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.
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Various examples of how current television shows can be "dumbed down" to match the incoming crop of silly situation comedies. Shows parodies are "Ben Casey", "The Garry Moore Show", "The Huntley/Brinkley Report", "CBS Sports Spectacular", "The Defenders", "DuPont Show of the Week", and "Classical Civilization".
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