MST3K K18 - The Million Eyes of Sumuru

K18 - The Million Eyes of Sumuru
Air/Release Date	May 7, 1989
Movie Director	Lindsay Shonteff
Year	1967
Cast	Frankie Avalon George Nader Shirley Eaton Klaus Kinski
Preceded by	K17 - Time of the Apes
Followed by	K19 - Hangar 18

The Movie

Main article: The Million Eyes of Sumuru (film)

Synopsis

A secret society of women use violence and seduction in an effort to overthrow the world's patriarchal power structure. They are opposed by American and British intelligence agents.

The Episode

Host Segments

Prologue: Joel, who was trapped outside in episode K17 - Time of the Apes, gets back inside the ship with some help from the Mads. Joel is a little upset, and the Bots apologize, sort of.

Segment One: Joel disciplines the Bots for locking him out of the SOL. Servo and Crow retaliate by locking up Gypsy.

Segment Two: Joel & the Bots host a game show, though their fact-checking skills appear to be weak. ("Who's buried in Grant's Tomb?" "The Blue Ridge Mountains!")

Segment Three: MST3K Unplugged! Joel & the Bots perform an acoustic version of the show's theme song.

Segment Four: Servo's mouth is broken, so Joel moves it for him when he needs to talk. The fan club address is read, and Joel announces that nearly 900 people have signed up so far.

Obscure References

• "No tickie, no shirtie." Repeated multiple times (and also used in the MST3K movie).

This is a reference to a stereotype about Chinese dry cleaners who would refuse to give a customer back their laundry if the customer didn't bring the ticket they were given when they brought the laundry in. The stereotype is derived from the notion that Chinese immigrants tended to add the suffix "-ie" (or "-ee") to English words.

• "This is a tough role for Frankie. He's working without a net."

A play on words, since Frankie Avalon starred in several popular beach movies with Annette Funicello. "Working without a net" is a phrase often employed to indicate that risks are being taken. It is derived from aerial acts, often performed in circuses.

Notes

• Servo only watches the first half of the movie, opting instead to "bake brownies for the Pinewood Derby."
• Apart from the opening credits, this is the last time Gypsy is seen during the KTMA era.
• This is only instance (to date) where the movie riffs itself. When Frankie inquires if he is supposed to sing, Joel chastises him, pointing out that riffing the movie is the job of the SOL crew.

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