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She Shoulda Said No!
The Mads are Back - S4 - E2
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).
The Mads are Back: Season 4 - 12 Episode s
4x1 - I Accuse My Parents
August 8, 2023
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.
4x2 - She Shoulda Said No!
September 19, 2023
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).
4x3 - A Night of Shorts 13
October 10, 2023
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!
4x4 - The Incredible Petrified World
November 14, 2023
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.
4x5 - The Creeping Terror
December 12, 2023
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).
4x6 - A Night Of Shorts 14
January 9, 2024
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.
4x7 - Mutiny in Outer Space
February 13, 2024
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!
4x8 - The Phantom From 10,000 Leagues
March 12, 2024
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!
4x9 - A Night of Shorts 15
April 9, 2024
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, mostly on the topic of child rearing, for A NIGHT OF SHORTS 15! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts 15 was recorded live on April 9, 2024, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with writer Steve Darnall, publisher of Nostalgia Digest and the host of Those Were The Days on WDCB.
4x10 - The Wizard of Mars
May 14, 2024
A crew of astronauts land on Mars in an attempt to do... something... while they wander around the Red Planet hoping to find... someone... culminating in a 15-minute monologue by the disembodied head of John Carradine! They're not in Kansas anymore... it's The Wizard of Mars! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: The Wizard of Mars is Season 4, Episode 10 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with comedian Julie Klausner (Difficult People). Recorded live May 14, 2024.
4x11 - The Manster
June 11, 2024
When American foreign news correspondent Larry Stanford meets the elusive Dr. Suzuki in Tokyo, he finds himself succumbing to both infidelity and gallons of alcohol, all before growing a hideous second head in the 1959 horror film... THE MANSTER! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: The Manster is Season 4, Episode 11 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with writer Bonnie Burton (Star Wars Insider). Recorded live June 11, 2024.
4x12 - A Night of Shorts 16
July 9, 2024
Mystery Science Theater 3000's Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff wrap up four years of monthly livestreams with their sixteenth compilation of vintage shorts: A Night of Shorts 16. To celebrate the occasion, they're joined by several Mads of years past for a special live Q&A on July 9, 2024: Mary Jo Pehl (Pearl Forrester), Bill Corbett (Brain Guy), Kevin Murphy (Professor Bobo), and Felicia Day (Kinga Forrester)! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts 16 is Season 4, Episode 12 of The Mads' livestream series, and the final monthly livestream for the time being while The Mads and Dumb Industries take a well-deserved break. The Mads will be back in Fall 2024.