The Mads: Office Etiquette (Live riffing with MST3K's Trace Beaulieu & Frank Conniff)

[@primerye]

As someone who has been with MST3K for a very long time, i cannot overstate how jazzed i am with this project. Beaulieu and Conniff, you are the soul.

[@TheMadsAreBack]

Thank you, Ryan!

[@marysmith7765]

As an office worker, I dissolved into peals of laughter at this one.🤣 “What the fuck do you want” 🤣🤣🤣

[@russargo4399]

It was my great misfortune that I was taking a drink when I heard "Hail Hydra!" :D

[@BrianJayJones]

I love that Frank laughs appreciatively at Trace's jokes every now and then.

[@ThatGuy-y2c]

Yeah, “a conference” (Glug glug glug)

[@jeephead1969]

the mads were always my favorite part of the show. This is a dream come true thank you Trace and Frank!

[@TheMadsAreBack]

Thank YOU!!

[@michaelkottler]

Agreed! Discovering The Mads Are Back made my year. In addition to being funny AF, Misters B & C making TMAB available on KZbin represents a valuable public service and is, as you noted, a dream come true.

[@caffenefree]

Frank n Forrester, a match made in heaven!

[@Tareltonlives]

“All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy” "You'll work here and then lose your pension!" "A bowling league AND typing? Heaven!"

[@johnwriter8234]

...the dolly-track camera shots exactly like "TRIUMPH OF THE WILL"

[@HBDuran]

Bowling AND typing???!!! 🎵 Heavveeeennn!!

[@michaelfisher7170]

Just discovered this channel! The mads were always my faves! Forrester and TV's Frank were my go to guys when everyone else was talking about comedy "talent" on other networks. Glad to hear from you again and hope this is a continuing project! Loads of fandom love!

[@landonewts]

Among the other many wonders in this short, this reminds me how great typewriters can be when used as percussion instruments.

[@antony716]

Didn't the typing teacher have the Niagara Falls come through her television set in a Three Stooges short?

[@johnwriter8234]

It is, good catch!

[@antony716]

@@johnwriter8234 I don't know if I should be proud of myself or concerned with the choices in my life.

[@johnwriter8234]

@@antony716 ..or simply a Lotta time on your hands ..lol

[@armageddonwes7734]

Trace will never "crash!"

[@radioman970]

an absolute joy fellas! reminds me of early mst3k. a great thing!

[@BaronVonHardcharger]

This is great! Thanks Mads!

[@TheMadsAreBack]

You're so welcome! Thanks for watching!

[@eddieprice6098]

Mitsie Gainer! Just discovered this channel! Didn't know the Mads did this! It's a whole undiscovered treasure for me being an mst3k fan from the start! Love Trace and Frank!

[@SickLiq]

I'm on board with the idea of a little R-rated riffing. It's something I've wondered if there's a niche for - riffing for grown ups. Getting a few "swears" mixed in without needing to be censored is a nice change of pace. Congrats on the new channel. Keep it up. Would be down for feature length riffs in the traditional style too.

[@TheMadsAreBack]

Thank you! The monthly livestream is usually feature length films! Next one is on March 9, PHANTOM FROM SPACE: phantomfromspace.eventbrite.com

[@SBluesBrotherhood]

@@TheMadsAreBack- We'd like a little "cheeky" adult humor from time to time. I've even shouted out some R-rated riffs while watching with my wife. Nothing too crude or out there, but stuff like the cartoons used to have that would go over the kid's heads anyway.

[@michaelkottler]

Your point re: "riffing for adults" is well-taken, and I'm pleased that The Mads are able to deliver the goods w/out censorship.

[@michaelkottler]

100% dope live-riffing from Trace & Frank. Office Etiquette provides ample fuel for The Mads to drop comedy science & a plethora of hip & socially relevant references ubiquitous & obscure. TMAB on YT = a much-appreciated service to humanity. "Some things I learned the hard way...I had made a mistake, of course...Since then I've learned a lot of do's and don'ts". Ms. Spencer, you are a philosopher. Intelligent, insightful, & frequently perspicacious wit and charm make this a must-watch for both general audiences & fans of MST3K/The Mads. "It will be a moment. Wait for it, won't you?" Because: How different our use of English is now compared to the 40s and 50s.

[@eiddon]

Office Toobin, that's what I'm calling from now on

[@seanhenry2921]

Excellent!

[@edkorian]

I kept hearing "getting a LOAN in the business world", incidentally I'm an idiot.

[@artbath]

I love you boys, this is a great show

[@TheMadsAreBack]

Thank you, Arthur!!

[@theboombody]

Movies back then imply staff turnover was super low. No one ever moved from one company to another unless they were drafted, pregnant, injured, or retired.

[@JamaicanCastle]

"She taught me much more than typing" - that's a double entendre, right?

[@Oppeldeldoc1]

It sounds like Miss Purcell's students are some kind of Skull & Bones society, the way they seem to get ahead just from people knowing they were her students.

[@dwarfsid]

8:25 "THIS IS MY THING!"

[@princeofcupspoc9073]

OK, who got the reference for the last line? No? Do an IMDB on Shirley Mclain and Jack Lemon.

[@adrianlee3497]

The Apartment great film :)

[@simplysteve68]

Shirley MacLaine.

[@eddiegraythegeek1975]

I missed you guys lol

[@elizabethj8510]

10:21) Hey, get a paperweight!

[@archstanton9073]

Easter Bunny Films presents!

[@jasondulin7376]

The teacher is literally John Houston in a wig. Literally.

[@LeshaAnn]

Where once the "Mitzi Gaynor" riff sat, I'd insert a "The Joan Spencer Blues Explosion" joke instead. -- The Pedant.

[@TeatroGrotesco]

How do I get Trace saying, "& decades from now none of it mattered, because you are all dead." For my voicemail closer?

[@pretorious700]

Before irony was invented.

[@charleehutton8975]

I did an actual spit take on the James Finlayson audition line.

[@ChiefExecutiveOrbiter]

You guys should bring back the "invention exchange" with new the SOL crew

[@simplysteve68]

Was the office memo proofread by monkeys? Lol "Doing office work during office hours" such fun, and sneaking snacks was good for morale

[@nickfarmer2452]

All of these women have identical hairstyles. I'm OD'ing on left-hand parts.

[@AmyLSacks]

What I've learned here is that if you couldn't afford Miss Purcell's school, you were screwed.

[@AliasUndercover]

Yeah. Like anyone types anymore...

[@svenylford4047]

Gotta be honest, this is head and shoulders above the new mst3k. Crap from the public domain and clever riffing - back to basics.

[@ITILII]

That guys stupid laugh 😉at the bad jokes, really ruins this 😣

[@HylianFox3]

I dunno, the RiffTrax Live 'Summer Shorts Beach Party' version was funnier. The delivery here just seems... off.

[@followerofjulian1652]

Disappointing.