I'm glad Phyllis Diller remembered the film so fondly; she was one of the primary reasons "Mad Monster Party" works as well as it does. They should have given her the puppet; better yet, the puppets should have been preserved and put in a museum. It's sad that some of them were allowed to deteriorate, as this documentary alleges, but you may recall that in 2020 Rudolph and Santa (in decent shape) were sold at auction for over $300,000 by their then-owner. So they couldn't have been all that fragile. The so-called Animagic may seem clunky and antiquated to generations brought up on CGI, but it was cutting edge in its time. Even now, it has a lot more personality than today's mushy, cold, heartless, soulless computer animation (smooth animation is not necessarily good animation; you need strong poses to convey the character's attitude). Thank you, Rankin and Bass.
This was absolutely the best animation I've seen to date. What amazing work the production applied to make this so successful. I was amazed when I first saw it featured on television and wanted everyone to see it. Fantastic story it will never be forgotten ♥️
The scene with Boris Karlof singing and playing the banjo to convince his nephew to take over the laboratory, as weird creatures creep up on him, was one of the most surreal/funniest things in the movie.
I always watched "Mad Monster Party" whenever it was aired on tv here in NYC in the 1970's. I always enjoyed watching this movie and have fond memories of this movie and I really did enjoy watching this insightful documentary about this classic Rankin/Bass project!
Along with King Kong , Mighty Joe Young, Destroy All Monsters, Alakazam The Great ,Godzilla The Mad Monster Party were broadcasted every Thanksgiving in the 70s when I was a Child. Fantastic times .
One of the overlooked fads of the 1960s was the nostalgia for classic movie monsters ( Dracula , Frankenstein ,the Werewolf ...) Mad Monster Party was right on the heels of The Munsters and The Addams Family
Thank you, thank you and thank you. A favorite childhood film, and the depth of their background info is enlightening. The voice artists played such a key role.
Thank you! As a film teacher instructing students to stop motion this was just awesome! i loved all these movies when i was a Kid in the 1960's. My friends and i could not wait for Mad, Mad to come on TV around Halloween, Halloween would not have been the same without it. i think they need a re-make? How about it Tim Burton!
I must have been all of 13 or 14 when this came out. We always scanned the new issue of TV Guide and when we saw this we just had to see it. Unforgetable.
I saw this on a Moline Illinois tv station on a Saturday afternoon in the summer. I think I was eight. Loved it! Didn't see it again until my 20s when it was shown on TNT.
I grew up in Chicago land in the early 1970s and it was always played around Halloween. WGN ? Maybe. Then there was of course Bozo, Ray Rayner, BJ and the Dirty Dragon show... Good times.
What a brilliant work of art, and such HUGE names connected with this film. I loved discovering that Jack Davis of MAD fame was behind the scenes with character illustrations. That's just so cool.
Great documentary. Thanks for sharing. One minor suggestion for the future: have the script card held lower and closer to the camera so the host reading isn't as obvious. Good stuff!
I remember this was shown on tv several times in the early 70’s - then nothing. Why?? Was it the studios that owned the rights to the monsters being greedy?
Its the greatest puppet horror comedy ever, i watched it the First and last time in the austrian TV in german language end of the 70ties and then never anymore. I have 400 Satellit channels now and more at home in Vienna by cable TV, not one channel is able to Show this super cult movie, i zapp and zapp always more then 400 channels and mostly there are only trash, stupid sitcoms, boring reports, but never any classic, old movie, of course not the amazing MAD Monster Party. Why? 2 years ago i could watch this movie in full lenght, then they delete it here on RUclips, here are only some clips and Trailers. The movie was/is in english, no Problem for me to watch it in Original language, but why its delete here? Its couriouse, today i Chat with somebody in the Philippines and there is the movie not delated on RUclips, you can watch there the full movie in english. Why not here in Austria and in whole Europe? I want to buy the DVD of this movie, but its not exist, one time somebody offer an original VHS TAPE of this movie, its not long ago, for an expensive prize, it was Sold very quick. Why its deleted here from RUclips in Europe and not in other continents like America and Asia? Can somebody explain me why?
The 2-part documentary (Making Of A Classic- Mad Monster Party - Parts 1 and 2) on the making of "Mad Monster Party"(1967), although very good and informative, astonishingly totally failed to examine the magnificent and memorable music score from that film! How could the producer of that documentary completely overlook that hugely important aspect of that classic stop-animation movie! Fortunately there is a separate video documentary examination of that classic music score on RUclips.
@@user-xu4ow3bu6f . I have been trying to find that videoclip documentary about the music from "Mad Monster Party"(1967) that I saw some time ago on RUclips, but so far have been unable to find it. I should have written down the title of that documentary at the time I saw it.
I've never watched this film but being a huge Boris Karloff fan and growing up with Rudolph, I'm really hoping to one day. By the way, Boris Karloff could sing, there's videos and audio footage on RUclips of him singing on the Rosemary Clooney show, as Captain Hook in the '50s Peter Pan musical, with Vincent Price on The Red Skelton Show, etc. I notice that he avoided singing in his old age, however, most likely due to the fact that he had emphysema and lived the last years of his life with only half a lung still operating.
Mad Monster Party is such a fun and nostalgic film. The only other stop motion movies that I watch around Halloween time each year, next to this, include The Nightmare Before Christmas, Wallace and Gromit in The Case of the Were-Rabbit, and The Corpse Bride. We also need to give credit to Ethel Ennis for singing three songs in MMP. Really nice voice. Even though MMP stole the ending from "Some Like it Hot", I don't even care; plus, it's clearly an affectionate homage to one of the best comedy movies ever made.
WDCA 20 in Washington DC showed this on New Years eve 1971. The title song immediately stuck with me. The only other flick that I've ever seen Gale Garnett in is that laughable but entertaining 1980 sci fi/horror film "The Children".
About 19 years ago in 2002 my friend and I where at the Ontario Mills Mall here in So Cal at the Blockbuster music store and I had two CDs but only had enough $ fir one. I had Nancy Sinatras greatest hits and the Soundtrack for Mad Monster Party. I chose Nancy Sinatra. My point is the Soundtrack did exist because i had it to buy.
Agreed. They could have had him facing the camera directly instead of looking up at a teleprompter, and also given some kind of macabre setting to sit in-- maybe an antique chair with a candelabra next to it.
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It's a shame they have to send everything to Japan for animation obviously for monetary reasons and then the uneducated Japanese artist so to speak destroyed the dolls with their spray
My sister and I grew up loving this film, and we still do! It's hilarious and fun and if you've never seen it, seek it out!
Did you see it on TV?
@@samanthab1923 not originally.
IMO, in order to enjoy "Mad Monster Party ", you have to not be critical, just sit back and enjoy it! Forgotten classic from Rankin/Bass!! 👍👍👍👍👍
I'm glad Phyllis Diller remembered the film so fondly; she was one of the primary reasons "Mad Monster Party" works as well as it does. They should have given her the puppet; better yet, the puppets should have been preserved and put in a museum. It's sad that some of them were allowed to deteriorate, as this documentary alleges, but you may recall that in 2020 Rudolph and Santa (in decent shape) were sold at auction for over $300,000 by their then-owner. So they couldn't have been all that fragile.
The so-called Animagic may seem clunky and antiquated to generations brought up on CGI, but it was cutting edge in its time. Even now, it has a lot more personality than today's mushy, cold, heartless, soulless computer animation (smooth animation is not necessarily good animation; you need strong poses to convey the character's attitude).
Thank you, Rankin and Bass.
Brilliant idea and brilliant writing.
I love how Billy West (a great voiceover artist) is obviously reading cue cards. Real subtle, Billy.
Space Jam was one of my favorite movies that featured Billy West.
This was absolutely the best animation I've seen to date. What amazing work the production applied to make this so successful. I was amazed when I first saw it featured on television and wanted everyone to see it. Fantastic story it will never be forgotten ♥️
The scene with Boris Karlof singing and playing the banjo to convince his nephew to take over the laboratory, as weird creatures creep up on him, was one of the most surreal/funniest things in the movie.
I use to watch this Every Halloween as a kid
On KTLA Channel 5.
It was the original robot chicken.
I always watched "Mad Monster Party" whenever it was aired on tv here in NYC in the 1970's. I always enjoyed watching this movie and have fond memories of this movie and I really did enjoy watching this insightful documentary about this classic Rankin/Bass project!
This movie is HANDS DOWN one of the best Halloween movies. I just love it so much ♥
My friends and I loved this film when we were young. A fun movie with great music and animation.
Isaw this movie for years in the 70's and 80's befor Halloween. I love it
Loved this as a kid. But I seem to be the only person I know who remembers it.
I know, RIGHT?! I feel like no one remembers the movie anymore!
Love this Movie. I watch every year with my family!!
Along with King Kong , Mighty Joe Young, Destroy All Monsters, Alakazam The Great ,Godzilla The Mad Monster Party were broadcasted every Thanksgiving in the 70s when I was a Child. Fantastic times .
Same here. Always made the holiday a little more special.
This movie changed my life.
I saw this movie about a month ago on TCM and I really loved it.
TCM actually showed it?! Darn, I missed it. I check there often and have never seen it listed. Ugh!
@@AmericanWoman1 Yes they showed it last May
I saw it too on TCM! Along with The Daydreamer and the wacky world of mother goose!😄
@@rudymalone1 I saw The Daydreamer too and I enjoyed it like I enjoyed Mad Monster Party.
I just bought this movie and watched it for the first time. It's on my yearly Halloween movie list.
AMAZING EVER !
Mad Monster Party !
Forever !
One of the overlooked fads of the 1960s was the nostalgia for classic movie monsters ( Dracula , Frankenstein ,the Werewolf ...) Mad Monster Party was right on the heels of The Munsters and The Addams Family
Early 1970s also.
Thank you, thank you and thank you. A favorite childhood film, and the depth of their background info is enlightening. The voice artists played such a key role.
Thank you! As a film teacher instructing students to stop motion this was just awesome! i loved all these movies when i was a Kid in the 1960's. My friends and i could not wait for Mad, Mad to come on TV around Halloween, Halloween would not have been the same without it. i think they need a re-make? How about it Tim Burton!
Cool video about a cool old movie, cool beans and thank you for showing us.
I Love Phyllis Diller
Never knew this movie existed thanks for posting it. Have a great day everyone.
I must have been all of 13 or 14 when this came out. We always scanned the new issue of TV Guide and when we saw this we just had to see it. Unforgetable.
Me too...
I saw this on a Moline Illinois tv station on a Saturday afternoon in the summer. I think I was eight. Loved it! Didn't see it again until my 20s when it was shown on TNT.
I grew up in Chicago land in the early 1970s and it was always played around Halloween. WGN ? Maybe. Then there was of course Bozo, Ray Rayner, BJ and the Dirty Dragon show... Good times.
I vaguely remember watching this when I was little. I didn’t realize that it came out in 1967! I thought it was done in 2003.
What a brilliant work of art, and such HUGE names connected with this film. I loved discovering that Jack Davis of MAD fame was behind the scenes with character illustrations. That's just so cool.
There were a couple different guys from Mad Magazine that worked on it.
It's so odd hearing Fry explain to me about Halloween stop motion animation.
I wish I knew about this one as a kid along with the Xmas specials.
Great documentary. Thanks for sharing. One minor suggestion for the future: have the script card held lower and closer to the camera so the host reading isn't as obvious. Good stuff!
HAHAHHAHAHAA !!!!!
@@guitarman3200 I read your laugh in Phyllis Diller's voice. Lol
It’s crazy that THE Billy West is in this documentary
I remember this was shown on tv several times in the early 70’s - then nothing. Why?? Was it the studios that owned the rights to the monsters being greedy?
Craig Savarese Because it sucked it was too long
It was because the only good things about it were the animation and Boris Karloff.
@@matthewmiller3322 - You suck!
@@WillCWilson - In your terrible opinion maybe.
I remember seeing Boris Karloff as a kid in Dr. Seuss' How The Grinch Stole Christmas!
You don't have to pay for this anymore, unless You want to, it's Free on RUclips or You can watch and record it, like I did on Demand
Hotel Transylvania totally ripped off this great gem of a movie.
COMPLETELY agree with you there. But I liked it regardless it was cute, but NOT as cute as this one.
Its the greatest puppet horror comedy ever, i watched it the First and last time in the austrian TV in german language end of the 70ties and then never anymore. I have 400 Satellit channels now and more at home in Vienna by cable TV, not one channel is able to Show this super cult movie, i zapp and zapp always more then 400 channels and mostly there are only trash, stupid sitcoms, boring reports, but never any classic, old movie, of course not the amazing MAD Monster Party. Why?
2 years ago i could watch this movie in full lenght, then they delete it here on RUclips, here are only some clips and Trailers. The movie was/is in english, no Problem for me to watch it in Original language, but why its delete here? Its couriouse, today i Chat with somebody in the Philippines and there is the movie not delated on RUclips, you can watch there the full movie in english. Why not here in Austria and in whole Europe? I want to buy the DVD of this movie, but its not exist, one time somebody offer an original VHS TAPE of this movie, its not long ago, for an expensive prize, it was Sold very quick. Why its deleted here from RUclips in Europe and not in other continents like America and Asia? Can somebody explain me why?
10/29/2021: Bought it on ITunes. Luv it! 🎃🎃👻💀☠️👽 Aloha🌺🌼
"It was the mash"ing of our partying monsters/ghouls with our dedicated AniMagic creators seasonal film effort.🎯👹👻🧟♂️🎃🎵🎶📺 Stay safe everyone!
The theme song wasn’t even talked about, Wow! or the woman who sang it
The 2-part documentary (Making Of A Classic- Mad Monster Party - Parts 1 and 2) on the making of "Mad Monster Party"(1967), although very good and informative, astonishingly totally failed to examine the magnificent and memorable music score from that film! How could the producer of that documentary completely overlook that hugely important aspect of that classic stop-animation movie! Fortunately there is a separate video documentary examination of that classic music score on RUclips.
Link to that music documentary please?
@@user-xu4ow3bu6f . I have been trying to find that videoclip documentary about the music from "Mad Monster Party"(1967) that I saw some time ago on RUclips, but so far have been unable to find it. I should have written down the title of that documentary at the time I saw it.
I've never watched this film but being a huge Boris Karloff fan and growing up with Rudolph, I'm really hoping to one day. By the way, Boris Karloff could sing, there's videos and audio footage on RUclips of him singing on the Rosemary Clooney show, as Captain Hook in the '50s Peter Pan musical, with Vincent Price on The Red Skelton Show, etc. I notice that he avoided singing in his old age, however, most likely due to the fact that he had emphysema and lived the last years of his life with only half a lung still operating.
0:12 dude sounded like Billy West
Mad Monster Party is such a fun and nostalgic film. The only other stop motion movies that I watch around Halloween time each year, next to this, include The Nightmare Before Christmas, Wallace and Gromit in The Case of the Were-Rabbit, and The Corpse Bride.
We also need to give credit to Ethel Ennis for singing three songs in MMP. Really nice voice.
Even though MMP stole the ending from "Some Like it Hot", I don't even care; plus, it's clearly an affectionate homage to one of the best comedy movies ever made.
Found this video while researching Rankin Bass. Watched because Billy West!
Had to look away as the dude was narrating...…..looked like one eye was lost and the other was looking for it
That's Philip J Fry you cur!
Quite frankly, it was a great show for it and any day.
Of course The Count (Count Von Count) from Sesame Street didn't appear until around 1972. Was The Count inspired by Mad Monster Party's Dracula?
Rob Zombie said this was his favorite horror movie.
WDCA 20 in Washington DC showed this on New Years eve 1971. The title song immediately stuck with me. The only other flick that I've ever seen Gale Garnett in is that laughable but entertaining 1980 sci fi/horror film "The Children".
About 19 years ago in 2002 my friend and I where at the Ontario Mills Mall here in So Cal at the Blockbuster music store and I had two CDs but only had enough $ fir one. I had Nancy Sinatras greatest hits and the Soundtrack for Mad Monster Party. I chose Nancy Sinatra. My point is the Soundtrack did exist because i had it to buy.
BILLY WEST!
This documentary was before billy west did futruerma
@@user-id5ng6xy6x Yeah, but I know him from Ren & Stimpy and the Howard Stern Show. Total genius, this guy.
0:31 Wait…… THAT’S *THE* BILLY WEST?!!!!!
Alan Swift’s vocal range was on par with Mel Blanc
This was a theatrical release. Phyllis Diller
Great backstory and documentary!! I wish the dude in the studio wasn’t reading the whole time…it would’ve made it that much greater!
I wish they'd given Billy West a proper autocue.
It's kind of disconcerting looking at him staring above the camera.
Agreed. They could have had him facing the camera directly instead of looking up at a teleprompter, and also given some kind of macabre setting to sit in-- maybe an antique chair with a candelabra next to it.
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Japan made this.
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HI ANIMATRONIO!
That's "Fronkensteen".
It's a shame they have to send everything to Japan for animation obviously for monetary reasons and then the uneducated Japanese artist so to speak destroyed the dolls with their spray
I bought this on DVD and I was so letdown the songs were all terrible it was way too long the only good thing was the intro
Yeah, people like Rankin/Bass's Christmas specials; their movies are just not good...
But did your kid enjoy it?
R.I.P. JULES BASS!!!!!!!!!!!