesBond SPECTRE]]. |
| 113 | * ''Series/Danger5'', a parody of Sixties adventure shows. Season 2 of TheEighties movies, ranging from cop shows to high school dramas. |
| 114 | * ''Series/DearWhitePeople'': |
| 115 | ** The A-P students’ favorite shows are ''Defamation'', a parody of ''Series/{{Scandal}}'', and ''Prince O’Palities'', a parody of ''Series/{{Empire}}''. |
| 116 | ** Not to mention the episode centered on Gabe where all his [[FantasySequence fantasy sequences]] are parodies of films like ''Film/DoTheRightThing'', ''Film/Persona1966'', and {{Blaxploitation}} flicks. |
| 117 | ** The third season has one of ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'' (with the Handmaids in blue rather than red), which also serves to criticize some aspects. |
| 118 | * ''Series/WhenThingsWereRotten'' was a Myth/RobinHood parody by Creator/MelBrooks. It starred Creator/DickGautier as Robin Hood. [[note]]It was quite different than the later Mel Brooks movie, Film/RobinHoodMenInTights.[[/note]] |
| 119 | * ''Series/{{Quark}}'' was a parody of ''[[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Star Trek]]'', with some ''[[Film/ANewHope Star Wars]]'' and ''Film/TwoThousandOneASpaceOdyssey'' added in. It was created by ''Series/GetSmart'' co-creator Creator/BuckHenry. It starred Creator/RichardBenjamin as Quark, the captain of a garbage scow InSpace |
| 120 | * ''[[Series/SpanishArcher Spanish Archer]]'' was a bizarre send-up of reality talent search shows in the mid-90s. |
| 121 | [[/folder]] |
| 122 | |
| 123 | [[folder:Music]] |
| 124 | * Music/WeirdAlYankovic has made a career out of parody songs; he is unarguably the most prominent artist in this field, to the point where other people's parody songs are often misattributed to Al instead. While most of his songs directly parody specific songs, he also does so-called "style parodies", where he makes light of a band or a singer's overall musical style, rather than a single work of theirs. |
| 125 | * Creator/AllanSherman was well known for his parody songs in the '60s. |
| 126 | * Music/BobRivers is particularly known for his parodies of ChristmasSongs. |
| 127 | * Also BohemianParody, which covers parodies of [[Music/{{Queen}} Bohemian Rhapsody]]. |
| 128 | * Two years after Fiddler's Dram released 'Day Trip to Bangor', Creator/JasperCarrott parodied the song with 'Day Trip to Blackpool', in 1981. While 'Day Trip to Bangor' was about what a lovely time they had there, 'Day Trip to Blackpool' is the exact opposite. |
| 129 | * "Star Trekkin" by The Firm, which is a parody of ''{{Series/Star Trek|The Original Series}}''. |
| 130 | * {{Music/Brentalfloss}}: |
| 131 | ** [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xkbyE-6SS9A parodied]] [[{{Music/Kesha}} Ke$ha]]'s "Tik Tok" due to the release of ''VideoGame/TheLegendOfZeldaMajorasMask 3D''. Fans took it with [[BrokenBase mixed reaction]]. |
| 132 | ** The ''VideoGame/FinalFantasyIV'' Love Theme on his first album is sung by [[WesternAnimation/SouthPark Eric Cartman]]. The entire song is just Cartman stating that he hates you. (The G-rated version, on the other hand, is sung by WebAnimation/HomestarRunner and the whole song is him singing about how he likes Brent.) |
| 133 | * Barry Mann's "Who Put the Bomp" was a parody of {{Doowop}}. |
| 134 | -->Darling, bomp bah bah bomp, bah bomp bah bomp bomp\ |
| 135 | And my honey, rama lama ding dong forever\ |
| 136 | And when I say, dip da dip da dip da dip\ |
| 137 | You know I mean it from the bottom of my boogity boogity boogity shoop |
| 138 | * Music/TheRutles was Neil Innes and Eric Idle's brilliant and uncannily accurate parody following the timeline of Music/TheBeatles. The songs were so close to the Beatles' work that Northern Songs (copyright holders of their music) threatened a plagiarism lawsuit against Chappell Music (the Rutles' songs). However, George Harrison appeared in the Rutles' mockumentary "All You Need is Cash." |
| 139 | * Creator/NoelCoward wrote "There Are Bad Things Just Around The Corner" as a very intentional genre parody of the whole genre of "morale-boosting" songs from World War Two. |
| 140 | [[/folder]] |
| 141 | |
| 142 | [[folder:Podcasts]] |
| 143 | * ''Podcast/MissionToZyxx'' has many targets, but its most frequent is ''Franchise/StarWars''. Pleck Decksetter is a farmboy from a backwater planet whose Chosen One destiny is to become a Zima Knight etc etc... |
| 144 | [[/folder]] |
| 145 | |
| 146 | [[folder:Print Media]] |
| 147 | * ''Magazine/{{MAD}}'' specializes in parodies, particularly those of movies and TV shows. Some also have satirical elements...but for some reason, the magazine refers to ''all'' of them as satires, not parodies, so it's no wonder Keanu Reeves got confused. |
| 148 | [[/folder]] |
| 149 | |
| 150 | [[folder:Pro Wrestling]] |
| 151 | * At the 1996 ''November To Remember'', Wrestling/{{ECW}} debuted a parody of Wrestling/{{WCW}}'s Wrestling/{{n|ewWorldOrder}}Wo, the blue World order, centered around Wrestling/StevieRichards, [[Wrestling/MikeBucci Super Nova]] and Wrestling/TheBlueMeanie in the roles of Wrestling/KevinNash, Wrestling/HulkHogan and Wrestling/ScottHall. When WCW used its partnership with Wrestling/{{N|ewJapanProWrestling}}JPW to create nWo Japan, ECW used its with Wrestling/MichinokuProWrestling to create bWo Japan. |
| 152 | * Founded in 1997, the Japanese Wrestling/DramaticDreamTeam promotion is dedicated to parodying American professional wrestling, especially the Wrestling/{{WWE}}, as it was born around the then-WWF's height of popularity and financial success. |
| 153 | * While Carlitos is a common name, El Sensacional Carlitos, an ignorant illiterate [[PrefersGoingBarefoot who preferred going barefoot]], was a [[TheGimmick gimmick]] the Puerto Rican branch of the International Wrestling Association came up with in 2005, in mockery of Carlos Colon and Wrestling/{{Carlito C|olon}}aribbean Cool of rival promotion, WWC. However, Carlitos became so popular WWC ended up hiring him without changing the gimmick at all, even having him team up with Carlito at points. |
| 154 | * The 2006 Wrestling/{{Chikara}} Tag World Grand Prix saw the debut of Team WWF, a parody of the Second City Saints: CP Munk, Colt Cabunny and Ace Panda (Wrestling/CMPunk, Wrestling/ColtCabana and Ace Steel). |
| 155 | [[/folder]] |
| 156 | |
| 157 | [[folder:Puppet Shows]] |
| 158 | * ''Series/SesameStreet'' has sketches based on popular movies, books, and TV shows, such as ''[[Series/GameOfThrones Game Of Chairs]]'', ''[[Series/HouseOfCardsUS House Of Bricks]]'', ''[[Series/{{Homeland}} Homelamb]]'', ''[[Series/SonsOfAnarchy Sons Of Poetry]]'', ''[[Literature/HarryPotter Furry Potter and the Goblet of Cookies]]'', ''[[Literature/TheHungerGames The Hungry Games - Catching Fur]]'', ''[[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Lord of the Crumbs]]'', and ''[[Franchise/StarWars Star S'mores]]''. |
| 159 | [[/folder]] |
| 160 | |
| 161 | [[folder:Radio]] |
| 162 | * ''Radio/TheHowardSternShow'' used to and sometimes still will parody television shows and movies, although more frequently song parodies are featured, many of which, sent in by fans, are about being sexually attracted to news anchor Robin Quivers. Thousands of these exist, and one or two are always played before her news segment. |
| 163 | * Creator/TheBBC Radio 4 series ''Hordes of the Things'', by A.P.R. Marshall (Andrew Marshall of ''Series/TwoPointFourChildren'' and ''Radio/TheBurkissWay'') and J.H.W. Lloyd (John Lloyd of ''Radio/TheHitchhikersGuideToTheGalaxy1978'' and ''Series/{{Blackadder}}'') was a parody of ''Literature/TheLordOfTheRings''. It's notable because it was broadcast six months ''before'' the Radio 4 adaptation of ''LOTR'', and manages to predict some of the voice characterization to a spooky degree. (Or they heard about it in the canteen.) |
| 164 | * ''Dave Hollins: Space Cadet'', a miniseries in ''Radio/SonOfCliche'', was a parody of ''2001: A Space Odyssey'' in which the titular character was left as the sole survivor of his ship's crew. The premise of this would later be followed up with a SpiritualSuccessor in ''Series/RedDwarf'', which was plundering "Dave Hollis" sketches and recycling them for TV as late as the fifth series. |
| 165 | * ''Radio/TheBurkissWay'' parodied ''everything'' it could lay its hands on. |
| 166 | * ''The X Fools'' parodied the then concurrently running ''Series/TheXFiles'' series. [[AgentScully Agent Sulky]] is the OnlySaneWoman stuck between her brainless CovertPervert partner Agent Smoulder and their WholesomeCrossdresser superior Assistant Director Skinhead, confronting such villains as Dancer Man and the Cigarette Sucking Woman. |
| 167 | * Brazilian radio station 98 FM remakes songs to mock recent defeats by the football teams of its home city - and sometimes other teams as well. [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HDT63FKfqd0 One parody was even in English]], turning [[Music/JustinBieber "Sorry"]] into "Sorry [[Usefulnotes/OlympicGames Olimpiadas]]", apologizing for [[TroubledProduction the mess that was the Olympic Village]] (and Rio de Janeiro itself) prior to the 2016 games. |
| 168 | * ''The Hour of Slack'' is the nationally syndicated radio show of the parody religion the Church of the [=SubGenius=]. It features sermons from creator Ivan Stang and random soundbites as it sends up radio evangelical shows. In some markets it is followed by a local edition (WREK-FM in Atlanta presents ''"Bob's" Slacktime Funhouse''). |
| 169 | [[/folder]] |
| 170 | |
| 171 | [[folder:Tabletop Games]] |
| 172 | * ''TabletopGame/TheSmallFolk'' is an UrbanFantasy game about supernatural creatures, living among humans but hidden from common knowledge, whose society is divided into a number of rival groups. [[TabletopGame/OldWorldOfDarkness Remind you of anything?]] |
| 173 | [[/folder]] |
| 174 | |
| 175 | [[folder:Theater]] |
| 176 | * ''Theatre/OrpheusInTheUnderworld'' parodies Orpheus opera in general, but a specific target of the work is Gluck's ''Theatre/OrfeoEdEuridice'', with Public Opinion serving as a counterpart to Cupid. Orpheus even sings a bit of the famous "Che farò senza Euridice" aira to be let into Hades. |
| 177 | [[/folder]] |
| 178 | |
| 179 | [[folder:Video Games]] |
| 180 | * Each ''VideoGame/DestroyAllHumans'' game is a parody of Sci-Fi Alien Invasion and the ENTIRE DECADE the game takes place in. |
| 181 | * ''VideoGame/ConkersBadFurDay'' and its remake are mostly based on parodies of famous movies and videogames. |
| 182 | * The name of the game ''VideoGame/{{Parodius}}'' says it all, period (parody of VideoGame/{{Gradius}})! |
| 183 | * ''VideoGame/{{Hollywhoot}}'' is a parody of the Hollywood movie industry. |
| 184 | * WebAnimation/HomestarRunner's "fake" and now {{Defictionalized}} Videlectrix had been producing parody games long before Creator/TelltaleGames ''VideoGame/StrongBadsCoolGameForAttractivePeople''. Since point-and-click adventures had become self-parodying since their early years, it was a natural format. |
| 185 | * ''[[http://store.steampowered.com/app/369580/ NotGTAV]]'', of two games actually. |
| 186 | ** "This game is a parody. [[SuspiciouslySpecificDenial It is definitely, positively and (hopefully) legally, not the game]] [[VideoGame/GrandTheftAutoV Grand Theft Auto Five]]. Sure, it's called [=NotGTAV=], but those letters stand for Great Traffic Adventure and the V is silent. Like the one in "lawsuit" (which, you'll notice, is also invisible)." |
| 187 | ** "And while we're at it, [[TakeThat Nokia, don't think you own]] Videogame/{{Snake}}." |
| 188 | * ''VideoGame/CrossyRoad''[='=]s Michael Boom is a parody of Creator/MichaelBay and the films he has directed, and as such, features StuffBlowingUp all the time. Michael himself ends up blowing up when he gets hit. |
| 189 | * ''VideoGame/MotherChefTheMusical'': Mother Chef herself is a demonic parody of ''VideoGame/CookingMama''. |
| 190 | * ''VideoGame/{{Pyst}}'' is, on the surface, a ''VideoGame/{{Myst}}'' parody, but is more of a novelty application that [[ShallowParody barely even touched upon]] the original game and its surrounding fandom, with one reviewer likening it to a Creator/SeltzerAndFriedberg spoof film in a somewhat interactive form. |
| 191 | ** Besides the aforementioned ''Pyst'', this has been the staple of Creator/ParrotyInteractive a subsidiary of Palladium Interactive. While they did produce games, er, novelty applications, which parodied popular fantasy and sci-fi franchises of the day, their efforts were short-lived especially as most of Parroty's titles were critically panned. |
| 192 | [[/folder]] |
| 193 | |
| 194 | [[folder:Visual Novels]] |
| 195 | * ''VisualNovel/{{ATASHINORIRI}}'' was [[StylisticSuck created to be the worst visual novel ever]], so it takes all the possible failings of a visual novel (laughably bad art, shoehorned anime slang, flat characters who only serve to be fanservice, and very unsatisfying endings) and exaggerates them for comedic effect. |
| 196 | * ''VisualNovel/ChopChopFruitSaladMysteryJamDokiDokiDatingSimTHingy'' is a parody of the DatingSim genre of {{Visual Novel}}s, starring badly edited pictures of fruit as the main characters who all fit into archetypes that are lampshaded and mocked by the narrator, complete with bad grammar and shoehorned MediaNotes/AnimeFanSpeak. |
| 197 | [[/folder]] |
| 198 | |
| 199 | [[folder:Web Animation]] |
| 200 | * ''WebAnimation/AnAdventureOfSheepAndChicken'': AJOSAC(An Journey of Shep and Chiken), created by ILEM Universe. |
| 201 | * ''Animation/AHundredThousandBadJokes'' has a large number of episodes that are parodies. |
| 202 | * ''WebAnimation/BattleForDreamIsland'' parodies the Platform/NintendoDS with the BDFI DDS, spouting 16 screens. |
| 203 | * ''WebAnimation/CartoonHooligans'': |
| 204 | ** A lot of the channel's content consists of parodies involving superheroes. |
| 205 | ** "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GpN93lYH9pg Santa Claus: Civil War]]" is one of the second trailer for ''Film/CaptainAmericaCivilWar''. |
| 206 | * ''Super Console Wars'' is a parody of ''Franchise/StarWars'' with popular video game characters. On the planet Creator/{{Nintendo}}oine, [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Lukeegi Pipewalker]] encounters peripherals GC-PU and VM-U2, who deliver a message from [[Franchise/TheLegendOfZelda Princess Zeia]], who has been captured by [[Franchise/SuperMarioBros Darth Mario]] (implied to be Lukeegi's long-lost brother) and [[Franchise/StreetFighter Moff Bison]] of the Gamepire on their Platform/{{Xbox}}-shaped ship (the Princess's ship looks like a Platform/GameBoy). Lukeegi and the peripherals find [[VideoGame/{{Shinobi}} Obi-Wan Shinobi]], the last of the legendary Mascot Knights. They eventually find a ship, owned by [[Franchise/StarFox Han Fox]] and [[Franchise/DonkeyKong Kongdacca]]. They make their way to Creator/{{Sega}}ldaraan, only to find a massive station - the [[Platform/NintendoGameCube GameCube]], which has enough power to render a planet. Obi-Wan starts teaching Lukeegi how to use the Force Feedback (which involves playing ''VideoGame/DuckHunt''). Once they board the station, Obi-Wan Shinobi goes to disable the tractor beam (playing ''VideoGame/{{Breakout}}''), before encountering Darth Mario. Lukeegi and Han free the Princess and jump into garbage disposal, where they're forced to dodge ''VideoGame/{{Tetris}}'' pieces to survive. They witness the battle between Obi-Wan Shinobi and Darth Mario, with Mario turning fully 3D and using fireballs, [[VideoGame/DrMario pills]], and lightning to kill Obi-Wan. The heroes flee. The end. |
| 207 | [[/folder]] |
| 208 | |
| 209 | [[folder:Webcomics]] |
| 210 | * ''Webcomic/DevilBear'' is full of parodies. Especially in the teddy bears that end up going to Hell. Parodies of [[http://www.thedevilbear.com/?p=3 Winnie the Pooh]] , [[http://www.thedevilbear.com/?p=28 Kiss]] , and [[http://www.thedevilbear.com/?p=52 Pokémon]] to name a few. |
| 211 | * The ''Webcomic/DorkTower'' comic regularly features covers (and sometimes entire issues) that parody some aspect of geek or pop culture, often with some relationship to the story inside. Subjects have included ''ComicBook/UnderstandingComics'', Rice Krispies cereal, ''A Brief History of Time'', Creator/HarveyComics, Music/PinkFloyd... |
| 212 | * ''Webcomic/ElGoonishShive'': Several arcs in EGS:NP parody video games; Fantasy Wasteland parodies ''Franchise/{{Fallout}}'' and ''Franchise/TheElderScrolls'', and Parable parodies ''VideoGame/{{Fable}}''. |
| 213 | * ''Webcomic/{{Greg}}'' parodied movies in the early stages of the comic, including Green Lantern and Transformers 3. |
| 214 | * [[http://revfitz.com/comic/kick-the-football-chuck-01/ Kick The Football, Chuck]] is a parody of Charles Schulz' "Peanuts" where all of the classic gags (kicking the football, talking on the brick wall, flying a kite, Lucy's "psychiatric booth, etc.) are portrayed in light of Charlie Brown's cancer. |
| 215 | * ''Webcomic/{{Irrelevator}}'' has a [[Series/DoctorWho 'the Doctor']] who comes and goes in various incarnations from time to time. Later Irrelevator also has an arc where historic personalities wake up in the elevator and are parodied. |
| 216 | * ''Webcomic/{{Sonichu}}'' has "4-cent_garbage.com", a parody and amalgamation of 4chan and Encyclopedia Dramatica. |
| 217 | * Strip 574 of ''Webcomic/BrawlInTheFamily'' uses the concept of ''Videogame/SuperMarioMaker'' to parody ''WesternAnimation/DuckAmuck''. The AltText plays with the parody further, using Bugs Bunny's catchphrase. |
| 218 | * ''Webcomic/WizardSchool'' is a parody of Harry Potter, with the cliche magical child as "Chosen One," replaced with a drunken jerk with a tattoo on his forehead. |
| 219 | * ''Webcomic/MyLifeAsABackgroundSlytherin'' is another Harry Potter parody comic. It's basically a LowerDeckEpisode about a ButtMonkey AuthorAvatar who wants to be one of the villains but [[MinionWithAnFInEvil fails pathetically]], while [[DeconstructiveParody deconstructing]] the more illogical elements of the Wizarding World. |
| 220 | [[/folder]] |
| 221 | |
| 222 | [[folder:Web Original]] |
| 223 | * Website/TalesFromDevNull has parodies of [[https://www.4eye-labs.net/devnulltales/content/crywolf/ Instagram]], [[https://www.4eye-labs.net/devnulltales/content/wagoner/ reddit]], [[https://www.4eye-labs.net/devnulltales/content/adsforyou/ Google Ads]] and [[https://www.4eye-labs.net/devnulltales/content/goosegoldenegg/ techcrunch.com]] among others. |
| 224 | * ''Literature/SailorNothing'' is a dark parody of ''Franchise/SailorMoon'' and, by extension, a {{pastiche}} of MagicalGirl shows in general. |
| 225 | * [[http://www.springhole.net/humor/awfulteenparanormalromance.htm This madlib]] parodies certain ParanormalRomance stories. |
| 226 | * ''Literature/TheWTFJournal'' parodies a plethora of things from Literature/HarryPotter to Music/TheBlackEyedPeas. |
| 227 | * ''Website/TLFTravelAlerts'' is a parody Twitter account of the real Transport for London's Twitter account. |
| 228 | * ''Fanfic/FarceOfTheThreeKingdoms'' parodies the 14th-century Chinese novel ''Literature/RomanceOfTheThreeKingdoms.'' |
| 229 | [[/folder]] |
| 230 | |
| 231 | [[folder:Web Videos]] |
| 232 | * ''WebVideo/ClimateTown'': "[[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BwP2mSZpe0Q It's Time To Let Coal Die]]" starts with a ''Film/WeekendAtBernies'' parody, comparing lugging around a corpse and pretending it's alive to trying to keep the coal industry alive by propping up the failing companies with taxpayer money instead of helping the miners get new jobs in actual renewables. |
| 233 | * [[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/ Docfuture's]] LetsPlay of [[http://lparchive.org/LetsPlay/Sonic%202%20SE/ Sonic 2: Special Edition for Sega CD 32X]] is a parody of ''VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog2'', its development, and {{Updated Rerelease}}s in general. |
| 234 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=26tD6hL9nj4 This]] video and many, many others parody Music/LadyGaga's song "Bad Romance". Others are parodied, but that song has the most. |
| 235 | * ''WebVideo/NextTimeOnLonny'' is a DeconstructiveParody of [[RealityShow reality shows]]. |
| 236 | * [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xrdHe__tt3U This video]] is a parody of unboxing videos. |
| 237 | * ''WebVideo/BartBaker'' parodies pretty much every major music artist. |
| 238 | * The "[[https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLHlNkllzL12humJgav9oCQPfYs4Z8mls1 If Halo 2 On Legendary Was Deemed Canonical]]" series[[note]]It's best to watch in x2 speed for best hilarious results[[/note]] is a narrated parody of [[ExactlyWhatItSaysOnTheTin exactly as the title says]], exploring the potentially mind-breaking insanity that [[VideoGame/Halo2 Halo 2]]'s [[HarderThanHard Legendary difficulty]] induces for most people, hilariously inputting irrefutable facts such as the [[ArtificialStupidity incompetent friendlies]] (barring the [[GameplayAllyImmortality invincible allies]] you rarely/briefly have to accompany you) you have on the missions that has them as well as meme-filled moments galore. A good deal of Halo fans already love it for how it carefully details every mission and just how tough certain parts of each mission are, as well as the infamous [[InstakillMook Sniper Jackals]] on said difficulty. |
| 239 | * ''WebVideo/SonicTheGhettoHog'' is a series that is exactly what it says on the tin. |
| 240 | * ''WebVideo/PokemonPals'' is set 8 years after ''Anime/PokemonTheSeries''. Now that they are older, the fact they are still living the way they were seems pretty sad. |
| 241 | * WebVideo/{{Googlebrains}} has lots of these, including Caillou Plays Minecraft. |
| 242 | * ''The Handman's Tale'' is ''Funny or Die'''s GenderFlip parody of Hulu's ''Series/TheHandmaidsTale'' series. |
| 243 | * WebVideo/ChrisRayGun: Many of his songs, both full-length and within-episodes, are political-based parodies of pre-existing songs. Funnily enough, he discovered in "Cringe with Chris" that his first attempt at this was back in ''2009'', where he made a parody of [[Music/TheOffspring "Pretty Fly for a White Guy"]] known as "Pretty Fly for a Fat Guy". |
| 244 | * WebVideo/DrewGooden: |
| 245 | ** A staple of his humor, especially on Vine, is that he likes to make fun of and exaggerate tropes or real-life trends, from his As-Seen-On-TV parody "Water In Your Hands", where the pitch is that water bottles are far too convenient to use, to his sitcom parody where the LaughTrack drowns out the dialogue and acts like the father coming home is the funniest thing ever, and many, many more examples in between. |
| 246 | ** "Vine: Where Are They Now?" parodies "Where Are They Now?"-style documentaries, with Drew creating fake stories for a ton of infamous, OneHitWonder Vine-stars; such as claiming the Deez Nuts guy went onto host his own 12-season prank show. |
| 247 | * Many WebVideo/DannyGonzalez videos revolve around parodying things with the use of music, such as taking on an exaggerated character based on the person he's talking about in the video and singing a silly song about their work and actions. |
| 248 | [[/folder]] |
| 249 | |
| 250 | [[folder:Western Animation]] |
| 251 | * ''WesternAnimation/FamilyGuyPresentsLaughItUpFuzzball'' parodies various moments in the ''Franchise/StarWars'' original trilogy, but does not satirize it. |
| 252 | * ''WesternAnimation/{{Animaniacs}}'' was MADE of parodies. They did everything from ''Theatre/TheSoundOfMusic'' to ''Franchise/{{Godzilla}}'' to ''Series/{{Barney|AndFriends}}'' to ''Star Wars'' to ''Franchise/PowerRangers'' to... |
| 253 | * The point of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''. They'll do an original sketch at least once an episode, but the rest is typically all parodies. They've even made three Star Wars parody episodes. |
| 254 | * ''WesternAnimation/YinYangYo'' makes various parodies to other cartoons outside their original networks. |
| 255 | * ''WesternAnimation/AmericanDad'' has a whole episode parodying the plot of James Bond movies, Stan as [[TuxedoAndMartini the agent]], Steve as [[GadgeteerGenius the inventions man]], Hayley as [[SassySecretary the secretary]], Roger as [[BigBad the villain]], Claus as [[TheDragon the evil minion]], and Francine as [[BondGirl the one that falls for the agent]]. Then it got a sequel. |
| 256 | * ''WesternAnimation/DuckDodgers'' did an episode called "Samurai Quack" which is a parody of ''WesternAnimation/SamuraiJack'', going so far as to have not only Mako basically reprise his role as Aku, but have Creator/GenndyTartakovsky guest voice. |
| 257 | * ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'': During the big "Goof-Off" in "Pinkie Pride", Cheese Sandwich (voiced by Music/WeirdAlYankovic no less!) sings a polka version of Pinkie Pie's "Smile Song" from "A Friend in Deed", and Pinkie herself calls him on it. |
| 258 | -->'''Pinkie Pie:''' Hey, that's ''my'' song!\ |
| 259 | '''Cheese Sandwich:''' What do you mean? I have no idea what you're talking about! |
| 260 | * ''WesternAnimation/OggyAndTheCockroaches'': Season 5 is where Oggy assumes all kinds of roles, including parodying ones, such as those on the ComicBook/XMen, [[ComicBook/TheMightyThor Thor]], ''WesternAnimation/{{The Jungle Book|1967}}'', ''WesternAnimation/{{The Hunchback of Notre Dame|Disney}}'', ''Theatre/RomeoAndJuliet'', etc. |
| 261 | [[/folder]] |
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