Summary of Movie[]
DreamWorks Animation SKG, Inc. (NASDAQ: DWA) is an American animation studio based in Glendale, California that creates animated feature films, television program and online virtual worlds. They have released a total of 22 feature films, including Shrek, Madagascar, Kung Fu Panda and How to Train Your Dragon series.
Although the studio also made traditionally animated films about serious subjects earlier, such as The Prince of Egypt, Joseph: King of Dreams, The Road to El Dorado, Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron, and Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas, most of their computer-generated films and television series have now gained the studio a reputation for being focused on popular culture and satire.
The studio was formed by the merger of the feature animation division of DreamWorks and Pacific Data Images (PDI). Originally formed under the banner of DreamWorks in 1997 by some of Amblin Entertainment's former animation branch Amblimation alumni, it was spun off into a separate public company in 2004. DreamWorks Animation currently maintains two campuses: the original DreamWorks feature animation studio in Glendale, California and the PDI studio in Redwood City, California.
Films produced by DreamWorks Animation were distributed worldwide by Paramount Pictures, a subsidiary of Viacom, (who acquired the DreamWorks live-action studio in February 2006, spinning it off again in 2008) from 2006 to 2012, and were then later distributed by 20th Century Fox (which will later be acquired by The Walt Disney Company in 2019), from 2013 to 2017. DreamWorks Animation films are all now currently distributed by Universal Pictures, following NBCUniversal’s acquisition in 2016.
DreamWorks Animation Movies before/during MAD[]
| # | Name of Film | Release Date | MAD Parodies/Pop-Culture References |
| 1 | Antz | October 2, 1998 | None |
| 2 | The Prince of Egypt | December 18, 1998 | None |
| 3 | The Road to El Dorado | March 31, 2000 | None |
| 4 | Chicken Run | June 23, 2000 | None |
| 5 | Shrek | May 18, 2001 | 4 Parodies. Shrek appeared in Cloudy with a Chance of Flavor, Law & Ogre and Celebrity Wife Swamp. Donkey appeared in So You Think You Can Train Your Dragon How to Dance, Law & Ogre and Celebrity Wife Swamp. Princess Fiona appeared in Law & Ogre and Celebrity Wife Swamp. The Dragon appeared in So You Think You Can Train Your Dragon How to Dance. The Big Bad Wolf appeared in Law & Ogre. |
| 6 | Spirit: Stallion of the Cimarron | May 24, 2002 | None |
| 7 | Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas | July 2, 2003 | None |
| 8 | Shrek 2 | May 19, 2004 | 1 Parody. Puss in Boots appeared in Law & Ogre. |
| 9 | Shark Tale | October 1, 2004 | 1 Parody. Oscar appeared in I Am Lorax. |
| 10 | Madagascar | May 27, 2005 | 1 Parody. Mason & Phil appeared in Demise of the Planet of the Apes. |
| 11 | Wallace & Gromit: The Curse of the Were-Rabbit | October 7, 2005 | None |
| 12 | Over the Hedge | May 19, 2006 | None |
| 13 | Flushed Away | November 3, 2006 | None |
| 14 | Shrek the Third | May 18, 2007 | None, but is a sequel to Shrek. |
| 15 | Bee Movie | November 2, 2007 | 1 Parody. The movie gets spoofed along with Kobe Bryant in KoBee Movie. |
| 16 | Kung Fu Panda | June 6, 2008 | 3 Parodies. Po appeared in Are You Karate Kidding Me?, MAD News and Kung Fu Blander. |
| 17 | Madagascar: Escape 2 Africa | November 7, 2008 | None, but is a sequel to Madagascar, and is mentioned in Outtagascar. |
| 18 | Monsters vs. Aliens | March 27, 2009 | 2 Parodies. B.O.B. appeared in B.O.B.'s Monster Hold Hair Gel and How I Met Your Mummy. |
| 19 | How to Train Your Dragon | March 26, 2010 | 2 Parodies. Hiccup and Toothless were contestants in Dolphineas and Ferb Tale. The movie got spoofed alongside with So You Think You Can Dance in So You Think You Can Train Your Dragon How to Dance. |
| 20 | Shrek Forever After | May 21, 2010 | 1 Parody. Rumpelstiltskin appeared in Celebrity Wife Swamp. |
| 21 | Megamind | November 5, 2010 | None |
| 22 | Kung Fu Panda 2 | May 27, 2011 | 2 Parodies. Po beats Jack Sparrow in MAD News. The movie got spoofed as Kung Fu Blander. |
| 23 | Puss in Boots | November 4, 2011 | None, but is a spin-off of Shrek. |
| 24 | Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted | June 8, 2012 | 1 Parody. It gets spoofed in Outtagascar. |
| 25 | Rise of the Guardians | November 23, 2012 |
1 Parody: Nicholas St. North / Santa Claus summons the Guardians but instead summons the Guardians of Ga'Hoole, the Guardians from Green Lantern and the Guardians of the Galaxy. |
| 26 | The Croods | March 22, 2013 | None |
DreamWorks Animation Movies made after MAD[]
| # | Name of Film | Release Date | MAD Parodies/Pop-Culture References |
| 1 | Turbo | July 17, 2013 | None |
| 2 | Mr. Peabody & Sherman | March 14, 2014 | None |
| 3 | How to Train Your Dragon 2 | June 20, 2014 | None, but it is a sequel to How to Train Your Dragon |
| 4 | Penguins of Madagascar | November 26, 2014 | None, but is a spin-off of Madagascar |
| 5 | Home | March 27, 2015 | None |
| 6 | Kung Fu Panda 3 | January 29, 2016 | None, but is a sequel to Kung Fu Panda. |
| 7 | Trolls | November 4, 2016 | None |
| 8 | The Boss Baby | March 31, 2017 | None |
| 9 | Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie | June 2, 2017 | None |
| 10 | How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World | February 22, 2019 | None, but is a sequel to How to Train Your Dragon. |
| 11 | Abominable | September 27, 2019 | None |
| 12 | Trolls World Tour | April 10, 2020 | None |
| 13 | The Croods: A New Age | November 25, 2020 | None |
| 14 | Spirit Untamed | June 4, 2021 | None |
| 15 | The Boss Baby: Family Business | July 2, 2021 | None |
| 16 | Trollhunters: Rise of the Titans | July 21, 2021 | None |
| 17 | The Bad Guys | April 22, 2022 | None |
| 18 | Puss in Boots: The Last Wish | December 21, 2022 | None |
| 19 | Ruby Gillman, Teenage Kraken | June 30, 2023 | None |
| 20 | Trolls Band Together | November 17, 2023 | None |
| 21 | Kung Fu Panda 4 | March 8, 2024 | None, but is a sequel to Kung Fu Panda. |
Appearances in Show[]
Season 1[]
- Episode 10 Cloudy with a Chance of Flavor: (Shrek)
- Episode 15 So You Think You Can Train Your Dragon How to Dance: (How to Train Your Dragon and Shrek)
- Episode 18 Are You Karate Kidding Me?: (Kung Fu Panda)
- Episode 18 B.O.B.'s Monster Hold Hair Gel: (Monsters vs. Aliens)
- Episode 19 Naru-210: (Kung Fu Panda)
- Episode 20 KoBee Movie: (Bee Movie)
- Episode 20 Law & Ogre: (Shrek)
- Episode 23 MAD News: (Kung Fu Panda 2)
Season 2[]
- Episode 3 (29) Kung Fu Blander: (Kung Fu Panda 2)
- Episode 5 (31) Fast Hive: (Shrek)
- Episode 9 (35) How I Met Your Mummy: (Monsters vs. Aliens)
- Episode 11 (37) Demise of the Planet of the Apes: (Madagascar)
- Episode 18 (44) Dolphineas and Ferb Tale: (How to Train Your Dragon)
- Episode 21 (47) Celebrity Wife Swamp: (Shrek)
Season 3[]
- Episode 5 (57) I Am Lorax: (Shark Tale)
- Episode 13 (65) Outtagascar: (Madagascar and Shrek)
- Episode 24 (76) Life of Rhyme: (Madagascar)
- Episode 3 (81) Other Guardians Ruining Rise of the Guardians (Cartoon) (Movie Parody of Rise of the Guardians, Legend of the Guardians: the Owls of Ga'Hoole, Green Lantern, and Guardians of the Galaxy)