Hi it's me, Mattie E. Neuman and I have to tell you:I almost stopped watching Cartoon Network when they cancelled Foster's Home For Imaginary Friends. But then the show that "saved their network" came along and that was, Mad. Sure, some of their other shows are good like Regular Show, Incredible Crew, Uncle Grandpa, and the Looney Tunes Show, but Mad is by far my favorite. For those who are unaware, Mad is an animated sketch show that parodies things like TV shows, movies, celebrities, current events, video games, and popular songs. Some people describe it as "a kid-friendly version of Robot Chicken" but I think Mad is much funnier than that weird stop-motion stuff. So now I'm going to list the 10 best parodies Mad had done during it's 5-year run:
#10:Avaturd - This parody was their take on James Cameron's hit movie Avatar. It had many different blue characters including Blue from Blue's Clues, Grover, an M&M, and Papa Smurf in the parody. It even had an appearance of Rafiki from the Lion King. I thought it was very funny for a pilot episode.
#9:Rioa - The sketch combined the movie Rio with the Green Lantern. It also had references to Sesame Street, Regular Show, Angry Birds, and even Happy Feet. Considering I really like the movie Rio (and it's sequel), Mad did an excellent take on it and made it very funny.
#8:VICTORious - For those who are unaware, Victorious is a Nickelodeon teen sitcom about a girl named Tori who goes to a performing arts school. Victorious is one of my favorite Nickelodeon shows and I watch it almost every morning. Even though I'm unfamiliar with Victor Von Doom from Spiderman, I think Mad did a hilarious job. But they forgot to add Cat, Beck, and Trina. What's up with that!?
#7:Diary of A Wimpy Kid Icarus - Imagine taking every video game character known to man and squeezing them into a two minute segment, that is pretty much this sketch. Every video game character including Mario, Sonic the Hedgehog, Kirby, and Crash Bandicoot are in it. But the sketch mainly centers around Pit who takes the role from Greg Heffley from Diary of A Wimpy Kid.
#6:Pokemon of Interest - What would happen if you mixed Pokemon with Person of Interest:this parody, of course. The reason it's on this list isn't because of Pokemon or Person of Interest, it is because of the brief reference to Gravity Falls, one of my favorite Disney Channel shows.
#5:Garfield of Dreams - Even though I do like Garfield (I used to watch The Garfield Show all the time), he's not the reason I like this sketch so much, it's because of how it spoofs Family Guy creator, Seth McFarlane. Not only does it talk about him, but it parodies his two shows, Family Guy and American Dad in such a funny way. This is a must see for Family Guy fans!
#4:Mouse M.D. - In this sketch, Mickey Mouse plays the role of Dr. House and has many unusual patients including Cookie Monster, Bob the Builder, and Hannah Montana. I thought it was really funny how they poked fun at the "Veggie Monster" rumor that was going on with Cookie Monster at the time. I seriously feel sorry for anybody who believed that rumor.
#3:The Worst Show Ever - Let me set something straight before I get into detail of this sketch:I am NOT a One Direction fan, the only reason I like this one is because it is filled to the brim with references only die-hard Mad fans would get. It references almost every episode and magazine they've done in a 3-minute song. How awesome is that!?
#2:Dolphineas and Ferb Tale - In this Dolphin Tale parody, Phineas and Ferb try to help an injured dolphin by entering in a robot dolphin race. This is a good #2 because I am a fan of Phineas and Ferb.
#1:Ribbitless - This is the #1 sketch on any Muppet fan's list. This sketch is where Kermit the Frog swallows a butterfly and Miss Piggy and Fozzie help him with his American Idol audition. This might be the funniest Muppet spoof since Seth McFarlane did Kermit as Liam Neeson in Taken. It has many obscure Muppet references and even had appearances by Statler and Waldorf at the end. It is a great #1 on our list.
If you want to see one of these parodies, look them up on YouTube! I'm sure you will laugh your head off.
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