MAD #361 — September 1997

"In Hollywood these days, what's coming out isn't as interesting as who's coming out!" — Alfred E. Neuman

Contents

• Ad for Subscriptions — Got MAD?

  Richard Williams art from MAD #343
  C2
• Contents Page
  1
• Letters and Tomatoes Dept.

  Notes

  • Photo of Sergio Aragones and Jack Davis with National Cartoonist Society Reuben Awards, Ad for MAD Special #123 — September 1997 — MAD Poster Special
  2–3
• Drawn-Out Dramas

  Marginal Thinking Dept.

  Sergio Aragones
  (various places around the magazine)
• The Last Word on Jurass-Has-Had-It Park (movie satire)

  Tyrannosaurus Retch Dept.

  Written by Dick DeBartolo / Art by Paul Coker, Jr.
  4–9
• Introducing The Microvalue Beer of the Month Club

  Brew Ha-Ha Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by James Warhola

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #23 — August 2003
  10–11
• Spy vs. Spy — ad signboard becomes target

  Joke and Dagger Dept.

  Written by Bill Janocha / Art by Peter Kuper

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Classics #2 — September 2005
  • Spy Vs. Spy 2 — The Joke and Dagger Files — 2007
  12–13
• If Clinton and Yeltsin Held Their Summits in a Private Online Chat Room

  Internyet Dept.

  Written by Andrew J. Schwartzberg / Art by Rick Tulka

  Reprinted in 4 collections

  • MAD XL #6 — November 2000
  • MAD About the '90s — 2005
  • MAD For Decades — 2007
  • MAD Dumps on Trump and other unlikeable Leaders! — Special Collector's Edition 2018
  14
• Why Uncles are Better than Dads

  Bustin' Pops Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by John Caldwell

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #21 — June 2003
  15–17
• Get a New Psychiatrist if...

  Shrink Rapped Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin and Butch D'Ambrosio / Art by Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 3 collections

  • MAD XL #22 — July 2003
  • MAD #31 — June 2023
  • MAD Treasure Trove of Trash — Vol. 5 — Apr/May 2023
  18–20 sample
• Melvin & Jenkins' Guide to Higher Education

  The Schmucks Stop Here Dept.

  Written by Desmond Devlin / Art by Kevin Pope

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Classics #18 — October 2007
  21–23
• The Ballad of Bubba Bill

  Frank on a Roll Dept.

  (with apologies to Rudyard Kipling)

  Written by Frank Jacobs / Art by Gerry Gersten

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #6 — November 2000
  24–25
• What Exercise Machines are Really Used For

  Abs Nauseam Dept.

  Tom Cheney

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD Color Classics #8 — September 2003
  26–27
• Monroe &... The Divorce

  Angster's Paradise Dept.

  Written by Anthony Barbieri / Art by Bill Wray

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #34 — July 2005
  28–30
• The Lighter Side of...

  Berg's-Eye View Dept.

  Dave Berg

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #24 — November 2003
  31–34
• The Mug Shot Everyone Wanted to See But Didn't... — Marv Albert

  Pulling the Rug Out from Over Him Dept.

  AP & Wide World photo
  35
• Monopoly Cards That Reflect the Way Business is Really Done Today

  Chairman of the Board Game Dept.

  Written by John Prete / Art by Sam Viviano

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Color Classics #7 — April 2003
  • The Best of the Worst! — Special Collector's Edition 2012
  36–37
• A MAD Look at Amusement Parks

  Serge-In General Dept.

  Sergio Aragones

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MAD XL #22 — July 2003
  38–40
• Blood, Honor & Three Credits — My Internship With the Calamari Crime Family

  Course a Nostra Dept.

  Written by J. Michael Shade / Art by Drew Friedman

  Reprinted in 2 collections

  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD About The Mob — 2002
  41–44
• Video Arcade Personalities — Volume I

  Geek Tragedies Dept.

  Written by Sean Eisenporth / Art by Tom Bunk

  Reprinted in 5 collections

  • MAD Art — 2002 (excerpt)
  • MAD Color Classics #5 — April 2002
  • MAD About Dad — 2004 (excerpt)
  • Epic MAD — 2012
  • Amazingly Stupid MAD — Expanded Edition — 2013
  45–47
• MAD's Celebrity Cause-Of-Death Betting Odds: Paula Jones

  Grieving Las Vegas Dept.

  Written by Mike Snider / Art by Thomas Fluharty
  48
• Fold-In — What could Bill and Hillary be doing when they leave The White House?

  Al Jaffee

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • The MAD Fold-In Collection 1964-2010 — 2011
  C3
• Back Cover — The Day Sports Endorsements Went Too Far —
  Tiger Woods at the PGA Championship

  Written by John Caldwell / Art by Mort Drucker

  Reprinted in 1 collection

  • MADvertising — 2005
  C4