Mad (TV series)

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Mad
MAD Title.png
Genre
Based on Mad
by EC Comics
Developed by Kevin Shinick
Written by
  • Kevin Shinick
  • Aaron Blitzstein
  • Marly Halpern-Graser
  • Steve Borst
  • Justin Becker
  • Ben Joseph
  • Greg White
  • Mason Steinberg
Directed by Aaron Horvath
Voices of
Theme music composerDevin Flynn
Opening theme"Mad!"
Composers
Country of originUnited States
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons4
No. of episodes103 (207 sketches) (list of episodes)
Production
Executive producers
Producers
  • Kevin Shinick
  • Mark Marek
  • Dave Mendel (Season 4 only)
EditorDave Mendel
Running time11 minutes
Production company Warner Bros. Animation
Original release
Network Cartoon Network
ReleaseSeptember 6, 2010 (2010-09-06) 
December 2, 2013 (2013-12-02) [1]
Related
Mad TV
Robot Chicken

Mad (stylized as MAD) is an American animated sketch comedy television series produced by Warner Bros. Animation. [2] The series was based on Mad magazine, where each episode is a collection of short animated parodies of television shows, films, video games, celebrities, and other media, using various types of animation (CGI, claymation, stop motion, photoshopped imagery, 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 at 8:30 P.M., right after the series premiere of Regular Show . [3] The series ended its three-year run on December 2, 2013.

Contents

Recurring sketches

The series has some recurring sketches:

Episodes

SeasonEpisodesOriginally aired
First airedLast aired
1 26September 6, 2010 (2010-09-06)June 20, 2011 (2011-06-20)
2 26August 22, 2011 (2011-08-22)April 23, 2012 (2012-04-23)
3 26May 28, 2012 (2012-05-28)March 4, 2013 (2013-03-04)
4 25April 1, 2013 (2013-04-01)December 2, 2013 (2013-12-02)

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)

2012 PAAFTJ Television Awards

Best Animated Series (Nominated)

Home media

The DVD Mad – Season 1, Part 1 was released on September 20, 2011, with a matted 1.33:1 picture and an English stereo track. The extras on the DVD are trailers for Young Justice , the 2011 ThunderCats , and The Looney Tunes Show . [4] The rest of the first season was released on January 17, 2012. [5]

All four seasons of the series are available on the online streaming service Amazon Prime.

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