# Help me choose an MST3K episode to snag a skeptic **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [September 1, 2007, 7:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742 "2007-09-01T19:14:30Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![TubaDiva](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tubadiva/32/507_2.png) [@TubaDiva](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/TubaDiva)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/41 "2007-09-03T16:25:24Z")
Mr B Natural! [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/I8kH4XyWjq4/hqdefault.jpg "Mr B Natural Part 1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I8kH4XyWjq4) [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/KF5bY53jokQ/hqdefault.jpg "MST3K 319 Short Mr. B Natural Part:1") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KF5bY53jokQ) > **[Mr. B Natural](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mr._B_Natural)** > > Mr. B Natural is a short sponsored film produced in 1956 by Kling Film Productions for the C.G. Conn Company, directed by Phil Patton. It is also the name of the film's main character, played by Betty Luster. > The short was intended to be shown in classrooms and school assemblies to promote children's interest in learning a brass instrument. It fell into obscurity until it was satirized in an episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000 that first aired on November 30, 1991, after which it was celebra... It’s on Netflix too: [http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Mystery\_Science\_Theater\_3000\_Mr.\_B\_s\_Lost\_Shorts/70015599](http://www.netflix.com/Movie/Mystery_Science_Theater_3000_Mr._B_s_Lost_Shorts/70015599) That was originally paired with “War of the Colossal Beast.” You just can’t go wrong with a Bert I. Gordon film; any of those you might be able to find are so bad they’re great. I think it’s unavailable now (dangit!) but I laughed hysterically through “Indestructible Man.” I wish it was available on DVD. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/42 "2007-09-03T16:31:10Z")
[QUOTE=Captain\_C] I would start him off on some of the shorts. [/QUOTE] If you want to really hook your friend, I’d go with (if it’s commercially available) _War of the Colossal Beast_. Besides having one of the best lines ever (“No, I mean Glen _passed_ a truck on the highway!”), it opens with _the_ quintessential MST short–_Mr. B. Natural_ ! Second choice would be _Laserblast_ . It was the last one they did for Comedy Central, and no one was sure of the fate of the show, so they pulled out all the stops and gave us one of the funniest episodes ever! “You know, for my money, I can never get enought sheet cake!” “My God, if those pants give way, it’ll be like a piano exploding!” “Ah, those lovable Southern California ‘crackers’!” ---
**Author:** ![DeadlyAccurate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/ac91a4/32.png) [@DeadlyAccurate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/DeadlyAccurate)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 4:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/43 "2007-09-03T16:39:45Z")
[QUOTE=TubaDiva] I think it’s unavailable now (dangit!) but I laughed hysterically through “Indestructible Man.” I wish it was available on DVD. [/QUOTE] Indestructible Man is in the Vol. 11 box set. I just bought it last night at my local B&N. I’m sure we’ll be watching it tonight. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 7:43pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/44 "2007-09-03T19:43:09Z")
_Squirm!_ is a great intro movie, and it comes with the Spring short. “Uh uh! No springs!” ---
**Author:** ![vivalostwages](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/d07c76/32.png) [@vivalostwages](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/vivalostwages)\ **Post date:** [September 3, 2007, 8:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/45 "2007-09-03T20:00:17Z")
The second **Legend of Boggy Creek** that they skewered. I hadn’t laughed so hard in a long, long time. Think of the backwoods, a goofy and earnest group of people, and a hairy creature…Well, one hairy human and one Bigfootish creature. “I claim this land for Arkansas!” “God bless you, half-man half-pig.” “I’m gonna download Pong. It’ll take about seven hours.” ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 1:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/46 "2007-09-04T01:57:31Z")
I don’t think we should overlook ‘Track of the Moon Beast’. It features Johnny Longbow and the Band that sang ‘California Lady’ Johnny Longbow: "I know what you’re thinking. " Crow: “I’m boring and my slide show eats.” ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 2:02am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/47 "2007-09-04T02:02:42Z")
[QUOTE=want2know] …“No, I mean Glen _passed_ a truck on the highway!” … [/QUOTE] This is one of the all time best lines and never fails to crack me up because the mental picture is so very, very graphic… :eek: ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 2:32am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/48 "2007-09-04T02:32:17Z")
I want to second “War of the Collossal Beast.” Mr. B. Natural is just too much and the movie is hilarious too. “Squirm” is good too. HEY! Where’s **Candid Gamera**? ---
**Author:** ![Larry\_Borgia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/larry_borgia/32/156_2.png) [@Larry\_Borgia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Larry_Borgia)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 4:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/49 "2007-09-04T04:48:01Z")
By the way, for some reason they’re releasing a non-mst3k version of _Space Mutiny_ this week. ---
**Author:** ![Kat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/b19c9b/32.png) [@Kat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kat)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 4:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/50 "2007-09-04T04:58:08Z")
The first one that I saw was _Cave Dwellers_ and that sucked me in. Although _Mitchell_ is a good one, too. (“Joe Don Baker _is_ Mittens!”) ---
**Author:** ![Derleth](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/b9e5f3/32.png) [@Derleth](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Derleth)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 8:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/51 "2007-09-04T08:44:45Z")
_Prince of Space_ is my favorite by a long shot. It would be funny even without the commentary, but the commentary takes it to a whole new level. ---
**Author:** ![Kyla](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/eada6e/32.png) [@Kyla](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kyla)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 12:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/52 "2007-09-04T12:13:41Z")
I second _The Day the Earth Froze_. The square dancing scene to Joel (? I think it’s Joel, anyway) and the bots singing “You failed, you failed, you failed!” ad nauseum caused me to fall off the couch. _Mitchell_ is also a solid choice. What the hell is the name of the one with the giant grasshoppers? ---
**Author:** ![Hypno-Toad](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/h/b2d939/32.png) [@Hypno-Toad](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Hypno-Toad)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 12:25pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/53 "2007-09-04T12:25:53Z")
[QUOTE=Larry Borgia] By the way, for some reason they’re releasing a non-mst3k version of _Space Mutiny_ this week. [/QUOTE] My friend has a commercial copy of Space Mutiny that he somehow got long before MST got ahold of it. He told me to be grateful for all the stuff that got edited out of the MST version. The giant grasshoppers are in **The Begining of the End.** ---
**Author:** ![CandidGamera](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/candidgamera/32/2878_2.png) [@CandidGamera](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/CandidGamera)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 12:35pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/54 "2007-09-04T12:35:45Z")
[QUOTE=Hypno-Toad] I want to second “War of the Collossal Beast.” Mr. B. Natural is just too much and the movie is hilarious too. “Squirm” is good too. HEY! Where’s **Candid Gamera**? [/QUOTE] CandidGamera has the weekend off! My two favorites for indoctrination are Final Sacrifice and Space Mutiny. Cave Dwellers and Pod People are also excellent choices. ---
**Author:** ![sqweels](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f19dbf/32.png) [@sqweels](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/sqweels)\ **Post date:** [September 4, 2007, 3:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/55 "2007-09-04T15:17:58Z")
[QUOTE=Not A Tame Lion] What? No love for _The Day The Earth Froze_? That shit had me rolling with laughter. [/QUOTE] That’s the one I was trying to think of! “Let’s go surfing now, even Sven is learning how…” My other favorite is _Catalina Caper_. Best line: (Guy puking over side of boat. Guy with transistor radio to his ear bumps into him) “Hey, you got puke on my radio” “Yeah, well you got radio in my puke!” ---
**Author:** ![Terrorcotta](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/dbc845/32.png) [@Terrorcotta](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terrorcotta)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 11:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/56 "2007-09-05T11:21:12Z")
[QUOTE=Hypno-Toad] The giant grasshoppers are in **The Begining of the End.** [/QUOTE] Well, duh! Who can resist the terror of grasshoppers walking up a postcard of Chicago? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Miskatonic](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mr.miskatonic/32/310_2.png) [@Mr.Miskatonic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Miskatonic)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 1:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/57 "2007-09-05T13:55:28Z")
[QUOTE=sqweels] That’s the one I was trying to think of! “Let’s go surfing now, even Sven is learning how…” [/QUOTE] “Nice boat. Whaddya do, carve it out of a tree?” “SHUT UP!!” “What the hell’s a Sampo?” ---
**Author:** ![Kokopilau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Kokopilau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kokopilau)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 2:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/58 "2007-09-05T14:22:30Z")
[QUOTE=Mr. Miskatonic] “Nice boat. Whaddya do, carve it out of a tree?” “SHUT UP!!” “What the hell’s a Sampo?” [/QUOTE] “Are you with the bride, or the failure?” ---
**Author:** ![MacTech](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/c0e974/32.png) [@MacTech](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MacTech)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/59 "2007-09-05T14:44:51Z")
“Experiments” Time of the Apes Laserblast Time Chasers any Godzilla or Gamera film 12 to the Moon Village of the Giants Mitchell Alien from L.A. Zombie Nightmare “Shorts” Mr. B Natural Keeping Clean and Neat Why study Industrial Arts The days of our years Here comes the Circuis! Circuis on Ice Catching Trouble (and the MST response “Catching Ross”) Design for Dreaming Progress Island Last Clear Chance ---
**Author:** ![Kokopilau](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/k/5f8ce5/32.png) [@Kokopilau](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Kokopilau)\ **Post date:** [September 5, 2007, 2:49pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/help-me-choose-an-mst3k-episode-to-snag-a-skeptic/417742/60 "2007-09-05T14:49:12Z")
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