Mad Movies with the L.A. Connection
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Mad Movies with the L.A. Connection

6.7 / 10
1985
1 season
25 episodes

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 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 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.

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  • Ep 1

    1.Cyrano de Bergerac

    19-09-198530m

    José Ferrer plays the famous poet who becomes a job-hungry egomaniac in this version. Plus, in the Home Movie, an alien invasion.

  • Ep 2

    2.Santa Fe Trail

    26-09-198530m

    Ron Reagan Jr. (Errol Flynn) has a nightmare that his father (Ronald Reagan) is running against Abraham Lincoln for the Presidency.

  • Ep 3

    3.The Little Princess

    03-10-198530m

    Shirley Temple is possessed by a doll, and only a song-and-dance exorcism can save her.

  • Ep 4

    4.A Star is Born

    10-10-198530m

    Janet Gaynor is an unfortunate little girl who needs a date in this reworking

  • Ep 5

    5.Shock (pt 1)

    17-10-198530m

    The only two-episode Mad Movie parodies the lust, intrigue and murder of a soap opera... and finds a doctor (Vincent Price) who still makes house calls! Actress Anabel Shaw, who st...

  • Ep 6

    6.Shock (Pt 2)

    24-10-198530m

    The conclusion of this two-parter

  • Ep 7

    7.Night of the Living Dead

    31-10-198530m

    A party with no food or drink becomes a wild free-for-all for Judith O'Dea and Duane Jones. Features a special appearance by Harry Medved, co-creator (with brother Michael) of the...

  • Ep 8

    8.Nothing Sacred

    07-11-198530m

    A woman (Carole Lombard) hires a detective (Fredric March) to locate her friends---who are over the rainbow; plus, how to spot top enemy agent Alexander Zolkov in the Home Movie.

  • Ep 9

    9.Sherlock Holmes and the Secret Weapon

    14-11-198530m

    Holmes and Watson (Basil Rathbone, Nigel Bruce) are hired to stop a conspiracy from stealing library books and selling them on the black market; and the fantastic tale of "Super Ba...

  • Ep 10

    10.Doll Face

    21-11-198530m

    A behind-the-scenes look at the world of beauty contests, with Vivian Blaine, Dennis O'Keefe, Perry Como and Carmen Miranda; plus, the Home Movie has the answer for thirsty travele...

  • Ep 11

    11.Under California Stars

    28-11-198530m

    A compulsive gambler (Roy Rogers) cannot control his urges. In addition, the Home Movie tells us about 'The Giant'.

  • Ep 12

    12.My Favorite Brunette

    05-12-198530m

    In a spoof of this Bob Hope classic, the head of a gangster family receives a death threat. Also, the Home Movie tells the tale of the notorious siblings, "The Buck Brothers".

  • Ep 13

    13.Outpost in Morocco

    12-12-198530m

    A spy thriller in which the hero pulls the plug on water thieves. Guest appearance by Marie Windsor, who played Cara in the original 1949 film. Also, the Home Movie reveals the sto...

  • Ep 14

    14.The Inspector General

    19-12-198530m

    Danny Kaye is a rock star with a military look in this parody; plus, the origin of huge food in the Home Movie.

  • Ep 15

    15.D.O.A.

    26-12-198530m

    In a spoof of "I Love Lucy," a man (Edmond O'Brien) searches for his missing wife and winds up falling in love with his wife's friend Ethel. Also, the Home Movie examines the story...

  • Ep 16

    16.The Stranger

    02-01-198630m

    A sleazy tabloid editor (Edward G. Robinson) wants to make former hunchback Quasimodo (Orson Welles) the subject of an article in this spoof. Also, the Home Movie takes us on a vis...

  • Ep 17

    17.This Is the Army

    09-01-198630m

    In this spoof of the Irving Berlin musical, President Reagan decides to reenlist in order to supervise things from the inside; plus, the Home Movie, "Future Wives".

  • Ep 18

    18.Beneath the 12-Mile Reef

    16-01-198630m

    Jack Cousteau (Gilbert Roland) and crew try to stop marauders from stripping the ocean floor of the endangered sea brain. Also: an interview with actress Terry Moore, who starred i...

  • Ep 19

    19.The Perils of Pauline

    23-01-198630m

    Against her husband's (John Lund) wishes, Pauline (Betty Hutton) runs for mayor in this parody; also, Home Movies examines "Home Entertainment".

  • Ep 20

    20.Decameron Nights

    30-01-198630m

    The not so "happily-ever-after" part of romance is seen when Cinderella (Joan Fontaine) and her prince (Louis Jourdan) experience marital problems; plus, Home Movies looks at the l...

  • Ep 21

    21.Captain Scarlett

    06-02-198630m

    No one is safe when Robin Hood, Red Riding Hood and Captain Scarlett (Richard Greene, Leonora Amar, Nedrick Young) join forces to fight tyranny in this parody; plus, the Home Movie...

  • Ep 22

    22.The Outlaw

    13-02-198630m

    Billy the Kid, Bat Masterson and Doc Holliday (Jack Buetel, Thomas Mitchell, Walter Huston) rub elbows in this offbeat version of Howard Hughes' classic; plus, the Home Movie, "Un-...

  • Ep 23

    23.Zorro's Fighting Legion

    20-02-198630m

    In this spoof, the masked avenger (Reed Hadley) faces a deadly challenge from a mechanical villain; plus, the Home Movie, "Zombie Kids".

  • Ep 24

    24.The Divorce of Lady X

    27-02-198630m

    A swingers' magazine provides the setting for this parody, starring Merle Oberon and Laurence Olivier; plus, the Home Movie, "The Fable".

  • Ep 25

    25.Mad Movies Double Feature

    06-03-198630m

    Robbery suspects abound in this double feature including "Dressed to Kill (1946)," with Holmes and Watson in pursuit of midget thieves; and "Daniel Boone (1936)" (George O'Brien) i...

  • Ep 26

    26.The Best of Mad Movies

    13-03-198630m

    Host (and L.A. Connection founder) Kent Skov looks back at highlights from the previous episodes, and the gang voice an all new Mad Movie made from rejected bits of the previous fi...

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