Mad

They call this show "Mad", when it should be called "Overused, Unfunny and Unoriginal Jokes about Pop Culture Icons, the TV Show". Seriously, every "skit" in an episode of this show is literally consists of one or more of the following:

1. An unfunny parody of a movie/television show, often editing the name to something random, like "W.W.E.R.", or "Class of the Titans"

2. An unfunny pop culture reference poking fun at a celebrity for almost no reason

3. An unfunny and sometimes gross parody of a product in the market, such as "Throw-active"

4. The occasional (or should I say UNoccasional) skit, featuring something I enjoyed while reading Mad Magazine, such as a Spy. vs. Spy animation. This really only entertained me due to the nostalgia I felt from seeing a particular skit.

Number four doesn't really fit in with the other three elements of the show, however I will give them some credit on making a few funny jokes/skits. Honestly though, Mad is like a soft-core version of Robot Chicken, except the writing and voice acting is simply downright unfunny, and untalented. So unfunny I would even go so far as to say that, personally, I would rather watch the even less funny shows on the Disney channel. The only funny joke I've seen from Mad was how IMDb listed it under the comedy shows. How it is still has a time slot on television is one of life's greater mysteries.

Cartoon Network in 2010 made a show called MAD which was based on the magazine with the same name, the show had unfunny but entertaining animated episodes which meant to be a parody of famous things, there also was Spy VS Spy which are two spies fighting, this part of the show was really good and unpredictable.

Every now and then I rewatch some clips from this TV show, and I just wished that every cartoon had jokes written like MAD. These are simply hilarious, and most of the time used to break the fourth wall in impressive and non common ways, making fun of their own cancellation is one of them.

This show is very interesting. When I watched a couple of episodes, I was trying to decide how I felt about the show and couldn't think of anything. The show was not funny at all, but I was oddly entertained. (It feels like a watered down version of Robot Chicken) I would say watch it for yourself and decide what you think about it.

I don't know what most of the negative reviewers were expecting. I saw the same things they saw: juvenile, silly, and shallow humor...just like the magazine. It's so very like the magazine that I keep expecting to fold the inside back cover to get the last joke. My only regret is not being 12 yrs old again to truly appreciate it.

It's never going to be mature enough to be on adult swim, but that's fine. There has to be something in the middle for the early teens to laugh at. That's how Mad Magazine found an audience in the first place. If you're over 15 and watching this, go watch the onion or some monty python. This isn't for you.