MAD (TV series)

Mad was an American animated sketch comedy television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The series was based on Mad magazine. Each episode is a collection of short animated parodies of television shows, movies, games, celebrities etc. The humor is both witty and juvenile appealing mostly to tween and teen boys.[1]

It uses various types of animation (CGI, claymation, stop-motion, etc.) instead of the usual animation style that Warner Bros. Animation is known for. The series premiered on the evening of September 6, 2010 on Cartoon Network.[2] The series ended its 4-year run after airing 103 episodes.[3] The series has an age rating of TV-MA.

Voice cast

Principal cast

Guest/Other voices

Awards and Nominations

2012 Emmy Awards

Outstanding Short Format Animated Program for "Kitchen Nightmares Before Christmas / How I Met Your Mummy" (Nominated).[4]

2012 PAAFTJ Television Awards

Best Animated Series (Nominated)

References

  1. "MAD". Common Sense Media Inc. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  2. Hunter Walker (25 August 2010). "Cartoon Network Will Debut 2 New Series on Labor Day". The Wrap News Inc. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  3. "Western Animation: MAD". TV Tropes. Retrieved 28 November 2015.
  4. "64th Emmy Awards Nominees and Winners; Outstanding Short-format Animated Program - 2012". Academy of Television Arts & Sciences. Retrieved 28 November 2015.