Parody / Spoof TV Shows........

[zombie no.one]

I guess POLICE SQUAD is the daddy of these?

my personal favourite is GARTH MARENGHI'S DARKPLACE... 2004. only 6 episodes. sends up bad 80s horror / action brilliantly. highly recommended.

in the 90s I enjoyed FUNKY SQUAD. Australian parody of 70s cop shows... re-watched a couple of episodes again recently on youtube. hasn't held up too well, but it's hard to dislike.

just discovered FRESNO... 1986. just 5 episodes. a send up of soaps like DYNASTY / DALLAS etc


whutchu got?

[LilCerberus]

The Last Precinct

Night Stand with Dick Dietrick

[LilCerberus]

Danger Theater (1993)

[zombie no.one]

thanks - a brief description of what it is they're parodying or spoofing would be great (cause I'm lazy)

[zombie no.one]

KNOWING ME, KNOWING YOU (1994)

spoof of typical tv chat shows... (had previously been a radio show)

[Trevor]

Sledgehammer and Cop Rock are two that come to mind.

[zombie no.one]

ok, guess I'll do the leg work here 

The Last Precinct

1986.
"Chronically underrated police spoof with likable Perpich as a modest uniformed cop labouring thanklessly with his ragtag colleagues" (from an imdb review... imdb description does not explicitly state it's a spoof)

Night Stand with Dick Dietrick

1995
"a satire of Jerry Springer/ Ricki Lake sleaz-oid talk shows"

^ sounds like  US version of KNOWING ME KNOWING YOU, which I loved... will have to check this out!

Danger Theater (1993)

"a parody of action tv shows"

watched some on youtube... pretty well done, a bit NAKED GUN stylee....

Sledgehammer

1986
"This show is a great parody of 70's and 80's police movies and TV shows."

vaguely remember this title from my childhood but wasn't aware it was a spoof... watched a bit on youtube. very on the nose!

Cop Rock

1990
cop show crossed with a musical

http://youtu.be/gLm5Sn1cMyQ?si=KTVD21Q-bWQsyK-k

really have no idea what to make of this!

[RCMerchant]

BATMAN (1966) was a spoof of the old superhero serials of the 40's.

[zombie no.one]

BATMAN (1966) was a spoof of the old superhero serials of the 40's.

the POW! KABAAM! one? never actually thought about it but I guess it's very spoof like, however being probably my first ever exposure to Batman, I thought that's what it was meant to be... (if u see what I mean?)

[zombie no.one]

THE DAY TODAY (1994)
BRASS EYE (1997)

two satirical news broadcast type progs from uk... they style was cutting edge graphics and sharp investigative documentary type stuff, but the subject matter was akways ridiculous and made up.

in BRASS EYE they even duped actual celebrities into participating, thinking they were campaigining for various causes, such as warning about 'heavy electricity' falling out of wires

[Rev. Powell]

BATMAN (1966) was a spoof of the old superhero serials of the 40's.

the POW! KABAAM! one? never actually thought about it but I guess it's very spoof like, however being probably my first ever exposure to Batman, I thought that's what it was meant to be... (if u see what I mean?)

Yeah, it's definitely a parody, but as a kid I didn't get it either.

[RCMerchant]

The 70's TV show SOAP (where Billy Crystal got his start) was a parody of- well- soap opera's.

[zombie no.one]

The 70's TV show SOAP (where Billy Crystal got his start) was a parody of- well- soap opera's.

Interesting didn't know that

BATMAN (1966) was a spoof of the old superhero serials of the 40's.

the POW! KABAAM! one? never actually thought about it but I guess it's very spoof like, however being probably my first ever exposure to Batman, I thought that's what it was meant to be... (if u see what I mean?)

Yeah, it's definitely a parody, but as a kid I didn't get it either.

Possibly why Batman as a 'serious' character has never quite sat right with me... (well that and the fact he's a grown man wearing a bat suit  )

[Rev. Powell]

"Fernwood 2 Night" was a parody of talk shows. It was a spin-off of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" which was a soap opera parody.

[zombie no.one]

"Fernwood 2 Night" was a parody of talk shows. It was a spin-off of "Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman" which was a soap opera parody.

cool, just watched some. pre-Spinal Tap Fred Willard! (Tap is the earliest thing I've seen him appear in till now)