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Cover: Mark Fredrickson

Mad #390

Feb 2000 · EC
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"Double Jerkery" is a sharp, satirical dive into the absurdities of modern life, written and illustrated by the ever-wry Dave Berg in Mad #390 (2000). With his signature deadpan wit, Berg skewers everything from office culture to parenting, therapy, and the myth of fair play—all rendered in his precise, iconic style. The cover, by Mark Fredrickson, perfectly captures the issue’s sardonic tone.

Contains 15 stories
Double Jerkery
6 pp · Satire-Parody
Bruce Greenwood [as Slick Parcels]Annabelle Gish [as Agree]Ashley Judd [as Livid Parcels]Dilbert (cameo)Benjamin Weir [as Motley Parcels]Tommy Lee Jones [as Travesty Laymen]Al Gore (cameo)Haley Joel Osment [as Cole Sear] (cameo)Snoopy (cameo)Linus Van Pelt (cameo)
Products for Your Aging Hippie Parents
2 pp
Still More Same Words... Different Circumstances!
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
Monroe and… the School Newspaper
4 pp · Humor
How Various People Will React to the Next Random Act of Random Violence
2 pp · Satire-Parody
Untitled Humor story
2 pp · Humor
Mad’s Eight-Step Guide for WB Network Teen Wannabes
2 pp · Humor, Satire-Parody
When Nuns Go Bad
3 pp · Humor
The Lighter Side of…
4 pp · Humor
Roger Kaputnik

In "The Lighter Side of…," a sharp, satirical glance at modern life unfolds across four pages of Mad’s signature absurdity, poking fun at everything from office politics to the quirks of parenting, all delivered with the magazine’s trademark wit. Without a single creator credited beyond the typeset letters, the humor lands with precision—each panel a sly commentary on the little absurdities we all pretend to take seriously.

How to Become a Big-Time Boy Band Producer
5 pp
9 Signs Lottery Fever Has Spread to Your Town
2 pp · Martial Arts, Superhero
A Mad Look at Museums
3 pp · Humor
Spot Your Parents
1 pp · Humor
Wilt & Craze
5 pp · Satire-Parody
Eric McCormack [as Wilt Trauma]Debra Messing [as Craze]Megan Mulally [as Crabbin]Sean Hayes [as Shock]Tinky Winky (cameo)Harrison Ford (cameo)
The Execution of Pikachu Poll Results
1 pp · Humor
Pikachu

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Full credits

writer, artist, inker Dave Berg
cover pencils, inks Mark Fredrickson

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Reprinted in Mad XL #33 (2005)

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