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LinkMaster™	Sep 5 2004, 12:52 AM
The One And Only Posts: 4,761 Group: CZC Legend Member #7 Joined: July 27, 2004 Gender Male	Episode 10: Mad Mod "You're in my world now, duckies" - Mad Mod Originally aired: Sept. 27, 2003 Written by Adam Beechen Directed by Ciro Nieli Posted Image The Teen Titans awake to find themselves captured -- prisoners of Mad Mod, a madcap bad guy in a psychedelic suit. Miffed at the way the Titans "disrespect their elders" and "interfere with the toils of hard working criminals", Mad Mod has decided to teach the teens a lesson. Thus, he's created a massive mind-bending school full of optical illusions and brain-washing hypno-screens. Will the Titans be "re-educated" and lose their minds in the process? Or will our heroes find out the secret to Mad Mod's sinister school and teach him a lesson? Posted Image Malcolm McDowell as the Mad Mod Posted Image Posted ImageFirst appearance of the Mad Mod. Posted ImageThis episode was originally titled "Detention" but changed to "Mad Mod" Posted ImageThe song during the chase scene was titled "K2G". The song was written by Andy Strumer, and Puffy Amiyumi, Produced by Andy Strumer and performed by Puffy Amiyumi. Posted ImageStarfire's joke: "How many Okaarans does it take to hoegee a marfilk? Finbar!" contains two references: Rob Hoegee is a series writer and Finbar O'Reardon is the series Art Coordinator References: This episode was filled with nods, winks and homages: Posted Image"Clockwork Orange": starred Malcolm McDowell [voice of the Mad Mod] as an ultraviolent teen in the near-future who is re-proprammed with "aversion therapy" to become a brainwashed peaceful member of society. Mad Mod's techniques are similar to the "aversion therapy" - especially the scene in the library where Starfire's eyes are forced open [a direct nod to "Clockwork Orange"] Posted Image"Scooby Doo" and "The Monkees": The elaborate chase scene with the go-go music was an homage to the chase scenes on "Scooby Doo" and similar Saturday morning cartoons in the 1970s. Those chase scenes were somewhat inspired by the Monkees TV show, which had musical chase scenes. And the Monkees itself was based on the Beatles' movie "Hard Day's Night". So it's a reference of a reference of a reference, I suppose. Posted Image"Yellow Submarine": The Beatles animated opus was referenced in the scene where the Teen Titans pop up through circles. Ringo lifts up a circle exactly as Cyborg does. Posted Image"Monthy Python's Flying Circus": The Statue of David dressed as Mad Mod with a british symbol on his crotch seems to be a nod toward the famous British comedy series, whose opening contained a similar image. Posted ImageDC Comics Silver Age: DC Comics in the 60's [known as the Silver Age] had an infamous trade dress using go-go black and white checks. Mad Mod [and the Teen Titans] first appeared during this era and Mad Mod is a prime example of the typical Silver Age villian. Mod's lair is covered in go-go checks. Posted ImageBatman TV Show of the 1960's: Bruce Wayne and Dick Grayson would reveal the secret entrance to the batcave with a secret button under a bust in the library. The bust of the Mad Mod contains a secret button that seems to lead out of his topsy-turvy world. Art Lesson: This episode contained many famous art treasures: Posted ImageAndy Warhol art: The Mad Mod painting with the same four faces in different colors is a direct homage to the 1960's counter-culture artist. Click here to see comparison images. Posted ImageRene Magritte "The Son of Man": "Son of Man" is the famous painting of the man in the bowler hat whose face is obscurred by a green apple. In "Mad Mod", a painting hangs where Mod's face is obscurred by bananas. Click here to see comparison images. Posted ImageM C Escher art: MC Escher created mind-bending imagery similar to Mad Mod's topsy-turvy architecture. He played with architecture, perspective and impossible spaces. His art continues to amaze and wonder millions of people all over the world. His works House of Stairs and Relativity are similar to Mod's world.Click here to see comparison images. Posted ImagePablo Picasso Art: A painting in the hallway is inspired by Picasso's abstacts. Click here to see comparison images. Posted ImageGrant Wood "American Gothic": In The Mad Mod version, Mod is holding his cane instead of the pitchfork. Click here to see comparison images. Posted ImageLeonardo Da Vinci "Mona Lisa": Mad Mod's face is inserted in this classic painting. Click here to see comparison images. Posted ImageThe Statue of David: The statue dressed as Mad Mod with a british symbol on his crotch seems to be a nod toward the famous Statue of David. COMIC BOOK LINER NOTES The Mad Mod was one of the earliest adversaries of the Teen Titans. The Mad Mod was a fashion designer who lived on Carnaby Street in London, where Mod clothes were the rage. Mod used his fashion label as a front to conceal contraband items in the clothes he made. He appeared in Teen Titans #7 and 17 [1967-1968]. He resurfaced year later in Teen Titans [second series] #2 in 1996. By then, he had has reformed, and become a very successful fashion designer (the retro collection of Mad Mod fashions was a huge hit). One of Starfire's jokes begins with "How many Okaarans does it take..." The Okaarans were a group of old, wise, blue-skinned aliens. Starfire and her sister, Blackfire, trained in the arts of combat with the Warlords of Okaara.


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