A lot of the shows on Cartoon Network’s “Adult Swim” programming block are stupid for the sake of being stupid, and aimed primarily at teen and twenty-something males. But there are a few bright spots – I’m anxiously awaiting the return of my beloved “Venture Bros.”, a cartoon parody of Jonny Quest, the Hardy Boys and the world of superheroes in general.

This week saw the premiere of a wickedly-funny, 15-minute live action satire, “NTSF: SD: SUV::” (short for “National Terrorism Strike Force: San Diego: Sport Utility Vehicle,” of course). It’s a parody of “24,” “NCIS” and its spinoff, and “CSI” and its various spinoffs. Comic Paul Scheer, as the main character, takes his sunglasses on and off even more than David Caruso.

And I have to chuckle at the sight of Kate “Captain Janeway” Mulgrew, wearing an eyepatch, as Scheer’s boss.

The first episode had a cameo by J.K. Simmons (the “Spider-Man” movies, “The Closer,” Farmer’s Insurance). Rob Riggle, although not in the first episode, is supposed to turn up in several episodes as the President of the Navy.

“NTSF” is paired on Thursday nights with another funny parody, “Children’s Hospital,” Rob Corddry’s 15-minute take on “E.R.” and “Gray’s Anatomy.” Megan Mullally (skewering Laura Innes’ character from “E.R.”) and Henry Winkler are also in the cast.

The first season of “Children’s Hospital,” a year or two ago, was actually composed of five-minute webisodes that had originally been posted online. For their Adult Swim airings, they were stitched together with fake commercials in between to make 15-minute episodes. One of those  commercials was a faux promo for “NTSF,” featuring a slightly different cast, before “NTSF” had actually been turned into a series.

“NTSF” and “Children’s Hospital” are worth checking out.