A live streaming show in which the Mads (Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff) riff a series of shorts.
The Shorts[]
Snap Out of It! (Emotional Balance) (1951)[]
Synopsis[]
A high school student must learn to cope with disappointment.
Information[]
- This short had previously been used by RiffTrax.
Osborn Load Runner Idler-Runners[]
Synopsis[]
The manufacture of industrial load runners is explained.
Information[]
- No year or copyright date is included in the title card. Based on references in the short, it was made some time after 1970.
Parents -- Who Needs Them? (1973)[]
Synopsis[]
A schoolboy learns about all the unseen things that his parents do to improve his life.
Information[]
- Directed by Dan McConnell and written by Larry Pont.
- This short had previously been used during the RiffTrax Live production of Sharknado 2.
- This is the second edition of the short Appreciating Our Parents. The first edition had been used in Experiment #320.
Mr. B Natural (1957)[]
Synopsis[]
A young man is visited by the spirit of music, who encourages him to learn to play an instrument.
Information[]
- This short had previously been used in Episode #319.
The Show[]
Callbacks[]
- "Specialty breads!" (Episode #618)
- "Plenty of lip and tongue action..." (Episode #313)
Running Jokes[]
Quotes & References[]
Behind-the-scenes[]
- This eighth Night of Shorts was the Mads' seventh livestream event of 2022.
- The event took place on July 12, 2022.
- The event was produced by Chris Gersbeck.
- The Mads were joined by Bridget Nelson before and after the program.
- At the conclusion of the event, it was announced that the next livestream would take place on August 9th. The film was not stated. It was later announced that the film would be Battle of the Worlds.