LITTLE BIG SCREEN: "IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD"

I couldn't think of a good movie to showcase for the monthly "Little Big Screen" feature (formerly "Toobworld Goes To The Movies") in April.  And then, sadly, Mickey Rooney died, which reminded me of the greatest collection of classic Hollywood fools and clowns ever assembled:

"IT'S A MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD, MAD WORLD"

So I do have a few posts in mind about this movie and its impact on Toobworld, but I'll start with a simple one.....

There was never a TV remake of this film as there had been with so many other movies.  But then, the cost to gather together so many comedy stars, even low-wattage ones, would have been prohibitive.  But some shows did do homages to the movie and we'll cover those in future posts.  

It's biggest impact, perhaps, may have been its title which has been referenced in so many TV episode titles since then.

Here's just a partial list:

'McHale's Navy': "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad War" 

'That Girl': "It's a Mod, Mod World: Part 1 & Part 2"

'The Wonder Years': "It's a Mad, Mad, Madeline World"

'Cheers': "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Bar"

'Family Matters': "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad House"

'Evening Shade': "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad Wood" 

'Madman of the People': "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Christmas" 

'Weird Science': "It's a Mob, Mob, Mob, Mob World"

'Suddenly Susan': "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Maddy World"

'Ellen': "It's a Gay, Gay, Gay, Gay World!" 

'Sabrina, the Teenage Witch': "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Season Opener" 

'Jack of All Trades': "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Opera" 

'Son of the Beach': "It's a Nude, Nude, Nude, Nude World" 

'Charmed': "It's a Bad, Bad, Bad, Bad World: Part 1 Part 2"

'The Suite Life of Zack and Cody':" It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Hotel" 

'Lost Girl': "It's a Fae, Fae, Fae, Fae World" 

And in the "If Something Works, Steal It" Department:

'Will & Grace': "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World" 

'Gossip Girl': "It's a Dad, Dad, Dad, Dad World"

THE TOONIVERSE:

'Yu-Gi-Oh! The Abridged Series': "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Virtual World"

'Beetlejuice': "It's a Big, Big, Big, Big Ape" 

'The Awesomes': "It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad Parallel World"

'Phineas and Ferb': "It's a Mud, Mud, Mud, Mud World"

'The Simpsons': "It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad Marge" 

TV SPECIAL:

"Milton Berle's Mad Mad Mad World of Comedy"

SKITLANDIA:

"It's a Mad World, World, World, World" (1993) 

BCnU!