| Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series | |
|---|---|
| Genre | Parody |
| Created by | Martin Billany (LittleKuriboh) |
| Written by | Martin Billany |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Original language | English |
| No. of seasons | 3 |
| No. of episodes | 63 (list of episodes) |
| Production | |
| Running time | ca 5-10 minutes |
| Original release | |
| Release | July 14, 2006 – present |
Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series is a voice-over parody of the Yu-Gi-Oh! franchise. The parody, created by LittleKuriboh who writes, edits and does most of the voices himself, began on YouTube and quickly spawned other Yu-Gi-Oh! "abridged" parody shows created by fans. However, these other "abridged" parody shows were not well received, and it is generally thought that the spawns’ standards paled in comparison to LittleKuriboh’s show.
It is said that LittleKuriboh is the godfather of the "abridged" parody shows on YouTube and that Yu-Gi-Oh is only the first among many other popular fan-made parodies to grace the net; most notably Naruto: The Abridged Series, Yu Yu Hakusho: The Abridged Series, TeamFourStar, and Avatar: The Abridged Series.
Most of these “abridged” parody shows are flagged and deleted, but due to popularity many fans have them saved on their computers and continue to post them again. What is more, entire websites have been dedicated to some of the more popular ones, complete with full episode downloads.
Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series is the source for popular lines such as Screw the rules, I have money!, Super special awesome, my voice gives me super strength , and In America!
The series has won Open Web Awards for Funniest YouTube Channel in 2009[1] and has been spotted in illustrations on a patent.[2]
Features edit
In this parody the main characters have catch phrases. Seto Kaiba has "Screw the rules, I have money", Yugi has "super special awesome", Joey has "nyeh" and "Brooklyn rage", Bones has "brains", Ishizu has "because shut up", and Yami Yugi/Pharoah Atem has "Mind Crush" and Téa Gardner saying "The Power of FRIENDSHIP". In the Abridged Movie, Seto Kaiba says, "Screw The Rules, I have Money," to provide comic relief.
Also, the interparallel or dark (yami) sides of Bakura and Marik Ishtar are Florence and Melvin respectively.
In this series the Kaiba Brothers appear to have parents, whom Seto fired at age 6. Yugi's Grandfather Solomon Muto has a sexual relationship with his "Black Luster Soldier" poster and usually zones out. Slifer The Sky Dragon has been renamed to Slifer: The Executive Producer and Wing Dragon of Ra to Mega Ultra Chicken.
References to the original 4Kids Entertainment English-language adaption of Yu-Gi-Oh! Duel Monsters, including actual lines from episodes, serve as a running gag, for example the villains in partnership with Noah Kaiba in season 3 of the parody are referred to as the five executive producers of Team 4Kids.
Episodes edit
- Official episodes
- wikia:yugioh:Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series Episode Listing
- Wikipedia:How to write a plot summary — DON'T COPY FROM ELSEWHERE
| EP# | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 01 | "Pilot" | July 14, 2006 |
| 02 | "Rocky VII" | July 15, 2006 |
| 03 | "My Cards Will Go On" | July 18, 2006 |
| 04 | "Lord of the Cards" | July 24, 2006 |
| 05 | "My Funny Skankentine" | July 31, 2006 |
| 06 | "Everybody Hates Mako" | August 7, 2006 |
| 07 | "Cliffhanger" | August 14, 2006 |
| 08 | "The Plot Thinnens" | August 21, 2006 |
| 09 | ""El Juegos De Tarjeta"" | September 8, 2006 |
| 10 | "Both Of You Duel Like You Want To Win" | September 18, 2006 |
| 11 | "...In America" | September 28, 2006 |
| 12 | "Duel of the Dead" | October 12, 2006 |
| 13 | "Busted Rhymes" | October 23, 2006 |
| 14 | "When Yami Met Sally" | November 8, 2006 |
| 15 | "Card Wars" | December 22, 2006 |
| 16 | "Fanservice!" | January 22, 2007 |
| 17 | "We Interrupt This Broadcast..." | March 17, 2007 |
| 18 | "Turn Around Bright Eyes" | March 17, 2007 |
| 19 | "Jagshamesh!" | March 17, 2007 |
| 20 | "The Rebexorcist" | June 18, 2007 |
| 21 | "Massively Multiplayer Online Children's Card Game" | June 18, 2007 |
| 22 | "Shine On, You Crazy Devlin" | June 18, 2007 |
| EP# | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 23 | "Yami of Darkness" | August 5, 2007 |
| 24 | "Egyptian Exhibition Expo 2007" | September 17, 2007 |
| 25 | "Dirty Dueling" | September 17, 2007 |
| 26 | "Mo' Money, Mo' Card Games" | January 20, 2008 |
| 27 | "She Blinded Me With Card Games" | February 29, 2008 |
| 28 | "Who's That Mokémon?" | May 20, 2008 |
| 29 | "The Not-So-Super Roba Bros." | June 11, 2008 |
| 30 | "Sore" | July 12, 2008 |
| 31 | "Perfectly Ultimate Bunghole" | November 11, 2008 |
| 32 | "The Worst of Both Worlds" | December 31, 2008 |
| 33 | "Harpoonshipping" | February 19, 2009 |
| 34 | "Dork Side Of The Moon" | February 28, 2009 |
| 35 | "A Tale Of Two Tournies" | March 7, 2009 |
| 36 | "The Man Who Would Be Steve" | March 15, 2009 |
| 37 | "Single White Shemale" | March 27, 2009 |
| 38 | "Magnum Farce" | April 10, 2009 |
| 39 | "Card Games At 20,000 Feet" | April 25, 2009 |
| 40 | "Final Deathstination" | June 17, 2009 |
| 41 | "Chenquieh!" | June 25, 2009 |
| 42 | "So Long & Thanks For All The Trading Cards" | August 26, 2009 |
| 43 | "Eternal Sunshine Of The Spotless Mai" | October 24, 2009 |
| 44 | "Ishizu Explains It All" | October 24, 2009 |
| 45 | "Requiem for a Nyeh" | December 9, 2009 |
| 46 | "Melvin'd" | January 6, 2010 |
| EP# | Title | Release date |
|---|---|---|
| 47 | "Beyond The Fourth Wall" | May 25, 2010 |
| 48 | "Penguin Ex Machina" | August 3, 2010 |
| 49 | "The Incredible Hobson" | September 16, 2010 |
| 50 | "Joey Wheeler Ace Attorney" | November 1, 2010 |
| 51 | "The Death Of Tristan Taylor" | March 30, 2011 |
| 52 | "Seto Kaiba vs. The World" | April 29, 2011 |
| 53 | "O Mokuba, Where Art Thou?" | July 24, 2011 |
| 54 | "They Saved Tristan's Brain" | |
| 55 | "Stepbrother's Sin" | |
| 56 | "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Virtual World" | |
| 57 | "Reservoir Steves" | |
| 58 | "Desperately Dueling Susan" | |
| 59 | "Crowd Atlas" | |
| 60 | "How Kaiba Got His Groove Back" | |
| 61 | "Muerte Pinata" | |
| 62 | "The Winged Dragon of Rawr!" | |
| 63 | "Yu-Gi-Oh Kai" |
References edit
 | These are sources I've found so far. I've tried to avoid blogs and forum posts because they're not reliable. Feel free to add if you find something. |
- ^ Cashmore, Pete (December 16, 2009). "Open Web Awards 2009: The WInners". Mashable. Motorola. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
- ^ Apple Inc. (May 28, 2007). "FIG 22-25, 32 in US patent 7,743,116". Retrieved 2010-12-28.
 | This article includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. |
- Lamerichs, Nicolle (May 30, 2008). "It's a small world after all Metafictional fan videos on YouTube" (PDF). Cultures of Arts, Science and Technology. 1 (1): 58–60. Retrieved 2009-12-01.
- Yadao, Jason (July 23, 2007). "Humor crams into abridged 'Yu-Gi-Oh!'". Star-Bulletin. Retrieved 2008-10-08.
- "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series". Retrieved 2008-10-08.
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- Whitebear, Mike (2007-03-26). "Copyright or Copywrong?". Opinion. Whitebear Sez. The Skyline View. Retrieved 2009-04-08.
- Little Kuriboh (2010-01-08). "Kana's Korner" (Audio) (Interview). Retrieved 2010-01-27.
- Nicholas Greene (2010-08-25). "Anime Evolution: Interview with LittleKuriboh". Wild Gunmen Magazine. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- Little Kuriboh (2010-02-13). "Dennis Daniel Show Interview With LittleKuriboh" (Audio). Dennis Daniel Show (Interview). Interviewed by Dennis Daniel. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- Little Kuriboh (2010-07-06). "Dennis Daniel Show - Dennis Reunites with Marik & Bakura" (Audio). Dennis Daniel Show (Interview). Interviewed by Dennis Daniel. Retrieved 2010-12-27.
- Furman, Charlie (2010-10-14). "Dueling with Censorship: Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series' Pastiche of Dubbing". Retrieved 2010-12-28.
- Collins, Malcolm (2013-08-22). "The Abridged Series: An Emergence of a New Genre". Huffington Post.
- Kotuby, Jeff (Jan 21, 2020). "Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series Is The ONLY Way to Watch Yu-Gi-Oh!". Comic Book Resources.
External links edit
- Yu-Gi-Oh:The Abridged Series official website
- Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series on Yu-Gi-Oh! Wikia
- Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series at IMDb