“ | Don't mop under the psycho. | ” |
- Crow T. Robot |
The Movie[]
- Main article: City on Fire (film)
Synopsis[]
A disgruntled civil servant sets fire to an oil refinery, setting off a blaze which engulfs an entire city. Firefighters and emergency responders try to mitigate the damage.
The Episode[]
Host Segments[]
Prologue: The Mads get a letter informing them that their grant money has been terminated, because they no longer qualify as mad scientists... merely "mildly peeved researchers."
Segment One: Servo and Crow trick Joel into looking into a phony telescope, which leaves him with a black eye. (This segment appears on the MST3K Scrapbook tape.)
Segment Two: Joel invents a new anti-theft device for purses, called "Hell in a Hand Bag." Joel demonstrates it on Crow, much to Servo's delight.
Segment Three: Joel & the Bots perform a military cadence. (A portion of this segment appears on the MST3K Scrapbook tape.)
Segment Four: Gypsy informs Joel and Crow that she's spent the entire day designing newsletters. Joel displays Gypsy's creations: the Satellite News, the Fan Club Certificate (suitable for framing) and the Fan Club Membership Card. Joel points out that they are available by writing to the MST3K Fan Club.[1]
Notes[]
- In this episode, the movie begins immediately after the first scene with the Mads. There is no appearance from the SOL crew or a Movie Sign before the movie starts.
Obscure References[]
- "James Franciscus as a monk."
The Franciscans are an 800 year old order of Catholic monks found by Francis of Assisi.
- "Thank you and don't call me Shirley"
After a long career of action films, dramas, and science-fiction movies, Leslie Nielsen became established as a comedy lead. This line is from Airplane!, the 1980 film that first showcased him as a comedy actor.
- "She's nothing without Alex Karras."
Susan Clark was married to actor and former professional football player Alex Karras. In the 1980s they played a husband and wife on the popular sitcom Webster.
- "I'm Servo. Now that I'm dead, don't smoke."
In a posthumously-aired, anti-smoking PSA that actor Yul Brynner filmed shortly before his death from lung cancer, he said, "Now that I'm gone, I tell you... don't smoke." One of Brynner's notable physical characteristics was his completely bald head.
- "They've got the Keystone Kops putting out the fire!"
The Keystone Kops was a series of silent comedy movies about bumbling policemen.
References[]
preceded by: -- | MST3K Season K | followed by: Season 1 | ||||||
1988 - 1989 | ||||||||
K00 | The Green Slime | Not aired | K08 | Gamera vs Guiron | 1989-01-08 | K16 | City on Fire | 1989-03-19 |
K01 | Invaders from the Deep | 1988-11-24 | K09 | Phase IV | 1989-01-15 | K17 | Time of the Apes | 1989-04-02 |
K02 | Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars | 1988-11-24 | K10 | Cosmic Princess | 1989-01-22 | K18 | The Million Eyes of Sumuru | 1989-05-07 |
K03 | Star Force: Fugitive Alien II | 1988-11-27 | K11 | Humanoid Woman | 1989-01-29 | K19 | Hangar 18 | 1989-05-14 |
K04 | Gamera vs Barugon | 1988-12-04 | K12 | Fugitive Alien | 1989-02-05 | K20 | The Last Chase | 1989-05-21 |
K05 | Gamera | 1988-12-11 | K13 | SST- Death Flight | 1989-02-19 | K21 | The "Legend of Dinosaurs" | 1989-05-28 |
K06 | Gamera vs Gaos | 1988-12-18 | K14 | Mighty Jack | 1989-02-26 | |||
K07 | Gamera vs Zigra | 1988-12-31 | K15 | Superdome | 1989-03-12 |