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THE CREEPY GIRL SONG :D
Another shining gold host segment for Kevin Murphy's Tom Servo. Just wonderful.
"The first E is for, uh, well, I don't really know, but the second E is more of a grammatical thing, because otherwise, it would be 'Crepy Girl,' and where would that leave us?"
Meanwhile, on the launch date of MTV...
Context: a woman shows up with her band out of nowhere and decides that they have to perform a song to save a bunch of relationships that could go sour.
Crow's riff: "Hey, it's Gloria Estefan and the Catalina Deus Ex Sound Machina!"
That is an incredibly dense joke with five layers, and another reason as to why I love this show so much. Best riff of the episode, and one of the very best riffs of the series. Just incredible.
"YA GOT ME!"
I don't get any of this, so... there IS that.
I could live to be a thousand, and I would never get tired of the comedic chemistry of Trace Beaulieu and Frank Conniff as Dr. Forrester and TV's Frank.
Those Dean Martin and Jerry Lewis voices, OH MY GAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAWD.
[as the silly agent identifies himself]
Goofy guy: "Fingers O'Toole."
Tom Servo: "F.B.I., Pratfall Division."
Bless this ridiculous show forever.
That brings Catalina Caper to an incoherent and waterlogged end!
Up next in the MST3K Turkey Day Marathon is a personal favorite of mine, The Horror of Party Beach!
And now that I think about it, those are two films that really needed a crossover installment: The Horror of Party Beach Versus the Fools of Catalina Caper...
How could you NOT love Servo as a Gyuto monk achieving transcendence?
(Or at least using his speakers to pull a fast one on Mike?)
Mike celebrates Flavia's assessment of him: "She thinks I'm average-looking! :D "
I feel seen here.
REAL TALK: Mike and the 'Bots bust on this soundtrack a lot, but honestly?
I'm loving the music of the Del-Aires here. I'm a sucker for that surf rock sound, so...
[shrugs]
Also, it bears noting that I LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE this episode, The Horror of Party Beach.
At the end of Season 8, Space Mutiny, Time Chasers, and Overdrawn at the Memory Bank haul in a bunch of praise, and deservedly so (Space Mutiny is my fourth favorite episode behind The Final Sacrifice, Mitchell, and Jack Frost), but The Horror of Party Beach deserves to have its praises sung among those more celebrated episodes.
Crow using a goofy voice on the stupid monster design: "Is there anyone who enjoys pickles as much as I do? D'oh-oh!"
FIRST ROUND K.O.
Crow on the song Wigglin' Wobblin': "I think what they're really trying to say here is 'whoa whoa whoa whoa whoa.' "
Servo: "But you're missing the underlying message, which is 'wiggle wiggle wobble wobble!' "
Love these goobers forever.
[as bikers attempt to use their leader as a human battering ram in a fight]
Crow: "Hey, I don't think this is a good idea, guys. Let's think about this, no, d-don't don't- OWWW MY NECK IS BROKEN"
freaking LOVE this :D
[fully intends to laugh forever at this]
This moment NEVER fails to make me laugh like a damn fool.
[as hero looks disgustedly at the ocean]
Mike: "I sure hope that's a Clark bar."
me: [chokes on drink]
This TV news guy yells about "HUMAN BEANS", and that's somehow funnier than ANY riff these guys could come up with.
I hope you had "FLAT TIRE" on your Doomed Characters in a Horror Movie Bingo Card.
The Del-Aires, singing: "You're not a summer love..."
Crow, singing: "You are a summer sausage..."
Mike as the heavily-dubbed Elaine: "I'd say something, but the guy who dubs me is on break."
All terrific, this damn episode.
[as drunks get kicked out of a club]
Servo: "I just thought 'all-nude' was a dress code!"
Also, what's going on with that sign, "Albert Vitti Permittee"?
If you're going to play a drinking game with this episode, don't use the word "sodium" as part of the game.
Livers were not made to take that kind of abuse.
I could see myself getting a lot of mileage out of this "be right back" image.
[watches as the film transitions hard from day to night between shots]
HOT DAMN, but the sun sinks like a stone near Party Beach...
There's a great end credit gag that draws attention to how the Sodium song contained only word: "sodium."
"Lyric by Bill Corbett"
Freaking LOVE that. :D
The saga of the MST3K Turkey Day Marathon continues with the Season 13 premiere and the dawn of the Gizmoplex era: Santo in the Treasure of Dracula!
Pearl Forrester inviting her granddaughter to a showing of the first-ever MST3K experiment at the Gizmoplex is MY HEART.
Girl: "Good night, Uncle."
Jonah: "FIRST, WE WRESTLE!"
Tom Servo: "BODYSLAM!"
Crow: "Good night, random child."
Jonah: "And dream of earless silver-faced demons."
It's not so much that the show's still got it; it's that the show never lost it. Funny as hell, even after all these years.
Jonah's L7 riff!
This show's reference pool never ceases to amaze me...
Crow: "First rule of real estate: echolocation, echolocation, echolocation!"
Just the greatest, folks.
Crow with a Mister T reference in 2022 Anno Domini.
And it's *brilliant.*
That's so wrong that it loops right back around to *so* right.
This host segment where Crow and Servo cut kind and complimentary wrestling promos on each other is an instant classic, a good-hearted gem of a sketch. Deliriously cheerful and goofy, as MST3K *should* be.
Crow: "I bet he smells like grass after the rain!"
Servo: "I ADMIRE YOU AND THE VALUES YOU STAND FOR, BROTHER!"
Mean Jonah: "This is too much! Save it for the ring, fellas!"
YESSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSSS :D
THAT STRONG BAD REFERENCE
Jonah: "I told you, Santo, you can't run back the odometer by driving backwards!"
That's the key to the show: silly jokes that absolutely take the dignity away from whatever the current scene is doing while making it more infinitely watchable. And this season does that beautifully.
The Turkey Day celebration of all things MST3K continues with Beyond Atlantis, the episode that introduces us to the riffing strengths of Emily Marsh as Emily Connor, Kelsey Ann Brady as Crow, Conor McGiffin as Servo, and Yvonne Freese as GPC 2.0!
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@quasirealSmiths SOME MOTHERCRABBER SET A TRAP
Said a man with a straight face.
@optiMSTie i didn't keep up with live shows or anything so this was my first exposure to Emily and i was super skeptical when they announced this season with the whole "alternate host" thing (Law and Order Criminal Intent Jeff Goldblum flashbacks) but holy hell if she didn't win me over immediately with her enthusiasm
@quasirealSmiths I caught her as part of the sketches for the one live show, but not the riffing, but sakes alive, she came into the show FIERCELY with her whole crew. It's honestly really impressive AND thrilling to watch, and the show's richer for that dynamic.
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🐈@quasirealSmiths @optiMSTie which episode should I watch first.. haven't seen any of the new shows and id like to start out on a good note.. iv heard the first 2 episodes were meh
@tramtrist @quasirealSmiths If you're going for the Gizmoplex era with Season 13, you could honestly go with either Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (Jonah's team) or Beyond Atlantis (Emily's team).
And although I don't know who you've heard that from, I've been loving the entirety of Season 13!
Seasons 11 and 12 could have slight inconsistencies with some eps stronger than others, but S13 has been uniformly strong. Really hard to go wrong there!