|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
Absolut Truth.
(real Absolut advertising campaign) |
| Absolut Vodka |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Stephen Hausler /
Irving Schild |
298 - Oct 1990 |
(real Absolut advertising campaign) -
four ad rejects: Kevorkian / Liver / O.J. / Winter |
Absolut Vodka |
Al Jaffee / Greg Theakston |
356 - Apr 1997 |
| Absolut Saddam. (real Absolut advertising campaign) |
Absolut Vodka |
John Prete / James Kirkland |
369 - May 1998 |
| Absolut America West. (real Absolut advertising campaign) |
Absolut Vodka |
Kenny Byerly / Scott Bricher |
425 - Jan 2003 |
(real Action TV ad campaign parodied) -
from Mad's Great Moments in Advertising |
Action bleach - The day
the wrong giant came out
of the washer - Ho-Ho-Ho!
(borrowing Green Giant
mascot's hand) |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
101 - Mar 1966 |
(real Ajax TV ad campaign parodied) -
from Mad's Great Moments in Advertising |
The day that "Ajax"
got the housewife
out of the kitchen
a little too fast! |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
98 - Oct 1965 |
(real Canadian Club Whiskey ad layout -
but Four Roses and Cutty Sark are also implicated) |
Alcoholics Anonymous
(Canadian Club Whiskey
prominently parodied) |  |
|
/ Bob Clarke / Lester Krauss |
94 - Apr 1965 |
| Alpine Rest Home |
| Alpine Cigarettes |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
68 - Jan 1962 |
Steroids -
For Curiously Strong Hits
(Mark McGwire - Home 'Roid King) |
Altoids -
The Curiously Strong Mints |  |
|
David Shayne / |
385 - Sep 1999 |
| (real American Airlines ad with editorial note added) |
American Airlines |
|
67 - Dec 1961 |
| American Expense Account Cheques |
American Express
Travelers Cheques |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
43 - Dec 1958 |
The American Ex-Pres Card -
"Don't leave the oval office without it!"
from A TV Commercial We'd Like to See |
The American Express Card -
"Don't leave home without it!" |
John Prete /
Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder |
271 - Jun 1987 |
| "Uncle" Louie Inc. - from Comic Book Ads! |
American Specialty Co. - "Uncle" Harry Bard |
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
21 - Mar 1955 |
| Anasprin |
| Anacin |  |
|
/ Will Elder |
24 - Jul 1955 |
| Armstronger tires |
| Armstrong tires |  |
|
/ Will Elder |
26 - Nov 1955 |
| Aarow Shirts |
| Arrow Shirts |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
59 - Dec 1960 |
| AsP - "Snaking over the nation, crushing the competition" |
A&P Supermarket |
Paul Laikin / |
33 - Jun 1957 |
AT&Fee Wireless
Your world. Our phone lines. |
AT&T Wireless
Your world. Delivered. |
Dick DeBartolo / |
407 - Jul 2001 |
| Aviz can't afford dirty plugs! |
| Avis Car Rental |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
85 - Mar 1964 |
| We don't try very hard! |
| Avis - "We try harder." |  |
|
/ Bob Clarke |
115 - Dec 1967 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
| (real Bacardi advertising campaign) |
Bacardi - "Just Add Bacardi" |
Darren Johnson / James Kirkland |
368 - Apr 1998 |
Bayar Aspirin --
Bayar Needs Fast Relief! |
Bayer Aspirin --
Bayer Brings Fastest Relief! |  |
|
Al Jaffee // Lester Krauss |
67 - Dec 1961 |
| Beautydreamy Mattress |
Beautyrest
Mattress |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
27 - Apr 1956 |
| Bootyrest by Zippin$ |
Beautyrest Mattress
by Simmons |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
75 - Dec 1962 |
| Bet Telephone System |
| Bell Telephone |  |
|
/ Wally Wood |
41 - Sep 1958 |
| Cell Telephone System |
Bell Telephone |
/ Kelly Freas |
49 - Sep 1959 |
| Bilked Telephone System |
| Bell Telephone |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
89 - Sep 1964 |
| Bull System Political Directory |
Bell System
Telephone Directory |  |
|
/ Jack Rickard |
185 - Sep 1976 |
| Bilk System - Reach out and put the touch on someone. |
Bell System -
Reach out and touch someone. |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
212 - Jan 1980 |
| Billows Cotton-Pick Whiskey |
| Bellows Partners Choice |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
28 - Jul 1956 |
(parody of Benson & Hedges ad campaign) -
from Mad's Great Moments in Advertising -
America's Final Cigarette Break |
Benson & Hedges cigarettes -
America's Favorite
Cigarette Break |  |
|
Al Jaffee // Irving Schild |
154 - Oct 1972 |
| Bentsome & Hedges |
| Benson & Hedges cigarettes |  |
|
Darren Johnson / Scott Bricher |
392 - Apr 2000 |
Better Vision Business Association -
Does this ad look blurred to you? |
Better Vision Institute |
|
82 - Oct 1963 |
| B.F. Goodnrich Autoless Tires |
| B.F. Goodrich Tires |  |
|
Al Feldstein / Reed Crandall |
30 - Dec 1956 |
(real BFGoodrich TV ad campaign parodied) -
from Mad's Great Moments in Advertising |
The Day They Fired The Goodrich Girl-Giant -
Ho-Ho-Ho! (mixes in Green Giant baby reference) |
// Irving Schild |
122 - Oct 1968 |
| We're sick of bonus watches from Buluva! |
| Boluva Watches |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
83 - Dec 1963 |
The Boose Wavy Radio -
Better Sounding Ads Through Research |
The Bose Wave Radio -
Better Sound Through Research |  |
|
John Prete / |
371 - Jul 1998 |
(real Braniff Airlines ad campaign parodied) -
"When you get 'em - flaunt 'em!" |
Braniff Airlines
"When you got it -
flaunt it." |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
130 - Oct 1969 |
| Blecch Shampoos |
| Breck Shampoos |  |
|
/ Frank Frazetta |
90 - Oct 1964 |
| Shrill's Content |
Brill's Content
(subscription ad parody) |
|
405 - May 2001 |
| (Sadder) But Wiser Beer |
| Budweiser Beer |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Kelly Freas |
63 - Jun 1961 |
(real Budweiser campaign)
Frogs croak spelling of "DWI" at car crash scene -
from A TV Ad We'd Like to See |
Frogs croak
spelling of
"Budweiser" |  |
|
John Prete / Bob Jones |
343 - Mar 1996 |
(real Budweiser 'Whassup?' campaign
used to show rising OPEC oil prices) |
Budweiser Beer
"Whassup"
campaign |  |
|
/ Bill Wray |
401 - Jan 2001 |
| Bofforin |
| Bufferin |  |
|
/ Will Elder |
24 - Jul 1955 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
| Cadillac Jewelry |
| Cadillac |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
65 - Sep 1961 |
California Zipper with The Blista-Dome -
from The Commercial Artist! |
California Zephyr passenger train
with The Vista-Dome |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
22 - Apr 1955 |
| Culvert Reserve |
| Calvert Reserve |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
44 - Jan 1959 |
| Can you spot the former Cancel smoker? |
Can you spot the
Camel Filters smoker? |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
163 - Dec 1973 |
(real Camel advertising campaign)
from An Ad They'll Never Show |
| Camel Cigarettes |  |
|
Don (Duck) Edwing /
John Pound |
294 - Apr 1990 |
| Sham-bug's Beat-a-Check Soup |
| Campbell's Soup |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
57 - Sep 1960 |
"America's Going Drag!" -
(parody of real Canada Dry ad campaign) |
Canada Dry -
"America's Going Dry!" |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
124 - Jan 1969 |
| Canadian Clubbed Whiskey |
Canadian Club Whiskey |
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
26 - Nov 1955 |
| Canadian Specific Air Lines - from The Commercial Artist! |
Canadian Pacific Air Lines |
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
22 - Apr 1955 |
| Cemetery-Filler Cigarettes |
| Century Filter Cigarettes |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
125 - Mar 1969 |
| Chesterfind Cigarettes |
| Chesterfield Cigarettes |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
41 - Sep 1958 |
| Cigarette Finks: Cigarette People |
Chesterfield King:
Chesterfield People |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
103 - Jun 1966 |
| The New Expandable Severolet |
| Chevrolet |  |
|
Al Feldstein / Wally Wood |
29 - Sep 1956 |
| Chia Head of State |
| Chia Pet |  |
|
Charlie Kadau /
Timothy Shamey / Liz Lomax |
440 - Apr 2004 |
| Citibunk UnAdvantage Card |
Citibank
(American Airlines)
AAdvantage Card |  |
|
Dick DeBartolo / |
359 - Jul 1997 |
Colgrate Toothpaste with Guard-All -
from TV Ads We'd Like to See |
Colgate Toothpaste
with Gardol |  |
|
/ Joe Orlando |
49 - Sep 1959 |
| Integrity Record Club |
| Columbia House Record Club |  |
|
Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola //
Irving Schild |
262 - Apr 1986 |
| Concertina Expanding Can |
Contadina
Tomato
Paste |  | Listen to
Stan Freberg's
original radio
ads!  |
|
Lester Krauss |
84 - Jan 1964 |
| Contact Continuously Contagious Capsules |
| Contac Cold Caplets |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Bob Clarke |
87 - Jun 1964 |
| Crust gumpaste |
| Crest toothpaste |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
43 - Dec 1958 |
| Best toothpaste with Frammistan |
Crest toothpaste
with Flouristan |  |
|
/ Will Elder |
28 - Jul 1956 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
Dandelion Air Rifles - Ded Ryder Cowboy Carbine -
from Comic Book Ads! |
Daisy Air Rifles -
Red Ryder Cowboy Carbine |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
21 - Mar 1955 |
from Mad's Great Moments in Advertising -
(real Dash TV ad campaign parodied) |
Dash - The day they shot the "ten-foot-tall washing
machine" commercial in an 8-foot high basement |
// Irving Schild |
97 - Sep 1965 |
(real Dewar's Scotch ad campaign)
four ad rejects: Nice party trick / Drunk driver /
Downsizing / Beginning to look pretty good |
| Dewar's Scotch |  |
|
David Shayne / / Irving Schild |
358 - Jun 1997 |
| Paying For A Diamond Is Forever... |
De Beers Jewellery -
A Diamond Is Forever... |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Kelly Freas |
51 - Dec 1959 |
DeBores - A Diamond Is An Error. -
A Man's Guide to Not Buying Into Diamonds |
De Beers Jewellery - A Diamond Is Forever... |
|
370 - Jun 1998 |
Dial Soap - Aren't you glad you Dial correctly?
(play on the campaign and meaning of the word "dial")
(Lux soap mentioned as advertiser) |
Dial Soap -
Aren't you glad you use Dial? |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
59 - Dec 1960 |
| SlimeDish Digital Television |
Dish Digital Television |
Dick DeBartolo / |
388 - Dec 1999 |
Dry Ideal -
from A TV Commercial We'd Like to See |
Dry Idea -
"Never let them see you sweat." |
Billy Doherty / Angelo Torres |
277 - Mar 1988 |
Rubber Bubble Gum - from Shmeer's
from Comic Book Ads! |
Dubble Bubble Gum
from Fleer's |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
21 - Mar 1955 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
| Eastzone Kossak Film |
| Eastman Kodak Film |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
53 - Mar 1960 |
NDDDS
Chlorophyll Tablets containing Gargol |
ENNDS
Chlorophyll Tablets
containing Darotol |  |
|
/ Will Elder |
25 - Sep 1955 |
| Aspire Boot-Lick Polish |
| Esquire Boot (shoe) Polish |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
54 - Apr 1960 |
| I just put a gas station attendant in my tank! |
Esso -
Put a tiger in your tank |  |
|
/ Bob Clarke |
92 - Jan 1965 |
| Ethel gasoline |
| Ethyl gasoline |  |
|
/ Wally Wood |
29 - Sep 1956 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
| Fleischman's Whiskey |
| Fleischmann's Whiskey |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
53 - Mar 1960 |
| You Can't a-Ford a Car |
| Ford Motor Company |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
77 - Mar 1963 |
| Furd Foulcar |
| Ford Falcon |  |
|
/ Bob Clarke |
60 - Jan 1961 |
| The 1963 3/4 Edsel -- A Division of Furd Motors |
| Ford Motors |  |
|
// Swedowsky & Weiss |
81 - Sep 1963 |
| Finster Glint |
| Foster Grant sunglasses |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
115 - Dec 1967 |
| Four Posies Society Whiskey |
| Four Roses Whiskey |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Kelly Freas |
49 - Sep 1959 |
| Association of American Florists |
| Four Roses Whiskey |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
79 - Jun 1963 |
The Freakland Mint Proudly Presents
America's Favorite Dictators! |
| The Franklin Mint |  |
|
Dan Birtcher / James Warhola |
314 - Oct 1992 |
The Freakland Mint Proudly Presents
Commemorative Plates of Revisionist History |
The Franklin Mint |
Stan Hart / James Warhola |
373 - Sep 1998 |
| Mmboy Cream Deodorant |
| Fresh Cream Deodorant |  |
|
/ Will Elder |
24 - Jul 1955 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
GM (Gravity Masters) Five - Body by Fishey
(Sevrolet/Pontiarc/Upsmobile/Buckit/Cadiljac) |
GM (General Motors) Five -
Body by Fisher
(Chevrolet/Pontiac/
Oldsmobile/Buick/Cadillac) |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Kelly Freas |
50 - Oct 1959 |
| General Realistic "Dummy TV" Sets |
| General Electric TV Sets |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
62 - Apr 1961 |
(real Geritol ad campaign parodied) -
from A TV Ad We'd Like to See |
Geritol -
"I get plenty of rest,
I eat balanced meals,
and I take Geritol." |  |
|
Dick DeBartolo // Irving Schild |
178 - Oct 1975 |
(real Glass Container Manufacturers
Association campaign parodied) |
Glass Container
Manufacturers Association |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
68 - Jan 1962 |
(real Grant's ad campaign parodied) -
"the day no one was left up to get him a Grant's"
from Mad's Great Moments in Advertising |
Grant's Scotch Whiskey -
"as long as you're up,
get me a Grant's" |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
108 - Jan 1967 |
| Doggy Train from Ex-Lax |
| Gravy Train Dog Food |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
72 - Jul 1962 |
| Great Gray Hair Conditioner |
Great Day -
A Man's Way to Remedy Gray |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
112 - Jul 1967 |
(real Green Giant mascot borrowed for Action bleach
ad campaign) - from Mad's Great Moments in Advertising |
Green Giant / Action bleach - The day the
wrong giant came out of the washer - Ho-Ho-Ho! |
// Irving Schild |
101 - Mar 1966 |
| Gulp Says the Oil Corporations |
| Gulf Oil Corporation |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
65 - Sep 1961 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
| Janes Seamless Stockings - "She was irresistible..." |
Hanes Stockings -
"She's irresistible..." |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Bob Clarke |
61 - Mar 1961 |
| Hames Underwear for Men and Boys |
| Hanes Underwear |  |
|
Larry Siegel / Kelly Freas |
51 - Dec 1959 |
Herbert Tareytoon cigarettes -
from The Commercial Artist! |
| Herbert Tareyton cigarettes |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
22 - Apr 1955 |
(real Hertz TV ad campaign parodied) -
from Mad's Great Moments in Advertising |
Hertz - The day they
forgot to put the
top down for the
Hertz commercial |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
99 - Dec 1965 |
| (real Hilton Hotels ad with speech balloon added) |
Hilton Hotels |
|
72 - Jul 1962 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
| "I'm living proof that Untruths can win you votes." |
"I'm living proof that Truth can set you free." |
John Prete // Irving Schild |
377 - Jan 1999 |
| Inferial Blend Whiskey from Hiram Walked |
Imperial Whiskey
from Hiram Walker |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
45 - Mar 1959 |
The Ironic Breeze
available at The Shoddier Image |
The Ionic Breeze silent air purifier
available at The Sharper Image |
Dick DeBartolo // |
443 - Jul 2004 |
| Ipuna toothpaste |
| Ipana toothpaste |  |
|
/ Will Elder |
25 - Sep 1955 |
iPoop, iPop, iPot --
If Other Companies Copied the iPod Ad Campaign |
| iPod ad campaign |  |
|
/ Scott Bricher |
439 - Mar 2004 |
| Jell-Y |
| Jell-O |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
24 - Jul 1955 |
| John Vaultlock Stay-Put Burial Insurance |
| John Hancock Insurance |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
71 - Jun 1962 |
| Rummie Walker |
| Johnnie Walker Whiskey |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
56 - Jul 1960 |
Johnnie Warper Whiskey -
Good taste is always in absence. |
Johnnie Walker -
Good taste is
always an asset. |  |
|
Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola //
Irving Schild |
311 - Jun 1992 |
Bind-Aig Plastic Strips
from Stickier & Stickier |
Band-Aid Plastic Strips
from Johnson & Johnson |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
24 - Jul 1955 |
| Goldbrick & Goldbrick |
| Johnson & Johnson |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
55 - Jun 1960 |
| Smithson John & Co. - (whole front cover!) |
| Johnson Smith & Co. |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / |
21 - Mar 1955 |
Alwett Institute of Physical Training -
from Comic Book Ads! |
Jowett Institute of
Physical Training |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
21 - Mar 1955 |
Just For Rodman
Shampoo-In Haircolor |
| Just For Men |  |
|
Andrew J. Schwartzberg / |
352 - Dec 1996 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
| Let's Kill-off Ridiculous Ad Campaigns |
| Kellogg's |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
96 - Jul 1965 |
| Kennt cigarettes |
| Kent cigarettes |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
25 - Sep 1955 |
The K.E.N.T. Society
(Knowledge Ends Needless Tumors) |
| Kent cigarettes |  |
|
Vic Cowen / Bob Clarke |
109 - Mar 1967 |
| Kings Man Close Shave Lotion |
King's Men
(after shave & cologne) |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
37 - Jan 1958 |
| Fool-Aid |
| Kool-Aid |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Kelly Freas |
67 - Dec 1961 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
| Lady Clinic |
| Lady Clairol |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
80 - Jul 1963 |
(real Lark cigarettes ad campaign parodied) -
from Mad's Great Moments in Advertising |
The day the
"Show us your 'Lark' pack"
camera crew passed
the wrong group of smokers |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
114 - Oct 1967 |
| Liberty Mutilate Insurance |
| Liberty Mutual Insurance |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
69 - Mar 1962 |
| Dee Cayers |
| Life Savers |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
66 - Oct 1961 |
| LoJerk |
LoJack - Stolen Vehicle Recovery System |
Jeff Kruse / Timothy Shamey |
430 - Jun 2003 |
| Likely Strife Cigarettes |
| Lucky Strike Cigarettes |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
86 - Apr 1964 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
Real Maidenform ad campaign
used to advertise Panic comic |
| Maidenform Bras |  |
|
/ Jack Davis |
11 - May 1954 |
| Ironmaidenfit Bras |
| Maidenform Bras |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Jack Davis |
24 - Jul 1955 |
| Maidinfirm Bras |
| Maidenform Bras |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
70 - Apr 1962 |
| Marlbrando Tattoo Needles |
| Marlboro cigarettes |  |
|
/ Will Elder |
27 - Apr 1956 |
| Marble-Row Funeral Directors |
Marlboro cigarettes |
// Irving Schild |
107 - Dec 1966 |
| MasterFraud |
MasterCard ("Priceless" campaign)
"There are some things money can't buy.
For everything else there's MasterCard." |
Frank Jacobs // Irving Schild |
384 - Aug 1999 |
Mayjag -
the dispensable automatics |
Maytag -
the dependable automatics |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
80 - Jul 1963 |
Get Mutt. You'll Pay.
Muttropolitan Life |
Get Met. It Pays.
Metropolitan Life |  |
|
Charlie Kadau / Angelo Torres |
306 - Oct 1991 |
The Microsoft Monopoly
"What We're Doing To You Today." |
The Microsoft Network
"Where Would You Like To Go Today?" |
|
364 - Dec 1997 |
"Milk. It does a body good?" -
from A TV Ad We'd Like to See |
| "Milk. It does a body good." |  |
|
Dick DeBartolo / C.F. Payne |
313 - Sep 1992 |
| Schmuck - Not a surprise! |
| Milk - What a surprise! |  |
|
/ Richard Williams |
343 - Mar 1996 |
| got coke? |
| got milk? |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
389 - Jan 2000 |
| Miss Clairold |
| Miss Clairol |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
42 - Nov 1958 |
Pony Parimutuels of New York -
"Life Insurance? I'd rather play the horses!" |
Mutual Life Insurance
Company of New York
(MONY) |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
84 - Jan 1964 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
| Padst Red Ribbon beer |
| Pabst Blue Ribbon beer |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
29 - Sep 1956 |
| Past Blue Ribbons beer |
| Pabst Blue Ribbon beer |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
58 - Oct 1960 |
Sickly Palm
(one of three variations of the ad campaign
found in this issue, the others were
'Forcefully Palm' and 'Sexually Palm') |
Palm
"Simply Palm." |  |
|
Arie Kaplan // Irving Schild |
400 - Dec 2000 |
| Park-David ...Pioneers in bigger medical bills |
Parke-Davis...
Pioneers in better medicines |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
48 - Jul 1959 |
| Barker 61 Capillary Cigar |
| Parker 61 Fountain Pens |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
38 - Mar 1958 |
| Sucker 61 Fountain Pens |
| Parker 61 Fountain Pens |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
62 - Apr 1961 |
| Parliamatch Cigarettes |
| Parliament Cigarettes |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
50 - Oct 1959 |
| Partnership for a Drugged-Out America |
Partnership for a Drug-Free America
"How to Talk to Your Kids About Drugs." |
John Prete // Irving Schild |
366 - Feb 1998 |
Drug Manufacturers Association --
This capsule made $47,895,252.38 so far. |
Pharmaceutical Manufacturer's Association |
// Lester Krauss |
85 - Mar 1964 |
The P.H.I.L.C.O. Society (Publicizing Homeowners'
Ignorance of Losses from Color Ownership) |
| Philco Color Televisions |  |
|
/ / Irving Schild |
110 - Apr 1967 |
| Morris Philip cigarettes |
| Philip Morris cigarettes |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
36 - Dec 1957 |
| Phoneyex Mutual Life Insurance |
| Phoenix Mutual |  |
|
Larry Siegel / Kelly Freas |
54 - Apr 1960 |
"What sort of man reads Mad?"
Mad Advertising Department |
"What sort of man reads Playboy?"
Playboy Advertising Department |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
61 - Mar 1961 |
| Parloraid Land Camera |
| Polaroid Land Camera |  |
|
Larry Siegel / Kelly Freas |
52 - Jan 1960 |
| (real Polaroid ad campaign) |
| Polaroid Land Camera |  |
|
/ / Lester Krauss |
74 - Oct 1962 |
Parloraid Color Pack Camera -
The 60-second disappointment |
Polaroid Color Pack Camera -
The 60-second excitement |  |
|
/ / Irving Schild |
127 - Jun 1969 |
| Pund's cold cream |
| Pond's cold cream |  |
|
/ Jack Davis |
24 - Jul 1955 |
| Puntiac - from The Commercial Artist! |
| Pontiac |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
22 - Apr 1955 |
| hypeline.con |
| priceline.com |  |
|
David Shayne and Joe Raiola /
Hermann Mejia |
395 - Jul 2000 |
| Psychic Fiends Network |
Psychic Friends Network |
Dick DeBartolo / |
355 - Mar 1997 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
| RGA Victim Color TV |
| RCA Victor Color TV |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Kelly Freas |
46 - Apr 1959 |
Volks Wagen
done in the style of Renault's ad campaign |
| Renault automobiles |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
52 - Jan 1960 |
R.J. Riddles - "Some straight talk about
selling cigarettes to a hostile public." |
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company -
"Can we have an open debate about smoking?" |
Billy Doherty |
259 - Dec 1985 |
Ronreagan.
A rum to help forget. |
Ronrico.
A rum to remember. |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
131 - Dec 1969 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
| Sailem Cigarettes |
| Salem Cigarettes |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
40 - Jul 1958 |
| Sanofranized |
Sanforized
(non-shrink treatment) |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
26 - Nov 1955 |
| Samforized |
Sanforized
(non-shrink treatment) |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
46 - Apr 1959 |
| Sam Foureyes |
Sanforized (non-shrink treatment) |
// Lester Krauss |
94 - Apr 1965 |
| Sucka Instant Coffee |
| Sanka Instant Coffee |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Joe Orlando |
58 - Oct 1960 |
| Sucka Instant Coffee |
| Sanka Instant Coffee |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
74 - Oct 1962 |
| Save A Child Star |
| Save the Children |  |
|
Frank Santopadre / |
321 - Sep 1993 |
The Schleppe's Commercial -
from TV Ads We'd Like to See |
The Schwepps
Commercial |  |
|
/ Joe Orlando |
51 - Dec 1959 |
| Scutch Cellophane Tape |
| Scotch Cellophane Tape |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
63 - Jun 1961 |
(real Seven Seas Caesar Salad Dressing ad campaign) -
from A TV Scene We'd Like To See |
Seven Seas Caesar Salad Dressing
"Who made the salad?" - "Caesar made the salad!" |
Al Jaffee // Irving Schild |
148 - Jan 1972 |
Shill Gasoline with Flatformate -
from TV Ads We'd Like to See |
Shell Gasoline
with
Platformate |  |
|
Lou Silverstone /
George Woodbridge |
119 - Jun 1968 |
| Stikky Peanut Butter |
| Skippy Peanut Butter |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Kelly Freas |
57 - Sep 1960 |
| Soft-Weave Tissue by Scotch |
| Soft-Weve Tissue by Scott |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Kelly Freas |
47 - Jun 1959 |
| Safe Form Insurance |
| State Farm Insurance |  |
|
Al Jaffee // Lester Krauss |
55 - Jun 1960 |
| Concentrate Inc. - from Comic Book Ads! |
Stravon Publishers - "How to Hypnotize" |
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
21 - Mar 1955 |
| Sweat Hard Portable Oval Tub |
| SweetHeart Soap |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Kelly Freas |
45 - Mar 1959 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
| Tie-Blo Fitness |
|
Mike Snider // Irving Schild |
389 - Jan 2000 |
| Tankedaway Gin |
| Tanqueray Gin |  |
|
/ Gerry Gersten |
340 - Oct 1995 |
| The cigarette industry can Carry-On |
| Tareyton Cigarettes |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
88 - Jul 1964 |
| Take TNT and See |
Tea Council of the U.S.A. -
Take Tea and See |  |
|
/ Bob Clarke |
64 - Jul 1961 |
T.E.A. -
Testimonial & Endorsement Agency -
The "Pot" Refresher |
Tea Council of the U.S.A. -
TEA - The Hot Refresher |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
73 - Sep 1962 |
Telecon USA -
10-10-10-10-10-10-QZZ |
Telecom USA -
10-10-321 |  |
|
Dick DeBartolo / |
392 - Apr 2000 |
| Tem-Por-Peddle-It Mattress |
Tempur-Pedic Mattress |
Dick DeBartolo / James Warhola |
394 - Jun 2000 |
State Trooper - Trust your car will be
stopped by the man who wears the star. |
Texaco -
Trust your car to the
man who wears the star. |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
82 - Oct 1963 |
(real Tiparillo ad campaign parodied) -
from Mad's Great Moments in Advertising |
The day a gentleman
finally offered a
lady a Tiparillo |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
104 - Jul 1966 |
| Tommy Hifigure |
Tommy Hilfiger |
Dick DeBartolo / |
371 - Jul 1998 |
| Travailers Insurance |
| Travelers Insurance |  |
|
Al Jaffee // Lester Krauss |
71 - Jun 1962 |
| Truth Cigarettes |
True
Cigarettes |  |
|
Billy Doherty / Irving Schild |
239 - Jun 1983 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
Ultra White toothpaste
from A TV Ad We'd Like to See |
Ultrabrite toothpaste gives
your mouth sex appeal |  |
|
Dick DeBartolo / Jack Rickard |
129 - Sep 1969 |
| (real United Airlines ad with speech balloon added) |
United Airlines |
|
67 - Dec 1961 |
Brewers Foundation To Encourage Excess -
from The Commercial Artist! |
U.S. Brewers Association / Foundation -
Beer Belongs |
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
22 - Apr 1955 |
The Beverage Of Moderation
Foundation To Encourage Excess |
U.S. Brewers
Association / Foundation -
Beer Belongs |  |
|
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
27 - Apr 1956 |
(real U.S. Brewers Association ad -
speech balloon added) |
U.S. Brewers Association |
|
68 - Jan 1962 |
| Company's Going |
U.S. Travel Service - "Company's Coming" |
// Lester Krauss |
93 - Mar 1965 |
| Vilecream |
| Valcream |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
38 - Mar 1958 |
| Greasylene Hair Tonic |
| Vaseline Hair Tonic |  |
|
|
113 - Sep 1967 |
| Volatilis |
| Vitalis |  |
|
/ Kelly Freas |
35 - Oct 1957 |
| Volksbuggen |
| Volkswagen |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Bob Clarke |
75 - Dec 1962 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
Fozless Fooznick Sells Crazyroot Cream-Oil
Hair Tonic through a comic strip |
Al Capp uses
Fearless Fosdick comic to
sell Wildroot Creme Oil |  |
|
/ Will Elder |
25 - Aug 1955 |
| Winsten cigarettes |
| Winston cigarettes |  |
|
// Larry Maleman |
37 - Jan 1958 |
| Winsom cigarettes |
| Winston cigarettes |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
140 - Jan 1971 |
| If it wasn't for Winsom, I wouldn't smoke. |
If it wasn't for Winston,
I wouldn't smoke. |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
183 - Jun 1976 |
| Guzzlemidt Rotgut |
| Wolfschmidt Genuine Vodka |  |
|
/ Bob Clarke / Lester Krauss |
76 - Jan 1963 |
The Abhorrent Destruction of Rome, N.Y.
3 Days of Pricey Mayhem
(variation of original 1969 Woodstock poster ad) |
| Woodstock '99 |  |
|
Scott Maiko / |
389 - Jan 2000 |
(real Wrigley's Spearmint Gum
ad campaign parodied) -
from A MAD Look at a TV Commercial |
Wrigley's
Spearmint Gum -
"Carry the
big fresh flavor
wherever you go..." |  |
|
Al Jaffee |
170 - Oct 1974 |
|
| MAD PARODY (with article or slogan in some cases) |
ACTUAL ADVERTISER (or product name) |
WRITER / ARTIST / PHOTOS |
ISSUE / DATE |
| Yellowed Pages |
| Yellow Pages |  |
|
Al Jaffee / Bob Clarke |
66 - Oct 1961 |
| After you let your fingers do the walking! |
Yellow Pages -
Let your fingers
do the walking! |  |
|
Sergio Aragones // Lester Krauss |
79 - Jun 1963 |
| Let your fingers do the walk-*#@&! |
Yellow Pages -
Let your fingers
do the walking! |  |
|
// Irving Schild |
184 - Jul 1976 |
| Tromp Stamp Co. - from Comic Book Ads! |
Zenith Co. (sold collectible stamps) |
Harvey Kurtzman / Will Elder |
21 - Mar 1955 |
| Nippo Lighters |
| Zippo Lighters |  |
|
// Lester Krauss |
78 - Apr 1963 |
|
