Spaceballs: The Animated Series
| Spaceballs: The Animated Series | |
|---|---|
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| Created by | Mel Brooks Thomas Meehan |
| Voices of | Mel Brooks Daphne Zuniga Joan Rivers Tino Insana Rino Romano |
| Country of origin |  United States |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 13 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | 30 mintues |
| Original release | |
| Network | Super Channel (Canada), G4 |
| Release | June 4 (Super Channel) September 21, 2008 (G4TV) – November 2, 2008 |
Spaceballs: The Animated Series, also known as Spaceballs: The Series, is an animated television series that premiered in 2008 on G4 and Canada's Super Channel, and is loosely based on the parody science fiction film Spaceballs.[1] Similarly to how the original film parodied the original Star Wars films, and the Star Trek Universe, each episode of the series parodies a different film or other aspect of popular culture, such as the Star Wars prequel trilogy, The Lord of the Rings, or the Grand Theft Auto video games.
Production
Production began in early 2005 under the supervision of Brooksfilms, MGM and Berliner Film Company. Mel Brooks not only directed the writing, but also voiced two characters, President Skroob and Yogurt, both of whom he played in the film.[2] Daphne Zuniga and Joan Rivers also reprise their roles from the film, while Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis do not. Those roles are filled by Rino Romano and Dee Bradley Baker, respectively. Tino Insana replaces John Candy, who died in 1994, as "Barf," and Rudy De Luca also supplied his voice talents. Rumors that Brooksfilms was folding have been denied by Brooks.[3]
Delayed series premiere
Some promotional items on the series were seen at the 2007 Comic-Con and a total of 13 episodes were planned to debut during the fall of 2007,[4] although this "deadline" passed by with no sign of the show on G4's schedule. A start date of June 1, 2008 was later reported,[5] but the series was delayed once again. Despite the lack of information in the United States, the series premiered on Canada's Super Channel.[1] and remained absent from G4 in America until its eventual series premiere on September 21, 2008. The first four episodes of the series were shown following an airing of the original film.[6]
Cast
- Mel Brooks as President Skroob / Yogurt
- Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa
- Joan Rivers as Dot Matrix
- Tino Insana as Barf
- Rino Romano as Lone Starr[7]
- Dee Bradley Baker as Dark Helmet
References
- ^ a b Super Channel
- ^ "'Spaceballs' Series Enters G4's Orbit". Zap2it.
- ^ "Mel Brooks hopes next delivery is "Pizzaman"". Reuters. June 2, 2008.
- ^ IGN: Spaceballs: The Cartoon!
- ^ Levin, Gary (March 24, 2008). "G4 network tries a new game plan to get more guys". USA Today. Retrieved May 23, 2010.
- ^ http://www.g4tv.com/spaceballs/index.html
- ^ Toronto voice actor 'had big cowl to fill'