The Mad Magazine TV Special
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.
Unaired 1974 animated television pilot adapting MAD magazine sketches, subsequently called a TV special. Co-directed by Chris Ishii, Jimmy Murakami and Gordon Bellamy. Exact first public availability, edition runtime, complete production and performer-to-character credits, official character-profile matches and complete appearance coverage remain unresolved.
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The Mad Magazine TV Special is title 110 of 118 in our Animated Elseworlds viewing sequence. Start with this self-contained animated pilot adapting sketches from MAD magazine. Produced in 1974 and later called a television special, it never aired. No other screen adaptation is established as required viewing.
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