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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BLEEDVIS AND BOLT-HEAD CHECK OUT MTV
Cracked Monster Party #26, Summer 1995
w: Judd Stomp
a: Walter Brogan
When Cracked did their spinoff magazine, it was half-reprints, but they would run out of monster and horror material for their new stuff, and often had to make existing phenomena into monsters, which was the case here.
Beavis and Butthead was on MTV when the majority of their programming was music videos, and much of the show was them riffing on those videos ala Mystery Science Theater. They start by commenting on Full House with Bob Saget and John Stamos.
All-American Girl was a sitcom about a woman's clash with her Korean immigrant parents that was conceived as a showcase for comedian Margaret Cho.
The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air was a showcase for Will Smith, about a kid from the 'hood moving in with his rich relatives.
Baywatch had David Hasselhoff and Pamela Anderson as lifeguards
Larry King is portrayed as an ape here, maybe because his name sounds like King Kong. Then Urkel (Jaleel White) of Family Matters.
LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND FAMOUS
1984-1995 SYNDICATED
Reality program showcasing home and day of famous actors or oil and real estate magnates hosted by Robin Leach.
LIFESTYLES OF THE DECADENT AND OPULENT
Cracked #227, April 1987
a: Bob Fingerman
From an issue of Cracked released as if taken over by the Russian government. Episode profiling Joan Collins of Dynasty.
Next is Sammy Davis Junior.
LIFESTYLES OF THE RICH AND VIOLENT
Cracked #291, August 1994
w: Judd Stomp
a: Rurik Tyler
This is about videogame characters, a medium completely foreign to me. These are characters from Mortal Kombat.
Shannen Doherty, star of Beverly Hills 90210, was known for being a violent person.
Dana Carvey often impersonated Robin Leach on Saturday Night Live. Most of his impressions evolved into things he made up about them, such as his attribution of Leach constantly saying “I don't know why”.
