MAD Magazine #429

Contents Page

Page: 1

Random samplings of reader mail

Department: Letters and Tomatoes

Page: 2

SpongeBob Scrapbook

Department: Our Sea Creature Presentation Part 1

Artist: Jack Syracuse

Page: 8

New SpongeBob SquarePants Characters for the Upcoming Season

Department: Our Sea Creature Presentation Part 2

Artist: Gary Hallgren Writer: Jeff Kruse

Page: 9

SpongeBob SquarePants: Pre-Stardom Acting Gigs

Department: Our Sea Creature Presentation Part 3

Artist: Scott Bricher Writer: Greg Leitman

Page: 10

M. Night Shyamalan’s Proposal for the SpongeBob Movie

Department: Our Sea Creature Presentation Part 4

Artist: Drew Friedman Writer: Arie Kaplan Writer: Scott Sonneborn

Page: 12

SpongeBobs Everywhere!

Department: Our Sea Creature Presentation Part 5

Writer: Charlie Kadau Artist: Jack Syracuse

Page: 14

MAD Deconstructs TV Talk Shows – This Month: Jerry Springer

Department: The Chat ’n’ Stat

Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: Hermann Mejia

Page: 16

A MAD Look at Home Improvement

Department: Serge-In General

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

Page: 20

When Corporate Naming Gets Out of Control

Department: Brands Cross America

Writer: Jacob Lambert Photographer: AP/Wide World Photos

Page: 24

Monroe and the Exterminators

Department: Angster’s Paradise

Artist: Bill Wray Writer: Anthony Barbieri

Page: 28

MAD’s Genetically-Altered Outtakes from X2

Department: The Sound of Mutants

Writer: Greg Leitman

Page: 32

MAD’s Field-Tested Tips for Your First Date

Department: Rancid Meets Department

Artist, Writer: John Caldwell

Page: 34

Spy Vs. Spy

Department: Joke and Dagger

Artist, Writer: Peter Kuper

Page: 36

Things that You’ll Probably Read in the Review of the Video Game Your Parents Just Gave You

Department: Disappoints to Ponder

Writer: John Caldwell Artist: Tom Nick Cocotos

Page: 40

MAD’s 2003 Spring Break Course Selections

Department: Binge Thinking

Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: Kevin Pope

Page: 42

Sure Bets in Vegas

Department: The Odds Must Be Crazy

Writer: Scott Maiko Artist: Daniel Guidera

Page: 46

24 Viewers

Department: Hour Gang

Writer: Dick DeBartolo Tonal Rendering: Wildstorm Artist: Bob Julian

Page: 50

Reprinted in: US MAD Magazine #18

Drawn Out Dramas (Various Places around the Magazine)

Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés

Back Cover Inside: Fold-In - What nasty foreigner is wreaking havoc on American lives?

Artist, Writer: Al Jaffee