A-Z GUIDE TO MOVIES AND TV SHOWS PARODIED BY MAD, CRACKED, CRAZY, ETC. UP TO 1996. THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THIS. SPOILERS AND OTHER NON-SEQUITURS, TOO. SOMETIMES THESE THINGS HAVE WORDS OR SITUATIONS WE DON'T USE ANYMORE. YOU KNOW, 'CAUSE THEY'RE OLD.
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Thursday, August 31, 2023
1000th POST
So my control panel tells me.
Look around. Links to every single parody from MAD, Cracked, Crazy, Sick, etc. that I could find. 1000 so far. Any gaps, let me know in my e-mail at the bottom.
Wednesday, August 30, 2023
SOUTH CHICAGO
SOUTH PACIFIC (1958)
dir: Joshua Logan
SOUTH CHICAGO
MAD #71 June 1962
w: Frank Jacobs
a: Mort Drucker
Not being familiar with the musical or the movie, I doubt this sticks to it much other than parodying the songs, considering they're all out of sequence, but here it is. It takes place during World War II and is about a nurse marrying a soldier stationed there, while another soldier falls in love with a native Pacific Islander.
The parody is sort of updated, it's about Chicago during the prohibition era, placing it earlier, but updated in that it features caricatures of Bobby Darin, Elvis Presley, Rick Nelson, Dick Clark, Perry Como, Connie Francis, Paul Anka, Bobby Rydell, and Dino Crocetti.
Some people have told me that as kids they never read the song parodies because they didn't know the songs (I'm not sure why they didn't just make up their own melodies). The entire movie is above so you can fast forward to them if you feel the need to hear the songs. Sorry about some of the scenes being blurry or discolored but my guess is it was so the downloader could elude copyright police.
“Bloody Mary is the Girl I Love” @ 5:34
“Happy Talk” @1:32:35
“Wonderful Guy” @59:10
“You've Got to be Carefully Taught” @1:52:53
“I'm Gonna Was That Man Right Out of My Hair” @ 50:25
“Honey Bun” @1:40:58
“There is Nothing Like a Dame” @9:34
“Bali Ha'i” @18:16
dir: Joshua Logan
SOUTH CHICAGO
MAD #71 June 1962
w: Frank Jacobs
a: Mort Drucker
Not being familiar with the musical or the movie, I doubt this sticks to it much other than parodying the songs, considering they're all out of sequence, but here it is. It takes place during World War II and is about a nurse marrying a soldier stationed there, while another soldier falls in love with a native Pacific Islander.
The parody is sort of updated, it's about Chicago during the prohibition era, placing it earlier, but updated in that it features caricatures of Bobby Darin, Elvis Presley, Rick Nelson, Dick Clark, Perry Como, Connie Francis, Paul Anka, Bobby Rydell, and Dino Crocetti.
Some people have told me that as kids they never read the song parodies because they didn't know the songs (I'm not sure why they didn't just make up their own melodies). The entire movie is above so you can fast forward to them if you feel the need to hear the songs. Sorry about some of the scenes being blurry or discolored but my guess is it was so the downloader could elude copyright police.
“Bloody Mary is the Girl I Love” @ 5:34
“Wonderful Guy” @59:10
“I'm Gonna Was That Man Right Out of My Hair” @ 50:25
“There is Nothing Like a Dame” @9:34
Tuesday, August 29, 2023
SOUPY SALES
SOUPY SALES
various 1960-1966
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SOUPY SALES
Cracked #47, November 1965
a: McCartney (Bill Ward)
Soupy Sales was known for a childrens' show that was syndicated afternoons in the mid sixties and had a big following among celebrities like Frank Sinatra. He had puppets like White Fang and Black Tooth whose claws were usually the only things you saw. The punchline for most of his sketches often involved him getting a pie thrown in his face.
A Celebrity's Wallet was a regular feature in MAD. This is from #99, December 1965, by Arnie Kogen and Bob Clarke.
The letter from Richard Nixon was a joke about how he would get the attention of important people, though a few years later, Nixon would make an appearance on Laugh-in.
“Do the Mouse” was a hit song of his then.
various 1960-1966
A DAY IN THE LIFE OF SOUPY SALES
Cracked #47, November 1965
a: McCartney (Bill Ward)
Soupy Sales was known for a childrens' show that was syndicated afternoons in the mid sixties and had a big following among celebrities like Frank Sinatra. He had puppets like White Fang and Black Tooth whose claws were usually the only things you saw. The punchline for most of his sketches often involved him getting a pie thrown in his face.
Monday, August 28, 2023
THE $OUND OF MONEY
THE SOUND OF MUSIC (1965)
dir: Robert Wise
THE $OUND OF MONEY
MAD #108, January 1967
w: Stan Hart
a: Mort Drucker
Musical based on Broadway show based on memoir, top-grossing film of all time for a few years. It's the story of Maria von Trapp, birthname unknown (Julie Andrews), a free-spirited nun in Austria who leaves the abbey where she's staying to become governess to several children, makes them into singers, marries their father, and they all escape Nazis. And presumably they live happily ever after. They must have if she wrote a book about it.
Ingrid Bergman in The Belles of St. Mary's, Audrey Hepburn in The Nun's Story, Debbie Reynolds in The Singing Nun, Rosalind Russell in The Trouble with Angels, and Donna Reed in Green Dolphin Street played similar roles.
Maria works for Captain von Trapp (Christopher Plummer), who introduces her to his children. He is a strict, humorless disciplinarian since losing his wife. The family has gone through several governesses who either can't follow rules or just can't tolerate the family. The children are initially mean to Maria and play practical jokes on her.
Julie Andrews was previously a flying nanny in Mary Poppins.
Maria gains the childrens' trust by not ratting on them for their tricks. She finally bonds with them when they're all scared during a thunderstorm and sings to them. Captain von Trapp comes in and is annoyed she is having fun with them.
When the Captain leaves for the day, Maria takes the children out for a day in the country and teaches them all to sing. Captain von Trapp is again annoyed she betrayed him and fires her until finding out they sing so well. The Captain's friend Max (Richard Haydn) is impressed with their singing and wants to enter them in a concert, which he forbids. Maria is having feelings of love for the Captain and he for her. Baroness von Schraeder (Eleanor Parker), who the Captain is engaged to, sees this, tells Maria, who flees and returns to the abbey. Maria tells Mother Abbess (Peggy Wood) how confused she is.
dir: Robert Wise
THE $OUND OF MONEY
MAD #108, January 1967
w: Stan Hart
a: Mort Drucker
Musical based on Broadway show based on memoir, top-grossing film of all time for a few years. It's the story of Maria von Trapp, birthname unknown (Julie Andrews), a free-spirited nun in Austria who leaves the abbey where she's staying to become governess to several children, makes them into singers, marries their father, and they all escape Nazis. And presumably they live happily ever after. They must have if she wrote a book about it.
Maria gains the childrens' trust by not ratting on them for their tricks. She finally bonds with them when they're all scared during a thunderstorm and sings to them. Captain von Trapp comes in and is annoyed she is having fun with them.
'Climb Every Mountain' was also used earlier as a metaphor, when nuns urged Maria to follow her heart and go back to Captain von Trapp.
From Clean Ads for Dirty Pictures in MAD #166, April 1974, by Larry Siegel and Jack Rickard.
THE SWINE OF MUSIC
Muppet Magazine, Winter 1985
w: Jay Itzkowitz
a: Manhar Chauhan
Sunday, August 27, 2023
THE FUNNY & GLARE SHOW
THE SONNY AND CHER COMEDY HOUR
1971-1974, 1976-1978 CBS
Sonny and Cher Bono were a pop duo that had a comedy/variety show in the mid-70's.
“The Beat Goes On” was their big hit and the theme song for their show.
Caricature of James Franciscus as Longstreet, blind TV detective. The Smothers Brothers credited as writers is a joke here, but the show did share some of the same little-known writers such as Steve Martin and Bob Einstein.
From Customized Career Cars in Cracked #59, April 1967, art by John Severin
SONNY AND CHER FASHIONS THROUGHOUT HISTORY
Cracked #60, May 1967
a: O. O. Severin (John Severin)
from If King Kong Made Guest Appearances on TV in #140, March 1977, art by Howard Nostrand
After Sonny and Cher divorced, they each had their own shows for a while.
THE SONNY COMEDY REVUE
ABC 1974
CHER
CBS 1975
THE SUNNY BOZO ½ COMEDY HOUR/THE CHAIR BOZO ½ COMEDY HOUR
Crazy #6, August 1974
w: Tony Isabella
a: Robert Graysmith
A SICK INTERVIEW WITH CHER
Sick #106, October 1975
w: Fred Wolfe (Paul Laikin)
a: Tont Tallarico
SUNNY AND CHEER
Sick #111, August 1976
w: Joe Gill
a: Bill Molno
1971-1974, 1976-1978 CBS
Sonny and Cher Bono were a pop duo that had a comedy/variety show in the mid-70's.
From Customized Career Cars in Cracked #59, April 1967, art by John Severin
Cracked #60, May 1967
a: O. O. Severin (John Severin)
THE SONNY COMEDY REVUE
ABC 1974
CHER
CBS 1975
THE SUNNY BOZO ½ COMEDY HOUR/THE CHAIR BOZO ½ COMEDY HOUR
Crazy #6, August 1974
w: Tony Isabella
a: Robert Graysmith
Sick #106, October 1975
w: Fred Wolfe (Paul Laikin)
a: Tont Tallarico
Sick #111, August 1976
w: Joe Gill
a: Bill Molno
Saturday, August 26, 2023
DUMB KIND OF HERO
SOME KIND OF HERO (1982)
dir: Michael Pressman
DUMB KIND OF HERO
MAD #235, December 1982
w: Larry Siegel
a: Mort Drucker
Eddie Keller (Richard Pryor) is a soldier in the Vietnam War that gets captured and becomes a Prisoner or War while going to the bathroom (literally caught with his pants down). The first half of the movie shows him there.
The helicopter saying “Coppola Go Home” refers to Coppola's Vietnam tour de force Apocalypse Now.
In POW Camp Eddie meets Vinnie D' Angelo (Ray Sharkey)
In the first panel the name tag refers to actor Keye Luke from the Charlie Chan movies.
Vinnie is put in solitary confinement and Eddie proposes letting him out on the condition he wins a basketball game. Instead he must sign a confession. Later the war is over, Eddie flies home, he finds out he's a father, and everything seems to be going well for him.
When Eddie reuinites with his wife Lisa (Lynne Moody), that's when the other shoe drops. She's fallen in love with his business partner and is filing for divorce. He finds out his mother's had a stroke and is about to be evicted from her home (not dead as depicted here), and all his money's gone. He drowns his sorrows at a bar and meets a prostitute named Toni (Margot Kidder). It's only her occupation and the two of them start seeing each other.
Margot Kidder is best known for plaing Lois Lane.
Eddie cant get back pay from the government because of the confession he signed so he resorts to desperate measures. He's turned down for a loan and tries to rob the bank himself with a squirt gun, but it leaks in his pants and everyone thinks he wet himself. He sees bank employees walking out with a suitcase, follows them, and holds them up at a bathroom in another building.
The suitcase Eddie gets is full of bonds, which he arranges to sell to gangsters for cash at the hotel where he's staying. They meet him there but plan to kill him and leave with the bonds and the cash they promised. He outsmarts them and leaves the hotel unassumingly as the cops come in, then Toni comes to pick him up and they ride off into the sunset (well, really the horizon because it's night).
dir: Michael Pressman
DUMB KIND OF HERO
MAD #235, December 1982
w: Larry Siegel
a: Mort Drucker
Eddie Keller (Richard Pryor) is a soldier in the Vietnam War that gets captured and becomes a Prisoner or War while going to the bathroom (literally caught with his pants down). The first half of the movie shows him there.
In POW Camp Eddie meets Vinnie D' Angelo (Ray Sharkey)
Vinnie is put in solitary confinement and Eddie proposes letting him out on the condition he wins a basketball game. Instead he must sign a confession. Later the war is over, Eddie flies home, he finds out he's a father, and everything seems to be going well for him.
Eddie cant get back pay from the government because of the confession he signed so he resorts to desperate measures. He's turned down for a loan and tries to rob the bank himself with a squirt gun, but it leaks in his pants and everyone thinks he wet himself. He sees bank employees walking out with a suitcase, follows them, and holds them up at a bathroom in another building.
Friday, August 25, 2023
ZOAP
SOAP
1977-1981 ABC
ZOAP
Sick #120, April 1978
a: Jack Sparling
Prime-time sitcom that was itself a parody of daytime soaps. It's another show that was considered really dirty at the time but now you have no idea what the fuss is about.
As the intro always said, it was the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate (Katherine Helmond) and Mary Campbell (Cathryn Damon). The show concentrated on the antics of their families. Danny (Ted Wass) was a gangster that was trying to be a hitman but could never bring it on himself to kill his stepfather Burt (Richard Mulligan). Their other son Jodie was openly gay (Billy Crystal) but secretly dating a football player.
In the Tate family, we had promiscuous daughter Corinne (Diana Canova), daughter of the equally horny Jessica.
Chet (Robert Mandan), patriarch of the Tates was a wealthy businessman with his own pieces on the side.
Benson (Robert Guillaume) eventually spun off into his own show but was the Tates' butler before that and the racial differences were the object of humor.
And then the article just ends abruptly like that. It's part of an issue-length article about the Bunkers taking a look at TV.
Now here's another of Jack Davis' TV Guide covers. Also featured are Arthur Peterson Jr., Jennifer Salt, Jimmy Baio, and Robert Urich.
1977-1981 ABC
ZOAP
Sick #120, April 1978
a: Jack Sparling
Prime-time sitcom that was itself a parody of daytime soaps. It's another show that was considered really dirty at the time but now you have no idea what the fuss is about.
As the intro always said, it was the story of two sisters, Jessica Tate (Katherine Helmond) and Mary Campbell (Cathryn Damon). The show concentrated on the antics of their families. Danny (Ted Wass) was a gangster that was trying to be a hitman but could never bring it on himself to kill his stepfather Burt (Richard Mulligan). Their other son Jodie was openly gay (Billy Crystal) but secretly dating a football player.
Now here's another of Jack Davis' TV Guide covers. Also featured are Arthur Peterson Jr., Jennifer Salt, Jimmy Baio, and Robert Urich.
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