Mad #452 April 2005
- Cover Artist: Mark Stutzman
- April Fool's Contents Page (features artwork
by Charlie Kadau, colored by Nadina Simon) (1)
- "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
- Letters (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)
- Sergio Aragones Drawn-Out Dramas (summary)
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**various places around the magazine
- The Fundalini Pages (Charles Akins, Scott Bricher, Michael Gallagher, Garth Gerhart, Jeff Kruse,
Scott Maiko, Mike Snider, Jack Syracuse, P. C. Vey, Brian Young)
(IMPORTANT NOTE) (4-6)
- Fundalini Foto News:
The Presidents Unite For Disaster Relief
- Celebrity Cause of Death Betting Odds - Jon Stewart
(written by Mike Snider / Jack Syracuse art)
- Acceptable/Unacceptable April Fool's Pranks (Charles Akins art)
- Be Artest - Sung to the tune of "Be Our Guest" (From Beauty and the Beast) (Jack Syracuse art)
- 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
- Limited Thickwit's A Series of Uneventful Misfortunes (movie satire)
(written by Desmond Devlin / Hermann Mejia art) (8-13)
- Ad for Spy vs. Spy Xbox game (feature Spy vs. Spy "Classic Moment" by Antonio Prohias) (14-15)
- 8 Solid Reasons to Get Rid of the Death Penalty (P. C. Vey) (16-17)
- A Mad Peek Behind the Scenes at Celebrity Poker Showdown
(written by Desmond Devlin, Steve Rosso, John Caldwell, David Shayne / Tom Richmond art) (18-20)
- Monroe and... Texas Hold'em (written by Anthony Barbieri / Bill Wray art) (21-24)
- Repeat the Fock-Ups (movie satire) (written by Dick DeBartolo / Angelo Torres art) (29-32)
- Dan Rather's Final News Broadcast (written by Desmond Devlin / Tom Nick Cocotos art) (34-35)
- A Mad Look at Bullies (Sergio Aragones) (36-38)
- Ben Affleck - The Art of the Poker Face (ad parody)
(written by Andrew J. Schwartzberg / Drew Friedman art) (39)
- Spy vs. Spy - grave dancer buried (Peter Kuper) (40)
- Mad's Minute-By-Minute Breakdown of a Typical Red-Carpet Pre-Awards Show
(written by David Shayne / Rick Tulka art) (41-43)
- Thanks to the Popularity of Poker... (John Caldwell) (44-46)
- One Fine Morning in Florida (written by Don (Duck) Edwing / Paul Coker, Jr. art) (47)
- Dreadwood (TV satire) (written by Arnie Kogen / Mort Drucker art) (48-52)
- Fold-In -- What big star's record is the public just not buying? (Al Jaffee) (C3)
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