Hadley
212 Posts
19 years, 1 month ago
Was anyone a fan of these 2 magazines? I read MAD religiously from 86 up to 93, and i got the cd-rom set that has EVERY issue from 1952 to 1998. As for Cracked, i loved it too, and read it around the same time frame (LOVED spys and sabs, and their parody of home improvement was funnier than MADs). I think what i remember most about Cracked though was that they did PARODIES of the naked gun and hot shots films, and they were actually just as funny as the actual films. Anyone else read these back in the day or currently?
Does Cracked magazine still exist? I don't see it around anymore ,but it was a funny magazine. And since MAD magazine was brought up, that picture with Elvis dead on the toilet with the title "The King's final days on the Throne" was so funny. I saw it at a store and I just laughed so out loud that people were staring at me. I regret not buying that issue.
those mags rocked. I liked:
Spies And Sabs
Don Martin's "One Fine Day..."
A Mad Look At...
The Lighter Side Of...
Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions
oh, and what is it with that very tiny "ind" between the M and A on MAD Magazine?
Spies And Sabs
Don Martin's "One Fine Day..."
A Mad Look At...
The Lighter Side Of...
Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions
oh, and what is it with that very tiny "ind" between the M and A on MAD Magazine?
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those mags rocked. I liked:
Spies And Sabs
Don Martin's "One Fine Day..."
A Mad Look At...
The Lighter Side Of...
Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions
oh, and what is it with that very tiny "ind" between the M and A on MAD Magazine?
Spies And Sabs
Don Martin's "One Fine Day..."
A Mad Look At...
The Lighter Side Of...
Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions
oh, and what is it with that very tiny "ind" between the M and A on MAD Magazine?
i have about 100+ old mad and cracked magazines.
i also have a PANIC! magazine and a couple Crazy magazines.
i also have a PANIC! magazine and a couple Crazy magazines.
Barth
253 Posts
19 years, 1 month ago
Mind Mad
Yeah, I read those at the same times as you. Cool.
Amazingly, I still have my Mad Magazine Star Wars special from just before "The Phantom Menace." It's not in very good condition, but it's still readable. I even managed to pull off "The Star Wars Macarena" (away from others, of course), though I always stumble over the part about Chewbacca.
ThreeTimesOneMinusOne
518 Posts
19 years, 1 month ago
I used to read them around 1993/94, then I didn't care.
My favourite part of Cracked, though, was the Spies and Saboteurs, in each issue they'd hit a different public place. Those were great.
My favourite part of Cracked, though, was the Spies and Saboteurs, in each issue they'd hit a different public place. Those were great.
I've only ever bought one, the Videogames issue, where they had parodies of all the NES games of the day and so on. Funny stuff.
There's a book at my library that takes a look at all the ad parodies they did over the years.
"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I'm not." -Kurt Cobain
Barth
253 Posts
19 years, 1 month ago
I remember when I was a kid I got a Mad magazine...And it had a parody of Sesame Street...And they called Big Bird "Big Turd"...My brother and I thought that so funny and we kept laughing saying "Big Turd...Big Turd"...Finally our Mom had enough and she took the magazine away from us
Here's a newer Mad episode that parodied Sesame Street. Big Bird got the bird flu!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K8KvHxh1VI&search=Sesame%20Street
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K8KvHxh1VI&search=Sesame%20Street
"I'd rather be hated for who I am, than loved for who I'm not." -Kurt Cobain
Rhio2k
689 Posts
19 years, 1 month ago
Does anyone have a scan of when Cracked did spoofs of childrens' books? There was one I liked: a pissed-off girl rabbit on the cover of a book titled "Pat The Bunny...And She'll Sue!!
SHNAG
75 Posts
19 years, 1 month ago
I could never get into mad for some reason. I used to love Cracked, even though it was an expensive pile of sheets in Canada.
Cracked and Mad were arch rivals, always trying to burn each other.
Cracked and Mad were arch rivals, always trying to burn each other.
-Thunderkitten-
72 Posts
19 years, 1 month ago
I read MAD from about 88 until '95 or so. It just wasn't that funny to me after that point for some reason, though I think it was nothing more than faded interest. Sometimes I'm half-tempted to buy the new ones to see if I can get back into it.
I had attempted collecting them, but never followed through. I have a few of the regular magazines, as well as the Music, TV, and Sports Super Specials.
I had attempted collecting them, but never followed through. I have a few of the regular magazines, as well as the Music, TV, and Sports Super Specials.
theguilty1
67 Posts
19 years, 1 month ago
My wife and I have both read MAD since we were kids. I think the best issues I remember reading were the ones from the late 80's. Now they're so full of ads that they've taken out alot of the regular features they use to have. But, we still buy them. Mindless reading at it's best.
mr3urious
Here's a newer Mad episode that parodied Sesame Street. Big Bird got the bird flu!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3K8KvHxh1VI&search=Sesame%20Street
That was hysterical! "Everyone's infected in the neighborhood..."
I loved both Mad and Cracked. My dad was cool and gave me a Mad magazine just as I was leaving for camp. Turns out that I was the only person in my section of camp who had brought anything to read. My Mad magazine made quite a number of rounds during the after-lunch rest period. I didn't actually get to read it through until later, but fortunately I'd also brought a small book with me. But I still remember that Mad fondly. It was more popular at camp than candy.
Mystie
1132 Posts
19 years ago
Yeah, they still make Cracked.... thanks to half the staff at I-Mockery. :roll:
