MAD is an American animated sketch comedy produced by Warner Bros. Animation. The series was based on Mad magazine, where each episode is a collection of short animated parodies of television shows, films, games, celebrities, and other media, using 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. The series ended its 3-year run on December 2, 2013.
MAD references in Family Guy[]
- In "Spies Reminiscent of Us", Black Spy and White Spy showed up in the spy laboratory, claiming to have resolved their differences. They then hold hands, demonstrating that they're a gay couple now.
- In "Three Kings", a Don Martin character walked around the prison and made a bunch of funny MAD noises.
Family Guy references in MAD[]
- In "Two and a Half Man", a cutaway gag shows Peter Griffin watching Jonah Hill eat an airplane on television and saying "Eh, so that's what that looks like."
- In "Demise of the Planet of the Apes", Chris Griffin dropped off the Finger Monkey at the monkey station.
- In "Garfield of Dreams", Seth MacFarlane is credited as the creator of Family Guy, American Dad!, The Cleveland Show, and several other clones of the same series. In his room, he had a photo of Peter Griffin in his room. He also comes up with an idea for a show about "an annoying dad, a screwed up family, and a talking anima-no, alie-no, ANIMAL! Yep, totally original."