El mundo del Lundo

El Mundo del Lundo was great! It took the basic idea of Mystery Science Theater 3000 a step further. MST3K ran awful old drive-in movies and made sarcastic remarks about them. El Mundo del Lundo did full voice-overs and sound effects. Their film footage was not limited to feature films; they also did military recruitment films, TV shows, ads, and about anything they could get their hands on for free or cheap.

For example, and old black-and-white western becomes a drama about modern day west-coast gangsters. I couldn't help but crack up laughing when a cowboy backing his horse up makes a beeping sound like a garbage truck in reverse.

The creators are the same people who made the sci-fi show Lexx, so you can sort of get an idea of their sense of humour.

Apparently it's similar to a show called Mad Movies, which I have never seen.

That show was hilarious, way better than that stupid Mystery Science whatever you call it. Is it not available on DVD or VHS ? Plus that along with the first 13 episodes of Trailer Park Boys proves there is such a thing as extraordinary Canadian humor. We have a zillion cable channels showing nothing and here's something great you can't find. I just accidentally found an episode I didn't know I had on an old VHS I recorded off the TV and that's what got me going on this but I think of it often. They would voice over things that many of us had heard of such as The Giant Gila Monster and would also include shorts like a US Navy training film from the 60's that luridly warns against LSD or something made up from clips that offers suicidal people the opportunity to be hunted down in a jungle. A must see.