Long before Mad Magazine found itself as source material for a movie ("Up The Academy"), a late night sketch comedy show (MadTV), and a Cartoon Network series bearing its name, the long running humor mag was being primed to be brought to television 45 years ago.
Unfortunately, no advertiser worth his stock portfolio was willing to take a chance on The Mad Magazine TV Special, which was produced in 1974.
Each of the sketches is pulled directly from the pages of Mad, such as the opening bit, "The Auto Manufacturer of The Year". Len Maxwell, who'd experience a career comeback 25 years later with Celebrity Deathmatch, is our announcer. Allen Swift is also heard.
With Mad, now published & distributed through DC, ceasing publication of original material later this summer, we'll use this to pay tribute.
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