Ribbitless / The Clawfice is the 25th episode of MAD Season 1, and the 25th overall episode of MAD.
Episode Summary[]
Ribbitless: A frog eats a strange butterfly and is transformed into a star.
The Clawfice: There is only one man tough enough to run the Office, and that is Wolverine from the X-Men!
Segments[]
- MAD News - The MAD News anchor announces that in preparation for Father’s Day, dads across America fire up their barbeques.
- Opening Scene
- Ribbitless (Movie Parody of Limitless / Spoof on Kermit the Frog from the Muppets)
- Animated Marginals segment
- Water Balloon Wrecking Ball (Animated by Mike Wartella)
- Gorilla Positioning System (Ad Parody of Global Positioning System (GPS)) (Ad Parodies segment)
- A MAD Look inside Robert Pattinson's Hair (A MAD Look Inside... segment)
- Seattle: Los Angeles (City Parody of Seattle, Washington / Movie Parody of Battle: Los Angeles) (Ad Parodies segment) (Animated by Mark Marek)
- Spewwing Bee (Spoof on Ming-Ming from Nick Jr.'s Wonder Pets and Elmer Fudd from Looney Tunes)
- MAD Security Cam - Vince Neil High School (MAD Security Cam segment) (Stop-motion Cartoon)
- Spy vs. Spy - Mouse Trap (Spy vs. Spy segment)
- Animated Marginals segment
- Gross and Beyond Gross (Gross and Beyond Gross segment)
- High School Musical Song Collection Volume 44 Book 12 (Movie Parody of High School Musical) (Ad Parodies segment)
- Slime volcano eruption (Animated by Mike Wartella)
- The Clawfice (TV Parody of NBC's the Office / Team Parody of the X-Men)
- Credits
- 5-second Cartoon - (from Ribbitless) Miss Piggy takes Kermit's bag of butterflies and begins to eat it. (5-second Cartoon segment)
Gallery[]
- Main article: Ribbitless / The Clawfice/Gallery
Transcript[]
- Main article: Ribbitless / The Clawfice (Transcript)
Trivia[]
- This is the first time NBC's the Office was referenced.
- This is the fourth appearance of the MAD Look Inside segment. The previous appearances were:
- This is the fifth appearance of the MAD Security Cam segment. The previous appearances were:
- Fantastic Megan Fox / MAD vs. Wild
- S'UP / Mouse M.D.
- The Straight A-Team / Gaming's Next Top Princess
- The Social Netjerk / Smallville: Turn Off the Clark
- (Note: The MAD Security Cam appeared directly before Spy vs. Spy for the first time.)
- In MAD Security Cam, it took place in Vince Neil High School, October 21th, 11:38 PM.
- Kermit the Frog did his dance while wearing a black leotard from Cliffordfield.
- Victor Yerrid also voiced Waldorf in "Statler and Waldorf: From the Balcony" and "Disney Cruise Line", where he voiced Miss Piggy and Fozzie as well.
- This episode of MAD barely aired on television sometimes, but the best source to watch it is either on DVD or YouTube.
Voices[]
- Hugh Davidson - Iceman, Construction Worker, and Solider
- Grey DeLisle - Jo Bennett, Jean Grey, and Miranda Cosgrove
- Larry Dorf - Beast, Gross and Beyond Gross Announcer, Construction Worker, Teenager, and Ryan Howard
- Keith Ferguson - Wolverine and Seattle: Los Angeles Announcer
- Rachel Ramras - Pamela Halpert, Meredith Palmer, Angela Martin, Tour Guide, Ming-Ming, Rogue, Gorilla Positioning System Voice, and Kelly Kapoor
- Meredith Salenger - Storm, Phyllis Lapin-Vance, and Teenager
- Ben Schwartz - Narrator, Statler, Jim Halpert, Cyclops, and High School Musical Song Collection Volume 44 Book 12 Announcer
- Kevin Shinick - Kermit the Frog, Elmer Fudd, Andy Bernard, Dwight Schrute, Stanley Hudson, Old Man, Gorilla Positioning System Announcer, Excited Kid, and the MAD News Anchor
- Victor Yerrid - Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear, and Waldorf