MAD #205 — March 1979

"A miser is tough to live with, but he makes a terrific ancestor!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for MAD Super Special Number 27 featuring MAD "Shock-Sticks"
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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters Dept.

  Notes

  • Photo of Karen Lynn Gorney reads MAD #201. Ads for Sergio Aragones' Shootin' MAD Paperback, Alfred E. Neuman portraits, Subscriptions (horseshoe thrown at stake glued to head — written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Paul Coker, Jr. art)
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Cease (movie satire)

  The Oily Fifties Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #44 — Fall 1983
  • Mort Drucker's MAD Show-Stoppers — 1985
  • Big Hairy MAD — 1986 (Paperback #73)
  • MAD Spoofs Movie Classics — Special Collector's Edition — 2015
  4–10
• Early One Morning in South America

  Don Martin Dept. Part I

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #49 — Winter 1984
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Don Martin — 2014
  11
• MAD's Candid Snapshots of Some Insignificant Moments in Sports

  Underplay-By-Play Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #49 — Winter 1984
  • Big Hairy MAD — 1986 (Paperback #73)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  12–14
• “Consumer Reports” Magazine For Government Purchasing Agencies

  Guided Miscellany Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD's Maddest Writer Dick DeBartolo presents Here's MAD in Your Eye — 1984 Big Book
  15–18
• MAD Medals to be Presented to Deserving Doctors

  Givin' 'em a Ribbin' Dept.

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #49 — Winter 1984
  • MAD Special #79 — February 1992
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD #31 — June 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 5 — Apr/May 2023
  19
• The Lighter Side of Snow

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #134 — January 1999
  • The MAD Holiday Survival Guide — 2004
  • MAD Classics #12 — January 2007
  20–24
• One Cold Afternoon Outside Buffalo

  Don Martin Dept. Part II

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #53 — Winter 1985
  • MAD Special #134 — January 1999
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  • MAD Kids #9 — December 2007
  • Extremely Moronic MAD — 2012
  • MAD Stocking Stuffer — Special Collector's Edition — 2016
  25 sample
• Recycled Magazine Articles

  Gim-mimicry Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Harry North, Esq.
  26–27
• Some Really Dangerous Stunts We'd Like to See Evel Knievel Do on TV

  Brave New Whirls Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Jack Davis
  28–30 sample
• Other Election Campaign Acts

  Stump of Approval Dept.

  Written by Dennis Snee / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #53 — Winter 1985
  31–33
• MAD Greeting Cards for Very Special Occasions

  Rhyme With a Reason Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs and Earle Doud / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #49 — Winter 1984
  • Big Hairy MAD — 1986 (Paperback #73)
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  34–36 sample
• One Night in the L.A. Bus Terminal

  Don Martin Dept. Part III

  Don Martin

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #49 — Winter 1984
  • MAD XL #18 — November 2002
  • MAD's Greatest Artists — The Completely MAD Don Martin — 2007
  37
• Some “Joy of...” Books We Could Really Use

  Through Prose-Colored Glasses Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #49 — Winter 1984
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Number Two — 2001
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  38–39
• Kid's Letters to Santa After Xmas

  Claus and Effect Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone
  40–42
• Lou Grouch (TV satire)

  Press and Jerk Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #53 — Winter 1985
  • Big Hairy MAD — 1986 (Paperback #73)
  43–48
• Fold-In — What's the most sickening thing on TV today?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #48 — Fall 1984
  • MAD Special #51 — Summer 1985
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  • MAD #12 — April 2020
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• Back Cover — Aquarium Fish Smile For Photographer

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #49 — Winter 1984
  • MAD Special #110 — January 1996
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