[Clemenza]

The main thing I liked about Mad magazine when I was a youth was that it was the raciest thing a child could buy in terms of humor. My two faves:

1) A parody of letters written by “concerned women” complaining about vulgar content in ads. One had a woman complaining about Midas muffler commercials discussing “lube jobs” and “tailpipes.”

2) A parody of politicians reviewing famous movies. My fave was Mario Cuomo reviewing “The Godfather,” and going on a rant about its defaming of a “successful Italian American family.”

[sharpee]

My favorite movie parody was of the Dirty Dozen. Who can forget Jim Brown with his 32 showing through his uniform. In the end when Jim is shot and one of the soldiers in the truck says “those dirty Krauts they killed Jim. Lee Marvin responds those weren’t Krauts they were Cleveland Brown’s fans.

[Buttons12]

My boomer parents can sing parody songs they learned from MAD. Seems to cheer them up quickly.