Mad Movies with the L.A. Connection
| Mad Movies | |
|---|---|
| Created by | Kent Skov |
| Composer(s) | Richard Baker and Mary Newland |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
| No. of seasons | 1 |
| No. of episodes | 26 |
| Production | |
| Executive producer(s) | Kent Skov |
| Running time | 30 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Four Star Television |
| Distributor | 20th Television |
| Release | |
| Original network | Syndication |
| Original release | 1985 – 1986 |
| External links | |
| Website | www |
Mad Movies with the L.A. Connection is a 1985 syndicated television show produced by the comedy troupe the L.A. Connection. Every episode is a spoof of a classic movie where the video is the original (although edited to fit the show's half-hour format) but all the dialogue is overdubbed with humorous dialogue written and voiced by the L.A. Connection, in a manner similar to Woody Allen's feature-length film What's Up, Tiger Lily?. During one season, 26 half-hour episodes were produced. Before producing the series, the L.A. Connection did live comedy dubbing of films at the Ken Theater in San Diego and the Nuart Theater in Los Angeles.
The original run was syndicated to local stations by Four Star Television during the 1985-1986 television season; it was later seen in reruns on Nick at Nite from 1987 to 1989. The theme was performed by Mary Newland.
Episode #100 *"Cyrano de Bergerac (1950)" - Jose Ferrer plays the famous poet who becomes a job-hungry egomaniac in this version. Plus, in the Home Movie, an alien invasion.
Episode #101 *"Santa Fe Trail (1940)" - Ron Reagan Jr. (Errol Flynn) has a nightmare that his father (Ronald Reagan) is running against Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency.
Episode #102 *"The Little Princess (1939)" - Shirley Temple is possessed by a doll, and only a song-and-dance exorcism can save her.
Episode #103 *"A Star Is Born (1937)" - Janet Gaynor is an unfortunate little girl who needs a date in this reworking.
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