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  • When We Went MAD! (2025)
  • 107 min | Documentary, History
When We Went MAD! (2025)
107 min | Documentary, History

A historical documentary and tribute to the legacy and influence of MAD Magazine featuring interviews with MAD celebrity readers, along with MAD artists, writers, and editors; affectionately known as the Usual Gang of Idiots
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Producers
Nate Adams (producer) | Alan Bernstein (producer) | Adam Carolla (producer) | Mary Petryshyn (producer)
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Jun 24, 2025 (United States)

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97 cast members
Name Known for
William M. Gaines
Self - Mad Magazine Founder & Publisher (archive footage) Self - Mad Magazine Founder & Publisher (archive footage)   See fewer
Grant Geissman
Self - Mad Historian Self - Mad Historian   See fewer
Al Feldstein
Self - Editor (archive footage) Self - Editor (archive footage)   See fewer
Annie Gaines Ashton
Self - Widow of Bill Gaines Self - Widow of Bill Gaines   See fewer
Jack Davis
Self - Artist (archive footage) Self - Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
Joe Raiola
Self - Assistant Editor & Senior Editor Self - Assistant Editor & Senior Editor   See fewer
Judd Apatow
Self - Filmmaker, Comedian & Mad Reader Self - Filmmaker, Comedian & Mad Reader   See fewer
Bryan Cranston
Self - Actor & Mad Reader Self - Actor & Mad Reader   See fewer
Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Self - Artist & Writer Self - Artist & Writer   See fewer
Quentin Tarantino
Self - Filmmaker & Mad Reader Self - Filmmaker & Mad Reader   See fewer
David Zucker
Self - Co-Writer & Co-Director, Airplane! Self - Co-Writer & Co-Director, Airplane!   See fewer
Tim Carvell
Self - Writer & Executive Producer, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver Self - Writer & Executive Producer, Last Week Tonight with John Oliver   See fewer
Nick Meglin
Self - Associate Editor & Editor (archive footage) Self - Associate Editor & Editor (archive footage)   See fewer
Angelo Torres
Self - Artist Self - Artist   See fewer
Mort Drucker
Self - Artist (archive footage) Self - Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
Gilbert Gottfried
Self - Actor, Comedian & Mad Reader Self - Actor, Comedian & Mad Reader   See fewer
'Weird Al' Yankovic
Self - Singer, Comedian & Mad Reader Self - Singer, Comedian & Mad Reader   See fewer
Desmond Devlin
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Howie Mandel
Self - Actor, Comedian & Mad Reader Self - Actor, Comedian & Mad Reader   See fewer
Tom Koch
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
John Ficarra
Self - Associate Editor & Executive Editor Self - Associate Editor & Executive Editor   See fewer
Jerry DeFuccio
Self - Associate Editor Self - Associate Editor   See fewer
Leonard Brenner
Self - Associate Art Director & Art Director (as Leonard 'The Beard' Brenner) Self - Associate Art Director & Art Director (as Leonard 'The Beard' Brenner)   See fewer
Lou Silverstone
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Frank Jacobs
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Dick DeBartolo
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Larry Siegel
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Don Edwing
Self - Artist & Writer (as Don 'Duck' Edwing) Self - Artist & Writer (as Don 'Duck' Edwing)   See fewer
Arnie Kogen
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Paul Coker Jr.
Self - Artist (archive footage) Self - Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
Al Jaffee
Self - Artist & Writer (archive footage) Self - Artist & Writer (archive footage)   See fewer
Jay Kogen
Self - Writer & Producer, The Simpsons Self - Writer & Producer, The Simpsons   See fewer
Irving Schild
Self - Photographer Self - Photographer   See fewer
Harry North
Self - Artist Self - Artist   See fewer
Stan Hart
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Tom Richmond
Self - Artist Self - Artist   See fewer
Charlie Kadau
Self - Assistant Editor & Senior Editor Self - Assistant Editor & Senior Editor   See fewer
Sam Viviano
Self - Artist & Art Director Self - Artist & Art Director   See fewer
Dave Croatto
Self - Senior Editor Self - Senior Editor   See fewer
Frank Santopadre
Self - Writer Self - Writer   See fewer
Drew Friedman
Self - Artist Self - Artist   See fewer
Ryan Flanders
Self - Design Director Self - Design Director   See fewer
Peter Kuper
Self - Artist & Writer, Spy Vs. Spy Self - Artist & Writer, Spy Vs. Spy   See fewer
Richard Williams
Self - Artist Self - Artist   See fewer
Dave Berg
Self - Artist & Writer (archive footage) Self - Artist & Writer (archive footage)   See fewer
Bob Clarke
Self - Writer (archive footage) Self - Writer (archive footage)   See fewer
Will Elder
Self - Artist (archive footage) Self - Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
Harvey Kurtzman
Self - Founder & Editor (archive footage) Self - Founder & Editor (archive footage)   See fewer
Don Martin
Self - Artist (archive footage) Self - Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
Norman Mingo
Self - Artist (archive footage) Self - Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
Antonio Prohias
Self - Artist & Writer, Spy Vs. Spy (archive footage) Self - Artist & Writer, Spy Vs. Spy (archive footage)   See fewer
John Putnam
Self - Art Director (archive footage) Self - Art Director (archive footage)   See fewer
Jack Rickard
Self - Artist (archive footage) Self - Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
John Severin
Self - Artist (archive footage) Self - Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
Wally Wood
Self - Artist (archive footage) Self - Artist (archive footage)   See fewer
George Woodbridge
Self - Writer (archive footage) Self - Writer (archive footage)   See fewer
Irving Berlin
Self - Music Composer (archive footage) Self - Music Composer (archive footage)   See fewer
M.C. Gaines
Self - William Gaines' Father (archive footage) Self - William Gaines' Father (archive footage)   See fewer
Dave Garroway
Self - Host & Founder, Today (archive footage) Self - Host & Founder, Today (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Graves
Self - Actor, Airplane! (archive footage) Self - Actor, Airplane! (archive footage)   See fewer
Mary Hart
Self - Host, Entertainment Tonight (archive footage) Self - Host, Entertainment Tonight (archive footage)   See fewer
Hugh Hefner
Self - Publisher, Playboy (archive footage) Self - Publisher, Playboy (archive footage)   See fewer
J. Edgar Hoover
Self - Director, FBI (archive footage) Self - Director, FBI (archive footage)   See fewer
Peter Jennings
Self - Host, ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings (archive footage) Self - Host, ABC World News Tonight with Peter Jennings (archive footage)   See fewer
Jimmy Kimmel
Self - Host, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (archive footage) Self - Host, Jimmy Kimmel Live! (archive footage)   See fewer
Ron Leibman
Self - Actor, Up the Academy (archive footage) Self - Actor, Up the Academy (archive footage)   See fewer
Melissa McCarthy
Self - Actor, Bridesmaids (archive footage) Self - Actor, Bridesmaids (archive footage)   See fewer
Charles F. Murphy
Self - CCA Code Administrator (archive footage) (as Judge Charles F. Murphy) Self - CCA Code Administrator (archive footage) (as Judge Charles F. Murphy)   See fewer
Leslie Nielsen
Self - Actor, Airplane! (archive footage) Self - Actor, Airplane! (archive footage)   See fewer
Tom Nozkowski
Self - Production (archive footage) Self - Production (archive footage)   See fewer
Mary Rodgers
Self - Music Composer (archive footage) Self - Music Composer (archive footage)   See fewer
Jerry Seinfeld
Self - Comedian (archive footage) Self - Comedian (archive footage)   See fewer
Howard Stern
Self - Host, The Howard Stern Show (archive footage) Self - Host, The Howard Stern Show (archive footage)   See fewer
Jon Stewart
Self - Host, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (archive footage) Self - Host, The Daily Show with Jon Stewart (archive footage)   See fewer
Lyle Stewart
Self - E.C. Business Manager (archive footage) Self - E.C. Business Manager (archive footage)   See fewer
Fredric Wertham
Self - Psychiatrist & Author, Seduction of the Innocent (archive footage) (as Dr. Fredric Wertham) Self - Psychiatrist & Author, Seduction of the Innocent (archive footage) (as Dr. Fredric Wertham)   See fewer
Stephen Colbert
Self - Host, The Colbert Report (archive footage) Self - Host, The Colbert Report (archive footage)   See fewer
Dan Rather
Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (archive footage) Self - Host, CBS Evening News with Dan Rather (archive footage)   See fewer
Jude Maurer
Self - 1950's Reader Self - 1950's Reader   See fewer
Lily Bernstein
Self - 1960's Reader Self - 1960's Reader   See fewer
Staci Bernstein
Self - 1960's Teacher Self - 1960's Teacher   See fewer
Michael Yoerg
Self - 1970's Reader Self - 1970's Reader   See fewer
Austin Pears
Self - 1980's Gamer Self - 1980's Gamer   See fewer
Brandon Urikh
Self - 2000's Reader Self - 2000's Reader   See fewer
Rod Labrana
Self - Long Time Reader Self - Long Time Reader   See fewer
Lance Garcia
Self - Delinquent Self - Delinquent   See fewer
Ben Gazzara
Self - Actor, The Strange One (archive footage) Self - Actor, The Strange One (archive footage)   See fewer
Brady Lebnick
Self - Innocent youth Self - Innocent youth   See fewer
Jeanne Lebnick
Self - Mom Self - Mom   See fewer
Mitch Lebnick
Self - Dad Self - Dad   See fewer
Robert Pattinson
Self - Actor, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (archive footage) Self - Actor, The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn (archive footage)   See fewer
Harold Prince
Self - Concerned citizen (archive footage) Self - Concerned citizen (archive footage)   See fewer
Donald Trump
Self - 45th President of the United States (archive footage) Self - 45th President of the United States (archive footage)   See fewer
Sam Vermiglio
Self - Temptress Self - Temptress   See fewer
Patrick Warburton
Self - Narrator (voice) Self - Narrator (voice)   See fewer
Samuel Wolf
Self - Tattoo artist Self - Tattoo artist   See fewer
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