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I'm here with my co-host Frank Sandopadre where once again, we're recording at

nutmeg with our engineer Frank Ferdarosa. Our guest today are two celebrated satirists and long time

mad magazine contributors who together have appeared in the pages of mad for a combined 115 years.

Dick De Bartolo is referred to as mad man, he sold his first article back in 1962. And since 1966,

he's appeared in 454 consecutive issues serving as creative consultant from 1984 to 2009.

He wrote movies and the mad book of sex, violence and home.

I was cooking. That's a deadly title.

The mad book of sex, violence and home cooking. There you go.

Among others collaborated with legendary artist Don Martin on several titles and he authored the

1994 memoir Good Days and Mad. He's also a recognized gadget expert known as the Gizwiz and a

prolific writer for stand up comedians and TV game shows including to tell the truth.

Taddle Tales, Family Feud, Super Password and the long running match game, the body and a

reverent style of questions that made him famous.

Okay, thanks. Good night. Take a breath.

How daffy is one of the most prominent and admired cartoonists of the 20th century.

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