4.3
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Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008)
Spaceballs: The Animated Series (2008)
Overview
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. 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.
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Leans Traditional
Political: Center
Diversity: Low
Viewer Rating
4.3
Overview
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. 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.
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Leans Traditional
Primary
The series primarily functions as a broad parody of science fiction and pop culture, with its critiques of corporate greed and authoritarianism being general and comedic rather than explicitly promoting a specific political ideology. Its focus on humor and lampooning tropes results in a neutral political stance.
The animated series maintains the character representations and comedic narrative style of its source material, a parody of classic sci-fi. Its focus remains on humor and lampooning genre tropes, rather than incorporating explicit DEI-driven casting or narrative critiques of traditional identities.
Secondary
Spaceballs: The Animated Series, a parody of science fiction films, does not feature any discernible LGBTQ+ characters or themes. The show's comedic focus and narrative scope do not include explorations of queer identity or relationships, resulting in no portrayal to evaluate.
Spaceballs: The Animated Series does not feature any identifiable transsexual characters or themes within its narrative. Consequently, there is no portrayal to evaluate regarding transgender identity or experiences.
The movie does not contain any action or adventure elements.
The animated series features the established characters from the original film, such as Lone Starr, Princess Vespa, Dark Helmet, and Barf, all retaining their canonical genders. No significant characters from the source material were portrayed as a different gender.
The animated series adapts characters from the 1987 film "Spaceballs." All major characters, such as Lone Starr, Princess Vespa, and Dark Helmet, maintain their established racial depictions from the original source material.
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