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text: List of television show spoofs in Mad
TV shows spoofs list -- 1980s

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.
Spoofed Title Actual Title Writer Artist Issue Date
Taxing Taxi ( September 1978-June 1983 ) ( Genre : Sitcom ) ( Broadcaster : ABC & NBC ) Stan Hart Angelo Torres 212 January 1980
The White , Shadowed The White Shadow ( November 1978-March 1981 ) ( Genre : Sports drama ) ( Broadcaster : CBS ) Lou Silverstone Angelo Torres 214 April 1980
Diff'rent Jokes Diff'rent Strokes ( November 1978-March 1986 ) ( Genre : Sitcom ) ( Broadcaster : NBC & ABC ) Arnie Kogen Angelo Torres 215 June 1980
Bentson Benson ( September 1979-April 1986 ) ( Genre : Sitcom ) ( Broadcaster : ABC ) Tom Koch Angelo Torres 216 July 1980
The Crockford Files The Rockford Files ( September 1974-January 1980 ) ( Genre : Crime drama ) ( Broadcaster : NBC ) Lou Silverstone Angelo Torres 217 September 1980
WKRAP in Cincinnati WKRP in Cincinnati ( September 1978-April 1982 ) ( Genre : Sitcom ) ( Broadcaster : CBS ) Arnie Kogen Angelo Torres 218 October 1980
The Dopes of Haphazzard The Dukes of Hazzard ( January 1979-February 1985 ) ( Genre : Comedy-drama ) ( Broadcaster : CBS ) Dick DeBartolo Angelo Torres 219 December 1980
Queezy Quincy , M.E . ( October 1976-May 1983 ) ( Genre : Medical drama ) ( Broadcaster : NBC ) Lou Silverstone Angelo Torres 220 January 1981
Crapper John , M.D Trapper John , M.D . ( September 1979-September 1986 ) ( Genre : Medical drama ) ( Broadcaster : CBS ) Stan Hart Jack Davis 221 March 1981
That 's Real Incredible , People ! Real People ( April 1979-July 1984 ) ( Genre : Reality ) ( Broadcaster : NBC ) / That 's Incredible ! ( March 1980-April 1984 ) ( Genre : Reality ) ( Broadcaster : ABC ) Dick DeBartolo Angelo Torres 222 April 1981
Dullus Dallas ( September 1978-May 1991 ) ( Genre : Soap opera ) ( Broadcaster : CBS ) Lou Silverstone Mort Drucker 223 June 1981
Har To Har Hart to Hart ( September 1979-May 1984 ) ( Genre : Crime drama ) ( Broadcaster : ABC ) Lou Silverstone Angelo Torres 224 July 1981
Too Gross For Comfort Too Close for Comfort ( November 1980-February 1987 ) ( Genre : Sitcom ) ( Broadcaster : ABC ) Stan Hart Angelo Torres 226 October 1981
Magnumb , P.U Magnum , P.I . ( January 1981-May 1988 ) ( Genre : Crime drama ) ( Broadcaster : CBS ) Lou Silverstone Mort Drucker 227 December 1981
Starchie Bonker 's Place Archie Bunker 's Place ( September 1979-April 1983 ) ( Genre : Sitcom ) ( Broadcaster : CBS ) Arnie Kogen Mort Drucker 228 January 1982
Family Fools Family Feud ( Since July 1976 ) ( Genre : Game show ) ( Broadcaster : ABC & CBS ) Dick DeBartolo Angelo Torres 229 March 1982
DeGenerate Hospital General Hospital ( Since April 1963 ) ( Genre : Medical drama ) ( Broadcaster : ABC ) Lou Silverstone Mort Drucker 230 April 1982
Swill Street Blues Hill Street Blues ( January 1981-May 1987 ) ( Genre : Police drama ) ( Broadcaster : NBC ) Tom Koch Angelo Torres 231 June 1982
The Greatest American Zero The Greatest American Hero ( March 1981-February 1983 ) ( Genre : Superhero ) ( Broadcaster : ABC ) Lou Silverstone Mort Drucker 232 July 1982
The Brawl Guy The Fall Guy ( November 1981-May 1986 ) ( Genre : Adventure ) ( Broadcaster : ABC ) Dick DeBartolo Angelo Torres 233 September 1982