Dates
- Cover date
- July 1974
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
- Original editionSource ↗
Creators
Stories
- The Way We Bore · A Left Jabber and a Right Uppercrust Dept. · 7 pages
In a parody of the film "The Way We Were," two ex-lovers are reunited during the United States' involvement in World War II.
- One Evening at a Cocktail Party · 1 pages
A man engages an animal trainer in conversation at a party.
- A Mad Look at Marriage...Before and After · Wedding Belts Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of how people's behavior changes once they're married.
- Singable Theme Songs for TV Shows · Strike Up the Bland Dept. · 3 pages
The lyrics of popular songs are rewritten in order to make them theme songs for current television series.
- Parental Non-Sequiturs · Shift of Gab Dept. · 3 pages
Examples of how the reactions to teens' proclamations are different than the anticipated reactions.
- The Lighter Side of the Energy Crisis · 5 pages
How people deal with the gasoline shortage.
- A Mad Guide to Recycling Garbage · Altering the Waste Dept. · 7 pages
Examples of how discards can be converted into useable items.
- At "The National Association of Professional Glass-Eaters" Banquet · 1 pages
A diner has a complaint about his meal.
- A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at a TV Network · Inside-Ouch Dept. · 3 pages
Examples of why the TV networks do the things they do.
- Remember When... · Then and Oww! Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of how progress isn't always better.
- Alfred's Poor Almanac · 1 pages
Satirical historical events listings for the months of May and June.
- Billy Jock · Diatribal Legend Dept. · 7 pages
Parody of the film "Billy Jack"; a Native American ex-Marine tries to live a peaceful life, but the local redneck idiots just won't let him.
- One Day on a Tennis Court · 1 pages
The loser of a tennis match makes an ungracious response to losing.
Reprinted in
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad for Kicks (1980), Mad for Decades (2007), MAD TV (1995)