Mad #83
☆ Be the first to review + Add to your collection — Join free"Stupidity on Television" in Mad #83 (1963) skewers the era’s TV landscape with sharp, satirical takes on shows like Ben Casey, The Garry Moore Show, and The Huntley/Brinkley Report, poking fun at how programming was increasingly simplified for mass appeal. Written by Stan Hart and brought to life with incisive wit by artist Mort Drucker—whose distinctive style and inking define the issue’s biting humor—this classic parody remains a clever snapshot of mid-60s media culture. Cover by Mort Drucker.
In "Stupidity on Television," Mad #83 skewers the era's TV landscape with sharp, satirical takes on shows like *Ben Casey*, *The Garry Moore Show*, and *The Huntley/Brinkley Report*, turning serious dramas and news programs into absurd, laughably simplified versions. With deadpan wit and clever visual gags, the parody highlights how television was increasingly catering to the lowest common denominator—without ever naming the trend outright.
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Reprinted in Mad Follies #3 (1965), The Worst from MAD #8 (1965), Mad #15 (1969), The Ridiculously Expensive Mad #[nn] (1969), The Completely Mad Don Martin #[nn] (1974), Mad #97 (1977), Good 'n' Mad #26 (1981), Mad's Sergio Aragonés on Parade #14 (1982), Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #70 (1990), Mad's Greatest Artists: Sergio Aragonès #[nn] (2010), Mad's Greatest Artists: Don Martin #[nn] (2014), Mad #31 (2023)
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