MAD #481 — September 2007

"Haste makes waste, but at least it does so quickly!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Contents Page — MAD Staff Avatars Provided by SimpsonsMovie.com
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Photos of Brooklyn Botanic Garden Celebrity Path Plaque awarded to the late William M. Gaines with his daughter, Cathy Gaines Mifsud, and MAD staff in attendance, Ads for Spy vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files and The MAD War on Bush books
  2, 4, 6
• 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: John Caldwell, Dick DeBartolo, Desmond Devlin, Don (Duck) Edwing, Feggo, Laura Howell, Jeff Kruse, Adam Rust, Eric Scott, Kevin Pope, Jack Syracuse, Rick Tulka — DETAILS

  • Where Your iPhone $$$$ Goes
  • Duck Droppings — building Abraham Lincoln out of Lincoln Logs (Don (Duck) Edwing)
  • Joke Set-ups in Search of a Punchline (John Caldwell)
  • Fundalini Asks "What If...?" — What if Toasters Were United Nation Delegates?
  • The Godfrey Report
  • The Fast 5 — Phrases You Won't Hear from Al Roker — Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Rick Tulka
  • Paint Like the Masters — Vincent Van Gogh (Fourth in a Series) (Adam Rust)
  • Joke Set-ups in Search of a Punchline (John Caldwell)
  • Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Street Safety — Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Kevin Pope
  • Castro Comments — Michael Moore ate all the chorizos
  • Tierra Del Feggo — "They do the jobs angels don't want to do." (Feggo) sample
  • Joke Set-ups in Search of a Punchline (John Caldwell)
  • Other Bad Animal Employment Opportunities (Laura Howell)
  • Meet the '08 Presidential Candidates — John Edwards — Written by John Caldwell / Art by Jack Syracuse
  • Little Green Army Men Theatre — too lax on success standards
  8–10
• Spider-Sham 3 (movie satire)

  Webber Without a Cause Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Hermann Mejia

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD About the Movies: Director's Cut — 2008
  • MAD About Super Heroes — volume 2 — 2010
  • MAD About Super Heroes — version 2.5 — 2012
  12–17
• The Young Man's Guide to Successful Mall Romance

  Food Courting Dept.

  Written by Jacob Lambert / Art by Rich Powell

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • Certifiably MAD — 2012
  • MAD #36 — April 2024
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 8 — Mar/Apr 2024
  18–19
• Planet TAD!!!!!

  In Blog We Trust Dept.

  Written by Tim Carvell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Disturbingly Awful MAD — 2013
  20–21
• MAD Proudly Presents Outtakes from Hillary's Sopranos Spoof

  A Campaign in the Ass Dept.
  22
• Failed Pitches For the New Simpsons Movie

  Homer Wreckers Dept.

  Art by Steve Smallwood
  23–25
• Things Shouted Out to Paris Hilton as She Left Prison

  Jailhouse Mock Dept.

  Art by Tom Richmond
  26
• Spy vs. Spy — beach nose mask missile / lunch box porcupine

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Spy vs. Spy — Fight to the Finish — 2013
  28–29
• Ad for MAD Kids
  30
• Monroe and... The Summer Jobs — Part 1

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Tom Fowler / Color by Ryan Flanders
  31–33
• The MAD Guide For Public Speakers, Volume One: Phrases to Absolutely Avoid When Delivering a Eulogy...

  Deceased and Desist Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Tom Bunk

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • This Is Your Brain On MAD — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  34–35
• A MAD Look at Mixed Martial Arts

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • Insanely Awesome MAD — 2011
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  • MAD #25 — June 2022
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 2 — Aug/Sept 2022
  38–40
• Celebrity Yu-Gi-Oh! Cards

  Manga Mia! Dept.

  Written by Michael Arnold / Art by Tom Richmond

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Certifiably MAD — 2012
  42–43
• The Believability/Unbelievability of Harry Potter

  Reel to Real Dept.

  Written by Barry Liebmann / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Certifiably MAD — 2012
  44–45
• Ad for MAD Classics Subscription with bonus #166 offer
  46
• Boo! (movie satire)

  The Greek Squad Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD About the Movies: Director's Cut — 2008
  • MAD Spoofs Movie Classics — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  47–51
• What The Heck is the Difference? — featuring cover #106

  Observation Dreck Dept.
  52
• Fold-In — What do many experts say is the greatest looming threat to the American public?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

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