Funny class photo captions marks very large national. The kenneyled parody of a 1964 high school yearbook, morphed with chris millers stories about fraternity life at dartmouth, eventually became animal house, one of. Contents facultyandadministration7 seniors 15 underclassmen 33 clubsandactivities 37 socialfun 47 sports 57 girlssports 69 ads 75 5. This is still one of the most delightful satires ever published. The tragic life and death of a national lampoon legend. Buy national lampoons 1964 high school yearbook, 39th reunion book online at best prices in india on. National lampoon 1964 high school yearbook parody is an american humor book that was first published in. National lampoon 1964 high school yearbook parody p. Phone call from publisher, june 30, 2003 doug kenney, born dec. National lampoon high school yearbook parody posts. Pretty sure that would be the national lampoon 1964 high school yearbook parody 1974. Doug and i figured that 1964 was the last year before the. Dacron was an imaginary city that doug kenny and i had created for the national lampoon 1964 high school yearbook parody, published a. The swim team photo caption contains the names of a number of orourkes friends from devilbiss.
Four years after the high school yearbook parody was published, the idea would itself matriculate to a milieu of higher learning with national lampoons most profitable media venture, animal house, which was written by kenney, miller and radio hour writerperformer harold ramis. Apr 9, 2020 things from the classic years of national lampoon magazine. The captions for the underclassmen photo sections were written like that. National lampoon sunday newspaper parody is an american humor book, a parody that was first published in 1978 by national lampoon magazine. His name here is larry kroger, and he would later reappear as the hero of animal house. The national lampoon yearbook parody is pure genius. The national lampoon 1964 high school yearbook this was a parody of a high school yearbook and was one of the first national lampoon spin off magazines.
National lampoon 1964 high school yearbook parody wikipedia. In honor of the thirtyninth reunion of the class of 1964 of c. Life is exactly like the national lampoon 1964 high school yearbook parody blogs add comments. Whats particularly fun is reading the tiny details, like yearbook ads and the newspaper classifieds, and discovering hidden subplots. If you didnt happen to catch national lampoons greek games, held during spring break on south padre island, tex. National lampoon high school yearbook parody 1974 complete. It consists of a nearly fulllength parody of a typical high school yearbook followed by numerous documents and ephemera relating to larry kroger, a fictional. The book was a parody of a high school yearbook from the early 1960s.
First released in 1974 and a twomillionplus bestseller, national lampoons 1964 high school yearbook is the premier property of the most recognized brand in comedy and the perfect introduction to. They made their debut in 1973s national lampoons high school yearbook, a satire of a middle america 1964 high school yearbook. Orourke and doug kenney and artdirected by david kaestle. If one or more works are by a distinct, homonymous authors, go ahead and split the author. In 1974, national lampoon magazine published a parody called national lampoons 1964 high school yearbook. The news articles often featured characters we first met in the yearbook. There are 1,548 freshmen at the school, and all of them are pictured on a single page. Also included is an interview with the founder of the national lampoon, and an episode of the national lampoon radio hour. Every detail in this volume rings true and sophomoric. The original national lampoon 1964 high school yearbook.
The harvard lampoon begat national lampoon, which begat the comedy album national lampoon radio dinner, national lampoon 1964 high school yearbook parody perhaps the acme of natlamp. National lampoon 1964 high school yearbook gonzo today. Well, its not really mine, but i remember it better than my own. The book was a parody of a high school yearbook from the early 1960s, and ultimately led to the feature film national lampoons animal house, released in 1978. Heres the last of the punny names from the 1974 national lampoon magazine parody of a 1964 high school yearbook. Krogers and pepperidges characters in the yearbook were effectively the same as their characters in the movie, whereas vernon wormer was a p. National lampoon grows up by dumbing down the new york. It lies in the national lampoon 1964 high school yearbook parody, which. Loads of sections including a perfect stand alone tv listing book. The following names were taken from a popular childrens pirates. Change the name of the school and its probably your school. Looking for a 1970s edition with a story of class photos of graduates with innuendoed names.
Here are some genuine selfinflicted hyphenated names that i. Parenting column go ask dad rick shefchik my daughter gave me a perfect christmas gift this year. In the first printing, this publication had exactly the same form and apparent content as that of an american regional sunday newspaper, of which it was a parody. Life is exactly like the national lampoon 1964 high school. He helped put out lampoon and wrote sidesplitting satire, epitomized by his collaboration with p. Buy national lampoons 1964 high school yearbook, 39th. Orourke 2003, hardcover, revised at the best online prices at. Since i graduated from high school in 1969, i could relate to many things in the 1964 yearbook parody.
I will admit right up front that i love high school yearbooks any and all. Over two million copies of this uproarious parody of a 1964 high school yearbook have been published. National lampoon 1964 high school yearbook parody is an american humor book that was first published in 1973. National lampoon sunday newspaper parody wikipedia. This article originally misspelled the name of one of the contributors to the national lampoon 1964 high school yearbook. Many of the national lampoons obsessions and talents and scars coalesced in the 1964 high school yearbook parody, published in 1974. National lampoon 1964 high school yearbook parody 1979. Yes, it was great, but the sequel was pure genius, national lampoons sunday newspaper parody. National lampoons 1964 high school yearbook orourke, p. Estes kefauver high school of the equally fictional dacron, ohio, in the national lampoon 1964 high school yearbook parody. National lampoon 1964 high school yearbook parody is an american humor book that was. The high school yearbook parody was one of the most stunning achievements of national lampoon during its heyday. National lampoon primary author only author division. See more ideas about national lampoon magazine, national lampoons and magazine.
While the yearbooks continuity is unrelated to animal house, a senior named larry kroger is the owner of the readers copy of the yearbook, and mr. National lampoon 1964 high school yearbook p j orourke. Orourke on the bestselling national lampoons 1964 high school yearbook parody. I have my original copy, along with the original of the lampoons sunday newspaper parody. Try the national lampoons high school yearbook for an enormous compendium of names. Fans of national lampoons animal house may find some of the students names familiar. See more ideas about national lampoons, national lampoon magazine and american humor. And a color comics section including the peanuts parody that was called iirc wumples featuring ol wheezy. It was one of the most ambitious publishing projects ever undertaken by the magazine. In 1974, national lampoon magazine published a parody of a 1964 high school yearbook. In this yearbook were hundreds of punny names for the students of c.
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