Mad About TV

    (E.C., 1999)
™ and © William M. Gaines, Agent

“Batman,” “Star Trek,” “Columbo,” “Seinfeld,” “All in the Family,” “E.R.,” “Friends,” “Baywatch”—along with many others, they all get roasted in this terrific trade paperback from the Usual Gang of Idiots that produces Mad, the long-running black-and-white humor magazine.

Since its inception in the 1950s, Mad has been filled with dead-on parodies that spoof what America is watching on the tube. Here, readers will learn how to do well as a guest on “The Late Show with David Letterman” (“Cancel.”), “The Oprah Winfrey Show” (“Weep openly for the full hour.”), and “Phil Donahue” (“Suggest Phil run for Congress.”). You’ll also read what it takes to be a Generation X roomie on MTV’s “The Real World” (“List all five jobs you’ve had and been fired from in the past year.”).

Great stuff from the first name—and the last word!—in humor comics!
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