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Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy (2009)

Rating: 2 Stars (out of 4)

The Straight Poop

By Jeffrey M. Anderson

Buy Seth MacFarlane's Cavalcade of Cartoon Comedy on DVD.

This DVD, running less than an hour, collects Seth MacFarlane's short YouTube cartoons. Most of them make jokes about sex or defecation. Some are imaginative, but most of them play more like grade school notebook doodles. Occasionally some funny Hollywood jokes come up, such as Seth Green's hilarious impersonation of Matthew McConaughey, stranded in a life raft and annoying his traveling companion. I also loved the one in which two ducks declare that Meet the Parents just isn't funny. I would imagine that the DVD plays better in a group situation, or if you're sneaking a peek at YouTube while you're supposed to be working. However watching the DVD for review purposes, I'm afraid I didn't laugh much. Fox released the DVD, with a few behind-the-scenes featurettes.

With: (voices) Seth MacFarlane, Alec Sulkin, John Viener, Danny Smith, Rachael MacFarlane, Mark Hentemann, Jeff Bergman, Alexandra Breckenridge, Seth Green, Chace Crawford, Christine Devine, Gilbert Gottfried, Mark Henteman, Lisa Wilhoit, Alex Borstein
Written by: Seth MacFarlane, Jonathan Goldblatt, Kevin Biggins, Travis Bowe, Alex Carter
Directed by: Greg Colton
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
Running Time: 54 minutes
Date: May 11, 2009