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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MMTV
Maniac #2, c. 1984
w:Jovial Bob Stine
a: Sam Viviano
At one time there were three network channels and maybe a couple local channels and a UHF channel, HBO or Showtime if your family was rich, then in the early 80s all these basic cable channels started showing up, mostly specializing in one subject. MTV, which stood for Music Television, was one of the first, when it started it only showed music videos 24 hours a day, premiering August 1,1981 at midnight. I don't think they even show music videos anymore
When it started, there were five V.J.s, or video jockeys, that hosted visual versions of cuts from albums. They were J. J. Jackson, Martha Quinn, Mark Goodman, Nina Blackwood, and Alan Hunter.
YOU KNOW YOU'RE AN MTV FREAK WHEN...
Cracked #210, March 1985
a: Bill Powers (John Severin)
A MAD PEEK BEHIND THE SCENES AT A MUSIC VIDEO
MAD #267, December 1986
w: Mike Snider
a: Jack Davis
THE WORST MTV CONTESTS OF ALL TIME
MAD #348, August 1996
w: Desmond Devlin
a: Rick Tulka
There are three guys in ZZ Top, one without a beard. I feel bad for him because his name is Frank Beard. Boy George was jailed for molesting a male model though that was years after this piece.
Nobody knows who George Michael's partner was. Do you? Ozzy Osbourne was said to have bitten off the head of a plastic bat at a concert, and the rumor grew to the point where eating live animals was a regular part of his act. Milli Vanilli was exposed for not being the actual singers. Tupac was convicted of sexual assault. Sinead O'Connor was the musical guest on Saturday Night Live and sucker-punched the producer by bringing out a picture of the Pope and ripping it in half at the end of her act on live television. Lisa Lopes of TLC burned down the house of her boyfriend.
WHEN THE BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD PHENOMENON SPREADS INTO POLITICS
MAD #325, February 1994
w: Desmond Devlin
a: Sam Viviano
I figured 25 years would be long enough that when public figures were mentioned, they'd be long gone by now. I didn't know he'd be the president.
(“Woodrow” or “Woody” was often what they called an erection on the show)
Who knew Clarence Thomas (the judge with the pubic hair on the Coke can) would still be a judge?
(Mario Cuomo was Governor of New York).
These guys, at least, are obscure to most people under 40 now.
(Ross Perot was a businessman who ran for president as an independent, Jack Kemp was a member of congress. William Bennett was a conservative pundit. Bob Dole was a Senator who also ran for President).
Dan Rather and Connie Chung are still around, but mostly retired.
(The interviewee is Boris Yeltsin, then the premier of Russia. The tattoo reference is to Gorbachev, the previous premiere, who had a prominent birthmark).
WHEN BEAVIS AND BUTT-HEAD GROW OLD
MAD #335, June 1995
w: Desmond Devlin
a: Sam Viviano
This article's just as much about the culture of 1995 growing old as much as it's about Beavis and Butt-Head. Let's see how accurate they were.
They start of with one wrong prediction. That Michael Jackson would still be alive when this takes place.
Jim Carrey's still around, but they also wrongly predicted that Sonny Bono would still be alive.
They were half right that we'd realize naming sports teams after ethnic groups is wrong, but rather than argue about the proper names about what any of them should be called, it wasn't even considered at all.
Because of Snoop Dogg at least we now know this is supposed to take place in 2058.
Butt-Head is now kept alive with his head in a jar at this point. Who knows if that will be possible then?
Half the show was an MST3K-like roast of them in front of the TV watching videos and making comments, possibly to justify their presence on MTV.
With that in mind, that's how Cracked did their parody. It was also an opportunity to do several parodies in one article.
SKEEVIS AND BUTT-FACE
Cracked # 287, January 1994
w: Andrew Osborne
a: Walter Brogan
They're watching Frasier, then Beverly Hills 90210
They're making fun of Shannen Doherty's asymmetrical face. All our faces are asymmetric but her features are more obvious. Gabrielle Carteris was playing a high school student at 33, thus a middle-aged person in the crowd.
American Gladiators
In pro-basketball, Dennis Rodman was known for dressing in drag as a way of showboating.
After the commercial is Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman
Then Lois & Clark, Then Late Night with Conan O'Brien. I don't know if this is a name-change or just a misspelling.
After constant flipping through channels, they finally find something they like.
