MAD #305 — September 1991

"Elections are when people find out what politicians stand for, and politicians find out what people will fall for!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Nick Meglin appears on thirtysomething TV show; original The Simpsons artwork and letter from Bart thanking MAD for the cover of #299; Ad for Swing Along With Mad Paperback; Ad for Subscriptions with Mad Pin Collection Bonus
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• Dunces With Wolves

  Tribe and Tribulations Dept.

  Written by Stan Hart / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #10 — July 2001
  4–7
• The Proverbial Postal/Pooch Parable — Part I

  Tales From the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Idiotic Fruity Candy — Special Collectors' Series — 1993
  • MAD Special #128 — June 1998
  • MAD #24 — April 2022
  8
• "Other" Commissioners

  Heads of Grate Dept.

  Written by Dennis Snee / Art by John Pound

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #135 — March 1999
  9–11
• America's Traditional Songs as They Sound to Five-Year-Olds

  Maim That Tune Dept.

  Written by Tom Koch / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #122 — August 1997
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • Epic MAD — 2012
  • Insanely Awesome MAD — Deluxe Edition — 2014
  12–13
• MAD's Instant Movie Reviews

  It's the Reel Zing Dept.

  Written by Russ Cooper / Art by Gerry Gersten

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Special #120 — April 1997
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — Turd in a Series — 2003
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  14–15
• Father Jowly Miseries

  A Pew to a Kill Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Angelo Torres
  16–20
• The Proverbial Postal/Pooch Parable — Part II

  Tales From the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Idiotic Fruity Candy — Special Collectors' Series — 1993
  • MAD Special #128 — June 1998
  • MAD #24 — April 2022
  21
• A MAD Guide to Sports Phrases On and Off the Playing Field

  Jargon in Place Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Jack Davis

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD Idiotic Fruity Candy — Special Collectors' Series — 1993
  • MAD Special #135 — March 1999
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  22–24
• Spy vs. Spy — catapult's boulder returned by large racket

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Idiotic Fruity Candy — Special Collectors' Series — 1993
  • MAD Special #125 — December 1997
  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  25
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD #28 — December 2022 (excerpt)
  • 70th Anniversary Issue — Vol. 3 — December 2022 — B&N Edition (excerpt)
  26–30
• Spy vs. Spy — wheel widens mountain gap

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

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

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Idiotic Fruity Candy — Special Collectors' Series — 1993
  • MAD Special #130 — August 1998
  31
• Why We Get the Holiday Blahs

  A Manic for All Seasons Dept.

  Written by Barry Liebmann / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 6 collections

  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — 2000
  • MAD XL #4 — July 2000
  • The MAD Bathroom Companion — The Mother Load — 2004
  • MAD XL #32 — March 2005
  • 1001 MAD Pages You Must Read Before You Die — 2009
  • MAD #549 — February 2018 (MAD Vault)
  32–34
• How and Where Sneaky Smokers Can Hide Their Filthy Habit...

  Camel-Flauge Dept.

  Paul Peter Porges

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #118 — February 1997
  35–37
• Simpson Rip-Offs We'll Undoubtedly Be Seeing

  Toon Age Mutants Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Sam Viviano

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #137 — May 1999
  • MAD Classics #17 — September 2007
  38–39
• Any Doofus/Bozo/Idiot/Schmuck/Moron/Schmendrick/Pinhead/Cretin/Fool/Boob/Ignoramus/Jerk Can... But It Takes a Genius To...

  Sleazing the Opportunity Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Rick Tulka

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #120 — April 1997
  • MAD XL #16 — July 2002
  40–42
• The Violence of the Hams

  Ewe Slaughter Be in Pictures Dept.

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Sam Viviano

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Special #129 — July 1998
  • MAD About The Oscars — 2004
  • MAD About the '90s — 2005
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD Presents Oscar Winners (and Losers!) — Special Collector's Edition 2016
  43–46 sample
• The Proverbial Postal/Pooch Parable — Part III

  Tales From the Duck Side Dept.

  Don (Duck) Edwing

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD Idiotic Fruity Candy — Special Collectors' Series — 1993
  • MAD Special #128 — June 1998
  • MAD #24 — April 2022
  47
• The MAD Summer Camp Guide

  Outdoor Wreck-reation Dept.

  Written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola / Art by George Woodbridge

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Special #129 — July 1998
  48
• Fold-In — What failure of American society is weighing heavily on many of today's teens?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Special #125 — December 1997
  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964–2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — Stupid Teen Magazine

  Written by Charlie Kadau and Joe Raiola

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Spoofs the 90s — Special Collector's Edition 2014
  C4