Spaceballs: The Animated Series

Spaceballs: The Animated Series, also known as Mel Brooks' Spaceballs: The Animated Series or simply Spaceballs: The Series, is an adult 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.

Production
Production began in early 2005 under the supervision of Brooksfilms, MGM and Berliner Film Company. Mel Brooks not only directed the writing, but also reprised his roles as President Skroob and Yogurt from the film. Daphne Zuniga and Joan Rivers also reprise their roles from the film, while Bill Pullman and Rick Moranis do not. Those roles are filled by Rino Romano and Dee Bradley Baker, respectively. Tino Insana replaces John Candy, who died in 1994, as "Barf," and Rudy De Luca also supplied his voice talents while Dom DeLuise reprises his role of Pizza the Hutt.

Delayed series premiere
Some promotional items on the series were seen at the 2007 Comic-Con and a total of 13 episodes were planned to debut during the fall of 2007, although this "deadline" passed by with no sign of the show on G4's schedule. A start date of June 1, 2008 was later reported, but the series was delayed once again. Despite the lack of information in the United States, the series premiered on Canada's Super Channel. and remained absent from G4 in America until its eventual series premiere on September 21, 2008. The first two episodes of the series were shown following an airing of the original film.

Voice cast

 * Mel Brooks as President Skroob, Yogurt
 * Daphne Zuniga as Princess Vespa
 * Joan Rivers as Dot Matrix
 * Tino Insana as Barf (replacing John Candy due to his death)
 * Rino Romano as Lone Starr (replacing Bill Pullman)
 * Dee Bradley Baker as Dark Helmet/Pannakin Crybaby (replacing Rick Moranis due to his retirement at the time)
 * Rudy De Luca as Vinnie, Fort Lox Checkpoint official
 * Dom DeLuise as Pizza the Hutt
 * Julianne Grossman as Commanderette Zircon (replacing Leslie Bevis), Charlene, Marlene (replacing Denise and Dian Gallup), Darlene, Yente, The Unsinkable Old Fat Lady, Princess Harley Van Patten (a parody of Padmé Amidala), Pannakin's mother (a parody of Shmi Skywalker), Robohooker, Jasmine, Telephone Operator
 * Jim Jackman
 * Jim Meskimen
 * Dave Wittenberg