RIP - JULES BASS 1935-2022 and the character designer PAUL COKER, JR. 1929-2022. Thanks for the great memories even specialized Christmas specials and movies. You both shall be missed but not forgotten.
Been obsessed with this since childhood, shame it's not more well known, genuinely think it holds up well all these years later. What a great way to spend Halloween!
" "MAD, MAD, MONSTERS" was originally broadcast on September 23,1972, on "THE ABC SATURDAY SUPERSTAR MOVIE", and was one of four animated one-hour movies that Rankin/Bass produced for The Saturday Superstar" (the others were "Red Baron", "Willie Mays And The Say Hey Kid", and "That Girl"), and animated by Japan's Mushi Studios (who produced the 1967 series "PRINCESS KNIGHT") that many Rankin-Bass animated series-including ABC's "KID POWER" in Fall 1972, was produced. Rankin-Bass also used Toei Studios for their ABC series, "KING KONG (1966), and Halas-Batchelor for their animated "JACKSON FIVE" and "THE OSMONDS" in the 1970s, as Rankin-Bass was known mostly for their great stop motion TV specials and movies, like Embassy Pictures' "MAD, MAD, MONSTER PARTY" (1967, now the property of Lionsgate Entertainment), and "THE DAYDREAMER" (1966), also released by Embassy. Rankin-Bass' last animated TV cartoons were "THE COMIC STRIP" in Fall 1987, and "THUNDERCATS" in 1983, and "SILVER HAWKS" in 1984, which were produced and distributed through Lorimar-Telepictures.
My kids are currently sat in front of me watching this, at the same age I was when I used to watch (x1000 times) my old grainy VHS. Thanks for the upload!
Near to total animation direction and character design by Yoshikazu Yasuhiko, who was the original character designer for Mobile Suit Gundam while he was at Mushi Pro, though he was uncredited for years! Thanks for the 4K master.
Yeah, it feels an imitation of the real deal. They borrowed many elements from the 1967 movie but that earlier stop-motion one was so charming and fun. Good songs too.
A schoolmate of mine had this on vhs when was a kid which I constantly borrowed and saw a billion times. Thank you so much for uploading this on YT. Love from Sweden.
It was animated by Mushi Productions, formerly founded by Osamu Tezuka himself. Rankin-Bass has had a history of outsourcing animation from there and other studios in Japan.
Always felt this was one of their more underrated tv specials. I'm so happy to see this posted in such amazing quality after all these years. Also fitting that it was posted on October 28th 2022 since that was the day Jules Bass passed away. Glad to see people still preserve and share these wonderful cartoons that Rankin Bass left us with.
I never knew that was when Jules Bass passed away. Arthur Rankin Jr passed away not too long before that. Nonetheless they were a good animation team. Thank you both for your style of cartoon entertainment.
Also Paul Coker, Jr. the original character designer also passed away last year. They did make a short from the Animaniacs reboot to contribute his legacy. @@anthonyporter5592
I remember this as if it were yesterday on ABC tv little touches like invisible man's name being "Claude" (for actor claude raines) and the bell hop Norman (Norman bates I'm guessing add unique humor to great rankin bass memories. Thanks for posting!
I'm glad to see the Werewolf actually had a speaking role in this version; versus no dialogue at all, sans howling and growling in Mad Monster Party. Also, why was the Invisible Man chasing the humans? The monsters chasing humans, I can understand---but the Invisible Man? He's only a human being who cannot be seen...right?
The stop-motion version is quite more interesting as the animated version. And the scientist who look exactly like we-know-who, the greatest horror legend.
Same. I'm looking forward to the launch of that channel. Canada had Teletoon Retro a few years ago, but it closed in 2015. Hopefully, this channel fairs better.
I recognize Bradly Bolk as Nordbid since his voice sounds similar to Jerboa Jump from 'Tennessee Tuxedo'. Also, they use ALOT of Jay Ward's sound effects.
sitting here obsessing over the doctor, not realizing that he reminds me a lot of don dracula... manga created by the founder of mushi studios and my personal hero, osamu tezuka :) full circle
@@VintageTVMemories This special is something of a rehash of elements from "Mad Monster Party", a movie I enjoy (with great voice work by Allen Swift, Boris Karloff, Phyllis Diller, Gale Garnett, Ethel Ennis ... plus a few fun songs). There are even similar characters/monsters and background scores.
This is basically an alternate timeline of Lord of the Rings, but where Samwise Gamgee just wants to obtain objectified girl, who has three one liners and three frontal frames in the entire movie; hoping its a satire, nostalgic a f; 8.5/10, would recommend.
@@veganconservative1109 This was more like a revamp for a later generation of kids, done in standard 2D animation (the bulk of the work done in Japan, like Frosty and a couple other RB cartoon specials and films). I love "Mad Monster Party". Such a hoot. And that opening theme tune is _so_ James Bond.
