“ | "Lookit — they're all on their way to a George Romero film festival!" | ” |
- Joel |
The movie
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- Subterranean invaders attack Los Angeles.
The episode
Host segments
Prologue: Joel and Tom are having a rough morning, but Crow shows up all chipper complete with a "morning poem". Tom follows up that he hates "morning bots".
Invention Exchange: Joel demonstrates his cartoon eyeglasses, while the Mads show off their cotton candy that screams when you bite into it.
Segment Two: Crow and Tom take Commando Cody to 'reality court'
Segment Three: Joel and the bots talk about how stupid the movie is, then go off on a tangent about how to create a better show
Segment Four: The bots fill the Satellite of Love with lots of thick fog
Ending Segment: Joel bakes a pie and reads a letter
Obscure references
- "Well, it's a broken water main Ralphy Boy"
- A reference to Ed Norton from the TV show The Honeymooners: he worked in the sewers of NYC.
- "Oh it's Tom Waits on a bender"
- The character in question resembles the well-known American singer.
- "Hey mikey, she likes it!" while kissing the girl.
- A reference to a classic Life cereal commercial from the 1970s.
- "Lovely, Lovely!"
- This is a reference to the necktie killer in Alfred Hitchcock's Frenzy.
Behind the scenes
MST3K cast
Regular cast
- Joel Hodgson - Joel Robinson
- Trace Beaulieu - Crow T. Robot / Dr. Clayton Forrester
- J. Elvis Weinstein - Tom Servo / Dr. Laurence Erhardt
- Jim Mallon - Gypsy
MST3K crew
Full crew
Production
- Tom Servo does not appear in the closing segment.
- This is the first episode in which they add a blue tint to a black-and-white movie, presumably to help shadowrama be more visible. It’s a practice that will continue into the fourth season.
- Both inventions are props from Joel’s standup act.
- This is the last episode to air during the 80's.
Goofs
Video releases
- Released on DVD by Shout! Factory in July 2013 on Vol. XXVII with Rocket Attack U.S.A., Village of the Giants and The Deadly Mantis.
- DVD special features include an interview with Judee Morton and the original theatrical trailer.
- Digitally available through Shoutfactorytv.com, Youtube, Rifftrax, Amazon Instant Video, iTunes, Vudu, and VHX.
Gallery
References
preceded by: Season K | MST3K Season 1 | followed by: Season 2 | ||||||
1989 - 1990 | ||||||||
101 | The Crawling Eye | 1989-11-25 | 106 | The Crawling Hand | 1989-12-16 | 111 | Moon Zero Two | 1990-01-20 |
102 | The Robot vs the Aztec Mummy | 1989-11-18 | 107 | Robot Monster | 1989-12-23 | 112 | Untamed Youth | 1990-01-27 |
103 | The Mad Monster | 1989-12-02 | 108 | The Slime People | 1990-12-30 | 113 | The Black Scorpion | 1990-02-03 |
104 | Women of the Prehistoric Planet | 1990-02-10 | 109 | Project Moon Base | 1990-01-06 | |||
105 | The Corpse Vanishes | 1989-12-09 | 110 | Robot Holocaust | 1990-01-13 |