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MST3K 601 - Girls Town

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“ The music that rocked America… gently to sleep. ”
- Mike


The Movie[]

Main article: Girls Town (film)

A rebellious young woman is sent to a Catholic reform school when she becomes a suspect in her boyfriend's death.

The Episode[]

Host Segments[]

Girlstownhost

The SOL prepare for Dr. F's big announcement

Prologue: The Satellite of Love crew prepares for Dr. F’s big announcement. Mike is wearing his tuxedo jumper, and Crow has gotten The Power Steves, a less-than-enthusiastic polka band.

Segment One: Dr. Forrester unveils the Umbilicus with a pompous speech, as TV's Frank tries not to go to sleep. Gypsy is part of the link and she is troubled about it. But the Umbilicus at this stage has some "technical difficulties".

Frankconnectors

TV's Frank has trouble with the Umbilicus

Segment Two: Tom "scats" like Mel Tormé until Mike and Crow have had enough. It doesn't take long, and so Mike and Crow begin a long system of containment to end the scatting, which ends before it can be enacted when commercial sign hits.

Segment Three: While Mike explains the honor system to Crow, Tom scarfs down all the honor system candy. He looks rather grotesque when he is finished.

Mikedrawing

Mike & the Bots design the women of the future

Segment Four: The crew discusses how fads alter the idea of the perfect woman’s figure. They decide to design their own perfect woman of the future. Wings, Mexican tiles, huge eyelids, and power take-off are part of what go into their design.

Segment Five: Mike and the Bots joyfully send a cream pie down Gypsy's mouth so it can surprise Dr. F when the Umbilicus finally works the way its supposed to.

Stinger: "You tell that boy to go home right now, or I’ll call the police!"

Obscure References[]

  • "Let's get you to Letterman's house."
A reference to Margaret Mary Ray, a woman who was convicted of stalking David Letterman.
  • "Tonight, on Viper!"
A reference to the TV series Viper, whose hero drove a Dodge Viper with high-tech weapons capabilities.
  • "Gigaaa-aaantor!"
Mike is singing the theme song from Gigantor, one of the earliest anime series to be broadcast in the United States.
  • "Oh, and Benny Hill comes over and chases us around every now and then."
British comedian Benny Hill's show often included scenes of him chasing or being chased by scantily-clad women.
  • "Uh oh, Romulans!"
The hairstyle of the two girls who enter the room resembles that of the Romulans from Star Trek.
  • "Oh, hello, daaaahling."
Servo is doing an impression of Zsa Zsa Gabor.
  • "This is longer than In-A-Gadda-Da Vita."
In its unedited form, the Iron Butterfly song "In-A-Gadda-Da-Vita" is just over 17 minutes long.
  • "Well, you're a cookie full of arsenic and I'd like to take a bite out of you, too!"
A reference to a famous line from Sweet Smell of Success.
  • "Aikman slips out of the pocket and he's a cupcake!"
A reference to former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Troy Aikman.
  • "It's John Waters!"
John Waters is a filmmaker with a thin mustache who first made a name for himself with intentionally offensive movies such as Pink Flamingos.
  • "I know who you are, I saw what you did..."
A reference to the 1965 movie I Saw What You Did.
  • "Well, then is *Geddy* Lee there?"
Geddy Lee is the lead singer, bassist and keyboardist of the Canadian progressive rock band Rush.
  • "Dick Contino looks like Dick Francis!"
Dick Francis was a British mystery writer and former jockey.
  • "Joe Jackson!"
Joe Jackson is a British pop musician best known for his 1982 hit "Steppin' Out".
  • "Kind of a Dirty Larry and Crazy Murray here!"
A reference to the 1974 movie Dirty Mary, Crazy Larry.
  • "Must... do... Christina's World!"
An allusion to the Andrew Wyeth painting Christina's World.
  • "Meanwhile, at the Hotel New Hampshire..."
A reference to the novel and movie The Hotel New Hampshire.
  • "My mother! *slap* My sister!"
A reference to the climactic scene from the movie Chinatown in which Faye Dunaway's character gives conflicting information about her relationship to another character while being slapped.
  • "The Rock in Betty Lou's Pantyhose!"
A play on the movie The Gun in Betty Lou's Handbag.
  • "That move is pure Emma Peel!"
Emma Peel is the name of Diana Rigg's character on the 1960s British TV series The Avengers. Peel is skilled at unarmed combat.
  • "Cantinflas!"
Cantinflas was a Mexican comedian.
  • "Hey, Sister C, this is Father Dowling. Say, is David Doyle..."
Father Dowling is the protagonist of Father Dowling Mysteries.
  • "And down goes Blaze!"
American Gladiators is an American game show with colorfully named "gladiators" (Blaze, Laser, Turbo, etc.) competing against contestants in feats of physical prowess.  One competition is "the Joust", which involves trying to knock each other off a bridge with pugil sticks.

Callbacks[]

Behind-the-Scenes[]

MST3K Cast[]

Regular cast

Guest cast

MST3K Crew[]

TBD

Notes[]

  • This episode aired twelfth during Turkey Day '94. The film's star Mamie Van Doren introduced the episode alongside Adam West. In addition, it also aired 41st during the 1995 Midnight MST Summer Countdown, where it ranked 16th.

Video releases[]

Girlstowndvd

MST3K DVD Cover

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