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Can you tell which TV show was being spoofed in MAD Magazine?
We bid a fond farewell to the ultimate parody magazine.
Image: MAD Magazine, October, 1976
Over the years, MAD has lovingly parodied classic television. Way back in 1958, MAD helped popularize Andy Griffith by turning his hit comedy routine into a comic. Our very own Svengoolie featured in a recent issue, and we felt honored to be jokingly referred to as "MehTV." You know you've arrived when MAD is making fun of you.
Across those seven decades of content, MAD had drawn spoofs of just about every hit TV show. See if you can recognize the series being spoofed below!
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The fellow in the leather jacket might be a giveaway.
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Which cast is looking to board the boat here?
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Recognize any familiar characters here?
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Which '60s TV show is getting the parody treatment here?
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Pick the correct 1978 sitcom being spoofed here.
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Spot the beloved Western characters in this spoof?
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How about this spoof?
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How about this parody from a 1978 issue?
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"Gray Dickson" should be a clue to this Sixties spoof.
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Perhaps you recognize the vehicle — or the kid?
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This parody of a Gen-X fashion icon featured a secondary character named "Second."
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"Tan Danner" was a spoof of the main character from this series.
Can you tell which TV show was being spoofed in MAD Magazine?
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Missed #11, never watched either of the three shows
12/12
I preferred Cracked magazine when I was a kid.
11/12
Can't believe I failed to decipher "Gray Dickson". [sheesh!]
Can't believe I failed to decipher "Gray Dickson". [sheesh!]
9 of 12.
12/12
12/12 loved Mad Magazine
10/12 which is good because the pictures are tiny and you can't see the words or art too well
10/12 Is the info about MAD still valid, I thought they might have reversed the decision after former DC Comics head honcho Dan DiDio was fired!
While the original version of Mad Magazine ended in 2018 with issue 550, a revamped most reprint version is still coming out. No longer sold on newsstands (whatever those are! ) it is available by subscription and in comic book stores.
You got 12 out of 12
What, you worry?
What, you worry?
11/12
Missed 9 - somehow did not see the dead giveaway "Gray Dickson" in the title
You got 11 out of 12
What, you worry?
Missed 11. Never watched Blossom.
What, you worry?
Missed 11. Never watched Blossom.
12/12!
That LOST IN SPACE looked more like LAND OF THE GIANTS ♣
10/12; I'll take it.
You got 9 out of 12 = Solid
You got 12 out of 12
What, you worry?
What, you worry?
11 out of 12
The only one I missed was # 11
I never watched any of those shows.
Everything else was easy peasy.
The only one I missed was # 11
I never watched any of those shows.
Everything else was easy peasy.