“ | "Mmm, good, white, hearty white bread for white, white people!" | ” |
- Tom Servo |
“ | “He shot the bear in mid-standing ovation.” | ” |
- Mike |
The Short[]
Uncle Jim's Dairy Farm
Synopsis[]
Two siblings from the city visit their uncle's dairy farm for the summer. The children tour the farm's modern facilities, including milking machines. During a summer of hard work and healthy living, the boy gains enough strength to finally climb a rope. At the end of the summer, the city-dwellers return to the metropolis with their family, wiser and healthier for having spent their summer on their uncle's farm.
The Movie[]
- Main article: Bloodlust! (film)
Synopsis[]
A pair of couples get stranded on a remote island where they find themselves hunted by a deranged sportsman.
The Episode[]
Host Segments[]
Prologue: As Crow's therapist, Tom Servo probes into Crow's psyche with a series of deep and penetrating questions, and none of them are helpful.
Segment One: While Tom shows he hasn't heard of doctor/patient confidentiality, down in a newly-redecorated Deep 13, Dr. F prepares for the arrival of his mother. He has given the SOL crew pre-generated messages of praise to read out, but Pearl is more pleased to see Frank than her son. Gypsy loses her temper at the hypocritical charade and rants about Forrester's scripts. Mike and the Bots are shocked and surprised by Gypsy's uncharacteristic use of coarse language.
Segment Two: While Mike goes off to be Kenny G, Crow's fears that his "Veg'able" stand will never get any business prove to be unnecessary after a destructive jaunt by Tom Servo.
Segment Three: Mike and the Bots engage in some old-fashioned square dancing, but Crow's calls veer wildly between calm and oppressively doom-laden.
Segment Four: Crow ruins the SOL's Mystery Murder Dinner Party within 30 seconds ("I did it!").
Closing (Segment Five): Based on flimsy evidence, the Bots think Mike is hunting them like the evil Dr. Balleau from the movie. They set a trap when the unsuspecting human reads out letters, while Dr. F is left behind as his mom and Frank go out on the town.
Stinger: Tony gets an arrow in the stomach
MST3K cast[]
Regular cast
- Michael J. Nelson - Mike Nelson
- Trace Beaulieu - Crow T. Robot / Dr. Clayton Forrester
- Kevin Murphy - Tom Servo
- Frank Conniff - TV's Frank
- Jim Mallon - Gypsy
Guest cast
Trivia[]
- Mary Jo Pehl's first appearance as Pearl Forrester.
- According to Mike Nelson in The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Amazing Colossal Episode Guide, out of respect for Robert Reed, whose colon cancer and HIV-positive status both contributed to his death in 1992, the writers decided to hold back on easy references to his role in The Brady Bunch. It is only mentioned once during the entire show.
- The fiddle during the square dancing skit was performed off-camera by comedian Maria Bamford.
- This episode aired third during Turkey Day '18.
- Segment 2 is a call-back to segment 2 from Zombie Nightmare (which was not broadcast for the first time until a few months after this episode had aired).
- The redecorated Deep 13 first appeared in the previous episode, but the onscreen explanation for it is given here.
Callbacks[]
- "We didn't steal no bike neither." (Teen-Age Strangler)
- "Manos!"
Obscure References[]
- "After all... a boy's best friend is his mother!"
- This phrase Dr. Forrester is paraphrasing comes from a proverb of indeterminate origin. It became the title of a song written by Harry Miller and Joseph P. Skelley in 1883. It has since become most commonly associated with the character Norman Bates from Psycho (who had a complicated relationship with his mother).
- "All the commotion provokes a bullsnake!"
- Bullsnakes are nonvenomous, but they are very defensive snakes and will bite if provoked. They often take refuge in barns.
- "The Summer of My German Humiliation."
- The Summer of My German Soldier is a novel about an American girl who befriends an escaped German POW during World War II.
- "A very special Ziffel family reunion."
- A reference to the TV sitcom Green Acres, on which the Ziffel family treated a pig named Arnold as a member of the family.
- "Why, Uncle Jim's even enrolled them in the Posse Comitatus!"
- Posse Comitatus is an American white supremacist group. They spread a conspiracy-minded, anti-government, and anti-Semitic message in the name of white Christians. Many Posse members practice survivalism and played a role in the formation of the armed citizens' militias in the 1990s.
- "This is the Edvard Munch painting that wasn't stolen."
- Edvard Munch's most famous painting The Scream, which has been stolen several times. This is probably most directly referencing the theft of one version of the painting from the National Gallery in Oslo on the day the 1994 Winter Olympics began in Lillehammer, Norway.
- "This is exactly how Leakey found Lucy."
- Lucy is a fossilized hominid skeleton that was unearthed in Ethiopia in 1974. Despite what Tom suggests, Lucy was not discovered by anyone in the Leakey family. Louis had been dead for two years, and Mary was in Tanzania at the time.
- "This is the best Saul Bass title sequence ever!"
- Graphic designer Saul Bass is famous for designing movie title sequences, which often incorporated highly stylized or abstract animation.
- "I'll just go see what Isaac is doing on the lido deck."
- Referring to the bartender Isaac Washington on The Love Boat.
- "Wait, you forgot Tallulah Bankhead!"
- Tallulah Bankhead, primarily an actress of the stage, had one hit film—Alfred Hitchcock's Lifeboat.
- "Unfortunately, they landed on Bikini Atoll in 1947."
- Bikini Atoll, a coral reef in the Marshall Islands, was the location of 23 nuclear tests by the United States from 1946 to 1958.
- "Kicks just keep getting harder to find!"
- A line from the song "Kicks" by Paul Revere and the Raiders.
- "Sounds like James Galway's bringing up the rear."
- James Galway is an Irish classical musician.
- "Odd production of Blithe Spirit."
- Blithe Spirit is a Noel Coward play about a writer who is haunted by the ghost of his late wife.
- "They'll leave the light on."
- Mike is paraphrasing the advertising slogan for Motel 6: "We'll leave the light on for you."
- "And I'm still Victor Buono."
- Character actor Victor Buono is best remembered for playing the villain King Tut on the 1960s Batman TV show.
- "Heh... Rob and Laura's room!"
- Although they were married, Rob and Laura on The Dick Van Dyke Show were depicted sleeping in separate beds as it was considered too risqué at the time to show them sharing a bed.
- "The wall is covered with Issey Miyake clothing."
- Issey Miyake is a Japanese fashion designer.
- "This is one of Jeff Smith's weirder shows."
- Jeff Smith was the host of the cooking show The Frugal Gourmet.
- "Geez! Long before Peter Billingsley there was THIS guy."
- Peter Billingsley is best known for his iconic role as Ralphie from the holiday classic A Christmas Story.
- "There's no future, no future...
- Crow is quoting the Sex Pistols song "God Save the Queen".
- "I shouldn't have let Brian Epstein dress me."
- Brian Epstein was a British music entrepreneur who famously managed The Beatles.
- "Hey look up there! It's a coelacanth!"
- Coelacanths are an ancient species of fish thought to have died out 65 million years ago, until they were discovered in 1938 living in the West Indian Ocean.
- "Welcome to my production of Tru."
- Tru is a one-man play about Truman Capote.
- "During my Montclair Moment."
- A reference to an old advertising campaign for Montclair cigarettes.
- "It's called Captain Eo."
- Captain EO was a 3-D movie starring Michael Jackson that was shown at Disney theme parks during the 1980s and '90s.
- "Is that ALF on the wall in the background?"
- ALF was a 1980s sitcom about a wisecracking alien living with a suburban family.
- "Brian Benben!"
- Brian Benben starred on the HBO sitcom Dream On.
- "Bob Packwood goes a-courtin'."
- Oregon senator Bob Packwood's political career ended in the early 1990s due to a highly publicized sexual harassment scandal.
- "I think it's Charlie Callas!"
- Charlie Callas was a popular comedian during the 1970s, and was known for nervously chattering and making odd noises as part of his act.
- "This is The Osterman Weekend."
- The Osterman Weekend is a spy novel by Robert Ludlum. It was adapted into a critically derided film in 1983 which was directed by Sam Peckinpah.
- "Look at this... Lucas McCain's armoire!"
- Lucas McCain is the title character on the Western TV series The Rifleman.
- "A cave is not a home..."
- A parody of the Dionne Warwick song "A House Is Not a Home", which was later recorded by Luther Vandross.
Video Release[]
- Commercially released on VHS by Rhino Entertainment in March 2000, the episode was also released at the same time as a part of a 3-VHS set with The Creeping Terror and The Side Hackers.
- Commercially released on DVD by Rhino in November 2002 as part of The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 1, a 4-DVD set with The Skydivers, The Creeping Terror and Catalina Caper. The DVD release is a double-sided disc, with the MST version on one side and the un-MSTed movie on the other. The MST side includes a trailer for the original movie.
- The set was re-released in September 2015 by Shout! Factory.
- The DVD's special feature is the movie's original theatrical trailer.
- The set was re-released in September 2015 by Shout! Factory.
- Available for rent or purchase on Amazon's streaming service.
preceded by: Season 5 | MST3K Season 6 | followed by: Season 7 | ||||||
1994 - 1995 | ||||||||
601 | Girls Town | 1994-07-16 | 609 | The Skydivers | 1994-08-27 | 617 | The Sword and the Dragon | 1994-12-03 |
602 | Invasion USA | 1994-07-23 | 610 | The Violent Years | 1994-10-08 | 618 | High School Big Shot | 1994-12-10 |
603 | The Dead Talk Back | 1994-07-30 | 611 | Last of the Wild Horses | 1994-10-15 | 619 | Red Zone Cuba | 1994-12-17 |
604 | Zombie Nightmare | 1994-11-24 | 612 | The Starfighters | 1994-10-29 | 620 | Danger!! Death Ray | 1995-01-07 |
605 | Colossus and the Headhunters | 1994-08-20 | 613 | The Sinister Urge | 1994-11-05 | 621 | The Beast of Yucca Flats | 1995-01-21 |
606 | The Creeping Terror | 1994-09-17 | 614 | San Francisco International | 1994-11-19 | 622 | Angels Revenge | 1995-03-11 |
607 | Bloodlust | 1994-09-03 | 615 | Kitten with a Whip | 1994-11-23 | 623 | The Amazing Transparent Man | 1995-03-18 |
608 | Code Name: Diamond Head | 1994-10-01 | 616 | Racket Girls | 1994-11-26 | 624 | Samson vs. the Vampire Women | 1995-03-25 |