Les the Miz / The Lex Factor

Les the Miz / The Lex Factor
Season	4
Episode	4 (82)
Original airdate:	Monday, April 22, 2013
Premiere time:	8:30PM
Previous episode:	Wreck It Gandalph / The Big Bird Theory
Next episode:	Papa / 1600 Finn

Les the Miz / The Lex Factor is the fourth episode of MAD Season 4, and the 82nd overall episode of MAD.

Episode Summary'

Les the Miz: Can you help the Miz make up a musical number?

The Lex Factor: Lex Luthor holds a reality show for villains in order to find out who he will use to fight Superman.

Segments

1. MADvent Calendar - Been on Spring break all month? Here are some MAD moments you may have missed:
   • Tuesday, 9:00 AM: After Veronica Mars fans raised millions of dollars to fund the movie, fans of the Office raised millions to destroy all evidence of the last four seasons.
   • Friday, 6:00 PM: The new Tom Cruise movie about humanity abandoning Earth opens (Oblivion), causing humanity to abandon Earth.
   • Wednesday, 8:00 PM: Nicki Minaj is late to American Idol, because she is watching this!
2. Opening Scene
3. Les the Miz (Movie Parody of Les Misérables / Spoof on the Miz, an American professional WWE Champion) (MAD Music segment)
4. Animated Marginals segment
5. Expect 15-Minute Delays on Playground Slide (Animated by Mike Wartella)
6. Irish Scream Shampoo (Brand Name Parody of Irish Spring) (Ad Parodies segment)
7. MAD Security Cam - Zoo (MAD Security Cam segment) (Stop-motion Cartoon)
8. The Less You Know - Poké Balls (Video Game/TV Parody of Pokémon) (the Less You Know segment)
9. Cop Chef (TV Parody of COPS and Top Chef) (Ad Parodies segment)
10. Spy vs. Spy - House Cannon (Spy vs. Spy segment) (Stop-motion Cartoon)
11. Animated Marginals segment
12. Real Life Heroes (Live-action Cartoon segment)
13. Pillow Boxing Fight (Animated by Mike Wartella)
14. The Lex Factor (TV Parody of the X Factor / Spoof on DC Comics super villain, Lex Luthor)
15. Credits
16. 5-second Cartoon - (from Pillow Boxing Fight) (5-second Cartoon segment)

Gallery 

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Transcript

Main article: Les the Miz / The Lex Factor (Transcript)

Trivia

• This is the first appearance of the Less You Know segment, and the only time the Miz, Les Misérables, Veronica Mars, Oblivion, and Top Chef get spoofed.
• This is the second time NBC's the Office and the X Factor were referenced.
• This is the third time a British/Foreign film gets spoofed on MAD. The first was Episode 53 and the second was Episode 59.
• This is the eighth time the Smurfs appeared on MAD.
• 16th appearance of the MAD Security Cam segment.
• This is the 43rd time Spy vs. Spy was done in stop-motion.
• The Lex Factor was done in a distinct style of flash animation that, up until now, has never been in the show.

Voices

• James Barbour - John Cena and Cop Chef Announcer
• Hugh Davidson - Kane, Cop Chef, and Hero
• Eden Espinosa - Khloé Kardashian and Flashlight-and-John Cena-Toy Seller
• Clare Grant - Demi Lovato, Pokémon Trainer, and Pillow Fight Kid
• Dan Milano - Time Machine Wizard, Man on Walkie-Talkie, and Papa Smurf
• Rob Paulsen - Lex Luthor, Irish Scream Shampoo Announcer, Police Chief, and Soda Seller
• Rachel Ramras - Britney Spears, Amanda Waller, Pillow Fight Kid, and Boy on Slide
• Kevin Shinick - The Miz, Superman, Mario Lopez, Hulk Hogan, Boy on Slide, Cop, Man with Cue Cards, Real Life Hero Announcer, and the MADvent Calendar Announcer
• Dana Snyder - Gargamel, Vince, and Cop