MAD #401 — January 2001

"A shepherd with no flock falls asleep counting creditors!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for Subscriptions

  Kelly Freas art from #52
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• Contents Page

  Notes

  • Pull My Cheney — death penalty tater grater — Tom Cheney, Ad for MAD XL #7 — January 2001
  1–3
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • 14 years ago in MAD: back cover — Don't Feed the Fake Animals! — Written by Clay Graham / Art by Don Martin
  4–5
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• Technology Carols for the Holiday Season

  Byte Christmas Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Peter Kuper
  6–9
• MAD's Parental Etiquette Guide for Kids' Sporting Events

  Missed Manners Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #9 — September 2006
  10–11
• Spy vs. Spy — high-voltage light chain pull

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  • Spy vs. Spy — Fight to the Finish — 2013
  12–13
• Monroe &... The Fishing Trip

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #14 — April 2007
  14–16
• The MAD 20 Dumbest People, Events and Things of 2000

  (introduction page)

  Featuring /

  • 1. Election 2000 — featuring versions with Al Gore or George Bush being sworn in in separate issues — Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Richmond

    Reprinted in 3 collections

    • The MAD War on Bush — 2007
    • MAD #497 — January 2009
    • The 100 Dumbest People, Events & Things of the Century (so far) — Special Collector's Edition 2014

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  • 2. Atlanta Fans Cheer John Rocker's Return — Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Drew Friedman 19
  • 3. Napster: Defenders of Copyright Infringement — Written by Scott Maiko 19
  • 4. Eminem — “Introducing The Amazing Lifelike Singing and Dancing Fish! Big Mouth Eminem” (Big Mouth Billy Bass ad parody) — Art by Scott Bricher 20
  • 5. The U.S. vs. Microsoft — “Companies We Can Expect to See After the Microsoft Breakup” — Written by Mike Snider 20
  • 6. The Elian Gonzalez Fiasco — “The Perfect Political Storm” (The Perfect Storm movie poster 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

    21
  • 7. Darva Conger: Who Wants To Marry a Centerfold Bimbo? (Playboy magazine cover parody) — Written by Dave Croatto 22
  • 8. Bobby Knight: Serial Bully — “Oops!... He Did It Again” (“Oops!... I Did It Again” Britney Spears song parody) — Art by Ray Alma

    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MAD Art — 2002

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  • 9. Leonardo DiCaprio Interviews President Clinton (Titanic movie parody) — Written by Butch D'Ambrosio / Art by Hermann Mejia 23
  • 10. OPEC Gas Price Gouging — “A Popular Commercial in the Middle East” (Budweiser — Whassup? ad parody) — Art by Bill Wray 24
  • 11. The Rats of Survivor (Norman Rockwell Freedom from Want painting parody) — Art by Richard Williams

    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • MAD Art — 2002
    • MAD #43 — June 2025

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  • 12. NFL: National Felons League — “Which Sportscenter Do You Watch?” (ESPN ad parody) — Written by Jeff Kruse / Photos by Irving Schild 26
  • 13. Stephen King: The Horror of E-Books — Written by Russ Cooper 26
  • 14. The Government Sets New Mexico Ablaze — “Remember! Only You Can Prevent Your Government From Starting Forest Fires!” — Art by James Warhola 27
  • 15. Monday Night Football Hires Dennis Miller — “When Other Comedians Become Monday Night Football Commentators” — Written by Russ Cooper / Art by Sam Sisco

    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • MAD Art — 2002

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  • 16. Firestone Tires Recall — a letter from Firestone and Ford — Written by Dick DeBartolo 29
  • 17. The Boy Scouts Screw Gays — Written by Michael Gallagher / Art by Timothy Shamey 30
  • 18. The Overblown, Overhyped Harry Potter Media Frenzy — “Harry Potter and the Mass Hysteria” (book cover parody) — Art by James Warhola 30
  • 19. Scooter Wipeouts Strain Health Care System — Fold-In — Al Jaffee 31
  • 20. David Crosby: Sperm Whale (Michelangelo's Creation of Adam painting parody) — Art by Hermann Mejia

    Reprinted in 2 collections

    • MAD Art — 2002
    • The 100 Dumbest People, Events & Things of the Century (so far) — Special Collector's Edition 2014

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• A MAD Investigative Report: Doomsday Cults in America Today

  Sects Education Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Kevin Pope

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  33–35
• A MAD Look at Christmas

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Classics #20 — January 2008
  • MAD Stocking Stuffer — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  36–38
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #10 — October 2006
  39–42 sample
• Spot Your Parents!! — When you asked if Santa Claus was real

  The Traits of Wrath Dept.

  Written by Jeff Kruse / Art by Bob Staake

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #12 — January 2007
  43
• How Bill Clinton Will Stack Up Against Other U.S. Presidents

  Assail to the Chief Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  44–47
• MAD's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: Jeff Probst

  Grieving Las Vegas Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Jon Weiman
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• Gooffellas

  Don (Duck) Edwing
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• Back Cover — New “Rock & Rap Inspired” Ben & Jerry's Flavors (ad parody)

  Written by Arie Kaplan / Art by Scott Bricher

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MADvertising — 2005
  • MAD Classics #10 — October 2006
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
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