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The Mads Are Back MST3K's Frank Conniff & Trace Beaulieu riff endearingly bad films in the same style as their classic series. Live & online every second Tuesday @ 8pm ET!

06/08/2025
We're celebrating FIVE YEARS of The Mads Are Back w/ yet another FLASH SALE! Use promo code MADS5YEARS to get 25% off AN...
02/08/2025

We're celebrating FIVE YEARS of The Mads Are Back w/ yet another FLASH SALE!

Use promo code MADS5YEARS to get 25% off ANY episode or digital box set from The Mads Are Back thru Sunday, August 3 @ 11:59pm ET!

Artwork by Chelsea Kelly

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31/07/2025

Praise from Frank's MST3K coworkers for 25 MST3K Films That Changed My Life In No Way Whatsoever (available now at dumb-industries.com/25mst3kfilms)

"If you start as I did listening to this audiobook while driving east on I 94 from Minneapolis by the time you reach the Wisconsin Dells you will have an esoteric yet somehow complete grasp of the second half of the twentieth century plus you’ll laugh a ton and want Frank to read you everything! I listened to the chapter on Daddy-O twice for extra coolness."

-Bridget Nelson (Writer & performer on MST3K)

"Frank Conniff’s book, Twenty Five Mystery Science Theater 3000 Films That Changed My Life In No Way Whatsoever, will change your life in ways too numerous to list in a book blurb. If you don’t like reading or holding things, this is audiobook version read by Frank himself is the perfect gift for you or a friend."

-Trace Beaulieu (Writer & "Dr. Clayton Forrester" and "Crow T. Robot" on MST3K)

"Straight from the man who screened roughly 3000 movies and lived to tell the tale, these deep dives into these awful films bring back warm memories and DEEP HURTING. And it’s just plain damn fun to hear Frank relive it all. Indeed, Frank is the best Frank that ever happened to me."

-Kevin Murphy (Writer & "Tom Servo" and "Bobo" on MST3K)

"Frank is the best. He’s a brave comedy warrior who brought the world MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE. Wait, maybe that wasn’t such a good idea…”

-Bill Corbett (Writer & "Crow T. Robot" and "Brain Guy" on MST3K)

"Listening to him talk about his time on MST3K I was overwhelmed with one thought. Frank Conniff was responsible for me seeing Red Zone Cuba many, many times. I will never forgive him for that... Despite that, I loved his take on these movies and I'm positive you will, too!"

-Michael J. Nelson (Writer & "Mike Nelson" on MST3K)

5 years ago today we held our first livestream edition of The Mads Are Back, a live-riff of Ed Wood's GLEN OR GLENDA, us...
21/07/2025

5 years ago today we held our first livestream edition of The Mads Are Back, a live-riff of Ed Wood's GLEN OR GLENDA, ushering in a new era of LIVE ONLINE MOVIE RIFFING.

5 weeks ago we released The Mads Are Back: Volume 1 featuring the 49 episodes that followed that initial livestream.

5 hours ago we remembered that today was the 5 year anniversary of the first livestream.

5 minutes ago we marked 25% off all our downloads w/ promo code MADS5YEARS at Dumb Video to celebrate.

5 seconds ago, we double-checked the opening text of SUPERMAN to make sure this is close enough for people to get the reference.

https://dumb-industries.com/dumbvideo

Thank you Dead2Rights for this very awesome review of The Mads Are Back: Bride of the Monster!
10/07/2025

Thank you Dead2Rights for this very awesome review of The Mads Are Back: Bride of the Monster!

The official web presence of Joe Blevins, offering his thoughts on movies, music, television, Ed Wood, and so much more.

Two excellent new designs by Carmen Cerra are now available at Dumb Industries, including a t-shirt you somehow can HEAR...
04/07/2025

Two excellent new designs by Carmen Cerra are now available at Dumb Industries, including a t-shirt you somehow can HEAR!

Well, if you're a fan of The Mads Are Back. Blub blub.

Get yours today at https://dumb-industries.com

The Mads Are Back: Volume 1 Digital Box Set now available, featuring the first 50 episodes of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Con...
19/06/2025

The Mads Are Back: Volume 1 Digital Box Set now available, featuring the first 50 episodes of Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff's livestream series, their most extensive collection yet!

Get it today at Dumb Industries!

Artwork by Carmen Cerra

In honor of this week’s $6 download sale for The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts 8, we decided to upload the entire Q&A...
18/06/2025

In honor of this week’s $6 download sale for The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts 8, we decided to upload the entire Q&A from that episode to our YouTube Channel!

Join Trace Beaulieu, Frank Conniff & Special Guest Bridget Nelson as they discuss a myriad of topics, including the intricacies of playing Mr. B Natural, what instruments they played growing up, their favorite tv themes and more:

youtu.be/lP2s3J09cI8?si=HrcdSDykHx1Twkn-

Get The Mads Are Back: A Night of Shorts 8 half off at Dumb Video thru Sunday! Use Promo Code TROMBONER at checkout:

dumb-industries.com/anightofshorts8

The Mads Are Back: The Best of A Night of Shorts Volume 2 is NOW ON SALE, and what better way to celebrate than by uploa...
12/06/2025

The Mads Are Back: The Best of A Night of Shorts Volume 2 is NOW ON SALE, and what better way to celebrate than by uploading an entire short from it to YouTube!

Originally riffed for an MST3K CD-ROM game but deleted and lost forever: Frank & Trace riff What's it to You? AKA the Mylar short!

Come learn about the roughly 9000 uses for Mylar described in this video and maybe have a few laughs along the way with the classic Mystery Science Theater Mads!

https://youtu.be/bG6F1CtKhIc?si=nElOhIx06TPzyRqe

Purchase The Best of A Night of Shorts Volume 2 at Dumb Video:
https://dumb-industries.com/dumbvideo/thebestofanightofshorts2

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