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Issue: Mad Special [Mad Super Special] #34
Publication Date: January 1981
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Issues: #34 of 141 Issues (153 Printings)
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Variant: $1.50 Cover Price
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Publisher: FlagEC
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Indicia Publisher: E.C. Publications Inc.
On Sale Date: (not set)
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Pages: 100
ISBN:
UPC/EAN: 0709893408011
Price: $1.50 USD
Indicia Frequency: none
Content Items: 28 (23 stories, 1 cover)
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Publication Type: Comic Book
Color: Color cover; Black and White interior
Dimensions: Magazine size
Paper Stock: glossy cover; newsprint interior
Binding: Saddle-stitched; some squarebound
Publishing Format: was ongoing series
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
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[untitled]

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Peter Graves [as James Phelps]
First Line: Good morning, Mr. Phelps
Synopsis: In a short parody of the TV series "Mission: Impossible," Mr. Phelps gets an unexpected assignment.
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Departments

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Star Blecch

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): William Shatner [as Captain Kook]; Leonard Nimoy [as Mr. Spook]; DeForrest Kelley [as Dr. BeCoy]; Nichelle Nichols [as the phone operator]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "Star Trek," an intrepid but incompetent crew of space explorers tries to combat a plague ravaging a planetary population.
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Disclose Notes: The leader of the planetary council is drawn in the style of Mad artist Don Martin. Charlie Brown makes a cameo flying a kite in deep space.
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Genteel Ben

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Trouble is A'Brewing Dept.
Character(s): Warden Tame; Helpem Tame; Marsh Tame; Genteel Ben
Synopsis: In a parody of the television series "Gentle Ben," an Everglades park ranger and his annoying family live and interact with a grizzly bear who is more civilized than they are.
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How-Are-Ya, Five-0?

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Jack Lord [as Steve McGarrish]; James MacArthur [as Dummy Williams]; Cam Fong [as Gung-Ho]; Zulu [as Loco]; Leo G. Carroll [as Mr. Asmus]; Zsa Zsa Gabor [as Mrs. Asmus]; Buddy Hackett [as Rocky]; George C. Scott [as Benson O'Connor]; Richard Denning [as The Governor]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "Hawaii Five-0," a dense police detective and his squad of equally dense subordinates search Hawaii for a missing Hawaiian artifact.
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What Brilliant Idea Has the Current TV Season Produced?

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Synopsis: Answer: "The same old trash."
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Late Night TV Roulette

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Turn For the Worse Dept.
Character(s): Johnny Carson; Ed McMahon; John Wayne [as Capt. Nathan Brittles]; The Supremes [Diana Ross; Mary Wilson; Florence Ballard]; Ronald Reagan; Nancy Reagan; Buddy Hackett; Hubert Humphrey
Synopsis: A man repeatedly flipping between The Tonight Show, an ABC News telecast and an old western movie unintentionally creates a stream of humorous dialogue.
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A CBS-TV Summer Memo to the Smothered Brothers

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Tom, Dick and Harried Dept.
Character(s): The Smothers Brothers [Tom Smothers; Dick Smothers]
Synopsis: Three examples of CBS Network memos to the Smothers Brothers, telling them in gentle verse to stop being political and just be funny. The memos are set against an illustration of the two comedians bound and gagged by censorship.
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Bananaz

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Lorne Greene [as Paw Cartwheel]; Dan Blocker [as Ox Cartwheel]; Michael Landon [as Mort Cartwheel]; Pernell Roberts [as Yves Cartwheel]; Primrose Blossomflower
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A TV Ad We'd Like to See

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Candid Camerawork Dept.
Synopsis: Parody of Tide Detergent television ads; a housewife caught on camera praising the product isn't as spontaneous as we're led to believe.
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Football "In Depth"

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): The Play By Play's The Thing Dept.
Character(s): Mel Hyndsite; Charlie Dittoe
Synopsis: A television broadcast team's attempt to broadcast a football game ends up interfering with the game and confusing the viewers.
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Mission: Ridiculous

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): To Scheme the Impossible Scheme Dept.
Character(s): Peter Graves [as Mr. Phelts]; Greg Morris [as Blarney]; Peter Lupus [as Billy]; Martin Landau [as Bowling]; Barbara Bain [as Synonym]
Synopsis: Parody of the TV series "Mission: Impossible"; a team of secret agents try to retrieve stolen microfilm in the most suspicious way possible.
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Mad's All-Inclusive Do-It-Yourself TV Premiere Newspaper Story

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Cornglomerate Dept.
Synopsis: Another in the Mad do-it-yourself Fill-in-the blanks semi-regular feature, this time focusing on a TV premiere newspaper story.
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The Infernal Triangle

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Throwing a Wench Into the Works Dept.
Synopsis: An ode to television sitcom wives.
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Mad Looks at a Typical Kiddie TV Show

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Moppet Up Dept.
Synopsis: A kid's show host tries to cope with an audience of cynical children.
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The Six Million Dollars, Man

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Lee Majors [as Steel Awesome]; Richard Anderson [as Roscoe]; Bobby Riggs; Otto Preminger [as Werner Won Ton]; Martin Balsam [as Dr. Balsawood]
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "The Six Million Dollar Man," an astronaut injured in an accident is given bionic implants and must rescue the surgeon who implanted them from his Soviet abductors.
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If "Peanuts" Were a Weekly TV Series

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Charlie Brown; Linus Van Pelt; Lucy Van Pelt; Peppermint Patty; Snoopy; Woodstock; Schroeder; Sally Brown; Shermy
Synopsis: If the Charlie Brown specials were turned into a weekly TV series, the shows concepts would be: Young Doctor Brown; Peanuts Squad; Peanuts Place; Charlie Brown, Attorney for the Defenseless; The Chuck Brown Show.
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Commercial Roulette

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): A Turn for the Worse Dept.
Character(s): Danny Thomas; Betty Furness; Tennessee Ernie Ford; Sharpie the Parrot (drawn as José Carioca); Jack Paar; Mr. Clean; Mrs. Fafoofnik
Synopsis: A person channel-surfs and keeps hitting commercials.
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Disclose Notes: Brands represented are: Miller High Life Beer, Anacin, Bufferin, Post Cereals, Rival Dog Food, Jockey Shorts, Fisk Tires, Westinghouse Appliances, Ford Automobiles, Chevrolet Automobiles, Drano, Gillette, Hertz Rent-A-Car, Mr. Clean, Dash Detergent, Paper-Mate Pens, The Untouchables television show, Colgate Toothpaste, The Jack Parr television show.
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Hokum's Heroes

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Feature(s): Mein "Kamp" Humor Dept.
Character(s): Bob Crane [as Col. Robert Hokum]; John Banner [as Sgt. Schlitz]; Werner Klemperer [as Commandant Klunk]; Sigrid Valdis [as Olga]; Dwight Eisenhower; Adolf Hitler
Synopsis: Parody of the TV show "Hogan's Heroes"; the head officer of the prisoners in a Nazi prison camp can't enjoy all of the secret benefits of the camp because he is worried about the future.
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Mad's "TV Game Show" Originator of the Year

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Deadly Giveaways Dept.
Character(s): Frank McGee [as Frank McGeek]; Chuck Barris
Synopsis: The producer of low-brow, embarrassment-oriented game shows is interviewed.
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Gall in the Family Fare

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Little Bigot Man Dept.
Character(s): Carroll O'Connor [as Starchy Bunkerhill]; Jean Stapleton [as Edith Bunkerhill]; Rob Reiner [as Meek Stivic]; Sally Struthers [as Glorioski Stivic]; Adolf Hitler
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV series "All In The Family," the bigoted head of a dysfunctional family spouts his opinions to anyone and everyone while waiting for a reunion with an old army buddy.
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If TV Shows Were Actually Like Their "Capsuled Descriptions"

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Genres: humorous
Feature(s): Condensed Milking Dept.
Character(s): Dean Martin; George Hamilton; Nancy Sinatra; Spanky; Pat Paulsen; Marlin Perkins; Jim Fowler; Walter Cronkite; David Susskind; Gore Vidal; Norman Mailer; Lawrence Welk; Cy Coleman; Bob McAllister; Bill Baird; Kyle Rote
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Mad's Reality Street

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Genres: humorous
Character(s): Roscoe Orman [as Gorgon]; Bob McGrath; Loretta Long; Bert; Ernie; Cookie Monster; Grover; Oscar the Grouch; Big Bird; Scary
Synopsis: In a parody of the TV show "Sesame Street," local residents and puppets try to teach simple lessons amid the decay and danger of an inner city slum neighborhood block.
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A Mad Guide to "Do-It-Yourself" TV Repairs

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Feature(s): Easy on the Socket-Book Dept.
Synopsis: How to repair your television set by yourself.
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Bats-Man

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Genres: humorous, superhero
Character(s): Adam West [as Bruce Swain and Bats-Man]; Burt Ward [as Gray Dickson and Sparrow]; Alan Napier [as Alfred]; Madge Blake [as Aunt Harriet]; Neil Hamilton [as Commissioner Gordon]; Stafford Repp [as Chief O'Hara]
Synopsis: Parody of the television show "Batman"; tired of his double identity ruining his love life, Sparrow attempts to murder Bats-Man.
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The Shill Gasoline Commercial

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Synopsis: In a parody of Shell Oil TV commercials, a test car blows past the mileage marker competing gasoline brands take the test car, and unfortunately over a cliff.
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The Television Studio

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Genres: humorous
Synopsis: The reason why color television studio personnel and black and white television studio personnel are segregated.
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