The Mads are Back

The Mads are Back

2020
The Mads are Back
The Mads are Back

The Mads are Back

9 | TV-PG | en | Comedy

Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu are back in the movie-riffing business. They wrote, and starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester/Crow T. Robot (Trace) and TV’s Frank (Frank) on a little Minnesotan puppet show you may have heard of called Mystery Science Theater 3000. Now they’re at it again, riffing movies across the US and live online, every second Tuesday of the month.

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EP8  The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues
Mar. 12,2024
The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues

When Biologist Ted Baxter and Federal Agent William Grant discover a dead body washed up ashore, they begrudgingly uncover a larger conspiracy involving radiation, spearguns, and nosy secretaries in the 1955 sci-fi flick THE PHANTOM FROM 10,000 LEAGUES! The Mads Are Back: The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues was recorded live on March 12, 2024, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff along with very special guests Mike Nelson, Bill Corbett & Kevin Murphy from RiffTrax!

EP7  Mutiny in Outer Space
Feb. 13,2024
Mutiny in Outer Space

In space, no one can hear you mutiny. Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) riff their way through yet another Hugo Grimaldi picture, this time the 1965 sci-fi stinker, Mutiny in Outer Space! The Mads Are Back: Mutiny in Outer Space was recorded live on February 13, 2024, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with author Kim "Howard" Johnson, the foremost authority on all things Monty Python!

EP6  A Night Of Shorts 14
Jan. 09,2024
A Night Of Shorts 14

Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) take on an all-new batch of bizarre vintage shorts, including a re-riff on the MST3K classic short, A CASE OF SPRING FEVER ("NO SPRINGS!!!")! The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts 14 was recorded live on January 9, 2024, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with writer Steve Stoliar, author of the book RAISED EYEBROWS: MY YEARS INSIDE GROUCHO'S HOUSE.

EP5  The Creeping Terror
Dec. 12,2023
The Creeping Terror

Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) revisit an MST3K classic, and quite possibly the worst movie ever (yes... somehow worse than MANOS), THE CREEPING TERROR (1964)! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: The Creeping Terror was recorded live on December 12, 2023, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with author and comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff (author of Outrageous: A History of Showbiz & The Culture Wars).

EP4  The Incredible Petrified World
Nov. 14,2023
The Incredible Petrified World

Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) live-riff their second Jerry Warren picture, against their own will, starring John Carradine in what may be the worst movie they've faced yet: The Incredible Petrified World (1959)! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: The Incredible Petrified World was recorded live on November 14, 2023, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with writer Ken Plume.

EP3  A Night of Shorts 13
Oct. 10,2023
A Night of Shorts 13

Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) take on their unluckiest batch of shorts yet with A Night of Shorts 13! Featuring a back-to-basics collection of Coronet shorts that the duo have somehow never riffed, A Night of Shorts 13 features several instant classics from The Mads! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts 13 was recorded live on October 10, 2023, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with comedian, musician, and author Dave Hill!

EP2  She Shoulda Said No!
Sep. 19,2023
She Shoulda Said No!

Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) take on the bizarre and hilarious 1949 anti-weed propaganda film SHE SHOULDA SAID NO! (AKA Wild Weed; The Devil's Weed; Marijuana, the Devil's Weed; and The Story of Lila Leeds and Her Exposé of the Marijuana Racket) for a grass-blowing good time on an all-new episode of The Mads Are Back! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: She Shoulda Said No! was recorded live on September 19, 2023, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with filmmaker Rachel Lichtman (Programme 4).

EP1  I Accuse My Parents
Aug. 08,2023
I Accuse My Parents

Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: I Accuse My Parents launches Season Four of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with comedian Myka Fox. Recorded live August 8, 2023.

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9 | TV-PG | en | Comedy
Synopsis

Frank Conniff and Trace Beaulieu are back in the movie-riffing business. They wrote, and starred as Dr. Clayton Forrester/Crow T. Robot (Trace) and TV’s Frank (Frank) on a little Minnesotan puppet show you may have heard of called Mystery Science Theater 3000. Now they’re at it again, riffing movies across the US and live online, every second Tuesday of the month.

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Cast

Chris Gersbeck , Frank Conniff , Trace Beaulieu

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