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''[['''Freakazoid!]]''''' is a parody of the [[Superhero]] show, produced by the people who brought you ''[[Batman: The Animated Series|Batman the Animated Series]]'', and the creators of ''[[Animaniacs]]'', [[Steven Spielberg]] and [[Warner Bros]] Animation. It follows the adventures of Freakazoid, an entity created by the addition of [[Hilarious in Hindsight|all the information on the Internet.]] <ref>This was back in 1995, so his head probably didn't explode thanks to the fact that hentai and [[Widget Series|Widgets]] hadn't become synonymous with Japan yet. He probably just went insane from all the Usenet groups.</ref> to a mild-mannered computer nerd, along with weird energy-based powers and a goofy sense of humor. [[Post Modernism|It parodied, lampshaded, or subverted every trope of superheroics at the time.]]

Almost every adventure, Freakazoid would encounter his deadpan policeman buddy, Sgt. Mike Cosgrove, who would offer to take him to some unrelated event or activity ("Hey, Freakazoid! Wanna go out for a mint?" "DO I!") [[BigNon LippedSequitur Alligator MomentScene|Freak would then drop the adventure, often mid-peril, and go off to someplace fun. He'd resume it shortly thereafter, as if nothing had happened.]]

''Freakazoid:'' [[Rule of Funny|Because it's funny!]]

* [[Show Within a Show]]: "Hero Boy", an ''[[Astro Boy (anime)|Astro Boy]]'' parody that's Freakazoid's favorite cartoon, and "Real Life Police", a ''[[CopsCOPS (series)|COPS]]'' parody Cosgrove participates in.

* [[Took a Level Inin Badass]]: Freakazoid learns telekinesis. At first he fails utterly and only manages to hit himself in the head with a brick. When he gets angry though, he subconsciously masters the technique and effortlessly thrashes Cave Guy and Cobra Queen in battle. He doesn't use the ability in later episodes, though there were only ''two'' episodes left.

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