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Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster

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213 - Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster
Air Date February 2, 1991
MST3K Director Jim Mallon
Running Time 87 min.
Turkey Day(s) November 28, 1991, 6pm
AKA Ebirah, Horror of the Deep;
Gojira--Ebira--Mosura: Nankai no Dai Ketto;
Big Duel in the North;
Big Duel in the North Sea;
Ebirah, Terror of the Deep
Movie Director Jun Fukuda
Year 1966
Cast Akira Takarada, Hal Linden, Toru Watanabe
Preceded by 212 - Godzilla vs. Megalon
Followed by 301 - Cave Dwellers

Contents

The Movie

Synopsis

Some teenage boys and a bank robber on the lam end up on a mysterious south sea island where a totalitarian group has enslaved all of the natives. The teens summon Godzilla for help. Godzilla and Mothra (who have apparently signed a peace treaty) show up, and Godzilla battles the villains' giant crab monster Ebirah. After the villains' self-destruct device is triggered, Mothra runs an airlift to carry the natives away from the doomed island.

Information

The script for this movie was originally written for King Kong, but Godzilla had to be substituted when rights to Kong weren’t available.

The Episode

Host Segments

Prologue: Joel reads the Velveteen Rabbit and does all the voices.

Invention Exchange (Segment One): Joel shows off his Mind Control Guitar (“All I gotta do is add the appropriate facial grimaces, wear spandex, and meet with the ladies after the show!”). The Mads play their squeaky Doggie Chew Toy Guitars

Segment Two: Joel explains the very fictional origins of Godzilla with the song “The Godzilla Genealogy Bop”

Segment Three: Crow and Tom believe that Joel is suffering from space madness. They think Joel’s models of famous earth structures made from found objects are further evidence of his mental decline. So they destroy the models for Joel’s own good.

Segment Four: Despite Joel’s warning, Crow and Tom mock the Mothra twins, only to receive a visit from Mothra on the Hexfield Viewscreen! Fortunately, he’s a pretty mellow fellow. But later when the bots try to tell Joel about Mothra’s visit, Joel won't believe them.

Closing (Segment Five): Joel teaches the bots about famous sayings that actors didn’t actually say. They look at some “Cool Thing” contest entries. The Mads briefly consider the possibility of reviewing policy and instituting a change to a less hostile posture toward the crew of the SOL, but it doesn’t go anywhere.

Stinger: Everyone bows down before Mothra

Obscure References

  • "This must be for the seafood lover in us."

A parody of the advertising slogan for Red Lobster.

  • "You may find yourself living in a shogun shack!"

Joel is parodying a line from the Talking Heads song "Once in a Lifetime".

  • "I'm hysterical... and I'm wet!"

A line by Leo Bloom (Gene Wilder) fromThe Producersafter having a cup of water thrown in his face.

  • "Hey! You got your backgammon in my money!" "You got your money in my backgammon!" -Joel and Crow

Joel and Crow parody the advertising slogan for Reese's Pieces.

  • "Love is like a butterfly."

A lyric from the theme of the UK TV show Butterflies.

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