MAD

RELEASED 6 Sept 201019h 4m · 103 episodes★ 8.0 TMDB

Mad is an American animated sketch comedy series created by Kevin Shinick and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. Based upon the magazine of the same name, each episode is a collection of short animated parodies of television shows, movies, games, celebrities, and other media using various types of animation 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. It has been described as a "kid-friendly version of Robot Chicken".

WATCH NOTE

Animated sketch comedy based on MAD magazine, with four seasons and 103 episodes. Follow the numbered episodes; parody subjects are optional background, not prerequisites. The 100th episode is a longer special within season four. Some MAD Presents sketches were also shown in DC Nation Shorts, so watching both collections can repeat individual sketches. Exact overlap mapping remains under review.

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4 titles to watch before MAD — 3h 54m in total.

Superman/Batman: Public EnemiesOptional background1h 7m★ 7.1
A separate adaptation of Batman and Superman and Lex Luthor and Black Lightning; useful for comparison, but unrelated to MAD’s story continuity.
Justice League: Crisis on Two EarthsOptional background1h 15m★ 7.3
A separate adaptation of Batman and Superman and Wonder Woman and The Flash and Green Lantern and Lex Luthor and Martian Manhunter and Black Canary; useful for comparison, but unrelated to MAD’s story continuity.
Batman: Under the Red HoodOptional background1h 15m★ 7.8
A separate adaptation of Batman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to MAD’s story continuity.
DC Super Friends: The Joker's PlayhouseOptional background0h 17m★ 5.2
A separate adaptation of Superman and Batman and Cyborg and The Flash and Green Lantern and Hawkman; useful for comparison, but unrelated to MAD’s story continuity.

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Story prerequisites are curated. Likely prerequisites are inferred from sequel numbering or explicit synopsis references. Recommendations are earlier stories in the same continuity; background picks are separate adaptations. Series lists cover whole shows, not an episode-by-episode watch order.

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Where it fits in the DC universe

MAD is title 101 of 114 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. MAD is Warner Bros. Animation’s sketch-comedy adaptation of MAD magazine, presenting topical parodies in varied animation styles. Start with Avaturd/CSiCarly and continue in episode order. Its Animated Elseworlds placement collects a separate parody series; no earlier DC adaptation is established as required viewing.

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