Mad Magazine – Spring 1981 – No. 34 – Super Special TV – 6.0 Fine (FN)
This Mad Super Special (No. 34, Spring 1981) spotlights television satire at its peak, with classic parodies, fold-ins, and TV-inspired spoofs. Graded 6.0 Fine (FN), the issue shows mild handling wear but retains a clean, solid interior—an appealing copy for collectors. The magazine in the photos is the exact one you will receive. Please check the images for condition verification. All items ship in a protective plastic covering, and combined shipping is available upon request.
Contents
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Waste of Space Department – Star Bleeccch – p.2
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Trouble Is A-Bruin Department – Genteel Ben – p.8
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Aloha-Ha-Ha Department – How-Are-Ya-Five-O’? – p.13
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Canned Laughter Department – This Issue’s MAD Fold-In – p.19
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A Turn for the Worse Department – Late Night TV Roulette – p.20
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Tom, Dick and Harried Department – A CBS Memo to the Smothers Brothers – p.24
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The Four Horsemen of the Preposterous Department – BananaZ – p.25
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Candid Camerawork Department – A TV Ad We’d Like to See – p.30
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The Play-by-Play’s the Thing Department – Football “In Depth” – p.31
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To Scheme the Impossible Scheme Department – Mission: Ridiculous – p.35
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Conglomerate Department – MAD’s Do-It-Yourself TV Premiere News Story – p.42
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Model Homemakers Department – The Infernal Triangle – p.44
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Moppet Up Department – MAD Looks at a Typical Kiddie TV Show – p.46
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The Sum of the Parts Department – The Six Million Dollars, Man! – p.49
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Doing It Up “Brown” Department – If Peanuts Were a Weekly TV Series – p.56
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A Turn for the Worse Department – Commercial Roulette – p.60
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Deadly Giveaways Department – MAD’s “TV Game Show” Originator of the Year – p.69
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Little Bigot Man Department – Gall in the Family Fare – p.73
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Condensed Milking Department – If TV Shows Were Actually Like Their Capsuled Descriptions – p.78
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Opened Sesame Department – MAD’s Reality Street – p.81
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Easy on the Socket-Book Department – A MAD Guide to Do-It-Yourself TV Repairs – p.87
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Aide-de-‘Camp’ Department – Bats-Man – p.87
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Marginal Thinking Department – “Drawn-Out Dramas” by Sergio Aragonés (throughout)
A lively issue from the height of Mad Magazine’s TV satire era, this Super Special is an entertaining addition for fans and a solid mid-grade collectible.