The Movie
Synopsis
A beefy blonde named Cabot and his oily friend Watney are teleported by a rose quartz because The Elder (he has no name, just "The Elder") thinks that Xeno, the Priest (Palance), has eyes for the throne. Cabot cares nothing for such intrigue, just for the Princess. The Elder is wrong, though; it's the Queen who wants the throne for her own. Watney is seduced by the Queen to implicate Cabot in the murder of the King. Cabot and his platinum blonde midget friend escape off into the desert, where they free a slave girl and are just as quickly captured by a bounty hunter. The Princess is forced, meanwhile, by the Queen to fight The Leather Women.[1]
Information
- This film was based on the long-running but controversial series of Gor novels by John Norman. [1]
- The main character's name "Cabot" is spoken more than 55 times in the opening 10 minutes alone, mostly by his friend Watney.[2]
The Episode
Host Segments
Obscure References
- "It's Doc Savage!"
Doc Savage was a popular pulp-fiction hero of the 1930s.
- I came here to kick ass and chew bubblegum, and I'm all out of ass!"
A parody of a line from the 1988 movie They Live.
- A whole chapter on "Tango & Cash"!
Tango & Cash was a 1989 action film starring Sylvester Stallone and Kurt Russell, with Jack Palance playing the villain.
Notes
This episode won the 1993 Peabody Award for Outstanding Quality Programming.