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'''''They Saved Hitler's Brain''''' is a 1968 TV movie directed by David Bradley. It was adapted for television from a shorter 1963 theatrical feature film, '''''Madmen of Mandoras''''', produced by Carl Edwards and directed by David Bradley. The film was lengthened by about 20 minutes with additional footage shot by UCLA students at the request of the distributor. It is often cited as being one of the worst films ever made.
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'''''They Saved Hitler's Brain''''' was a fantasy spy TV movie first aired on August 18, 1968 where the 1963 theatrical feature film, '''''Madmen of Mandoras''''' was retitled and had 20 minutes of additional footage. Bill Freed played [[Adolf Hitler]] who had secretly survived [[World War II]], but Nazi mad scientists only preserved his severed head in a jar. It is often cited as being one of the worst films ever made.
  
 
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Latest revision as of 09:19, August 18, 2024

They Saved Hitler's Brain was a fantasy spy TV movie first aired on August 18, 1968 where the 1963 theatrical feature film, Madmen of Mandoras was retitled and had 20 minutes of additional footage. Bill Freed played Adolf Hitler who had secretly survived World War II, but Nazi mad scientists only preserved his severed head in a jar. It is often cited as being one of the worst films ever made.

References to They Saved Hitler's Brain in The Simpsons[edit]

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Picture Season Episode number Episode name Reference
Adolf Hitler's head.png 4 75 "Duffless" One of the items on the conveyor belt is Hitler's head in a jar.
Save Hitler's Brain.png 7 139 "Marge Be Not Proud" One of the games in the store Try-N-Save is titled Save Hitler's Brain.
150 "Raging Abe Simpson and His Grumbling Grandson in "The Curse of the Flying Hellfish"" Abe Simpson remembers a moment during World War II when he had Hitler in his sights. He had muttered "Heh heh heh, now they'll never save your brain, Hitler", but the shot went astray through the clumsy intervention of fellow Hellfish Squad member Montgomery Burns.
They Saved Lisa's Brain.png 10 225 "They Saved Lisa's Brain" The title of the episode.

Comics[edit]

Picture Comic issue Story name Reference
They Fixed Homer's Brain!.png Simpsons Comics #27 They Fixed Homer's Brain! The title is a play on the film's title.

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