Editorial
- Editor: Nick Meglin
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Table of Contents
New SpongeBob SquarePants Characters for the Upcoming Season
Department: Our Sea Creature Presentation Part 2
Artist: Gary Hallgreen 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
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
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