# Mad vs. Cracked **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [June 18, 2000, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797 "2000-06-18T20:59:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 15\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![SilentKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@SilentKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentKnight)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/1 "2000-06-18T20:59:43Z")
Which magazine do you think is better? I, myself, like Cracked more than Mad. ---
**Author:** ![Steve-o](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/ecc23a/32.png) [@Steve-o](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Steve-o)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 9:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/2 "2000-06-18T21:54:06Z")
Three words: SPY VS. SPY Or is that two words? ---
**Author:** ![Sterra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8c91f0/32.png) [@Sterra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Sterra)\ **Post date:** [June 18, 2000, 10:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/3 "2000-06-18T22:19:48Z")
it is actually 10 words ---
**Author:** ![Argeable](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5ac83/32.png) [@Argeable](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argeable)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 12:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/4 "2000-06-19T00:33:41Z")
It’s definetly MAD. Some would say that’s a slightly biased decision, seeing as I’ve never read cracked. However, if I’ve never seen a copy of the magazine I can safely assume that it’s not in very good circulation and therefore is of an inferior quality. Or that I don’t go looking for magazines much. ---
**Author:** ![Gunslinger](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/4491bb/32.png) [@Gunslinger](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gunslinger)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 12:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/5 "2000-06-19T00:40:44Z")
MAD. The artwork’s better, the jokes are more subtle & sophistacated (some of 'em, anyway), and it just looks better. ---
**Author:** ![Greyson3](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/258eb7/32.png) [@Greyson3](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Greyson3)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/6 "2000-06-19T00:50:28Z")
Mad, although it hasn’t been funny in, well… okay, I don’t recall ever seeing a really good gag in Mad. However, I have heard Bob Saget voiceovers that were funnier than the most hilarious joke ever written in Cracked. ---
**Author:** ![Gaudere](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/e495f1/32.png) [@Gaudere](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Gaudere)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 12:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/7 "2000-06-19T00:52:39Z")
[Moderator hat ON] Hmm, a request for personal opinions? IMHO, here we come! [Moderator hat OFF] ---
**Author:** ![Zarathustra](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/898d66/32.png) [@Zarathustra](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zarathustra)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 12:59am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/8 "2000-06-19T00:59:19Z")
Is Crazy still around? That seemed harder-edged than either Cracked or Mad. Cracked underwent some kind of change of ownership in the mid-80s, and the content and tone seemed to have been affected quite a bit. I haven’t read either magazine in the past decade, however, so what do I know. Zarathustra ---
**Author:** ![Czarcasm](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/czarcasm/32/4050_2.png) [@Czarcasm](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Czarcasm)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 1:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/9 "2000-06-19T01:16:39Z")
_Not Brand Ecch!_ Case closed. Conversation over. ---
**Author:** ![SilentKnight](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8e8cbc/32.png) [@SilentKnight](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SilentKnight)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 1:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/10 "2000-06-19T01:40:19Z")
I just visited the Cracked site: ``` http://www.cracked.com/ ``` and they said that they made alot of changes to the magazine recently. I’ve heard it is hilarious. I went to the **MAD** website and on there they were even talking about how funny it is. I even found the new issue and it looks quite different but I’m not sure about the content. ---
**Author:** ![HomeSlice](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/9d8465/32.png) [@HomeSlice](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/HomeSlice)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 4:08am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/11 "2000-06-19T04:08:45Z")
I’ve read much of both and MAD is the best by far. I used to have Spy vs. Spy on nintendo. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![voguevixen](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/b5ac83/32.png) [@voguevixen](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/voguevixen)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 4:34am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/12 "2000-06-19T04:34:08Z")
I gotta say Cracked…not that I’ve read it in 15 years…gotta love the “Dukes of Hazzardous” parody, nyuk nyuk. Didn’t Don Martin defect to Cracked anyway? That was the only edge Mad actually had. ---
**Author:** ![RealityChuck](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/realitychuck/32/195_2.png) [@RealityChuck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RealityChuck)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 1:07pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/13 "2000-06-19T13:07:55Z")
MAD always was better than CRACKED. Usually the people who worked for CRACKED were those not good enough to make it with MAD. At best, it was a pale imitation. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2000, 10:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/14 "2000-06-19T22:16:00Z")
I recently purchased the Totally Mad 7-cd CD-ROM set. It contains EVERY issue of MAD including the specials, some of the little plastic records, stickers, etc (up through Dec. 98). I got it on sale for $50. In it you’ll find (as listed in the owner’s manual): 376 issues of MAD 133 MAD special issues 12 worst from the MAD annuals 12 more trash from the MAD annuals 7 MAD follies 5 Tales Calculated to Drive You MAD 9 other specials Spy vs. Spy cartoons (some are animated!) Clips from the flexi-discs Interviews with the MAD gang It’s the best entertainment $50 I’ve spent in a long time. You can even print your favorite gag. I used to buy Cracked. Like the MAD TV vs. SNL thread, each has/had its moments. Crazy was bit weirder. ---
**Author:** ![Darkpyre](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/d9b06d/32.png) [@Darkpyre](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darkpyre)\ **Post date:** [June 20, 2000, 1:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mad-vs-cracked/22797/15 "2000-06-20T01:07:47Z")
Mad. Funnier jokes, better art. Spy vs. Spy and The Lighter Side. Sergio Aragones.