The Movie[]
- Main article: Time of the Apes (film)
Trapped in a future where apes dominate the world, a boy, a girl and a young woman try to find a way back to their own time with the help of a human rebel.
The Episode[]
Host Segments[]
Prologue: The Mads can't reach Joel...all their transmissions are intercepted by Servo and Crow. So where's Joel?
Segment One: Crow, Gypsy, and Servo search for Joel but only find his uniform. Does that mean he's floating naked out in space? Sadly, yes. Servo: "Quick! Get the telescope!"
Segment Two: Realizing that Joel is locked out of the ship, Crow and Servo debate whether they should let him back in. They discuss several new privileges they'd like to receive as a reward for doing so, but movie sign intervenes before they actually bother to open the pod bay doors.
Segment Three: Cambot fools Crow into thinking that Joel is back on the ship, but it's just a joke. Things then get pretty surreal as Servo demonstrates various ways that fantasy can be made to look real.
Segment Four: Joel floats naked outside the Satellite of Love as Crow and Servo discuss their new Joel-less life together.[1]
Notes[]
- This is the only MST3K episode that does not feature a human character aboard the SOL. Joel was out of town, so the episode was shot without him; therefore, Servo and Crow watch the movie alone.
- Time of the Apes was later re-riffed in Episode #306.
Obscure References[]
- "Johnny, he's got your gun."
This probably references Dalton Trumbo's horrific novel, "Johnny Got His Gun" - Published in 1939, it tells of a soldier who has had his arms, legs, and face blown away and how he spends his days, trapped in a hospital bed, remembering his past. There is also an old song from 1880s titled Johnny Get Your Gun.
- "Tickets? We don't need no stinkin' tickets."
This is a reference to the quote "We don't need no stinkin' badges!" (itself a common misquote that actually goes, "Badges? We ain't got no badges. We don't need no badges. I don't have to show you any stinking badges.") from the 1948 film The Treasure of the Sierra Madre.
- "Hey, hey, we're the Monkees!"
References[]
preceded by: -- | MST3K Season K | followed by: Season 1 | ||||||
1988 - 1989 | ||||||||
K00 | The Green Slime | Not aired | K08 | Gamera vs Guiron | 1989-01-08 | K16 | City on Fire | 1989-03-19 |
K01 | Invaders from the Deep | 1988-11-24 | K09 | Phase IV | 1989-01-15 | K17 | Time of the Apes | 1989-04-02 |
K02 | Revenge of the Mysterons from Mars | 1988-11-24 | K10 | Cosmic Princess | 1989-01-22 | K18 | The Million Eyes of Sumuru | 1989-05-07 |
K03 | Star Force: Fugitive Alien II | 1988-11-27 | K11 | Humanoid Woman | 1989-01-29 | K19 | Hangar 18 | 1989-05-14 |
K04 | Gamera vs Barugon | 1988-12-04 | K12 | Fugitive Alien | 1989-02-05 | K20 | The Last Chase | 1989-05-21 |
K05 | Gamera | 1988-12-11 | K13 | SST- Death Flight | 1989-02-19 | K21 | The "Legend of Dinosaurs" | 1989-05-28 |
K06 | Gamera vs Gaos | 1988-12-18 | K14 | Mighty Jack | 1989-02-26 | |||
K07 | Gamera vs Zigra | 1988-12-31 | K15 | Superdome | 1989-03-12 |