World War ZZZ / SHAZAM! & Cat is the 20th episode of MAD Season 4, and the 98th overall episode of MAD.
| “ | And, here we are waiting for the Hobbit to show himself. Huh? Oh, there he is! Emerging from his home and... he sees his shadow! Yes! He sees his shadow, which according to the Hobbit's almanac means.. six more weeks of dragon. Oof, sorry folks, it's going to be a long, long season. | ” |
— Documentary Narrator from Hobbit Shadow | ||
| “ | Oh no, my creations have turned against me! I have to create another hit show fast. | ” |
— Dan Schneider from SHAZAM! & Cat | ||
Episode Summary[]
World War ZZZ: Brad Pitt must save the world from zombies before everyone falls asleep because this movie is boring.
SHAZAM! & Cat: Sam Puckett and Cat Valentine have a new child to babysit who is actually Captain Marvel!
Segments[]
- MADvent Calendar - Been searching for the new world all month? Here are some MAD moments you may have missed:
- Tuesday, 5:00 PM: A blobfish wins "Ugliest Creature," letting Steven Tyler breathe a sigh of relief.
- Thursday, 10:00 AM: NASA's Voyager 1 reaches the end of our Solar System, then calls and asks for a ride back home.
- Friday, 3:00 PM: Denmark is voted the World's Happiest Nation, most likely because they don't watch this!
- Opening Scene
- World War ZZZ (Movie Parody of World War Z)
- Animated Marginals segment - Alfred E. Neuman is hang gliding in the sky, when suddenly, a bunch of seagulls come flying in on the wing, making Alfred go down, and the seagulls carry Alfred with them.
- Can a Horse Fly a Helicopter? (Animated by Mike Wartella)
- Pacific Rooms (Movie Parody of Pacific Rim) (Ad Parodies segment) (Animated by Greg Miller)
- MAD Security Cam - Mars Rover (MAD Security Cam segment) (Stop-motion Cartoon)
- Man of Surreal (Movie Parody of Man of Steel / Spoof on Surrealism) (Ad Parodies segment)
- Hobbit Shadow (Movie Parody of the Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey/Holiday Parody of Groundhog Day) (Cartoon)
- Spy vs. Spy - Drab Elevator (Spy vs. Spy segment) (Stop-motion Cartoon)
- Animated Marginals segment - We see two people riding a bicycle with two seats, but when they get to a double path, the two-seat bicycle splits up.
- Frozen Computer (Cartoon)
- SHAZAM! & Cat (Spoof on Captain Marvel / TV Parody of Sam & Cat)
- Credits
- 5-second Cartoon - (from World War ZZZ) (5-second Cartoon segment)
Gallery[]
- Main article: World War ZZZ / SHAZAM! & Cat/Gallery
Transcript[]
- Main article: World War ZZZ / SHAZAM! & Cat (Transcript)
Trivia[]
- This is the first time World War Z and Man of Steel appeared. The next will be MAD's 100th Episode Special.
- This is the second time Pacific Rim appeared. The first was the previous episode.
- This is the fourth time a MAD episode comes out on a holiday (Columbus Day), and the fourth time Cartoon Network was mentioned.
- This is the 17th episode of MAD to have only one Mike Wartella segment.
- 18th appearance of the MAD Security Cam segment.
- This is the 59th time Spy vs. Spy was done in stop-motion.
- This is the only time Drake & Josh, Zoey 101 and Sam & Cat get spoofed.
- The Pacific Rooms segment was animated by Greg Miller, creator of fellow Cartoon Network series Whatever Happened to Robot Jones?
Voices[]
- Jeff Bergman - Captain Marvel
- Chris Cox - Brad Pitt and Dan Schneider
- Grey DeLisle - Sam Puckett, Segen and Lois Lane
- Keith Ferguson - Captain Speke
- Jim Meskimen - Dr. Sivana and Jurgen Warmbrunn
- Rachel Ramras - Miranda Cosgrove and Dice
- Kevin Michael Richardson - Thierry Umutoni
- Kevin Shinick - Cat Valentine, Superman and the MADvent Calendar Announcer
- Catherine Taber - Karin Lane and Billy Batson
Animators[]
- Augenblick Studios - Man of Surreal
- Bunko Studios - World War ZZZ
- Greg Miller - Pacific Rooms
- Jake Bauming - Hobbit Shadow
- Mandaraka Animation Studio - MAD Security Cam
- Mike Wartella - Can a Horse Fly a Helicopter?
- PUNY - Frozen Computer
- Stoopid Buddy Stoodios - Spy vs. Spy