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MST3K 820 - Space Mutiny

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“ Did you sign Sherry's card? ”
- Mike & the Bots


The Movie[]

Main article: Space Mutiny (film)

A heroic space pilot helps the crew of a large generational ship stop the attempted mutiny by the ship's villainous chief of security. The pilot and the Commander’s daughter fall in love during the crisis.

The Episode[]

Host Segments[]

Spacemutiny3

Crow's a Bellerian

Opening: Crow and Tom think the encyclopedias that Mike has are a little dated.

Intro: Mike gets new encyclopedias, but the bots complain about missing information. In ancient Rome, Pearl, Bobo and Observer are thrown in jail under guard. Their attempts to recover Observer's brain so he can free them aren't successful.

Segment One: Mike tries to have tea in peace, but is interrupted by the bots fighting in the Hyper-Warp Escape Pods. Apparently they were in the hold, waiting for the crew to escape with. After Mike berates them, Gypsy comes crashing down in the last remaining escape pod.

MST3k Space Mutiny ships pic 4

The Bots post ship battle

Segment Two: Crow is a Bellerian. Or is he? Bobo attempts to free himself and the others, but fails.

Segment Three: In the spirit of the many safety railing-related deaths in the movie, Servo installs railings in case OSHA arrives for an inspection. He installs them completely at random, and Mike is not pleased.

End: Tom is buff, Crow is not, Pearl and Brain Guy escape jail when a guard accidentally gives back Observer's brain, and Bobo burns down Rome.

Stinger: David Ryder screams.

Spacemutiny

Bobo burns down Rome

Obscure References[]

  • "Like Pat Riley here."
Pat Riley is a former NBA player, former coach of the Los Angeles Lakers and Miami Heat, and the current team president of the Miami Heat. He is regarded as one of the greatest NBA coaches of all time, and known for having a severely slicked back hairstyle.
  • "Special effects by Industrial Light and Morons."
A reference to George Lucas' special effects house, Industrial Light & Magic (the footage in Space Mutiny is re-used from the original Battlestar Galactica TV series which Lucasfilm later threatened legal action due to the visual similarities.
  • "Da da dah dah LAME..."
To the tune of Johann Strauss' waltz "The Blue Danube" which was used in a docking scene in the movie 2001: A Space Odyssey.
  • "Sting, Debbie Reynolds, and God."
Gordon Matthew Thomas "Sting" Sumner is a musician with a slender build and close-cropped light-colored hair who Captain Devers somewhat resembles. Debbie Reynolds was an American actress with blonde hair and similar pixieish features to those of Cisse Cameron. Historically, depictions of God have often been of an older, bearded man similar to Commander Jansen.
  • "Kalgan, blow me away!"
A play on the classic advertising slogan for Calgon water softener, which was "Calgon, take me away!"
  • "Oi!"
Uttered after some lines by Captain Devers, this is a reference to a series of Energizer battery commercials in which Mark "Jacko" Jackson would scream "Oi!" at the camera. The captain and Jacko share similar hairstyles, and their accents (South African and Australian, respectively) can sound similar to Americans.
  • "John Waters!"
John Waters is a thinly-mustached filmmaker who first made a name for himself with intentionally offensive movies such as Pink Flamingos and later created such mainstream ventures as Hairspray.
  • "Drank too much Surge!"
Surge is a citrus-flavored, heavily caffeinated soft drink first produced in the 1990s by The Coca-Cola Company to compete with Pepsi's Mountain Dew.
  • "Death by snicker-snag!"
Snicker-snagging is a playground stunt where a bully pins his victim and dangles saliva over his face.[1]
  • "Without Metrecal, this would not be possible."
Metrecal is a discontinued brand of diet foods introduced in the early 1960s and intended as a meal replacement. In 1978, Metrecal and other similar products were pulled off shelves after the FDA connected 59 deaths, between late 1977 to early 1978, to liquid protein products.
  • "Mother Angelica Aerobics!"
Mother Angelica (1923-2016) was a Catholic nun best-known for being a television personality. She founded the international broadcast cable TV network Eternal Word Television Network (EWTN) and the radio network WEWN, both of which specialize in Catholic programming.
  • "You've got mail!"
America Online (AOL) is a web portal and online service provider that was popular in the mid-1990s and 2000s. The software would announce that users had email by displaying an open mailbox and playing a "You've got mail!" sound.
  • "Oh Gopher, are you lost?"
Burl "Gopher" Smith is the yeoman-purser on The Love Boat, played by Fred Grandy.
  • "I think I’ve got to report this. I really think I have to report this."
Spoken in the style of Dustin Hoffman's character Raymond from the 1988 movie Rain Man.
  • "This is less subtle than an Annie Sprinkle performance piece!"
Annie Sprinkle is a former pornographic actress and performance artist known for the overtly sexual content of her work.
  • "Shake it Ralph Macchio!"
Ralph Macchio is an American actor best known for his role of Daniel LaRusso in the Karate Kid franchise.
  • "Bennigan's, 1985!"
Bennigan's is a chain of Irish pub themed restaurants that was established in 1976. By the mid 1980s Bennigan's became known as a mid range "fern bar".
  • "Wow, it's like Nick and Nora Charles."
Created by Dashiell Hammett, Nick and Nora Charles are a fictional married couple who solve crimes and are known for their witty banter.
  • "She's got an armadillo in her trousers!"
A line from the 1984 movie This Is Spinal Tap.
  • "De-do-do-do, De-da-da-da....Is all I want to say to you!"
De Do Do Do, De Da Da Da is a 1980 song by The Police written and sung by their lead vocalist Sting.
  • "It's Kevorkian."
A doctor in the "Deep Freeze" area of the spaceship is surrounded by dead bodies wearing underwear and wrapped in plastic. He resembles the late Dr. Jack Kevorkian, the American doctor known for his advocacy of physician-assisted suicide.
  • "God I love Pac-Man."
Pac-Man is a popular video game created in Japan in 1980.
  • "He killed Mitch Gaylord!"
Mitch Gaylord is an American gymnast, actor, and Olympic gold medalist. In the 1984 Summer Olympics, Gaylord became the first American gymnast to score a perfect 10.00 in the Olympics.
  • "Whadd'ya got for me Rick Astley?"
The crew member accessing the computer resembles 1980's pop singer Rick Astley.
  • "RAWHIDE! RAWHIDE!"
As the automatic sliding door opens, it sounds like the crack of a whip. A whip crack is heard in the opening theme song to the 1960s TV western Rawhide.
  • "Hey, how about some sugar for Sting and Dolph here?"
Dolph Lundgren is a Swedish actor with a large muscular build and blonde hair who played a number of roles in action films including Rocky IV and Masters of the Universe.
  • "Stupid Buddhist monk. The Vietnam war has been over for hundreds of years."
This is in reference to the act of self immolation by Thích Quảng Đức. This riff reflects a common misconception that this was done in protest of the Vietnam War, but was in fact in protest of anti-Buddhist policies of the then-current president Ngo Dinh Diem prior to a successful coup to remove him.
  • "Not since the Fuzzy Zoeller-Lee Trevino collision of 1974 has there been such a horrible golf cart accident."
Fuzzy Zoeller and Lee Trevino are professional golfers who were most prominent during the 1970s and 80s.
  • "Push on, mighty Cushman!"
Cushman is a manufacturer of vehicles for industrial and personal use, such as street sweepers and three-wheelers.
  • "The Honeymooners!"
The explosions of the Pirate fleet upon missile impact reminded Tom Servo of the fireworks seen as part of the opening titles of the 1950s sitcom The Honeymooners starring Jackie Gleason and Art Carney.
  • "They woke up The Oak Ridge Boys!"
The Oak Ridge Boys are a country music quartet, famous for their 1981 hit "Elvira".
  • "Sounds like Kitaro fell asleep on his keyboard."
Kitarō (aka Masanori Takahashi) is a Japanese keyboardist, regarded by many as a pioneer in the New Age music movement.
  • "A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"
One of Richard III's famous quotes from William Shakespeare's play Richard III, in which Richard is typically portrayed as limping and/or walking with the aid of a cane. This line comes from near the end of the play when Richard is attempting to flee a losing battle.
  • "Ho ho, ho!"
  • "Finally, Christmas comes to Santa."
  • "Mrs. Kringle and I have an understanding."
  • "Wanna see me shake like a bowl full of jelly?"
  • "Someone DID leave a cookie out for me!"
  • "I am a right jolly old elf."
  • "Let me just check you twice, dear."
These are various references to the commander of the Southern Sun, who bears some resemblance to Santa Claus. Some of these riffs make reference to Clement Clarke Moore's poem "A Visit from St. Nicholas".
  • "So, this takes place at the Anheuser-Busch brewery...?"
Anheuser-Busch is a major brewer of beer founded by Eberhard Anheuser and Adolphus Busch in the 1860s. Anheuser-Busch breweries have often been used for film and television when an industrial setting is needed.
  • "I must say!" / "If I do say so myself!"
Reference to Martin Short's character Ed Grimley who has hair that sticks up in front.
  • "Into a nice sitz bath."
A sitz bath is a form of hydrotherapy, which uses water to relive pains and ailments.
  • "Recommended by top breeders."
This is a tagline used by the makers of Pedigree dog food until 2007.
  • "Any second, Lea's gonna jump on her Big Wheel and give chase."
The Big Wheel is a children's tricycle, popular in the mid-1970s into the 1980s. In 2003, the Big Wheel was re-introduced to the American marketplace under new ownership.
  • "He made a bomb out of soap and Paco Rabanne."
Paco Rabanne is a perfume made by the Spanish fashion designer of the same name.
  • "Graphics by Kenner."
Kenner was an American manufacturer of toys (primarily action figures) whose heyday came during the late 1970s until the mid-1980s.
  • "Herve Villechaize's Death Car!"
Said of the diminutive and not terribly intimidating Enforcer vehicles. Hervé Villechaize (1943-1993) was a little person actor perhaps best-known for his roles as Tattoo on the original run of the television show Fantasy Island and as Nick Nack in the James Bond film The Man with the Golden Gun. At one time, it was common for traveling carnivals/sideshows to claim to be exhibiting the "death car" of famous criminals who had been killed in or around their vehicles, e.g. Bonnie & Clyde. The legitimacy of these exhibitions was questionable.
  • "Toro! Toro! These things are made by Toro!"
"Toro" is Spanish for "bull". Bullfighters (aka matadors) will often use the word as a taunt or a call to attract the bull's attention and get them to charge. It also refers to Toro, a manufacturer of lawnmowers and other lawn maintenance equipment.

Callbacks[]

  • "Guard! Guard! Sick man!" (Red Zone Cuba)
  • During the host segments, Pearl asks a guard for moisturizer in a manner similar to that used by the prisoners in Red Zone Cuba.

Behind-the-Scenes[]

MST3K Cast[]

regular cast

Guest cast

MST3K Crew[]

  • TBD
  • TBD

Notes[]

  • Unusual Credits: The fire can be heard spreading underneath the music.
  • The many nicknames given to Dave Ryder is a gag developed from a smaller running gag during Episode #524. The earliest occurrence may have been the Season 2 opener, where Hugh O'Brian is spontaneously described as "Dirk Squarejaw".
  • This episode marks the final appearance of the Ancient Rome setting, where the Mads made their escape from imprisonment and Bobo accidentally burns it down.
  • Ranked 2nd in the Top 100 Episodes as chosen by backers of the Bring Back MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 campaign. It was the highest-ranked episode of the Sci-Fi Channel era, and the highest-ranked episode starring Mike overall.
  • This was intern Todd Severson's first episode.
  • This episode aired first during Turkey Day '13, fifth during Turkey Day '16, and first during Turkey Day '19.

Video Releases[]

References[]

  1. ↑ [https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=snicker-snag "snicker snag" at the Urban Dictionary
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