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Tag: Animated Shows
South Park, “The Poor Kid”: a wink at the South Park of old
“We are all just one Pabst Blue Ribbon away from being White Trash In Trouble.” – Narrator
Star Wars: The Clone Wars, “Water War” & “Gungan Attack”: a wet ‘toon’
“When destiny calls, the chosen have no choice.” – Opening credits
South Park, “Funnybot”: the humans are dead funny
Why you should leave comedy to the humans…
The Simpsons: defending “The Principal and the Pauper”
A discussion of one of the more controversial episodes of The Simpsons.
Beavis and Butt-Head, “The Rat/Spill”: making a difference… in my pants
“That rat dude really likes you. You must be a metrosexual or something.” – Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-Head, “Supersize Me/Bathroom Break”: back to Burger World
“Teen obesity kicks ass!” – Butt-Head
Beavis and Butt-Head, “Holy Cornholio”: the beloved bunghole
“You will belove my bunghole!” – Beavis/Cornholio
Beavis and Butt-Head, “Daughter’s Hand/Tech Support”: illegal use of the hands
“Give me her hand. I don’t even care which one!” – Beavis
Ugly Americans, “Trolling for Terror”: reality TV goes a bit too far
“Occasionally, you have to run from the po-po.” – Leonard
Ugly Americans, “Wail Street”: cookie mush
Mark Lilly acts really out of character.
Ugly Americans, “Little Ship of Horrors”: old ladies and plant abominations
Roommate bonding time.
Ugly Americans, “Soul Sucker”: just disturbing
“Mark, this is all so sudden!” – Calllie
Ugly Americans, “The Manbirds”: they really went there
“It’s 1987 all over again.” – Grimes
Ugly Americans, “The Ring of Powers”: Lord of the Rings references that don’t suck
A dragon mating and Rambo koala men.
Ugly Americans, “Attack of Mark’s Clone”: refuge in Fight Club gags
A new side to Mark’s character is revealed.
Ugly Americans, “Callie and Her Sister”: omen cliches
A weird blend of Rosemary’s Baby and The Omen.
Ugly Americans, “G.I. Twayne”: crossing the line a bit much
Can one distasteful joke ruin Ugly Americans’ potential?
Ugly Americans, “Lilly and the Beast”: Mark’s evil past
We see how Mark’s “fix-it” attitude gets him in trouble in this episode.
Ugly Americans, “Mummy Dearest”: best therapy session ever
Frank conjures Egyptian voodoo to deal with his mommy issues.
Adventure Time, “The Creeps”: gotta love the gothic
“I blinked my balls… my eyeballs.” – Lumpy Space Princess
Adventure Time, “The Monster”: LSP has a heart
LSP gets an episode to herself.
Adventure Time, “Too Young”: claim your princess, Finn
Go Finn! Pursue your princess!
Adventure Time, “Princess Monster Wife”: Ice King finds his soul mate…
Ice King finally creates the perfect soul mate for himself.
Adventure Time, “No One Can Hear You”: Bambi isn’t so nice…
“I want to get creamed!” – Random Candy Peasant
Adventure Time, “Paper Pete”: a history of Rainicorns
Reading isn’t always fun, it seems.
Adventure Time, “Still”: stalker tendencies
The Ice King attempts some hostile bonding time.
Adventure Time, “Thank You”: finally, a tearjerker
Whatever happened to this kind of television?
Adventure Time, “Marceline’s Closet”: Finn and Jake evade Marceline’s wrath
Finn and Jake lock themselves in Marceline’s closet – it’s not what you think.
Adventure Time, “Memory of a Memory”: Inception boom-boom
An impressive use of Chekhov’s gun.
Adventure Time, “Morituri te Salutamus”: homage to Don Bluth
Adventure Time delves into different animation styles and darker tones this week.
The Venture Bros., “The Diving Bell Vs. The Butter-Glider”: death and the monarch
“Holy (beep). So that’s what happened to the 7’s.” – Brock Samson
Adventure Time, “Holly Jolly Secrets”: a very Finn and Jake Christmas
Finn and Jake start a holiday tradition.
Adventure Time, “Incendium”: Finn has a new love interest?
Jake attempts to find Finn a new love interest in the most unlikely place.
Adventure Time, “Jake vs. Me-Mow”: Jake the dog vs. fan art
Introducing Me-Mow the kitty assassin.
Adventure Time, “Conquest of Cuteness”: the everything burrito
Adventure Time’s third season continues the show’s tradition of surrealist animation and whimsical adventure.
Adventure Time, “From Bad to Worse”: candy rat power
Finn and Jake square off with a kingdom of candy zombies.
Adventure Time, “Hitman”: Ice King grows up a little
Ice King and our dynamic duo showcase their dysfunctional relationship in this episode.
Adventure Time, “Another Way”: foot fetish clowns?
Finn goes on an adventure to heal his foot.
Adventure Time, “Apple Thief”: how do you like them apples?
Tree Trunks is just not that appealing.
Adventure Time, “Beautopia”: Susan Strong returns
Susan Strong returns to enlist the help of Finn and Jake.
Adventure Time, “Gotcha!”: lumpy space seductress
Lumpy Space Princess seduces Finn with her lumps.
Adventure Time, “Adventure Time with Fionna and Cake”: gender-swap
Finally: the long-awaited gender-swap episode arrives.
Archer, “Lo Scandalo”: Mallory’s murder-mystery
“I could eat! I mean, not necessarily spaghetti and meatballs, but, you know, not necessarily NOT spaghetti and meatballs.” – Archer
Archer, “Skin Game”: the machinations of Dr. Krieger
“Machines can hurt people.” – Archer
Archer, “The Limited”: extraordinary rendition
“I’m looking for a terrorist and ocelot, not necessarily in that order.” – Archer
Archer, “Crossing Over”: to be or not to KGB
“Bloody Mary, full of vodka, blessed are you amongst cocktails.” – Archer
Archer, “Drift Problem”: Archer gets Frisky (Dingo)
“My ass is everywhere.” – Mr. Ford
Archer, “Heart of Archness, Part One”: The Pirate King
“We gonna make some cooch chili, or what?” – Pam
Archer, “Bloody Ferlin”: a Ray of truth
“I wasn’t sure if you knew what “amenable” actually meant, until you followed it up with “nonplussed.” – Archer