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The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (1970)
Directed by Jules Bass, Arthur Rankin, Jr.
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The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. After the Christmas special Frosty the Snowman (1969), it was Rankin/Bass’ second hand-drawn animated work to be outsourced to Osamu Tezuka’s Mushi Production in Tokyo, Japan. The show aired on ABC on April 7, 1970 before the airing of that year’s Oscars. It was a tribute to early vaudeville, and featured animated reworkings of various famous comedians’ acts.
Rated NR | Length 60 minutes
Actors
Jack Benny | George Burns | Phyllis Diller | George Jessel | Jack E. Leonard | Groucho Marx | Tom Smothers | Flip Wilson | Henny Youngman | Paul Frees | Dick Smothers
Viewing History (seen 1 time)
| Date Viewed | Device | Format | Source | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 04/12/2020 | TV | N/A | Other | 6 stars |
| (Average) 6 stars |
Viewing Notes
Interesting DKUTV programming selection for the night of Easter Sunday. Not sure if the runtime is wrong on both IMDb/TMDb or DKUTV only had one segment of the longer feature b/c what was shown was only about 20 minutes featuring short comedy sketches by Flip Wilson, Smothers Brothers, WC Fields and Groucho Marx (the latter two voiced by Paul Frees). It’s fine and very much humor of its time. The laugh track is so goofy.
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