Quote Originally Posted by Agent Proto
Excel Saga is a parady. It mocks a bunch of other anime, and each episode has a theme of sorts, all except for the first one. Though, it is weird and hard to understand if you don't understand the many references to older anime and japanese customs. If you have the DVDs, you can choose an option to help you understand the many references in Excel Saga.
Yeah i get a few references even in the terrible dub. however i have seen other parodys that have been much better in my opinion.

i think my biggest gripe was the story seemed to stand still awhile. it really began to bore me. highlights though were the dating game, the Dog episode and the recap episode.

i was Shocked to learn that Bebop director Watanabe is behind Excel Saga. i always wondered why that guy(who ii later learned is Watanabe's alter ego) looked like Spike.