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Growing up in the 1960s, early 70s, MAD had a profound influence on me. I saved them. My daughter found them in the 90s and read them all. Now she is a MAD devotee. And we share lots of laughs.

I am a Creative Director today because of MAD Magazine. Thank you to Bill Gaines and the rest of those warped crazies that helped me to never grow up.

Gaines,above all,was completely fearless. That was the key to the success of MAD.

Everytime I see a meme I think of MAD magazine. The humor in memes today are just like the humor you’d find in the the magazine

Mad gave a lad a good sense of humour , matured ,broardened yr humour , and kept old folks young

Wish they had THE LEGEND on here....Al Jaffee.He retired in 2020 at 95.Was with them from basically the beginning in 1955.Also Dave Berg.Usually had the Mad staff in The Lighter Side

I have always loved MAD magazine!!!!!😂😂😂😂

Gosh, here’s a huge chunk of my childhood!!

So many punch lines in that interview :D:D

I visited these offices in 1970. That was fun. I was ten. I remember Bill behind his desk.

I was 14 back in 1957 when given a copy of the Ballantine Books paperback "Inside Mad" It was the beginning of decades of collecting both the pocket- books and the monthly Mad Magazines! I still have them all- 66 years later! My favorite artists were Wally Wood, Don Martin, Bill Elder and Jack Davis.. Although I have never lived in the USA- just visiting for vacations, Mad magazine kept me very well informed of American TV shows, Films, and many aspects of US culture , including advertising; all the Mad parodies had me in stiches! Sadly the current issues no longer seem to me to be half as funny- however I still can open an old 1960's issue and start laughing once more! Those were indeed "The good old days"..

I saw this just as I started to read MAD. Never thought 60 Minutes would cover them like this! Still a fantastic intro to the magazine...and I still have that Rambo one! #UsualGangofIdiots

I like this piece.i have watched it several times.

Ahhh! The USUAL GANG OF IDIOTS! I started reading MAD in about 1964 - 65. It changed my view of the world, politics and society. "What? Me Worry?" As Alfred was fond of saying. MAD FOR EVER!

Dick DeBartolo secured them this segment, apparently completely unbeknownst to Bill, and new subscriptions went through the roof after it was aired. To thank him, Bill offered Dick any gift of his own choosing. Reservedly, Dick eventually settled on the very meagre choice of a new desktop computer, which in those days wouldn't have been of much use to him as far as the magazine was concerned. Of course Bill obliged.

Bill Gaines had a wine cellar of legendary proportions

I found out about three mile island through MAD magazine @7:08 whislt growing up in Australia. MAD was instrumental in forming my world views around politics and commerce.

I'm reminded of what The Simpsons was like in its prime when I watch this. The Simpsons told jokes that were funny regardless of whether you knew the reference, event or famous person or not. If you didn't, it was still funny, and if you did, it's even funnier. MAD was the same. :)

one of the best things, american ... Mad and Alfred !!

Honestly comedy is a great way to teach and convey thoughts and ideas folks of all ages will look into subject matter and form thier own opinion when they laugh about it especially from cartoons

In England, we had two major sources for entertaining topical US issues: Mad and Doonesbury. Nothing else came close.

Rest in peace, sir. 😢

I just recently purchased my old copies I once owned back in 87, can't wait!

My 2 Magazine publisher hero’s: Bill Gaines and Hugh Hefner..❤️❤️

I have a foot and a half stack of MAD magazines. I treasure them 💯❤️ What, me worry?

Couldnt wait for it to come every month --------if you read mad magazine and watched the 3 stooges --you wouldnt be right either

I would have killed to have been an artist and writer for this incarnation of Mad Magazine.

When I was an Acolyte I was best friends with the Reverends son. One disagreement we did have was which was best, Cracked or MAD. I was on the side of MAD of coarse.

Thank you for giving this profile the 1080p delivery that it deserves. You are awesome!

Thank you so much for uploading it!

i used to love Don Martin Dept, and the Mad Fold in

Nice catch by Bill at the end. 😜👍

Regarding that last question as to whether young MAD readers would be horrified to see these four old farts in charge - I was a huge fan of MAD Magazine when I was about eight years old, and the magazine showed Bill Gaines and the rest of them in caricature all through the thing. If I’d seen this story or anything like it at the time, so far from being horrified, I would have laughed myself silly. I loved that the staff and the usual gang of idiots seemed to trust the audience. RIP Bill.

Its a shame, Mad died with all the old talent--modern writers and creative directors have driven the magazine into the ground.

"Hopefully, they don't watch 60 Minutes." lol Good one

The MAD sarcasm could have only come from New York!

I can't believe how much I used to anticipate the next issue of this magazine

R.I.P MAD Magazine...

Gaines was a legend. I think he'd be turning over in his grave at what happened to the magazine pretty much right after he died. It went completely down hill almost immediately upon his death

A very good report, BUT, there are a lot of parts cut out, I have the original airing back in 1987 of this on vhs, and there are parts were Gains is in Washington talking about his horror comics, other dialogue bits cut out..and so on..!

grew up on mad mag.

My favorite was always Don Martin.

Mad magazine cracks me up

I wish they could have kept Don Martin

What’s the hardest part of putting together the magazine? Stapling it!!

Legends

I’ve read almost all MADs. I can remember only two movies they did that did not make fun of it, but accentuated the point. American Graffiti and One Flew Over the Cuckoos Nest.

You know I despite its pricey magazines I still love it today if I were to guess today they would be what 60 years old by now

And now sadly, it is no more.

Bill Gaines had integrity and class. After he died the magazine went straight down hill.

The kids in this video would be 45 now! I'm 68!

I read the magazine from childhood until well into adulthood. I every issue.

Mad magazine is the opposite of artificial intelligence.

Jeff bridges could play this guy

RIP mad magazine

God, I love(d) these Guys!

everybody at MAD's offices loved "El Bosso."

Where is Sergio?

Bravo

They said they refused to sell advertising space or merchandise. I got news for them...😢

7:00 "You really don't learn anything from it...." says the girl. Wrong. I began reading this in the 1960s as a child. My reading level went way up, I was on the Governor's Honor Roll in High School and easily went through eight years of college, earning a doctorate. I give Mad Magazine the benefit of rapidly increasing my vocabulary and my socio and political knowledge.

There was a sister comedy magazine called Panic.

When I got divorced I took my clothes, my fishing rod and my collection of Mad magazines. I told my ex and her lawyer their getting my Mags would be like giving strawberries to pigs.

Parents concerned about MAD magazine...such innocent times.

Back in the 70s my parents were perpetually annoyed at my reading of both Mad Magazine and Heavy Metal magazine.

Genius.

This MAM Is MAD

Anyone else creeped out that Alfred appears to be staring down Morley?

Don Martin MADE Mad. after he left, I did too.

There's always a certain kid that buys it and passed around on the school bus eventually finding it's way to me. Irony meets sarcasm.

MAD magazine should have created something about 60 minutes HA!

You can still subscribe to MAD. Help support them so they can get back to producing new material.

They even drove their closest competitor Cracked magazine out of business

My generation went from Mad to National Lampoon. And yes, they both died for electronic reasons...

WE WILL MISS THIS PART OF AMERICA'S FUN .

I never thought it was for kids

The reporter looks like the father of prince alfer e neumann :D

Yes, Morely it was dying and is now dead. RIP Mad Magazine.

6:46

how dare they say you guys are idiots.. its such wonderfool humor including the animation drawing and quips and stories and sketches especially political ones..

MAD was the only honest political commentary and pop culture critique available to a 10 year old in the 70s. And possibly Hustler.

Wow would love to see what they would do with todays madness and crazy's 🤣

From the dark side to the good side.

The best Anti-smoking Ads...

Before there was south Park

I wondered whatever happened to the BeeGees!

“… what’s the title?”

Yeah, don't believe everything you hear on 60 minutes.

Loved Mad. Pity american spirit has changed.

William Gaines was real as hell,cool guy to smoke a joint with i bet

#dentists offices, I see. . .

in 1987 i was reading Superman comic books these are more entertaining

Is that a fucking noose in the background

What is wrong with 60 minutes don't they know it's educational????? I learned tons of stuff... Bye weight The Most"

From Bill Gaines to Bill Gates …

Man, they’d be having a freakin’ field day with Biden!!

For the last decade or more Mad sucked

I used to like mad magazine but i didnt like their magazine cover ridiculing Donald Trump becoming president. What, me worry? 🙃