Cracked: Difference between revisions

Before itits name was purchased and placed on what became [[Cracked.com|a humor website]], ''Cracked'' was a magazine. Specifically, it was a [[Follow the Leader|knockoff]] of ''[[Mad]]'' (in their own words, their fanbase was "primarily comprised of people who got to the store after MAD sold out"), using a similar formula of movie and television parodies with deconstructive humor and otherwise (ostensibly) humorous articles, as well as its own [[Ugly Cute]] "mascot," Sylvester P. Smythe. It was by far the longest-surviving ''Mad'' knockoff, lasting in print form from 1958 until the 2000s, when a great deal of [[Executive Meddling]] reduced the mag to an erratic printing schedule and many of the original contributors left. Finally, it was [[retool]]ed as a "lad mag." This format didn't last long, and the magazine went under in 2007, only to re-establish itself as a website.