| 0 | Hot TV Issue | cover | 2 | script: Nick Meglin, John Ficarra, Charlie Kadau, Joe Raiola, Sara Fowler; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Bill Cosby, Fred Flintstone, Cookie Monster, Alfred E. Neuman |
| 1 | - | table of contents | 1 | pencils: various; inks: various; letters: typeset | |
| 2 | Random Samplings of Readers Mail | letters page | 1.3 | pencils: Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés; inks: Mort Drucker, Sergio Aragonés | Mark Rosenthal (photo); Larry Konner (photo); Omar Khalifa (photo of Spiros Focas); Mort Drucker |
| 3 | Boob's the Boss | comic story | 5 | script: Dennis Snee; pencils: Mort Drucker; inks: Mort Drucker | Toenail Missilly; Angina Bowser; Moona Robinthecradle; Jogathan Bowser; Cementha Missilly |
| 4 | One Thursday Morning on East 12th Street | comic story | 1 | script: Mat Jacobs; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 5 | Mad's Cable TV Roulette | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider | "Weird Al" Yankovic (photo); Martha Quinn (photo); Oral Roberts (photo); Dr. Ruth Westheimer (photo); Richard Simmons (photo); Bryant Gumbel (photo); David Lee Roth (photo); Ronald Reagan (photo) |
| 6 | A Mad Look at Hands Across America | comic story | 3 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |
| 7 | The Cosby Show Nasty File | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Paul Coker; inks: Paul Coker | |
| 8 | The Lighter Side of... | comic story | 5 | script: Dave Berg; pencils: Dave Berg; inks: Dave Berg | |
| 9 | Spy vs. Spy | comic story | 1 | script: Anthony Prohías; pencils: Anthony Prohías; inks: Anthony Prohías | |
| 10 | We'll Make A Fortune | comic story | 5 | script: Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Will Elder, Harvey Kurtzman; inks: Will Elder, Harvey Kurtzman | Pat Somejerk; Vanilla Wipe |
| 11 | Mad's Whatever Became of... ? | comic story | 3 | script: Mike Snider; pencils: Bob Clarke; inks: Bob Clarke | Gabe Kotter; Gilligan; Maxwell Smart; Archie Bunker; Laverne Defazio; Col. Wilhelm Klink; Fred Sanford; Mother; Tattoo; Sue Anne Nivens |
| 12 | How PBS Really Differs From Commercial TV | comic story | 2 | script: Tom Koch; pencils: Harry North; inks: Harry North | J. R. Ewing; Merv Griffin; T. J. Hooker; Sergeant Cribb |
| 13 | TV Theme Songs | comic story | 2 | script: Frank Jacobs; pencils: Sam Viviano; inks: Sam Viviano | Fred Flintstone, Ed McMahon, Barney Rubble |
| 14 | TV Emmy Awards We'd Like to See | comic story | 2 | script: Mike Snider | |
| 15 | Groaning Pains | comic story | 5 | script: Lou Silverstone, Dick De Bartolo; pencils: Angelo Torres; inks: Angelo Torres | Jokesson Deseaver; Ban Deseaver; Muggie Deseaver; Carob Deseaver; Syke Deseaver; Mr. Bumbray |
| 16 | Upcoming TV Cop "Teams" | comic story | 3 | script: Charlie Kadau; pencils: Jack Davis; inks: Jack Davis | |
| 17 | Mad's Reader Opinion Poll Part I: Television | comic story | 2 | script: John Prete | |
| 18 | One Thursday Morning On West 12th Street | comic story | 1 | script: Don Martin; pencils: Don Martin; inks: Don Martin | |
| 19 | What Kind of Aid is the Administration Offering the American Farmer? | activity | 1 | script: Al Jaffee; pencils: Al Jaffee; inks: Al Jaffee | |
| 20 | Drawn Out Dramas | illustration | 0 | script: Sergio Aragonés; pencils: Sergio Aragonés; inks: Sergio Aragonés | |