# What differentiates good parodies from bad ones?

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-differentiates-good-parodies-from-bad-ones/723848>\
**Category:** Cafe Society\
**Created:** [June 30, 2015, 3:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-differentiates-good-parodies-from-bad-ones/723848 "2015-06-30T03:25:15Z")\
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**Author:** ![Find\_Friends](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/f/c37758/32.png) [@Find\_Friends](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Find_Friends)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 6:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-differentiates-good-parodies-from-bad-ones/723848/41 "2015-07-07T18:13:23Z")

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If a parody involves artwork, the quality of the artwork may make or break it.

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**Author:** ![Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/e47c2d/32.png) [@Hershele\_Ostropoler](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hershele_Ostropoler)\
**Post date:** [July 7, 2015, 6:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-differentiates-good-parodies-from-bad-ones/723848/42 "2015-07-07T18:26:50Z")

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A good pastiche fits almost perfectly in the genre in question (I would consider parody a type of pastiche; “pastiche” mocks a genre, “parody” closely follows a specific work within a genre, though it can bring in elements of others).

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