The Abridged Series

""First one guy makes a bridge. And everybody uses it, they're like, "Ooh, look, a bridge. That's new." So, like, these other two guys make another bridge. And it's kinda like the first one, but people use it anyway because the first guy is like "Oh, their bridge is pretty cool too, check it out." And then these three other guys are like, "Oh, we're going to make the best bridge ever, we're going to combine our talents and be like, 'Oh, look at our bridge, it's totally amazing, ooh.'" and it's like, it turns out really good, and it's the best out of all the other bridges... Everybody crosses it. Because it's a bridge. Yeah. And before you know it everybody and their mother is making a bridge! So there's a bridge. Everywhere... The first guy is like, "I'm going to go to conventions to promote my bridge!" It's like, it's just a bridge. It's not a big deal. Get over it.""

- Joekage, Naruto the Abridged Comedy Spoof Series Show

A Sub-Trope of Gag Dub, that deals specifically with shortening works of fiction, and making fun of it. The first of these was Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series (albeit the idea of abridging works for fun started way earlier). This started out as Follow the Leader, but has become so common now, it's a genre in itself. Most recently, a sort-of "MENT" subgenre is emerging that essentially combines your standard Abridging with a Youtube Poop. And also dance music.

The key to making a good Abridged Series is to take something So Bad It's Good, or something that takes itself way too seriously, and add copious amounts of professionally created bad peppered with deep fandom understanding, which makes everything better. In a pinch, something either horribly bad or actually good may be substituted.

Most are on YouTube, but some can be found elsewhere, like Dailymotion Also be aware that different episodes of certain abridged series may be scattered across different users. Of course Sturgeon's Law still applies here, not just in the writing, but in audio quality as well. Be prepared to adjust the volume on the fly if surfing these. The unprofessional quality of these series leaves most of them incomplete.

Bit of a side note: until recently, the existence of most of these fell into a sort of legal grey area, at least as far as US law is concerned. While all of them are generally parodies, which are legal as per the Supreme Court decision in Campbell v. Acuff-Rose Music, Inc., the use of copyrighted material puts it at odds with the DMCA. Whether that will stop YouTube from pulling abridged series down remains to be seen (although considering their actions against OPA Studios, and more recently Sailor Moon Abridged and Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series (for the eighth time), signs point to no).

Compare Fan Vid and Remix Comic

Also see Abridged Series Tropes.

Abridged Series Creators

 * Little Kuriboh
 * Hbi 2 k
 * Lanipator
 * Team Four Star

Series with their own pages

 * Yu-Gi-Oh the Abridged Series
 * 07-Ghost Abridged
 * The Abridging of Haruhi Suzumiya
 * Ace Attorney Abridged
 * Apollo Justice Abridged
 * Alternate Reality DBZ
 * Avatar the Abridged Series
 * Berserk Abridged
 * Big O Abridged
 * The Chipmunks Parody Show
 * Chobits Abridged
 * Code Geass the Abridged Series
 * Code Ment
 * The Complete Works of William Shakespeare Abridged, perhaps the Ur Example
 * Death Note works:
 * Death Note Abridged Dogface 701
 * Death Note Abridged Hikari Pop
 * Death Note Abridged Stacked Sugar Cubes
 * Death Note Abridged Tio H and Dargonakis
 * Death Note the Abridged Series 1 Kids Entertainment
 * Death Note the Abridged Series Cheftoni FTW
 * Death Note the Abridged Series Kpts 4 tv
 * Death Note the Abridged Series Team Dattebayo
 * Death Note Temporary Insanity
 * Denpa Teki The Abridged Movie
 * Dragon Ball Abridged
 * Evangelion Abridged
 * Evangelion Re Death
 * Excel Saga Abridged (yes, really)
 * Final Fantasy XII the Abridged Series
 * Fruits Basket Abridged
 * Fullmetal Alchemist Brotherhood Abridged
 * Gargoyles Abridged
 * Gantz Abridged
 * Gundam Abridged
 * Gurren Lagann the Satire
 * Golden Sun the Abridged Series
 * Jo Jos Bizarre Adventure Abridged
 * K-On! The Abridged Series
 * Hellsing Abridged
 * Higurashi Parody Fandub
 * Jetters Abridged
 * Kämpfer Abridged
 * Last Exile Abridged
 * Legend of Zelda the Abridged Series
 * Love Hina Abridged
 * Metal Gear Solid the Abridged Snakes
 * Metal Gear Solid 2 The Sons of Abridgerty
 * My Little Pony the Mentally Advanced Series
 * and My Little Pony Camaraderie Is Supernatural
 * and also Friendship Is Witchcraft
 * Naruto the Abridged Series
 * and Naruto the Abridged Comedy Fandub Spoof Series Show.
 * and less commonly Ninjas in Da Hood
 * Negima: The Abridged Series
 * The New Abridged Adventures of Winnie the Pooh
 * Noisy Hill
 * None Piece
 * Nullmetal Alchemist
 * Ouran: The Vaguely Abridged Series
 * Pokémon the Abridged Series
 * Pokémon the Bridged Series
 * Princess Tutu Abridged
 * Ranma Abridged
 * Also, Ranma the Abridged Series
 * Re Boot the Abridged Series
 * Redwall the Abridged Series
 * Rose of Versailles Abridged
 * Sailor Moon Abridged
 * Saint Seiya Abridged (Aka CDZ Abridged since it's French).
 * Sam and Max Abridged
 * Sgt Frog Abridged
 * The Slayers Abridged
 * Sonic Adventure Abridged
 * Sonic F
 * Super Mario Bros the Parody Series
 * Tales of the Abyss The Abridged Series
 * Teen Titans the Abridged Series
 * Tenchi Muyo Abridged
 * Tokyo Mew Mew in A Nutshell
 * Truncated Power Rangers
 * Tsubasa Abridged
 * Umineko Parody Fandub
 * Uncanny Xmen Abridged
 * Vision of Escaflowne Abridged
 * Warrior Cats The Abridged Series
 * Wedding Peach Abridged
 * Xiaolin Showdown Abridged
 * Yu-Gi-Oh GX the Abridged Series
 * Yu Yu Hakusho Abridged
 * The War of the Abridged Series Creators
 * Young Justice Abridged

Other Series Examples
Before adding something to this section, please make sure it DOESN'T have its own page and thus belongs in the above section. List the source first, then link to the abridged series artist; there should be at least two episodes made; please place new series in alphabetical order by title. If there are multiple authors, those should also be alphabetized.

Anime and Manga

 * Angel Beats
 * That's Bridging
 * Angelic Layer
 * Peothra
 * Anime, in general
 * Mihara Oujirou
 * Azumanga Daioh
 * RyoViga
 * Black Butler
 * ButlerOnBakerStreet
 * paperfanofdoom
 * Black Cat
 * CountAbyss [Discontinued]
 * Black Lagoon
 * There's A Bullet In My Leg
 * Bleach
 * BleachXDAbridged
 * khenpoe
 * Sehanort
 * Semisoma1 [Discontinued]
 * TheDarkTRex
 * Beet the Vandel Buster
 * XBeetxAbridgedx
 * Bobobo Bobobobo
 * Nowacking
 * Clannad
 * ClannadTAS (Warmhearted19 and Shadowfoxx85)
 * Chaos Head
 * Larhonda41
 * Code Geass
 * TeamSupeSharu
 * KaitsuGohan
 * Sehanort
 * Detective Conan
 * Detective Conan Abridged
 * D Gray Man
 * TehExorcist
 * Digimon Adventure
 * Digimon Camper's Guide (Sehanort)
 * KaiKoshimoro
 * elfwae237
 * Digimon Tamers
 * DragonDubStudios
 * D.N.Angel
 * Dco257
 * ThaDoctor17
 * LunarMelody13
 * Dragon Ball GT
 * FanintheAtic
 * GTShadowProductions
 * Dragonball Z
 * Chicknwings
 * GungraveFreak
 * skins2153
 * Eden of the East
 * PandoraHerself
 * El Cazador De La Bruja
 * ChimeraYuri
 * Elfen Lied
 * BennettTheSage (on hiatus, though he is involved with other projects)
 * Fruits Basket
 * AngelElric
 * Trisidael
 * Full Metal Panic
 * xexyzl & xillix
 * Fullmetal Alchemist
 * HaganenoAbridged
 * faulerro
 * FullMetal Alchemist Brotherhood
 * fullmetalforceftw
 * ARTeamFTW
 * Gakuen Alice
 * SailorMewSugarHeart1
 * Gintama
 * Kirbamon
 * Glass Fleet
 * Unwardil
 * Goshuushou-sama Ninomiya-kun
 * Zeromaster
 * Grenadier
 * KepoQ
 * TumorGX
 * Green Green
 * DevilKickSanji
 * Gundam
 * Mobile Suit Gundam
 * GuttedWrenStudios
 * Gundam Seed
 * Juu-kuchi
 * Taekmkm [Inactive]
 * Gundam Seed Destiny
 * BillKenSebben
 * Gundam 00
 * Robotfan987
 * BladeroftheBlaze
 * Team N0s
 * Gun X Sword
 * Jjkaybomb
 * Gurren Lagann
 * Semisoma01 made TTGL: The Satire
 * Hajime no Ippo
 * cage500
 * Har&Atilde;©+ Guu
 * TaoHK
 * Hellsing
 * Malakodistudio
 * Highschool of the Dead
 * TeamoftheDead
 * HoTDAbridged
 * Higurashi no Naku Koro Ni
 * Animanga211
 * Nyodude/ZeroQDimension
 * Crazyboutcena54
 * Infinite Stratos
 * Runawayturist (as the series name implies, a bizarre and exaggerated-idiot-filled reimagining in the vein of Code Ment)
 * Kämpfer
 * Masako X (Yes. That Masako)
 * KempferAbridged
 * Kannazuki no Miko
 * MagicalFlute [Discontinued]
 * Katekyo Hitman Reborn
 * DyingWillBullet
 * White Ferret
 * Kikaider
 * Chicken monkey studios
 * Black Bug Brutha
 * Kiki's Delivery Service
 * ScooneySquad7
 * Last Exile
 * Virus465 (Max465) [Inactive]
 * Loveless
 * Hitsugayafan12
 * Love Hina
 * chaotizchild
 * Lupin III
 * RedJacketThief (KaiserNeko) (taken down and on hiatus.)
 * Though every episode except Episode 4 is available on Sqweasel Media as presented: [1] [2] [3] [5] [6] [7]
 * But Kaiser made an episode 8 and I re-uploaded the episodes here
 * Episode 4 is available there too, but the file name was mispelled. Or at least it WAS. I can't access any of the above, or the main Sqweasel site.
 * Magical Girl Lyrical Nanoha + A's
 * RaikiTheStorm
 * MAR
 * TeamCrossGuard
 * Maria Holic
 * Toaster [Inactive]
 * Martian Successor Nadesico
 * NergalHQProductions (Shadowfoxx85)
 * MD Geist
 * MDA Geist: Most Dangerous Abridged (TheHawkCBM)
 * Mega Man Star Force / Ryuusei no Rockman
 * Planet Fm Enterprise
 * Medabots
 * MedapownInc
 * Mermaid Melody Pichi Pichi Pitch
 * BlackValleyRequiem
 * Mirai Nikki
 * YunoInbox
 * My-HiME
 * MirokuSangoRule
 * Monster Rancher
 * Apterous964 & Dysaniac
 * Mushishi
 * Medicine Box Studios
 * Neon Genesis Evangelion
 * Konataproduction
 * RebornZombie
 * ThePRPD2
 * Evangelion: ReDeath by Studio Sokodei is almost, but not quite, an Abridged Series. Created in 2000, this Gag Dub predates the original Yu-Gi-Oh The Abridged Series and consists of a single 34 minute video that parodies the plot of the Evangelion series and movies.
 * One Piece [All are down due to copyright infringement claims]
 * Fauxnami
 * ToonLord
 * EastBlueStudios
 * XxReaper7xX (gone due to aggressive copyright takedowns from Toei and no one has reuploaded it; Reaper has said he wants to bring it back, but who knows when or if that'll ever happen)
 * Pokémon
 * CaptnAwesomee (Reuploaded, since the author's account was suspended)
 * Pokédubs
 * SolarBlade00
 * 1KidsEntertainment.
 * Orange Islands
 * theazur3sky
 * Reign the Conqueror
 * GordianThong (Juu-kuchi)
 * Puella Magi Madoka Magica
 * Pony Not Ready
 * Team Meguca
 * Revolutionary Girl Utena
 * Whip0fAlchemy from Megami33's SMA
 * NajiMinkin
 * Episodes can be viewed at DailyMotion
 * projectshadow99
 * Rosario to Vampire
 * 10Kproductionz
 * Rurouni Kenshin
 * CaptainAwesome [Inactive]
 * RogueAbridger
 * SamTheGreek - Samurai X OVA's
 * Touketsu - Most Recent
 * Sailor Moon
 * ElipticalStudios
 * Moonsidesaturn [Inactive]
 * Saiyuki
 * gahooly [Discontinued]
 * whiteash (FroLegend) (Saiyuki Reload)
 * S-Cry-ed
 * AlterScryed
 * Samurai Champloo
 * BossTrigger
 * Sands of Destruction
 * World Parody Committee
 * Shakugan no Shana
 * ShakuganAbridged
 * Sgt. Frog
 * The Midnight Frogs
 * Shaman King
 * SephirothSeraeoth
 * Shamanstick
 * Shuffle!
 * Scourgemaster93 [Discontinued]
 * Sonic X
 * KoivoCartoonik
 * Soul Eater
 * ShibusenProductions
 * BlackSilkNinja
 * DemonSwordsManDEST
 * The SEATeam
 * Spice and Wolf
 * HoloAbridged
 * Strawberry Panic
 * ChimeraYuri
 * Sukisho
 * manitoug15
 * Supernatural The Animation
 * TheWINChestersInc
 * The Idolmaster
 * iDOL@bridged
 * The Law of Ueki
 * ScooneySquad7
 * To Aru Majutsu no Index
 * Ezekieru
 * Tokyo Mew Mew
 * Cowtossing
 * Toradora
 * TaigaVision
 * Trigun
 * SamuraiKH2 (has been moved to a new account due to Samurai KH 2's account being hacked)
 * Hyruleboy and LucasEB2's up and coming Trigun Abridged: A Tale of A Boy and His Gun.
 * Trinity Blood
 * TwilightWolf183
 * Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicle
 * TheRealityBreakers
 * JuliaZeeGreat
 * Umineko no Naku Koro Ni
 * Uuumineko
 * Vampire Knight
 * sakurasempai
 * Vision of Escaflowne The Movie
 * Unwardil
 * Voltron
 * darrenforest
 * Yu-Gi-Oh
 * Yu-Gi-Oh First Anime Series - Season 0
 * DaJacksterN
 * Pilot (LK)
 * Yu-Gi-Oh GX
 * ABridgeGX
 * Yu-Gi-Oh 5 Ds
 * wraith10
 * Zatch Bell
 * Borinyukami
 * Zero no Tsukaima
 * Shadowfoxx85

Western Animation

 * Batman the Animated Series
 * Abridged Brothers
 * Batman Beyond
 * Watchtower Studios
 * Ben 10
 * flamealchemist35
 * The Berenstain Bears
 * gaberine
 * Justice League
 * SeekerSpirit
 * TheWatchtowerStudios
 * Mega Man
 * Zeromaster
 * Armago24X
 * Men in Black
 * My Name Is Mircea Inc.
 * My Little Pony Friendship Is Magic
 * MLPFiMAbridged
 * MLP:FIM Abridged (CRP)
 * Thomas the Tank Engine
 * DarthRatbat
 * Daemaus
 * Transformers Generation 1
 * Thundercatlord
 * X-Men
 * LetsBurnHoles
 * Young Justice
 * Leik777

Video Games

 * Blaz Blue
 * TeamAzureDrive
 * Eternal Darkness
 * ChaosSamusX
 * Dragon Age II
 * REFUGEinAUDACITY (Yes, taken from the trope named Refuge in Audacity)
 * Final Fantasy VII
 * SonsofSatire
 * Final Fantasy X
 * YaCrazyChannel (formerly hilzXadamXandXstuff)
 * Kingdom Hearts
 * Jpace92
 * Shinigami1300
 * Shuyin104 and Auron225
 * YoukuroKageStudios
 * King's Quest V
 * Excalibur Brothers
 * The Legend of Zelda
 * The Minish Cap
 * nevet1212
 * Ocarina of Time
 * TeamZeroMaster
 * xanauzumaki
 * Twilight Princess
 * xanauzumaki
 * nevet1212
 * The Wind Waker
 * Electroblade
 * nevet1212
 * TimedragonX
 * Mass Effect
 * Excalibur Brothers
 * Megaman Legends
 * TauVertex
 * Resident Evil 4
 * adamwestslapdog
 * TheBizarreGuitarist7
 * Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic
 * Excalibur Brothers
 * Super Mario Bros
 * Super Mario 64
 * cracky32
 * darksaix
 * Tales of Symphonia
 * TOSAbridged
 * The World Ends With You
 * PandoraHerself
 * EVERYTHING!
 * Something Awful's Forums

Live-Action TV

 * Breaking Bad:
 * Breaking Bad Is Now On ABC - A Genre Shift turning the show into an ABC sitcom, complete with Laugh Track.
 * Heroes
 * Heroes Abridged
 * Heroes Abridged With Commentary
 * Lost
 * Lost Untangled
 * Once Upon a Time
 * Once Upon A Time Abridged


 * Power Rangers
 * Power Rangers Mystic Force
 * ReloadPsi

Theater

 * Broadway Abridged
 * Tragedy of the Embryo, by Frigyes Karinthy. A parody of Imre Madach's Tragedy of Man is deliberately presented as a compressed stage adaptation of the original work.

Films -- Live-Action

 * Inception: Reverse Mind F*ck
 * The Matrix: Vektor (Hungarian)
 * V for Vendetta The comedy series. No I am not joking.
 * Dr. Zhivago (Abridged)

Literature

 * Harry Potter:
 * Philosopher's/Sorcerer's Stone:
 * Chamber of Secrets:
 * Prisoner of Azkaban:
 * Half-Blood Prince:
 * Deathly Hallows:

Oh, I get it, it's... A bridge!