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'''Super teen extraordinaire''' 
  
'''Super teen extraordinaire''' 
   
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'''Freakazoid Freakazoid''' 
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'''Freakazoid, Freakazoid''' 
   
 
'''Runs around in underwear''' 
  
'''Runs around in underwear''' 
   
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'''Freakazoid Freakazoid''' 
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'''Freakazoid, Freakazoid''' 
   
 
'''Rescues [[Washington DC|Washington, D.C]].''' 
  
'''Rescues [[Washington DC|Washington, D.C]].''' 
   
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'''Freakazoid Freakazoid''' 
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'''Freakazoid, Freakazoid''' 
   
 
'''Unless something better's on TV''' 
  
'''Unless something better's on TV''' 
   
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'''Freakazoid Freakazoid''' 
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'''Freakazoid, Freakazoid''' 
   
 
'''His brain's overloading'''
  
'''His brain's overloading'''
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'''Textbook case for Sigmund Freud'''
  
'''Textbook case for Sigmund Freud'''
   
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'''Freakazoid Freakazoid.'''
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'''Freakazoid, Freakazoid.'''
   
 
'''Check out Dexter Douglas'''
  
'''Check out Dexter Douglas'''
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'''He drives the villains crazy cause he's a lunatic'''
  
'''He drives the villains crazy cause he's a lunatic'''
   
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'''His home base is [[The Freak Lair|thee Freakalair]]'''
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'''His home base is [[The Freak Lair|the Freakalair]]'''
   
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'''Freakazoid Fricassee'''
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'''Freakazoid, Fricassee'''
   
 
'''Floyd the barber cuts his hair'''
  
'''Floyd the barber cuts his hair'''
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*[http://freakapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Lonnie_Tallbutt Lonnie Tallbutt]
  
*[http://freakapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Lonnie_Tallbutt Lonnie Tallbutt]
 
*[[Valerie]]
  
*[[Valerie]]
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== Versions ==
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There are a few variations on the main title.
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=== Chimpanzee ===
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Four different shots are used for the "chimpanzee" line throughout the series:
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* A live action jumping chimp (Episode 1, Episode 8, Episode 10, Episode 11, Episode 13, Episode 15, Episode 16, Episode 22)
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* Two animated chimps (Episode 2, Episode 7, Episode 17)
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* A live action chimp wringing his hands (Episode 3, Episode 6, Episode 9, Episode 18, Episode 21, Episode 23)
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* A live action chimp with a cowboy hat (Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 12, Episode 14, Episode 19, Episode 20, Episode 24)
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=== Free Kazoo ===
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While most episodes feature a shot of Freakazoid behind bars for the "Freakazoo" line, a shot of the package for a Free Kazoo appears in all of the episodes with the "hand-wringing chimp," with the exception of Episode 3 (i.e., in Episodes 6, 9, 18, 21 and 23).
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=== Other Variations ===
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The main title to Episode 7 has a subliminal Emmitt Nervend cameo spliced in.
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[http://freakapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Variant_Episodes#Episode_6A Episode 6A] features a Spanish-language version of the main title.
   
 
== Trivia ==
  
== Trivia ==
 
* The theme song won the 1996 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Original Song.
  
* The theme song won the 1996 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Original Song.
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* There are four variations on the chimpanzee shot: three live action (chimp jumping, chimp holding cowboy hat, chimp wringing his hands), and one animated (with two cartoon chimps joining Freakazoid).
  
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* Another variation is that occasionally the shot of Freakazoid in jail is replaced with animation of a "free kazoo" flying into frame.
  
 
* Floyd the Barber is a character from ''The Andy Griffith Show''.
  
* Floyd the Barber is a character from ''The Andy Griffith Show''.
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* The main title was animated by first season producer Mitch Schauer.<ref>Audio Commentary on Episode 11.</ref>
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* The main title was storyboarded by first season producer Mitch Schauer.<ref>Audio Commentary on Episode 11.</ref>
 
* Freakazoid playing the villains' heads like a xylophone is very similar to a shot in the ''Animaniacs'' main title.
  
* Freakazoid playing the villains' heads like a xylophone is very similar to a shot in the ''Animaniacs'' main title.
 
* In the shot of Freakazoid hitting the villains in the head with mallets, three characters to the far right appear to be gargoyles, poking fun at the rival animated series from Disney. One of the characters seems to have a haircut similar to Goliath on ''Gargoyles''.
  
* In the shot of Freakazoid hitting the villains in the head with mallets, three characters to the far right appear to be gargoyles, poking fun at the rival animated series from Disney. One of the characters seems to have a haircut similar to Goliath on ''Gargoyles''.
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* The shot of the TV features the actual, annoyingly large, opaque and distracting logo that Kids' WB! put in the right hand corner of the screen during the time when ''Freakazoid! ''was on the network.
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* The shot of the TV features the actual, annoyingly large, opaque and distracting logo that [http://freakapedia.wikia.com/wiki/The_WB Kids' WB!] put in the right hand corner of all broadcasts during the time when ''Freakazoid! ''was on the network.
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* In Episode 7, the main title has a few nearly-subliminal frames of Emmitt Nervend spliced in.
  
 
* In "[http://freakapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Freakazoid_is_History! Freakazoid Is History!]" Freakazoid says he wants to cut Dexter out of the main title.
  
* In "[http://freakapedia.wikia.com/wiki/Freakazoid_is_History! Freakazoid Is History!]" Freakazoid says he wants to cut Dexter out of the main title.
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* the theme song is done in a Broadway musical style
   
 
== References ==
  
== References ==

Revision as of 15:15, 19 August 2018

Logo

The lyrics to the theme song are by Tom Ruegger, and the music is by Richard Stone. The song won the 1996 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Original Song.

Lyrics

Super teen extraordinaire 

Freakazoid, Freakazoid 

Runs around in underwear 

Freakazoid, Freakazoid 

Rescues Washington, D.C. 

Freakazoid, Freakazoid 

Unless something better's on TV 

Freakazoid, Freakazoid 

His brain's overloading

It has chocolate coating

Textbook case for Sigmund Freud

Freakazoid, Freakazoid.

Check out Dexter Douglas

Nerd, computer ace

Was surfing on the internet and was zapped to cyberspace

He turned into the Freakazoid

He's strong and super quick

He drives the villains crazy cause he's a lunatic

His home base is the Freakalair

Freakazoid, Fricassee

Floyd the barber cuts his hair

Freakazoid, Chimpanzee.

Rides around in the Freakmobile

Freakazoid, Freakazoo

Hopes to make a movie deal

Freaka me, Freaka you

He's here to save the nation

So stay tuned to this station

If not we'll be unemployed

Freakazoid, Freakazoid

FREAKAZOID!

Characters

Versions

There are a few variations on the main title.

Chimpanzee

Four different shots are used for the "chimpanzee" line throughout the series:

  • A live action jumping chimp (Episode 1, Episode 8, Episode 10, Episode 11, Episode 13, Episode 15, Episode 16, Episode 22)
  • Two animated chimps (Episode 2, Episode 7, Episode 17)
  • A live action chimp wringing his hands (Episode 3, Episode 6, Episode 9, Episode 18, Episode 21, Episode 23)
  • A live action chimp with a cowboy hat (Episode 4, Episode 5, Episode 12, Episode 14, Episode 19, Episode 20, Episode 24)

Free Kazoo

While most episodes feature a shot of Freakazoid behind bars for the "Freakazoo" line, a shot of the package for a Free Kazoo appears in all of the episodes with the "hand-wringing chimp," with the exception of Episode 3 (i.e., in Episodes 6, 9, 18, 21 and 23).

Other Variations

The main title to Episode 7 has a subliminal Emmitt Nervend cameo spliced in.

Episode 6A features a Spanish-language version of the main title.

Trivia

  • The theme song won the 1996 Daytime Emmy for Outstanding Original Song.
  • Floyd the Barber is a character from The Andy Griffith Show.
  • The main title was storyboarded by first season producer Mitch Schauer.[1]
  • Freakazoid playing the villains' heads like a xylophone is very similar to a shot in the Animaniacs main title.
  • In the shot of Freakazoid hitting the villains in the head with mallets, three characters to the far right appear to be gargoyles, poking fun at the rival animated series from Disney. One of the characters seems to have a haircut similar to Goliath on Gargoyles.
  • The shot of the TV features the actual, annoyingly large, opaque and distracting logo that Kids' WB! put in the right hand corner of all broadcasts during the time when Freakazoid! was on the network.
  • In "Freakazoid Is History!" Freakazoid says he wants to cut Dexter out of the main title.
  • the theme song is done in a Broadway musical style

References

  1. ↑ Audio Commentary on Episode 11.
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