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Exclusive: MAD Magazine Targets Worst Things in Cartoons

Get your first look at Mad's take on 'Family Guy.'

It's hard to believe that MAD magazine has been around for so long. Like many others, I read the magazine growing up and it's great to see the magazine still doing what they do.

In the next issue, #520, on sale February 19, the cover features Alfred E. Neuman mixed with a little Adventure Time.

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As you can see from the cover, one of the features in this issue is the debut of their "50 Worst Things about Cartoons." Let's face it, cartoons aren't what they used to be. It'll be interesting to see what exactly their angle and take on all of this is.

Aside from the cover, we've also been given an exclusive look at the show coming in at #28 - Family Guy. This is how they see it:

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We know MAD mocks and parodies pretty much everyone. This is their take on Family Guy. The art is by Peter Bagge. Again, we'll have to wait for when the issue goes on sale February 19 to see what else is included and what their criteria is.

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Deadcool

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Mad? But Mad has a terrible cartoon, how are they gonna tell us about terrible cartoons if they have a terrible cartoon.

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American Dad is miles above Family Guy. Family Guy solely runs on Shock Value.

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I'm sorta neutral about Adventure time. It's animation is horrible but the stories if you can bear them are memorable for kids and will teach them a life lesson or two. Family guy I like it because it's different but sometimes it abuses old jokes and references. Even uses sex jokes too often to a point where it's boring but sometimes they do have they're golden moments.

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@SavageDragon: I feel the same way.

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MAD is a terrible, irrelevant magazine. Go away.

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Family guy used to be funny because it was always on and had a freshness to it. Now its really hit or miss.

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Cartoons aren't what they use to be for sure, but that doesn't mean they're bad. It's all personal preference, I think Adventure Time is pretty decent, although Family Guy I could do without

anyways, i miss MadTV lol

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That so true

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Too bad they didn't name "atheist tract and anyone with even the bit slight of faith in any religion is either retarded or evil".

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Edited By ptigrusmagus

Oh really, how useful of MAD to weigh in on this subject. Any type of media whose main style is parody should be cancelled. If comic books are rags then MAD is used toilet paper. I along with many others will take Adventure Time and Family Guy over that dated crap known as MAD. Unoriginal, uninspired, UNFUNNY stuff like MAD is worse than todays' cartoons they have such a problem with. Fvck you MAD. Jake and Finn > MAD.

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Whoa, family guy hater much? That is a great show. Yet nobody understands

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I love Adventure Time. Family Guy is hit and miss though.

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Whoa, they're still printing MAD?

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Oh no! BMO threw up..... 

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I recognized that Peter Bagge art right off. Adventure Time is ok. Regular Show is like a drug for me though. Every time a new episode pops up in my DVR it makes my day.

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do people actually care what Mad magazine has to say about this stuff?

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Edited By FatFriar_16

lol... I can't believe people actually like these new cartoons.... and, they don't see anything wrong with them =\ ...

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Family Guy is awesome. It's funny because it pushes bounderies. The Simpsons is kind of sweet compared to it!

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@Logan Reilly: I do not watch Family Guy.

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jokes on them: i watch family guy, but don't read MAD. And I'm sure I'm not the only one.

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but i like adventure time how could a hard hitting magazine...like...mad...maga...hahahahaha nooope back to mah toons

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Thats pretty harsh
 
but accurate

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