Mad Movies with the L.A. Connection

I'm so relieved to find a place where people know this show! I thought it was only a dream...This was far and away the most hilarious TV I've ever seen, back when it meant something to be a cable channel. Not a line is wasted in these dubbed over flicks and even now I'll see something that awakens in me an old memory (we were cleaning up the lawn the other day and I ran over to my sig other with a bundle of brush and shouted-"Quick! Give them these sticks!") Yes! Bring it back in some form so I can die fulfilled!!!

Mad Movies were the greatest. The only thing that comes close to this type of comedy is the original Mystery Science Theater. The LA Connection was way ahead of their time when they made these shows. You see their influence in everything now-a-days, like MXC, MST3K, Kung Pow, etc. Those old episodes need to be released on DVD. Anyone who purchases the rights to release them would make a ton of cash, hmmm, business venture... of course. I have a several episodes on VHS that I recorded as a kid. We watch them about once a year to refresh ourselves on all the one-liners. One of my favorites is their spoof of "Night of the Living Dead", where they twist the plot turning the zombies into unwanted party guests. Very, very funny stuff.

I stumbled across MM one night on Nick. From that moment I was hooked. To this day I still have a tape with about 10 of the episodes on it.

My favorites were the Little Princess, DOA (Ruesie), Beneath the 12 Mile Reef (Blueberry pancakes!! LOL)... aw heck, I liked them all.

I'm so sorry that the LA Connection couldn't get the rights to the originals but I'm looking forward to the new ones that they'll be putting out this year and next. The writers and performers on this show certainly knew their stuff. It remains a mystery to me why Nick or the Comedy network never picked this up in reruns.

Great show with timeless humor.

It's so good to find others talking about this amazing show. My wife and I were just reminiscing about those old shows (and crying about the tape that we accidentally recorded over, years ago) and wondering if they're available on DVD.

I remember the night I came across it on TV. I started watching it and was laughing so hard I couldn't make it over to the VHS to start taping it. I could only tell my wife about it the next morning. (No, she didn't move out). The next time it was on, we taped it and played it more times for more people than the poor oxide on the tape could stand. The reaction was always the same: "When is this on?" Our answer ("It's not on anymore") always astounded our guests.

I hope that someone, somehow, gets this back into the public domain.

I must have been less than 10 years old, but this was the first real cable comedy show me and my older sister ever watched. Nickelodian was our dream channel at the time, and this would still fit right in on the Comedy Channel today. I'm really surprised no one ever did the idea again after all this time. I'm a big MST3K fan, but I think I liked Mad Movies just a little bit better.

I don't remember any of the episodes, and we used to have a ton on tape. They're probably long gone by now, but I still remember bits of the opening credits with closeups of everyone talking into mics. The only thing closely resembling this brilliant show is the similar game they sometimes play on Whose Line Is It Anyway, although that's improvised. In any case, I hope they re-air this show on Com Central sometime since it really is timeless... very few if any 80s jokes if I recall. Mad Movies!