MAD #390 — February 2000

"Whoever said 'Talk is cheap' never dialed a 1-900 number!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Subscription Ad

  Art by Norman Mingo from Follies #2
  C2
• Contents Page

  Notes

  • When the Sid Hits the Fan — Sid Harris, Ad for MAD About the Eighties and MAD About TV
  1–3
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • photo of Nick Meglin, John Ficarra, Sam Viviano, and Anthony Cipriano at the Warner Bros. Studio Store unveiling of the Alfred E. Neuman and Spy vs. Spy statues, photo by Eugene Sorensen; Jerry Springer with MAD #372
  4–5
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Double Jerkery (movie satire)

  Judd and Jury Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker
  6–9
• Products For Your Aging Hippie Parents

  The Woodstock Degeneration Dept.

  Written by Jay Lynch / Art by Leslie Sternbergh
  10–11
• Still More Same Words...Different Circumstances!

  Just a Phrase We're Going Through Dept.

  Written by John Prete / Art by Bob Staake
  12–13
• Monroe &... The School Newspaper

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #6 — April 2006
  14–17
• How Various People Will React to the Next Random Act of Senseless Violence

  The Trite Stuff Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Drew Friedman

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #6 — April 2006
  18–19 sample
• Spy vs. Spy — descending toilet fan

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  20–21
• MAD's Eight-Step Guide for WB Network Teen Wannabes

  The Guides Must Be Crazy Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Ray Alma

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #33 — June 2005
  22–23
• When Nuns Go Bad

  Sacrilegious Order Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #34 — July 2005
  24–26
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #33 — June 2005
  27–30
• How to Become a Big-Time Boy Band Producer!

  New Kids on the Schlock Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Hermann Mejia

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #14 — April 2007
  31–35
• 9 Signs Lottery Fever Has Spread to Your Town

  Whole Lotto Love Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Ralph Reese

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #3 — November 2005
  36–37
• A MAD Look at Museums

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #6 — April 2006
  38–40
• Spot Your Parents! —
  How your parents reacted when you asked about sex for the first time

  The Traits of Wrath Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Rick Tulka
  41
• Wilt & Craze (TV satire)

  What a Difference a Gay Makes Dept.

  Written by Josh Gordon / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #33 — June 2005
  42–46
• #386 Vote Results — “How Should We Kill the Pokémon?”

  Cartoon Character Assassination Dept.
  47
• MAD's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: Judge Judy

  Grieving Las Vegas Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Hermann Mejia
  48
• Fold-In — What's the most offensive thing you can see on display at a museum?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964-2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — More Candy Hearts for Modern Lovers

  Written by Barry Liebmann / Photo by Irving Schild

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #32 — March 2005
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