Mad #470

Mad #470 from October 2006 leads with a wonderfully rendered caricature of a mustachioed, gap-toothed fellow in a flannel shirt — stamped with the headline "My Name Is Earlfred," a dead giveaway that the magazine is setting its sights on the hit TV show My Name Is Earl. Beyond the cover gag, the issue promises parodies of Hell's Kitchen and Spy vs. Spy, plus a "Class Clowns" feature and the return of Monroe, teased in the corner medallion. It's a packed autumn issue that captures Mad at its reliably sharp, satirical best.