▁par od ies ▁end ▁with ▁the ▁ab rupt ▁de us ▁ex ▁mach ina ▁appearance ▁of ▁outside ▁characters ▁or ▁pop ▁culture ▁figures ▁who ▁are ▁similar ▁in ▁nature ▁to ▁the ▁movie ▁or ▁TV ▁series ▁being ▁par od ied , ▁or ▁who ▁comment ▁sat ir ically ▁on ▁the ▁theme . ▁For ▁example , ▁Dr . ▁Phil ▁arriv es ▁to ▁coun sel ▁the ▁Des perate ▁House w ives , ▁or ▁the ▁cast ▁of ▁Sex ▁and ▁the ▁City ▁show ▁up ▁as ▁the ▁new ▁hook ers ▁on ▁Dead wood . ▁ ▁The ▁par od ies ▁frequently ▁make ▁com edic ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁fourth ▁wall , ▁breaking ▁character , ▁and ▁meta - re ferences . ▁Within ▁an ▁ost ens ibly ▁self - cont ained ▁story line , ▁the ▁characters ▁may ▁refer ▁to ▁the ▁technical ▁aspects ▁of ▁film making , ▁the ▁public ity , ▁h ype , ▁or ▁box ▁office ▁surrounding ▁their ▁project , ▁their ▁own ▁past ▁roles , ▁any ▁cl ich és ▁being ▁used , ▁and ▁so ▁on . ▁ ▁Several ▁show ▁business ▁stars ▁have ▁been ▁quoted ▁to ▁the ▁effect ▁that ▁the ▁moment ▁when ▁they ▁knew ▁they ' d ▁finally ▁" made ▁it " ▁was ▁when ▁they ▁saw ▁themselves ▁thus ▁dep icted ▁in ▁the ▁pages ▁of ▁Mad . ▁The ▁following ▁list ▁of ▁all ▁the ▁TV ▁show ▁spo of s ▁in ▁Mad ▁Magazine ▁is ▁ordered ▁by ▁the ▁dec ades ▁in ▁which ▁they ▁were ▁produced . ▁ ▁TV ▁shows ▁spo of s ▁list ▁▁ 1 9 5 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 6 0 s ▁▁ 1 9 7 0 s ▁▁