SHAKESPEARE

Synopsis

A claymation parody television show, created by Eric Fogel, that pits celebrities against each other in a wrestling ring, almost always ending in a gruesome death of the celebrity who lost the match. It is known for its excessive amount of blood used in every match and exaggerated physical injuries. During Season 2, guest commentator and Deathmatch science and weapons expert Stone Cold Steve Austin developed a time machine to make possible a match between Mahatma Gandhi and Genghis Khan. Since then, the Celebrity Deathmatch time machine has been a fixture of the show. In this episode Shakespeare is brought into the present to fight Busta Rhymes. Rhymes gets sent back to Elizabethan England where he becomes a successful playwright; Shakespeare becomes a star rapper.

Series

Celebrity Deathmatch

Language

English

Country

United States

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

11 Mar 1999 (Channel: MTV)

Duration

42 mins

Additional Details

Production type

Animation

Keywords

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Rap music; Time Travel

Notes

Notes

Contained in compilation HISTORICAL HOSTILITY which can be downloaded for a fee at http://video.aol.com/video/historical-hostility/1857058 (accessed 4/2007).

General

A very brief clip is available at www.sirbacon.org/MTVglobe.html (accessed 4/2007).

History

Season 2 , episode 207

Production Company

Name

MTV Animation