MAD #126 — April 1969

"The grass is always greener at the Golf Club that has a restricted membership!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• MAD's Color Puzzle Page

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The Ridiculously Expensive MAD — 1969
  • MAD Special #8 — Winter 1972
  • MAD Special #50 — Spring 1985
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Ads for Subscriptions (Eskimo igloo — Paul Coker, Jr. art), Paperbacks, Alfred E. Neuman portraits
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• A MAD Look at the Diseases of Our Sick Society

  The Malady Lingers On Dept.

  Max Brandel / UPI and World Wide photos
  4–6
• Familiar Affair (TV satire)

  Kiddie-Litter Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Color Classics #7 — April 2003
  7–10
• Hugh vs. Helen — Hugh Hefner vs. Helen Gurley Brown

  Editorial Whee! Dept.

  Written by Ronnie Nathan / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970
  • MAD Special #7 — Fall 1972
  • MAD At You! — 1975 (Paperback #40)
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• Outside a Novelty Shop

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 8 collections

  • MAD Special #7 — Fall 1972
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • MAD At You! — 1975 (Paperback #40)
  • MAD Special #102 — March 1995
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • MAD #37 — June 2024
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 8 — Mar/Apr 2024
  12–14
• MAD's 1968-69 Football Low Lights

  Insane Replays Dept.

  Written by Al Jaffee / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD's Vastly Overrated Al Jaffee — 1976 Big Book
  15–18
• Spy Vs. Spy — paper boat toilet lure

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part I

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 7 collections

  • MAD Special #8 — Winter 1972
  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • MAD Special #100 — Late Fall 1994
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
  • Epic MAD — 2012
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — Expanded Edition — 2013
  19
• If Comic Strips Covered the Burning Issues of the Day

  Pen-and-Inculcation Dept.

  Written by Frank Ridgeway / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • The MAD Morality — 1970 (excerpt)
  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • MAD At You! — 1975 (Paperback #40)
  • Completely MAD — 1991 (excerpt)
  20–22
• MAD's "Late Show" Cliche Movie Script — The "Opera" Movie

  Trite & True Dept.

  Written by Harry Purvis / Art by Bruce Stark

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD About the Movies — 1998
  • MAD About the Movies — Director's Cut — 2008
  23
• A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes at an Airport

  Inside-Ouch Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Jack Rickard

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  24–25
• You're in Trouble When They Smile

  Grin and Beware It Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart and Chris Hart / Art by George Woodbridge
  26–28
• In an Italian Restaurant

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 9 collections

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • The Completely MAD Don Martin — 1974 Big Book
  • The Vintage MAD — 1976 (Paperback #41)
  • MAD Special #100 — Late Fall 1994
  • MAD XL #16 — July 2002
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 4 — Nov/Dec 2022
  29 sample
• The MAD Plan to Beautify America With Integrated Highway Signs

  Road Show Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • MAD's Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo presents Here's MAD in Your Eye — 1984 Big Book
  • MAD Special #100 — Late Fall 1994
  30–33
• The Lighter Side of American Tourists

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • MAD At You! — 1975 (Paperback #40)
  • MAD Spoofs America — Special Collector's Edition 2026
  34–38 sample
• Spy Vs. Spy — plunger on window wacker

  Joke and Dagger Dept. Part II

  Antonio Prohias

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • MAD's Big Book of Spy vs. Spy Capers and Other Surprises — 1978
  • Spy Vs. Spy — The Complete Casebook — Antonio Prohias — 2001
  • Spy vs Spy — Mega Mini Kit — 2010
  • Spy Vs. Spy — Omnibus — Antonio Prohias — 2011
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• A MAD Look at Frustration

  Food For Thwart Dept.

  Written by Jack Kent / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #9 — Summer 1973
  • MAD At You! — 1975 (Paperback #40)
  40–42
• Games People Play

  Come-On Denominator Dept.

  Written by Ronnie Nathan / Art by Bob Clarke
  43
• The Typical "Success Story" Movie of the Past / The Typical "Success Story" Movie of the Future

  Double Standard of Living Dept.

  Written by Larry Siegel / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #8 — Winter 1972
  44–48
• Fold-In — Which modern artist is most successfully communicating with his audience?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #7 — Fall 1972
  • MAD Special #36 — Fall 1981
  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
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• Back Cover — The Beat Generation

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD About the Sixties — 1995
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • The Golden Treasury of Trash — Special Collector's Edition 2013
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  • MAD #17 — February 2021
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