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Celebrity Death Match [11/03/1999]

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

Production Company

Name

MTV Animation

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