It was best of times, it was the maddest of times! Decades before MAD TV became a hit live-action sketch comedy series, the beloved satirical magazine made a pilot episode for an ANIMATED sketch comedy series, which brought the cartoons from the pages to life!

It eventually aired as THE MAD MAGAZINE TV SPECIAL, and nobody seemed to notice. Was the original version of MAD TV, made by "The Usual Gang of Idiots"... CANCELED TOO SOON?

William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out!

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It was best of times, it was the maddest of times! Decades before MAD TV became a hit live-action sketch comedy series, the beloved satirical magazine made a pilot episode for an ANIMATED sketch comedy series, which brought the cartoons from the pages to life! It eventually aired as THE MAD MAGAZINE TV SPECIAL, and nobody seemed to notice. Was the original version of MAD TV, made by "The Usual Gang of Idiots"... CANCELED TOO SOON? William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold are about to find out! <a href="http://www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Subscribe on Patreon</a> at <a href="http://www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork">www.patreon.com/criticallyacclaimednetwork</a> for exclusive content and exciting rewards, like bonus episodes, commentary tracks and much, much more! And visit our TeePublic page to buy shirts, mugs and other exciting merchandise!  And if you want soap, be sure to check out M. Lopes da Silva's Etsy store: <a href="https://www.etsy.com/shop/SaltCatSoap">SaltCatSoap!</a> Follow us on Twitter at <a href="https://twitter.com/criticacclaim">@CriticAcclaim</a>, join the official Fan Club on <a href="https://www.facebook.com/groups/canceledtoosoonfanclub/">Facebook</a>, follow Bibbs at <a href="https://twitter.com/williambibbiani">@WilliamBibbiani</a> and follow Witney at <a href="https://twitter.com/witneyseibold">@WitneySeibold</a>, and head on over to <a href="http://www.criticallyacclaimed.net">www.criticallyacclaimed.net</a> for all their podcasts, reviews and more!  And don't forget to email us at <a href="mailto:letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,">letters@criticallyacclaimed.net,</a> so we can read your correspondence and answer your questions in a future episode! And check out our <a href="http://www.amazon.com/registry/wishlist/15XA40SGBP9PI/ref=cm_sw_r_tw_ws_x_XFSCybP5Z0HED">Amazon Wish List</a> to send us more exciting one season wonders that we can review on the show!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold host a series of ongoing shows, featuring CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (new movie reviews), CANCELED TOO SOON (retrospectives of short-lived TV shows), WE'VE GOT MAIL, CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, THE IRON LIST, and more!

Film critics William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold host a series of ongoing shows, featuring CRITICALLY ACCLAIMED (new movie reviews), CANCELED TOO SOON (retrospectives of short-lived TV shows), WE'VE GOT MAIL, CRITICALLY RECLAIMED, THE IRON LIST, and more!

Critically Acclaimed Network

The podcast that only reviews TV shows that lasted one season or less! Every week, your hosts William Bibbiani and Witney Seibold will guide you through the strangest missteps in television, and decide once and for all if these TV series were... canceled too soon!

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