Animated Series
The toys eventually spun into a Saturday morning cartoon beginning in September 1987 created by Nelvana Limited. The Second Series Madballs were named the Badballs, an evil organization, led by Commander Wolfbreath, who conquered the planet Orb and outlawed music.
In this show, the madballs perform humorous skits that are accompanied by a laugh track. Some of the animation is similar in style to animations created by Terry Gilliam from Monty Python's Flying Circus television series.
They had two direct to home videos. The first one was a 30 minute episode in 1986 called "Escape from Orb", which featured a female Madball named "Freakella". She was featured in the cartoon only and never made into an actual Madball toy.
The second home video released the following year was a series of Jokes and skits in Monty Python animation style, called "Madballs-Gross Jokes"
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