The Short
A Day at the Fair
Synopsis
A farming family prepares for their yearly trip to the Indiana State Fair, both to show off their wares and suckle from the teat of the 3-H Club.
Information
- This short was included on Shorts Vol 2, released by Rhino Entertainment on VHS in October 1999, and on DVD as part of The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 3, a 4-DVD set with The Sidehackers, The Unearthly and The Atomic Brain.
Obscure References
- "Grazin' in the grass is a gas baby. can you dig it?"
A quote from the song "Grazing in the Grass" covered by The Friends of Distinction.
The Movie
Synopsis
This is the pilot for a show that was never produced. Diamond Head (Thinnes) is a secret agent on a mission to stop a rogue double agent (and master of disguise) known as "Tree" (MacShane) from stealing the formula for a new chemical weapon.
Information
- A failed Quinn Martin pilot, this movie eventually aired as an NBC Monday Movie. [1]
- Roy Thinnes also appeared in the General Hospital shorts that accompanied Manhunt in Space and Crash of Moons.
- France Nuyen played the title character in the classic Star Trek episode "Elaan of Troyius."
- Eric Braeden is probably best known as Victor from TV’s The Young and the Restless.
- Ian MacShane starred on TV's Lovejoy, and more recently starred as Al Swearengen in the HBO series Deadwood.
The Episode
Host Segments
Prologue: Mike and the Bots marvel over how dirty others' lifestyles are as they are living in their own filth. They ponder a unknown smell.
Segment One: The Bots look for the source of the mystery odor. The Mads are grossed out by the SOL crew and end up trying to top each other in cleanliness. Mike and the Bots clean up the SOL.
Segment Two: Tom and Crow think Mike is too nice, so Magic Voice shows them what it would be like if Mike weren’t so nice. Mike spoofs Robert De Niro's character from the movie This Boy's Life.
Segment Three: Crow and Tom want to play, but Mike is too busy. Their complaints allow Magic Voice to show them what it would be like to live with a Crash Test Dummy.
Segment Four: Tom and Crow complain about Mike's cooking, and so Magic Voice shows Crow and Tom what it would be like to live with the Frugal Gourmet.
Segment Five: Mike and the bots have a luau on the SOL to celebrate the end of the movie. Tom dances the hula, interpreting a letter. The Mads are still obsessing about cleanliness.
Stinger: "Aaaahhh! Johnny! Down there!"
Obscure References
- "He raises Dead End Kids!"
The Dead End Kids, later known by such names as the Little Tough Guys and the Bowery Boys, appeared in a series of comedy films beginning in the 1930s.
- "Later, these moths turn up in the mouths of Bob's victims!"
A reference to the fictional serial killer Jame "Buffalo Bill" Gumb from The Silence of the Lambs, who placed Death's Head moths in his victims' mouths.
- "Hi, I'm Jeanie at DeVry!"
A reference to a commercial for the DeVry Institute, a nationwide chain of adult-education centers, now known as DeVry University.
- "Come back to AT&T. Where're you're 'Friends & Family' now?"
A reference to an long distance sales campaign launched by Sprint during the 1980s known as the 'Friends & Family' plan which directly targeted dissatisfied AT&T customers. This plan allowed a Sprint customer to make phone calls to any other registered 'Friend & Family' member for a discounted rate, and gave a bonus to any customer who recommended a new user to change to Sprint.
- "Vatican II: The Final Reckoning!"
The Second Vatican Council (also known as "Vatican II") was held from 1962-65 and resulted in significant modernizations of the Catholic Church's doctrines and rituals.
- "Mr. Woodman!" "Look, Kotter, I don't like your kids!"
Mike and Crow are commenting on an actor's resemblance to Mr. Woodman, the assistant principal from Welcome Back, Kotter.
- "Turn it off! Turn it off!"
Crow is imitating George C. Scott in the 1979 movie Hardcore.
- (singing) "Pick a little, talk a little, pick a little, talk a little, cheep cheep cheep..."
A song, aptly named 'Pick A Little, Talk A Little ', from the musical The Music Man .
- "...going as John Waters!"
John Waters is a filmmaker who made a name for himself with intentionally offensive movies such as Pink Flamingos. One of his defining physical characteristics is his thin, well-groomed moustache.
- "'The Eiger Sanction' had more Hawaiian locations that this movie!"
The Eiger Sanction is a 1975 thriller film starring Clint Eastwood as an assassin ordered to kill a mountain climber in the Swiss Alps.
- "Rope had more Hawaiian locations than this movie"
Reference to the 1948 Hitchcock thriller set entirely in an apartment.
- "I'm here for the Daniel Inouye fundraiser."
Daniel Inouye is a long-serving U.S. Senator from Hawaii.
- "He's gonna have a Montclair Moment any minute now."
A reference to an old advertising campaign for Montclair cigarettes.
- "Ted Turner in 'Frenzy'!"
Frenzy was a 1972 film directed by Alfred Hitchcock. Ted Turner is a media mogul known for his distinctive moustache.
- "Patch me through to Yarnell!" "And Shields!"
Shields and Yarnell were a mime duo who had their own variety TV show during the 1970s.
- "We got a lot of money here, Mitchell!"
A line from Martin Balsam's character at the end of Experiment 512 Mitchell.
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1994 - 1995 | ||||||||
601 | Girls Town | 1994-07-16 | 609 | The Skydivers | 1994-08-27 | 617 | The Sword and the Dragon | 1994-12-03 |
602 | Invasion USA | 1994-07-23 | 610 | The Violent Years | 1994-10-08 | 618 | High School Big Shot | 1994-12-10 |
603 | The Dead Talk Back | 1994-07-30 | 611 | Last of the Wild Horses | 1994-10-15 | 619 | Red Zone Cuba | 1994-12-17 |
604 | Zombie Nightmare | 1994-11-24 | 612 | The Starfighters | 1994-10-29 | 620 | Danger!! Death Ray | 1995-01-07 |
605 | Colossus and the Headhunters | 1994-08-20 | 613 | The Sinister Urge | 1994-11-05 | 621 | The Beast of Yucca Flats | 1995-01-21 |
606 | The Creeping Terror | 1994-09-17 | 614 | San Francisco International | 1994-11-19 | 622 | Angels Revenge | 1995-03-11 |
607 | Bloodlust | 1994-09-03 | 615 | Kitten with a Whip | 1994-11-23 | 623 | The Amazing Transparent Man | 1995-03-18 |
608 | Code Name: Diamond Head | 1994-10-01 | 616 | Racket Girls | 1994-11-26 | 624 | Samson vs. the Vampire Women | 1995-03-25 |