Spaceballs: The Animated Series

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Spaceballs: The Animated Series
Created by Mel Brooks
Thomas Meehan
Voices of Mel Brooks
Daphne Zuniga
Joan Rivers
Tino Insana
Rino Romano
Country of origin  United States
Language(s) English
No. of seasons 1
No. of episodes 13 (List of episodes)
Production
Running time 30 minutes
Broadcast
Original channel Super Channel (Canada), G4 TV
Original run June 4, 2008 (Super Channel)
September 21, 2008 (G4TV) – present
Chronology
Preceded by Spaceballs

Spaceballs: The Animated Series, also known as Spaceballs: The Series, is an animated television series based on the parody sci-fi film Spaceballs. Originally to be aired exclusively on G4 TV, it has since been aired on both G4 and Canada's Super Channel.[1] Similarly to how the original film parodied the original Star Wars films, and the Star Trek Universe, each episode of the series parodies a different film or other aspect of popular culture, such as the Star Wars prequel trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, or the Grand Theft Auto video games.

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[edit] Production

Production began in early 2005 under the supervision of Brooksfilms, MGM and Berliner Film Company. Mel Brooks not only directed the writing, but also voiced two characters, President Skroob and Yogurt, both of whom he played in the film.[2] Daphne Zuniga and Joan Rivers also reprise their roles from the film, however, Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis do not. Those roles are filled by Rino Romano and Dee Bradley Baker, respectively. Tino Insana replaces John Candy, who died in 1994, as "Barf," and the late Dom DeLuise also supplied his voice talents. Rumors that Brooksfilms was folding have been denied by Brooks.[3]

[edit] Delayed series premiere

Some promotional items on the series were seen at the 2007 Comic-Con and a total of 13 episodes were planned to debut during the fall of 2007,[4] although this "deadline" passed by with no sign of the show on G4's schedule. A start date of June 1, 2008 was later reported,[5] but the series was delayed once again. Despite the lack of information in the United States, the series premiered on Canada's Super Channel.[1] and remained absent from G4 in America until its eventual series premiere on September 21, 2008. The first four episodes of the series were shown following an airing of the original film.[6]

[edit] DVD Release

In early 2009 it was announced that the series would see a DVD release from MGM and Fox Home Entertainment, slated for June. While the DVD will not contain every episode, it will contain extras such as intermissions.[7] The DVD has subseqently been removed from all release schedules. [8]

[edit] Cast

[edit] References

  1. ^ a b Super Channel
  2. ^ "'Spaceballs' Series Enters G4's Orbit". Zap2it. http://www.zap2it.com/tv/news/zap-spaceballsseriesg4,0,217489.story. 
  3. ^ "Mel Brooks hopes next delivery is "Pizzaman"". Reuters. http://uk.reuters.com/article/entertainmentNews/idUKN0240402320080602. 
  4. ^ IGN: Spaceballs: The Cartoon!
  5. ^ G4 network tries a new game plan to get more guys - USATODAY.com
  6. ^ http://www.g4tv.com/spaceballs/index.html
  7. ^ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Spaceballs-Animated-Series-Release-Date/11413
  8. ^ http://www.tvshowsondvd.com/news/Spaceballs-Animated-Series-Totally-Warped-Adventures/11779
  9. ^ Toronto voice actor 'had big cowl to fill'

[edit] External links

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