Dates
- Cover date
- July 1983
- Pages
- 52
Editions and covers
Creators
Stories
- Tootsie Role · Hoff-Man/Hoff-Woman Dept. · 7 pages
Parody of the film "Tootsie"; an out of work actor nabs a part in a TV soap opera by masquerading as a woman.
- Picture Signs for all Occasions · A Symbol-Minded Idea Dept. · 3 pages
Wordless signs warning of various social situations.
- Little-Known and Rarely Diagnosed Mad Ailments Contracted at Fast Food Restaurants · Sick Humor Dept. · 2 pages
Diseases specifically contracted from frequenting fast food restaurants.
- The Lighter Side of ... · Berg's Eye View Dept. · 5 pages
The trials and tribulations of shoplifting, doctors, physical attractions, accusations, advice, cars, growing up, working, procrastination, parties, parents, noise, toys, and movies.
- The Evolution of a TV Situation Comedy · Expanse Account Dept. · 3 pages
Outline of the changes external forces exert on a television situation comedy.
- Don Martin Looks at the Dark Crystal · Crock Around The Rock Dept. · 3 pages
In a parody of the film "The Dark Crystal," a colony of elves and fairies oppose a bid for conquest from a colony of underworld trolls.
- State College of Adulthood Training · Learning a Living Dept. · 6 pages
College whose curriculum focuses on training young people to be conformist adults.
- Mother Goose Around the World · Visa Verses Dept. · 3 pages
Famous nursery rhymes are altered to reflect the local traits of various world regions.
- Instant TV Replays We'd Rather Not Have to See · For Repeat's Sake Dept. · 2 pages
Examples of incidents that don't need to be seen again.
- Give Us a Break! · Nell and Void Dept. · 6 pages
In a parody of the TV series "Gimme a Break," a widower and his four children live with a housekeeper who insults them.
- Spy Vs. Spy · 1 pages
The Black Spy nails the White Spy with a cannon ball within a cannon ball.
- Untitled · 1 pages
A firing squad member is too literal.
Reprinted in
Mad Special [Mad Super Special] (1970), Mad for Decades (2007)