Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #34 [$1.75]

[no title indexed] (Table of Contents: 1)

A TV Scene We'd Like To See / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Chevy Chase (credited)

Pencils

John Cullen Murphy (credited)

Inks

John Cullen Murphy (credited)

Colors

John Cullen Murphy (credited)

Letters

typeset

First Line of Dialogue or Text

Good morning, Mr. Phelps

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Peter Graves [as James Phelps]

Synopsis

In a short parody of the TV series "Mission: Impossible," Mr. Phelps gets an unexpected assignment.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #134 (April 1970)

Indexer Notes

On inside front cover.

Departments (Table of Contents: 2)

table of contents / 1 page (report information)

Pencils

?

Inks

?

Letters

typeset

Star Blecch (Table of Contents: 3)

Waste of Space Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited)

Pencils

Mort Drucker (credited)

Inks

Mort Drucker (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

William Shatner [as Captain Kook]; Leonard Nimoy [as Mr. Spook]; DeForrest Kelley [as Dr. BeCoy]; Nichelle Nichols [as the phone operator]

Synopsis

In a parody of the TV series "Star Trek," an intrepid but incompetent crew of space explorers tries to combat a plague ravaging a planetary population.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #115 (December 1967)

Indexer Notes

The leader of the planetary council is drawn in the style of Mad artist Don Martin. Charlie Brown makes a cameo flying a kite in deep space.

Genteel Ben (Table of Contents: 4)

Trouble is A'Brewing Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited)

Pencils

Don Martin (credited)

Inks

Don Martin (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Warden Tame; Helpem Tame; Marsh Tame; Genteel Ben

Synopsis

In a parody of the television series "Gentle Ben," an Everglades park ranger and his annoying family live and interact with a grizzly bear who is more civilized than they are.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #122 (October 1968)

How-Are-Ya, Five-0? (Table of Contents: 5)

Aloha-ha-ha Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited)

Pencils

Angelo Torres (credited, signed)

Inks

Angelo Torres (credited, signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Jack Lord [as Steve McGarrish]; James MacArthur [as Dummy Williams]; Cam Fong [as Gung-Ho]; Zulu [as Loco]; Leo G. Carroll [as Mr. Asmus]; Zsa Zsa Gabor [as Mrs. Asmus]; Buddy Hackett [as Rocky]; George C. Scott [as Benson O'Connor]; Richard Denning [as The Governor]

Synopsis

In a parody of the TV series "Hawaii Five-0," a dense police detective and his squad of equally dense subordinates search Hawaii for a missing Hawaiian artifact.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #141 (March 1971)

What Brilliant Idea Has the Current TV Season Produced? (Table of Contents: 6)

Mad Fold-In / illustration / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee (signed as Jaffee)

Pencils

Al Jaffee (signed as Jaffee)

Inks

Al Jaffee (signed as Jaffee)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

Answer: "The same old trash."

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #93 (March 1965)

Late Night TV Roulette (Table of Contents: 7)

A Turn For the Worse Dept. / photo story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Arnie Kogen (credited)

Pencils

U. P. I. (photographs) (credited)

Inks

U. P. I. (photographs) (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Johnny Carson; Ed McMahon; John Wayne [as Capt. Nathan Brittles]; The Supremes [Diana Ross; Mary Wilson; Florence Ballard]; Ronald Reagan; Nancy Reagan; Buddy Hackett; Hubert Humphrey

Synopsis

A man repeatedly flipping between The Tonight Show, an ABC News telecast and an old western movie unintentionally creates a stream of humorous dialogue.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #116 (January 1968)

A CBS-TV Summer Memo to the Smothered Brothers (Table of Contents: 8)

Tom, Dick and Harried Dept. / cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Ronnie Nathan (credited)

Pencils

Jack Rickard (credited)

Inks

Jack Rickard (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

The Smothers Brothers [Tom Smothers; Dick Smothers]

Synopsis

Three examples of CBS Network memos to the Smothers Brothers, telling them in gentle verse to stop being political and just be funny. The memos are set against an illustration of the two comedians bound and gagged by censorship.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #122 (October 1968)

Bananaz (Table of Contents: 9)

The Four Horsemen of the Preposterous Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Earle Doud (credited); Lou Silverstone (credited)

Pencils

Mort Drucker (credited)

Inks

Mort Drucker (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Lorne Greene [as Paw Cartwheel]; Dan Blocker [as Ox Cartwheel]; Michael Landon [as Mort Cartwheel]; Pernell Roberts [as Yves Cartwheel]; Primrose Blossomflower

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #73 (September 1962)

Indexer Notes

Parody of the television series "Bonanza".

A TV Ad We'd Like to See (Table of Contents: 10)

Candid Camerawork Dept. / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited)

Pencils

Joe Orlando (credited)

Inks

Joe Orlando (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Parody of Tide Detergent television ads; a housewife caught on camera praising the product isn't as spontaneous as we're led to believe.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #85 (March 1964)

Football "In Depth" (Table of Contents: 11)

The Play By Play's The Thing Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Ronald Axe (credited); Sol Weinstein (credited)

Pencils

George Woodbridge (credited, signed)

Inks

George Woodbridge (credited, signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Mel Hyndsite; Charlie Dittoe

Synopsis

A television broadcast team's attempt to broadcast a football game ends up interfering with the game and confusing the viewers.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #99 (December 1965)

Mission: Ridiculous (Table of Contents: 12)

To Scheme the Impossible Scheme Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited)

Pencils

Mort Drucker (credited, signed)

Inks

Mort Drucker (credited, signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Peter Graves [as Mr. Phelts]; Greg Morris [as Blarney]; Peter Lupus [as Billy]; Martin Landau [as Bowling]; Barbara Bain [as Synonym]

Synopsis

Parody of the TV series "Mission: Impossible"; a team of secret agents try to retrieve stolen microfilm in the most suspicious way possible.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #118 (April 1968)

Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself TV Premiere Newspaper Story (Table of Contents: 13)

Cornglomerate Dept. / text story / 2 pages (report information)

Script

Frank Jacobs (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

Another in the Mad do-it-yourself Fill-in-the blanks semi-regular feature, this time focusing on a TV premiere newspaper story.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #138 (October 1970)

The Infernal Triangle (Table of Contents: 14)

Throwing a Wench Into the Works Dept. / text story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lois Carpenter (credited)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (signed)

Inks

Bob Clarke (signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

An ode to television sitcom wives.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #69 (March 1962)

Mad Looks at a Typical Kiddie TV Show (Table of Contents: 15)

Moppet Up Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Mort Drucker (credited)

Inks

Mort Drucker (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

A kid's show host tries to cope with an audience of cynical children.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #93 (March 1965)

The Six Million Dollars, Man (Table of Contents: 16)

The Sum of the Parts Dept. / comic story / 7 pages (report information)

Script

Lou Silverstone (credited)

Pencils

Angelo Torres (credited, signed)

Inks

Angelo Torres (credited, signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Lee Majors [as Steel Awesome]; Richard Anderson [as Roscoe]; Bobby Riggs; Otto Preminger [as Werner Won Ton]; Martin Balsam [as Dr. Balsawood]

Synopsis

In a parody of the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man," an astronaut injured in an accident is given bionic implants and must rescue the surgeon who implanted them from his Soviet abductors.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #172 (January 1975)

If "Peanuts" Were a Weekly TV Series (Table of Contents: 17)

Doing It Up "Brown" Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Lou Silverstone (credited)

Pencils

Jack Rickard (credited) (signed as Rickard)

Inks

Jack Rickard (credited) (signed as Rickard)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Charlie Brown; Linus Van Pelt; Lucy Van Pelt; Peppermint Patty; Snoopy; Woodstock; Schroeder; Sally Brown; Shermy

Synopsis

If the Charlie Brown specials were turned into a weekly TV series, the shows concepts would be: Young Doctor Brown; Peanuts Squad; Peanuts Place; Charlie Brown, Attorney for the Defenseless; The Chuck Brown Show.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #138 (October 1970)

Commercial Roulette (Table of Contents: 18)

A Turn for the Worse Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Gary Belkin (credited)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (credited) (signed as Clarke)

Inks

Bob Clarke (credited) (signed as Clarke)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Danny Thomas; Betty Furness; Tennessee Ernie Ford; Sharpie the Parrot (drawn as José Carioca); Jack Paar; Mr. Clean; Mrs. Fafoofnik

Synopsis

A person channel-surfs and keeps hitting commercials.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #59 (December 1960)

Indexer Notes

Brands represented are: Miller High Life Beer, Anacin, Bufferin, Post Cereals, Rival Dog Food, Jockey Shorts, Fisk Tires, Westinghouse Appliances, Ford Automobiles, Chevrolet Automobiles, Drano, Gillette, Hertz Rent-A-Car, Mr. Clean, Dash Detergent, Paper-Mate Pens, The Untouchables television show, Colgate Toothpaste, The Jack Parr television show.

Hokum's Heroes (Table of Contents: 19)

Mein "Kamp" Humor Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Jack Davis (credited)

Inks

Jack Davis (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Bob Crane [as Col. Robert Hokum]; John Banner [as Sgt. Schlitz]; Werner Klemperer [as Commandant Klunk]; Sigrid Valdis [as Olga]; Dwight Eisenhower; Adolf Hitler

Synopsis

Parody of the TV show "Hogan's Heroes"; the head officer of the prisoners in a Nazi prison camp can't enjoy all of the secret benefits of the camp because he is worried about the future.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #108 (January 1967)

Mad's "TV Game Show" Originator of the Year (Table of Contents: 20)

Deadly Giveaways Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Stan Hart (credited)

Pencils

Joe Orlando (credited)

Inks

Joe Orlando (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Frank McGee [as Frank McGeek]; Chuck Barris

Synopsis

The producer of low-brow, embarrassment-oriented game shows is interviewed.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #122 (October 1968)

Gall in the Family Fare (Table of Contents: 21)

Little Bigot Man Dept. / comic story / 5 pages (report information)

Script

Larry Siegel (credited)

Pencils

Angelo Torres (credited, signed)

Inks

Angelo Torres (credited, signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Carroll O'Connor [as Starchy Bunkerhill]; Jean Stapleton [as Edith Bunkerhill]; Rob Reiner [as Meek Stivic]; Sally Struthers [as Glorioski Stivic]; Adolf Hitler

Synopsis

In a parody of the TV series "All In The Family," the bigoted head of a dysfunctional family spouts his opinions to anyone and everyone while waiting for a reunion with an old army buddy.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #147 (December 1971)

If TV Shows Were Actually Like Their "Capsuled Descriptions" (Table of Contents: 22)

Condensed Milking Dept. / comic story / 3 pages (report information)

Script

Earle Doud (credited)

Pencils

Angelo Torres (credited)

Inks

Angelo Torres (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor; satire-parody

Characters

Dean Martin; George Hamilton; Nancy Sinatra; Spanky; Pat Paulsen; Marlin Perkins; Jim Fowler; Walter Cronkite; David Susskind; Gore Vidal; Norman Mailer; Lawrence Welk; Cy Coleman; Bob McAllister; Bill Baird; Kyle Rote

Reprints

• from Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (EC, 1970 series) #12 (1973)
which is reprinted
• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #133 (March 1970)

Mad's Reality Street (Table of Contents: 23)

Opened Sesame Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Dick DeBartolo (credited)

Pencils

Jack Davis (credited, signed)

Inks

Jack Davis (credited, signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Characters

Roscoe Orman [as Gorgon]; Bob McGrath; Loretta Long; Bert; Ernie; Cookie Monster; Grover; Oscar the Grouch; Big Bird; Scary

Synopsis

In a parody of the TV show "Sesame Street," local residents and puppets try to teach simple lessons amid the decay and danger of an inner city slum neighborhood block.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #146 (October 1971)

A Mad Guide to "Do-It-Yourself" TV Repairs (Table of Contents: 24)

Easy on the Socket-Book Dept. / comic story / 4 pages (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee (credited)

Pencils

Bob Clarke (credited)

Inks

Bob Clarke (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

How to repair your television set by yourself.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #72 (July 1962)

Bats-Man (Table of Contents: 25)

Aide-de-"Camp" Dept. / comic story / 6 pages (report information)

Script

Lou Silverstone (credited)

Pencils

Mort Drucker (credited, signed)

Inks

Mort Drucker (credited, signed)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody; superhero

Characters

Adam West [as Bruce Swain and Bats-Man]; Burt Ward [as Gray Dickson and Sparrow]; Alan Napier [as Alfred]; Madge Blake [as Aunt Harriet]; Neil Hamilton [as Commissioner Gordon]; Stafford Repp [as Chief O'Hara]

Synopsis

Parody of the television show "Batman"; tired of his double identity ruining his love life, Sparrow attempts to murder Bats-Man.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #105 (September 1966)

The Shill Gasoline Commercial (Table of Contents: 26)

A TV Ad We'd Like to See / comic story / 1 page (report information)

Script

Lou Silverstone (credited)

Pencils

George Woodbridge (credited)

Inks

George Woodbridge (credited)

Colors

George Woodbridge (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

satire-parody

Synopsis

In a parody of Shell Oil TV commercials, a test car blows past the mileage marker competing gasoline brands take the test car, and unfortunately over a cliff.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #119 (June 1968)

Indexer Notes

On inside back cover.

The Television Studio (Table of Contents: 27)

cartoon / 1 page (report information)

Script

Al Jaffee (credited)

Pencils

Al Jaffee (credited, signed)

Inks

Al Jaffee (credited, signed)

Colors

Al Jaffee (credited)

Letters

typeset

Genre

humor

Synopsis

The reason why color television studio personnel and black and white television studio personnel are segregated.

Reprints

• from Mad (EC, 1952 series) #102 (April 1966)

Indexer Notes

Back cover.