Da Grinchy Code/Duck

Season 1, Episode 12: Da Grinchy Code/Duck

Aired: November 22, 2010

Previous: S'up/Mouse M.D.

Next: Snott Pilgrim vs. The Wonderful World of Disney/Malcolm in the Middle Earth

Da Grinchy Code/Duck is the 12th episode of MAD Season 1, and the 12th overall episode of MAD.

Episode Summary
Da Grinchy Code: Tom Hanks, Nicolas Cage, and old Indiana Jones arrive in Who-Town to solve the mystery of who stole Christmas.

Duck: A group of spies recruit a duck on their team in order to solve a case.

Segments

 * 1) MAD News - The MAD News anchor announces that a monkey celebrates the holidays. (Stop-motion Cartoon)
 * 2) Opening Scene
 * 3) Da Grinchy Code (Movie Parody of the Da Vinci Code / Book/Movie Parody of Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas)
 * 4) Animated Marginals segment
 * 5) Snowman's wife cuts snowman's nose (Animated by Mike Wartella)
 * 6) Narnia Lunchbox (Movie Parody of the Chronicles of Narnia) (Ad Parodies segment)
 * 7) Rejected Superheroes (Rejected segment)
 * 8) Girl asks for presents (Cartoon)
 * 9) Celebrities Without Their Makeup segment (Christmas Edition)
 * 10) Judge Mantis (TV Parody of Judge Mathis) (Ad Parodies segment)
 * 11) Red Riding Hood -- JACOB!!! (Spoof on Little Red Riding Hood / Parody of Jacob Black from Twilight) (Stop-motion Cartoon segment)
 * 12) Spy vs. Spy - Secret New Jet (Spy vs. Spy segment)
 * 13) Animated Marginals segment
 * 14) Global warming in ice machine (Animated by Mike Wartella)
 * 15) Duck (TV Parody of Chuck)
 * 16) Credits
 * 17) 5-second Cartoon: (from Da Grinchy Code) It turns out every present but a stack of MAD magazines were taken. (5-second Cartoon segment)

Trivia

 * This episode of MAD is the first Christmas special, and the first time MAD showed a 1957 Dr. Seuss book (Dr. Seuss' How the Grinch Stole Christmas!).
 * This is the second appearance of the Celebrities Without Their Makeup segment, and the second time Popeye appeared on MAD.
 * This is the third time SpongeBob SquarePants appeared on MAD. The first was WALL·E·NATOR and the second was Who Wore it Better?
 * This is the fifth appearance of the Rejected segment. The previous appearances were:
 * Avaturd / CSiCarly
 * Star Blecch/uGlee
 * Cliffordfield/Big Time Rushmore
 * Class of the Titans/Zeke and Lex Luthor
 * In Da Grinchy Code, the investigators were Nicolas Cage, Tom Hanks, and Indiana Jones, the population for Who-ville was Who-Hundred and the capital of Why-ville was WHY-oming. Also notice that the snowman's eyes were question marks.
 * The Grinch also appeared in the Celebrities Without their Makeup segment.
 * The Rejected Superheroes include the Incredible Growing Boy, Sketch, and Altitude.
 * This episode was originally the MAD Season 1 Finale, but it wasn't. Episode 26 is the actual MAD Season 1 Finale, which premiered on Monday, May 16, 2011.

Voices

 * Hugh Davidson - Frosty the Snowman and Morgan Grimes
 * Grey DeLisle - Sarah Walker, Crystal, and Girl on Santa's Lap
 * Larry Dorf - Who Mayor, John Casey and Mr. Tumnus
 * Keith Ferguson - Benjamin Gates, Indiana Jones, Rejected Superheroes Announcer, and Shopping Mall Elf
 * Rachel Ramras - Betty Lou Who, Little Red Riding Hood, and General Diane Beckman
 * Kevin Shinick - Bryce Larkin, Altidude, Narnia Lunchbox Announcer, Celebrities Without Their Makeup Announcer, Werewolf, and the MAD News Anchor
 * Stephen Stanton - Boris Karloff, the Grinch, and Shopping Mall Santa
 * Fred Tatasciore - Robert Langdon, Guard, and Judge Mantis Announcer