![]() ![]() I particularly like Tom’s call to scam a free casket and Mike’s bot abuse. MO this is an episode where the host segments outshine the movie. I do like the bots’ reaction at the end “They’ve hung his head up!” In answer to Sampo’s question on what the hey was going on, I took it as signs that Jenni really was crazy and some of those things were signs of/ figments of her insanity.Īt the risk of getting shouted down, I really didn’t care for the short, but it may have been a case of expectations–I really thought they would tee off on it, but it never takes off for me. Also, hard to imagine this scaring anyone, even in 1958. Plenty of good moments in this episode–I particularly like the guys’ reactions to the cuts back and forth from husband and wife when they seem like they are in separate dimensions–but I feel like this one never really gets any sustained momentum. That’s a pretty good summation of this film, or as Mike put it, “okay, you’ve established enough mood, lets move on to plot.” “It’s like they had two servings of tension they tried to stretch out for seven people.” So…some?” Honorable mention: “GET A BOX!” ![]() Barry Schulman, who renewed them one last time just before getting canned, gets a special mention in the credits. Andrea DuCane couldn’t do hair and makeup this episode (the only episode in season 9 where she didn’t) so Mary K. In front of the camera, Peggy Webber was in “Space Children.” Nicholson worked on too many MST3K movies to name. Cast and crew roundup: Executive producers Samuel Z. ![]() And the episode closes out with a little blast from the past: a forced perspective gag.I have to assume Kevin was boiling in that costume inside a costume.His “this must be a great place to work” comment is probably something they heard at BBI a lot. ![]() That’s Patrick in the closing bit as the delivery guy.Also note, right at the end of the sketch, Mike’s elbow accidentally(?) brushes against Servo’s head - and of course it immediately falls off.I particularly like the way Mike keeps screaming in horror as he carefully selects just the right golf club. Segment 3 is an all-time favorite, one of those Looney Tunes-style segments that works perfectly.Jenni disrobes down to her underwear at one point, and I think the movie was trying to titilate the audience a bit, but jeez-louise that is the least sexy bra ever.That’s Barb Tebben as the as operator at Coffins Etc.This may not be the worst print of a movie they ever riffed, but it’s up there.As I understand it, we are to believe that, in addition to the skulls evil hubby Eric was placing around the house, the ghost of Eric’s dead first wife was capable of conjuring up tangible, corporeal objects (see the skeleton in the wedding dress, which is clearly a physical object–though it is transparent as it runs around the garden) in revenge for what we assume was his murder of her? Last time around I wrote a long plea for somebody to explain the movie to me, and I got several good responses.And the segment is hilarious, a rare look at the world through the eyes of the bots. Again, another nice build for segment 1.So I think you can pretty much blame him for this movie. Alex Nicol, who plays unhinged gardener Mickey, was also the director.Fave riff from the short: “Thank goodness for the internal genitalia!”.The reaction by fans was overwhelmingly positive, with a lot of calls for more cartoons. The short is simply sublime, hilarious from start to finish.M&tB are still wearing their costumes as they enter the theater.I wonder why Pearl didn’t mention the short in her intro.The opening bit in the castle is one of those long-walk-for-a-little-bit gags, but I have to admit everybody’s costumes are pretty funny.Watch Mike as Servo explains his metamorphosis.Nice build on Servo in the opening segment kudos to whoever did it.This was the last episode of the show broadcast on Sci Fi Channel, January 31, 2004.This episode is featured on Shout’s Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Vol XXXI.Bill’s thoughts on the episode are here.The segments are hit and miss, but a couple of them are real classics. I wonder how it even came up that they would be able to use this cartoon. This is another one of those episode where the spectacularly funny short outshines some decent riffing on a drab, dull movie. ![]()
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