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The Mad Magazine TV Special

1974 · Film · short · 22 min

Directed by Gordon Bellamy, Chris K. Ishii, Jimmy T. Murakami

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An animated adaptation of the notorious satire comic magazine. The skits include a look at a modern American car factory, the inner workings of a hospital, and a parody of The Godfather.

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  1. PositiveDonHopkinsApr 10, 2023

    Oh, this is a recently unearthed gem:

    The Mad Magazine TV Special | 1974 | 16mm | 2K Scan

    6,763 views Premiered Sep 9, 2022 #Animation #MAD #MADMagazine

    Mark Kausler animated the ‘Spy vs Spy’ segment on this special. He managed to get a copy of the special on 16mm which is what we used to scan.

    Film scanning done by Blackhawk Films: https://www.fpa-blackhawk.com

    An animated adaptation of the notorious satire comic magazine. The skits include a look at a modern American car factory, the inner workings of a hospital, a spoof of The Godfather (1972), Mad Magazine's X-Ray vision and Spy vs. Spy.

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dUQiXGA-0Tk