- to - six - page ▁articles ▁would ▁en act ▁an ▁interview ▁with ▁a ▁fict ional ▁representative ▁of ▁a ▁particular ▁practice ▁or ▁element ▁of ▁society ▁( i . e . ▁" MA D ' s ▁Summer ▁Camp ▁O wner ▁of ▁the ▁Year "; ▁" MA D ' s ▁Movie ▁Produ cer ▁of ▁the ▁Year "). ▁ ▁Mel vin ▁and ▁Jenkins ' ▁Guide ▁to ▁_ ____ ▁– ▁written ▁by ▁Des mond ▁Dev lin ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Kevin ▁Pope , ▁these ▁" gu ides " ▁present ▁the ▁behavior al ▁or ▁att itud inal ▁" do ' s ▁and ▁don ' ts " ▁on ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁topics , ▁as ▁demonstrated ▁by ▁the ▁tit ular ▁pair ▁( J enkins ▁doing ▁the ▁proper ▁thing , ▁while ▁Mel vin ▁does ▁not ). ▁An ▁abbre vi ated ▁version ▁runs ▁in ▁the ▁" F und al ini " ▁section . ▁ ▁Movie ▁Out t akes ▁– ▁these ▁are ▁screen ▁capt ures ▁of ▁up coming ▁films ▁( gener ally ▁taken ▁from ▁the ▁movie ▁tra iler ), ▁given ▁new ▁word ▁bal lo ons ; ▁M AD ▁typically ▁times ▁these ▁pieces ▁to ▁co inci de ▁with ▁the ▁movie ' s ▁general ▁release , ▁either ▁in ▁advance ▁of ▁the ▁full ▁par ody ▁or ▁in ▁lieu ▁of ▁it . ▁ ▁The ▁Mad ▁N ast y ▁File ▁– ▁typically ▁written ▁by ▁Tom ▁Koch ▁and ▁illustrated ▁by ▁Harry ▁North ▁or ▁Ger ry ▁Ger sten , ▁these ▁ins ult ▁articles ▁car ic ature d ▁a ▁variety ▁of ▁public ▁figures ▁and ▁proceeded ▁to ▁ab use ▁them ▁verb ally .