Slapstick films are

comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dark comedy being an exception to this rule. Comedy is one of the o ...

s using

slapstick Slapstick is a style of humor involving exaggerated physical activity that exceeds the boundaries of normal physical comedy. Slapstick may involve both intentional violence and violence by mishap, often resulting from inept use of props such as ...

humor, a physical comedy that includes pratfalls, tripping, falling, practical jokes, and mistakes are highlighted over dialogue, plot and character development. The physical comedy in these films contains a cartoonish style of violence that is predominantly harmless and goofy in tone.

Silent film A silent film is a film without synchronized recorded sound (or more generally, no audible dialogue). Though silent films convey narrative and emotion visually, various plot elements (such as a setting or era) or key lines of dialogue may, w ...

had slapstick comedies that included the films starring

Buster Keaton Joseph Frank "Buster" Keaton (October 4, 1895 – February 1, 1966) was an American actor, comedian and filmmaker. He is best known for his silent films during the 1920s, in which he performed physical comedy and inventive stunts. He frequently ...

Charlie Chaplin Sir Charles Spencer Chaplin (16 April 188925 December 1977) was an English comic actor, filmmaker, and composer who rose to fame in the era of silent film. He became a worldwide icon through his screen persona, the Tramp, and is considered o ...

, the Keystone Cops and

Harold Lloyd Harold Clayton Lloyd Sr. (April 20, 1893 – March 8, 1971) was an American actor, comedian, and stunt performer who appeared in many Silent film, silent comedy films.Obituary ''Variety'', March 10, 1971, page 55. One of the most influent ...

. These comedians often laced their slapstick with social commentary while comedians such as Abbott and Costello,

Laurel and Hardy Laurel and Hardy were a British-American double act, comedy duo during the early Classical Hollywood cinema, Classical Hollywood era of American cinema, consisting of Englishman Stan Laurel (1890–1965) and American Oliver Hardy (1892–1957) ...

and

The Three Stooges The Three Stooges were an American vaudeville and comedy team active from 1922 until 1970, best remembered for their 190 short-subject films by Columbia Pictures. Their hallmark styles were physical, farce, and slapstick comedy. Six total ...

did not. Slapstick is about uninhibited action and timing, which may include being made to look foolish or to act with tomfoolery. There were fewer slapstick comedies produced at the advent of

sound film A sound film is a Film, motion picture with synchronization, synchronized sound, or sound technologically coupled to image, as opposed to a silent film. The first known public exhibition of projected sound films took place in Paris in 1900, bu ...

. After

World War II World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a World war, global conflict between two coalitions: the Allies of World War II, Allies and the Axis powers. World War II by country, Nearly all of the wo ...

, the genre resurfaced in France with films by

Jacques Tati Jacques Tati (; born Jacques Tatischeff, ; 9 October 1907 – 5 November 1982) was a French mime, filmmaker, actor and screenwriter. In an ''Entertainment Weekly'' poll of the Greatest Movie Directors, he was voted 46th (a list of the top 50 was ...

and in the United States with films ''

It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World ''It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World'' is a 1963 American Technicolor epic comedy film in Ultra Panavision 70 produced and directed by Stanley Kramer, from a screenplay by William and Tania Rose. The film, starring Spencer Tracy with an all ...

'' and ''

The Great Race ''The Great Race'' is a 1965 American Technicolor epic slapstick comedy film directed by Blake Edwards, starring Jack Lemmon, Tony Curtis and Natalie Wood, written by Arthur A. Ross (from a story by Edwards and Ross) and with music by Henr ...

'', starring the stoic, aloof and mild mannered

, also known as "The Great Stone Face", as well as the films of comedians like

Jerry Lewis Jerry Lewis (born Joseph Levitch; March 16, 1926 – August 20, 2017) was an American comedian, actor, singer, filmmaker and humanitarian, with a career spanning seven decades in film, stage, television and radio. Famously nicknamed as "Th ...

Slapstick films and television series

Slapstick films and television series include:

1910s

*'' The Rink'' (1916)

1920s

*'' The Scarecrow'' (1920) *'' Safety Last!'' (1923) *'' Sherlock Jr.'' (1924) *'' The General'' (1926) *''

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'' (1929) *''

Mickey Mouse Mickey Mouse is an American cartoon character co-created in 1928 by Walt Disney and Ub Iwerks. The longtime icon and mascot of the Walt Disney Company, Mickey is an anthropomorphic mouse who typically wears red shorts, large shoes, and white ...

'' (1929–1953)

1930s

*''

Looney Tunes ''Looney Tunes'' is an American media franchise produced and distributed by Warner Bros. The franchise began as a series of animated short films that originally ran from 1930 to 1969, alongside its spin-off series ''Merrie Melodies'', during t ...

'' (1930–1969, 1980–present) *''

Merrie Melodies ''Merrie Melodies'' is an American animated comedy short film series distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was part of the ''Looney Tunes'' franchise and featured many of the same characters. Originally running from August 2, 1931, to Septem ...

'' (1931–1969) *'' Lightning Strikes Twice'' (1935) *'' Way Out West'' (1937) *''

Donald Duck Donald Fauntleroy Duck is a cartoon character created by the Walt Disney Company. Donald is an Anthropomorphism, anthropomorphic white duck with a yellow-orange bill, legs, and feet. He typically wears a sailor suit, sailor shirt and cap with ...

'' (1937–1965)

1940s

*'' Whistling in the Dark'' (1941) *'' Crazy Knights'' (1944) *''

Tom and Jerry ''Tom and Jerry'' is an American Animated cartoon, animated media franchise and series of comedy short films created in 1940 by William Hanna and Joseph Barbera. Best known for its 161 theatrical short films by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, the series ...

'' (1940–present)

1950s

*'' Fancy Pants'' (1950) * ''The Good Humor Man'' (1950) *'' The Fuller Brush Girl'' (1950) *'' Mr. Hulot's Holiday'' (1953) *'' The Court Jester'' (1953) *'' Just My Luck'' (1957) *''

Mon Oncle ''Mon Oncle'' (; ) is a 1958 comedy film directed by Jacques Tati. The first of Tati's films to be released in colour, ''Mon Oncle'' won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film, a Special Prize at the 1958 Cannes Film Festival, and th ...

'' (1958) *'' Have Rocket, Will Travel'' (1959) *'' The Battle of the Sexes'' (1959)

1960s

*'' The Bellboy'' (1960) *''

The Absent-Minded Professor ''The Absent-Minded Professor'' is a 1961 American science fiction comedy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney Productions. It is based on the 1943 short story "A Situation of Gravity" (May 22, 1943 ''Liberty'') by ...

'' (1961) *''

One Hundred and One Dalmatians ''One Hundred and One Dalmatians'' (also known as ''101 Dalmatians'') is a 1961 American Animated film, animated adventure film, adventure comedy film produced by Walt Disney Productions with distribution by Buena Vista Distribution. Adapted fr ...

'' (1961) *''

The Ladies Man ''The Ladies Man'' is a 1961 American comedy film directed by and starring Jerry Lewis. It was released on June 28, 1961, by Paramount Pictures. Plot Herbert H. Heebert is a young man who loses his girlfriend, swears off romance, and then tak ...

'' (1961) *'' Two Way Stretch'' (1960) *'' Everything's Ducky'' (1961) *'' The Errand Boy'' (1961) *''

Invasion Quartet ''Invasion Quartet'' is a 1961 British World War II comedy-drama film directed by Jay Lewis and starring Bill Travers and Spike Milligan. It was publicised as a parody of ''The Guns of Navarone (film), The Guns of Navarone''. The screenplay was ...

'' (1961) *'' It's Only Money'' (1962) *'' On the Beat'' (1962) *'' The Notorious Landlady'' (1962) *'' Who's Minding the Store?'' (1963) *'' Carry on Spying'' (1964) *'' Advance to the Rear'' (1964) *'' Carry on Cleo'' (1964) *'' Man's Favorite Sport?'' (1964) *'' The Disorderly Orderly'' (1964) *''

'' (1965) *''

Batman Batman is a superhero who appears in American comic books published by DC Comics. Batman was created by the artist Bob Kane and writer Bill Finger, and debuted in Detective Comics 27, the 27th issue of the comic book ''Detective Comics'' on M ...

'' (1966) *'' That Riviera Touch'' (1966) *'' Three on a Couch'' (1966) *'' Boy, Did I Get a Wrong Number!'' (1966) *'' Carry on Doctor'' (1967) *'' Carry on Again, Doctor'' (1967) *'' The Magnificent Two'' (1967) *'' Who Wants to Kill Jessie?'' (1966) *'' The Glass Bottom Boat'' (1966) *''

A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum ''A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Stephen Sondheim and book by Burt Shevelove and Larry Gelbart. Inspired by the farces of the ancient Roman playwright Plautus (254–184 BC), specif ...

'' (1966) *''

'' (1963) *'' The Party'' (1968) *'' Inspector Clouseau'' (1968) *'' Blackbeard's Ghost'' (1968)

1970s

*''

The Boatniks ''The Boatniks'' is a 1970 American comedy film directed by Norman Tokar and starring Robert Morse, Stefanie Powers, Don Ameche and Phil Silvers. It was made by Walt Disney Productions, released by Buena Vista Distribution. Young and awkward, C ...

'' (1970) *''

Bananas A banana is an elongated, edible fruit – berry (botany), botanically a berry – produced by several kinds of large treelike herbaceous flowering plants in the genus ''Musa (genus), Musa''. In some countries, cooking bananas are called pla ...

'' (1971) *''

Evil Roy Slade ''Evil Roy Slade'' is a 1972 American made-for-television Western comedy film about the "meanest villain in the West". It was directed by Jerry Paris and co-produced and co-written by Garry Marshall. The film is considered a cult classic. Plo ...

'' (1972) *'' Carry On Abroad'' (1972) *'' My Name Is Nobody'' (1973) *'' Mr. Hercules Against Karate'' (1973) *'' Sleeper'' (1973) *'' Blazing Saddles'' (1974) *''

The Fortune ''The Fortune'' is a 1975 American black comedy film starring Jack Nicholson and Warren Beatty, and directed by Mike Nichols. The screenplay by Carole Eastman (credited under the pseudonym Adrien Joyce) focuses on two bumbling con men who ...

'' (1975) *''

Monty Python and the Holy Grail ''Monty Python and the Holy Grail'' is a 1975 British comedy film based on the Arthurian legend, written and performed by the Monty Python comedy group (Graham Chapman, John Cleese, Terry Gilliam, Eric Idle, Terry Jones, and Michael Palin) and ...

'' (1975) *'' Slap Shot'' (1977) *'' Up in Smoke'' (1978) *''

The Jerk ''The Jerk'' is a 1979 American comedy film directed by Carl Reiner and written by Steve Martin, Carl Gottlieb, and Michael Elias (from a story by Martin and Gottlieb). This was Martin's first starring role in a feature film. The film also f ...

'' (1979) *''

1941 The Correlates of War project estimates this to be the deadliest year in human history in terms of conflict deaths, placing the death toll at 3.49 million. However, the Uppsala Conflict Data Program estimates that the subsequent year, 1942, wa ...

'' (1979) *'' The Kentucky Fried Movie'' (1979)

1980s

*''

Airplane! ''Airplane!'' (alternatively titled ''Flying High!'') is a 1980 American disaster film, disaster comedy film written and directed by Jim Abrahams and brothers David Zucker, David and Jerry Zucker in their List of directorial debuts, directoria ...

'' (1980) *'' Hardly Working'' (1981), surreal slapstick *'' The Gods Must Be Crazy'' (1981) *'' History of the World, Part I'' (1981) *'' Airplane II: The Sequel'' *''

Mr. Vampire ''Mr. Vampire'' (Chinese: 殭屍先生) is a 1985 Hong Kong comedy horror film directed by Ricky Lau and produced by Sammo Hung. The film's box office success led to the creation of a ''Mr. Vampire'' franchise, with the release of four sequels ...

'' (1986), horror-comedy *'' Club Paradise'' (1986) *'' Stoogemania'' (1986) *'' Big Trouble in Little China'' (1986) *''

Spaceballs ''Spaceballs'' is a 1987 American space opera parody film co-written, produced and directed by Mel Brooks. It primarily parodies the original ''Star Wars'' trilogy, but also other popular franchises such as ''Star Trek'', '' Alien'', '' The Wi ...

'' (1987) *'' Munchies'' (1987), horror-comedy *''

Beetlejuice ''Beetlejuice'' is a 1988 American Gothic film, gothic dark fantasy comedy horror film directed by Tim Burton from a screenplay by Michael McDowell (author), Michael McDowell and Warren Skaaren based on a story by McDowell and Larry Wilson (sc ...

'' (1988), horror-comedy *'' The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!'' (1988) *''

Who Framed Roger Rabbit ''Who Framed Roger Rabbit'' is a 1988 American fantasy comedy film directed by Robert Zemeckis from a screenplay written by Jeffrey Price and Peter S. Seaman. It is loosely based on the 1981 novel ''Who Censored Roger Rabbit?'' by Gary K. Wol ...

'' (1988) *'' Garfield and Friends'' (1988–1994) *'' Slime City'' (1988) *'' The Wrong Guys'' (1988) *'' Arthur 2'' (1988) *'' I'm Gonna Git You Sucka'' (1988) *'' See No Evil, Hear No Evil'' (1989) *'' Nothing But Trouble'' (1991) *''

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'' (1989) *'' Sweet Home'' (1989) *'' Major League'' (1989) *''

The Simpsons ''The Simpsons'' is an American animated sitcom created by Matt Groening and developed by Groening, James L. Brooks and Sam Simon for the Fox Broadcasting Company. It is a Satire (film and television), satirical depiction of American life ...

'' (1989–present)

1990s

*''

Tiny Toon Adventures ''Tiny Toon Adventures'' is an American animated television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Animation. It originally aired from September 14, 1990 to December 6, 1992, airing in syndication before eventually settling a ...

'' (1990–1993) *''

Home Alone ''Home Alone'' is a 1990 American Christmas comedy film The comedy film is a film genre that emphasizes humor. These films are designed to amuse audiences and make them laugh. Films in this genre typically have a happy ending, with dar ...

'' (1990) *'' Gremlins 2: The New Batch'' (1990) *'' Problem Child'' (1990) *'' Problem Child 2'' (1991) *'' Repossessed'' (1990) *''

The Addams Family The Addams Family is a fictional family created by American cartoonist Charles Addams. They originally appeared in a series of 150 standalone single-panel comics, about half of which were originally published in ''The New Yorker'' between 193 ...

'' (1991) *'' The Naked Gun : The Smell of Fear'' (1991) *'' Drop Dead Fred'' (1991) *'' Darkwing Duck'' (1991–1992) *''

The Ren & Stimpy Show ''The Ren & Stimpy Show'', commonly referred to as simply ''Ren & Stimpy'', is an American animated Comedy film, comedy television series created by John Kricfalusi for Nickelodeon. The series follows the misadventures of Ren Höek, an emotion ...

'' (1991–1996) *'' Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles II: The Secret of the Ooze'' (1991) *'' Ghoulies III: Ghoulies Go to College'' (1991) *''

Hot Shots! ''Hot Shots!'' is a 1991 American comedy film directed by Jim Abrahams, co-writer and co-director of ''Airplane!'', and written by Abrahams and Pat Proft. It stars Charlie Sheen, Cary Elwes, Valeria Golino, Lloyd Bridges, Jon Cryer, Kevin ...

'' (1991) *'' Revenge of the Nerds III: The Next Generation'', 1992 *''

Aladdin Aladdin ( ; , , ATU 561, 'Aladdin') is a Middle-Eastern folk tale. It is one of the best-known tales associated with '' One Thousand and One Nights'' (often known in English as ''The Arabian Nights''), despite not being part of the original ...

'' (1992) *'' Home Alone 2: Lost in New York'' (1992) *'' Super Dave: Daredevil for Hire'' (1992) *'' Eek the Cat'' (1992–1997) *'' Addams Family Values'' (1993) *''

Army of Darkness ''Army of Darkness'' is a 1992 American dark fantasy comedy film directed, co-written, and co-edited by Sam Raimi. The film is the third installment in the Evil Dead, ''Evil Dead'' film series and the sequel to ''Evil Dead II'' (1987). Starring ...

'' (1993) *''

Beverly Hillbillies ''The Beverly Hillbillies'' is an American television sitcom that was broadcast on CBS from 1962 to 1971. It had an ensemble cast featuring Buddy Ebsen, Irene Ryan, Donna Douglas, and Max Baer Jr. as the Clampetts, a poor backwoods family ...

'' (1993) *'' Dennis the Menace'' (1993) *'' Hocus Pocus'' (1993) *'' Robin Hood: Men in Tights'' (1993) *'' Surf Ninjas'' (1993) *'' Rocko's Modern Life'' (1993–1996) *'' Bonkers'' (1993–1994) *''

Animaniacs ''Animaniacs'' is an American Animated series, animated Comedy television, comedy Musical film, musical television series created by Tom Ruegger and produced by Warner Bros. Television Animation. It originally aired on Fox Broadcasting Company ...

'' (1993–1998) *'' 2 Stupid Dogs'' (1993–1994) *''

Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III'' (subtitled ''Turtles in Time'' in some home media releases) is a 1993 superhero film based on the ''Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles'' characters created by Kevin Eastman and Peter Laird. Written and directed ...

'' (1993) *'' Hot Shots! Part Deux'' (1993) *'' Police Academy 5'' (1993) *'' Coneheads'' (1993) *'' Cannibal! The Musical'' (1993) *'' Ace Ventura: Pet Detective'' (1994) *''

Baby's Day Out ''Baby's Day Out'' is a 1994 American adventure comedy film directed by Patrick Read Johnson and written by John Hughes, who also served as producer. Starring Joe Mantegna, Lara Flynn Boyle, Joe Pantoliano, and Brian Haley, the film center ...

'' (1994) *'' Revenge of the Nerds IV: Nerds in Love'' (1994) *'' Dumb and Dumber'' (1994) *'' The Mask'' (1994) *'' Naked Gun : The Final Insult'' (1994) *'' The Santa Clause'' (1994) *'' In the Army Now'' (1994) *''

Major League II ''Major League II'' is a 1994 American sports film, sports comedy film and sequel to the 1989 film ''Major League (film), Major League'' and it is the second installment in the ''Major League'' film series. The film stars most of the same cast ...

'' (1994) *'' The Shnookums and Meat Funny Cartoon Show'' (1995) *'' Timon & Pumbaa'' (1995–1999) *''

Earthworm Jim ''Earthworm Jim'' is a series of platform games featuring an earthworm named Jim who wears a robotic suit and battles the forces of evil. The series is noted for its platforming and shooting gameplay, surreal humor, and edgy art style. Four game ...

'' (1995–1996) *'' What a Cartoon!'' (1995–1997) *'' Dracula: Dead and Loving It'' (1995) *'' Ace Ventura: When Nature Calls'' (1995) *'' Casper'' (1995) *''

Happy Gilmore ''Happy Gilmore'' is a 1996 American sports comedy film directed by Dennis Dugan, produced by Robert Simonds, and starring Adam Sandler in the title role, with Christopher McDonald, Julie Bowen and Carl Weathers. The film follows the namesak ...

'' (1996) *''

Spy Hard ''Spy Hard'' is a 1996 American Spy film, spy parody film starring Leslie Nielsen (who also executive produced) and Nicollette Sheridan, parodying James Bond and other action films. The introduction to the film is sung by comedy artist "Weird A ...

'' (1996) *'' The Spooktacular New Adventures of Casper'' (1996–1998) *'' The Nutty Professor'' (1996) *'' KaBlam!'' (1996–2000) *'' Space Jam'' (1996) *''

Black Sheep In the English language, black sheep is an idiom that describes a member of a group who is different from the rest, especially a family member who does not fit in. The term stems from sheep whose fleece is colored black rather than the more comm ...

'' (1996) *'' 101 Dalmatians'' (1996) *''

Bio-Dome ''Bio-Dome'' is a 1996 American comedy film directed by Jason Bloom. It was produced by Motion Picture Corporation of America on a budget of $8.5 million and was distributed theatrically by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Pictures. The film was inspired ...

'' (1996) *''

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'' (1996) *''

George of the Jungle ''George of the Jungle'' is an American animated television series produced and created by Jay Ward and Bill Scott, who also created '' The Adventures of Rocky and Bullwinkle and Friends''. The character George was inspired by the story of ...

'' (1997) *'' Flubber'' (1997) *''

Hercules Hercules (, ) is the Roman equivalent of the Greek divine hero Heracles, son of Jupiter and the mortal Alcmena. In classical mythology, Hercules is famous for his strength and for his numerous far-ranging adventures. The Romans adapted the Gr ...

'' (1997) * '' Home Alone 3'' (1997) *'' Liar Liar'' (1997) *'' Cats Don't Dance'' (1997) *'' MouseHunt'' (1997) *'' Mr. Magoo'' (1997) *'' Cow and Chicken'' (1997–1999) *'' I Am Weasel'' (1997–2000) *''

Austin Powers ''Austin Powers'' is a series of American satirical spy comedy films created by Mike Myers, who stars as the British spy Austin Powers as well as his arch-nemesis, Dr. Evil. The series consists of '' International Man of Mystery'' (1997), ' ...

'' (1997) *'' The Angry Beavers'' (1997–2001) *''

Orgazmo ''Orgazmo'' is a 1997 American superhero sex comedy film written, directed and edited by Trey Parker and produced by Matt Stone, Jason McHugh, and Fran Rubel Kuzui. It stars Parker, Stone, Dian Bachar, Robyn Lynne, and Michael Dean Jacobs ...

'' (1997) *''

There's Something About Mary ''There's Something About Mary'' is a 1998 American romantic comedy film directed by the Farrelly brothers, who co-wrote the screenplay with Ed Decter and John J. Strauss. The film features Cameron Diaz as the title character, while Ben S ...

'' (1998) *'' Le Dîner de Cons'' (1998) *''

Wrongfully Accused ''Wrongfully Accused'' is a 1998 parody film written, produced and directed by Pat Proft (in his feature directorial debut) and starring Leslie Nielsen as a man who has been framed for murder and desperately attempts to expose the true culprits ...

'' (1998) *'' Histeria!'' (1998–2000) *'' CatDog'' (1998–2005) *'' Oggy and the Cockroaches'' (1998–present) *'' The Waterboy'' (1998) *'' Quest for Camelot'' (1998) *''

Inspector Gadget ''Inspector Gadget'' is a media franchise that began in 1983 with the DIC Entertainment animated television series '' Inspector Gadget''. Since the original series, there have been many spin-offs based on the show, including additional animated ...

'' (1999) *'' Guest House Paradiso'' (1999) *'' The New Woody Woodpecker Show'' (1999–2002) *''

Family Guy ''Family Guy'' is an American animated sitcom created by Seth MacFarlane for the Fox Broadcasting Company. The series premiered on January 31, 1999, following Super Bowl XXXIII, with the rest of the first season airing from April 11, 1999. Th ...

'' (1999–present) *''

Mickey Mouse Works ''Mickey Mouse Works'' (also known as ''Disney's Mickey Mouse Works'' or simply ''Mouse Works'') is an American animated television series produced by Walt Disney Television Animation featuring Mickey Mouse and his friends in a series of anima ...

'' (1999–2000) *''

SpongeBob SquarePants ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' is an American animated television series, animated comedy television series created by marine science educator and animator Stephen Hillenburg for Nickelodeon. It first aired as a sneak peek after the 1999 Kids' C ...

'' (1999–present) *''

Ed, Edd n Eddy '' Ed, Edd n Eddy'' is an animated television series created by Danny Antonucci for Cartoon Network. The series revolves around three friends named Ed, Edd (nicknamed "Double D" to avoid confusion with Ed), and Eddy—collectively known as "th ...

'' (1999–2009) *'' Dudley Do-Right'' (1999) *'' Courage the Cowardly Dog'' (1999–2002) *'' Rock N Roll Frankenstein'' (1999)

2000s

*'' Black Dynamite'' (2009) *'' Bibi Blocksberg'' (2009) *'' Suck'' (2009) *'' The Pink Panther 2'' (2009) *'' Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian'' (2009) *'' Balls Out: The Gary Houseman Story'' (2008) *''

Superhero Movie ''Superhero Movie'' is a 2008 American superhero parody film written and directed by Craig Mazin, produced by Robert K. Weiss and David Zucker, and starring Drake Bell, Sara Paxton, Christopher McDonald, Kevin Hart, Brent Spiner, Jeffrey Ta ...

'' (2008) *'' Meet the Spartans'' (2008) *'' El Tigre: The Adventures of Manny Rivera'' (2007–2008) *'' Back at the Barnyard'' (2007–2011) *'' Kickin' It Old Skool'' (2007) *'' Epic Movie'' (2007) *'' Bratz'' (2007) *'' Shrek the Third'' (2007) *'' Evil Aliens'' (2006), horror-comedy *''

Scary Movie 4 ''Scary Movie 4'' is a 2006 American parody film directed by David Zucker, written by Jim Abrahams, Craig Mazin, and Pat Proft, and produced by Mazin and Robert K. Weiss. It is the sequel to '' Scary Movie 3'' and the fourth installment in the ...

'' (2006), horror-comedy *''

The Pink Panther ''The Pink Panther'' is an American media franchise primarily focusing on a series of comedy-mystery films featuring an inept French police detective, Inspector Clouseau, Inspector Jacques Clouseau. The franchise began with the release of the fil ...

'' (2006) *'' Night at the Museum'' (2006) *''

My Gym Partner's a Monkey ''My Gym Partner's a Monkey'' is an American animated television series created by Tim Cahill (producer), Tim Cahill and Julie McNally Cahill for Cartoon Network. It aired from December 26, 2005, to November 27, 2008, ending with a total of fou ...

'' (2005–2008) *'' Catscratch'' (2005–2007) *''

Camp Lazlo ''Camp Lazlo'' is an American animated television series created by Joe Murray for Cartoon Network. The series follows Lazlo, an anthropomorphic spider monkey who goes to a camp called "Camp Kidney", a Boy Scout–like summer camp in the Pim ...

'' (2005–2008) *''

Shrek 2 ''Shrek 2'' is a 2004 American animated fantasy comedy film loosely based on the 1990 children's picture book '' Shrek!'' by William Steig. Directed by Andrew Adamson, Kelly Asbury, and Conrad Vernon from a screenplay by Adamson, Joe Sti ...

'' (2004) *'' Brandy & Mr. Whiskers'' (2004–2006) *'' Danny Phantom'' (2004-2007) *''

Megas XLR ''Megas XLR'' is an American animated television series created by Jody Schaeffer and George Krstic for Cartoon Network. The series revolves around two slackers: mechanic Coop and his best friend Jamie, who find a mecha robot from the future ...

'' (200=-2005) *'' Hi Hi Puffy AmiYumi'' (2004–2006) *''

White Chicks ''White Chicks'' (stylized as ''WHiTE CHiCKS'') is a 2004 American buddy cop crime comedy film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans from a screenplay co-written by Wayans, Xavier Cook, Andy McElfresh, Michael Anthony Snowden, with additional contrib ...

'' (2004) *'' Evil Con Carne'' (2003–2004) *'' The Grim Adventures of Billy & Mandy'' (2003–2007) *'' Ren & Stimpy "Adult Party Cartoon"'' (2003) *'' Looney Tunes: Back in Action'' (2003) *''

The Cat in the Hat ''The Cat in the Hat'' is a 1957 children's book written and illustrated by American author Dr. Seuss. The story centers on a tall anthropomorphic cat who wears a red and white-striped top hat and a red bow tie. The Cat shows up at the house ...

'' (2003) *'' Scary Movie 3'' (2003), horror-comedy *'' The Adventures of Jimmy Neutron, Boy Genius'' (2002–2006) *'' Larryboy'' (2002) *'' Home Alone 4'' Take Back To Home (2002) *'' Kung Pow! Enter the Fist'' (2002) *'' Shriek If You Know What I Did Last Friday the Thirteenth'' (2000), horror-comedy *''

Joe Dirt ''Joe Dirt'' is a 2001 American adventure comedy film, directed by Dennie Gordon (in her feature film directorial debut), starring David Spade, Dennis Miller, Christopher Walken, Adam Beach, Brian Thompson, Brittany Daniel, Jaime Pressly ...

'' (2001) *'' Zoolander'' (2001) *'' Tomcats'' (2001), gross-out, sex-comedy *'' Super Troopers'' (2001) *'' Scary Movie 2'' (2001), horror-comedy *''

The Fairly OddParents ''The Fairly OddParents'' is an American animated television series created by Butch Hartman for Nickelodeon. The series follows the adventures of Timmy Turner, a 10-year-old boy with two Fairy godmother, fairy godparents named List of The Fai ...

'' (2001–2017) *'' The Ripping Friends'' (2001–2002) *'' Monsters, Inc.'' (2001) *'' Jimmy Neutron Boy Genius'' (2001) *'' Elvira's Haunted Hills'' (2001) *''

Rat Race A rat race is a metaphor used to describe an endless, self-defeating, or pointless pursuit. The phrase is sometimes used to relate the human life to that of rats attempting to earn an ultimately pointless reward when Mortality salience, death ...

'' (2001) *''

Shrek ''Shrek'' is a 2001 American animated fantasy comedy film directed by Andrew Adamson and Vicky Jenson, and written by Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio, Joe Stillman, and Roger S. H. Schulman, loosely based on the 1990 children's picture boo ...

'' (2001) *'' La Tour Montparnasse Infernale'' (2001) *'' 2001: A Space Travesty'' (2001) *'' I Am Sam'' (2001) *'' Big Money Hustlas'' (2000) *'' Teacher's Pet'' (2000–2002) *''

Scary Movie ''Scary Movie'' is a 2000 American parody film directed by Keenen Ivory Wayans and written by Marlon Wayans, Marlon and Shawn Wayans (who both also star), alongside Buddy Johnson, Phil Beauman, Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. Starring Jon ...

'' (2000), horror-comedy *''

The Emperor's New Groove ''The Emperor's New Groove'' is a 2000 American animated fantasy comedy film produced by Walt Disney Feature Animation and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It was directed by Mark Dindal and produced by Randy Fullmer, from a screenplay writte ...

'' (2000) *''

102 Dalmatians ''102 Dalmatians'' is a 2000 American crime comedy film produced by Walt Disney Pictures and distributed by Buena Vista Pictures Distribution. Directed by Kevin Lima from a screenplay by Kristen Buckley, Brian Regan, Bob Tzudiker and N ...

'' (2000) *''

Meet the Parents ''Meet the Parents'' is a 2000 American comedy film written by Jim Herzfeld and John Hamburg and directed by Jay Roach. It stars Ben Stiller as Greg Focker, a nurse who suffers a series of unfortunate events while visiting his girlfriend's paren ...

'' (2000)

2010s

*'' Big Money Rustlas'' (2010) *'' Strawberry Shortcake's Berry Bitty Adventures'' (2010–2015) *'' My Little Pony: Friendship is Magic'' (2010–2019) *'' Vampires Suck'' (2010) *'' Grown Ups'' (2010) *'' T.U.F.F. Puppy'' (2010–2015) *'' Furry Vengeance'' (2010) *'' Zig and Sharko'' (2010–present) *'' Shrek Forever After'' (2010) *'' Jack and Jill'' (2011) *''

The Amazing World of Gumball ''The Amazing World of Gumball'' (also known simply as ''Gumball'' or by its abbreviation ''TAWOG''; retitled ''The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball'' beginning with its The Wonderfully Weird World of Gumball, seventh season) is an animated si ...

'' (2011–2019) *'' Johnny English Reborn'' (2011) *'' Littlest Pet Shop'' (2012–2016) *'' Robot and Monster'' (2012–2015) *'' That's My Boy'' (2012) *'' Home Alone: The Holiday Heist'' (2012) *''

'' (2012) *''

'' (2013–2019) *'' Grown Ups 2'' (2013) *'' Scary Movie 5'' (2013) *'' A Haunted House'' (2013) *''

22 Jump Street ''22 Jump Street'' is a 2014 American adult buddy cop action comedy film directed by Phil Lord and Christopher Miller, written by Jonah Hill, Michael Bacall, Oren Uziel and Rodney Rothman and produced by and starring Hill and Channing T ...

'' (2014) *'' Kamen Rider × Kamen Rider Drive & Gaim: Movie War Full Throttle'' (2014) *'' Night at the Museum: Secret of the Tomb'' (2014) *'' A Million Ways to Die in the West'' (2014) *'' The Tom and Jerry Show'' (2014–2021) *'' A Haunted House 2'' (2014) *'' Dumb and Dumber To'' (2014) *''

Superfast! ''Superfast!'' (also known as ''Superfast & Superfurious'' and sometimes marketed as ''Superfast 8'') is a 2015 American action comedy film written and directed by Jason Friedberg and Aaron Seltzer. The film is a parody of the ''Fast & Furious' ...

'' (2015) *'' New Looney Tunes'' (2015–2020) *''

Vacation A vacation (American English) or holiday (British English) is either a leave of absence from a regular job or school or an instance of leisure travel away from home. People often take a vacation during specific holiday observances or for sp ...

'' (2015) *'' Bunnicula'' (2016–2018) *'' Fifty Shades of Black'' (2016) *''

Grimsby Grimsby or Great Grimsby is a port town in Lincolnshire, England with a population of 86,138 (as of 2021). It is located near the mouth on the south bank of the Humber that flows to the North Sea. Grimsby adjoins the town of Cleethorpes dir ...

'' (2016) *'' La Tour 2 contrôle infernale'' (2016) *''

Unikitty! ''Unikitty!'' (stylized as ''UniKitty!'') is an American animated television series developed by Ed Skudder and Lynn Wang for Cartoon Network and produced by The Lego Group and Warner Bros. Animation. The series is based on and stars the char ...

'' (2017–2020) *'' Chuck's Choice'' (2017) *''

'' (2017–2020) *'' Bunsen is a Beast'' (2017–2018) *''

Woody Woodpecker Woody Woodpecker is a cartoon character that appeared in theatrical short films produced by the Walter Lantz Productions, Walter Lantz Studio and Universal Animation Studios, Universal Animation Studio and distributed by Universal Pictures sinc ...

'' (2017) *'' The Death of Stalin'' (2017) *'' Johnny English Strikes Again'' (2018) *''

'' (2018–2022) *'' Harvey Girls Forever!'' (2018–2020) *''

Amphibia Amphibians are ectothermic, anamniotic, four-limbed vertebrate animals that constitute the class Amphibia. In its broadest sense, it is a paraphyletic group encompassing all tetrapods, but excluding the amniotes (tetrapods with an amniotic ...

'' (2019–2022) *''

Total Dhamaal ''Total Dhamaal'' is a 2019 Indian Hindi-language adventure comedy film directed and written by Indra Kumar. The film is the third installment of Dhamaal (film series), ''Dhamaal'' series and a standalone sequel to ''Dhamaal'' (2007) and ''Dou ...

'' (2019)

2020s

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'' (2020–2023) *'' Looney Tunes Cartoons'' (2020–present) *''

The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse ''The Wonderful World of Mickey Mouse'' is an American animated television series produced by Disney Television Animation for Disney+. The series is a continuation and revival of the Emmy Award-winning 2013 ''Mickey Mouse'' shorts, uses the same ...

'' (2020–present) *'' Tom & Jerry'' (2021) *'' Jellystone!'' (2021–present) *'' Space Jam A New Legacy'' (2021) *'' Tom and Jerry Special Shorts'' (2021) *'' Tom and Jerry in New York'' (2021) *'' The Ghost and Molly McGee'' (2021–2014) *'' The Patrick Star Show'' (2021–present) *'' The Cuphead Show!'' (2022–2023) *'' Hundreds of Beavers'' (2022) *'' Jackass Forever'' (2022) *'' Tiny Toons Looniversity'' (2023–present) *'' The Amazing Digital Circus'' (2023–present) *'' Woody Woodpecker Goes to Camp'' (2024)

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