Al Jaffee, MAD Magazine's 95-Year-Old Journeyman Cartoonist

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8 жыл бұрын

Al Jaffee invented the Fold-In, Snappy Answers To Stupid Questions, and more. More info here: gothamist.com/2016/05/05/al_ja...
Video by Jessica Leibowitz
Produced by Jessica Leibowitz, Jen Carlson and Ben Yakas
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Пікірлер: 117
@Dorelaxen
@Dorelaxen Жыл бұрын
Lived to 102. Made innumerable people smile. We should all be so lucky!
@RockReynolds
@RockReynolds Жыл бұрын
Loved his cartoons. "Is this the end of the line?" Snappy Answer: "No, this is the front. We're all facing backwards."
@clemensottawa1780
@clemensottawa1780 3 жыл бұрын
And of today he turned 100. Happy birthday, genius.
@Michaeledwardvernon
@Michaeledwardvernon Жыл бұрын
At 102, Al Jaffee has passed away. This was very good to sit and watch.
@titowrestling
@titowrestling Жыл бұрын
RIP Al Jaffee. Thanks for everything. Loved your work!
@LinkRocks
@LinkRocks Жыл бұрын
RIP Al. 102 years is a great life.
@joejohnson3891
@joejohnson3891 7 жыл бұрын
when he said "when I pass on to that MAD magazine in the sky" I shedded a tear
@xyling
@xyling 7 жыл бұрын
His biography was amazing. Brutally dark childhood, really. Quite a soul to come out of it all with a sense of humor.
@gratefullydeadful
@gratefullydeadful 8 жыл бұрын
I was a Mad reader in the 70s. Long live Al Jaffee
@johnathanreynolds8221
@johnathanreynolds8221 7 жыл бұрын
j d , Late eighties into the 90s! My teen years! 👍
@jacktheripoff1888
@jacktheripoff1888 6 жыл бұрын
Mid 70's to 80's my peak-reading years. This man is a genius, artist and writer.
@SergioSacotoOficial
@SergioSacotoOficial 8 жыл бұрын
Incredible man, I hope I can get to his age with that state of mind!!
@watchmanschannelofdespair
@watchmanschannelofdespair 5 жыл бұрын
May I echo your words?
@deiselucibragabraga9259
@deiselucibragabraga9259 3 жыл бұрын
He has 100 years now
@johnathanreynolds8221
@johnathanreynolds8221 7 жыл бұрын
I never folded the fold-in completely on my magazines. I took care of my Mad Magazines like babies as a teen! lol
@Ty-er5ok
@Ty-er5ok Жыл бұрын
I could not bear to fold them. I would gently shift them around and CURVE them so that I could see what the image was. Then lay them back flat. My little brother made the mistake of folding them a couple of times which of course led to a clobbering. Good times...
@kellyscott2421
@kellyscott2421 10 ай бұрын
Me too!!!! 💯
@bigkamo
@bigkamo 4 жыл бұрын
I came her after reading - in the Washington Post - that Al Jaffee has just retired.
@dazwannawzad9272
@dazwannawzad9272 5 жыл бұрын
Along with Martin and Berg ( and Sergio!!!), Jaffee is def one of my favs.
@stellaq3306
@stellaq3306 Жыл бұрын
An all time hero to me. Then I found out my Grandfather, whom I only met once as a small child, was a wartime cartoonist in Australia. I am now pursuing my dream & about to ramp it up…as a Cartoonist. Do what ya wanna do - Be what ya wanna be - yeh!
@colmhain
@colmhain 8 жыл бұрын
What, him worry? They won't fire him!
@matthewg.rhodes
@matthewg.rhodes Жыл бұрын
Al Jaffee was really special. We will miss his great talent immensely.
@66flamer
@66flamer Жыл бұрын
Thank you sir for so many years of Mad Magazine. Thank you.
@twistedtick
@twistedtick 7 жыл бұрын
He's very spry for 95!
@pallhe
@pallhe 7 жыл бұрын
I'm so glad he's still doing this, and doing it so well. Living legend!
@mercurialmagictrees
@mercurialmagictrees 6 жыл бұрын
what a talented character. good ingenuity with the fold in and the snappy answers series
@vfxforge
@vfxforge Жыл бұрын
RIP AL. Thank you
@ryantimony6692
@ryantimony6692 7 жыл бұрын
oh god I love this guy
@KellyTaylorGuy
@KellyTaylorGuy Жыл бұрын
RIP AL!
@larslarsen1444
@larslarsen1444 7 жыл бұрын
We all love your Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions.I wish you would make more.
@Crewchief227
@Crewchief227 7 жыл бұрын
Wow thank you, and how cool it was to go against things like Playboy centerfolds
@RichardFriendartist
@RichardFriendartist Жыл бұрын
what a great interview!!
@suttonsuede
@suttonsuede 8 жыл бұрын
Thank you, Mr. Jaffee!
@Q_the_guitar_god
@Q_the_guitar_god Жыл бұрын
R.I.P to a legend
@JP-uu8vf
@JP-uu8vf Жыл бұрын
Loved his work. RIP 😢
@rancosteel
@rancosteel 5 жыл бұрын
I’ve loved that whole gang of idiots since my first issue purchase in 71. Still have it in a archival bag.
@bgl00ney
@bgl00ney 6 жыл бұрын
SUCH a hero. As a pro cartoonist, I have no reservations in admitting I don't deserve to sharpen that man's pencils.
@rklewis2
@rklewis2 4 жыл бұрын
MAD was a constant, consistent great part of peoples' lives growing up. I think that they hit their stride from about 1959 onward, with the usual gang of idiots, producing great artwork and great humor. I couldn't even imagine MAD without Al Jaffe. Or Mort Drucker. Or Jack Davis. Or Sergio Aragones. Or Don Martin. Of course, William Gaines. I'm sure I've left someone out. It's not intentional. These fellows that you never actually saw were a part of so many peoples' lives. I remember the first issue I bought. It was a special, somewhere around 1969 or 1970. It had stamps in it. I loved super hero comics, but...something drew me to this. I read that magazine until it fell apart. Of course, my older brothers helped wear it out, too, lol! I can't imagine my life growing up without MAD. I loved the mag, and loved the artists.
@donr2176
@donr2176 Жыл бұрын
I loved Al's work too- but I think Wally Wood was the greatest illustrator Mad had.. His science fiction stuff is amazing!!
@sefcakjames8254
@sefcakjames8254 7 жыл бұрын
I love Al Jaffee's 'Don't you Hate....' series.
@maydom04
@maydom04 6 жыл бұрын
Me too, one of my favorites "Don't you hate people who don't properly replace screw-tops on Jars" as a jam jar sails to a splattering and messy finish on a hard ceramic floor!
@davidsheppard1133
@davidsheppard1133 3 жыл бұрын
I love MAD magazine! Only comic book that I read! Couldn’t wait for next issue to come out!😃
@2ndviolin
@2ndviolin 5 жыл бұрын
That naughty smile!
@TimChuma
@TimChuma Жыл бұрын
RIP Al Jaffee
@black1582
@black1582 5 жыл бұрын
And I forgot, he produced some of the best content playboy ever had, their golden age cartoons.
@williamcarrington61
@williamcarrington61 Жыл бұрын
M A D Magazines kept me sane during my posting to Bahrain , 1963 and 1966. I even mailed copies to a comrade in Sharjah serving with The Trucial Oman Scouts.
@vrikey
@vrikey 5 жыл бұрын
Love the man. Thanks for all he's given us
@GeligniteRocker
@GeligniteRocker 7 жыл бұрын
You're a legend Al!
@BJMcCoy-ty1cl
@BJMcCoy-ty1cl Жыл бұрын
Happy Birthday Al!
@officialARMYclan
@officialARMYclan Жыл бұрын
Rip legend
@robbreinerofficial3118
@robbreinerofficial3118 5 жыл бұрын
All love...your work is legendary!!
@janedoe5229
@janedoe5229 Ай бұрын
Al Jaffee: I LOVED your humor AND your ART!!
@BOMBER_GBF_DBL_SUK_FBI
@BOMBER_GBF_DBL_SUK_FBI Жыл бұрын
Great. Love the guys from mad. What would I‘ve been without those and their subversive humor. Thx 4 ever…
@kenwalz7231
@kenwalz7231 6 жыл бұрын
ONE OF A KIND!! thanks for all the great art AL. I think my love for art came from copying MAD's artwork!
@Lukebenpenrose
@Lukebenpenrose 8 жыл бұрын
What a boss!
@YuckyIcicles
@YuckyIcicles Жыл бұрын
RIP Al Jaffee You will be missed very much by all of us
@thisbusinessofmusic1276
@thisbusinessofmusic1276 Жыл бұрын
Thanks for everything Al from the bottom of my heart.
@Trund27
@Trund27 8 жыл бұрын
I love him!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
@godsrightbuttcheek
@godsrightbuttcheek 8 жыл бұрын
Really interesting stuff! great to see this kind of stuff :)
@richardthunderbay8364
@richardthunderbay8364 Жыл бұрын
A genius. RIP
@nightisright1873
@nightisright1873 6 жыл бұрын
The greatest cartoonist sense Charles Shultz
@SuV33358
@SuV33358 2 жыл бұрын
Genius.......I hold my huge stack of mad magazines close to my heart. They're treasures to me
@simonl4523
@simonl4523 Жыл бұрын
RIP Al Jaffee. Hopefully those pearly gates fold in, not out
@paul329869
@paul329869 3 жыл бұрын
0:49 60 years is like, 6 decades!
@carlossicilia9192
@carlossicilia9192 2 жыл бұрын
Happy 101 todayy!!!!!
@FriedFrogLegsAnimations
@FriedFrogLegsAnimations 4 жыл бұрын
Can he have him show his work.
@Gravyballs2011
@Gravyballs2011 8 жыл бұрын
Very important person of my from pre-teen years until my mid 20s.
@shoh1149
@shoh1149 4 жыл бұрын
Frank zappa
@madmania5080
@madmania5080 5 жыл бұрын
great artist
@black1582
@black1582 5 жыл бұрын
Why doesn’t mad put this kind of content in their own channel on KZfaq? They have one, and they only have 4 videos, Christmas trump spoofs from 4 years ago, and 3 twitch video game commentaries. It’s like they stated it two years ago and just gave up! I’d go watch their channel every day if they just put their comics on there with a voice, like so many others are doing, and stuff like this interview. I’ve wanted to see what Al Jaffe had to say since I was 10 years old. It’s sad if mad goes away, because of technical difficulties, meaning they couldn’t adapt, their easily adaptable content, to KZfaq and the internet.
@DSH1LL
@DSH1LL 3 жыл бұрын
I was turned on to Al Jaffee when I was 10 years old. I don't know him but I love him.
@madsea
@madsea 8 жыл бұрын
I love you, Mr Jaffee
@westcoastgoose
@westcoastgoose 7 жыл бұрын
This is just beautiful.
@joejohnson3891
@joejohnson3891 7 жыл бұрын
hey look! the "Weird" Al issue is in the background
@Deathmoths
@Deathmoths 4 жыл бұрын
99 still kicking! legend.
@tedcantu1
@tedcantu1 6 жыл бұрын
Check out his biography book. That thing is an awesome read. I got it for Christmas a couple of years ago.
@ismegg
@ismegg 8 жыл бұрын
Wow, amazing!
@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable
@thehandleiwantedwasntavailable 6 жыл бұрын
Living legend.
@MrGoony01
@MrGoony01 7 жыл бұрын
If Al dies, who will write the fold-ins? Love you Jaffee!
@betwrixolive9431
@betwrixolive9431 6 ай бұрын
I thought the title said journalist and thought "yeah, Mad would have a journalist, to make other outlets pissed if anything."
@cartoonistbrian8497
@cartoonistbrian8497 3 жыл бұрын
Loved it !
@magik8566
@magik8566 Жыл бұрын
Thank you, gratefull
@GoodMrDawes
@GoodMrDawes 7 жыл бұрын
Brilliant
@francesbernard2445
@francesbernard2445 2 ай бұрын
I didn't know that cartooning is a trade. Imagine that. Getting paid to have fun at work for so long as you want to.
@richinoable
@richinoable Жыл бұрын
😢 So I guess this is RIP? No, he'll keep meeting deadlines and submitting fold-ins from the afterlife. Meh. 42 years of imitation and I still can't generate but one or two snappy answers of my own.
@lelfo78
@lelfo78 Жыл бұрын
Addio ad un grandissimo e longevo fumettista ed illustratore! I suoi pieghevoli di MAD sono stati davvero geniali; un concentrato unico di originalità ed inventiva! Come (forse) direbbe Gianni Rodari, Al Jaffee è stato uno dei più bravi inventori ed interpreti della "Fantastica" Riposa in pace Maestro!
@mariannebayly
@mariannebayly 4 жыл бұрын
Al. In my mom‘s trunk I found an issue of mad magazine featuring a Grimm fairytale and it says that you made it
@jensswales
@jensswales 5 жыл бұрын
the nixon fold-in was great!
@moesyah
@moesyah 2 жыл бұрын
absolute legend
@davidcoates7615
@davidcoates7615 Жыл бұрын
My favorite MAD books were snappy answers to stupid questions.🤪
@SuperWillHatch
@SuperWillHatch 6 жыл бұрын
Al Jaffee is a hero of mine. I hope I can meet him someday.
@gardensofthegods
@gardensofthegods 5 жыл бұрын
SuperWillHatch I wouldn't wait too long if I were you... I'm just saying
@cynthiacupler8005
@cynthiacupler8005 3 жыл бұрын
What a wonderful man.
@DeconvertedMan
@DeconvertedMan 6 жыл бұрын
awww what a nice guy :D how old is he? "95!" is the snappy comeback eh?
@Miguel-ki8wj
@Miguel-ki8wj 3 жыл бұрын
Legend...
@jovanweismiller7114
@jovanweismiller7114 Жыл бұрын
& he's still going @ 101!
@mandibulla1
@mandibulla1 4 жыл бұрын
Um gênio ,assim como Albert Einstein, Picasso ,Carl Sagan . Um grande abraço do Brasil.
@maydom04
@maydom04 6 жыл бұрын
Does Al Jaffee intend to keep working ?
@MarckAl
@MarckAl 3 ай бұрын
Hero!
@ricarleite
@ricarleite 2 жыл бұрын
He DID retire. He's still alive. Barely.
@NevadaBoss
@NevadaBoss 5 жыл бұрын
Oh sure, he's been drawing classic stuff for 7 decades, but OTHER than that, what's he done? Al actually outlived his magazine..aint too many artists who can say that.
@megasystem8473
@megasystem8473 4 жыл бұрын
NevadaBoss well it’s technically still going.
@andrealuisecandido1154
@andrealuisecandido1154 2 жыл бұрын
Few Are crazy ha? We are painting wiTh oil coulours Oil on Canvas Or Acryl colours
@andrealuisecandido1154
@andrealuisecandido1154 2 жыл бұрын
ThaT mEan ThaT was no criminal deed PainTing like RembrandT or such only for priv joy
@goinnowhere4058
@goinnowhere4058 Жыл бұрын
🖤
@beefusthemighty
@beefusthemighty 3 жыл бұрын
dusty in here!
@andrealuisecandido1154
@andrealuisecandido1154 2 жыл бұрын
okay in my FamiLy was no Cartoon drawer
@juammanuelortizrodriguez5527
@juammanuelortizrodriguez5527 3 жыл бұрын
what he worry!
@SuV33358
@SuV33358 2 жыл бұрын
😄
@clownnookie
@clownnookie 10 ай бұрын
If you buy people stuff for birthdays and Christmas, $20 bucks isn't much when it comes to helping out MAD. I buy gift subscriptions all the time. The goal is to get them back up to 100,000 subscriptions and then maybe that way they can create more fresh content again.
@michaelflomer8348
@michaelflomer8348 2 жыл бұрын
Life Is a Joke, then we die; or is It, Wake Up?
@sha11235
@sha11235 2 жыл бұрын
Well, that's what they did, sadly.
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