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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THAT'S REAL INCREDIBLE, PEOPLE
MAD #222, April 1981
w: Dick DeBartolo
a: Angelo Torres
Real People was one of the first precursors to what is now known is reality TV, often compared to its earliest imitator That's Incredible. Real People was hosted by Byron Allen, John Barbour, Sarah Purcell, and Skip Stephenson. That's Incredible was hosted by Fran Tarkenton, Jon Davidson, and Cathy Lee Crosby.
In order to give the conceit of being “a show for the people”, Real People often had audience members tell the cameras what was on their minds.
This parody showed the differences between the two shows, what little difference there was. Both were influenced by the 'Mondo' genre of movies, though Real People was more a light look at America's underbelly while That's Incredible concentrated more on bizarre natural occurrences and dangerous stunts.
Cast of Real People reading their article a couple issues later, with Bill Rafferty instead of Byron Allen..
REAL INCREDIBLE PEOPLE
Cracked #174, December 1980
a: John Severin
This version has Charo as one of the hosts.
THAT'S REAL INCREDIBLE PEOPLE!
Crazy #69, December 1980
w: Murad Gumen
a: Kent Gamble
This version has the two shows as contestants of Family Feud hosted by Richard Dawson.
THAT'S REAL INCREDIBLE, PEOPLE
Richie Rich and Jackie Jokers #42, April 1981
w & a: unknown
In the 70s and 80s there were at least 20 different Richie Rich titles, one of which was dedicated to his catch-all showbiz friend Jackie Jokers. This was his take on it.
Ever wonder what would happen if Mork were to appear in shows besides Mork and Mindy? Cracked sure did. Twice.
In case you didn't know. Mork and Mindy was a sitcom about Mork (Robin Williams), an alien from Ork, sent to Earth to report about it. He's discovered by Mindy McConnell (Pam Dawber) and lives in her attic. He has a hard time adjusting to Earthling ways, not getting metaphors and sitting in furniture upside-down among other eccentricities. He sprinkles his dialogue with Orkan language saying words like “Nanoo Nanoo” and “Shazbot”. All the while he has to hide that he's from space from most people.
IF MORK APPEARED IN OTHER TV SHOWS AND MOVIES
Cracked #164, November 1979
a: John Severin
Star Trek took place three centuries into the future led by Captain Kirk (William Shatner). His right-hand officer was Sulu (George Takei). Mork has the role of Spock, usually taken by Leonard Nimoy.
This is the 1976 remake of King Kong.
Mork has the role of Rhett Butler, originally played by Clark Gable, lover of Scarlett O'Hara (Vivien Leigh) in the antebellum South.
IF MORK APPEARED IN OTHER TV SHOWS AND MOVIES
Cracked #167, March 1980
a: John Severin
Mork has the role of Ricardo Montalban as Roarke, who with Tattoo (Herve Villechaise) owned an island where people could live out their fantasies.
Karl Malden was an actor with a flat nose.
On Hawaii 5-0, Jack Lord played Steve McGarrett, a police detective stationed in Hawaii.
Here he's C3PO in The Star Wars trash compactor scene with Han Solo (Harrison Ford), Princess Leia (Carrie Fisher), and Luke Skywalker (Mark Hamill).
This was probably meant to be the 1979 version of Dracula, with Frank Langella as the character.
And if you haven't had your fill of Morksploitation yet, here's an interview they had. Nanny Dickering, their recurring character, usually interviewed an auto manufacturer or food distributor, but this time she interviewed Mork.
CRACKED INTERVIEWS THE ORKAN KING
Cracked #168, April 1980
a: Bill Ward
Here's the cover for the German edition of Cracked.
And they had two special editions with Mork. One was a collection of the articles you just saw, the other one was all-new material similar to one we posted earlier this year cashing in on the Fonz.
That's right, we're only a little more than half way through. Stay tuned tomorrow for part 4 of Mork week.
FAMILY FOOLS
MAD #229, March 1982
w: Dick Bic (Dick DeBartolo)
a: Angelo Torres
Dick DeBartolo also wrote for game shows produced by Family Feud producers Goodson-Todman, and felt writing this would be a conflict of interest, so wrote this pseudonymously.
Family Feud has gone through countless incarnations throughout the years. The basic premise is the contestants competing are two families. The version being spoofed here is the first one hosted by Richard Dawson.
Dawson's schtick on the show was kissing the female contestants, a move today that would be considered sexual assault.
The questions asked of each contestant were based on a survey by the audience taken previously.
Rickshaws are a product of China. Duh.
All-Star, later Celebrity Family Feud was a series of prime-time specials that pitted casts on television programs against each other.
-Dawson had previously been a cast member on the sitcom Hogan's Heroes fifteen years earlier.
-Commercials for Sanka Coffee with Robert Young were ubiquitous.
FAMILY'S FEUD
Cracked #154, October 1978
a: Howard Nostrand
FAMILY PHEWED
Bananas #51, circa 1982
w: Robert Leighton
a: Samuel B. Whitehead
