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Yu-Gi-Oh: The Abridged Series
GenreParody
Created byMartin Billany (LittleKuriboh)
Written byMartin Billany
Country of originUnited Kingdom
Original languageEnglish
No. of seasons3
No. of episodes63 (list of episodes)
Production
Running timeca 5-10 minutes
Original release
ReleaseJuly 14, 2006 (2006-07-14) –
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

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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

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Season 1
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
Season 2
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
Season 3
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

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  1. ^ Cashmore, Pete (December 16, 2009). "Open Web Awards 2009: The WInners". Mashable. Motorola. Retrieved 2010-01-23.
  2. ^ Apple Inc. (May 28, 2007). "FIG 22-25, 32 in US patent 7,743,116". Retrieved 2010-12-28.
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