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The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

NR

1970

60 minutes

AnimationComedy

Overview

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.

Top Cast

Jack Benny headshot

Jack Benny

Self (voice)

George Burns headshot

George Burns

Self (voice)

Phyllis Diller headshot

Phyllis Diller

Self (voice)

George Jessel headshot

George Jessel

Self (voice)

Jack E. Leonard headshot

Jack E. Leonard

Self (voice)

Groucho Marx headshot

Groucho Marx

Self (voice)

Tom Smothers headshot

Tom Smothers

Self (voice)

Flip Wilson headshot

Flip Wilson

Self (voice)

Henny Youngman headshot

Henny Youngman

Self (voice)

Paul Frees headshot

Paul Frees

W.C. Fields / Chico Marx / Zeppo Marx / Announcer (voice)

Dick Smothers headshot

Dick Smothers

Self (voice)