MAD Magazine Recurring Features
Ads and Commercials We'd Like to See
in Order of Appearance in Regular Issues (and the MAD-TV special)
This list barely scratches the surface of the advertising parodies.
These just happen to be ones that had "We'd Like to See" in the article title.
Someday, a more complete list of ads may see the light of day!
| Article Title | Subjects | Writer / Artist | Issue / Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| TV Ads We'd Like To See | The Vicejoy Ad | — / Mort Drucker | 46 — Apr 1959 |
| TV Ads We'd Like To See | The Clawettes Commercial | — / Joe Orlando | 49 — Sep 1959 |
| TV Ads We'd Like To See | The Colgrate Commercial | — / Joe Orlando | 49 — Sep 1959 |
| TV Ads We'd Like To See | The Ill-State Insurance Commercial | — / George Woodbridge | 50 — Oct 1959 |
| TV Ads We'd Like To See | The Schleppe's Commercial | — / Joe Orlando | 51 — Dec 1959 |
| TV Ads We'd Like To See | The Bann Roll-On Commercial | Larry Siegel / Bob Clarke | 57 — Sep 1960 |
| TV Ads We'd Like To See | The Polydent Commercial | Al Jaffee / Joe Orlando | 59 — Dec 1960 |
| Some TV Ads We Never Got To See | Imperial Margarine | Dick DeBartolo and Al Jaffee / Jack Rickard |
69 — Mar 1962 |
| TV Ads We'd Like To See | All-State Insurance, Anacin, Dash, Imperial Margarine, Raleigh Cigarettes | Earle Doud / Wally Wood | 74 — Oct 1962 |
| A TV Ad We'd Like to See | The Tyde Detergent Commercial | Dick DeBartolo / Joe Orlando | 85 — Mar 1964 |
| TV Ads We'd Like To See | Gleem, Anacin, Wheaties | — / Joe Orlando | 87 — Jun 1964 |
| Ads We'd Like To See | Pillsbury, Hertz, Old Grand-Dad Bourbon, Come to the U.N., Keep America Beautiful, Esso Gasoline, Good Housekeeping, Pan-American Airways, Investor-Owned Electric Light and Power Companies | Max Brandel | 110 — Apr 1967 |
| Ads We Never Got to See | RCA Victor TV, Firestone, Gillette, Timex, Ex-Lax, Camel Cigarettes, Westinghouse, The American Boating Association, Maidenform Bras, Ford Mustang | Dick DeBartolo / Bob Clarke | 116 — Jan 1968 |
| A TV Ad We'd Like to See | The Shill Gasoline Commercial | Lou Silverstone / George Woodbridge | 119 — Jun 1968 |
| A TV Ad We'd Like to See | The Ultra-White Toothpaste Commercial | Dick DeBartolo / Jack Rickard | 129 — Sep 1969 |
| A TV Ad We'd Like to See | The Geritol Commercial | Dick DeBartolo / Irving Schild (photos) | 178 — Oct 1975 |
| TV Ads We'd Like To See | The Cannonball AE-1 Ad, The American Expressed Card Ad, The Whisk Detergent Ad | Dick DeBartolo / Jack Rickard | 212 — Jan 1980 |
| A TV Ad We'd Like to See | Mr. John Houseman for the Investment Firm of Smith-Barney | John Ficarra / — | 231 — Jun 1982 |
| More Ads We Never Got to See | Weight Watchers, Zenith Hearing Aid, Fenwick Auto Schools, Eastern Airlines, Cranston Cosmetic Surgery Clinic, Pepto-Bismol, Preparation H, Brillo Pads, Sunsweet Prunes, Yellow Cab | Dick DeBartolo / Harry North, Esq. | 248 — Jul 1984 |
| Some American Express Card Commercials We'd Like to See | — | Dick DeBartolo / Angelo Torres | 261 — Mar 1986 |
| Ads We Never Got to See | Tower Records, Borden Eggs, AMC Jeeps, Westinghouse Refrigerators, Ivory Liquid, Clinique Skin Cream, Lay's Potato Chips, Hoover Vacuums, Polaroid, Webster's Dictionary | Dick DeBartolo / Bob Clarke | 263 — Jun 1986 |
| A TV Commercial We'd Like to See | The American Ex-Pres Card | John Prete / Harvey Kurtzman and Will Elder |
271 — Jun 1987 |
| A TV Commercial We'd Like to See | Dry Ideal | Billy Doherty / Angelo Torres | 277 — Mar 1988 |
| A TV Ad We'd Like to See | Milk. It Does a Body Good? | Dick DeBartolo / C. F. Payne | 313 — Sep 1992 |
| Commercials We'd Like to See | MT&T — The Righteous Choice | — / Paul Coker, Jr. | TV — Jan 1995 |
| Commercials We'd Like to See | ACI — The Reliable Choice | — / Paul Coker, Jr. | TV — Jan 1995 |
| A TV Ad We'd Like to See | Budweiser Frogs | John Prete / Bob Jones | 343 — Mar 1996 |
| A TV Commercial We'd Like to See | First Response Home Pregnancy Test | Dick DeBartolo / Timothy Shamey | 356 — Mar 1996 |
| A TV Commercial We'd Like to See | MasterFraud (Parts One and Two) | Frank Jacobs / Irving Schild (photos) | 384 — Aug 1999 |
| Celebrity Palm Ads We'd Like To See (titled on the Departments page) | (three separate ad parodies in issue) | Arie Kaplan / Irving Schild (photos) | 400 — Dec 2000 |
| A Variety Ad We'd Like to See… | For Your Consideration: The Paris Hilton Sex Video | — | 438 — Feb 2004 |
| An Ad We'd Like to See | New Dove Firming — As Tested on Real Tyrants | — | 461 — Jan 2006 |
| A TV Commercial We'd Like to See | SqueezeBag Storage Packs | Dick DeBartolo / Tom Bunk | 471 — Nov 2006 |
| An AT&T Commercial We'd Like to See | — | Desmond Devlin / Drew Friedman | 489 — May 2008 |
| A TV Commercial We'd Like to See | Scam Wow! | Dick DeBartolo / Tom Bunk | 501 — Oct 2009 |
| An iPhone Ad We'd Like To See (titled on the Departments page) | iPhone 4S — You Speak. Siri Helps. (three separate ad parodies in issue) | — | 515 — Jun 2012 |
| An E*Trade Baby Ad We'd Like To See | — | Desmond Devlin / Irving Schild (photos) | 515 — Jun 2012 |
| An Ad We'd Like to See | iPhone: You speak. Siri answers. "Who should I vote for this November?" | — | 518 — Dec 2012 |
| A TV Ad We'll Soon See | Donald Trump | — | 546 — Aug 2017 |
with help from John R. Racano
excerpt from TV Ads We'd Like to See — from #87, June 1964