| “ | Keep your jam handy, and your hand jammy... | ” |
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A live streaming show in which the Mads (Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff) riff a series of shorts.
The Shorts[]
The Pursuit of Profit (1965)[]
Synopsis[]
A supermarket worker learns about efficiency and profit.
Information[]
- Produced by the Jam Handy Organization as part of their "Focus" series, in conjunction with the Procter & Gamble Corporation.
'Round & 'Round (1939)[]
Synopsis[]
Basics of commerce are explained with stop-motion animated toys.
Information[]
- Produced by the Jam Handy Organization in conjunction with General Motors.
A Touch of Magic (1961)[]
Synopsis[]
A married couple hosts a party, and everyone's life is improved by automobiles.
Information[]
- Produced by MPO Productions in conjunction with General Motors.
- This short is a follow-up to the 1956 short Design for Dreaming, which also features Tad Tadlock.
What's It to You? (1955)[]
Synopsis[]
A demonstration of the many uses of the biaxially-oriented polyethylene terephthalate product Mylar, with particular emphasis on its durability.
Information[]
- Produced by the Jam Handy Organization in conjunction with the DuPont Corporation.
- This short had previously been planned for use in the unproduced Mystery Science Theater 3000 CD-ROM.
- The short was shown in its full 24-minute runtime during this livestream event.
The Show[]
Callbacks[]
Running Jokes[]
- Trace exclaims a single word at the end of each short, usually something associated with the previous short, but as the show goes on he begins to get them out of order.
Quotes & References[]
Behind-the-Scenes[]
- This eleventh Night of Shorts was the Mads' fourth livestream event of 2023 and the 34th overall.
- The event took place on April 11, 2023.
- The event was produced by Chris Gersbeck with assistance by Matt Reiser.
- The Mads were joined by author and film critic Walter Chaw before and after the program.
- At the conclusion of the event, it was announced that the next livestream would take place on May 9, 2023. The movie was not announced at the time, but was later stated to be Teenage Zombies.
- Some promotional material identified this event by the title "A Night of Shorts XI".