Pulling the Plug on Oreck Vacuums
CLASSIC MAD DEPT.
Oreck Vacuums filed for bankruptcy today, citing deteriorating sales and management departures. The news should come to no surprise to MAD readers, who were tipped off to Oreck’s sucky product way back in 1998.
From MAD #373, September 1998
Writer: J. Prete
Artist: Hermann Mejia
Don Martin: One Day At The Bullfights
FONEBONE FRIDAY DEPT.
From MAD #154, October 1972
Writer and Artist: Don Martin
Colorist: Carl Peterson
10th Anniversary of “Mission Accomplished" Accomplished
CLASSIC MAD DEPT.
Ten years ago today, President George W. Bush dressed up as a fighter pilot (the only incident of presidential cosplay we know of), landed on an aircraft carrier, and declared “Mission Accomplished” in the Iraq War — which actually didn’t end until 2011. So, as Dubya celebrates the opening of his Presidential Library, we celebrate with the cover of MAD #437, on which we anointed his premature declaration of victory as one of The 20 Dumbest Things of the Year for 2003.
Cover Artist: Mark Fredrickson
Barbra Streisand Celebrates 71st Birthday with No Mention of MAD
On Tuesday Barbra Streisand, who turns 71 today, received the Chaplin Award from the Film Society of Lincoln Center, which she considered a great honor. And yet, she never considered it a great honor to appear on the cover of MAD, which we can’t blame her for.
Cover Artist: Norman Mingo
R.I.P. Richie Havens, Musician
To celebrate Richie Havens, the music legend best remembered for opening Woodstock in 1969, we present this Classic MAD poem by Frank Jacobs and Sergio Aragonés.
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From MAD #134, April 1970
Writer: Frank Jacobs
Artist: Sergio Aragonés
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