# Mystery Science Theater 3000 **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [October 20, 2003, 7:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478 "2003-10-20T07:27:37Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 7
**Author:** ![Adamcomic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@Adamcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adamcomic)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 11:24am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/121 "2003-10-24T11:24:36Z")
Thank you. Gotta go look for that one. ---
**Author:** ![godzillatemple](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/g/49beb7/32.png) [@godzillatemple](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/godzillatemple)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 12:18pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/122 "2003-10-24T12:18:33Z")
“Again with the finger!” ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 2:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/123 "2003-10-24T14:41:15Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by shy guy \* > Not to mention the “Look Polish” sign. Which comes from the same scene where the two young women are walking and having typical inane movie chatter that you can’t discern. They pause because they hear the monster… and then > > “Did you hear something? No? So, anyway, abadababdabdabdbabdbadbadbadbda” That was _Horror of Party Beach_, which is also the one with the “Sodium” song. > [@](#): > > Man, I’m cracking up just reading this thread. Me too. Starting snickering as soon as I read “look Polish”. ---
**Author:** ![Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/47e85d/32.png) [@Captain\_Lance\_Murdoch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Captain_Lance_Murdoch)\ **Post date:** [October 24, 2003, 8:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/124 "2003-10-24T20:23:08Z")
Does anyone remember the short about the Home Ec. Dept at Iowa State? I have nothing but fond memories of this show (see previous post). I started watching it way back when it was only on Twin Cities TV. One time they did a live version of the show at a theatre in Minneapolis. Sold out before I could get tickets. Still wish I had seen that! ---
**Author:** ![Juniper200](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/df788c/32.png) [@Juniper200](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Juniper200)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 4:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/125 "2003-10-25T04:57:39Z")
_One time they did a live version of the show at a theatre in Minneapolis. Sold out before I could get tickets. Still wish I had seen that!_ Wasn’t that part of Convent-o-Con ExpoFest-a-Rama I? I always figured all the con-goers had dibs on the tickets. I never made it to either of the Cons; I was still in high school and enough of a goody-two-shoes that I asked permission to do ridiculous road trips. And then I obeyed the parental fiat! Ah, my wasted youth! In the interest of “Keep circulating the tapes,” I will point out that a search on your friendly neighborhood Internet for the “Digital Archive Project” provides hours of fun. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 5:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/126 "2003-10-25T05:17:18Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*“Spider skank, spider skank!” > > “Crunch Buttsteak! Dirk Hardslab! Big McLargehuge!” \*\* “My pantyhose are itchy! My pantyhose are itchy!” “Everyone look alive! Ooh, sorry, Debby.” ---
**Author:** ![SolGrundy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/bbce88/32.png) [@SolGrundy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SolGrundy)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 5:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/127 "2003-10-25T05:42:28Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Captain Lance Murdoch \* > **Does anyone remember the short about the Home Ec. Dept at Iowa State?** You mean Iowa State: the high school _after_ high school? “Look! Look! Look at my crotch! Look at my crotch! Yaaaay!” “This assembly was for the girls only.” “_Ooooohhhh_.” “Your Period and Mine: A Lecture.” “I want to tell you about some girls I know very well.” “And why I’m being fired.” “Let’s see… _The Bell Jar_… _Our Bodies, Ourselves_… oh, here it is. _Ghetto Freaks_.” “It was a day just like any other…” “…when suddenly, a shot rang out. A lone gunman…” “Jill got a real thrill when she dropped the letter in the mailbox.” “Wooohooooohooohoo!” “This is phlegm. This is mucus.” “A five-pound potty? She must’ve had a big breakfast!” Best short ever. ---
**Author:** ![Adamcomic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@Adamcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adamcomic)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 7:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/128 "2003-10-25T07:10:30Z")
Pancakes! ---
**Author:** ![BlackNGold](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/779978/32.png) [@BlackNGold](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BlackNGold)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 2:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/129 "2003-10-25T14:39:21Z")
“Hey, that demon’s flippin us off! Back at ya, Clyde” “I thought I was going to end up like Bob Crane there” I have a little over 100 episodes on tape, this thread is making me think this would be a good weekend for a marathon. ---
**Author:** ![pepperlandgirl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/f17d59/32.png) [@pepperlandgirl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/pepperlandgirl)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 4:13pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/130 "2003-10-25T16:13:22Z")
So I wake up, stumble into the living room, turn on the Sci-Fi channel, blink, check the clock, hit “info”, blink again, do a search on the TV guide, blink, check the clock, make sure it’ Saturday… And come to the conclusion they aren’t playing MST3K!! What the fuck?! Is this a permanent change?! I don’t have any of the episodes on tape, I didn’t have Cable when they were playing new episodes, this was my only fix…_hyperventilates_ ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/131 "2003-10-25T16:17:46Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by pepperlandgirl \* > \*\*So I wake up, stumble into the living room, turn on the Sci-Fi channel, blink, check the clock, hit “info”, blink again, do a search on the TV guide, blink, check the clock, make sure it’ Saturday… > > And come to the conclusion they aren’t playing MST3K!! What the fuck?! Is this a permanent change?! I don’t have any of the episodes on tape, I didn’t have Cable when they were playing new episodes, this was my only fix…_hyperventilates_ \*\* It’s only temporary. Here’s the [schedule](http://www.mst3kinfo.com/satnews/sched.html) for the rest of the year. ---
**Author:** ![Violin\_D\_Ingrate](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/v/898d66/32.png) [@Violin\_D\_Ingrate](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Violin_D_Ingrate)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 4:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/132 "2003-10-25T16:56:19Z")
Does anyone know the name of the short, and the movie with which it is played, where it’s about accepting electricity and how this young woman uses electricity to make a nice dinner to impress a boy? ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/133 "2003-10-25T17:08:33Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Violin D’Ingrate \* > \*\*Does anyone know the name of the short, and the movie with which it is played, where it’s about accepting electricity and how this young woman uses electricity to make a nice dinner to impress a boy? \*\* It was [“A Young Man’s Fancy”](http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0280218/) featured with #610 - The Violent Years. ---
**Author:** ![Ilsa\_Lund](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/a6a055/32.png) [@Ilsa\_Lund](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Ilsa_Lund)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 5:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/134 "2003-10-25T17:38:57Z")
Oh, I love The Violent Years. “Young Man Criminally Attacked By Marauding Band Of Girls” “No, don’t all of you get on me at once, now!” ---
**Author:** ![AncientHumanoid](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/ancienthumanoid/32/278_2.png) [@AncientHumanoid](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/AncientHumanoid)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 6:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/135 "2003-10-25T18:06:27Z")
Dr Forrester (to TV’s Frank, while poking him with a hazmat containment throw pillow, after feeding him radioactive waste): “What? You’re gonna cry now? You big baby! Cry! Cry!” ---
**Author:** ![Doomtrain](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/0ea827/32.png) [@Doomtrain](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Doomtrain)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 7:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/136 "2003-10-25T19:00:28Z")
You know, I have the house to myself all day today…and 3 volumes of the MST3K DVD box sets I can watch…I think it’s time for a marathon. ---
**Author:** ![Zap\_Rowsdower](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/z/3da27b/32.png) [@Zap\_Rowsdower](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Zap_Rowsdower)\ **Post date:** [October 25, 2003, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/137 "2003-10-25T19:16:29Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Ilsa\_Lund \* > \*\*Oh, I love The Violent Years. “Young Man Criminally Attacked By Marauding Band Of Girls” > > “No, don’t all of you get on me at once, now!” \*\* Then there is **Angels Revenge** where the women tie up the drug men… From memory Mike, “I don’t care for this scene as much as the similar scene in the Violent Years.” Tom, “well, the director doesn’t have the love of the subject that Ed Wood did.” I’m going to have to watch that episode today now. ---
**Author:** ![Adamcomic](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/977dab/32.png) [@Adamcomic](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Adamcomic)\ **Post date:** [October 26, 2003, 6:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/138 "2003-10-26T18:56:00Z")
Well, in the last two days I got to meet and talk to both Mike Nelson and Kevin (Tom Servo) Murphy. They were here in Las Vegas for a book festival, and were both extremely nice and very funny. They signed all my MST3K stuff (DVD’s and a CD) and the book I have of Mike’s. It’s not often that you get to thank the creators of your favorite show in person, so I am quite happy to have had the chance. ---
**Author:** ![Guinastasia](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/guinastasia/32/5751_2.png) [@Guinastasia](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Guinastasia)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 2:53am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/139 "2003-10-27T02:53:28Z")
Mmmmm…Mike Nelson…(drooling) He writes for TV Guide sometimes. I also have his first book, _Mike Nelson’s Movie Megacheese_. I have to get _Mind over Matter_. And I think Kevin Murphy has a book out too. ---
**Author:** ![Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/d26b3c/32.png) [@Mr.Blue\_Sky](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Mr.Blue_Sky)\ **Post date:** [October 27, 2003, 3:16am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478/140 "2003-10-27T03:16:59Z")
> [@](#): > > \*Originally posted by Guinastasia \* > \*\*Mmmmm…Mike Nelson…(drooling) > > He writes for TV Guide sometimes. I also have his first book, _Mike Nelson’s Movie Megacheese_. I have to get _Mind over Matter_. > > And I think Kevin Murphy has a book out too. \*\* Mind Over Matters is pretty good. Some essays are better than others. Some friendly advice: when you get to the essay on the history of television, be sure you don’t have any fluids in your mouth. Kevin’s book is A Year at the Movies: One Man’s Filmgoing Odyssey in which he attempts to see a movie a day for year. He ends up travelling all over the world. If you go to Mike’s website, you can order autographed copies of his books. I did! [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478.md?page=6) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/mystery-science-theater-3000/208478.md?page=8)