MAD #299 — December 1990

"Life is like a shower. One wrong turn and you're in hot water!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

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• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Photo of Charles Schulz, Joyce, and Al Jaffee, photo of Neil Patrick Harris disposing of #294, ad for The Ages of MAD Paperback
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• The Simpsons

  Name That Toon Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Angelo Torres — each letter in the name Simpsons defined
  4–5
• A MAD Peek Behind the Scenes at "The Simpsons" Studio

  A Massive Bart Attack Dept.

  Written by Charlie Kadau / Art by Sam Viviano

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #137 — May 1999
  • MAD About the '90s — 2005
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  6–7
• Using the Simpson Look to Update Stale Appearances

  Our Features Presentation Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Greg Theakston

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #137 — May 1999
  • MAD About TV — 1999
  8–9
• MAD Reviews the 21st Century Ahead of Time

  The Shape of Zings to Come Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Rick Tulka

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #111 — March 1996
  10–12 sample
• The Nefarious Noose Nuisance

  Tales from the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #17 — August 2002
  13
• Words and Phrases That Left the English Language During the 80's

  Humor in a Vernacular Vein Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #116 — October 1996
  • MAD Spoofs the '80s — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  14–15
• Spy vs. Spy — bug aircraft caught in web

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Art by Bob Clarke

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #111 — March 1996
  • Spy vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  16
• MAD's Sports Business Agent of the Year

  Getting Repped Off Dept.

  Written by Lou Silverstone / Art by Angelo Torres

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #116 — October 1996
  17–20
• MAD Examines Some Cave Writings of Prehistoric Man

  Humor in a Monolithic Vein Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Harry North, Esq.

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #116 — October 1996
  21–23
• The Zippy Zoo Zapper

  Tales from the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #111 — March 1996
  • MAD XL #24 — November 2003
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  24
• The MAD People Watcher's Guide to an Airport

  Plane Nonsense Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Tom Bunk

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #109 — December 1995
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  25–27
• Totally Original Never-Been-Done Before Movie Plots

  Script Tease Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by George Woodbridge
  28–29 sample
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #122 — August 1997
  • MAD #28 — December 2022 (excerpt)
  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition (excerpt)
  30–34
• The Raging Rabble's Revenge

  Tales from the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #17 — August 2002
  35
• World Communism Close-Out Sale

  Attention K. Marx Shoppers Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by John Pound

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • MAD Special #111 — March 1996
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD About the '90s — 2005
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD Dumps on Trump and Other Unlikeable Leaders! — Special Collector's Edition 2018
  36–37 sample
• The 9 Real Reasons Why Your Parents Won't Let You Have a Pet!

  Claws and Defects Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #128 — June 1998
  • MAD Kids #12 — September 2008
  • Totally Useless MAD — 2013
  • MAD Goes to the Dogs & Other Beasties! — Special Collector's Edition 2024
  38–39
• What Every American Should Be Required to Learn

  A Little Smart Asked Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Bob Jones

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #109 — December 1995
  40–41
• A MAD Look at Supermarkets

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #118 — February 1997
  • MAD Kids #7 — May 2007
  • MAD Classics #15 — June 2007
  • Totally Useless MAD — 2013
  42–44
• Totally Recalled (movie satire)

  Milking Amnesia Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Special #113 — June 1996
  • Inside MAD — 2013
  • MAD Picks — Special Collector's Edition 2013
  • Totally Inside MAD — 2016
  45–48
• Fold-In — What musical group has surpassed the achievements of The Beatles?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #112 — April 1996
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  • MAD #13 — June 2020
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• Back Cover — Snappy Answers to Stupid Questions in Air Travel

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #102 — March 1995
  • MAD #32 — August 2023
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