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The Best Episodes of The Mads are Back

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...
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    The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 1 - Glen or Glenda
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    #1 - Glen or Glenda

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    Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff, "The Mads" from Mystery Science Theater 3000, took their touring act online on July 21, 2020 with a live-riff of Ed Wood’s GLEN OR GLENDA (1958), and have held the monthly tradition ever since. Presented here is the full recording from The Mads' first livestream, including a post-show Q&A with Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff, hosted by Chris Gersbeck. Glen or Glenda, the legendary debut film from director Ed Wood, Jr. (the infamous visionary behind Plan 9 From Outer Space), is a hilariously confusing but gentle tale of a young “transvestite” (played by Ed himself) who must come to grips with his identity as an angora-loving cross-dresser while also struggling to find acceptance from his fiancé and society at large.

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  2. The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 2 - The Tingler
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    #2 - The Tingler

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    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 recorded live August 18, 2020, as they live-riff through William Castle's 1959 classic, The Tingler, with a Q&A afterwards featuring very special guest Victoria Price, daughter of the legendary horror icon Vincent Price. Hosted by Chris Gersbeck. The Tingler tells the story of a scientist who discovers a parasite in human beings, called a "tingler", which feeds on fear. The creature earned its name by making the spine of its host "tingle" when the host is frightened. The Tingler remains most well known for a gimmick called "Percepto!", a vibrating device in some theater chairs which activated with the onscreen action.

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  3. The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 3 - Walk the Dark Street
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    #3 - Walk the Dark Street

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    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 recorded live September 15, 2020 as they live-riff through 1956 film noir Walk The Dark Street, with a Q&A with Frank & Trace, plus special guest Jonah Ray. Walk The Dark Street (1956): A platoon leader returns from the Korean War and seeks out the brother of a soldier who had been killed while under his command. The men agree to engage in competition to "hunt" each other through the streets of Los Angeles using camera-guns. The platoon leader does not realize that the brother blames him for the soldier's death, and intends to kill him.

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  4. The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 4 - A Night of Shorts
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    #4 - A Night of Shorts

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    The Mads’ fourth livestream from October 20, 2020, including their first live-riff compilation A NIGHT OF SHORTS 1 and a post-show Q&A with Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff and very special guests Rich Koz & Jim Roche (host and producer of MeTV’s Svengoolie), hosted by Chris Gersbeck. A Night Of Shorts 1 Contains The Following Shorts: Are You Listening? (1971) How Friendly Are You? (1952) Mighty Mister Titan (1964-65) Office Etiquette (1950) Halloween Safety, 2nd Edition (1985) More Dates for Kay (1952) Health - Your Cleanliness (1953) Danger! Poison The Cautious Twins (1960)

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  5. The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 5 - The Brain from Planet Arous
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    #5 - The Brain from Planet Arous

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    Gor, a powerful criminal from the planet Arous who takes the shape of a disembodied human brain, assumes the body of scientist Steve March, played with gusto by John Agar. What follows is the schlocky sci-fi classic The Brain From Planet Arous! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: The Brain From Planet Arous 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 Dana Gould! Recorded live November 17, 2020.

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  6. The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 6 - Santa Claus vs. The Devil
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    #6 - Santa Claus vs. The Devil

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    A recording of The Mads: Santa Claus vs. The Devil livestream on December 15, 2020. Features the entire film and post-show Q&A with Frank and Trace, plus special guests Andy Kindler & J. Elvis Weinstein. The film was also featured in the fifth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000 (episode #521), which first aired on Christmas Eve 1993. The devil Pitch became a recurring character on MST3K, played by writer Paul Chaplin. Chaplin said, "It's kind of a fun movie, and we all enjoyed it", noting that he made "quite an attractive demon". The episode may be the origin of the phrase "nightmare fuel"; during the movie, Crow T. Robot calls an animatronic Santa "some good old-fashioned nightmare fuel", and the phrase spread through MST3K message boards.

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  7. The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 7 - A Night of Shorts 2
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    #7 - A Night of Shorts 2

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    The Mads’ seventh livestream from January 12, 2021, including their post-show Q&A with Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff and very special guest Mary Jo Pehl (Mystery Science Theater 3000, RiffTrax), hosted by Chris Gersbeck. A Night of Shorts 2 contains the following shorts: First Lessons (1952) Blasting Caps - Danger! (1957) How To Keep a Job (1949) Overcoming Fear (1950) How to Get Cooperation (1950) Science and Superstition (1947) The Trouble with Women (1959)

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  8. The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 8 - The Choppers
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    #8 - The Choppers

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    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 1961 film The Choppers! A post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest, Carolina Hidalgo (Movie Sign With The Mads)! A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit Friends In Need Food Shelf in Minneapolis. The Choppers (1961) From IMDb: “A gang of teenage delinquents terrorize a small community by stealing cars and stripping them for parts, then selling the parts to a crooked junkyard owner. The police and an insurance company investigator set out to break up the gang.” Arch Hall Jr’s film debut!

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  9. The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 9 - Phantom from Space
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    #9 - Phantom from Space

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    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 the 1953 sci-fi movie PHANTOM FROM SPACE! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest Bill Corbett (Mystery Science Theater 3000, Rifftrax)! A portion of the proceeds from this event will benefit MST3K makeup artist Crist Ballas, who needs assistance with medical costs incurred during a recent and unexpected week long hospital stay.

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  10. The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 10 - A Night of Shorts 3
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    #10 - A Night of Shorts 3

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    The Mads’ tenth livestream from April 13, 2021, including their post-show Q&A with Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff and very special guest Kevin Murphy (Mystery Science Theater 3000, RiffTrax), hosted by Chris Gersbeck. A Night of Shorts 3 contains the following shorts: Managing Time (1968) Where Does Food Go? (1972) Don't Get Angry (1953) Your Thrift Habits (1958) Marijuana (1968)

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  11. The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 11 - T-Bird Gang
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    #11 - T-Bird Gang

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    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 the 1959 Roger Corman-produced “classic” T-BIRD GANG! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest, Mike Nelson (from RiffTrax and MST3K)!

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  12. The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 12 - The Lost Missile
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    #12 - The Lost Missile

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    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 the 1958 Robert Loggia-starring sci-fi flick THE LOST MISSILE! Stick around for a post-show Q&A with Frank & Trace and very special guest Bridget Nelson (Mystery Science Theater 3000, RiffTrax)!

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  13. The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 13 - A Night of Shorts 4
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    #13 - A Night of Shorts 4

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    The Mads’ thirteenth livestream from July 13, 2021, including their post-show Q&A with Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff, hosted by Chris Gersbeck. A Night of Shorts 4 contains the following shorts: Cindy Goes to a Party (1955) Space Angel - Dragon Fire part 1 (1962) Coffee Break (1958) Space Angel - Dragon Fire part 2 Gilbert Toys (1963) Space Angel - Dragon Fire part 3 Moral Maturity - How to Say No (1951)

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  14. The Mads are Back Season 2 Episode 1 - The Beach Girls and The Monster
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    #14 - The Beach Girls and The Monster

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    When a series of killings plague a small Santa Monica beachfront, a conspiracy unravels that is both uninteresting and boring in the schlocky sixties beach party flick, The Beach Girls and The Monster (1965)! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: The Beach Girls and The Monster is the Season 2 premiere of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with co-creator of the Daily Show, Lizz Winstead. Recorded live August 10, 2021.

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  15. The Mads are Back Season 2 Episode 2 - The Brain Eaters
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    #15 - The Brain Eaters

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    When the inhabitants of a small Illinois town begin vanishing, it’s up to Ed Nelson and a rag tag team of UFO investigators to solve the case over an excruciatingly-long 60 minutes in the 1958 sci-fi borefest The Brain Eaters! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: The Brain Eaters 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 Marcus Parks & Carolina Hidalgo, hosts of the No Dogs In Space, Last Podcast on the Left, and Movie Sign with The Mads podcasts! Recorded live September 14, 2021.

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  16. The Mads are Back Season 2 Episode 3 - A Night of Shorts 5
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    #16 - A Night of Shorts 5

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    Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff live-riff on an all-new batch of demented shorts during their A Night of Shorts 5 livestream! A Night of Shorts 5 contains the following shorts: Adventures of Captain Marvel Episode One: Curse of the Scorpion (1941) How Much Affection? (1957) Halloween Safety First Edition (1977) Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts 5 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 comedy historian Kliph Nesteroff. Recorded live October 12, 2021.

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  17. The Mads are Back Season 2 Episode 4 - Voyage to the Planet of the Prehistoric Women
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    #17 - Voyage to the Planet of the Prehistoric Women

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    Astronauts and their rather unhelpful robot companion land on Venus only to stumble upon a group of scantily clad women who worship a pterosaur as God, and aren’t too fond of the Astronauts for killing their God. It’s the 1968 Mamie Van Doren-starring sci-fi flick directed by Peter Bogdanovich, Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: Voyage to the Planet of Prehistoric Women is Season 2, Episode 4 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with comedian Blaine Capatch. Recorded live November 9, 2021.

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  18. The Mads are Back Season 2 Episode 5 - Manos: The Hands of Fate
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    #18 - Manos: The Hands of Fate

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    It’s a Christmas miracle as Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff riff on a movie they hoped they’d never, ever watch again: Manos: The Hands of Fate. This time with a pristine 1080p print thanks to Ben Solvey’s 4K restoration. Now you can see the pile of dirt Torgo is forced to sleep on! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: Manos: The Hands of Fate is Season 2, Episode 5 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with Jackey Neyman Jones (“Debbie” in Manos: The Hands of Fate). Recorded live December 14, 2021.

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  19. The Mads are Back Season 2 Episode 6 - A Night of Shorts 6
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    #19 - A Night of Shorts 6

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    Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff live-riff on an all-new batch of demented shorts during their A Night of Shorts 6 livestream! A Night of Shorts 6 contains the following shorts: It Must Be the Neighbors (1966) Telephone Courtesy Dating: Dos and Don'ts [aka How Do You Choose a Date] (1949) Better Use of Leisure Time (1950) Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts 6 is Season 2, Episode 6 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with Master Pancake’s John Erler. Recorded live January 11, 2022.

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  20. The Mads are Back Season 2 Episode 7 - The Yesterday Machine
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    #20 - The Yesterday Machine

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    A former Nazi scientist with a lot of time on his hands and very little in the way of home decor plans to travel back in time and stop Hitler's suicide in what may possibly be the lowest budget time travel picture of all time: The Yesterday Machine! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: The Yesterday Machine is Season 2, Episode 7 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with MST3K prop master Beez McKeever. Recorded live February 8, 2022.

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  21. The Mads are Back Season 2 Episode 8 - The Devil's Hand
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    #21 - The Devil's Hand

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    When a man keeps dreaming of a beautiful woman he's never met, he takes it upon himself to visit a doll shop in the middle of the night, as one does. What he discovers is an evil cult forcing attendees to sit through the world's most boring open mic in The Devil's Hand! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: The Devil's Hand is Season 2, Episode 8 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with comedian Dave Hill. Recorded live March 8, 2022.

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  22. The Mads are Back Season 2 Episode 9 - A Night of Shorts 7
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    #22 - A Night of Shorts 7

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    Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff live-riff on an all-new batch of demented shorts during their A Night of Shorts 7 livestream! A Night of Shorts 7 contains the following shorts: The Wonder of Our Bodies (1958) Sharing Work at Home (1959)He lping Johnny Remember (1956) Modern Business Machines (1947) The Fun of Being Thoughtful (1950) Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts 7 is Season 2, Episode 9 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with Trace, Frank, and Chris. Recorded live April 12, 2022.

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  23. The Mads are Back Season 2 Episode 10 - The Brain That Wouldn't Die
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    #23 - The Brain That Wouldn't Die

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    A mad scientist and his girlfriend put their relationship to the test after she gets decapitated and he jumps through hoops trying to find her a replacement body, in the schlock classic: The Brain That Wouldn't Die! Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: The Brain That Wouldn't Die is Season 2, Episode 10 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with comedian Mary Jo Pehl. Recorded live May 10, 2022.

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  24. The Mads are Back Season 2 Episode 11 - Cosmos: War of the Planets
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    #24 - Cosmos: War of the Planets

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    What happens when you film a movie using leftover sets & costumes and a lackluster script that goes literally nowhere? Cosmos: War of the Planets! An Italian sci-fi flick that makes about as much sense as its title. Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: Cosmos: War of the Planets is Season 2, Episode 11 of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff’s ongoing livestream series, hosted by Chris Gersbeck and featuring a post-film Q&A with comedian Jonah Ray. Recorded live June 14, 2022.

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  25. The Mads are Back Season 2 Episode 12 - A Night of Shorts 8
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    #25 - A Night of Shorts 8

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    Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff live-riff on an all-new batch of demented shorts during their A Night of Shorts 8 livestream! A Night of Shorts 8 contains the following shorts: Snap Out of It! (Emotional Balance) (1951) Osborn Load Runner Idler-Runners Parents -- Who Needs Them? (1973) Mr. B Natural (1957) Available exclusively at Dumb Video, The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts 8 is Season 2, Episode 12 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 Bridget Nelson. Recorded live July 12, 2022.

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Best Episodes Summary

"Glen or Glenda" is the best rated episode of "The Mads are Back". It scored /10 based on 0 votes. Directed by Unknown and written by Unknown, it aired on 7/21/2020. This episode scored 0.0 points higher than the second highest rated, "The Tingler".