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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Showing posts with label LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Show all posts
Showing posts with label LAWRENCE OF ARABIA. Show all posts
HOGIE'S HEROES
Wild! #1, January 1967
a: Henry Scarpelli
Hogan's Heroes was set in a German POW camp during World War II. He (Bob Crane) and other American and allied prisoners (Richard Dawson, Ivan Dixon, Larry Hovis) had secret tunnels they tried to escape from and Sergeant Schultz (John Banner) would act neutral and look the other way. Schultz's catchphrase was “I know nothing”.
THE JACK LALANNE SHOW
1951-1985 Syndicated
Sick #4, February 1961
artist unknown
Jack LaLanne was a bodybuilder and motivational speaker for a long time who had various TV programs throughout the years.
“I'd walk a mile for a Camel” was the slogan for Camel cigarettes.
MIGHTY MORPHIN' POWER RANGERS: THE MOVIE (1995)
dir: Bryan Spicer
MIGHTY MORONIC POWDER RANGERS: THE MOVIE
Cracked Monster Party #20, Winter 1995
w: Greg Grabianski
a: Alan Kupperberg
It begins with them all doing a skydive in the city of Angel Grove.
At a nearby construction site, a giant ancient egg has been dug up. It brings forth the enemies of the Power Rangers who open it and release Ivan Ooze (Paul Freeman), an enemy of Zordon (Nicholas Bell) who condemned him there 6000 years ago. At the command center, the Power Rangers have been summoned by Zordon to fight Ivan and bury him back in the Earth before he can do damage, but it is too late.
Ivan has taken control of the Command Center, incapacitated Zordon rapidly aging him, and robbed the Power Rangers of their powers. The Rangers are sent to the planet Phaedos to find the Great Power source to rejuvenate Zordon. Ivan Ooze sells his ooze to adults which hypnotizes them.
On Phaedos, the Power Rangers are attacked by bird-like creatures called Tengu, They are rescued by a warrior princess named Dulcea (Gabrielle Fitzpatrick) who considers them out of their element until they say why they are there. She gives them all the power of their spirit animals. Aisha (Karan Ashley) is a bear, Rocky (Steve Cardenas) is an ape, Kimberly (Amy Jo Johnson) is a crane, Billy (David Yost) is a wolf, Adam (Johnny Yong Bosch) is a frog, and Tommy (Jason David Frank) is a falcon.
With the power of the ooze and the aid of the hynotized adults, Ivan has been able to unleash monster robots to terrorize Angel Grove.
The Power Rangers, with their powers back, transform into good bots to fight the bad bots that have transformed into one big one (drawn here as Hulk Hogan). Having defeated it breaks the spell of the zombified adults.
Bulk and Skull, the comedy relief that take credit for everything, are not used here.
FLAWRENCE OF ARABIA
MAD #86, April 1964
w: Larry Siegel
a: Mort Drucker
Movie begins at funeral of T. E. Lawrence (Peter O'Toole), and repoters trying to figure out who he is.
The man on the far right is being lured away by Christine Keeler, known then for bringing down British politicians.
It then goes back to 1917, when Lawrence was a lieutenant in the army, seen by his supervisors as insolent and vain, and transferred to the supervision of Dryden (Claude Rains) to help Prince Faisal (Alec Guiness) and his men fight the Turks despite the objections of General Murray (Donald Wolfit).
Omar Sharif is Ali-ibn el Kharish. Lawrence is called “English” by them.
Lawrence convinces Auda Abu Tayi (Anthony Quinn) to take their side and help fight the Turks.
There was an intermission during this, because it was almost 4 hours, and theaters that showed them would charge double the price of admission. The journalist was played by Arthur Kennedy.
Cleopatra was the other blockbuster that year.
From Beatlezania drawn by John Severin, in Cracked #42, March 1965.
From Pell-Mell with Mel illustrated by John Severin, in Cracked #125, July 1975.
