Mad #377 January 1999

• Cover Artist: Roberto Parada

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• Ad for Subscriptions (Joe Devito art)
• Contents Page
• Letters
  • Nathaniel Stein - Wellesley, MA
  • Celebrity Snap with #371 and #372 -
    Mike, Bill, Chris Kane (with members of the band Barenaked Ladies: Jim Creegan, Steven Page, Tyler Stewart, Ed Robertson) - Stoughton, MA
  • Mad Mumblings@aol.com - GoodBik, Greg4go, WeirdOne98, StevieJH, LivLetDie8, F16tomcat1, Crowbot55, J4Ward, Will Erp
  • New York Daily News swipes "What, Me Worry?" motto
  • Rev. William Oughtred - Ventura, CA
  • Jill A. Szynski - Somerville, MA
• Ad for Super Special January 1999 #134 - Mad Stocking Stuffer
• Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas
  **various places around the magazine
• The Incredible Hanson Story, From Start to Finish!
  (written by Desmond Devlin / Timothy Shamey art)
• Melvin & Jenkins Guide to Music Appreciation
  (written by Desmond Devlin / Kevin Pope art)
• 6 Degrees of Separation Between Anyone and Anything - Part III (written by Mike Snider / Rick Tulka art)
• Mad's Realistic Food Guide Pyramid for College Students
  (written by Dennis Snee / Timothy Shamey art)
• The Lighter Side of... (Dave Berg)
• The Mad 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 1998
  • 1. Monicagate (Mark Stutzman art)
  • 2. James Cameron Stinks Up The Oscars
    (written by Charlie Kadau / Marshall Vandruff art)
  • 3. Seinfeld's Endless Farewell (Drew Friedman art)
    (written by Mike Snider and Scott Maiko)
  • 4. The PGA Tees Off On a Gimp (John Caldwell)
  • 5. The Flag Burning Amendment That Won't Die
    (written by Desmond Devlin / Tom Bunk art)
  • 6. Software That Sucks - Windows 98
    (written by Dick DeBartolo / Irving Schild photo)
  • 7. Astro-Geezers - John Glenn (Sergio Aragones)
  • 8. Ally McBeal Mania
    (written by Scott Maiko / Mort Drucker art)
  • 9. Rodman & Malone's Pro Wrestling Sideshow
    (written by Desmond Devlin / Grey Blackwell art)
  • 10. Ginger Spice Takes a Hike (Tom Hachtman)
  • 11. The Viagra Feeding Frenzy (Mort Gerberg)
  • 12. South Park
    (written by Scott Maiko / Grey Blackwell art)
  • 13. Norm "Crybaby" McDonald
    (written by Andrew J. Schwartzberg / Mort Drucker art)

• 14. Bogus News (written by Frank Jacobs)
• 15. The Sultan of So-What - Mark McGwire (written by Desmond Devlin / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
• 16. The Tobacco Bill Goes Up In Smoke (John Caldwell)
• 17. Estrogen Rock - Lilith Fair (written by Anthony Barbieri / Timothy Shamey art)
• 18. Trash TV - Jerry Springer (written by Scott Maiko / Rick Tulka art)
• 19. Marv Albert Sinks His Teeth Into a New Job
  (written by David Shayne & Joe Raiola / Sam Viviano art)
• 20. Right-Wing Gay Bashing (written by John Prete / Irving Schild photos)
• Spy vs. Spy (Peter Kuper)
• Step-By-Step Guide to Making Your Own Infomercial (written by Rob Wipond / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
• Monroe &... The School Trip - Part II (written by Anthony Barbieri / Bill Wray art)
• Who's Who at a Star Trek Convention (written by Barry Liebmann / Sergio Aragones art)
• The Ambivalence Chaser - A Not-So-Grand Testimony
  (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / David P. Levin video capture)
• Jab (TV satire) (written by Dick DeBartolo / Angelo Torres art)
• Mad's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: David Hasselhoff
  (written by Mike Snider / Hermann Mejia art)
• Fold-In -- What attraction drew fans to the ballpark in record numbers this year? (Al Jaffee)
• Back Cover -- Season's Greetings from the NRA (Scott Bricher art)