THE CRACKED MOVIE

THE CRACKED MOVIE
Cracked #178, July 1981
w: Joe Catalano
a: John Severin

This was a recurring feature they did based on the fact that Mad and National Lampoon had movies. This takes place in the office of publisher Bob Sproul, though I've been told their “office” was basically a cubicle, and Sproul handled the business side of things in Florida while the editorial was handled in New York.

Cracked had a few recurring characters such as their janitor/mascot Sylvester P. Smythe (their answer to Alfred E. Neuman), Hang-Ups (two prisoners in a dungeon), Sagebrush (a gold prospector), and something called The Talking Blob.

Nanny Dickering was the reporter they used for the interviews in the back, and originally she looked different depending on who drew her, until they settled on the version drawn by good-girl artist Bill Ward.

THE CRACKED MOVIE II
Cracked #183, December 1981
w: Joe Catalano
a: John Severin

Another caricature of MAD's Bill Gaines at the beginning.

There's a video for 9 to 5 in the 9 to 5 link in the sidebar.

CRACKED MOVIE III
Cracked #189, September 1982
w: Joe Catalano
a: John Severin

THE CRACKED MOVIE IV
Cracked #195, July 1983
w: Joe Catalano
a: John Severin

For a while, Sylvester P. Smythe was given a girlfriend.