"[7] The piece centers on the character of Tirebiter (played by David Ossman), a former child actor who spends his time watching himself on late-night television.

High School Madness is a parody of the radio show The Aldrich Family, the Archie comic books, and 1940s and '50s American youth culture in general.

The broadcasts contain many references to warfare and Cold War paranoia (product names such as Napalmolive), indicating that Tirebiter's world exists under martial law.

[2] Another satirical comment from the album is the slogan of The Howl of the Wolf Movie: "Presenting honest stories of working people as told by rich Hollywood stars".

In his notes to the Mobile Fidelity release, Austin says that the five ages of George Leroy Tirebiter are: [13] In 1971, Dwarf was nominated for the Hugo Award for Best Dramatic Presentation.

The cover art, by Robert Grossman, features caricatures of the members as their respective astrological animals: Austin as a ram (Aries), Proctor as a lion (Leo), and Bergman and Ossman as two Satyrs or Centaurs (Sagittarius).