Cartoon Network’s “MAD” is Underrated..

[@lulaloopsey]

the tin tin movie isn’t live action just ignore that bit please 😭 (i remember nothing about the movie my bad)

[@DanielLave25280]

No worries I know a lot of people think it was live action because how the visuals looks so good since WETA Digital did the movie Not a big deal, Happens all the time 👍👍👍👍

[@pyewackettttt]

for some reason i have the mandela effect about a live action tin tin movie

[@lulaloopsey]

@@pyewacketttttright?? i could’ve sworn

[@TheFosterAmiYumiFan]

​@@lulaloopsey I'm going MAD for who cancelled this👿 But fr good video

[@Saintnick90]

Fun fact: Both "The Adventures of Tintin" and "War Horse" were directed by Steven Spielberg and came out (in America, at least) the same month, so that may be why they were in that parody.

[@BrittonS.]

As a kid I could never tell if MAD was a kid show and my sister and I were scared we'd get in trouble for watching it because we weren't allowed to watch Adult Swim.

[@jakeweston7006]

It sure felt like one. It had the same age rating as King of the Hill and had bleeped out F words. You didn’t hear that often on kids networks back then

[@punkysnarks]

I had a funny reason for hating this show as a kid: I thought that if you parodied something, that meant you _hated_ whatever your source material was. So if I saw a cartoon character I liked in MAD, I got upset, thinking it was out of spite. Naturally, I don’t think this today, and looking back, MAD was pretty based. Terrible shame what happened to the magazine.

[@mossy-man697]

I thought the same thing for whatever reason

[@sumlem]

The early 2000s had a weird parody culture in which was driven by hate or to dunk on to make fun of. George Bush was a major figure in parodies lol

[@MusicKat217]

​@ville__ragebait used to be believable

[@punkysnarks]

​@ville__ In the immortal words of DJ Spit: "Man, shut up, man!"

[@SpongeyTheEditor]

MAD is such a time capsule of the early 2010s, that's the fun of watching it these days lol.

[@earthtoeden8977]

I still remember the Benjamin Franklin Ben 10 bits

[@jeremyscungio16]

I used to love/hate it. I always watched it though

[@Firebro999]

Spy vs Spy was peak, I was so obsessed with those segments! And yeah -- even if a lot of the references are dated, I still get a good laugh when rewatching some of the segments. A lot of stuff flew over my head back then.

[@Pinkywinkykinky]

definitely the parts I remember the most from this fever dream of a show (P.S pretty sure who I rooted for also changed)

[@SantaClaws44044]

One things that's funny to me is that in "The Social Netjerk" sketch, Mordecai and Rigby appeared saying "Well speed it up, cause in a few minuets it'll be our time" referring to how MAD would air new episodes at 8:15 and Regular Show would air at 8:30, but by the time the episode aired, Gumball had premiered a few weeks prior, Adventure Time was on hiatus and MAD and Regular Show switched timeslots for some reason (the show that would come up next was The Problem Solverz) and another funny thing is that that sketch turns 13 tomorrow lol

[@izakneverdies]

That last bit gave me whiplash, holy shit

[@MikeJr9284]

I didn't read Mad magazines a lot, but I remember being in middle school watching Mad on Cartoon Network before bed.

[@angel204bby]

I remember seeing the magazines in stores and being very fascinated with the artwork on the cover

[@jakeweston7006]

Same. I remember watching this in middle school too. I think that’s one of the best ages to watch MAD because I understood most of the adult jokes, and I appreciated how much dirtier it was than the Y7 shows on the network. It felt like the channel grew up with me

[@pogoknight428]

MAD was such a trip dude. I remember watching the theme song pop up on my tv as a kid and being like “ohoho we’re in for a treat folks”

[@sourzombie5467]

Wait a goddamn minute. I ALWAYS REMEMBERED CHIPWRECKED AS STARRING AL PACINO. MY MIND IS BLOWN RIGHT NOW THAT HE WASN'T IN THE ACTUAL MOVIE, MY BRAIN JUST COMBINED IT WITH THE MAD SKETCH.

[@lulaloopsey]

STOP that’s so funny

[@pineappleprincess9704]

I remember Mousw M.D., and how it ended with Cookie Monster barfing because he was eating broccoli and his stomach was rejecting it I find that absolutely hilarious as someone who's seen multiple episodes of Sesame Street, because Cookie Monster has eaten OBJECTS before. OBJECTS. This dude's stomach knows no bounds!

[@angelaparente4470]

I always love sesame street until season 46

[@kobieturner-no6rq]

Kermit singing "if you like it you should put some green on it" lives rent free in my head.

[@jakeweston7006]

Same. One of my favorite jokes in MAD

[@MonoverseStudios]

As a kid I used to dance to this in the shower and my mom still remembers those days 💀

[@littlebigbat37]

One of the episode bits, "Diary of a Wimpy Kid Icarus", lived in my mind rent free for years. Great video!

[@sheenafaces]

Man MAD Was literally a Fever Dream I still Remember The “My Little War Horse” And The “Snott Pilgrim Vs The Wonderful World of Disney” And the “Gaming’s Next Top Princess”

[@DaveysWonderfulWorld]

Mad on Cartoon Network was absolutely bonkers but also incredible especially love that the purple pot that guy was voiced by Gilbert Gidfred

[@dualdestry2856]

I'll never forget the Garfield No-Monday Calendar ad. "I hope you finished your paper. I told you it was due on Monday." "Good thing it's Tuesday." The look of shock on that teacher's face is priceless. Also the "I hate Tuesdays" at the end is perfect.

[@StarlitBawka]

Mad is something I looked at oddly as a kid but as a college-aged person I definitely appreciate it a LOOOOT more. It’s so goofy I kinda love it a lot The spies >>>>

[@SmartRascalStudios]

17:16 Disney XD is still around. It’s just Disney’s version of the NickToons channel by this point.

[@BearBrews]

I used to watch MAD when I got home from school. I was so excited when they parodied iCarly bc it was my favorite show back then but got so scared by the Zombi bambi skit that was also part of that episode. I ran from the room & had nightmares about it. Still too nervous to rewatch it ngl

[@ratpatterson8953]

i have never had an original experience oh my god. i was also really scared of the katy perry parody song where everyone gets lit on fire and she MELTS.

[@YakkoWarnerTower]

I watched Mad once in my college life that was witty and it was kinda a Adult Swim and I think TBS styled show outside of lol.

[@shanicem.6291]

I REMEMBER THIS SHOW!!! I remember i would always get it confused with Robot Chicken 💀 The one skit i remember them doing is the parody they did of Backyardigans and Thor, called "The Asgardigans" 😂

[@skunkman9815]

I love the backyardigans!! But seeing it combined with thor really traumatizes me

[@shanicem.6291]

@@skunkman9815 yea backyardigans was my fav childhood show, which is why seeing that MAD skit for the first time was so surreal 😭

[@raelogan]

Your confusion about the celebrity cameos is timelessly universal, I remember as a little kid, seeing "Space Jam" for the first time was my introduction to the Looney Tunes, but also I was sooooo confused about the Bill Murray bit because I was like 4 at the time and did not understand who that guy was, lol.

[@DaveWasThereMan]

Sounds like you should deal gender tho

[@Temmie_gaming]

It was a bonding thing for me, my mom, and later my stepdad. We watched it occasionally together after dinner. I think I was 9-10 at the time

[@niastormroderick4334]

As someone who didn’t have restrictions on what they watched on TV, I understood all the references which is funny because I usually watch your videos because I don’t know your references. MouseMD was my favorite

[@niyahmorgan6654]

When Mad the cartoon came out my dad (who loved the magazine as a kid ) would watch the cartoon with me. He is gone now but now it’s a good memory for me

[@Losertunes.mp3]

I just found your channel and as an autistic person who loves everything nostalgia and video essays I absolutely love your vibe and your content you seem so kind SO GLAD IM EARLYYYY !!!

[@lulaloopsey]

thank you so much! welcome to the channel 🫶💕

[@sonicandmylittleponyfan2002]

It’s funny how the MLP parodies in MAD didn’t actually get me into MLP when I was younger until I had to wait til I was 12, oh how dumb my brain was back then 😂

[@cupcakehamster5799]

I loved seeing bits and pieces of MAD when I was a kid, my favorite sections were spy vs. spy! I switched who I'd hope would win though. I have a vivid memory of sitting on the bus and talking about this show with a random boy in my grade. I was in elementary school.

[@karastears]

Man, I used to love watching MAD when it was airing.

[@SigmaRat]

Facts!! We had the Cartoon Network Robot Chicken and it was so underappreciated and I loved MAD

[@AmusingLuis]

amazing video. I was 12 years old when this show came, it feels like yesterday that it was on the air. so it's rather interesting that people younger than me saw this as a "fever dream" show! some of the skits that lived rent free in my head was 'WWER' , a hybrid of the ''WWE'' and the medical show "ER". There was also 'Rejected Pokemon", that one i remember a lot because Punchachu's special ability being kicking was the funniest thing ever for me.

[@jacobrice9059]

a MAD sketch i remember is a pikmin parody where it's used to advertise pikmin to kill any animals infesting your crops then it turns into utter chaos and then they guy in the advert backflip kicks olimar out of his crop after his products don't work well.

[@enriquemedina3631]

16:28 Both War Horse and Tin Tin were directed by Steven Spielberg as well. The ship was named unicorn and unicorn is a horse so I guess it makes sense.

[@donmorano1374]

Stumbled across this video and loved it. It brought back memories of MAD magazine from my youth which for me started in 1962 at age ten . When the show came out I tried to watch it whenever possible. Spy v Spy was always my favorite with both the magazine and the show. Great job

[@mariaisabel-rb1gc]

i grew up watching mad as a kid in BRAZIL!! most references went over my head but this show really molded my pop culture obessesed brain

[@KingOfGaymes]

I just remember this show parodying Yu-Gi-Oh quite a few times and as a big Yu-Gi-Oh fan, I got excited every single time that it was mentioned The one I remember most was a parody with Yogi bear called Yo-Gi-Oh, it was wacky

[@thepeternetwork]

I only know Mad TV the sketch comedy series from Fox. The sketch that stood out in my mind was the Disneyland sketch where revealed secrets are "sniper-silenced" and the witness is distracted by a marching band while the CM victim is taken away and replaced with an animatronic. To me, that says a lot of about the Disney company when it comes to their theme parks.

[@yeenobabino]

It's so bizarre that I've gotten to the age where some of the KZbinrs I regularly watch are younger than me. Even if only by a year.

[@Shaggy137]

I mean this with all my heart, I would LOVE to see some more videos about comics of any kind. I've enjoyed your videos and seeing you share your interests is super engaging.

[@JoshuaSmith-b7o]

Mad is basically a friendly family version of robot chicken and I loved it for that😂❤

[@mysticdigital5936]

I always loved this show. I didn't get all the references, but adults watching with me could. Plus Spy Vs Spy has that classic Tom and Jerry feel and always surprised me. I honestly like the parodies of two properties smashed together, they got pretty creative with it even if not all of them were super funny. Just seeing off-brand characters and pop culture was fun enough for me.

[@WWEChaosKing]

My favorite MAD skits they made we're the WWE skits like WWER, WWE Bought A Zoo, CM Punk Beds & Le The Miz since im a big wrestling fan

[@regulardude-22]

"When life gets a little crazy, don't get even GET MAD!" This and Regular show was my childhood.

[@mk-aka-morgan8386]

I used to be OBSESSED with Mad TV and Robot Chicken- don't like either now- but I still get a lot of nostalgia from the Spy VS Spy theme

[@CrazyStarsYapChannel]

Veggietales from the crypt haunted my subconscious for years.

[@EmilyWeeks56]

oh my god your channel is such a gift its relighting old memories from 6 yo me and i love it, i swear mad was such a fever dream show

[@fryguy9704]

I know people say this a lot about this show but it’s just Robot Chicken for kids. Btw, my favorite parts were Spy vs Spy. They had a lot of creative slapstick

[@Jonathanest90s]

I miss Mad so much. Not just the show but the magazine in general. It was one of my influences on my own comedy growing up.

[@RealGoggs]

Great video! William Gains only got a credit for developing the show because he was the publisher/co creator of the magazine. he in MAD’s words “went on permanent vacation” in 1992. Kinda like how in every film or movie adaptation of Spider-Man Stan Lee is listed as a Producer even though he didn’t do anything. Only William Gaines didn’t steal credit for anything 👀

[@Mooms]

15:34 MLP doesn’t have a G6 yet, it’s currently on G5

[@lulaloopsey]

that’s what i meant 😭

[@axelalvarado7031]

You say that Wolverine was a recurring character to appear in the show, that reminded me that The Hulk was another character they would usually do jokes based on. Also Hulk was the protagonist of a running gag where he would smash onto other sketches asking for more time on screen. As a little note, Hulk is my favorite super hero and I was really obsessed seeing him featured in other media. By the way, that joke of The Hulk not having enough screen time aged like fine wine!

[@mynameisreallycool1]

I'm glad to see people finally showing appreciation towards MAD. I loved watching it on CN as a pre-tween in the early 2010s, and I was kind of sad when I first saw people on the internet talking about the show like half a decade ago only for them to express how much they hated it.

[@thepokepoet9482]

I miss MAD so much. It was the highlight of my day

[@thejman5683]

Mad was my favorite show in middle school. To this day I’m still mad at CN for canceling it. I think that played a role in why I don’t watch tv anymore

[@everything.miscellaneous]

This show is such a fever dream 😭 I searched for years… years! It was so difficult to find. I watched it with my mom right when it came out and right up until it ended. Ugh this makes me so happy you’re talking about it. I’ve never seen any of your videos before. Excited to watch this one (:

[@everything.miscellaneous]

Haha I commented before the video started. My mom loved watching all the kids shows with me. A lot of the time I would catch her laying in my bunk bed watching spongebob or MAD on my mini disney princess tv 😂

[@Princess_-gp3ep]

My parents never allowed me to watch this show, but I saw it in secret and the skits animated by Jorge R Gutierrez were the highlights of the series. He also created Maya & the three, a miniseries on Netflix that I highly recommend watching.

[@putridpunk7988]

When I was in elementary school my grade was divided by people who loved and hated MAD and at recess we had a "MAD war" Where both sides threw mulch at eachother. We all got mulch in outer eyes and scraped knees, friendships ended that day it was rough

[@FunctionallyLiteratePerson]

As someone who is a couple of years older than you, I absolutely loved the references. Oftentimes they were shows I saw my parents watching so I was able to get the premise.

[@YoureMyCherryOnTop143]

Story time! Me, my sisters & my sister’s friend went out. We saw a mad magazine there, my sister’s friend if I remember she said that there is this one sketch with Bambi’s mom coming back as a zombie which scared her if I remember clearly

[@sueicide4592]

I remember bonding with my childhood best friend Caroline in third grade about mad. It’s so nostalgic and has such a fond place in my heart.

[@cardgagefan73]

YESSSSSSSS YES YES YESSSSSS SOMEONE BRINGING ONE OF THE BEST TO EVERYONE'S ATTENTION THIS IS SUCH A GOOD VIDEO THE POINTS YOU BROUGHT UP WERE AMAZING YOU'RE SO GOOD AT RESEARCHING AND TALKING ABOUT STUFF ONLY I CARE ABOUT THANK YOU!

[@nostopit179]

I remember mad so well it's embarrassing to admit. I'm autistic and I've also had a very good memory, so when I was younger the show was a bit of a hyperfixation of mine. As a result, I still have skits, and in some cases full episodes memorized because I would just watch the episodes over and over and over. I'm so happy to see someone talking about this show!!! I've always loved it so much

[@nostopit179]

I should specify the full episode that I have memorized is the first episode. It was a parody of Avatar. My favorite line was always "we were going to send the A-team, but they wouldn't fit in the pod"

[@junebunny0712]

I don’t see what’s embarrassing about this, but I’m also autistic so maybe that affects my view on it.

[@shamus248]

your sweater vest is so stinking cute...love your aesthetic

[@maxordman4100]

Well that’s really great and you are indeed correct about how much this show was underrated and unappreciated by many people. I remember seeing it on weekday afternoons and there was something about it that always made me really excited for the stories and many of them were fantastic to me although you didn’t mention my personal favorite- The Adjustment Burrow! I loved this segment so much and I even found the pairing that they made up so adorably cute! I still ship Eyore and Twilight Sparkle to this day and that will forever be my favorite mad series segment ever! It’s a strange pick and not a popular one but it will always be my personal favorite!

[@dayannam4353]

At first i didn’t like MAD but the older I grew, I actually started to like it more !! and i wondered why it was short lived. love your videos!! so happy to see your channel grow

[@viviatwilight]

i watched crash and bernstein for the first time as an adult and enjoyed it honestly but yeah it's likely because i just enjoyed the concept of a puppet interacting with live action and it just being treated as the norm in universe lmao the intro is so iconic too also on the topic of relating something to robot chicken i thought buddy thunderstruck was another sketch from that show

[@hammiarts]

21:25 YO i dont have clear memories of that night, but i have very vivid memories of the advertising for regular show and im like 95% sure i was there for the premiere. THAT must be how i discovered MAD omg

[@Sickandtired776]

I LOVED THIS SHOW! Even the sketches I didn’t fully understand usually won me over with the animation style, and I loved spy vs spy

[@Casterisks]

Thank you for covering this show! When it first came out, I was 6-7, and I remember watching every episode! I din't get most of the jokes at the time, but I LOVED it. I used to sometimes revisit this show with other shows I watched as a child (IE: Incredible Crew) because of how weird those shows were... They just, stood out to me in their humor and presentation. I had forgotten about this show for a while until now, but just sitting down to watch this and hearing the Spy VS Spy theme brought up so many memories... Edit: Wait you're ALSO 19? I keep forgetting that a lot of the KZbinrs I watch are my age lmao

[@dunkdon158]

I remember the mad news segment being an intro that teased everything coming up in the episode. This segment was also what they would use when advertising the new episodes throughout the week

[@kimberleywilliams7802]

MAD was literally my fav show on Cartoon Network. I remember being so excited when it would come on or I would see it would be up next.

[@moonbeamsun9066]

MAD was a show I loved as a kid and love even more as an adult. I didn’t get all the references but now that I do I find the jokes even funnier. I still reference the Supernatural parody to this day.

[@MonoverseStudios]

18:23 I know I’m like super late about this, but the answer is yes! Every episode would start with the news bit. In fact every episode was formatted like this: - News - Part 1 of main parody - skits - a shorter parody - part 2 of main sketch - Skits - Spy Vs. Spy - Another short parody - Part 3 of the main sketch This may be a reason why there were so many repeat cameos as they all might’ve been part of the same segment. The main skits also mainly featured celebrity cameos as well. It’s hard to find an actual full episode anywhere but I know for sure this is how they did it. The reason why I remember this so vividly is because I watched it during an era where I was finally allowed to watch it as I was older and it was no longer making new episodes, but would play reruns late at night for older kids plus I remember watching them when on demand used to be a thing. The reason I wasn’t allowed it at first was because I got nightmares of the Bambi parody where his mom became a zombie lol.

[@insectenthusiasts11]

For whatever reason my grandmother loved to watch it with me when I was at her house. Truly an iconic show

[@willthomas2310]

You just refreshed my memory of this show, because i forgot it existed. Vaguely remember looking at a little bit of it, but i was 20 at the time soo I wasn't watching much CN at this point.

[@Ana.Ng143]

This in the background of me trying to beat a mini boss in the game I’m hyperfixated on is so insane :3 I love it, it’s so chaotic

[@simplynautica3233]

FINALLLLLY OH MY GOD THIS WAS MY FAVORITE SHOW IVE NEVER SEEN A CREATOR TALK ABOUT ITTTTT

[@Lycaon1765]

This was a good show, i think back to it at random times and I tbh remember it being more dirty than it probably was. I usually remember it when I think about the spy vs spy

[@berryjunmill9029]

i remember being in middle school and my English teacher had vintage Mad magazines. i never paid them attention until the show came out a few months after. Mad and the incredible crew were my hyperfixation shows that year

[@ethanleslie588]

The news segments were always the start of the episode but sometimes were in the middle

[@jeremyusreevu237]

I also watched this show a lot when I was a kid! So cool to see someone talk about it!

[@emib.4275]

I never read the MAD magazines but you’d best believe MAD TV was on at dinner every night it aired lol my whole family enjoyed watching it, and I especially loved the spy vs. spy segments

[@GoldSrc1198]

0:54 72k subs in 2 years is wild.

[@TylerAStinson]

9:01 That skit gave me horrible awful and scary nightmares stuff Courage the Cowardly Dog and Billy & Mandy wished they gave me

[@LadyL2121]

I remember watching this show with my cousins whenever we were together and whenever it aired.

[@nikobaehr3638]

I was 17 when MAD debuted and I think i was the exact target.

[@brosty_Star]

OMG this video is a whole time capsule, it brought so much flashbacks lol

[@microwavedcorn5556]

i loved MAD as a kid so much!!! Even though i live in south america and didn't understand a lot of the jokes, there were some i still understood because i had unrestricted internet access and learned english at a very young age, so i still got some laughs out of it

[@WhiteAsylumMind]

I grew up with Mad TV (live action sketch show), and I also got the magazines for a year from a school subscription thing. They didn't really stick to the magazine vibe in the live action sketch show after the first few seasons. When this Mad show came out, I was really interested in how they do these parodies for kids. I was also happy to see Spy vs. Spy again! I think they made them 3D in the animated Mad because Mad TV had them animated in 2D already? Like they wanted to do a little more with them this time. They really need to put the whole show on streaming. I'm pretty sure the news segment was the opening joke, and then the title sequence happened.

[@wholehoarse]

19 years old too, my parents were stoners so as I got older the more weirder shows and adult swim esque content that I was able to watch grew. I think this probably peaked at Xavier Renegade Angel.

[@iluv_nana]

MAD was such an odd part of my childhood lol, I only watched clips of it but whatever clips I watched just felt like some weird ass fever dream. I seriously wonder how kids watched that show and didn’t leave being utterly confused

[@VintageToilet]

😭 You clarifying you’re sick is so funny! I thought you started taking hormones or something, and I was fully on board/in support! Hope you get better though! :3

[@Trazel_Apeally]

I remember watching MAD whenever my Memaw had to watch me and my brother, mainly because we'd be in a different room with our own TV cause she only ever watched those TV Soap Dramas. 29 now (soon 30), and I remember owning several MAD comics myself although I'm afraid they've been lost to time. MAD was similiarly very influential for me, but I think Drawn Together and MAD were my two favourite shows "I shouldn't be watching" DT is very dated, but I still find charm in it as much as I do MAD, as well as you had described so. Spy v Spy was the GOAT in my eyes tho, I hope they get along now-a-days.

[@queerw1tch]

Im so happy that Im not the only one who remembers this, a core memory I have was the jack the giant slayer movie parody

[@Dreahuggsalot]

This TV show was spot on. And for a long time I remember watching it, but couldn't remember what the title was until just recently. Many of the sketches are STILL hilarious! Those were simpler times.😊

[@kermitgotthesickkicks4265]

18:08 Yes it was a opening segment for the show I know that for a fact. the show usually always starts off with it.

[@ShadowMonkey69]

I'd like to hear your thoughts on the Mad tv sketch comedy show. I hear alot of gen x and millianials talk about it but it would be interesting to see a gen z perspective

[@ReanimatedNerd]

tihs video reminds me of another tv show i also grew up with did you ever watch Crashbox? if so id LOVE a video on this me and my sister would watch this show together its so unique and interactive.

[@trippysiren7966]

Spy Vs. Spy lives in my head rent free to this day.

[@TheOfficialSlimber]

I think I only saw the first season but from what I remember, yeah, that newscaster guy was always briefly at the beginning of each episode.

[@RoweReviews]

I loved watching MAD when I was a kid. I'd even watch it with my grandpa sometimes since he was familiar with the magazine from back in his day. Spy vs Spy was always my favorite segment though, and I dressed up as the black spy for Halloween twice lol (people loved the first one I did, shit got me two cupcakes in my basket)

[@fangirlhello_emblems8894]

I'm so excited for this!! Your original MAD video was the first video I saw of yours!!! :)