# The Ultimate MST3K Thread **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [June 2, 2005, 3:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555 "2005-06-02T15:40:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 11
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 11:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/201 "2005-06-15T23:15:55Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > A question for doper parents…do you think 5 & 7 year olds can watch this stuff without scarring them for years? With any luck, yes. ---
**Author:** ![Miller](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/miller/32/481_2.png) [@Miller](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Miller)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 11:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/202 "2005-06-15T23:17:55Z")
Well, I blew that joke, didn’t I? Should’ve been “With any luck, no.” Blah. ---
**Author:** ![Wolfian](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/7ea924/32.png) [@Wolfian](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wolfian)\ **Post date:** [June 15, 2005, 11:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/203 "2005-06-15T23:55:59Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Seriously, I wouldn’t expect your kids to be scarred; but I wouldn’t expect them to laugh, either. 99% of it would just whoosh. Yeah. This show and the Simpsons definately get better as I older and understand the more esoteric jokes. _Sargasm fish._ Sarcasm fish? ---
**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:** [June 16, 2005, 1:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/204 "2005-06-16T01:29:51Z")
I am embiggened by your creative use of non standard verbs. 😉 ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Ujest](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/45deac/32.png) [@Shirley\_Ujest](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shirley_Ujest)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 3:01am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/205 "2005-06-16T03:01:04Z")
My plot to fully sarcasticize my children is in motion. Tonight we watched **Santa Clause conquers the Martians**. I fully expect to have a tsunami of sarcasm during their adolescence, but if I can weather the storm, what fine, fine adults they will become. They liked the **There can be only one Honey-nut Bee** gag. They giggled when I giggled, they laughed, they slugged each other and they probably picked up a few lines that might haunt me. Feh. ---
**Author:** ![Bosstone](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/22d042/32.png) [@Bosstone](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bosstone)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 4:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/206 "2005-06-16T04:00:28Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > They giggled when I giggled, they laughed, they slugged each other and they probably picked up a few lines that might haunt me. Feh. “Lentils.” ---
**Author:** ![Marley23](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/45deac/32.png) [@Marley23](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Marley23)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 4:25am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/207 "2005-06-16T04:25:44Z")
> [@Shirley Ujest](#): > > A question for doper parents…do you think 5 & 7 year olds can watch this stuff without scarring them for years? I’m not a parent, but I have a brother who is ten years younger than I am. He likes what he’s seen of MST3K - mostly the movie - and if it teaches your kids sarcasm, I’d encourage it. This kid is almost 13 now and he’s still pretty bad at sarcasm. Which is amazing given the rest of the family. ---
**Author:** ![Nonsuch](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/nonsuch/32/2922_2.png) [@Nonsuch](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Nonsuch)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 1:54pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/208 "2005-06-16T13:54:41Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Seriously, I wouldn’t expect your kids to be scarred; but I wouldn’t expect them to laugh, either. 99% of it would just whoosh. I would always be amazed, back in the earlier years when Joel would read letters from viewers, how many young children seemed to watch the show with some level of enjoyment. I guess robot puppets are kind of a universal thing. ---
**Author:** ![want2know](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/w/50afbb/32.png) [@want2know](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/want2know)\ **Post date:** [June 16, 2005, 4:04pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/209 "2005-06-16T16:04:01Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Seriously, I wouldn’t expect your kids to be scarred; but I wouldn’t expect them to laugh, either. 99% of it would just whoosh. Here’s an idea–how about having them Google the stuff they don’t get? It could turn out to be very educational. You could also try this with **Rocky and Bullwinkle**. ---
**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:** [June 18, 2005, 9:55pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/210 "2005-06-18T21:55:38Z")
It’s been a while, but I’m back. Commando Cody continues, and leads into this horrible, horrible film. Fog covers _everything_. You can’t tell who’s doing what, where, or why. On the bright side, you don’t really care much. Joel and the Bots put Commando Cody on trial during one of the host segments. Once again, the world is saved, partly thanks to Sodium Chloride. That’s right, when you’re in a B-flick, and need a deus ex machina common chemical to save the day, trust Sodium Chloride. Signature Riff: (the protagonists encounter a shuffling troupe of humans on a remote highway) \ They’re on their way to a George Romero film festival. ---
**Author:** ![Smeghead](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/f1d935/32.png) [@Smeghead](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Smeghead)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 5:58am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/211 "2005-06-19T05:58:24Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > That’s right, when you’re in a B-flick, and need a deus ex machina common chemical to save the day, trust Sodium Chloride. Bah. Kids today don’t know SQUAT about sodium! ---
**Author:** ![Max\_Torque](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/e9bcb4/32.png) [@Max\_Torque](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Max_Torque)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 5:08pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/212 "2005-06-19T17:08:49Z")
My favorite joke from the “Slime People” episode is probably the one toward the end. As the women cower in fear, the men say something like, “Come on, let’s go get those slime people!” Scene then cuts to the women, and someone, Crow I think, says, “Aren’s men _cool_?” in this sort of “he’s so dreamy” voice. Slays me. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2005, 5:27pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/213 "2005-06-19T17:27:37Z")
> [@Max Torque](#): > > My favorite joke from the “Slime People” episode is probably the one toward the end. As the women cower in fear, the men say something like, “Come on, let’s go get those slime people!” Scene then cuts to the women, and someone, Crow I think, says, “Aren’s men _cool_?” in this sort of “he’s so dreamy” voice. Slays me. Another good one: “Honestly, dear, the slime you bring home.” ---
**Author:** ![jsc1953](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/5daacb/32.png) [@jsc1953](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jsc1953)\ **Post date:** [June 19, 2005, 6:01pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/214 "2005-06-19T18:01:37Z")
Just wanted to say that I got Rhino collection #7 for Father’s Day. woohoo! ---
**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:** [June 19, 2005, 8:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/215 "2005-06-19T20:56:18Z")
> [@jsc1953](#): > > Just wanted to say that I got Rhino collection #7 for Father’s Day. woohoo! There was one of those recent collections where one of the movies featured was missing a minute or so of the crew’s riffing in the theater - Might want to check that out. Rhino is replacing the disc for free, if it is the one I’m thinking of. ---
**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:** [June 19, 2005, 8:59pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/216 "2005-06-19T20:59:01Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > There was one of those recent collections where one of the movies featured was missing a minute or so of the crew’s riffing in the theater - Might want to check that out. Rhino is replacing the disc for free, if it is the one I’m thinking of. It’s #7. The defective discs are mising the first minute or so of _The Attack of the Giant Leeches_. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2005, 12:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/217 "2005-06-21T12:38:42Z")
Yikes. Just yikes. First of all, the copy I got to view had some rough patches in it, and I don’t just mean the filmmaking. We’re treated to another heapin helpin of Commando Cody this week, as the ‘New Character’ appears for the 7th and 8th time. Joel brings the funny with some Batman-inspired sound silhouettes during a fight scene - ‘Biff!’ ‘Pow!’ We also reference the old ‘Slowly I turned, step by step…’ chestnut for the 2nd time on MST; and the reference ‘By that time, my lungs were aching for air’ that seems to be so popular with them this season is explained as coming from Seahunt. Huh. Who knew? During a break, Joel and the Bots ty to sell us Spacom, the all-purpose product. This film has one of the funniest “chauvinist 50’s” scenes I’ve ever seen, as a general threatens to spank female hotshot pilot Colonel Briteis. (pronounced - God help me - as ‘Bright-Eyes’) Talk about military discipline! Signature Riff : \ “Meanwhile, back at the Cody Institute for People Who Almost Die Every Week…” ---
**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:** [June 21, 2005, 12:40pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/218 "2005-06-21T12:40:01Z")
Oh, I forgot - the movie is based on a story by some hack named Heinlein. ---
**Author:** ![jayjay](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jayjay/32/6765_2.png) [@jayjay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jayjay)\ **Post date:** [June 21, 2005, 12:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/219 "2005-06-21T12:51:54Z")
> [@CandidGamera](#): > > Oh, I forgot - the movie is based on a story by some hack named Heinlein. Not just based on…RAH had a hand in adapting the screenplay, as well. Not his finest hour. ---
**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:** [June 21, 2005, 1:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555/220 "2005-06-21T13:06:50Z")
> [@jayjay](#): > > Not just based on…RAH had a hand in adapting the screenplay, as well. Not his finest hour. Criminy, I hope he wasn’t responsible for the Spanking scene… or the character name ‘Briteis’… [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555.md?page=10) [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-ultimate-mst3k-thread/306555.md?page=12)