Vanity post for" Its a Mad Mad Mad World" TCM tonight

[CGASMIA68]

Turner Classics tonight 8 PM my area Good wholesome entertainment for the entire clan.

[dragonblustar]

Love that movie

[Bullish]

Loved this movie when I was a kid. Saw it at the theater. Saw it again about a year ago. Wasn't really as good or funny as I remembered. It would still be pretty good for someone who's never seen it.

[huckfillary]

A comedy classic with every known comic headliner of the era. It’s just wonderful seeing them all together in one feature film. Can you imagine the off-camera antics?

[longfellow]

I drive past the big W every day. I always think of that movie.

[BenLurkin]

Trivia question: who is driving the car and runs over Spencer Tracy’s hat?

[ml/nj]

Thanks for the heads-up!

ML/NJ

[VanDeKoik]

My dad absolutely loved this movie!

I first saw it in the early 80s, and was astonished that they got so many famous people into one movie. It was just pure hilarious chaos to watch.

You could never do a movie like that today and get the same feel.

[Cecily]

Jerry Lewis.

[CGASMIA68]

My Grammie took me at 13 to see it.....I remember her cracking up at parts but me not so much.
Guess will have to see how it goes tonight (if I can stay awake).
I am older now than she was then.Time flys

[colorado tanker]

One of my all time faves!

[dainbramaged]

Flying that airplane thru the billboard was a great stunt - no CGI back then.

[Elderberry]

Jerry Lewis

[gigster]

Jerry Lewis.

[Cecily]

People who are funny no matter how many times you see this movie:

1. Ethel Merman (Mrs. Marcus)
2. Dick Shawn (Sylvester Marcus)
3. Mickey Rooney, Buddy Hackett and Jim Backus flying the
airplane
4. Terry Thomas
5. Milton Berle
6. Jonathan Winters destroying the gas station

[yarddog]

I guess I must be one of the few who never thought it was all that good.

I also remember my Mother just laughing and laughing during “The Russians Are Coming, The Russians Are Coming”. Daddy and me did not seem to get it.

[left that other site]

The Three Stooges holding the Firehose.

[SamAdams76]

One of my earliest memories. My parents used to go to the drive-in with us in the back of the station wagon. They would lay out blankets and pillows in the back with some snacks and expect us to "sleep" as they watched the movies up front. Back in those days, they showed two movies with a bunch of commercials in between to buy popcorn and soda at the snack stand. Usually the first movie was a "family friendly" movie for the kids and the later movie was an adult movie - presuming the kids in the back seat were now sleeping.

Anyway, I remember this was the "second" movie and my parents kept trying to get me to sleep but I insisted on staying up for the whole thing because everybody in the cars around us were laughing their heads off. I was still a bit too young to get all the jokes.

[lone star annie]

Sylvestor and that goofy girl still cracks me up. Favorite scene-Jack Benny pulling up to Ethel Merman and asking her if she needs any help. LOL Well!!!

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

” Jonathan Winters destroying the gas station”

I’m laughing just thinking about it!