A live streaming show in which the Mads (Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff) riff a series of seven shorts.
The Shorts[]
Cindy Goes to a Party (1955)[]
Synopsis[]
A young woman dreams about how to behave at a party.
Space Angel - Dragon Fire part 1 (1962)[]
Synopsis[]
An animated adventure in which outer space explorers encounter a mysterious object.
Information[]
- Produced using a technique known as Synchro-Vox is in which live-action film of the moving mouths (and sometimes eyes) of actors was super-imposed onto drawn faces. The same technique had been used on the animated cartoon show Clutch Cargo.
Coffee Break (1958)[]
Synopsis[]
A businessman considers his boss' and co-workers' differing opinions about the coffee break.
Space Angel - Dragon Fire part 2[]
Synopsis[]
The continuation. Analysis of the object leads the adventurers to planet inhabited by unknown creatures.
Gilbert Toys (1963)[]
Synopsis[]
A promotional film featuring the various products being offered by the Gilbert Toy Company.
Space Angel - Dragon Fire part 3[]
Synopsis[]
The conclusion. The crew encounters hostile alien ships and must evade them until support arrives. They then encounter the natives of the planet and begin diplomatic relations.
Moral Maturity - How to Say No (1951)[]
Synopsis[]
A group of young people discuss the circumstances in which they might want to say "no", and how best to do so without causing offense.
The Show[]
Callbacks[]
Running Jokes[]
Quotes & References[]
- "Branson and Musk - suck it!"
Around the time of this livestream, billionaires Richard Branson and Elon Musk had both experimented with launching civilian spacecraft into outer space (or the upper atmosphere of Earth).
- "Calvin can go F himself."
A riff on the title of the meta-textual TV comedy Kevin Can F**k Himself, which had become popular at the time of this livestream.
- Frank: "It's a Marty Feldman ship!" Trace: "Hello dere!" Frank: "No, I said 'Marty Feldman'." Trace: "Yeah, but I don't know how to do him..."
Marty Feldman was a British comic actor known having the medical condition exotropia, resulting in his eyeballs being large and focused away from each other. "Hello dere!" was the catchphrase of Marty Allen, a popular nightclub comedian and actor who appeared on television many times from the 1960s through the 1990s.
Behind-the-scenes[]
- This event marked the one-year anniversary of the Mads' live streaming events.
- As with the previous 2 programs of shorts, none of these shorts had been used in any of The Mads' previous live shows.
- The event took place on July 13, 2021.
- Unlike previous events, The Mads were not joined by a guest for the program. Frank mentioned that he had invited Felicia Day. She was unavailable, but indicated she might appear in a future event.
- The event was produced by Chris Gersbeck and moderated by Matt Reiser.
- After the program, a highlight reel of the previous year's shows was presented.
- At the conclusion of the livestream, it was announced that the next event would take place on August 10, 2021 but the film was not stated.