Man vs. Cartoon

{{Infobox television |
| show_name = Man vs. Cartoon
| image =
| format = Science reality
| runtime = 60 minutes
| creator =
| starring = Students and researchers at the [[Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center]]
| country = United States |
| network = [[TruTV]] |
| first_aired = June 13, 2009 |
| last_aired = present
| num_episodes = 6 |
| website = http://www.trutv.com/shows/man_vs_cartoon/index.html
|
}}

'''Man vs. Cartoon''' is an American [[popular science]] television program airing on [[TruTV]]<ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://www.trutv.com/shows/man_vs_cartoon/index.html |title=Man vs. Cartoon on truTV: The Science of The Road Runner |publisher=Trutv.com |date= |accessdate=2009-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.movieweb.com/news/NEMMDRPOVb5EQV |title=TruTV Picks Up Man Vs. Cartoon |publisher=Movieweb.com |date=2008-02-28 |accessdate=2009-07-06}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/hr/content_display/television/news/e3i064ef4c02067f0c8f0ec0c37894dd522 |title=TruTV Readies "Man vs. Cartoon" |publisher=The Hollywood Reporter |date=2008-02-29 |accessdate=2009-07-06}}</ref>. The premise of the show is that students and researchers at [[New Mexico Tech]]'s [[Energetic Materials Research and Testing Center]] attempt to re-create contraptions and situations found in [[Wile E. Coyote and Road Runner]] [[cartoons]]. Each episode begins with one or two cartoon clips that the competitors then try to re-create, attempting to succeed in [...] the Road Runner where the Coyote had failed. In the first episode, for example, the students re-create a [[Rube Goldberg machine]] featured in ''[[Wild AbOUT Hurry]]'' that begins with a [[slingshot]] and involves a large number of steps, culminating in a cannon shot.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.trutv.com/shows/man_vs_cartoon/episodes.html |title=Man vs. Cartoon: Episodes |accessdate=2009-07-06 |last= |first= |coauthors= |date= |work= |publisher=[[TruTV]]}}</ref>

==Episode list==
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{{Episode list
| Title = Rube Goldberg Competition
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|6|13}}
| EpisodeNumber = 1
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = Rocket Skates/Pendulum Bomb
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|6|20}}
| EpisodeNumber = 2
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| Title = Spear/Boulder Drop
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|6|27}}
| EpisodeNumber = 3
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| Title = Fan Skates/Cannonball Rocket Sled
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|7|4}}
| EpisodeNumber = 4
| ShortSummary =
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{{Episode list
| Title = Plane Bomb/Hot Air Balloon Anvil Drop
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|7|11}}
| EpisodeNumber = 5
| ShortSummary =
}}
{{Episode list
| Title = Plates/Indestructo-Ball
| OriginalAirDate = {{Start date|2009|7|18}}
| EpisodeNumber = 6
| ShortSummary =
}}
|}

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[[Category:TruTV shows]]
[[Category:2009 American television series debuts]]
[[Category:Non-fiction television series]]
[[Category:American reality television series]]

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