MAD #452 — April 2005

"Nowadays, it seems like the biggest difference between a man's wife and his boss is that when the government comes looking for a handout, the honeymoon is really over!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• April Fool's Contents Page

  Artwork by Charlie Kadau, colored by Nadina Simon
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • MAD notes the passing of Frank Kelly Freas, Jan. 2, 2005. Photo of Holland Taylor, Melanie Lynskey, Conchata Ferrell, Marin Hinkle, Jon Cryer, Charlie Sheen, Angus T. Jones with #450. Plug for MAD Color Classics #11. Photo of former MAD interns Butch D'Ambrosio, Jacob Lambert, Dave Croatto, Amanda Pettit, Arie Kaplan, Matthew A. Cohen, Jonathan Bresman
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine) summary
• 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: Charles Akins, Scott Bricher, Michael Gallagher, Garth Gerhart, Jeff Kruse, Scott Maiko, Mike Snider, Jack Syracuse, P. C. Vey, Brian Young — DETAILS

  • Fundalini Foto News: The Presidents Unite For Disaster Relief
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • The MAD War on Bush — 2007
  • Celebrity Cause of Death Betting Odds — Jon Stewart — Written by Mike Snider / Art by Jack Syracuse
  • Acceptable/Unacceptable April Fool's Pranks — Art by Charles Akins
  • Be Artest — Sung to the tune of "Be Our Guest" (from Beauty and the Beast) — Art by Jack Syracuse
  • New on DVD — The Seinfeld Curse Collection
  • Bitterman — no proof of kinship needed — Garth Gerhart
  • Magazine Corrections You May Have Missed — FHM says they're just like Maxim — Written by Jeff Kruse
  • The Fast 5 — Little-Known Clauses in the Brad Pitt/Jennifer Aniston Divorce Settlement — Written by Brian Young
  • The Godfrey Report
  • Classified Ads
  • Vey To Go! — shark allergy — P. C. Vey
  • Surprising Things That Might Be Found During The White House Lawn Easter Egg Hunt
    Reprinted in 1 collection

    • The MAD War on Bush — 2007
  4–6
• Limited Thickwit's A Series of Uneventful Misfortunes (movie satire)

  Slight of Handler Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Hermann Mejia
  8–13
• Ad for Spy vs. Spy Xbox game

  Features Spy vs. Spy "Classic Moment" by Antonio Prohias
  14–15
• 8 Solid Reasons to Get Rid of the Death Penalty

  Capitol Funishment Dept.

  P. C. Vey
  16–17 sample
• A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes at Celebrity Poker Showdown

  All Bets Are Awful Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin, Steve Rosso, John Caldwell, David Shayne / Art by Tom Richmond

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Unplugs TV — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  • MAD #48 — April 2026
  18–20
• Monroe and… Texas Hold'em

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray
  21–24
• Repeat the Fock-Ups (movie satire)

  Babs in Goyland Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Angelo Torres
  29–32
• Dan Rather's Final News Broadcast

  Anchor Away Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Tom Nick Cocotos
  34–35
• A MAD Look at Bullies

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Kids #3 — May 2006
  • Epic MAD — 2012
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — Expanded Edition — 2013
  36–38
• Ben Affleck — The Art of the Poker Face (ad parody)

  Written by Andrew J. Schwartzberg / Art by Drew Friedman

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD #48 — April 2026
  39
• Spy vs. Spy — grave dancer buried

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • White Castle Goes MAD — 2005
  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  • Spy vs. Spy — The Top Secret Files — 2011
  • Totally MAD — 2012
  • The Best of the Worst! — Special Collector's Edition 2012
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  40
• MAD's Minute-By-Minute Breakdown of a Typical Red-Carpet Pre-Awards Show

  The Walk of Lame Dept.

  Written by David Shayne / Art by Rick Tulka
  41–43
• Thanks to the Popularity of Poker…

  The Tragically Chip Dept.

  John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD #48 — April 2026
  44–46
• One Fine Morning in Florida

  Trump Roast Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD About Trump — 2017
  47
• Dreadwood (TV satire)

  The Vile, Vile West Dept.

  Written by Arnie Kogen / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD's Greatest Artists — Mort Drucker — 2012
  • MAD Unplugs TV — Special Collector's Edition 2015
  48–52
• Fold-In — What big star's record is the public just not buying?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

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