List of television show spoofs in Mad#cite note-22
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A typical issue of Mad magazine will include at least one full parody of a popular movie or television show. The titles are changed to create a play on words; for instance, The Addams Family became The Adnauseum Family. The character names are generally switched in the same fashion.
These articles typically cover five pages or more and are presented as a sequential storyline with caricatures and word balloons. The opening page or two-page splash usually consists of the cast of the show introducing themselves directly to the reader; in some parodies, the writers sometimes attempt to circumvent this convention by presenting the characters without such direct exposition. Many parodies end with the abrupt deus ex machina appearance of outside characters or pop culture figures who are similar in nature to the movie or TV series being parodied, or who comment satirically on the theme. For example, Dr. Phil arrives to counsel the Desperate Housewives, or the cast of Sex and the City show up as the new hookers on Deadwood.
The parodies frequently make comedic use of the fourth wall, breaking character, and meta-references. Within an ostensibly self-contained storyline, the characters may refer to the technical aspects of filmmaking, the publicity, hype, or box office surrounding their project, their own past roles, any clichés being used, and so on.
Several show business stars have been quoted to the effect that the moment when they knew they'd finally "made it" was when they saw themselves thus depicted in the pages of Mad.
The following list of all the TV show spoofs in Mad Magazine is ordered by the decades in which they were produced.
TV shows spoofs list
= 1950s =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Spoofed title
! Actual title ! Writer ! Artist ! Issue ! Date ! Ref |
|---|
| Lone Stranger!
| The Lone Ranger (September 1949 – June 1957) | 3 | January–February 1953 |
| Lone Stranger Rides Again!
| The Lone Ranger (September 1949 – June 1957) | 8 | December 1953 - January 1954 |
| Dragged Net!
| Dragnet (December 1951 – August 1959) (a spoof of the radio version had previously appeared in issue #3) | 11 | May 1954 |
| The Countynental!
| The Continental (January 1952 – January 1953) | 14 | August 1954 |
| Captain TVideo!
| Captain Video and His Video Rangers (June 1949 – April 1955) | 15 | September 1954 |
| What's My Shine!
| Both What's My Line? (February 1950 – September 1967) (Genre: Panel game show) (Broadcaster: CBS) | 17 | November 1954 |
| Howdy Dooit!
| Howdy Doody (January 1948 – September 1960) | 18 | December 1954 |
| Is This Your Life?
| This Is Your Life (October 1952 – June 1961) | 24 | July 1955 |
| The Dave Garrowunway Show
| Today with Dave Garroway (Since January 1952 (though Garroway left the show in 1961)) | 26 | November 1955 |
| Nightwatch
| Dragnet (June 1949 – July 1957) | Arnold Hayne | 27 | April 1956 |
| The Ed Suvillan Show
| The Ed Sullivan Show (June 1948 – June 1971) | 27 | April 1956 |
| Medical
| Medic (September 1954 – August 1956) | 28 | July 1956 |
| Walt Dizzy Presents Dizzyland
| Walt Disney Presents Disneyland (October 1954 – September 1983) | ? | 30 | December 1956 |
| Gunsmoked
| Gunsmoke (September 1955 – March 1975) | 30 | December 1956 |
| Big Big Story
| The Big Story (September 1949 – 1958) | ? | 32 | April 1957 |
| The Night that Perry Masonmint Lost a Case
| Perry Mason (September 1957 – May 1966) | Bill Levine | 48 | July 1959 |
| The Night Peter Gone Cracked
| Peter Gunn (September 1958 – September 1961) | 50 | October 1959 |
| The Price is All Right
| The Price Is Right (November 1956 – September 1965) | 51 | December 1959 |
= 1960s =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Spoofed title
! Actual title ! Writer ! Artist ! Issue ! Date ! Ref |
|---|
| 777 Sunset Strip
| 77 Sunset Strip (October 1958 – February 1964) | 52 | January 1960 |
| The Rifle, Man!
| The Rifleman (September 1958 – April 1963) | 53 | March 1960 |
| The Arthur Money Party
| The Arthur Murray Party (June 1950 – September 1960) | 55 | June 1960 |
| Highway Squad
| Highway Patrol (October 1955 – September 1959) | 58 | October 1960 |
| TV's Wonder Dog Lizzie
| Lassie (September 1954 – March 1973) | 59 | December 1960 |
| Naked Town
| Naked City (September 1958 – May 1963) | 60 | January 1961 |
| Sneaky Camera with Allan Funn
| Candid Camera with Allen Funt (August 1948 – Ongoing) | 64 | July 1961 |
| Route 67
| Route 66 (October 1960 – March 1964) | 70 | April 1962 |
| Bananaz
| Bonanza (September 1959 – January 1973) | 73 | September 1962 |
| Dr. Kiljoy
| Dr. Kildare (September 1961 – April 1966) | 74 | October 1962 |
| The Defensers
| The Defenders (September 1961 – May 1965) | 77 | March 1963 |
| The Tenth Hour
| The Eleventh Hour (October 1962 – April 1964) | 80 | July 1963 |
| The Nurtzes
| The Nurses (September 1962 – May 1965) | 82 | October 1963 |
| Strange Interlude with Hazey
| Hazel (September 1961 – April 1966) | 85 | March 1964 |
| Buck's Law
| Burke's Law (September 1963 – January 1966) | Frank Jacobs | 88 | July 1964 |
| The Phewgitive
| The Fugitive (September 1963 – August 1967) | 89 | September 1964 |
| Mr. Nudnik
| Mr. Novak (September 1963 – August 1965) | 91 | December 1964 |
| Passion Place
| Peyton Place (September 1964 – June 1969) | 95 | June 1965 |
| The Man From A.U.N.T.I.E.
| The Man from U.N.C.L.E. (September 1964 – January 1968) | 96 | July 1965 |
| The Rooks
| The Rogues (September 1964 – April 1965) | 97 | September 1965 |
| Flapper
| Flipper (September 1964 – April 1967) | 98 | October 1965 |
| Football "In Depth"
| Parody of the TV reporting overkill used at the 1964 political conventions, applied to a football telecast | Ronald Axe | 99 | December 1965 |
| The Virginiaham
| The Virginian (September 1962 – March 1971) | 99 | December 1965 |
| The Nilson Family
| The Adventures of Ozzie and Harriet (October 1952 – September 1966) | 100 | January 1966 |
| Shirley Finster's New York
| Parody of specials showing movie stars conducting "TV tours" of big cities | Ronald Axe | 100 | January 1966 |
| Voyage to See What's on the Bottom
| Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea (September 1964 – March 1968) | 101 | March 1966 |
| BrandXed
| Branded (January 1965 – September 1966) | 102 | April 1966 |
| Wild World of Sports
| Wide World of Sports (April 1961 – January 1998) | 102 | April 1966 |
| Honey Waste
| Honey West (September 1965 – April 1966) | Tom Koch | 103 | June 1966 |
| Loused Up in Space
| Lost in Space (September 1965 – March 1968) | 104 | July 1966 |
| Bats-man
| Batman (January 1966 – March 1968) | 105 | September 1966 |
| Hullabadig Au Go Go
| Hullabaloo (January 1965 – August 1966) (Genre: Musical variety) (Broadcaster: NBC) / | 105 | September 1966 |
| 12 O'Crocked High
| 12 O'Clock High (September 1964 – January 1967) | 106 | October 1966 |
| The Miss American Beauty Pageant
| The Miss America Beauty Pageant (Held since 1921, the event was first broadcast on TV in 1954) | 107 | December 1966 |
| Hokum's Heroes / Hochman's Heroes
| Hogan's Heroes (September 1965 – March 1971) | 108 | January 1967 |
| Doc Tari
| Daktari (January 1966 – January 1969) | 109 | March 1967 |
| The Life of Your Run
| Run for Your Life (September 1965 – March 1968) | 110 | April 1967 |
| Why Spy?
| I Spy (September 1965 – April 1968) | 111 | June 1967 |[http://madcoversite.com/mad111.html Doug Gilford's Mad Cover Site - Mad #111] |
| TVarzan
| Tarzan (September 1966 – April 1968) | 112 | July 1967 |
| The Iron Horselaff
| Iron Horse (September 1966 – January 1968) | 113 | September 1967 |
| Ratpacktrol
| The Rat Patrol (September 1966 – March 1968) | 114 | October 1967 |
| Star Blecch
| Star Trek (September 1966 – June 1969) | 115 | December 1967 |
| The Joe Nasty Show
| Parody of the trend towards rude or confrontational talk shows, primarily Joe Pyne's | 116 | January 1968 |
| Mission: Ridiculous
| Mission: Impossible (September 1966 – March 1973) | 118 | April 1968 |
| The Invasioners
| The Invaders (January 1967 – March 1968) | 119 | June 1968 |
| The Flying Nut
| The Flying Nun (September 1967 – March 1970) | 121 | September 1968 |
| Genteel Ben
| Gentle Ben (September 1967 – August 1969) | 122 | October 1968 |
| It Takes a Crook
| It Takes a Thief (January 1968 – March 1970) | 123 | December 1968 |
| Jugg for the Defensive
| Judd, for the Defense (September 1967 – March 1969) | 123 | December 1968 |
| Mannecch
| Mannix (September 1967 – April 1975) | 123 | December 1968 |
| Familiar Affair
| Family Affair (September 1966 – March 1971) | 126 | April 1969 |
| The Odd Squad
| The Mod Squad (September 1968 – August 1973) | 127 | June 1969 |
| Jewelia
| Julia (September 1968 – March 1971) | 129 | September 1969 |
| Land of the Giant Bores
| Land of the Giants (September 1968 – March 1970) | 130 | October 1969 |
| Boredom-12
| Adam-12 (September 1968 – May 1975) | 131 | December 1969 |
= 1970s =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Spoofed title
! Actual title ! Writer ! Artist ! Issue ! Date ! Ref |
|---|
| "The Ghost and the Mrs." Misses
| The Ghost & Mrs. Muir (September 1968 – March 1970) | 134 | April 1970 |
| Then Came Bombsome
| Then Came Bronson (September 1969 – April 1970) | 135 | June 1970 |
| Room 222ZZZZZZzzzzzzzzz
| Room 222 (September 1969 – January 1974) | 136 | July 1970 |
| Makeus Sickby M.D.
| Marcus Welby, M.D. (September 1969 – July 1976) | 137 | September 1970 |
| Ironride
| Ironside (September 1967 – January 1975) | 139 | December 1970 |
| The Doris Daze Show
| The Doris Day Show (September 1968 – March 1973) | 140 | January 1971 |
| How-Are-Ya-Five-O?
| Hawaii Five-O (September 1968 – April 1980) | 141 | March 1971 |
| My Three Sonny Boys
| My Three Sons (September 1960 – August 1972) | 142 | April 1971 |
| The Game is Inane
| The Name of the Game (September 1968 – March 1971) | 143 | June 1971 |
| The F.I.B.
| The F.B.I. (September 1965 – April 1974) | 144 | July 1971 |
| Mad's Reality Street
| Sesame Street (Since November 1969) | 146 | October 1971 |
| Gall in the Family Fare
| All in the Family (January 1971 – April 1979) | 147 | December 1971 |
| Storefront Broadcasters
| Storefront Lawyers (September 1970 – January 1971) | Tom Koch | 149 | March 1972 |
| The Mary Tailor-Made Show
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show (September 1970 – March 1977) | Tom Koch | 149 | March 1972 |
| Barney
| Arnie (September 1970 – March 1972) | Tom Koch | 149 | March 1972 |
| The F.D.A.
| The F.B.I. (September 1965 – April 1974) | Tom Koch | 149 | March 1972 |
| Hawaii Channel Five-O
| Hawaii Five-O (September 1968 – April 1980) | Tom Koch | 149 | March 1972 |
| Messy's Thanksgiving Day Parade
| Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade (Since November 1948) | 148 | January 1972 |[http://madcoversite.com/mad148.html Doug Gilford's Mad Cover Site - Mad #148] |
| The Putrid Family
| The Partridge Family (September 1970 – March 1974) | 150 | April 1972 |
| Miracle Center
| Medical Center (September 1969 – March 1976) | 151 | June 1972 |
| Manic
| Mannix (September 1967 – April 1975) | 152 | July 1972 |
| Longshot
| Longstreet (September 1971 – March 1972) | 153 | September 1972 |
| The Mary Tailor-Made Show
| The Mary Tyler Moore Show (September 1970 – March 1977) | Tom Koch | 155 | December 1972 |
| Clodumbo
| Columbo (September 1971 – May 1978) | 156 | January 1973 |
| The Funny & Glare Show
| The Sonny & Cher Show (August 1971 – May 1974) | 157 | March 1973 |
| Owem Marshmallow, Attorney at Law
| Owen Marshall, Counselor at Law (September 1971 – April 1974) | 159 | June 1973 |
| Cannonball
| Cannon (September 1971 – March 1976) | 160 | July 1973 |
| Idjit Loves Ernie
| Bridget Loves Bernie (September 1972 – March 1973) | 161 | September 1973 |
| Bawde
| Maude (September 1972 – April 1978) | Tom Koch | 162 | October 1973 |
| Kung Fool
| Kung Fu (October 1972 – March 1975) | 164 | January 1974 |
| The Dulltons
| The Waltons (September 1972 – June 1981) | 165 | March 1974 |
| M*A*S*H*UGA
| M*A*S*H (September 1972 – February 1983) | 166 | April 1974 |
| The "Straights" of San Francisco
| The Streets of San Francisco (September 1972 – June 1977) | 167 | June 1974 |
| McClod
| McCloud (September 1970 – April 1977) | 169 | September 1974 |
| The Rookers
| The Rookies (September 1972 – March 1976) | 171 | December 1974 |
| The Six Million Dollars, Man!
| The Six Million Dollar Man (January 1974 – March 1978) | 172 | January 1975 |
| Kojerk
| Kojak (October 1973 – March 1978) | 173 | March 1975 |
| Barnacle Groans
| Barnaby Jones (January 1973 – April 1980) | Tom Koch | 175 | June 1975 |
| Cheeko and the Ham
| Chico and the Man (September 1974 – July 1978) | 177 | September 1975 |
| Good Time-Slot
| Good Times (February 1974 – January 1980) | 182 | April 1976 |
| Barfetta
| Baretta (January 1975 – May 1978) | 183 | June 1976 |
| Rhota
| Rhoda (September 1974 – December 1978) | 184 | July 1976 |
| Harsky & Stutch
| Starsky & Hutch (September 1975 – May 1979) | 185 | September 1976 |
| Keep On Trekkin': The Mad "Star Trek" Musical
|Star Trek (September 1966 – June 1969) |186 |October 1976 |
| Phoolish
| Phyllis (September 1975 – March 1977) | 186 | October 1976 |
| Crappy Days
| Happy Days (January 1974 – September 1984) | 187 | December 1976 |
| The Moronic Woman
| The Bionic Woman (January 1976 – May 1978) | 188 | January 1977 |
| Welcome Back, Klodder
| Welcome Back, Kotter (September 1975 – June 1979) | 189 | March 1977 |
| One Dame at a Time
| One Day at a Time (January 1976 – May 1984) | 190 | April 1977 |
| The Jazzyslums
| The Jeffersons (January 1975 – July 1985) | 191 | June 1977 |
| Churlie's Angles
| Charlie's Angels (September 1976 – June 1981) | 193 | September 1977 |
| Lavoine & Shoiley
| Laverne & Shirley (January 1976 – May 1983) | 194 | October 1977 |
| Blarney Miller
| Barney Miller (January 1975 – May 1982) | 195 | December 1977 |
| He's Company
| Three's Company (March 1977 – September 1984) | 196 | January 1978 |
| Little House Oh, So Dreary
| Little House on the Prairie (September 1974 – March 1983) | 197 | March 1978 |
| Alas
| Alice (August 1976 – March 1985) | 198 | April 1978 |
| What Happened?
| What's Happening!! (August 1976 – April 1979) | 199 | June 1978 |
| The Dummy & Mareek Show
| The Donny & Marie Show (January 1976 – January 1979) | 200 | July 1978 |
| Eight is Too Rough
| Eight Is Enough (March 1977 – August 1981) | 201 | September 1978 |
| Lust Boat
| The Love Boat (September 1977 – February 1987) | 202 | October 1978 |
| Fantasy "Buy"land
| Fantasy Island (January 1978 – May 1984) | 203 | December 1978 |
| The Incredible Bulk
| The Incredible Hulk (March 1978 – May 1982) | 204 | January 1979 |
| Lou Grouch
| Lou Grant (September 1977 – September 1982) | Tom Koch | 205 | March 1979 |
| Reject UFO's
| Project U.F.O. (February 1978 – July 1979) | 207 | June 1979 |
| Cattle Car Galaxica
| Battlestar Galactica (September 1978 – April 1979) | 208 | July 1979 |
| Shmork & Windy
| Mork & Mindy (September 1978 – May 1982) | Lou Silverstone | 209 | September 1979 |
| Sixty Seconds
| 60 Minutes (Since September 1968) | 210 | October 1979 |
| Vague-$
| Vegas (September 1978 – June 1981) | 210 | October 1979 |
| CHiMPs
| CHiPs (September 1977 – May 1983) | 211 | December 1979 |
= 1980s =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Spoofed title
! Actual title ! Writer ! Artist ! Issue ! Date ! Ref |
|---|
| Taxing
| Taxi (September 1978 – June 1983) | 212 | January 1980 |
| The White, Shadowed
| The White Shadow (November 1978 – March 1981) | 214 | April 1980 |
| Six Minutes on "The Return of the Draft"
| 60 Minutes (Since September 1968) | 215 | June 1980 |
| Diff'rent Jokes
| Diff'rent Strokes (November 1978 – March 1986) | 215 | June 1980 |
| Bentson
| Benson (September 1979 – April 1986) | Tom Koch | 216 | July 1980 |
| The Crockford Files
| The Rockford Files (September 1974 – January 1980) | 217 | September 1980 |
| WKRAP in Cincinnati
| WKRP in Cincinnati (September 1978 – April 1982) | 218 | October 1980 |
| The Dopes of Haphazzard
| The Dukes of Hazzard (January 1979 – February 1985) | 219 | December 1980 |
| Queezy
| Quincy, M.E. (October 1976 – May 1983) | 220 | January 1981 |
| Crapper John, M.D.
| Trapper John, M.D. (September 1979 – September 1986) | 221 | March 1981 |
| That's Real Incredible, People!
| Real People (April 1979 – July 1984) (Genre: Reality) (Broadcaster: NBC) / | 222 | April 1981 |
| Dullus
| Dallas (September 1978 – May 1991) | 223 | June 1981 |
| Har To Har
| Hart to Hart (September 1979 – May 1984) | 224 | July 1981 |
| Too Gross For Comfort
| Too Close for Comfort (November 1980 – February 1987) | 226 | October 1981 |
| Magnumb, P.U.
| Magnum, P.I. (January 1981 – May 1988) | 227 | December 1981 |
| Starchie Bonker's Place
| Archie Bunker's Place (September 1979 – April 1983) | 228 | January 1982 |
| Family Fools
| Family Feud (Since July 1976) | 229 | March 1982 |
| DeGenerate Hospital
| General Hospital (Since April 1963) | 230 | April 1982 |
| Mad's Academy Awards Show
| The Academy Awards (Since May 1929) | 231 | June 1982 |
| Swill Street Blues
| Hill Street Blues (January 1981 – May 1987) | Tom Koch | 231 | June 1982 |
| The Greatest American Zero
| The Greatest American Hero (March 1981 – February 1983) | 232 | July 1982 |
| Six Minutes Looks at Nuclear Power
| 60 Minutes (Since September 1968) | 233 | September 1982 |
| The Brawl Guy
| The Fall Guy (November 1981 – May 1986) | 233 | September 1982 |
| M*U*S*H
| M*A*S*H (September 1972 – February 1983) | 234 | October 1982 |
| A Special Edition of "20/30" Starring Barbara Waltzers
| 20/20 (Since June 1978) | 234 | October 1982 |
| The Yaks of Life
| The Facts of Life (August 1979 – May 1988) | Tom Koch | 235 | December 1982 |
| Private Benjurmind
| Private Benjamin (April 1981 – January 1983) | 238 | April 1983 |
| Simple & Simple
| Simon & Simon (November 1981 – December 1988) | Lou Silverstone | 239 | June 1983 |
| Give Us A Break!
| Gimme a Break! (October 1981 – May 1987) | 240 | July 1983 |
| Knut Rider
| Knight Rider (September 1982 – April 1986) | 241 | September 1983 |
| Square Dregs
| Square Pegs (September 1982 – March 1983) | 241 | September 1983 |
| The A(sinine) Team
| The A-Team (January 1983 – March 1987) | 242 | October 1983 |
| T.S. Shnooker
| T. J. Hooker (March 1982 – May 1986) | 243 | December 1983 |
| Asinine to Five
| Nine to Five (March 1982 – October 1983) | 244 | January 1984 |
| Not-So-New-Hart
| Newhart (October 1982 – May 1990) | 245 | March 1984 |
| Matt Houstink
| Matt Houston (September 1982 – July 1985) | 246 | April 1984 |
| AfterMUSH
| AfterMASH (September 1983 – May 1985) | 247 | June 1984 |
| Remington Steal
| Remington Steele (October 1982 – April 1987) | 248 | July 1984 |
| Beers
| Cheers (September 1982 – May 1993) | 249 | September 1984 |
| Scaredcrow and Mrs. Kling
| Scarecrow and Mrs. King (October 1983 – May 1987) | 250 | October 1984 |
| Web*Star
| Webster (September 1983 – March 1989) | 251 | December 1984 |
| Family Tides
| Family Ties (September 1982 – May 1989) | 252 | January 1985 |
| Hardhassle and McCorny
| Hardcastle and McCormick (September 1983 – May 1986) | 252 | January 1985 |
| Rip-Off-Tide
| Riptide (January 1984 – August 1986) | 254 | April 1985 |
| The Clodsby Show
| The Cosby Show (September 1984 – April 1992) | 255 | June 1985 |
| Mike Hammy
| Mike Hammer (January 1984 – January 1985) | 255 | June 1985 |
| Die-Nasty
| Dynasty (January 1981 – May 1989) | 256 | July 1985 |
| Mate & Ali-mony
| Kate & Allie (March 1984 – May 1989) | Dennis Snee | 257 | September 1985 |
| Gigglin's Island
| Gilligan's Island (September 1964–April 1967) | 259 | December 1985 |
| Nut Court
| Night Court (January 1984 – May 1992) | 259 | December 1985 |
| The Crummymooners
| The Honeymooners (October 1955 – September 1956) | 260 | January 1986 |
| Miami Price
| Miami Vice (September 1984 – January 1990) | 261 | March 1986 |
| Murder She Hopes
| Murder, She Wrote (September 1984 – May 1996) | 261 | March 1986 |
| Highway to Heaving
| Highway to Heaven (August 1984 – August 1989) | 262 | April 1986 |
| Reprieve it for Beaver
| Leave It to Beaver (October 1957 – June 1963) | Dennis Snee | 262 | April 1986 |
| The Olden Girls
| The Golden Girls (September 1985 – May 1992) | 263 | June 1986 |
| Moon-Fighting
| Moonlighting (March 1985 – May 1989) | 264 | July 1986 |
| Groaning Pains
| Growing Pains (September 1985 – April 1992) | Lou Silverstone | 266 | October 1986 |
| We'll Make a Fortune
| Wheel of Fortune (Since January 1975) | 266 | October 1986 |
| Boob's the Boss?
| Who's the Boss? (September 1984 – April 1992) | Dennis Snee | 266 | October 1986 |
| Mr. Jolly Rogers' Neighborhood Visits a Local Bank
| Mister Rogers' Neighborhood (February 1968 – August 2001) | 267 | December 1986 |
| Grabme & Spacey
| Cagney & Lacey (March 1982 – May 1988) | 267 | December 1986 |
| I Love Luny
| I Love Lucy (October 1951 – May 1957) | 269 | March 1987 |
| Perfectly Strange
| Perfect Strangers (March 1986 – August 1993) | 270 | April 1987 |
| The Tranquilizer
| The Equalizer (September 1985 – August 1989) | 271 | June 1987 |
| ARFul
| ALF (September 1986 – March 1990) | 272 | July 1987 |
| Forget Smart
| Get Smart (September 1965 – May 1970) | 272 | July 1987 |
| Amends
| Amen (September 1986 – May 1991) | 273 | September 1987 |
| The Andy Grinning Show
| The Andy Griffith Show (October 1960 – April 1968) | 273 | September 1987 |
| L.A. Lewd
| L.A. Law (September 1985 – May 1994) | 274 | October 1987 |
| Head of the Crass
| Head of the Class (September 1986 – June 1991) | 275 | December 1987 |
| ReDesigning Women
| Designing Women (September 1986 – May 1993) | 279 | June 1988 |
| Beauty is the Beast
| Beauty and the Beast (September 1987 – August 1990) | 280 | July 1988 |
| An Indifferent World
| A Different World (September 1987 – July 1993) | 281 | September 1988 |
| St. Healthscare
| St. Elsewhere (October 1982 – May 1988) | 281 | September 1988 |
| Double Damp
| Double Dare (October 1986 – February 1993) | 282 | October 1988 |
| Star Blecch The Next Degradation
| Star Trek: The Next Generation (September 1987 – May 1994) | 282 | October 1988 |
| Beers
| Cheers (September 1982 – May 1993) | Debee Ovitz | 285 | March 1989 |
| The Moron Downer Jr. Show
| The Morton Downey Jr. Show (October 1987 – September 1989) | 286 | April 1989 |
| Thirty-Suffering
| Thirtysomething (September 1987 – May 1991) | 286 | April 1989 |
| 21 Junkheap
| 21 Jump Street (April 1987 – April 1991) | 286 | April 1989 |
| Grossanne
| Roseanne (October 1988 – May 1997) | 287 | June 1989 |
| Dreary John
| Dear John (October 1988 – July 1992) | 288 | July 1989 |
| Murky Brown
| Murphy Brown (November 1988 – May 1998) | 289 | September 1989 |
| The ABC Misery Movie
| The ABC Mystery Movie (February 1989 – August 1990) | 290 | October 1989 |
| The Blunder Years
| The Wonder Years (January 1988 – May 1993) | 291 | December 1989 |
= 1990s =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Spoofed title
! Actual title ! Writer ! Artist ! Issue ! Date ! Ref |
|---|
| Six Minutes Looks at Smoking
| 60 Minutes (Since September 1968) | 292 | January 1990 |
| Buried with Children
| Married... with Children (April 1987 – June 1997) | Dennis Snee | 292 | January 1990 |
| Dorky Housecall, M.D.
| Doogie Howser, M.D. (September 1989 – July 1993) | 294 | April 1990 |
| Empty Mess
| Empty Nest (October 1988 – April 1995) | Josh Gordon | 294 | April 1990 |
| Roach!
| Coach (February 1989 – May 1997) | 296 | July 1990 |
| America's Phoniest Home Videos Visits Fool House
| America's Funniest Home Videos (Since November 1989) (Genre: Reality) (Broadcaster: ABC) and | 297 | September 1990 |
| MacGimmick
| MacGyver (September 1985 – May 1992) | 302 | April 1991 |
| Stale Prince of Belch Air
| The Fresh Prince of Bel-Air (September 1990 – May 1996) | 303 | June 1991 |
| Major Dud
| Major Dad (September 1989 – April 1993) | 303 | June 1991 |
| Unsolved Miseries
| Unsolved Mysteries (January 1987 – April 2010) | Andrew J. Schwartzberg | 304 | July 1991 |
| Father Jowly Miseries
| Father Dowling Mysteries (November 1987 – May 1991) | 305 | September 1991 |
| Familiar Matters
| Family Matters (September 1989 – July 1998) | 307 | December 1991 |
| Snorin' Exposure
| Northern Exposure (July 1990 – July 1995) | 308 | January 1992 |
| Beverly Hills 911
| Beverly Hills, 90210 (October 1990 – May 2000) | Dennis Snee | 309 | March 1992 |
| Quandary Heap
| Quantum Leap (March 1989 – May 1993) | 309 | March 1992 |
| Love Corruption
| Love Connection (September 1983 – July 1994) | 310 | April 1992 |
| 50/50 Reports on Sleaze Biographers
| 20/20 (Since June 1978) | 310 | April 1992 |
| Gnome Improvement
| Home Improvement (September 1991 – May 1999) | A.J. Marley | 311 | June 1992 |
| Evening Shame
| Evening Shade (September 1990 – May 1994) | Dennis Snee | 313 | July 1992 |
| American Radiators
| American Gladiators (September 1989 – May 1996) | Dick DeBartolo | 315 | December 1992 |
| Entertainment Too Light Visits In Livid Color
| Entertainment Tonight (Since September 1981) (Genre: Entertainment news) (Broadcaster: Broadcast syndication) and | A. J. Marley | 317 | March 1993 |
| Smellgross Place
| Melrose Place (July 1992 – May 1999) | 317 | March 1993 |
| Blah-sum
| Blossom (January 1991 – May 1995) | Dennis Snee | 318 | April 1993 |
| Star Blecch Deep Space Swine
| Star Trek: Deep Space Nine (January 1993 – June 1999) | 321 | September 1993 |
| Batsman: The Anemic Series
| Batman: The Animated Series (September 1992 – September 1995) | 322 | October 1993 |
| Miscue 911
| Rescue 911 (April 1989 – August 1996) | 326 | March/April 1994 |
| Swinefilled
| Seinfeld (May 1990 – May 1998) | 327 | May 1994 |
| Ecch-Men
| X-Men (October 1992 – September 1997) | 327 | May 1994 |
| Babewatch
| Baywatch (September 1989 – May 2001) | 328 | June 1994 |
| Law & Disorder
| Law & Order (September 1990 – May 2010) | 328 | June 1994 |
| Flakier
| Frasier (September 1993 – May 2004) | 329 | July/August 1994 |
| NYPD Boobs
| NYPD Blue (September 1993 – March 2005) | 329 | July/August 1994 |
| Dr. Quack - Modern Woman
| Dr. Quinn, Medicine Woman (January 1993 – May 1998) | 330 | September 1994 |
| The Ecch-Files
| The X-Files (September 1993 – May 2002) | 335 | May 1995 |
| sickER
| ER (September 1994 – April 2009) | 336 | June 1995 |
| When Beavis & Butt-Head Grow Old!
| Beavis and Butt-Head (Since March 1993) | 336 | June 1995 |
| Lutus & Cluck: The New Misadventures of Stuporman
| Lois & Clark: The New Adventures of Superman (September 1993 – June 1997) | 336 | June 1995 |
| Grace Uninspired
| Grace Under Fire (September 1993 – February 1998) | A. J. Marley | 338 | August 1995 |
| Fiends
| Friends (September 1994 – May 2004) | Josh Gordon | 339 | September 1995 |
| Star Blecch Voyeur
| Star Trek: Voyager (January 1995 – May 2001) | 339 | September 1995 |
| Too Bad About You
| Mad About You (September 1992 – May 1999) | Josh Gordon | 342 | January/February 1996 |
| The Ninny
| The Nanny (November 1993 – June 1999) | Josh Gordon | 342 | January/February 1996 |
| sleepWalker, Texas Stranger
| Walker, Texas Ranger (September 1993 – May 2001) | 343 | March 1996 |
| Carolwhine Sitting Pretty
| Caroline in the City (September 1995 – April 1999) | Josh Gordon | 345 | May 1996 |{{Cite web|url=http://madcoversite.com/mad345html|title=Doug Gilford's Mad Cover Site - Mad #345}} |
| Smellen
| Ellen (March 1994 – July 1998) | A. J. Marley | 346 | June 1996 |
| Jerkules
| Hercules: The Legendary Journeys (January 1995 – November 1999) | 349 | September 1996 |
| Zima
| Xena: Warrior Princess (September 1995 – June 2001) | 349 | September 1996 |
| Single Louts
| Singled Out (June 1995 – May 1998) | 350 | October 1996 |
| Tortured by an Angel
| Touched by an Angel (September 1994 – April 2003) | 353 | January 1997 |
| The Sinking Guy
| The Single Guy (September 1995 – April 1997) | Josh Gordon | 355 | March 1997 |
| Spit City
| Spin City (September 1996 – April 2002) | Josh Gordon | 355 | March 1997 |
| Mil-lemon-ium
| Millennium (October 1996 – May 1999) | 358 | June 1997 |
| The Droop Carey Show
| The Drew Carey Show (September 1995 – September 2004) | Josh Gordon | 364 | December 1997 |
| Bob Villa's Home Aghast
| Bob Vila's Home Again (September 1990 – December 2007) | 366 | February 1998 |
| Busty the Vampire Spayer
| Buffy the Vampire Slayer (March 1997 – May 2003) | 367 | March 1998 |
| Ally's Appeal
| Ally McBeal (September 1997 – May 2002) | Josh Gordon | 370 | June 1998 |
| Everybody Loathes Raymud
| Everybody Loves Raymond (September 1996 – May 2005) | 372 | August 1998 |
| Just Spoof Me!
| Just Shoot Me! (March 1997 – August 2003) | Josh Gordon | 372 | August 1998 |
| Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist Moves to South Park
| Dr. Katz, Professional Therapist (May 1995 – February 2002) (Genre: Adult animated sitcom) (Broadcaster: Comedy Central) and | Grey Blackwell | 375 | November 1998 |
| JAB
| JAG (September 1995 – April 2005) | 377 | January 1999 |
| Kharma & Dreg
| Dharma & Greg (September 1997 – April 2002) | Josh Gordon | 379 | March 1999 |
| Scenes from the Antiques Freakshow
| Antiques Roadshow (Since January 1997) | Charlie Richards | 381 | May 1999 |
| Sub-brainy The Teenage Wretch
| Sabrina the Teenage Witch (September 1996 – April 2003) | 381 | May 1999 |
| NYPD Re-Do
| NYPD Blue (September 1993 – March 2005) | 382 | June 1999 |
| Hokéycon
| Pokémon (Since September 1998) | 386 | October 1999 |
| Moronica's Closet
| Veronica's Closet (September 1997 – June 2000) | Josh Gordon | 388 | December 1999 |
= 2000s =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Spoofed title
! Actual title ! Writer ! Artist ! Issue ! Date ! Ref |
|---|
| The Supremos
| The Sopranos (January 1999 – June 2007) | 389 | January 2000 |
| Wilt & Craze
| Will & Grace (September 1998 – April 2020) | Josh Gordon | 390 | February 2000 |
| 7th Heaving
| 7th Heaven (August 1996 – May 2007) | Dennis Snee | 391 | March 2000 |
| Dudson's Geeks
| Dawson's Creek (January 1998 – May 2003) | Josh Gordon | Ray Alma | 392 | April 2000 |
| Boobs Want to be a Millionaire
| Who Wants to Be a Millionaire (September 1998 – March 2021) | 392 | April 2000 |
| The Malpractice
| The Practice (March 1997 – May 2004) | Josh Gordon | 394 | June 2000 |
| Angle
| Angel (October 1999 – May 2004) | 396 | August 2000 |
| Survivoyeur
| Survivor (Since May 2000) | 398 | October 2000 |
| Totally Repulsed Live
| Total Request Live (September 1998 – November 2008) | Ray Alma | 399 | November 2000 |
| The Worst Wing
| The West Wing (September 1999 – May 2006) | 402 | February 2001 |
| Malcontent in the Muddle
| Malcolm in the Middle (January 2000 – May 2006) | 403 | March 2001 |
| C.S.OY
| CSI: Crime Scene Investigation (October 2000 – September 2015) | 405 | June 2001 |
| Sluts in the City
| Sex and the City (June 1998 – February 2004) | Josh Gordon | 407 | August 2001 |
| Bicker
| Becker (November 1998 – January 2004) | 408 | September 2001 |
| The King-size of Queens
| The King of Queens (September 1998 – May 2007) | Josh Gordon | 408 | September 2001 |
| The Wicked Link!
| Weakest Link (April 2001 – May 2003) | 409 | October 2001 |
| Boston Pubic
| Boston Public (October 2000 – January 2004) | 413 | January 2002 |
| America's Most Wanton!
| America's Most Wanted (February 1988 – October 2012) | 414 | February 2002 |
| Eh!
| Ed (October 2000 – February 2004) | Josh Gordon | 414 | February 2002 |
| Smellville
| Smallville (October 2001 – May 2011) | 415 | March 2002 |
| Six Feet Blunder
| Six Feet Under (June 2001 – August 2005) | 418 | June 2002 |
| Endless-Prize
| Enterprise (September 2001 – May 2005) | 420 | August 2002 |
| Schlubs
| Scrubs (October 2001 – March 2010) | 426 | February 2003 |
| 24 Viewers
| 24 (November 2001 – May 2010) | Bob Julian | 429 | May 2003 |
| C.S.Oy: Miami
| CSI: Miami (September 2002 – April 2012) | 431 | July 2003 |
| 8 Simple Rules for Writing a Mad Spoof of a Dopey ABC-TV Sitcom
| 8 Simple Rules for Dating My Teenage Daughter (September 2002 – April 2005) | Josh Gordon | 434 | October 2003 |
| Trashing Places
| Trading Spaces (October 2000 – December 2008) | 435 | November 2003 |
| The Blue Shield
| The Shield (March 2002 – November 2008) | 437 | January 2004 |
| Absurd, Their Enthusiasm
| Curb Your Enthusiasm (Since October 2000) | Josh Gordon | 438 | February 2004 |
| Joan of Archaic
| Joan of Arcadia (September 2003 – April 2005) | Josh Gordon | 440 | April 2004 |
| Ailing-Us
| Alias (September 2001 – May 2006) | 441 | May 2004 |
| Everwooden
| Everwood (September 2002 – June 2006) | Josh Gordon | 441 | May 2004 |
| The O.D.
| The O.C. (August 2003 – February 2007) | Dennis Snee | 442 | June 2004 |
| The Prize is Slight!
| The Price Is Right (Since September 1972) | Tom Bunk | 442 | June 2004 |
| Weird Eye on the Queer Guise
| Queer Eye for the Straight Guy (July 2003 – October 2007) | Dave Croatto | 443 | July 2004 |
| VH1's The Behind of the Music: Def Leppard Drummer Rick Allen's Left Arm
| Behind the Music (August 1997 – November 2022) | 443 | July 2004 |
| Las Vaguest
| Las Vegas (September 2003 – February 2008) | 444 | August 2004 |
| Old Case
| Cold Case (September 2003 – May 2010) | 446 | October 2004 |
| Without a Trace of Interest
| Without a Trace (September 2002 – May 2009) | 446 | October 2004 |
| The Burning Mad Show
| The Bernie Mac Show (November 2001 – April 2006) | David Shayne | 447 | November 2004 |
| Lewd & Disorder: Criminal Malcontent
| Law & Order: Criminal Intent (September 2001 – June 2011) | 449 | January 2005 |
| Two and a Half Wits
| Two and a Half Men (September 2003 – February 2015) | 450 | February 2005 |
| Dreadwood
| Deadwood (March 2004 – August 2006) | 452 | April 2005 |
| Disparate No-Lives
| Desperate Housewives (October 2004 – May 2012) | David Shayne | 453 | May 2005 |
| Lots
| Lost (September 2004 – May 2010) | 453 | May 2005 |
| Tedium
| Medium (January 2005 – January 2011) | 454 | June 2005 |
| Dump My Ride
| Pimp My Ride (March 2004 – May 2007) | Dave Croatto | 456 | August 2005 |
| Selected Scenes from Trading Spouses - Special Animated Edition: Marge Simpson and Lois Griffin
| Trading Spouses (July 2004 – May 2007) (Genre: Reality), | 458 | October 2005 |
| C.S.Oy: NY
| CSI: NY (September 2004 – February 2013) | 459 | November 2005 |
| Extreme Once-Over Home Repetition
| Extreme Makeover: Home Edition (January 2004 – December 2012) | 460 | December 2005 |
| Louse, S.O.B.
| House, M.D. (November 2004 – May 2012) | 462 | February 2006 |
| Everybody Berates Chris
| Everybody Hates Chris (September 2005 – May 2009) | 463 | March 2006 |
| Prison Fake
| Prison Break (August 2005 – May 2009) | 465 | May 2006 |
| Dull or Not Dull?
| Deal or No Deal (January 2006 – May 2010) | 466 | June 2006 |
| Yell's Kitchen
| Hell's Kitchen (Since May 2005) | 470 | October 2006 |
| How Lame Is Earl
| My Name Is Earl (September 2005 – May 2009) | David Shayne | 470 | October 2006 |
| Groin's Monotony
| Grey's Anatomy (Since March 2005) | 472 | December 2006 |
| Naggy 911
| Nanny 911 (November 2004 – June 2009) | Tom Bunk | 475 | March 2007 |
| The Amazing Rut!
| The Amazing Race (Since September 2001) | 476 | April 2007 |
| Entergarbage
| Entourage (July 2004 – September 2011) | 476 | April 2007 |
| The Biggest Lardass
| The Biggest Loser (Since October 2004) | Tom Bunk | 477 | May 2007 |
| My Stupid Spoiled 16
| My Super Sweet 16 (January 2005 – June 2008) | Dave Croatto | 477 | May 2007 |
| Dud the Lousy Hunter
| Dog the Bounty Hunter (August 2004 – June 2012) | Dennis Snee | 478 | June 2007 |
| Lewd & Disorder: It's P.U.
| Law & Order: Special Victims Unit (Since September 1999) | 478 | June 2007 |
| America's Next Top Mobster (not technically a satire)
| America's Next Top Model (Since May 2003) | 482 | October 2007 |
| 1 Is Worse Than 100
| 1 vs. 100 (October 2006 – January 2011) | Tom Bunk | 483 | November 2007 |
| Man vs. Wild... At The Mall
| Man vs. Wild (March 2006 – November 2011) | David Shayne | 486 | February 2008 |
| Zeroes
| Heroes (September 2006 – February 2010) | 487 | March 2008 |
| style="text-align:left;"
| MONKey | Monk (July 2002 – December 2009) | 488 | April 2008 |
| style="text-align:left;"
| Slomantha? Who Cares! | Samantha Who? (October 2007 – July 2009) | 489 | May 2008 |
| Deathster
| Dexter (October 2006 – September 2013) | 490 | June 2008 |
| 30 Crock
| 30 Rock (October 2006 – January 2013) | 490 | June 2008 |
| style="text-align:left;"
| Dead Celebrity Apprentice | The Celebrity Apprentice (January 2008 – February 2017) | Tom Bunk | 500 | June 2009 |
= 2010s =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Spoofed title
! Actual title ! Writer ! Artist ! Issue ! Date ! Ref |
|---|
| The Big Bomb Theory
| The Big Bang Theory (September 2007 – May 2019) | 503 | May 2010 |
| Glee-tarded
| Glee (May 2009 – March 2015) | 506 | December 2010 |
| Sad Men
| Mad Men (July 2007 – May 2015) | 508 | April 2011 |
| Undercover Boob
| Undercover Boss (February 2010 – April 2022) | Tom Bunk | 508 | April 2011 |
| Muddled Family
| Modern Family (September 2009 – April 2020) | 509 | June 2011 |
| Dancing with the Star Wars
| Dancing with the Stars (Since June 2005) | Dave Croatto | 509 | June 2011 |
| Yawn Stars
| Pawn Stars (Since July 2009) | Tom Bunk | 510 | August 2011 |
| Parks and Regurgitation
| Parks and Recreation (April 2009 – February 2015) | 511 | October 2011 |
| The Walking Dud
| The Walking Dead (October 2010 – November 2022) | 512 | December 2011 |
| Bigg and Bulky
| Mike & Molly (September 2010 – May 2016) | 514 | April 2012 |
| Fading Bad
| Breaking Bad (January 2008 – September 2013) | 516 | August 2012 |
| Game of Groans
| Game of Thrones (April 2011 – May 2019) | 521 | June 2013 |
| Storage Boors
| Storage Wars (Since December 2010) | Tom Bunk | 522 | September 2013 |
| Ho-Hum Land
| Homeland (October 2011 – April 2020) | David Shayne | 523 | October 2013 |
| The Swallowing
| The Following (January 2013 – May 2015) | 525 | February 2014 |
| Two Defectives
| True Detective (Since January 2014) | 528 | August 2014 |
| Snark Tank
| Shark Tank (Since August 2009) | 529 | October 2014 |
| Orange Is the New Blecch
| Orange Is the New Black (July 2013 – July 2019) | 530 | December 2014 |
| House of Cons
| House of Cards (February 2013 – November 2018) | David Shayne | 532 | April 2015 |
| Few Joke Girls
| 2 Broke Girls (September 2011 – April 2017) | Mike Morse | Tom Bunk | 532 | April 2015 |
| Ray Drearyman
| Ray Donovan (June 2013 – January 2020) | 534 | August 2015 |
| MessyChef Junior
|MasterChef Junior (Since September 2013) | Tom Bunk | 536 | December 2015 |
| Fixer Hucksters
|Fixer Upper (May 2013 – April 2018) | 541 | October 2016 |
| Decimated Survivor
|Designated Survivor (September 2016 – June 2019) | Tom Bunk | 545 | June 2017 |
| This Wall
|The Wall (Since December 2016) | 546 | August 2017 |
| Strangely Thin
|Stranger Things (Since July 2016) | 548 | December 2017 |
| It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown - 2017 Edition
|It's the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown (October 1966) | Jacob Chabot | 548 | December 2017 |
| This is Pus
|This Is Us (September 2016 – May 2022) | 550 | April 2018 |
| Riverdull
|Riverdale (January 2017 – August 2023) | 1 | June 2018 |
| Comedians in Cars Getting Arrested
|Comedians in Cars Getting Coffee (July 2012 – July 2019) | Reid Harrison | 3 | October 2018 |
| Sven, Golly, It's... Svengoolie
|Svengoolie (Since September 1970) | 4 | December 2018 |
| The Goodest Place
|The Good Place (September 2016 – January 2020) | 6 | April 2019 |
| The Monotonous Mrs. Mazel
|The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel (March 2017 – May 2023) | 9 | October 2019 |
| The Manmaid's Tale
|The Handmaid's Tale (Since April 2017) | Tammy Golden | 10 | December 2019 |
= 2020s =
| class="wikitable sortable" |
| Spoofed title
! Actual title ! Writer ! Artist ! Issue ! Date ! Ref |
|---|
| Dreadliest Carts
| Deadliest Catch (Since April 2005) | Amanda Stellberg | Gideon Kendall | 12 | April 2020 |
| Squalid Game
| Squid Game (Since September 2021) | 43 | June 2025 |
See also
References
{{reflist|30em}}
External links
- [http://www.madcoversite.com/subjects_tv.html The Mad Cover Site's list of television parodies.]
{{Mad magazine}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Mad's Tv Shows Spoofs}}