Real Veal / Celebrity Wife Swamp is the 21st episode of MAD Season 2, and the 47th overall episode of MAD.
Episode Summary[]
Real Veal: When a down-and-out man's robot is destroyed by a cow, he hires the cow.
Celebrity Wife Swamp: Brad Pitt and Shrek switch wives for the week.
Segments[]
- MAD News - The MAD News anchor announces that due to a shipping mistake, children who rushed out to see Dr. Seuss' Lorax this past weekend, instead had to sit through footage of Dr. Seuss' "Larynx."
- Opening Scene
- Real Veal (Movie Parody of Real Steel)
- Animated Marginals segment
- What Makes a Mexican Jumping Bean Jump? (Animated by Mike Wartella)
- People Who Wait 'til the Last Minute to Cancel Today On Ellen: Part 1 (TV Parody of Ellen) (Cartoon)
- Elephant Forgets His ATM Password (Cartoon)
- Scooby Snack Fiscal Report (TV Parody of Scooby-Doo) (Ad Parodies segment)
- People Who Wait 'til the Last Minute to Cancel Today On Ellen: Part 2 (TV Parody of Ellen) (Cartoon)
- Spy vs. Spy - Pay-Toll Rocket (Spy vs. Spy segment) (Stop-motion Cartoon)
- Animated Marginals segment
- Superwatch (Comic Parody of Superman's Pal, Jimmy Olsen) (Ad Parodies segment)
- Push Your Luck (Game Show Parody of Press Your Luck) (Animated by Mike Wartella)
- Celebrity Wife Swamp (TV Parody of Celebrity Wife Swap / Movie Parody of Shrek)
- Credits
- 5-second Cartoon - (from People Who Wait 'til the Last Minute to Cancel Today on Ellen) The announcer says "People Who Look Like Chairs Today on Ellen" and Ellen DeGeneres is still waiting. (5-second Cartoon segment)
Gallery[]
- Main article: Real Veal / Celebrity Wife Swamp/Gallery
Transcript[]
- Main article: Real Veal / Celebrity Wife Swamp (Transcript)
Trivia[]
- This is the only episode of MAD to have four Ad Parodies, the only time Real Steel gets spoofed, the first time where a 2012 film gets spoofed (Dr. Seuss' the Lorax), and the only time Futurama was referenced as Bender is one of the robots in the match of Real Veal.
- This is the first time Shaggy Rogers is not voiced by Matthew Lillard in MAD.
- This is the 10th time Spy vs. Spy was done in stop-motion. The previous ones were:
- Super 80's / Captain America's Got Talent
- Pirates of the Pair of Tweens / Konan the Kardashian
- Cowboys & Alien Force / ThunderLOLcats
- TransBOREmores 3: Dark of the Blue Moon / The Walking Fred
- Dances with Wolverine: A Footloose Parody / Tater Tots & Tiaras
- Spy vs. Spy Kids / The Superhero Millionaire Matchmaker
- FROST / Undercover Claus
- WWe Bought a ZOO / 2 Broke Powerpuff Girls
- My Little War Horse / The Tonight Show with Jay Lion-O
- (Note: That's 10, count 'em, 10 stop-motion Spy vs. Spy segments!)
- The Push Your Luck segment can also be a reference to Whammy! Push Your Luck, The Filipino version of Whammy! Press Your Luck.
Voices[]
- Chris Cox - Superman, Finn, and Brad Pitt
- Hugh Davidson - Jumping Bean Boy, Bully, and Push Your Luck Contestant
- Mikey Day - Ricky, Scooby-Doo, and Jimmy Olsen
- Julie Nathanson - Velma Dinkley and Princess Fiona
- Nolan North - Charlie Kenton and Shrek
- Rachel Ramras - Angelina Jolie, Jumping Bean Boy, Teenager, and Max Kenton
- Kevin Shinick - C-3PO, Donkey, Shaggy Rogers, and the MAD News Anchor
- Dana Snyder - Rumplestiltskin, Elephant, and Kid with Glasses
Animators[]
- Bunko Studios - Real Veal
- Hobo Divine - Elephant Forgets His ATM Password, and Animated Marginals
- Mike Wartella - What Makes a Mexican Jumping Bean Jump?, and Push Your Luck
- Renegade Animation - People Who Wait 'til the Last Minute to Cancel Today on Ellen, Scooby Snack Fiscal Report, Superwatch, and Celebrity Wife Swamp
- Stoopid Buddy Stoodios - Spy vs. Spy