Mystery Science Theater 3000: C/D, S/D.

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To address the initial question... The show itself: classic. The legions of dorks who subsequently thought they were hip and clever for quipping during movies: dud.

― Prude (Prude), Sunday, 11 January 2004 18:44 (twenty years ago) link

"Good? He'th the BETHT!"

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Sunday, 11 January 2004 19:00 (twenty years ago) link

Yes, that was a slam on the dorkiness of the film's stereotypical gay character, not a reflection of homophobia on the part of any of MST3K's creators. The only peeve I have is the sometimes too-obvious pointing-out of whenever two males are in even remotely close proximity of each other, usually accompanied by exaggerated scoffing by the 'bots.

I think Servo was, um... that word I no longer use but everyone applied to David Beckham... long before we coined the term. Don't know if that means Kevin Murphy was this rumored "gay one" on the staff. I remember way back when how Joel's sexuality came into question occasionally. In any case, I usually got the vibe that they were more riffing on people's fear of homosexuality than slamming gayness itself.

Still, even San Francisco International has that out-of-the-blue "Well, hell-O, I just have to sah-shay across the airport, I'll be back, bye!"

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:34 (twenty years ago) link

Don't know if that means Kevin Murphy was this rumored "gay one" on the staff.

As he's married as well, that would be an interesting situation.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:35 (twenty years ago) link

... Mike?

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:36 (twenty years ago) link

haha, Eric, I just really wanted to quote Pod People (the worst I'd accuse Mst of is painfully unfunny evils once Trace and Frank left). Cuz if "Hear The Engines Roll Now" got any more soul they would have had to order out for greens.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:37 (twenty years ago) link

... Mike?

...is married to Bridget Jones.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:38 (twenty years ago) link

Cuz if "Hear The Engines Roll Now" got any more soul they would have had to order out for greens.

I absolutely loved it when Bob Fingerman quoted a hunk of the song in an issue of Minimum Wage. Beautiful stuff.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:39 (twenty years ago) link

I know... actually I think no one on the staff is gay, even Mary Jo. Just remarkably cool.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:40 (twenty years ago) link

"It STINKS."

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:41 (twenty years ago) link

"Morrissey songs on the radio!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:41 (twenty years ago) link

"...what is this, white reggae?"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:41 (twenty years ago) link

She'll be yours, mind, soul and BODY.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:42 (twenty years ago) link

Trumpy, you can do STUPID things!

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:43 (twenty years ago) link

he died as he lived, with his mouth wide open.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:44 (twenty years ago) link

And of course what I believe was the first appearance of that well-used word:

"HUZZAH!"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:47 (twenty years ago) link

woah, I can't believe I've been thinking about all the crazy crap in that film but I forgot all about "HUZZAH!"

I did not forget the image of man exploring his territory however.

― Anthony Miccio (Anthony Miccio), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:50 (twenty years ago) link

Making fun of the Renaissance Festival = classic. Many drama students I knew worked there and, um... tended to take their character home with them too often.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 12 January 2004 02:51 (twenty years ago) link

ARGH. I feel your pain, Eric -- my hatred for SCA/RenFesters resulted from having two roommates in UCLA days who were addicts. At first I sorta thought it was charming. Near the end, despite my open and happy addiction to Tolkien remaining strong, I realized when charming became something wrong and to be avoided. And ever since then, I have.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 03:03 (twenty years ago) link

Heh, meanwhile, here's a treasure of a remark on Space Munity from one of the user comments:

Still it was better than Pitch Black.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 03:07 (twenty years ago) link

having watched Mitchell again recently, I think the greatest line ever is now "Word on the street is that you're a jerk."

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 12 January 2004 03:14 (twenty years ago) link

Just pondering Coleman Francis, who gives Ed Wood a run I'm sure for having a moderately interesting vision (in Francis' case, masculinity and a sort of clueless nod to Hawksian group dynamics) and repeatedly shooting himself in the foot.

"Flag on the moon, how'd it get there?" is just as paradoxically telling and dunderheaded as "The horror. The horror."

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 12 January 2004 03:16 (twenty years ago) link

(MITCHELL x-post)

"Oh a spot in the shade!" (*crash*) "oop!"

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 12 January 2004 03:16 (twenty years ago) link

"I got soap, I got dog poopie!"

Don't get me started on the Coleman Francis films.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 03:41 (twenty years ago) link

"Why is it that all the men I meet are married, gay, or being strangled by a giant octopus?"

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 12 January 2004 03:45 (twenty years ago) link

"The director's vision: lots of shots of things."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 03:46 (twenty years ago) link

"That squares my breasts!"

― nate detritus (natedetritus), Monday, 12 January 2004 04:03 (twenty years ago) link

Such a good line you've said it twice!

"That squares my breasts!"

-- Nate Patrin (natepatrin550...), May 25th, 2003.

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 04:09 (twenty years ago) link

"you know, as an actor, merlon olsen really hadn't found his instrument yet."

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 12 January 2004 04:14 (twenty years ago) link

"we're going to control the ghetto you and i, young man."

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 12 January 2004 04:15 (twenty years ago) link

"cedar lattice: works every time!"

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 12 January 2004 04:17 (twenty years ago) link

"WHAT are you doing, Mitchell?"

"Want it in a commemorative glass? They got Dick Butkus on 'em."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 04:18 (twenty years ago) link

"Yeah, well, for you beer is an entree."

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 12 January 2004 04:21 (twenty years ago) link

"Oh look, they're using the light rock instead of the grunge sound for this scene."

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 12 January 2004 04:29 (twenty years ago) link

"beer got a litle excited"
"that's okay, we can just cuddle"

― fiddo centington (dubplatestyle), Monday, 12 January 2004 04:31 (twenty years ago) link

"There won't be a soul around for miles!"
"I'm not bringing mine!"

― Sengai, Monday, 12 January 2004 04:38 (twenty years ago) link

"I reproduced asexually while I was out."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 04:50 (twenty years ago) link

"Mobsters laughin', really smilin', a man selling herion..."

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:02 (twenty years ago) link

I've always wondered about that reference, what's the exact song they're riffing on?

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:03 (twenty years ago) link

"The director's vision: lots of shots of things."

Or: "Now here the director's beginning to lose control of his film. This is characteristic of many young directors: too many ideas. Or, in this case... none at all."

I use this one all the time.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:03 (twenty years ago) link

Y'know. MST3K could use a "parsing" thread like the Christgau one.

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:04 (twenty years ago) link

"Taster's Choice, the final chapter."

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:04 (twenty years ago) link

I've always wondered about that reference, what's the exact song they're riffing on?

It's Chicago's "Saturday in the Park."

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:05 (twenty years ago) link

"You said 'bowling ball' earlier -- what was that about?"

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:05 (twenty years ago) link

"DON'T. EVER. STEP. ON. MY. LINES. KID."

― M Matos (M Matos), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:07 (twenty years ago) link

It's Chicago's "Saturday in the Park."

Thank you! One mystery less. :-)

"Buzz off."
"Huh?"
"Buzz off, HUH!"
"No you buzz off!"
"AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA!"

(That exchange was also of course the source of the 'tonight on Crossfire' reference I used a little while ago on a Fiddo/Aja exchange.)

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:10 (twenty years ago) link

BABY OIL?!?!?! ARRRGGGHHHH!!!!!!!

― Michael Daddino (epicharmus), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:17 (twenty years ago) link

"...what would your momma say?"
"She'd say, 'He's not mine! You can't prove it!'"

"I dunno. You got an airbrush on ya?"

― Ned Raggett (Ned), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:18 (twenty years ago) link

"its a wet TEACHER contest"

― Pablo Cruise (chaki), Monday, 12 January 2004 05:30 (twenty years ago) link

"We've never heard such great disco."

"The whole building just lost on Price is Right."

"My period!"

― Eric H. (Eric H.), Monday, 12 January 2004 06:12 (twenty years ago) link

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