The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

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1970-04-07

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. After the Christmas special Frosty the Snowman (1969), it was Rankin/Bass' second hand-drawn animated work to be outsourced to Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Production in Tokyo, Japan. The show aired on ABC on April 7, 1970 before the airing of that year's Oscars. It was a tribute to early vaudeville, and featured animated reworkings of various famous comedians' acts.

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The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians is a 1970 American animated television special produced by Rankin/Bass Productions. After the Christmas special Frosty the Snowman (1969), it was Rankin/Bass' second hand-drawn animated work to be outsourced to Osamu Tezuka's Mushi Production in Tokyo, Japan. The show aired on ABC on April 7, 1970 before the airing of that year's Oscars. It was a tribute to early vaudeville, and featured animated reworkings of various famous comedians' acts.

Released

1970-04-07

Runtime

60

Director

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Budget

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Revenue

$0

Genres

Animation

Comedy

Language

English

Production

Rankin/Bass Productions

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    Jack Benny

    Jack Benny
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    George Burns

    George Burns
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    Phyllis Diller

    Phyllis Diller
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    George Jessel

    George Jessel
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    Jack E. Leonard

    Jack E. Leonard
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    Groucho Marx

    Groucho Marx
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    Tom Smothers

    Tom Smothers
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    Flip Wilson

    Flip Wilson
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    Henny Youngman

    Henny Youngman
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    Paul Frees

    Paul Frees
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    Dick Smothers

    Dick Smothers