The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians (1970)

The Mad, Mad, Mad Comedians

1970

Animation Comedy

Synopsis

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.

Credits

Director

Arthur Rankin, Jr.

Jules Bass

Cast

Flip Wilson as Self (voice)

George Burns as Self (voice)

George Jessel as Self (voice)

Groucho Marx as Self (voice)

Henny Youngman as Self (voice)

Jack Benny as Self (voice)

Jack E. Leonard as Self (voice)