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MST3K 505 - The Magic Voyage of Sinbad

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“ “And stock up on socks! You know, you’re never gonna have this chance again!” ”
- Joel


The Movie[]

Main article: The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (film)

Synopsis[]

An adventuring sailor sets out on a quest to free his homeland from rule by greedy autocrats.

The Episode[]

Host Segments[]

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The 3rd Annual SOL-Tie Awards

Prologue: The 3rd annual SOL-tie awards are held. Crow T. Robot and Gypsy present the award for "Best Performance by a Red Gumball Machine-Looking Robot in a Funny Situation". It goes to Crow. Tom Servo calls a fix.

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Rat Pack Chess

Segment One (Invention Exchange): The Bots discuss how it's really an honor just to be nominated, but not really. The Mads introduce the latest disturbing fashion trend: Chin-derwear, for cleft chins. Joel & the Bots invent the Rat Pack chess set to honor "the closest thing royalty our great nation has yet produced". Explaining the rules is extremely complicated, but it's okay because Frank Sinatra can move "wherever the hell he wants to".

Segment Two: The Junior Jester Club cavorts, but realizes they may have to dissolve the chapter when they can't agree on a meeting date.

Segment Three: In a skit, Persia's bearded town council debates the Sinbad problem. The Honorable Mr. T. Robot keeps pointing out "he's not Sinbad", but the Honorable Mr. Servo wants Sinbad held responsible for his disruptive ways. The Honorable Mr. Robinson wants more water.

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The Junior Jester Club

Segment Four: After being inspired by the movie and sneaking out of the theater, Crow disappears. Joel and Servo search desperately over the ship before finding a note announcing Crow's life-long quest. They then receiving a radio transmission and find out isn't going so well; after launching himself out an airlock, Crow's thrusters are out of control and he keeps running into the Satellite of Love. Joel leaves an airlock open, hoping Crow can make his way back in.

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Joel's channel catfish puppet

Segment Five: The Bots, especially Gypsy, are amazed by Joel's channel catfish puppet, but Crow and Tom drive themselves crazy coming up with complicated reasons for its existence. Joel sets the puppet down to read a letter. Frank meets Mr. Fistie.

Stinger: A creepy laughing horse.

MST3K cast[]

Regular cast

Guest cast

Notes[]

  • The Magic Voyage of Sinbad was the first episode shown during Turkey Day '93 and was first again during Turkey Day '14.
  • This is the 100th episode of Mystery Science Theater 3000.
  • Comedy Central used this episode for a contest: viewers were asked to write in and guess what the riff would be after Morgana (or whatever her name was) said "You seem troubled." The winner was a lady in New Jersey named Susan Schneider with the correct answer: "Have some Prozac."

Callbacks[]

Goofs[]

  • Dr. Forrester and Frank wear their Chinderwear backwards relative to their chin butts.
  • The Rat Pack Chess Set board is 9x9 instead of the standard 8x8.
  • The blue parts of Joel's jester hat are the same shade as the bluescreen used to display the footage from the movie. This results in the projected image appearing on the matching parts of the cap whenever Joel passes in front of the bluescreen.

Obscure References[]

  • "It's fear of a short, red planet..."
A reference to the Public Enemy album "Fear of a Black Planet".
  • "O.C. and Stiggs are calling!"
O.C. and Stiggs is a 1987 movie based on two characters from a series of National Lampoon stories.
  • "...Kitty Kelley..."
Kitty Kelley is the author of several sensationalist biographies of questionable veracity, including a 1991 unauthorized biography claiming that First Lady Nancy Reagan had had a series of extramarital affairs, including with Frank Sinatra.
  • "...Sam Giancana..."
Sam Giancana was a Chicago mob boss.
  • "I saw The Magic Voyage of Brad Garrett!"
At the time this episode first aired, comedian and actor Brad Garrett was primarily known for his work as a stand-up comic and voice actor. He has since become famous for his roles on the popular TV series Everybody Loves Raymond and Til Death. The joke is derived from the fact that there is another popular comedian/actor named Sinbad, who had had a career path similar to Garrett's.
  • "This is the most twisted version of Battle Chess I've ever seen!"
Battle Chess is a videogame that plays animated fight sequences when one piece captures another.
  • "Due east..." "Defeats Truman!"
Refers to the famous headline "Dewey Defeats Truman" that ran in the Chicago Tribune, incorrectly announcing that New York governor Thomas Dewey had defeated President Harry Truman in the 1948 Presidental election.
  • "Romper, bomper, stomper boo..."
Tom is quoting the rhyming spell which ended each episode of the children's TV show Romper Room.
  • "That bear has Hammer pants on!"
The bottom of the bear costume resembles the parachute pants worn by rapper MC Hammer.
  • "It's the Ozark Mountain Daredevils taking out the laundry."
The Ozark Mountain Daredevils were a 1970s Southern rock band known for their long hair and beards.
  • "They call me Mr. Tibbs."
They Call Me MISTER Tibbs! is the sequel to In the Heat of the Night, featuring Sidney Poitier's character. It was Poitier's most famous line from In the Heat of the Night.
  • "Howard Johnson is right!"
A quote from Blazing Saddles.
  • "It's Paul Winter!"
Paul Winter is a bearded jazz saxophonist, referencing the bearded fife player in the film.
  • "The two stages of Jackie Cooper... young and old."
Jackie Cooper was one of the Little Rascals. He later went on to have a successful career as an adult, most notably playing Perry White in the Superman films.
  • "...what condition their condition is in..."
Servo is paraphrasing the song "Just Dropped In (To See What Condition My Condition Was In)" by The First Edition.
  • "Jim Dandy to the rescue..."
Joel is quoting the song "Jim Dandy" which was written by Lincoln Chase and has been covered several times including by Black Oak Arkansas.
  • "Oh no, it's Siddhartha!" "Was that a Howard Hesseman reference? Rudolph Hess?"
Siddhartha was written by Hermann Hesse. Servo confuses him with actor Howard Hesseman and Nazi Rudolf Hess.
  • "Al Martino?"
Al Martino is a singer who also played Johnny Fontane in the The Godfather films.
  • "Next on The Price is Right... John Rhys-Davies, come on down!"
The Price is Right is an American TV game show in which contestants are chosen from the audience and invited to "come on down" to the stage to compete. Welsh actor John Rhys-Davies is heavily bearded like many men in the movie. At the time, he was probably best known for playing Sallah in two of the Indiana Jones films. He later played the dwarf Gimli in the Lord of the Rings films. Those films and Raiders of the Lost Ark were both later taken on by RiffTrax.
  • "What fresh hell is this?"
A quote usually attributed to poet Dorothy Parker when answering phone calls.
  • "Anthony!" "Here on the north side of Persia, it's Prince Spaghetti Day!"
A reference to an old commercial for the Prince Pasta Macaroni Company.
  • "If I could just do my opening joke... women be different from men you see..."
This is one of the comedy routines done by comedian Sinbad.
  • "I can't tell if that's a Magritte or a hole in the wall!"
A reference to surrealist painter Rene Magritte.
  • "It's Dance Party Persia. Or Finland."
A reference to the TV show Dance Party USA.
  • "And I ran, I ran so far away..."
Cued by the flock of seagulls in the movie, the crew sings the lyrics to the '80s song "Ran" by the New Wave band A Flock of Seagulls.
  • "They look like the knights who say 'Ni!'."
Reference to the well-known segment in the 1975 film Monty Python and the Holy Grail.
  • "Now, where's that Pronto Pup stand?"
Pronto Pup claims to be the "original" corn dog. Stands can be often be found at fairs or tourist destinations in the U.S.
  • "Sinbad!" "You were great in Necessary Roughness!"
Another reference to Sinbad the comedian, who had a supporting role in the film Necessary Roughness.
  • "Hey, suddenly it's F-Troop!
F-Troop is a 1960s sitcom about a group of bumbling soldiers and Native Americans in the Wild West. The tune Joel and the Bots sing afterward is an "Indian" (as in southern Asia) version of the theme song.
  • "She's doing an Ed Grimley dance!"
Ed Grimley is one of Martin Short's characters from SCTV and Saturday Night Live. He would dance in a similar fashion while playing the triangle.
  • "Look out Mr. Maxwell!" "I gotta go sleep with Luca Brasi."
Robert Maxwell was a British media tycoon who died in 1991 after falling (or jumping, or being pushed, according to some theories) off the deck of his yacht. Luca Brasi is a character in The Godfather.  When he is killed, his bulletproof vest is wrapped around a fish and sent to his mafia superiors as a message: "It means 'Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes'."

Memorable Quotes[]

Gypsy: [laughs] We were wondering... what would you do if Sinbad came to your town? [laughs again] Wouldn't you want the city council to do something about it? Let's watch.

The Magic Voyage of Sinbad (movie)[]

[Sinbad addresses a crowd of people in the city and they yell in agreement with something he says.]
Crow: Howard Johnson is right!
[Sinbad delivers another speech, but the editing makes it appear as though it has lasted for more than a day.]
Joel: It's noon and he's still filibustering!
[Sinbad makes prospective members of his crew drink a strong liquid to test their fortitude.]
Crow: They're test-marketing Crystal Pepsi.
[Sinbad's ships approach an island whose residents wear giant horned helmets and cloaks.]
Crow: They look like the Knights Who Say "Ni!"

Video releases[]

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MST3K DVD Cover

References[]

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