Claymation + puppy kicking = GTA parody

by Christopher Grant { Jul 3rd 2006 at 10:25AM }

Cartoon Network's Robot Chicken does video games again, trading in their FFVII dolls for some Grand Theft Au ... errr, excuse me, Grand Theft Larceny: San Diego action figures. Beating a nun with a crucifix, kicking puppies, incestuous Hot Coffee, it's all in here. The thing about GTA parodies is, doesn't anyone else already see GTA as a parody of itself, a pastiche of inner-city culture? It's like Stephen Colbert's Colbert Report character; he's not any more outrageous than the personality cultists he's mocking. Pedantic observations aside, this bit, like Colbert, is still good for some giggles. Need proof: the video is embedded after the break.

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Tags: Animation, Grand Theft Auto, GrandTheftAuto, PArody, Robot Chicken, RobotChicken

Reader Comments (Page 1 of 1)

iceatcs @ Jul 3rd 2006 11:01AM

that was so funny.

Wish we have [adult swin] channel in UK.

B33 @ Jul 3rd 2006 11:04AM

Reminds me of Chapelle Shows spoof of GTA... Only better.

Probot @ Jul 3rd 2006 11:09AM

"...doesn't anyone else already see GTA as a parody of itself..."

A parody of itself or a parody in itself? Do you mean GTA is already making fun of itself or making fun of the society it's depticting.

I think GTA is a good example of exaggerated social critique. People call it violent, but it's just art imitating life (and greatly exaggerating it). Because the player is given so much freedom, that exageration potentially becomes even greater. The fact that it has become successful just reinforces the idea that people have violent impulses.

Also, the game is only as violent as the person playing it, to some degree. I think that's what this video is making fun of.

As for Colbert, I think that's the irony of his show. Unlike GTA, He's not exagerrating things. He's saying exactly what others are saying, but doing it in a way that shows how absurd some of it is.

AcceptableRisk @ Jul 3rd 2006 11:10AM

The Adult Swim website has full length episodes updated weekly. There's also an expanded selection, usually new episodes, available on Friday only.

It doesn't seem as if Robot Chicken is in the lineup this week, though.

http://www.adultswim.com/adultswimfix/

Ben Furfie @ Jul 3rd 2006 11:46AM

If you're after the episodes you can also check www.gorillamask.net which seems to have a new one every day.

Mike @ Jul 3rd 2006 12:25PM

That's old, why all the craze? Sure it is funny, like 2 months old funny.

Repsode @ Jul 3rd 2006 12:47PM

iceatcs, if you have sattelite or cable, you may be pleased to know that [adult swim] will appear on Bravo( obviously CN in the UK couldn't risk it and so sold it to another station) RC will almost certainly appear at some point

Derek @ Jul 3rd 2006 12:47PM

I thought the funniest part was at the end with the "bitch dont nobody undastand da words dat are comming outta yo mouth!" so gansta gansta! LOVE IT!

Merus @ Jul 4th 2006 8:12AM

"I think GTA is a good example of exaggerated social critique."

I'd agree - it's clear enough from the radio stations and advertisements in-game that GTA is at least in part a satire.

Andre @ Jul 4th 2006 2:45PM

I don't mean to be picky but I believe Robot Chicken in general and this clip in particular uses stop-motion as an animation technique and not claymation. The first makes use of "puppets" while the other uses clay. However, they both use 1-shot/frame to create motion and can be understandably confused. But for the sake of entropy claymation is a specific kind of stop-motion technique.