MAD Magazine #497 
Editorial
- Editor: John Ficarra
- Cover Artist: Mark Fredrickson
Featured characters
Table of Contents
Random Samplings of Reader Mail
Department: Letters and Tomatoes
Page: 2
The Fundalini Pages: "Practical uses for your gas-guzzling SUVs", "Celebrity cause-of-death betting odds", "Food myths you just shouldn't believe", "Vey to go!", "Where the $750 Billion government bailout funds are going", "Bitterman", "Signs your bank is in big trouble", "Video Game Review: Guitar Tech hero"
Department: Random Acts of Mindless
Author: Tom Bunk Author: Dick DeBartolo Author: Dave Croatto Author: Scott Bricher Author: Kevin Pope Author: P.C. Vey Author: Jeff Kruse Author: Garth Gerhart Author: Adam Rust
Page: 10
1. Sarah Palin: Drowning in veep waters
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Writer: Desmond Devlin Artist: Richard Williams Artist: Scott Bricher
Page: 12
2. China's poisened products: There's something about dairy
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Artist: Scott Bricher
Page: 14
3. The Massachussets teen pregnancy pact: An expanding student body
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Writer: Jacob Lambert Photographer: Irving Schild Artist: Scott Bricher
Page: 15
4. The pregnant man: What not to expect when you're expecting
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Artist: Charles Akins Artist: Teresa Burns Parkhurst
Page: 18
5. O.J. Simspon: Man of steal
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Writer: John Caldwell
Page: 19
Hillary's campaign for the white house: Thar she blows it
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Artist: Mark Stutzman
Page: 20
7. Celebrity moms and dads: the parent crap
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Page: 22
8. Rev. John Hagee: Madman of the cloth
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Artist: Gary Hallgreen Writer: Nate Fakes
Page: 23
9. The economic collapse: Saved by the bail
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Artist: Tom Richmond
Page: 24
10. Wesley Snipes' I.R.S. Troubles: Defiling Tax
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Writer: Frank Santopadre Photographer: AP/Wide World Photos
Page: 29
11. Amy Winehouse: Junkie see, Junkie do
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Writer: Scott Maiko
Page: 30
12. John McCain's ugly campaign: Smear, there and everywhere
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Photographer: AP/Wide World Photos
Page: 31
13. Texas polygamy wives: The joy of sects
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Sculptor: Dave Croatto Photographer: Irving Schild Writer: Justin Tyler
Page: 32
14. Rev. Jeremiah Wright: Madman of the cloth
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Artist: Drew Friedman Writer: Frank Santopadre
Page: 33
15. Brett Favre Unretires: Hate the player, not the game
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Artist: Gary Hallgreen
Page: 34
16. Jesse Jackson rants on Obama: Getting testes
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Sculptor: Liz Lomax Writer: Josh Eiserike
Page: 36
17. The yanked Rachael Ray ad: Un-american apparel
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Writer: Jacob Lambert
Page: 37
18. Bigfoot discovered: Scam I am
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Artist: Ty Templeton
Page: 38
19. Celebrity sex scandals: Adultery Swim
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Writer: Jacob Lambert Artist: Glenn Fabry
Page: 40
20. Stunt day in the park with Blaine: An upsided fake
Department: The MAD 20 The dumbest people, events and things of 2008!
Artist: James Warhola Writer: Jacob Lambert
Page: 41
Signs you'll grow up to be a degenerate gambler
Department: Bettor days are ahead
Artist, Writer: John Caldwell
Page: 44
A MAD Look at hard times
Department: Serge-In General
Artist, Writer: Sergio Aragonés Colorist: David Rodriguez Colorist: Wildstorm
Page: 46
It's a good brand name...and a bad brand name...
Department: A new malign of products
Artist: Paul Coker, Jr. Writer: Jeff Kruse
Page: 50
