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(There was more to Mad's 1978 Sesame parody. I'll add more info once I find the issue.)
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'''Jack Davis''', illustrator for ''[[MAD Magazine]]'', drew many illustrations of the Muppets and human cast members of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in the show's early years.
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'''Jack Davis''' (b. 1924), is an illustrator for ''[[MAD Magazine]]'' who drew many illustrations of the Muppets and human cast members of ''[[Sesame Street]]'' in the show's early years.
   
For ''[[TV Guide]]'s'' cover story on ''Sesame Street'' (July 10, 1971), Davis illustrated [[Cookie Monster]], happily munching on part of the ''TV Guide'' logo. He also provided artwork for ''[[Sesame Street Magazine]]'', several puzzles and ''[[The Sesame Street Calendar 1972]]''.
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For ''[[TV Guide]]'s'' cover story on ''Sesame Street'' (July 10, 1971), Davis illustrated [[Cookie Monster]], happily [[Items Other Than Cookies Consumed by Cookie Monster|munching on part of the ''TV Guide'' logo]]. He also provided artwork for ''[[Sesame Street Magazine]]'', several puzzles and ''[[The Sesame Street Calendar 1972]]''.
   
For ''MAD Magazine'' itself, he was the artist behind a parody of ''Sesame Street'', entitled "Reality Street" (issue #146, October 1971) and 1978's "Mafia Street".
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For ''MAD Magazine'' itself, he was the artist behind a parody of ''Sesame Street'', entitled "Reality Street" (issue #146, October 1971) and 1978's "If Sesame Street Branched Out Into Specialized Avenues of Education".
   
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Image:Jackdavis2.jpg|''Sesame Street'' illustration used in ''[[The Sesame Street Learning Kit]]'' and elsewhere (1969)
 
Image:Jackdavis2.jpg|''Sesame Street'' illustration used in ''[[The Sesame Street Learning Kit]]'' and elsewhere (1969)
 
Image:TVG710710.jpg|''[[TV Guide]]'': July 10, 1971
 
Image:TVG710710.jpg|''[[TV Guide]]'': July 10, 1971
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Image:CTWPuzzleJackDavisStoop.jpg|''Sesame Street'' puzzle
 
Image:CTWPuzzleJackDavisStoop.jpg|''Sesame Street'' puzzle
 
Image:Lunch2.jpg|''[[Out to Lunch]]'', 1974
 
Image:Lunch2.jpg|''[[Out to Lunch]]'', 1974
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File:Ragdollboxback.jpg|Back of the box for [[Sesame Street rag dolls]], 1975
Image:Mafiastreet.jpg|"Mafia Street" parody, ''[[Mad Magazine]]'', 1978
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Image:Mafiastreet.jpg|"If Sesame Street Branched Out Into Specialized Avenues of Education", ''[[Mad Magazine]]'', 1978
 
Image:Davissesamo.jpg|From a 1979 article about ''[[Plaza Sésamo]]''
 
Image:Davissesamo.jpg|From a 1979 article about ''[[Plaza Sésamo]]''
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Jack Davis (b. 1924), is an illustrator for MAD Magazine who drew many illustrations of the Muppets and human cast members of Sesame Street in the show's early years.

For TV Guide's cover story on Sesame Street (July 10, 1971), Davis illustrated Cookie Monster, happily munching on part of the TV Guide logo. He also provided artwork for Sesame Street Magazine, several puzzles and The Sesame Street Calendar 1972.

For MAD Magazine itself, he was the artist behind a parody of Sesame Street, entitled "Reality Street" (issue #146, October 1971) and 1978's "If Sesame Street Branched Out Into Specialized Avenues of Education".

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