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Hercules Unchained

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408 - Hercules Unchained
Air Date August 1, 1992
AKA Hercules and the Queen of Lydia

Hercules and the Queen of Sheba

Movie Director Pietro Francisci
Year 1959
Cast Steve Reeves, Sylva Koscina, Primo Carnera, Sylvia Lopez
Preceded by 407 - The Killer Shrews
Followed by 409 - The Indestructible Man

Contents

The Movie

Synopsis

The musclebound Greek hero must summon all his strength to save the city of Thebes - and to save himself from the lusty queen of Lydia (Lopez), who finds herself very attracted to his male pulchritude. [1]

Information

The Episode

Host Segments

Prologue: It's Wash and Wax day on the Satellite of Love, a fate worse than death if Tom and Crow are to be believed.

Segment One: While Crow is slightly more worse for wear after his go in the wash and wax, down in Deep 13 Frank and Dr. F's invention of decorator cockroaches gets an unintended boost from the star of today's movie Steve Reeves, where as Joel's invention of the Steve-O-meter runs into problems due to the prolific mind of Steve Allen.

Segment Two: Gypsy constructs a set to allow her to show her to be the Hellenistic ideal, but her ability in playing a harp brings this into question.

Segment Three: After partaking of the Water of Forgetfulness, Joel & the Bots try other foodstuffs and drinks which trigger other mental and emotional states: the Carrot Shake of Pretentiousness, the Blizzard of Loneliness, the Fruit-Striped Gum of Stability, and the Green Bean & French Onion Casserole of Happiness.

Segment Four: Tom and Crow try to get Joel to explain what Hercules and Queen Omphale are doing all day when they're cuddling and kissing, but he refuses to bite.

Closing (Segment Five): The SOL crew attempt to discuss why the Hercules series and other fantasy films became popular and the meaning behind them, but Steve is no help in that department with or without gushing fanboy Frank.

Stinger: When Queen Omphale remembers the good times with Hercules, her eyes get real big.

Other Notes

Guest Stars

Obscure References

  • "This week on 'Genesis II'..."

Genesis II was a failed sci-fi pilot that aired on CBS in 1973.

  • "I'm Ralph Richardson!"

Ralph Richardson was a British actor.

  • "...I'll send servants and provisions." "And lawyers, guns, and money."

A reference to the Warren Zevon song "Lawyers, Guns, and Money."

  • "The Mighty Pavog (sic)!"

The Mighty Favog was a character from the Muppet segments on the first season of Saturday Night Live.

  • "Hey! It's Ting!"

Ting is a Jamaican soft drink.

  • "Oh cool, it's like a Thingmaker!"

The Thingmaker was a 1960s toy that enabled children to create their own monster figures.

  • "I'm Big Jim McLain!"

Big Jim McLain was a 1952 movie starring John Wayne.

  • "It's twue! It's twue!"

Joel is imitating Madeline Kahn in Blazing Saddles.

  • "He's no fun, he fell right over!"

Reference to a comedy album called How Can You Be in Two Places at Once When You're Not Anywhere at All by The Firesign Theatre. The line "s/he's no fun, s/he fell right over" occurs on both sides of the record.

  • "Peace on earth was all it said..."

A reference to the 1969 antiwar song "One Tin Soldier" by Original Caste.

Video Release


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