MAD #480 — August 2007

"The stupid person says, 'It's impossible.' The smart person says, 'It's possible, if we can get enough stupid people to do it!'" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Photos of National Gorilla Suit Day descending on the MAD offices — Jan. 31st, pulpsecret.com talks to John Ficarra
  2–4
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• The Fundalini Pages

  Random Acts of Mindless Dept.

  Friends of Fundalini Notes

  • "Friends of Fundalini" list of contributors not originally attached to the articles in this section: Scott Bricher, John Caldwell, Eric Scott, Paul Coker, Jr., John Crowther, Dick DeBartolo, Jeff Kruse, Jacob Lambert, Leonardo Rodriguez, Steve Rosso, Irving Schild, Kiernan P. Schmitt, Bob Staake, Jack Syracuse, Rick Tulka — DETAILS

  • Little Green Army Men Theatre — deployment extension — Irving Schild photo
  • Thoughts Going Through Paris Hilton's Mind in Court — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Leonardo Rodriguez
  • Castro Comments: Rosie O'Donnell got a raw deal
  • Don't Have A Crowther! — against same-sex marriage (John Crowther)
  • The NFL's Ref Report — Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix — Written by Kiernan P. Schmitt
  • The Kitchen Sink — Shows on the Vatican's New TV Channel — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Rick Tulka
  • President Bush's Benchmarks for Progress in Iraq — Art by Bob Staake
  • Meet the '08 Presidential Candidates — Rudy Giuliani — Written by John Caldwell / Art by Jack Syracuse
  • The Fast 5 — Reasons Roger Clemens Returned to the Yankees — Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  • Things to Do During the Four Hours After You've Taken Levitra (and Your Date Didn't Show)
  • Reasons Not to Impeach & Convict President Bush — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Scott Bricher
  6–8
• Ad for The MAD War on Bush
  9
• Harry Plodder and the Torture of the Fanbase (movie satire)

  Pop Goes the Evil Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD About the Movies — Director's Cut — 2008
  • MAD Presents Harry Potter — September 2011
  • Certifiably MAD — 2012
  10–16
• Things to Consider Before Accepting a Summer Job

  Hire Education Dept.

  Teresa Burns Parkhurst

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • Certifiably MAD — 2012
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — 2012
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — Expanded Edition — 2013
  • MAD #38 — August 2024
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 9 — Aug/Sep 2024
  18–19
• Subscription Ad — “Jeffrey Lozenge” dressed in a hazmat suit

  Written by Joe Raiola / Irving Schild photos
  20
• Monroe and... Gone Internet Phishin'

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Tom Fowler
  21–24
• MAD About Hunger

  BallPark Franks special advertising insert section

  • Cover — Idea by John Caldwell / Art by Tom Richmond (insert-C1)
  • A MAD Look at Hunger (Sergio Aragones) (insert-C2–1)
  • The Evolution of Hunger — Art by Tom Richmond (insert-2–3)
  • The Museum of Hunger — Art by Sam Viviano and Hermann Mejia (insert-4–5)
  insert
• If Chickens Could Time Travel

  Turning Back the Cluck Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • Insanely Awesome MAD — 2011
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  • MAD #539 — June 2016 — MAD Vault
  • MAD #19 — June 2021
  • MAD #32 — August 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 6 — Jul/Aug 2023
  25–27
• MAD Has a Gay Old Time With Outtakes from I Now Pronounce You Chuck & Larry

  Lame Sex Marriage Dept.
  28–29
• Spy vs. Spy — Egyptian mummy-wrapper

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Presents Spy vs Spy — January 2011
  30–31
• Ad for MAD Kids
  32
• A MAD Look at Spider-Man 3

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD About Super Heroes — Volume 2 — 2010
  • MAD About Super Heroes — Version 2.5 — 2012
  33–36
• Don't You Hate When Your Parents... The Sequel!

  The Folks On You Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / Art by Dave Crosland

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Certifiably MAD — 2012
  38–39 sample
• The Simple Prison Break Life

  You've Got Jail Dept.

  Written by Dave Croatto / Art by Hermann Mejia
  40
• Ad for MAD Classics Subscription with bonus MAD #166 offer
  41
• Everyday Pet Peeves of Transformers

  Wheely Pissed Off Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / Art by Tom Bunk

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — 2012
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — Expanded Edition — 2013
  • MAD #15 — October 2020
  • MAD #41 — February 2025
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 10 — Jan/Feb 2025
  42–43
• The “Secret” is Out! (ad parody)

  That's All, Hoax! Dept.

  Written by Dave Croatto
  44
• FAQs About McDonald's Trendy Makeover

  America's Next Flop Remodel Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / Art by Evan Dorkin / Color by Sarah Dyer
  45–47
• What The Heck is the Difference? — featuring cover MAD #43

  Observation Dreck Dept.
  48
• Fold-In — Where has the recent surge in combatants only increased the level of violence?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3