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The Mads are Back

The Mads are Back

2020Returning Series5 Seasons53 Episodes9.0TMDB
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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 (Frank) on a little Minnesotan puppet show you may have heard of called Mystery Science Theater 3000. Now they’re at it again, riffing movies across the US and live online, every second Tuesday of the month.

Created by: Frank Conniff, Trace Beaulieu
Season 1 · Episode 6

Santa Claus vs. The Devil

Dec 15, 2020·2h 2m

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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When did The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 6 air?

The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 6 aired on December 15, 2020.

How long is The Mads are Back Season 1 Episode 6?

This episode runs for approximately 122 minutes.

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