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A [[Rankin/Bass Productions]] [[Stop Motion]] puppet animated (called "Animagic") feature-length production from 1967, '''''Mad Monster Party''''' is a get together of many classic monsters, as designed by [[Mad Magazine]] cartoonist Jack Davis. [[Aristocrats Are Evil|Baron]] [[The Von Trope Family|von]] [[Frankenstein]] (voiced by [[Boris Karloff]]), creator of the Monster and his [[Bride of Frankenstein|Mate]], has [[Mad Scientist|created]] a vial of potion capable of destroying matter. Delighted by his latest success, the Baron decides to retire while he is still on top, and invites nearly a dozen monsters to the [[Names to Run Away From Really Fast|Isle of Evil]] for a [[Fete Worse Than Death|party]]. There, at the party, he intends to retire as head of the Worldwide Organization of Monsters, and hand over the position, and the secret of destruction, to his nephew, the nerdy Felix Flanken.
Attending the party are the Monster and his Mate (voiced by Phyllis Diller), [[Dracula]], the [[Our Werewolves Are Different|Werewolf]], [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (
Needless to say, when the monsters find out that the Baron is handing over his secrets to his nephew instead of one of them, they are outraged. Hilarity and chaos ensue.
The film was under-promoted and did poorly in its theatrical release, but has since become a cult classic. Five years later, Rankin/Bass would give the film an unofficial (and somewhat illogical) sequel of sorts, ''Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters'' (1972), a 2D television film for the anthology series ''[[American Broadcasting Company|ABC]] Saturday Superstar Movies'', using most of the original Jack Davis character designs, though dropping Phyllis Diller for a "Monstress" who somewhat resembled this film's Francesca<ref> at least, until we see her face</ref>.
Today, ''Mad Monster Party'' is considered by many to be the precursor to ''[[
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* [[Actor Allusion]]: The Monster's Mate is basically a monster version of Phyllis Diller. She has Phyllis Diller"s signature laugh, and refers to the Monster as "Fang."
** In ''Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters'', the Werewolf is given the name "[[The
** Perhaps the greatest of all: Boris Karloff went from playing the Frankenstein monster to playing Dr. Frankenstein (named Boris).
* [[Captain Ersatz]]: The Monster's Mate is totally '''not''' the [[Bride of Frankenstein]]; Dracula is certainly '''not''' [[Dracula (
* [[Cat Fight]]: There's one between hot babe Francesca and The Monster's Mate Phyllis Diller -- complete with dubbed-in meows.
* [[Even Evil Has Standards]]: The reason the Baron doesn't invite "It" to the party is because he found that monster's behavior disgusting.
* [[Executive Meddling]]: The film was originally released through Embassy Pictures, whose executives insisted to director Jules Bass that the film was too short for a feature -- hence the added scenes of the corpse flying corps and Chef Mafia Machiavelli.
* [[Expy]]: In the five years between ''Mad Monster Party'' and ''Mad, Mad, Mad Monsters'', [[The Hunchback of Notre Dame (
** The [[Sesame Street
* [[Frankenstein's Monster]]: The Monster and his Mate play an important role in the story and setting.
* [[
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* [[Heel Face Turn]]: {{spoiler|Francesca, after Felix kisses her}}.
* [[Heroes Want Redheads]]: Felix falls for Francesca almost right away.
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* [[Medium Awareness]]: After Francesca has an [[Inner Monologue]] about her plan to use Dracula to steal Baron von Frankenstein's secret of destruction, the Monster's Mate tells the Monster (<small>AKA</small> Fang) that she suspects Francesca is up to something. "Besides, it's her own fault for thinking too loud."
* [[Monster Mash]]
* [[No Celebrities Were Harmed]]: Yetch's voice and character design are modeled on [[Peter Lorre]]; [[The Invisible Man (
** In the sequel, though Baron von Frankenstein is voiced by Allan Swift, he still sounds like [[Boris Karloff]]; Dracula sounds even more like a stereotypical [[Bela Lugosi]]; and [[The Strange Case of Doctor Jekyll and Mr. Hyde|Harvey's doctor]] sounds rather like [[The Prisoner of Zenda (
* [[One-Scene Wonder]]: Chef Mafia Machiavelli. Also, Felix's boss Mr. Cronkite.
* [[Shout-Out]]: Several.
** Dracula refers to himself as the original [[Batman]] at one point.
* [[Stalker
* [[Talking to Himself]]: Allen Swift voiced all the characters with the exceptions of Baron von Frankenstein, Francesca, and the Monster's Mate.
* [[Villain Song]]: "Our Time To Shine" qualifies.
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