SummaryMike Tyson solve mysteries with a team that includes the Ghost of the Marquess of Queensberry (voiced by Jim Rash), Mike’s adopted Korean daughter Yung Hee (Rachel Ramras) and a man who was turned into a pigeon (Norm Macdonald).
SummaryMike Tyson solve mysteries with a team that includes the Ghost of the Marquess of Queensberry (voiced by Jim Rash), Mike’s adopted Korean daughter Yung Hee (Rachel Ramras) and a man who was turned into a pigeon (Norm Macdonald).
The show nails a stellar one-two punch, playing the rapid-fire barbs exchanged between the pigeon and Queensberry against Tyson's straight-ahead buzz-saw gags.
This is the funniest show I've ever seen, South Park is second. It's Iron Mike as Scooby-Doo. In his interview at the NYPL, Tyson said he didn't want to do anything that didn't have the possibility of being humiliating.
The series' humor is both audacious and intelligent, and the combination of that familiar Warner Bros. animation style coupled with modern references (all through a sendup of the style's original formulas) leaves no mystery for Mike to solve.
Those who have willingly accepted Tyson back into the cultural mainstream--as an item of kitsch or sheer fascination--might wind up scratching their heads over the series’ motivation, which, as the episodes are constructed, feels like the entire point. And while there’s precedent for that, it feels like slim compensation even in such a modest package.
The first couple of episode are decent but after that it just get even better. It is worth to watch for a quick laugh and a good parody for the old Hanna-Barbera cartoons. Also the second season opener was actually the best right and I am just expecting to see this show to grow.
It's outstanding. It's the kind of humor that I find genius. The kind of jokes that seem dumb at first blush, yet are done in a controlled chaos that is actually very intelligently applied. From Mike's pronunciation of some words, to Norm's un-PC jokes. It's funny. Like Family Guy was before Seth Macfarlane started using the show to bludgeon viewers with his pro-Democrat politics.
This show is so much more funny than I thought it could be and I'm always glad to hear Norm's voice. I hope it gets renewed as I love this show for it's classic vibe and spot on writing for a show like this. The perfect amount of Saturday morning mixed into an adult swim show IMHO.
Awesome carton. Kudos for Mike Tyson being able to laugh at himself, and double kudos if he came up with this idea. The writing is generally excellent, Norm MacDonald and Rachel Ramras and Jim Rash do excellent voice acting, and Tyson himself is superb. Never much cared for Tyson before, but this show makes me appreciate him.
When I first heard about Mike Tyson Mysteries, I will admit I was intrigued. Having discussions with several friends they actually informed me they were not planning on watching or supporting the TV show because of Mr. Tyon's past criminal history and behavior.
I decided to give it a shot anyways and have watched several episodes, since then I have come to the conclusion that it isn't my cup of tea. While sometimes it's funny and clever, the large majority of "jokes" in the show all revolve around how stupid and dangerously murderous Mike Tyson is.
I can't rightly put my support behind a show that basically glamorizes Mike Tyson's criminal behavior. What we have here is a woman beater, a man killer and idiot of the highest caliber and it seems that the show basically celebrates that.
Some people may find it's brand of humor funny, but it honestly disgusts me people are willing to turn a blind eye to a man's terrible behavior in favor of some rather low brow humor.