“ | (A viewscreen on Rocky Jones's ship displays an image of a small, bumpy-looking planet)
"Look! It's the MST3K logo!" "Uh, you're not supposed to know about that..." "Oh, uh... (whistles innocently)" |
” |
- Servo and Joel |
The Short[]
Synopsis[]
Stalwart nurse Jessie Brewer is married to Phil Brewer, a cardiologist seven years younger than she. Phil has lost interest in Jessie and seeks the excitement of an extramarital affair. And Dr. Steve Hardy informs a patient that she has a hiatus hernia.
Information[]
- John Beradino was still portraying Dr. Steve Hardy on General Hospital at the time of this episode's original airing.
The Movie[]
- Main article: Manhunt in Space (film)
Synopsis[]
Space Ranger Rocky Jones battles pirates dispatched by the hostile Queen Cleolantha.
The Episode[]
Host Segments[]
Prologue: It's snack time on the Satellite of Love, and Joel and the Bots discuss the virtues of black and white versus color films. Tom Servo has no opinion, leading to the discovery he is color blind.
Segment One (Invention Exchange): Tom laments his blindness, but is consoled by Joel and Crow. The Mads show off their beanbag pants, perfect for lounging at a discussion salon. Joel and the Bots present their recycled paper clothing, leading to Tom being flashblind as well as color blind.
Segment Two: The Bots are playing soap opera, based on the General Hospital short, but Joel refuses to participate due to a traumatic childhood experience.
Segment Three: A discussion of the overuse of the modifier "space" that appears in the movie. The crew advocates a moderated use of modifiers. (The song that Joel starts to sing when the "Movie Sign" comes on is the theme from the PBS Series "Zoom".)
Segment Four: A visit from Winky via Hexfield Viewscreen. He insists he is in a spaceship and has many hot girlfriends. The SOL's instruments note he's in his mom's basement in Ladysmith, Wisconsin.
Segment Five: Crow is Joel’s guitar and Tom is the amp as Joel sings a la Winky before getting carried away with cool guitar solos. They read a letter via the Golden Throat. The Mads are still stuck in their beanbag pants, making it difficult to hit the button.
Stinger: The space traitor tosses a space chair directly at the space camera.
MST3K Cast[]
Regular Cast
- Joel Hodgson - Joel Robinson
- Trace Beaulieu - Crow T. Robot / Dr. Clayton Forrester
- Kevin Murphy - Tom Servo
- Frank Conniff - TV's Frank
- Jim Mallon - Gypsy
- Alexandra Carr - Magic Voice
Guest Cast
- Winky - Michael J. Nelson
- Winky's Mom - Frank Conniff
Trivia[]
- The movie Crow confuses with this film in segment four is Fugitive Alien.
- Winky is wearing a modified MST3K Power Tee from the MST3K Info Club catalog.
- Kevin Murphy is color blind in real life, which inspired the opening segment.
Callbacks[]
- "I told you to find adventure not bring it home with you!" (City Limits)
- "Hi-keeba!" (Women of the Prehistoric Planet)
- "I’m a Grimault warrior!" (Viking Women)
- The Gamera song
Obscure References[]
- "That was Vince Edwards. He gave me a second opinion."
Vince Edwards starred as the titular Dr. Ben Casey on a popular TV medical drama in the same period as this episode of General Hospital.
- "Going *up*, Mr. Tyler?"
A parody of the spoken-word intro to the Aerosmith song "Love in an Elevator".
- "Yesterday's news is tomorrow's fish 'n' chip paper."
The refrain from Elvis Costello's "Fish 'n' Chip Paper," off his 1981 album Trust.
- "Oz never did give nothin' to Bill Tinsman..."
Joel is parodying the America song "Tin Man".
- "And this is what the Heritage Foundation will look like thanks to your contribution!"
The Heritage Foundation is a conservative think tank based in Washington, D.C.
- "I don't know how to love him..."
Quoted from "I Don't Know How to Love Him", a song from the musical Jesus Christ Superstar.
- "Vladimir Horowitz!"
Vladimir Horowitz was a Ukrainian-born classical pianist.
- "Have you ever danced with the devil in the pale moonlight?"
Servo is quoting Jack Nicholson as the Joker in the 1989 Batman movie.
- "There goes a narwhal!"
Joel is quoting from the B-52s song "Rock Lobster".
- "Leaning towards Perot!"
A reference to H. Ross Perot's unsuccessful 1992 third-party presidential campaign.
- "I am Kirok!"
A quote from the Star Trek episode "The Paradise Syndrome" in which Captain Kirk loses his memory and believes himself to be part of a primitive tribe.
- "Stupidcaaaar..."
A parody of the Supercar theme song.
- "This is kinda like Diver Dan without all the majesty and grandeur."
Diver Dan was a children's TV show from the 1960s about a deep-sea diver interacting with fish puppets.
- "EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!"
This is the chant of the murderous Daleks, villainous aliens from the popular British science-fiction TV series Doctor Who.
- "Look, it's the MST3K logo!"
Tom Servo makes a meta-textual reference to MST3K itself, and he is quickly reminded by Joel "You aren't supposed to know about that".
- "Heading out to Eden!"
Tom Servo sings part of the song from the Star Trek episode "The Way to Eden" in which the Enterprise transports a group of idealists seeking a utopian planet to inhabit and devote their lives to peace and music.
Memorable Quotes[]
General Hospital, Installment 1 (short)[]
- [Black-caped, solemn nurse Jesse glides through the hospital ward lobby.]
- Crow: Ah, here comes Nurse-feratu.
- [ Dr. Steve Hardy appears on-screen.]
- Crow: Hey, he was old even then!
Manhunt in Space (movie)[]
- [A viewscreen on Rocky Jones's ship displays an image of a small, bumpy-looking planet.]
- Servo: Look! It's the MST3K logo!
- Joel: [aside] Uh, you're not supposed to know about that...
- Servo: Oh, uh... [whistles innocently.]
Video Release[]
- Commercially released on DVD by Shout! Factory in February 2009 as part of The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 14, a 4-DVD set with The Mad Monster, Final Justice, and Soultaker. This set has been out of print since 2016.
- The episode was subsequently reissued in September 2018 as part of Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Lost and Found Collection.
preceded by: Season 3 | MST3K Season 4 | followed by: Season 5 | ||||||
1992 - 1993 | ||||||||
401 | Space Travelers | 1992-06-06 | 409 | Indestructible Man | 1992-08-15 | 417 | Crash of Moons | 1992-11-28 |
402 | The Giant Gila Monster | 1992-06-13 | 410 | Hercules Against the Moon Men | 1992-08-22 | 418 | Attack of the the Eye Creatures | 1992-12-05 |
403 | City Limits | 1992-06-20 | 411 | The Magic Sword | 1992-08-29 | 419 | The Rebel Set | 1992-12-12 |
404 | Teenagers from Outer Space | 1992-06-27 | 412 | Hercules and the Captive Women | 1992-09-12 | 420 | The Human Duplicators | 1992-12-26 |
405 | Being from Another Planet | 1992-07-04 | 413 | Manhunt in Space | 1992-09-19 | 421 | Monster A-Go Go | 1993-01-09 |
406 | Attack of the Giant Leeches | 1992-07-18 | 414 | Tormented | 1992-09-26 | 422 | The Day the Earth Froze | 1993-01-16 |
407 | The Killer Shrews | 1992-07-25 | 415 | The Beatniks | 1992-11-25 | 423 | Bride of the Monster | 1993-01-23 |
408 | Hercules Unchained | 1992-08-01 | 416 | Fire Maidens of Outer Space | 1992-11-26 | 424 | Manos: The Hands of Fate | 1993-01-30 |