Mad #240
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join freeIn "Tootsie Role," Dave Berg delivers a sharp, character-driven slice of life with his signature wit and observational humor, exploring the quiet chaos of everyday growing up—from shoplifting mishaps and awkward doctor visits to the endless parade of small rebellions and parental expectations. Rendered in his precise, expressive style with inks by Berg himself, and framed by Jack Rickard’s lively cover, this 1983 Mad classic captures the absurdity of adolescence with a perfectly timed punchline.
In "The Lighter Side of …," a chaotic mix of everyday absurdities unfolds through a series of vignettes that capture the universal frustrations and quiet joys of growing up—from dodging shoplifting alarms to dodging parental lectures, from awkward doctor visits to the silent battle of noise during a movie. With sharp, deadpan humor and a perfectly typeset lettering style, the story finds comedy in the mundane, turning laundry day, procrastination, and party crashes into a shared, slightly bewildered laugh.
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Reprinted in Mad #171 (1983), Mad #172 (1983), Mad #173 (1983), Mad #242 (1983), Mad #168 (1984), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #66 (1989), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #67 (1989), Mad for Decades #[nn] (2007), Mad #256
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