Dances with Wolverine: A Footloose Parody/Tater Tots and Tiaras

Season 2, Episode 13: Dances with Wolverine: A Footloose Parody/Tater Tots and Tiaras

Aired: November 28, 2011

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Dances with Wolverine: A Footloose Parody/Tater Tots & Tiaras is the 13th episode of MAD Season 2, and the 39th overall episode of MAD.

Episode Summary
Dances with Wolverine: A Footloose Parody: After dancing has been banned in Bomont, Wolverine decides to lift that ban!

Tater Tots & Tiaras: The world of beauty pageants is about to get a lot more potato-y.

Segments

 * 1) MAD News - The MAD News anchor announces that all the clocks have been set back one hour.
 * 2) Opening Scene
 * 3) Dances with Wolverine: A Footloose Parody (Spoof on Wolverine from the X-Men / Movie Parody of Footloose)
 * 4) Animated Marginals segment
 * 5) Human Torch tries to start the grill (Spoof on Human Torch from the Fantastic Four) (Animated by Mike Wartella)
 * 6) SpongeWow! (TV Parody on SpongeBob SquarePants / Parody of ShamWow!) (Live-action Cartoon / Ad Parodies segment)
 * 7) Bad Idea #214: Mustache Comb-Over (Parody of a Mustache and a Comb Over) (Bad Idea segment) (Animated by Nate Theis)
 * 8) Celebrity Superpowers (Celebrity Superpowers segment)
 * 9) Bill Turns Into a Werewolf (Animation by Mark Marek)
 * 10) America's Next Top Surgeon (TV Parody of America's Next Great Resturant) (Ad Parodies segment)
 * 11) Spy vs. Spy - Dog (Spy vs. Spy segment) (Stop-motion Cartoon)
 * 12) Animated Marginals segment
 * 13) Toy Car Crash]] (Animated by Mike Wartella)
 * 14) Tater Tots & Tiaras (TV Parody of Toddlers & Tiaras / Toy Parody of Mr. and Mrs. Potato Head)
 * 15) Credits
 * 16) 5-second Cartoon - (from Dances with Wolverine: A Footloose Parody) Wolverine continues dancing. (5-second Cartoon segment)

Trivia

 * This is the first episode of MAD to show only one Bad Idea segment.
 * This is the third appearance of the Bad Idea segment, and the third time an Ad Parody was a Live-action Cartoon.
 * This is the fourth time Robert Pattinson and SpongeBob SquarePants showed up.
 * This is the fifth time Spy vs. Spy was done in stop-motion, and the fifth time The Smurfs appeared on MAD.
 * The puppet giving the ad in SpongeWow! was the same one from Flammable.
 * The celebrities in Celebrity Superpowers included: Justin Bieber, Tom Cruise, and Robert Pattinson.
 * One of the judges on the America's Next Top Surgeon clip was Dr. Julius Hibbert from The Simpsons.
 * A man who looked like Harold from Total Drama could be seen in the audience of America's Next Top Surgeon.

Voices

 * Hugh Davidson - The Human Torch, Bad Idea Announcer, Bear, Policeman, Tom Cruise, Hector, and Tiny Driver
 * Nolan North - Wolverine and House
 * Rachel Ramras - Mrs. Potato Head, Kitty Kittredge, Moppit, and Barbie
 * Salli Saffioti - Savannah Potato Head and Woman
 * Kevin Shinick - Bruno Tonioli, Mr. Potato Head, SpongeWOW, Vance, Robert Pattinson, Zombie, Giant Robot, Dr. Julius Hibbert, Nostalgic Cameo Guy, and the MAD News Anchor
 * Stephen Stanton - Rev. Shaw Moore, Hamm, America's Next Top Surgeon Announcer, and Zorbling alien
 * Tara Strong - Ariel Moore, Meredith Grey, and Kit Kittredge
 * Fred Tatasciore - Woody, Tiny Driver, and Celebrity Superpowers Announcer