MANNECCH

MANNIX
CBS 1967-1975

MANNECCH
MAD #123, September 1968
w: Lou Silverstone
a: Mort Drucker

MAD rarely did more than one parody of something unless it was on for so long, but in this case here are two. The first was from an article called MAD Mini-Vision.

Joe Mannix (Mike Connors) worked for an agency called Intertect. In the first season his boss was Lew Wickersham (Joseph Campanella). In this the client's name is a parody of Howard Hughes, but in name only.

MANIC
MAD #152, July 1972
w: Lou Silverstone
a: Angelo Torres

From the second season on, Mannix had a secretary Peggy Fair (Gail Fisher)

An associate of his was Lt. Malcolm (Ward Wood). Darren McDarren is a caricature of Darren McGavin.

PANNIX
Sick # 65, February 1969
w: Fred Wolfe (Paul Laikin)
a: Bill Robinson

Wally Cox was an actor/comedian and his name was shorthand for “wimpy guy”.

From What Today's Programs Would Look Like If They Appeared in 2001 A. D. in Cracked #132, May 1976, art by John Severin.