The Mads Are Back: It Must Be The Neighbors (New short from MST3K's Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff)

[@lisvender]

“Finally, sneakers used properly” is such a Crow joke, and I don’t just say that because Mr. Beaulieu said it

[@nonprofitgirl]

Love the swearing with The Mads. Haa!

[@slugcult1973]

How did I NOT know these guys were back riffing? They need to advertise more because this was great. These are friggin hilarious. They're way funnier than Rifftrax. The Rifftrax guys are funny, but they tend to get a little cringey at times. Trace and Frank are 100% sarcastic wise asses, and it makes them elite riffing machines! Can't wait for the next live movie. I'm so there!

[@chasreg7241]

I'm not sure which MST episode it was, but TV's Frank was singing: "You'll look better in a sweater washed in Woolite; Woolite washing makes a sweater come alive!". Now it's been stuck in my head for six days. First Manos, now this. You've crossed a line, Conniff.

[@waukegangreen]

Wasn't that the one where he was laundering, and was peeved at where all of Dr. F's underwear had gone?

[@M1Garand06]

6:20 "Aaah, the Mulligans get a pass." lmbo

[@seanhenry2921]

I love what The Mads do.

[@dan1216]

12:10 - "when the Grangers invited us over for a weenie roast...." NICK, NO!!! 😁

[@waukegangreen]

"Hey...someone else read the bulletin board, too!"

[@frogneckmen857]

Been a fan of mst3k since the beginning. Had the honor of interviewing both Nelson and trace, and meeting frank when they came to pittsburgh.

[@nonprofitgirl]

Lucky ducky!

[@jaybat1184]

Oh my god I’m crying right now are you guys really back? I guess maybe I won’t kill myself then, because obviously there is justice in this world! Thank you for giving me my hope back. Life is good with real comedy in the world.

[@Louie-Crunch]

Missed you guys. Glad you're back!

[@TheMadsAreBack]

Thanks, Louie!

[@KidMetairie]

7:27 Jay Leno!

[@dantindell336]

It must be! The Neighbors!

[@s9lecomp]

7:49 "Football practice!!" Awesome call back. I liked the glitter bomb joke too, fun to hear a modern reference. In 30 years I can imagine new viewers wondering what on earth that meant.

[@Zer0.-_]

Thanks for the short boys.

[@SurlyInsomniac]

I dunno, they seemed like average height to me.

[@TheMadsAreBack]

Our pleasure!

[@random22026]

@@TheMadsAreBack Please: more, please!

[@nonprofitgirl]

@@TheMadsAreBack yay..more please?

[@Watchoutforsnakez]

How did JUST discover this? One I love you guys😂😂😂

[@landonewts]

This is the first time I've ever thought about the difference between "garbage" and "rubbish"... although this short may be a bit of both!

[@Vscustomprinting]

I love these people!!!

[@VolkswagenNut1969]

After all these years you guys are still a scream and brightening my day. 😉 Great stuff, thank you for uploading this!

[@TheMadsAreBack]

Glad you enjoyed it! Thanks for watching, Tim!

[@lazymansload520]

The neighbors! Isn’t it always!?

[@kaminosai]

This has been your friendly reminder that the idyllic suburbs of the 50's were a thinly veneered hellscape.

[@random22026]

*sigh* Hellz to the Yeahz

[@HOLYPARISHOFDOOM]

Brings to mind Jello Biafra's _Nostalgia For An Age That Never Existed._

[@RoyAnderson]

My 91 year great aunt was the first (and still only) woman in our family to get a masters degree. She got it in the 1951. She describes the 50s as her favorite decade ever, although she does acknowledge there were issues (especially for folks of color). But contrary to 21st Century “common knowledge”, the 50s was a time of unfettered optimism with the belief that every year brought better things. Since the vast majority of women spent their days talking to each other, everyone knew who the drunks, abusers, and general louses were. She says there wasn’t significantly more domestic abuse then than there is now, although that could have just been her area (PA).

[@RoyAnderson]

Addendum which always seems to surprise young folks today. My great aunt describes 50s guys as “infinitely” classier, nicer, and well-mannered than men today.

[@fixthefernback8030]

@@RoyAnderson yeah anecdotes work over statistics

[@pressureworks]

Kids love trash talking.

[@landonewts]

Wow, all the people in this film seem to low-key hate each other! Ah, the old days. (Nice to have the Mads back, by the way. Love the wit and camaraderie.)

[@HylianFox3]

Nowadays we just pretend like our neighbors don't exist. Progress!

[@MrShoward73]

Wow…the wife was rather distraught over the “red label” on the trashcan! I guess wives back then had far more important things to worry about. Thank you for the laughs, gentlemen!

[@kaminosai]

I love it because she was clearly home all day but somehow unable to bring the can in herself.

[@TheMadsAreBack]

Thanks for watching, Samuel!

[@nonprofitgirl]

@@kaminosai she’s a GIRL! We don’t worry about trivial things like rotten garbage cans! We worry about nail polish and giving our husbands dirty looks! Come on… 😂

[@michaelkottler]

This TMAB treatment of "It Must Be The Neighbors" features superlative humor & is another example of once-common PSAs providing info on everything from recognizing fascism to beneficial social, vocational, civic, investment, & health info & more until the MIC decided that informed citizens were bad for business circa 1980. Once again, it's the comedians to the rescue, exploring important social issues and deeper truths using satire and humor as the only remaining viable method to reveal essential components of our societal ontology including our most basic beliefs and tendencies. In short, The Mads are dope AF and this episode is another huge win for both beloved misters Beaulieu and Conniff and we the people who benefit immensely and on multiple levels from this kind of socially introspective, truth-oriented, sophisticated high-quality comedy.

[@TheMadsAreBack]

Than you for the kind words @michaelkottler!

[@DouglasJohnson.]

Thank you for this

[@numfar923]

Good afternoon, Mr Culligan Man!

[@pjabrony8280]

The last riff was the funniest.

[@pressureworks]

Love The Mads!

[@alp-1960]

Wait, there's a difference between garbage and rubbish? Who knew?

[@nickfarmer2452]

I certainly learned something today.

[@planetwisconsin9901]

Are you Jesus? 😝 Omg I died thank you 😝

[@MrBigcityal]

7:57 I need some clarification on the difference between garbage and rubbish.

[@MinecraftMartin]

Did a double take a 4:06 lol. Neighbors

[@t.s9021]

Me too, had to relisten a few times lmao - glad I wasn't the only one

[@RoyAnderson]

For a minute there I was like, “DAMN they’re coming back like it’s Vegas stand-up and they’ve been on a weeklong bender.” :D

[@nonprofitgirl]

“They breed in water.” “Like SWIMSUIT MODELS!”

[@HylianFox3]

Was having to buy a new trashcan really that big of deal back then? "Oh NO! The old trashcan has rusted through! What will the wife ever think of me having to get a new one!?!?"

[@TreadwellJay]

:30 that music is used in at least one drive-in trailer shown during the live stream pre-shows!

[@danmanx2]

I loved the Mulligan bit. Hysterical!

[@525Lines]

Public shaming in the neighborhood. That's why I live in apartments.

[@jeffdeischer8692]

God, I've missed these guys!

[@random22026]

Trace: Great Groucho reference! And Frank? Johnny Unitas was a star football player of the day. Yeah, yeah, my age is showing. Take a hike! 👢👢 (And Frank? That 'New York dog' looks more like a SoCal pedigree poodle.) Dudes! Plaster your YT details all over the Dumb Industries screenings! You'll blast through the 1 million subscriber ceiling in no time! As always: SUPERB riffing!!

[@TheMadsAreBack]

Thank you!!

[@random22026]

@@TheMadsAreBack No. Thank YOU! For every chuckle, snicker, and roar. You dudes rock...always have done. 🤍🤍

[@adinocc2042]

@3:02 "They pelted us with rocks and garbage."

[@l.a.gothro3999]

The people who made this film didn't anticipate raccoons, it appears.

[@RoyAnderson]

This was amazing!

[@Zeropainter420]

5:35 “Oh yeah well your wife like it on top . Now ask me how I know that .”

[@ChiefExecutiveOrbiter]

Oh the long gone days of being able to call in and report an issue with the city lol.

[@nonprofitgirl]

Without being on hold for half an hour…

[@ufoman2012]

"It was just the spark our sex life needed..." ☝

[@diannemose244]

" Are you Jesus "😂

[@JohnDoe-yr4wc]

3:45 Denghi AND yellow fever?

[@timchap71]

03:23 LOL

[@hrizonsdebbie]

Vaccinated with a phonograph needle is a great Groucho Marx line.

[@jimstennett8017]

Just buy a new can! 7:27 Jay Leno!

[@SlamminWolfgang]

"It took the kids to wake us up, Bill. Keeping our neighborhood clean is up to all of us. We probably shouldn't have let the kids fuss around with rusty metal, splintery wood, wild rats, and mosquito larvae with absolutely no protective gear or...eh, whatever. If anything happens, I'm sure it'll just be the neighbors' kids."

[@Freddy_Confetti]

Yes plz

[@chillydawgg4354]

You can tell the 2 kids have different football uniforms

[@adamellis6785]

Anyone else notice that about half of the football team was made up of kids that were most definitely NOT part of the neighborhood?

[@random22026]

They did follow it up with a blast of 💨💨how white can this neighbourhood get...

[@SurlyInsomniac]

5:59 Banzai! kzbin.info/www/bejne/bn7Ue2affKeXhdE

[@charlenebaganzmoore]

4:12 yeahhhh pizza rat

[@Slatch36]

Frankie's dad is Wayne Fontes? @5:12

[@shellbatronic]

But I need my rusted out trash can, otherwise how will I build my raccoon army?

[@SteveCarras]

Gumby music! Now all we need is Casper the friendly Ghost underscore

[@TomMSTie1138]

Is the Dad in this short played by the same actor who played the head detective in THE DEAD TALK BACK?

[@davidthornberry4163]

"Are you Jesus?"

[@rgs8970]

"shut up, dad"

[@JuanPerez-cs1gx]

@9:57 *tetanus

[@robertschneck8583]

Saddest weinie roast ever.

[@jbar19]

Awesome! Loved the non politically correct stuff!

[@shadetreader]

You mean the slur at 4:06???

[@jbar19]

Yep. Among other stuff. It's not pg like rifftrax.

[@jbar19]

​@shadetreader "he does look like a d!p shit" and "his wife likes to swing"

[@madameghostie]

@@shadetreader​​⁠He said “neighbors.”

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

Is Frank drunk? Seriously. Trace, you are a legend, but there's a reason that Frank was relegated to skits and not riffing in MST3K. In Cinematic Titanic it wasn't so bad, since you had four great riffers, but again Frank was dead weight. Sorry man. At least call Josh.

[@TheMadsAreBack]

Frank has been sober for a few decades. But thank you for the feedback!

[@SurlyInsomniac]

@@TheMadsAreBack Don't take Poc's comments too seriously. He's terrible at flirting.

[@sclarin2]

100 % disagree Frank is a legend you must be drunk weeb

[@lisvender]

Why would you say this to them?

[@balalaikatana]

The facelessness of the internet emboldens jackasses, I guess

[@jondunmore4268]

That neighborhood is a freakin PIGSTY!