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A Night of Shorts XI
The Mads are Back - S3 - E9
Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) present this special livestream event as they live-riff on an all new batch of bizarre shorts for their eleventh shorts compilation: A NIGHT OF SHORTS XI! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts XI is Season 3, Episode 9 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with film critic Walter Chaw. Recorded live April 11, 2023.
The Mads are Back: Season 3 - 12 Episode s
3x1 - Battle of the Worlds
August 9, 2022
Claude Rains stars as the most annoying man on the planet who is as obsessed with his plants as he is with telling everyone that Earth is about to be attacked by an alien species in this 1961 Italian sci-fi flick, Battle of the Worlds! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: Battle of the Worlds finds Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff live-riffing over the entire film during the livestream event hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with comedian and actress Martha Kelly! Recorded live August 9, 2022.
3x2 - Bride of the Monster
September 13, 2022
Bela Lugosi and Tor Johnson star in this Ed Wood film about a mad scientist and his monstrous sidekick who lure victims to their secret lab, and feed them to a limp octopus once they get bored with them. It’s the 1956 sci-fi classic, Bride of the Monster! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: Bride of the Monster finds Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff live-riffing over the entire film during the livestream event hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with comedian director Rachel Lichtman! Recorded live September 13, 2022.
3x3 - A Night of Shorts 9
October 11, 2022
It's a Halloween miracle as Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff, and Chris Gersbeck throw on some familiar costumes and host an evening of TERRIFYING shorts for their very first Halloween special: A Night of Shorts 9! A Night of Shorts 9 contains the following shorts: Halloween Party (1953) Health - The Dirt-Witch Cleans Up! (1971) Man to Man Skipper Learns a Lesson (1952) Puppetry [String Marionettes] (1957) Don't be Afraid (1952) Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts 9 is Season 2, Episode 3 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with special Q&A guest Dana Gould. Recorded live October 11, 2022.
3x4 - The Devil Bat
November 8, 2022
When Dr. Paul Carruthers (Bela Lugosi) feels slighted by his employers, he unleashes Hell with wings in the form of a rather floppy-looking bat that attacks its perfume-wearing victims from the night skies in this 1940 horror movie: The Devil Bat! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: Devil Bat is Season 3, Episode 4 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with actor & writer Joe Keyes. Recorded live November 8, 2022.
3x5 - Teenagers from Outer Space
December 13, 2022
When space alien "Derek" lands in an unknown/non-regulated filming location, he breaks with his race's tradition of harvesting giant lobsters for food, setting off a chain of events that can best be described as "tedious" in the 1959 sci-fi classic: Teenagers From Outer Space! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: Teenagers From Outer Space is Season 3, Episode 5 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with comedians Andy Kindler & J. Elvis Weinstein. Recorded live December 13, 2022. Season 3, Episode 5 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with comedians Andy Kindler & J. Elvis Weinstein. Recorded live December 13, 2022.
3x6 - A Night of Shorts X
January 10, 2023
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on an all new batch of bizarre shorts for: A NIGHT OF SHORTS X! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with The Mads and very special guest Paul Myers (host of The Record Store Day Podcast, author of Kids In The Hall: One Dumb Guy and A Wizard, a True Star: Todd Rundgren in the Studio, and more!)
3x7 - Dimension 5
February 14, 2023
A suave secret agent with a penchant for both time-travel & racism races against time to stop Los Angeles from being destroyed by a sinister organization of fireworks dealers known only as "The Dragons". Will Justin Power and Espionage Inc. save LA from mass destruction? Unfortunately, there's only one way to find out: by watching Dimension 5! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: Dimension 5 is Season 3, Episode 7 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with writer Tammy Golden. Recorded live February 14, 2023.
3x8 - Night of the Ghouls
March 14, 2023
The dead of night is alive with the dead! Or something... it's hard to tell what's actually going on in an Ed Wood movie, but Trace & Frank do their best with one of the lesser-known "Kelton" movies, and one of Wood's most baffling works overall: NIGHT OF THE GHOULS! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: Night of the Ghouls is Season 3, Episode 8 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with musician Cat Popper. Recorded live March 14, 2023.
3x9 - A Night of Shorts XI
April 11, 2023
Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) present this special livestream event as they live-riff on an all new batch of bizarre shorts for their eleventh shorts compilation: A NIGHT OF SHORTS XI! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts XI is Season 3, Episode 9 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with film critic Walter Chaw. Recorded live April 11, 2023.
3x10 - Teenage Zombies
May 9, 2023
A group of teens find themselves entangled in a global conspiracy to transform them (and others) into obedient servants, forced to walk aimlessly around an island full of... nothing? Luckily, Trace & Frank are here there to provide something in the way of entertainment as they live-riff on what just may be the worst movie they've ever riffed: TEENAGE ZOMBIES! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: Teenage Zombies is Season 3, Episode 10 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with comedian Irene Bremis. Recorded live May 9, 2023.
3x11 - The Phantom Planet
June 13, 2023
In the not-too-distant future, year 1980, there lived a guy named Captain Frank Chapman, and he kinda… sucked? Revisit the 1961 sci-fi flick THE PHANTOM PLANET, with Mystery Science Theater 3000’s Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff providing necessary (and hilarious) quips on everything from the egregious use of Francis X. Bushman to the seemingly endless array of broken wine glasses. Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: The Phantom Planet is Season 3, Episode 11 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with comic book artist & writer Bob Fingerman.
3x12 - A Night of Shorts XII
July 11, 2023
The Mads Are Back! Join Mystery Science Theater 3000 stars Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff (“Dr. Clayton Forrester” and “TV’s Frank”) for this special livestream event as they live-riff on an all-new batch of bizarre vintage shorts and celebrate THREE YEARS of livestreams! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with The Mads and very special guests, including Elle Schneider (filmmaker and Digital Bolex camera developer) to close out Season Three of The Mads Are Back!