Episode #11: It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World

In episode #11 we discuss one of the most star-studded, high-flying action/comedies of all time: It's A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World. Interrupted from a leisurely drive through the California desert, five men bear witness to the last words of a dying criminal, revealing the location of his hidden loot. What follows is a no-holds-barred-comedic-mad-dash to see who can get to the money first and claim it as their own. SHOWNOTES It’s A Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World - Criterion Director - Stanley Kramer Capt. T. G. Culpepper - Spencer Tracy J. Russell FInch - Milton Berle Melville Crump - Sid Caesar Benjy Benjamin - Buddy Hackett Mrs. Marcus - Ethel Merman Ding Bell - Mickey Rooney Sylvester Marcus - Dick Shawn Otto Meyer - Phil Silvers J. Algernon Hawthorne - Terry-Thomas Lennie Pike - Jonathan Winters Monica Crump - Edie Adams Emeline Marcus - Finch Dorothy Provine Man in Car - Jack Benny Cab Driver - Eddie ‘Rochester’ Anderson Cab Driver - Peter Falk Colonel Wilberforce - Paul Ford Tower Controller at Rancho Conejo - Carl Reiner 2001’s Rat Race was a modern remake The West Wing: Season 4 Episode 9 - Swiss Diplomacy The First Lady and President Bartlet talk about Mrs. Wilberforce The Simpsons: Season 5 Episode 11 - Homer the Vigilante Bart tricks the driver The Big T