The Mad 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2002 (introduction page) (31)
1. Martha Stewart's Recipe For Cooking Her Own Goose - "Martha Stewart Lying" - (Marth Stewart Living magazine cover parody) (Scott Bricher art) (32)
2. Dead Letter Office: The INS Sends Visas to 9/11 Terrorists (James Warhola art) (33)
3. Mike Tyson Knocks Himself Out (George Foreman Grill-type ad parody) (written by Jeff Kruse / Drew Friedman art) (34)
4. The Anna Nicole Show - "My Big Fat Freak Airing" - (My Big Fat Greek Wedding movie poster parody) (written by John Biederman / Hermann Mejia art) (35)
5. Fox: Must-Flee TV - "The Ultimate Reality TV Event - A Super Lightweight Bout: Kelly Clarkson vs. Justin Guarini" (Steve Chorney art) (36)
6. The Israel/Palestine Conflict - "An Unending Series of Unfortunate Events" - (A Series of Unfortunate Events book parody) (written by Jeff Kruse / James Warhola art) (37)
7. Corporate Corruption - "Grand Theft CEO" - (Grand Theft Auto computer game parody) (Jack Syracuse art) (38)
8. Olympic Figure Skating: The Agony of Deceit (Al Jaffee art) (39)
9. The Color-Coded Warning System: Homeland Insecurity (written by Mike Snider / Sam Sisco art) (40)
10. The Catholic Church Sex Abuse Cover-Up: The Sins of Our Fathers (sculpture by Liz Lomax) (41)
11. Baseball Strikes Out - "Wreckin' Baseball" - (Talkin' Baseball song parody) (Bob Staake art) (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 / Hermann Mejia art) (43)
13. Anna Kournikova Nude Penthouse's 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 / James Bennett art) (45)
15. R. Kelly - "Songs for Kids" (ad parody) (R.J. Matson art) (46)
16. America West Airlines - "Absolut America West." (ad parody) (written by Kenny Byerly / Scott Bricher art) (47)
17. The David Letterman/Ted Koppel Saga - "This Week on Late Nightline" (written by Russ Cooper / Tom Nick Cocotos art) (48)
18. Fatties vs. Fast Food - "Ronald McDonald is Sworn in Before a Jury of His Peers" (Dale Stephanos art) (49)
19. Ted Williams: From the Batter's Box to the Ice Box - "A Baseball Hall of Fame Monument We'd Hate to See" (Michael Koelsch art) (50)