Les the Miz/The Lex Factor

Season 4, Episode 2: Les the Miz/The Lex Factor

Aired: April 8, 2013

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Les the Miz/The Lex Factor is the second episode of MAD Season 4, 80th episode overall.

Episode Segments
Les the Miz: Help Les the Miz come up with a musical number in the MAD sketch!

Cop Chef: One chef is also a cop to join the police force.

The Lex Factor: Lex Luthor holds a reality show for villains in order to find out who he will use to fight Superman.

Segments

 * 1) MADvent Calendar - Been on Spring break all month? Here are some MAD moments you may have missed:
 * 2) *Tuesday, 9:00 AM: After Veronica Mars fans raised millions of dollars to fund the movie, fans of the Office raised millions to destroy all evidence of the last four seasons.
 * 3) *Friday, 6:00 PM: The new Tom Cruise movie about humanity abandoning Earth opens (Oblivion), causing humanity to abandon Earth.
 * 4) *Wednesday, 8:00 PM: Nicki Minaj is late to American Idol, because she is watching this!
 * 5) Opening Scene
 * 6) Les the Miz (Movie Parody of Les Misérables / Spoof on the Miz, an American professional WWE Champion) (MAD Music segment)
 * 7) Animated Marginals segment
 * 8) Expect 15-Minute Delays on Playground Slide (Animated by Mike Wartella)
 * 9) Irish Scream Shampoo (Brand Name Parody of Irish Spring) (Ad Parodies segment)
 * 10) MAD Security Cam - Zoo (MAD Security Cam segment) (Stop-motion Cartoon)
 * 11) The Less You Know - Pokéballs (Video Game/TV Parody of Pokémon) (The Less You Know segment)
 * 12) Cop Chef (TV Parody of COPS and Top Chef) (Ad Parodies segment)
 * 13) Spy vs. Spy - House Cannon (Spy vs. Spy segment) (Stop-motion Cartoon)
 * 14) Animated Marginals segment
 * 15) Real Life Heroes (Live-action Cartoon segment)
 * 16) Pillow Fight (Animated by Mike Wartella)
 * 17) The Lex Factor (TV Parody of the X Factor / Spoof on DC Comics super villain, Lex Luthor)
 * 18) Credits
 * 19) 5-second Cartoon - (from Pillow Fight) (5-second Cartoon segment)

Trivia

 * This is the first appearance of the Less You Know segment, and the only time the Miz, Les Misérables, Veronica Mars, Oblivion, and Top Chef get spoofed.
 * This is the second time NBC's the Office and the X Factor were referenced.
 * This is the third time a British/Foreign film gets spoofed on MAD. The first was Episode 53 and the second was Episode 60.
 * This is the eighth time The Smurfs appeared on MAD.
 * 16th appearance of the MAD Security Cam segment.
 * This is the 43rd time Spy vs. Spy was done in stop-motion.
 * The Lex Factor was done in a distinct style of flash animation that, up until now, has never been in the show.

Voices

 * James Barbour - John Cena and Cop Chef Announcer
 * Hugh Davidson - Kane, Cop Chef, and Hero
 * Eden Espinosa - Khloé Kardashian and Flashlight-and-John Cena-Toy Seller
 * Clare Grant - Demi Lovato, Pokémon Trainer, and Pillow Fight Kid
 * Dan Milano - Time Machine Wizard, Man on Walkie-Talkie, and Papa Smurf
 * Rob Paulsen - Lex Luthor, Irish Scream Shampoo Announcer, Police Chief, and Soda Seller
 * Rachel Ramras - Britney Spears, Amanda Waller, Pillow Fight Kid, and Boy on Slide
 * Kevin Shinick - The Miz, Superman, Mario Lopez, Hulk Hogan, Boy on Slide, Cop, Man with Cue Cards, Real Life Hero Announcer, and the MADvent Calendar Announcer
 * Dana Snyder - Gargamel, Vince, and Cop