MK 22
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| Genre | Animated Sitcom |
| Running time | 25 to 26 minutes |
| Creator(s) | Asaf Harel |
| Starring | Danny Steg Haim Barbalat Nadav Abuksis Haim Almkeis Roy Bar-Natan David Cohen Chaim Elmakis Albert Iluz Adib Jahschan Inbal Luri Menashe Noy Yaron Levi Sabag Hadar Shahaf and Daniel Syrkin |
| Country of origin | Israel |
| Original channel | Bip (channel) \ Arutz_2 |
| Original run | March 7, 2004 (estimated)–June 13, 2004 |
| No. of episodes | 10 |
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M.K. 22 (Hebrew: מ.ק. 22, transliteration: Mem Qoph 22;) is an Israeli comedy Animated series produced by Shortcut Films, broadcasted in Bip cable TV channel and rebroadcasted, slightly censored, in Channel 2. Satirically dealing with Israel Defense Forces manners, it is situated in a secret logistics military base in the south of Israel storing its nuclear missiles. The series won the 2004 Israeli Academy of Cinema & Television award for Outstanding Comedy Series. Despite its popularity and critical acclaim, as of May 2006, negotiations for a second season seem to have failed.
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[edit] Etymology
M.K. stands for Mahane Keva, which is Hebrew for "permanent base". 'Mem Qoph 22' sounds like 'Milkud 22', the Hebrew title for Joseph Heller's novel Catch-22.
[edit] Major characters
- Base Commander warrant officer Gabriel Shukrun \ Albert Iluz - a stubborn and manipulative NCO.
- Corporal Shlomi Chanukah \ Danny Steg - a narrow minded soldier and a Mizrachi "pimp".
- Corporal Itai Shulman \ Haim Yafim Barbalat - Chanukah's friend, an Ashkenazi wimp.
- Michal Levinstein \ Inbal Luri - A handicapped volunteer, generally hated by fellow soldiers, long wishing to become a fighter pilot.
- Abed Abu Jamal \ Adib Jahschan - The "Good Arab" living near the base, whilst secretly being a terrorist training shahid sheep.
[edit] Resemblance to South Park
'M.K. 22' openly draws much inspiration from Matt Stone & Trey Parker's South Park. It satirizes many aspects of Israeli culture and current events, and challenges IDF taboos, usually using parody and black humor. The characters and backgrounds of 'M.K. 22' are made to appear deliberately crude, though not as if they're made of cut-out pieces of paper. There is only one round shape in the entire series (one of the soldiers' helmet), whereas other naturally round shapes look quadrilateral or polygonal. The Sun for instance, is a plain yellow square in the sky.
Even with this similarities to the South Park model, it is a perfect example of pixelized cartoon that has a personality of its own.
