When We Went MAD! | movie | 2025 | Official Trailer - video Dailymotion

A historical documentary and tribute to the legacy and influence of MAD Magazine featuring interviews with MAD celebrity | dG1fNjZJQmIzR094cHM

Transcript

00:00What, me worry? What, me worry?

00:06I started reading Mad at a very early age,

00:09which explains why right now I read on a third grade level.

00:15I mean, Mad Magazine is the only magazine that I ever read cover to cover.

00:19I never did my homework.

00:21When I read Mad Magazine, I remember reading things and just in my mind going,

00:25Whoa, whoa.

00:26Mad Magazine was the first place that really mocked people.

00:31I'd never seen that kind of humor before, that kind of irreverent comedy.

00:35And it really changed something in my brain.

00:37They weren't afraid of anyone.

00:39Mad went after everyone.

00:42It inspired a lot of people to want to make comedy.

00:46Mad was a textbook for us.

00:48How to make fun of things.

00:50Mad is not good.

00:52Our readers are not smart.

00:53Mad is cheap.

00:55The quality is poor.

00:56It's stupid.

00:57That's our brand.

00:59Most parents didn't approve.

01:01They thought it was corrupting their minds.

01:03And in a way it was, in a good way.