Line #153 WesternAnimation/Mad


1	[[quoteright:350:https://static.tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pub/images/mad.jpg]]
2	%%
3	->''"When it comes to quality entertainment, it takes a little personality, a lot of popularity, and a touch of class.\
4	...and when you don't have that, you can always make fun of the ones that do!"''
5	-->-- '''Creator/CartoonNetwork promo'''
6
7	An animated parody show created by Creator/WarnerBrosAnimation, based on the iconic humor magazine ''Magazine/{{Mad}}''. Much like the magazine, ''MAD'' the TV series presents parodies of movies, TV shows, and pretty much anything currently happening in life and in pop culture. Each parody is rendered in a different style of animation, and few of the sketches last for more than a minute, all bookended by two extra-long sketches that typically parody recently-released works and/or mash two different properties together. Also, you get animated ''ComicStrip/SpyVsSpy'' and Don Martin shorts. Basically, it's either a less [[CrossesTheLineTwice line-crossing]] version of ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken''[[note]]Veteran ''Robot Chicken'' writer Kevin Schinick is even the head writer of this show[[/note]] with a little bit of ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'' or ''Series/MadTv1995'' if it stuck to the source material for longer than three seasons, was 15 minutes long instead of an hour, had more animated sketches than live-action sketches, was made for kids (but had a PeripheryDemographic of 20-somethings and older teens), and didn't feel like a [[AlternateCompanyEquivalent rip-off]] of ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' and ''Series/InLivingColor''.
8
9	It premiered on Creator/CartoonNetwork on September 6, 2010, right after the premiere of ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'' around the time that Cartoon Network was trying to revamp itself after its disastrous "CN Real" phase. It came back for what was intended to be a second season, according to Website/TheOtherWiki, premiering on February 8, 2011. However, it was later re-categorized into Season 1, and the actual second season premiered on August 22, 2011. After four seasons and 103 episodes, ''MAD'' was not renewed for a fifth season.
10
11	This show is not to be confused with the FOX sketch show ''Series/MadTv1995'', though, according to The Other Wiki, ''MAD'' is considered an unofficial spin-off of [=MADtv=] (along with Creator/ComedyCentral's ''Series/KeyAndPeele''), as both shows were distributed by Warner Bros. Entertainment.
12
13	----
14	!!''MAD'' provides examples of:
15
16	* AdamWesting: The show took a page from ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' and casting characters with the actor that plays them in other shows, such as Creator/DiedrichBader in many of the ''ComicBook/{{Batman}}'' skits, Music/AndrewWK as himself, Creator/MatthewLillard as [[WesternAnimation/ScoobyDooMysteryIncorporated Shaggy]] and Creator/WillFriedle as Lion-LOL in ''[[WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011 ThunderLOLcats]]''.
17	** "[[Series/TwoBrokeGirls 2 Broke]] [[WesternAnimation/ThePowerpuffGirls1998 Powerpuff Girls]]" gives us a twofer, reprising their roles are Creator/TaraStrong as Bubbles and Creator/TomKane as Professor Utonium (presumably, he's the narrator of the sketch) and Him.
18	** Tara Strong also appeared quite prominently in "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little]] Literature/WarHorse", going so far as to advertise her appearance ahead of time on Twitter. The pony she played as had a striking resemblance to Twilight Sparkle.
19	*** In that same episode, Tara also voiced Raven in the "[[WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003 Teen]] [[Film/Titanic1997 Titanic]]" sketch.
20	*** Speaking of Tara Strong, she voiced Zatanna in the sketch "Potions 11" after voicing in ''WebAnimation/ZatannaTrialOfTheCrystalWand''.
21	** Creator/FrankWelker even reprised his role as [[WesternAnimation/TheGarfieldShow Garfield]] in "ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} [[Film/FieldOfDreams of Dreams]]", as well as "The Garfield No Monday Calendar".
22	*** Also in a ''Franchise/ScoobyDoo'' sketch in the Season 4 Halloween show, Welker reprised both Scooby and Freddy, and when Old Man Mackie (the unmasked mummy villain) pointed out that dogs can't talk, the gang removes Scooby's LatexPerfection mask to reveal ''[[InkSuitActor Welker himself]]'', referred to as "Old Man Welker!"
23	** Creator/MichaelSinterniklaas voiced [[WesternAnimation/TeenageMutantNinjaTurtles2003 Leonardo]] and Creator/BillyDeeWilliams voiced [[Franchise/StarWars Lando Calrissian]].
24	** The Brazilian dub basically lives off this trope.
25	** The Latin American Spanish dub sporadically did this during the first three seasons, but really blew it out come Season 4.
26	* AffectionateParody: This is how most of the skits are.
27	* AlphaBitch: The birthday girl, Ashlyn, from the "[[Series/MySuperSweetSixteen My]] Series/{{Supernatural}} [[Series/MySuperSweetSixteen Sweet Sixteen]]" skit, as the girls typically are in the series they're parodying.
28	* AndYouWereThere: Used in "[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory3 The Buzz]] [[Literature/TheBourneSeries Identity]]" as a parody of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz''.
29	-->'''Buzz:''' And Julia Stiles, you were there too! ...And then you really weren't in anything after that, which is weird, because you were great in ''Film/TenThingsIHateAboutYou''...
30	* AnimatedAdaptation: In a sense; some of the jokes are culled from the magazine itself.
31	** Not to mention a lot of features are brought over from the magazine, like ''ComicStrip/SpyVsSpy'', ''[[AskAStupidQuestion Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions]]'', Creator/SergioAragones's "Drawn Out Dramas", and sketches in the style of Don Martin.
32	* ArtShift: Various animation styles are used, just like its magazine counterpart.
33	** ''ComicStrip/SpyVsSpy'' has it: the animation ranges from ink scribble style, clean Flash animation, and in the most 2nd season: claymation.
34	** Sometimes the style even resembles shows like ''WesternAnimation/KaBlam'', ''[[WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera El Tigre]]'', and ''WesternAnimation/{{Breadwinners}}'', as their respective creators worked on various sketches of the show.
35	* AtLeastIAdmitIt: During ''The Lone Rango'' sketch, the characters admit that the animators had made the sketch before the film version had premiered. So they weren't sure if most of what they were doing was accurate, just to let the audience know before they continued.
36	* AwesomeButImpractical: Nearly every non-existant product this show has advertised (which isn't surprising considering that this show is the revamped version of Series/MADtv1995).
37	** One example of such is "B.O.B.s Monster Hold Gel", which is just [[spoiler: a living blob monster that is used as hair gel]].
38	** Another example is the "Underwaker", which is [[spoiler: an impersonator of Wrestling/TheUndertaker who wakes you up by hitting you with a chair]].
39	** Yet ''another'' example is "Hulked on Phonics", [[spoiler: which teaches your child to talk & act like the [[ComicBook/TheIncredibleHulk Hulk]], without giving them Hulk-like powers]].
40	** And it isn't just limited to the commercials. One skit shows that you can kill a spider by cutting down a tree so that it lands in the spider's general direction...''if'' you want to do more damage to your house than to the spider, that is!
41	** The "Rejected Superheroes" skit shows 2 superheroes that aren't awesomely practical: Sketch, who can mimic anyone's likeness [[spoiler: but only in caricature form]] & Altidude, who is subject to commercial airline regulations despite his ability to fly at supersonic speeds. The "Amazing Growing Boy" is not exactly a superhero, he only shows us our own growing patterns.
42	* BaffledByOwnBiology: In one skit titled "WesternAnimation/{{Pinocchio}} 2: Boy, Oh Boy, Real Life is Hard", Pinocchio learns that another downside to becoming human is using the bathroom.
43	-->'''Pinocchio:''' Blech! How often do I have to do ''that''?
44	-->'''Jiminy:''' A couple of times a day.
45	-->'''Pinocchio:''' For what, a ''month''?!
46	* BlackComedy: Given the fact that this kids show has characters its audience likely loves being killed or maimed, this is a real given:
47	** There is a rather depressing short skit depicting [[Franchise/{{Cars}} Lightning McQueen]] being crushed in a car crusher because his transmission was ruined. They didn't care about the fact that he could talk, he was still junk.
48	** One sketch involved [[Franchise/AlvinAndTheChipmunks Alvin]] looking for Simon and Theodore, meanwhile a snake ''[[FridgeHorror with two lumps in him is nearby.]]''
49	* BreadEggsBreadedEggs: "2012 Dalmatians" has the president inform that the Dalmatians are landing "on the ocean, on land, and at ocean land". As he says the last part the scene cuts to a Dalmatian landing on Sea World and switching patterns with a performing orca (presumably Shamu or one of her children).
50	* BreadEggsMilkSquick: In ''Thomas The Unstoppable Tank Engine'', Thomas's cargo includes pillows, soft cheeses and a nuclear bomb.
51	* CaptainErsatz: Normally used for obvious reasons, even with their own network's shows. An interesting version though, while all of the characters have different designs and/or colors, they still keep their names. This is the opposite of many of the magazine's parodies, where the characters appear the same but have their names replaced with {{Punny Name}}s.
52	** One ''WesternAnimation/ScoobyDoo'' segment averts this with the characters in their correct colors and outfits. This is because Creator/WarnerBros owns the rights to it. Same goes for Creator/DCComics characters, but funnily enough, not for the ''Franchise/LooneyTunes'' characters.
53	* ClipArtAnimation: Many of the sketches that parody movies and TV shows use this kind of animation.
54	* TheComicallySerious:
55	** [[Literature/TheTwilightSaga Edward Cullen]].
56	--->'''Edward''': I'm moody.
57	** As well as ComicBook/{{Batman}}.
58	--->'''Batman (trying to talk to a date)''': My parents are dead.
59	* ContinuityNod: One of the poster's on the werewolf's wall in the ''Club Moon'' skit is of ''Grey's In Anime''.
60	** In "Batman Family Feud", the dead guy from ''[=CSiCarly=]'' appears as a member of the Berkel family.
61	** In "Pirates of the Neverland: At Wit's End", the two aliens from the second episode can be seen in the background when Captain Jack Sparrow realizes he's lost.
62	** ''[[Film/{{Limitless}} Ribbitless]]'' gives us the story behind Kermit's audition tape for ''Series/AmericanIdol'' from ''Cliffordfield''. [[LampshadeHanging Even Fozzie didn't think the skit would head in this direction]].
63	** In ''The ComicBook/XMen Games'', Professor Xavier is seen watching ''[[Series/ICarly Ay Carly]]'' before his TV loses signal.
64	** The episode ''Potions 11 / Moves Like Jabba'' had a skit on the Easter Bunny hiding eggs, which resulted the Johnson family not being able to find them. The news intro for the episode ''Addition Impossible / New Gill'' had the same family trying to find the eggs, this time gagging from the rotting smell because the bunny still won't reveal their locations.
65	* CouchGag:
66	** The "Breaking News" segment, which actually contains not one, but TWO gags. First is the news story itself, and in season two:
67	--->'''Anchor''': We return you to MAD, already in... the middle of a CouchGag.
68	** Season 3 replaces this with a "[=MADvent=] Calendar", which makes references to news in Pop Culture during the week of premiere.
69	--->Been editing TV Tropes for a week? Here are some MAD moments you may have missed!
70	* CutawayGag: On "Two and a Half Man", with a special appearance by a parody of [[WesternAnimation/FamilyGuy Peter Griffin.]]
71	* ChristmasEpisode: Season 1 had "[[Film/TheDaVinciCode Da]] [[Literature/HowTheGrinchStoleChristmas Grinchy]] [[Film/TheDaVinciCode Code]]", Season 2 had "FROST[[note]]a parody of ''Series/{{Lost}}'', ''Franchise/ToyStory'', and the Rankin-Bass ''WesternAnimation/RudolphTheRedNosedReindeer''[[/note]]/[[Series/UndercoverBoss Undercover Claus]]" and Season 3 had "[[ComicBook/FantasticFour Fantastic]] Film/FourChristmases/[[Literature/AChristmasCarol Scroog]][[Series/{{Punkd}} 'd]]"
72	* DeadpanSnarker: Sassie, a parody of Lassie takes this trope up to eleven.
73	* DisneyAcidSequence: "A MAD Look Inside [Celebrity]'s [Body Part]"
74	* DisqualificationInducedVictory: In [[Series/MalcolmInTheMiddle "Malcolm in the]] [[Literature/TheLordOfTheRings Middle Earth"]], Malcolm wins a science fair because he's the only entrant using actual science instead of magic.
75	* DroppedInTheToilet: In the segment "Gross and Beyond Gross", the announcer says that a guy accidentally dropping his cell phone in the toilet is gross. He then says that the cell phone the guy fished out of the toilet isn't his, which is beyond gross.
76	* {{Duck}}: Given that the premise of "Duck" was a ''Series/{{Chuck}}'' parody with a duck as the title character, the use of this trope was inevitable.
77	* ElmuhFuddSyndwome:
78	** Parodied in a short skit where [[WesternAnimation/WonderPets Ming-Ming]], who is in a spelling bee, spells 'serious' 'S-E-W-I-O-U-S', to which [[WesternAnimation/LooneyTunes Elmer Fudd]], who is the judge, tells her she's cowwect.
79	** The entirety of the [[Series/BodyOfProof "Body of Pwoof"]] skit.
80	* EvolvingCredits: The opening changes every season by changing the color of the background, the top of the cover in the pile MAD books and using characters from previous sketches.
81	* EyesAlwaysShut: Their caricature of [[Series/TheBigBangTheory Johnny Galecki/Leonard Hofstader]] falls under this category.
82	* FaceStealer: According to the "[[WesternAnimation/FantasticMrFox Fantastic]] Creator/MeganFox" sketch, Megan got her looks by stealing Creator/KristenStewart's hair, Creator/ScarlettJohansson's eyes, and Creator/AngelinaJolie's lips. Before this, she was an [[{{Pun}} actual fox]].
83	* FingerTenting: Parodied with a commercial for Villain Hand Sanitizer - the reason villains always are seen rubbing their hands together evilly is actually because they're using this product.
84	* FreezeFrameBonus: The [[ComicStrip/SpyVsSpy spies]] sometimes make cameos that are a few seconds long.
85	** In the "S'up" episode, in a gag where a shoe store owner tries to convince an alligator that he's not giving her alligator shoes, a pair of pots can be briefly seen behind a sign saying "[[StealthPun Crocks]]".
86	** Rossi's Facebook page in "Criminal Minecraft" includes Garcia's status saying she "can't wait until 1.9".
87	* GagSeries
88	* GainaxEnding:
89	** Parodied in "[[WesternAnimation/ToyStory3 The Buzz]] [[Film/TheBourneSeries Identity]]", which quickly devolves into an ''Film/{{Inception}}'' parody.
90	** In ''Not-a-Fan-a-Montana'', [[spoiler:Music/ElvisPresley is behind everything, and to avoid being found out, [[EarthShatteringKaboom they blow up the Earth]].]] Yep.
91	* GassyGastronomy: In the in-universe ad for "Thunderpants", a kid ends up farting loudly after eating chili at his school's cafeteria, so he buys the soundproof Thunderpants to cover up the noise.
92	* HistoricalHeroUpgrade: Taken to the extreme with ''WesternAnimation/Ben10 [[Creator/BenjaminFranklin Franklin]]''.
93	* HowTheCharacterStoleChristmas: Played with in "Da Grinchy Code". It turns out that the characters investigating the crime, [[Film/TheDaVinciCode Tom Hanks]], Franchise/IndianaJones, and [[Film/NationalTreasure Nicolas Cage]], actually stole the presents.
94	* HulkSpeak: "Hulked on Phonics" is a reading-improvement system based on the principles of this.
95	* IdiosyncraticWipes: Mostly involving the word ''Mad'' or Alfred E. Neuman.
96	* ILikeMyXLikeILikeMyY: The "Optimus Prime Suspect" sketch had Optimus Prime as a detective who kept making 'like my coffee analogies that didn't work; e.g. "I like my perps like I like my coffee: in a coffee cup".
97	* ImperialStormtrooperMarksmanshipAcademy: Lampshaded in "Franchise/StarWars earned Stripes".
98	* InappropriateSpeakAndSpell: In the sketch, "Rejected ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' Characters", one of these characters was Speak N' Swear, a literal interpretation of this trope.
99	-->'''Boy:''' How do you spell 'house'?\
100	'''Speak N' Swear:''' How the BLEEP should I know?
101	* KangarooCourt: In "[[Series/LawAndOrder Law &]] [[WesternAnimation/{{Shrek}} Ogre]]", Shrek considered Grumpy Bear as the suspect, in his trial, Fiona is the prosecutor and the judge is Puss in Boots. [[spoiler: The one who really did it was WesternAnimation/YogiBear.]]
102	* KentBrockmanNews: The news anchor who [[TheTeaser opens every episode]] since the 9th one up until season 3.
103	* KillAllHumans: Apparently [[RidiculouslyHumanRobot Megan Fox's]] goal if she malfunctions.
104	* LampshadeHanging: Constantly to the source material they're parodying in most sketches.
105	* LawyerFriendlyCameo: Practically ''all'' of the characters.
106	* LeaningOnTheFourthWall:
107	** Take away the StopMotion visuals of "Flammable", and it sounds like Katy Putty is just singing some low self-esteem metaphors that make as much sense as those Music/KatyPerry used in "Firework":
108	--->Do you ever feel like you're not really real, just a puppet doll dealt a lousy deal?
109	** ''[[Film/TheSocialNetwork The Social Netjerk]]'' has the LawyerFriendlyCameo of [[WesternAnimation/RegularShow Mordecai and Rigby]] telling Sean to speed up the sketch as they're on next. At the time, their show was indeed right after ''MAD''.
110	** The "Hip-Hop [[Literature/TheHobbit Hobbit]]/[[Series/TheMindyProject The Monday Project]]" episode references ''Mad'' being bumped to Thursday in place of ''WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange''. Ironic because this was the week that ''Mad'' moved back to Monday and ''Annoying Orange'' went to Thursday.
111	* LevelGrinding: "Final ''Bran''tasy", the cereal that tastes better the more you level up by eating it. It starts off tasting like burnt rubber at level 1, then unburnt rubber at level 2, then makes its way to tasting like sand at level 45.
112	* LimitedAnimation: Several segments were animated 2D digital puppetry, such like animator Steven K.L. Olson and one of the MAD artists, Tom Richmond.
113	* LowerHalfReveal: In "[[Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog Clifford]][[Film/{{Cloverfield}} field]]", Series/SesameStreet is under attack by a radioactive Clifford. When Oscar the Grouch decides to leave his trash can to avoid getting stomped, he is shown to have a pair of feminine-looking legs, much to everyone's shock. He then tells them "What? It's from my mother's side!"
114	* MediumBlending: It combines many forms of animation including stop motion and traditional animation.
115	* MelancholyMusicalNumber: One sketch had Creator/GordonRamsay singing about how he felt empty doing the same shows over and over and desired variety.
116	* MemeticMutation: In-universe, the dogs use internet memes to wage war on the [[WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011 Thundercats]] in "[=ThunderLOLcats=]".
117	* MoonLogicPuzzle: An entire bit based on this and rebus equations put together.
118	* MyLittlePanzer: All the toys in the "Toys 4 Brats" fake commercial (and you thought [[Creator/DanAykroyd Irwin Mainway's]] toys from ''Series/SaturdayNightLive'' were dangerous).
119	* MyLittlePhony: Several:
120	** My Little War Horse: Pinkie Pie in a crossover with ''Literature/WarHorse''.
121	** Thunder-LOL-Cats: [[WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011 Lion-O]] verses memes, Ponies included.
122	** Cowboys and Alien Force: an Applejack ersatz in a {{Mind Screw}}y crossover that also involves ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'', Stretchy bands and multiple title cards.
123	** Rainbow Dash and Bernstein: Rainbow Dash replaces the titular puppet of ''Series/CrashAndBernstein''.
124	** My Little Pwny: The most direct parody. A ParodyCommercial of ponies causing nothing but trouble (especially of the "painful to humans" variety).
125	** The Adjustment Burro: Twilight Sparkle starts dating Eeyore, in a mashup of ''WesternAnimation/WinnieThePooh2011'' and ''Film/TheAdjustmentBureau''.
126	* MythologyGag: The intro ends with the ground getting folded in through the middle, with the remaining background pieces forming the ''MAD'' logo, much like how the magazines have a picture on a page that gains new meaning when it's folded down the middle.
127	* {{Ninja}}:
128	** According to the fourth episode, they sometimes infest your apartment like roaches.
129	** They also shoot spitwads and throwing stars at the chalkboard while the teacher's back is turned, and disappear when he turns around to get one student in trouble. Batman does this later on, and the kid just accepts that he can't get out of it.
130	* NoEnding: Lampshaded in the end of [[Series/{{Glee}} uGlee]] where Principal Figgins stated that there's no budget for an ending.
131	* NonIndicativeName: "That's What WesternAnimation/{{Superfriends}} Are For" is a musical about how despite being called the Superfriends, the big three (Superman, Batman, and Wonder Woman) really don't treat any of the lesser names like friends at all. Plastic Man and Black Lightning's names go forgotten by Batman, Black Canary can't get Superman to feed her cat, Doctor Mid-Nite can't get a ride to the airport, and members turnover incredibly frequently, aside from the big three. This leads them to change the team's name to the [[ComicBook/JusticeLeagueOfAmerica Justice League]].
132	* {{Nosebleed}}: The bully in "[=Naru210=]" gets one from Naruto's Sexy no Jutsu.
133	* NoseNuggets: In one skit, a man tied up at a bank uses his snot to douse a stick of dynamite. This was adapted from an Al Jaffee gag that appeared in the mag.
134	* OfficialParody: The Creator/DCComics material, as the show goes out under the DC banner. (Parodies made by the show's creative team even appeared on ''WesternAnimation/DCNation''.)
135	* ParentalBonus: If this show is even meant for kids at all, a lot of the references go over their heads (like the ''Series/{{CSI}}'', ''Film/District9'', ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen'', or ''[[Film/TheBourneSeries The Bourne Identity]]'' parodies).
136	** One really clever bonus was in The Monday Project, which opens with [[ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} Jon Arbuckle saying that since Odie's original owner Lyman]] was missing for so long, he was declared legally dead. While Garfield has a show on Creator/CartoonNetwork, Lyman hasn't been seen or mentioned in the comic strips since 1983.
137	* ParodyAssistance: The voice actors from the original would sometimes voice their parodic counterparts.
138	* PimpedOutDress: Gaming's Next Top Princess
139	* PinPullingTeeth: Mickey Mouse does this while wiping out other cartoon mice in the "Mickey Mouse Rodent Control" ad.
140	* {{Pun}}: Pretty much every title of ever short (whether it's a mash-up or a TakeThat against how lame the show/movie is). Examples include "Yu-Gi-Bear", "Ko-Bee Movie", and examples listed on this page. Even gets lampshaded in the title sequence for "Law & Ogre", where the narrator admits they just did it for the title.
141	* RapidFireComedy
142	* JustForFun/RecycledINSPACE: It's essentially ''WesternAnimation/RobotChicken'' for kids (or ''Series/MADtv1995'' if they didn't make the show InNameOnly).
143	* ReducedToDust: In the sketch "[[Film/DolphinTale Dol]]WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb [[Film/DolphinTale Tale]]", Candace says to Phineas that she's telling their mom. After that, Candace gets blasted by ComicBook/{{Cyborg}}, which turns her into dust, with her eyeballs intact.
144	-->'''Candace''': Phineas, I'm telling Mom!
145	--> ''(Candace gets blasted into dust)''
146	-->'''Cyborg''': Man, I hate tattletales.
147	* RunningGag: At any moment someone is going to turn into a werewolf, or already is a werewolf.
148	** "RAAAH! HULK NEED MORE SCREEN TIME!" (Cue him ''actually invading other sketches for that episode''.)
149	%%* SadistShow
150	%%* {{Satire}}
151	* ScrewYourself: In "[=Naru210=]", Naruto gets voted to be Prom King (from his shadow clones, natch). Prom Queen? [[GenderBender His female self.]]
152	* SelfDeprecation: ''MAD Magazine'' regularly makes jokes about how lame, childish, moronic, and unfunny their magazine is, so the writers of the cartoon continue the apparent tradition.
153	** The Wall-E-Nator considers the studio that makes ''MAD'' to be the "biggest producers of garbage".
154	** In the Stinger at the end of "Da Grinchy Code", it turns out every present but a stack of ''MAD'' magazines were taken.
155	** TheWatcher gives an awkward pause when ComicBook/CaptainAmerica asks if ''MAD'' will win an Emmy. (Ironically, they did get nominated for one in 2012.)
156	** The ending of the "Cowboys & Alien Force" sketch. "It's a mash-up of two genres; they do it on MAD all the time!"
157	** The news anchorman, [[WildMassGuessing Richard]] Succar, does this all the time.
158	** Scuttle the seagull brings [[WesternAnimation/TheLittleMermaid1989 Ariel]] some trash when she moves into a new apartment. One of them is a fork, and the other is a copy of ''MAD Magazine'', which he thinks might be used for cleaning the toilet.
159	** The plot of "Once Upon a Toon" is that old Creator/CartoonNetwork characters are trying to prevent something horrible - and that horrible thing is ''MAD'', of course, as it's replacing the cartoons they're from.
160	--->'''WesternAnimation/JohnnyBravo''': Whoa! I just had a nightmare where I was no longer on TV. And I was replaced by some show that constantly makes pop-culture references, but doesn't really make jokes about them.
161	** The final sketch of the 100th episode is a parody of [[Music/OneDirection "The Best Song Ever"]] about One Direction being trapped in a hotel room with a TV that only has previous episodes of the show.
162	* ShapedLikeItself: "Sports Drink Drink". The sports drink designed to replenish worn-out sports drinks.
163	* ShoutOut:
164	** Someone on the staff is probably a big Pixar fan. "Trans-Bore-Mores" contained cameos from WesternAnimation/{{R\|atatouille}}emy, WesternAnimation/WallE and [[Franchise/{{Cars}} Mater]]. "2012 Dalmatians" featured a cameo from Carl (''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'') -- ''and'' ''Up'' was parodied as ''S'Up'' (in which Carl has to deal with the cast of ''Series/JerseyShore'' flying with him instead of an earnest yet irritating Boy Scout and his dog), and "Wall-E-Nator" (obviously) turns WALL•E into a feelingless robot on the hunt for trash. There was also a skit on rejected ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' toys.
165	** And it's not just Pixar, either; the main characters from ''WesternAnimation/IceAge'' make a cameo in "Star Blecch", and Scrat shows up near the end of episode five. Also, Flint from ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs'' has appeared three times. "Trans-Bore-Mores" also had a brief mention of ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant''.
166	** On another occasion, WesternAnimation/DannyPhantom appeared once, albeit with green hair.
167	** [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Finn and Jake]] appear in ''Malcolm in the Middle Earth''.
168	*** WesternAnimation/{{Coraline}} did too, as one of the people falling out of the overturned wardrobe.
169	*** The other people that fell out of the wardrobe? [[Series/StarTrekTheOriginalSeries Spock]] and [[WesternAnimation/AliceInWonderland Alice]].
170	** Literature/HaruhiSuzumiya appears in ''Yo Gaga Gaga'', but with pink hair.
171	*** And seconds after that, she's [[TakeThat stepped on]] by a [[AttackOfThe50FootWhatever giant]] Music/LadyGaga.
172	*** ''Anime/AstroBoy'' was there too!
173	** Considering the creators, Jessie having blue hair and James having green hair in "Pokémon Park" [[WesternAnimation/KaBlam may have not been coincidental.]]
174	** In ''The Buzz Identity'', after being told that his life is actually a lie, Buzz then asks Wheezy if [[VideoGame/{{Portal}} the cake was a lie too]].
175	--->''Wheezy:'' "No, the cake is real, and also incredibly rich!"
176	** [[WesternAnimation/RegularShow Mordecai and Rigby]] show up and beat the crap out of Sean Parker in ''[[Film/TheSocialNetwork The Social Netjerk]]'', telling him [[TakeThat he makes them seem funny.]]
177	*** They also show up in Rio-A, where Mordecai is among the birds that get a Green Lantern ring.
178	** The ''Gaming's Next Top Princess'' segment had a brief cameo of [[VideoGame/{{Darkstalkers}} Felicia]] of all people.
179	*** Felicia? Try a brief cameo of [[VideoGame/SonicTheHedgehog Amy Rose]]!
180	** In the ''Film/CowboysAndAliens'' crossover sketch, the [[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic Applejack]] CaptainErsatz sports a faded version of her G3 incarnation's colors.
181	** The ''[[WesternAnimation/Thundercats2011 Thunder]][[MemeticMutation LOLCats]]'' sketch is filled to the brim with references to "[[DiscreditedMeme stupid overused memes]]". It not only references the WebOriginal/LOLCats meme, but also Shoop da Whoop, WebAnimation/WeeblAndBob ("I'm a Narwhal! The Jedi of the sea!"), ''Franchise/MyLittlePony'', Bunchies, a spectacular replication of the Internet Trollface, VideoGame/AngryBirds, [[VideoGame/MarioIsMissing Weegee]], [[Website/{{YTMND}} the Not Even Doom Music cat]], Nyan Cat, and numerous other internet memes with a striking degree of accuracy. In addition, the cats' firewall is breached by a horde of [[VideoGame/{{Minecraft}} Creepers]], and one of the figures on the engraving at the start seems to bear a resemblance to one of the wizards from ''VideoGame/{{Magicka}}''.
182	*** The maker of that skit is a [=YouTuber=].
183	** ''[[Series/GreysAnatomy "Grey's In Anime"]]'' not only pokes fun at Franchise/YuGiOh, Anime/DragonBallZ (WHAT!? 9000!?), {{panty shot}}s, and Pokémon, but also sneaks in two generic anime characters parodying the [[JustForFun/CaramelldansenVid Caramelldansen]] dance and Pedobear.
184	** In ''[[Franchise/KungFuPanda Kung Fu Blander]]'', when trying to find something black and white that can stop Lord Shen and his VideoGame/AngryBirds, Po picks up [[VideoGame/PokemonBlackAndWhite Reshiram and Zekrom.]]
185	** One sketch has two people dressed like two characters from ''[[WesternAnimation/ElTigreTheAdventuresOfMannyRivera El Tigre]]'' appear as bystanders.
186	** To ''ComicStrip/MyCage'' of all things: The title "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little]] Literature/WarHorse'' is most likely a reference to [[http://www.gocomics.com/mycage/2011/02/28 this strip]].
187	** In ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant [[Film/TheIronLady Lady]]'', [[WesternAnimation/MyLifeAsATeenageRobot Jenny]] gets crowned "Homecoming Robot" by [[ShipTease Sheldon]], [[WesternAnimation/SonicTheHedgehogSatAM Bunnie Rabbot is knocking out]] Creator/ChuckNorris, WALL•E and EVE appear again, and you can see [[WesternAnimation/TheJetsons Rosie in the crowd at the end]], with a robot from ''Film/IRobot'' and ''WesternAnimation/{{Robots}}''.
188	** Even ''Anime/PantyAndStockingWithGarterbelt'' gets a reference when a snippet of [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EsYNcQsSZ7A&t=0m31s the Demon Sister's Theme]] plays in a [[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zOZpGy1VYbI&t=0m31s short that otherwise has no other references to Panty and Stocking]].
189	** "Pokémon of Interest": The commissioner mentions knowing every line of ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'' by heart. Sketches of the main characters can be seen on his board.
190	* ShownTheirWork: Admittedly it's for pop culture, but the amount of detail they put into most of the parodies is pleasantly surprising. They do miss the mark now and then (see ShallowParody) but the majority of the sketches show that they do look into what they're parodying.
191	** "Grey's In Anime" and "[=ThunderLOLcats=]" are good examples of this.
192	** "Randy Savage: 9th Grade Wrestler" is pretty accurate to the [[WesternAnimation/RandyCunninghamNinthGradeNinja original show]].
193	* [[AskAStupidQuestion Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions]]: There is a recurring segment ''named'' this (which is based on the actual article in ''MAD'' Magazine).
194	* SpellingSong: From ''Series/{{Smallville}}: [[Theatre/SpiderManTurnOffTheDark Turn off the Clark]]'':
195	--> ''S-M-A / Double L-V / I-L-L spells Smallville with an E.''
196	* TheStinger: After the credits, they do a few more seconds of a sketch from earlier on (most of which are edited out in reruns to make room for the closing credits and to get to the next show as quickly as possible).
197	* StockNessMonster: The ''[[Series/{{Jessie}} Nessie]]'' sketch.
198	* StockSoundEffects: ''[[Film/Arthur1981 Ar]]Film/{{Thor}}'' had one segment that referenced ''VideoGame/DonkeyKong''. The sound effects used were, appropriately enough, the ones from the Platform/Atari2600 port of the game.
199	* SurrealThemeTune: Some random man and what sounds like a group of kids babbling "Hey yabba, boy yamma, Mad!" + a kazoo and Jew's harp = The ''MAD'' theme.
200	* TakeThat: Given that it's ''MAD''...
201	** In "Trans-Bore-Mores":
202	--->'''Optimus Prime''': Sam, the Decepticons are after something really, REALLY important this time. They want the... Uh...\
203	''[Optimus sees a poster of Wrestling/TheRock.]''\
204	'''Optimus Prime:''' Rock of...\
205	''[Optimus sees a poster of Music/{{Kesha}}.]''\
206	'''Optimus Prime:''' No...Talent-tron...
207	** Another bash on Music/{{Kesha}}: On "Pirates of the Neverland: At Wit's End", Captain Hook tells Captain Jack Sparrow that the crocodile who always chases him makes the most horrible noise -- "tick tock". Not the clock noise; "that annoying Ke$ha song" ("[=TiK ToK=]"), followed by the crocodile opening his mouth and a [[SuspiciouslySimilarSong screwed-up, sound-alike version of "TiK ToK"]] starts playing.
208	** Even shows on Creator/CartoonNetwork aren't safe; case in point, ''Groan Wars'' which makes fun of ''WesternAnimation/StarWarsTheCloneWars''.
209	*** Whoever wrote ''The Social Netjerk'' threw in a TakeThat at ''WesternAnimation/RegularShow'':
210	---->'''Mordecai''': You know what I like about you, Sean? You make me seem funny.
211	** They don't seem to care for a lot of other Cartoon Network shows, particularly noticeable in The Watcher's speech to Captain America in "[[ComicBook/TheAvengers Avenger]] [[WesternAnimation/AdventureTime Time]]". Which then leads into ''yet another case'' of SelfDeprecation:
212	--->'''Captain America:''' [after The Watcher and Captain America say how the other cartoon shows aren't as funny as MAD] They'll be sorry, because MAD probably wins an Emmy in the future, right?
213	--->'''The Watcher:''' ...You better get back to your friends.
214	** ''Star Blecch'' had several lines about how ''Film/StarTrek2009'' stole a whole bunch of ideas from ''Franchise/StarWars''.
215	** ''[=uGlee=]'' was pretty much a whole MusicalEpisode about how ''Glee'''s premise of teens singing in high school is no different than the premises for ''Film/HighSchoolMusical'', ''Series/{{Jonas}}'', ''Series/HannahMontana'', ''Series/{{Victorious}}'' and ''Film/{{Fame}}''.
216	** One skit in the ''Wall-E-Nator'' episode involved a TakeThat to {{Creator/Nickelodeon}} awards shows; after the hostess gets CoveredInGunge, she turns into an EldritchAbomination.
217	*** During ''Wall-E-Nator'', the ''MAD'' producers [[SelfDeprecation poke fun at]] ''[[SelfDeprecation themselves]]'', [[SelfDeprecation just like they always do]].
218	** The show also has a lot of potshots at the ''Film/{{Marmaduke}}'' movie.
219	** They seem to really hate Creator/KristenStewart, as they're always showing her as a ''really'' unhappy chick.
220	** Also, in Pokémon Park, the following lines:
221	---> ''"[Yu-Gi-Oh Island] is the same, only more complicated and less fun."''
222	---> ''"Oh, like Digimon Island."''
223	** In "Ko-Bee Movie", Ko-Bee discovers he has a human counterpart and wants to take action. An Exbee of Creator/JerrySeinfeld suggests taking him to court, however Ko-Bee says it would be very boring for a movie. At the end, Jerry Seinfeld Bee comments on how Ko-Bee Movie was a much better movie than ''WesternAnimation/BeeMovie''.
224	** "Super '80s" has a scene of Seth Green trying to crash a truck into a train full of 1980s pop culture icons, exclaiming, "If I can't [[WesternAnimation/RobotChicken have the '80s]], nobody can!" Later, one of the children refers to {{Music/Madonna}} as the person Music/LadyGaga spent her career copying (then added that Creator/RussellBrand stole his act of being a comic weirdo from Music/WeirdAlYankovic.). Also, an interviewee who looks like Creator/MichaelIanBlack on ''[[ILoveTheExties I Love The '80s]]'' sadly comments that shows like ''I Love the '80s'' count as television. Finally, when the '80s icons go back to where they belong, they fly to [[spoiler:Creator/StevenSpielberg's house, because his career would die without such retro figures as Franchise/IndianaJones]].
225	** Kung Fu Blander is chock full of {{Take That}}s at things like ''Franchise/KungFuPanda'' (outright said [[SelfDeprecation by the main character]] that the movies are getting worse), and ''Film/MrPoppersPenguins'' (criticizes its moral and the alleged wrong turn in Creator/JimCarrey's career).
226	** In "Smallville: Turn Off the Clark", there's a huge amount of take that (against ''Smallville'', Creator/JulieTaymor) and ShownTheirWork (the references to the show like Dr. Fate's future seeing, Clark's dad coming back to life, Brainiac having the model of [[WesternAnimation/SupermanTheAnimatedSeries Cartoon Brainiac]] and the coloring of the main comic's Brainiac).
227	** The internet itself, in the ''[=ThunderLOLcats=]'' skit.
228	** The amnesiac protagonist of ''Cowboys & Alien Force'' says he ''wishes'' he could forget the last ''Franchise/IndianaJones'' movie (which was ''[[Film/IndianaJonesAndTheKingdomOfTheCrystalSkull The Kingdom of the Crystal Skull]]'').
229	** ''Series/JerseyShore'' takes quite a few beatings itself. They all get tricked into falling to their deaths in an ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' parody, but also in ''Jersey Thor'', where Thor confuses their hairstyles with elaborately styled horned helmets that his own family often wears back in Asgard. Also, in a "Celebrities Without Their Makeup" segment, When you remove Film/KingKong's makeup, you get Snooki.
230	** "Captain American't" has Colonel Philips ask Dr. Erskine to improve the movie's CGI after completing the Super Soldier project.
231	** "Destroy, WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder, Destroy" is a TakeThat at ''Destroy, Build, Destroy''.
232	*** Also one of ''Hole in the Wall'' called "Hole in the Great Wall".
233	** [[Film/DolphinTale Dol]]WesternAnimation/PhineasAndFerb [[Film/DolphinTale Tale]] doesn't even run for thirty seconds before it delivers a potshot at Creator/NicolasCage.
234	--->'''Sawyer:''' Oh, you poor washed up thing!\
235	'''Creator/NicolasCage''' (wet and covered in barnacles): Hi, I'm Nicolas Cage, I'll bounce back.\
236	'''Sawyer:''' I wasn't talking about you, I was talking about that!
237	** "ComicStrip/{{Garfield}} of Dreams" has a take that against Hollywood, funny pages, funny pages-based movies, and Creator/SethMacFarlane.
238	** "Modern Family Circus" is one big shot at ''ComicStrip/TheFamilyCircus''. (Not so much ''Series/ModernFamily'', though.)
239	** In a parody of ''Film/{{The Avengers\|2012}}'', ''Poki'' tries to make Bruce Banner angry by making him watch ''WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange''.
240	--->'''Bruce:''' Did he say angry? Or bored?
241	** They must ''really'' have it in for ''Franchise/{{Cars}}'', as most sketches that feature Lightning or Mater have them getting killed/destroyed.
242	*** Which came to a head in "Outtagascar"
243	---->'''Lightning''': Wait a minute, I shouldn't be here. I've only had two movies. The original, and the one where we have to go to Europe because there's a race. But then Mater gets confused for a spy because he sounds like... yeah okay, I guess I should be here.
244	*** And if that didn't do it, shortly after there's this gem:
245	----> '''Buzz''': (After getting run over a few times) Once again, Pixar is ''ruined'' by cars.
246	** They have a whole song parody to the tune of "Call Me Maybe?" that bashes the ''Film/TotalRecall2012'' remake.
247	** In [[Film/MissionImpossibleGhostProtocol "Addition Impossible]]", ComicBook/GhostRider [[MakesJustAsMuchSenseInContext buys a]] Creator/NicolasCage mask from the ComicBook/RedSkull.
248	--->'''Ghost Rider:''' Puts the mask on and it immediately burns away Waaaste of money...
249	** They made two {{Take That}}s at ''WesternAnimation/TheLandBeforeTime'' and its numerous sequels.
250	** ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' and ''Series/KeepingUpWithTheKardashians'' are frequent targets of the show.
251	*** "Twilight: Staking Dawn" is a TakeThat against the former as well as ''Series/BuffyTheVampireSlayer'', ''Series/{{Whitney}}'', and ''Series/TwoAndAHalfMen''.
252	** ComicBook/{{Shazam}} [[Series/SamAndCat & Cat]] ends with a TakeThat toward Creator/DanSchneider and his television shows.
253	** The ''ComicBook/{{Tintin}}'' [[WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin2011 movie]] got a bit of a potshot in "[[WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic My Little]] Literature/WarHorse":
254	--->'''Albert Narracott:''' Tintin! Stop whatever ''boring'' adventure you're doing and come with me!
255	** One segment has [[WesternAnimation/BobTheBuilder Bob the Builder]] calling [[WesternAnimation/HandyManny Handy Manny]] out for the latter's show being a blatant ripoff of the former's.
256	* TapedOverTurmoil: In "[[Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog Clifford]][[Film/{{Cloverfield}} field]]", the cast of ''Series/ICarly'' throw [[Series/TheSuiteLifeOfZackAndCody Zack and Cody]] a Bon Voyage party, which Freddie films, and they also invite [[Franchise/TheMuppets Kermit the Frog]] as a guest because Miss Piggy dumped him. As Freddie films the party, Kermit asks him if he's taping over his ''Series/AmericanIdol'' audition tape. Freddie tells Kermit, "[[BlatantLies Of course not. What do you think I am, stupid?]]", and the following scene shows Kermit singing a modified version of "Single Ladies" by Music/{{Beyonce}}.
257	* TaughtByTelevision: The antagonist in "[=Naru210=]" claims he beat Naruto in their (unseen) fight because he watched ''WesternAnimation/KungFuPanda1'' [[SawStarWarsTwentySevenTimes 27 times]].
258	* TieInCereal: {{Invoked\|Trope}}. There is a parody commercial for "Cloudy with a Chance of Flavor" based on the animated movie ''WesternAnimation/CloudyWithAChanceOfMeatballs''.
259	* TimeSkip: Averted in their ''WesternAnimation/LegendOfKorra''/''WesternAnimation/DoraTheExplorer'' parody. Unlike Korra who is introduced as [[AMinorKidroduction a little girl]], only to cut to her a young woman, the title character of ''Legend of Dora'' goes to Republic City as a little girl.
260	* TimmyInAWell: Parodied in ''Sassie'', where the titular [[DeadpanSnarker smartass]] dog complains (in English) about this plot.
261	-->'''Farmer:''' What's that, boy? Timmy's stuck in a well?\
262	'''Sassie:''' I said "bow wow". What part of that sounds like "Timmy's stuck in a well"!? I'm hungry, for crying out loud.
263	* TitleScream: Parodied with "Spin the Wheel & Win the Cash Before Time Runs Out & Also Maybe Win Prizes!" The ''Series/WheelOfFortune''-esque screaming takes so long that there's no time left to actually play the game!
264	* ToiletHumor: Lots of it, just like the magazine.
265	* TransformationIsAFreeAction: in ''"Money Ball Z"'', Goku takes an exceptionally long time to power up, and the pitcher decides to wait for him to finish. When Vegeta steps up to bat and powers up next, everyone, including the team coach, manager, sporting agents, and audience all take up some other activity to help pass the time, including watching the entirety of Creator/PeterJackson's ''Film/{{King Kong\|2005}}''.
266	* TruerToTheText: In comparison to the live-action ''Series/MadTV1995'', which largely dropped any connection to the magazine aside from the name after the first three seasons, this series adapts much more of the magazine's recurring features (including the MAD Marginals!) and is closer in tone.
267	* TheUnReveal: Done to MindScrew levels in "Gaming's Next Top Princess".
268	* UpliftedAnimal: The ''Ribbitless'' skit portrays the Muppets as this.
269	* VampiricWerewolf: One skit parodying ''Literature/TheTwilightSaga'' has Edward and Jacob face off, only to bite each other and turn into werewolf/vampire hybrids. They then decide to ditch Bella and go hang out together.
270	* VisualPun: The show does a lot of this.
271	** In one episode, they advertised "The Adventures of Iron Man", then showed a laughing face on an iron a la WebVideo/TheAnnoyingOrange.
272	** They're even willing to pull off more obscure puns. In "Downton Shaggy", [[Series/DowntonAbbey Mr. Bates]] dressed up as ComicBook/{{Batman}} to rescue his idol, "Foot Man". In his day, a "batman" was a [[BattleButler soldier who acted as a personal servant and bodyguard]], Mr. Bates himself being an example of one in his own show.
273	* WhatHappenedToTheMouse: In a few sketches, a character appears in a prominent role for one quick gag, then never appears again for the rest of the sketch (such as ComicStrip/HagarTheHorrible in ''So You Think You Can Train Your Dragon to Dance'', who is introduced as one of the celebrity guest judges for the eponymous show but is then conspicuously absent from the judge's table for the rest of sketch). This was eventually lampshaded in ''Jacks the Giant Slayers'' where [[WesternAnimation/TheMarvelousMisadventuresOfFlapjack Flapjack]] appears as one of the "[[OneSteveLimit Jacks]]" for hire and is introduced as someone who "once had a TV show on Cartoon Network, but probably won't be seen again after this scene". Sure enough, in the next wide shot, Flapjack is missing from the group of Jacks and doesn't appear again for the rest of the sketch.
274	* JustForFun/XMeetsY: In-show, a lot of the parody titles (read: the parody titles that don't childishly make fun of what's being parodied, like ''Are You Karate Kidding Me?'', ''Avaturd'', ''[=uGlee=]'', and ''The Social Netjerk'') are combos of two or more TV shows, movies, cartoon series, etc. Some examples:
275	** ''[=CSiCarly=]'': ''Series/{{CSI}}'' and ''Series/ICarly''
276	** ''I Love You, Iron Man'': ''Film/ILoveYouMan'' and ''Film/IronMan''
277	** ''Ben 10 Franklin'': ''WesternAnimation/Ben10'' and Creator/BenjaminFranklin
278	** ''Cliffordfield'': ''Literature/CliffordTheBigRedDog'' and ''Film/{{Cloverfield}}''
279	** ''Pirates of the Neverland: At Wit's End'': ''Film/PiratesOfTheCaribbeanAtWorldsEnd'' and ''WesternAnimation/PeterPan'' (the Neverland reference).
280	** ''WALL-E-NATOR'': ''WesternAnimation/WallE'' and ''Franchise/{{Terminator}}''
281	** ''2012 Dalmatians'': ''Film/TwoThousandTwelve'' and ''WesternAnimation/OneHundredAndOneDalmatians''
282	** ''[=Naru210=]'': ''Manga/{{Naruto}}'' and ''Series/BeverlyHills90210''
283	** ''Pooh Grit'': ''Franchise/WinnieThePooh'' and ''Film/TrueGrit''
284	** ''Soul Tron'': ''Series/SoulTrain'' and ''Film/{{Tron}}''
285	** ''So You Think You Can Train Your Dragon to Dance'': ''Franchise/HowToTrainYourDragon'' and ''Series/SoYouThinkYouCanDance''
286	** ''Pokémon Park'': ''[[Anime/PokemonTheSeries Pokémon]]'' and ''Franchise/JurassicPark''.
287	** ''Hops'': ''Film/{{Hop}}'' and ''Series/{{COPS}}''
288	** ''The Buzz Identity'': ''WesternAnimation/ToyStory3'' and ''[[Film/TheBourneSeries The Bourne Identity]]'' (with some pieces of ''Film/TheWizardOfOz'' and ''Film/{{Inception}}'')
289	** ''Arthor'': ''Film/Arthur2011'' and ''Film/{{Thor}}'', with the titular character of ''WesternAnimation/{{Rango}}'' thrown in as well (since ''Thor'', the Creator/RussellBrand remake of ''Arthur'', and ''Rango'' came out in theaters around the same time)
290	** ''The Clawfice'': ''The ComicBook/XMen'' and ''Series/{{The Office\|US}}''
291	** ''Rio-A'': ''WesternAnimation/{{Rio}}'' and ''Film/GreenLantern2011'' ([[LateToThePunchline Oa is the home planet of the Green Lantern Corps]])
292	** ''Captain America's Got Talent'': ''ComicBook/CaptainAmerica'' and ''Series/AmericasGotTalent''
293	** ''Thomas the Unstoppable Tank Engine'': ''WesternAnimation/ThomasAndFriends'' and ''Film/{{Unstoppable}}''
294	** ''The Fresh Prawn of Bel-Air'': ''Series/TheFreshPrinceOfBelAir'' and ''Film/District9'' (the prawn aliens were from the latter movie)
295	** ''[=ThunderLOLcats=]'': ''[[WesternAnimation/ThunderCats2011 ThunderCats]]'' and '''[[MemeticMutation THE INTERNET. ALL OF IT.]]'''
296	** ''Cowboys & Alien Force'' actually has a rather non-indicative title; while a crossover of ''Film/CowboysAndAliens'' and ''WesternAnimation/Ben10AlienForce'' is indeed present, it quickly falls by the wayside in favor of a bizarre mash-up of references to ''WesternAnimation/FindingNemo'', ''Literature/MrMen'', ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'', Jon Favreau's career, ''MAD'' itself...by skit's end, [[WhoWritesThisCrap even the characters are baffled]].
297	---> ''"[[LampshadeHanging It's a mash-up of two genres, they do it on MAD all the time!]]"''
298	** ''Criminal Minecraft'': ''Series/CriminalMinds'' and VideoGame/{{Minecraft}}.
299	** ''Jersey Thor'': ''Film/{{Thor}}'' and ''Series/JerseyShore''.
300	** ''S'Up'': ''WesternAnimation/{{Up}}'' and ''Series/JerseyShore''.
301	** ''Mouse'': WesternAnimation/MickeyMouse and ''Series/{{House}}''
302	** ''Dances With Wolverine (A Footloose Parody)'': ComicBook/{{Wolverine}} and ''Film/{{Footloose}}''.
303	** ''Money Ball Z'': ''Anime/DragonBallZ'' and ''Film/MoneyBall''
304	** ''Green Care Bear'': ''Film/GreenLantern2011'' and the ''Franchise/CareBears''.
305	** ''My Little War Horse'': ''WesternAnimation/MyLittlePonyFriendshipIsMagic'' (again) and ''Literature/WarHorse''...and then ''WesternAnimation/TheAdventuresOfTintin2011'' as well.
306	** ''Teen Titanic'': ''Film/Titanic1997'' and ''WesternAnimation/TeenTitans2003'', with ''WesternAnimation/YoungJustice2010'' to keep things current.
307	** ''Everybody Loves Rayman'': ''Series/EverybodyLovesRaymond'' and ''VideoGame/{{Rayman}}''.
308	** ''The Iron Giant Lady'': ''WesternAnimation/TheIronGiant'' and ''Film/TheIronLady''... with a quick therapy scene that's a reference to ''Film/TheKingsSpeech''.
309	** ''Conan the Kardashian'': ''Series/KeepingUpWithTheKardashians'' and ''Franchise/ConanTheBarbarian''.
310	** ''Optimus Prime Suspect'': ''Franchise/{{Transformers}}'' and ''Series/PrimeSuspect''.
311	** ''I Am Lorax'': ''Film/IAmLegend'' and ''WesternAnimation/TheLorax2012''.
312	** ''My Supernatural Sweet Sixteen'': ''Series/{{Supernatural}}'' and ''Series/MySuperSweetSixteen''
313	** ''Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus'': ''Literature/DiaryOfAWimpyKid'' and not only ''VideoGame/KidIcarus'', but other video game franchises as well as the ''VideoGame/SuperSmashBros'' series
314	** ''Here Comes Yogi Boo Boo'' - ''WesternAnimation/YogiBear'' and ''Series/HereComesHoneyBooBoo''
315	* XRaySparks: In one sketch based on ''Franchise/StarWars'', C-3PO shocked Chewbacca and Chewy's skeleton showed through his skin.

Context WesternAnimation / Mad