MAD #425 — January 2003

"Parents are the ones who are there when you want to be alone with a date and nowhere to be found when you need five bucks!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Photo of Nicky Katt and Anthony Heald with MAD #413; plug for MAD Art: A Visual Celebration of the Art of Mad Magazine and the Idiots Who Create It
  2, 4
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Satirize That (movie satire)

  Honey, I Kid the Shrink Dept.

  Written by Josh Gordon / Art by Mort Drucker
  6–10
• George W. Bush's Notes From His Last Cabinet Meeting

  Cheesy Doodles Dept.

  Written by Michael Gallagher

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • The MAD War on Bush — 2007
  • MAD About Politics — 2008
  • MAD Classics #22 — July 2008
  11
• Christmas Carols for Post 9/11 America

  Do You Hear What I Fear? Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Classics #20 — January 2008
  • MAD Stocking Stuffer — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  12–14
• Duke Bissell's Tales of Undisputed Interest — an apartment with a much better view

  The Wizard of Odd Dept.

  P. C. Vey

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Disturbingly Awful MAD — 2013
  15
• Monroe and... Wedded Bliss

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray
  16–19
• Spy vs. Spy — hippie flutist peace sign missile

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Top Secret Files — 2011
  20–21
• The Lord of the Rings — The Two Towers Outtakes

  Look Who's Tolkien Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo
  22–23
• MAD's Ecchbay Item of the Month — Pamela Anderson's Breast Implants

  All Bidding Aside Dept.

  Written by Scott Maiko / Art by Scott Bricher
  24 sample
• A MAD Look at Golf

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  28–30 sample
• The MAD 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2002

  • 1. Martha Stewart's Recipe For Cooking Her Own Goose — "Martha Stewart Lying" — (Martha Stewart Living magazine cover parody) — Art by Scott Bricher

    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • The 100 Dumbest People, Events & Things of the Century (so far) — Special Collector's Edition 2014

    32
  • 2. Dead Letter Office: The INS Sends Visas to 9/11 Terrorists — Art by James Warhola 33
  • 3. Mike Tyson Knocks Himself Out — (George Foreman Grill-type ad parody) — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Drew Friedman 34
  • 4. The Anna Nicole Show — "My Big Fat Freak Airing" — (My Big Fat Greek Wedding movie poster parody) — Written by John Biederman / Art by Hermann Mejia 35
  • 5. Fox: Must-Flee TV — "The Ultimate Reality TV Event — A Super Lightweight Bout: Kelly Clarkson vs. Justin Guarini" — Art by Steve Chorney 36
  • 6. The Israel/Palestine Conflict — "An Unending Series of Unfortunate Events" — (A Series of Unfortunate Events book parody) — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by James Warhola

    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • The 100 Dumbest People, Events & Things of the Century (so far) — Special Collector's Edition 2014
    • MAD #11 — February 2020

    37
  • 7. Corporate Corruption — "Grand Theft CEO" — (Grand Theft Auto computer game parody) — Art by Jack Syracuse

    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • The 100 Dumbest People, Events & Things of the Century (so far) — Special Collector's Edition 2014

    38
  • 8. Olympic Figure Skating: The Agony of Deceit — Art by Al Jaffee 39
  • 9. The Color-Coded Warning System: Homeland Insecurity — Written by Mike Snider / Art by Sam Sisco

    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • The 100 Dumbest People, Events & Things of the Century (so far) — Special Collector's Edition 2014

    40
  • 10. The Catholic Church Sex Abuse Cover-Up: The Sins of Our Fathers — Sculpture by Liz Lomax

    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • The 100 Dumbest People, Events & Things of the Century (so far) — Special Collector's Edition 2014
    • MAD #11 — February 2020

    41
  • 11. Baseball Strikes Out — "Wreckin' Baseball" — (Talkin' Baseball song parody) — Art by Bob Staake 42
  • 12. John Ashcroft's Terrorists Information and Protection System — "I Want You to Spy on Your Neighbors" — (I Want You For U.S. Army — J. M. Flagg's recruitment poster parody) — Written by Steve Sonneveld / Art by Hermann Mejia 43
  • 13. Anna Kournikova Nude Penthouse Photos — (letter to readers from Bob Guccione) — Written by Don Vaughan 44
  • 14. Jayson Williams' Foul Shot — "The Jayson Williams Basketball Camp" (ad parody) — Written by Michael Gallagher / Art by James Bennett 45
  • 15. R. Kelly — "Songs for Kids" (ad parody) — Art by R.J. Matson

    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MAD #11 — February 2020

    46
  • 16. America West Airlines — "Absolut America West." (ad parody) — Written by Kenny Byerly / Art by Scott Bricher

    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MADvertising — 2005

    47
  • 17. The David Letterman/Ted Koppel Saga — "This Week on Late Nightline" — Written by Russ Cooper / Art by Tom Nick Cocotos 48
  • 18. Fatties vs. Fast Food — "Ronald McDonald is Sworn in Before a Jury of His Peers" — Art by Dale Stephanos 49
  • 19. Ted Williams: From the Batter's Box to the Ice Box — "A Baseball Hall of Fame Monument We'd Hate to See" — Art by Michael Koelsch

    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • The 100 Dumbest People, Events & Things of the Century (so far) — Special Collector's Edition 2014

    50
  • 20. Bush vs. Pretzel — Fold-In (Al Jaffee)

    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • The 100 Dumbest People, Events & Things of the Century (so far) — Special Collector's Edition 2014

    51
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• Duke Bissell's Tales of Undisputed Interest — subconscious regression therapy

  The Wizard of Odd Dept.

  P. C. Vey

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #22 — July 2008
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