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The Pumaman

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903 - The Pumaman
Air Date April 4, 1998
AKA L'uomo puma
Movie Director Alberto De Martino
Year 1980
Cast Walter George Alton, Donald Pleasence, Miguel Angel Fuentes, Sydne Rome
Preceded by 902 - The Phantom Planet
Followed by 904 - Werewolf


Contents

The Movie

Synopsis

Low-budget superhero flick about a young man given a mystical belt by a South American shaman in order to become a puma-empowered champion like his father before him. In trying to locate the young man initially, the shaman has the nasty habit of pushing candidates out windows to test them.[1]

Information

The star of the film, Walter George Alton, is a New York City medical malpractice attorney. [2]

The Episode

Host Segments

Roger Whitaker shows up
  • Prologue
Servo struggles with Short Man's Disease.
  • Host Segment 1
Servo overcomes his disability; Pearl throws a ball in the castle. Brain Guy has Ortega and a few other friends over.
  • Host Sement 2
Mike wants the dry look hairstyle like the guy in the movie, but angers Shelli the Nanite who makes his look perhaps a little too dry.
  • Host Segment 3
Mike is chosen by the "gods" to be Coatimundi Man complete with powers, theme music, and a haphazard costume (a Rhoda vest, a Dr. Who scarf, and a giant foam cowboy hat).
  • Host Segment 4
Crow and Servo use their "genuine Aztec mask" to control Roger Whittaker.
  • Epilogue
Crow quits, but is quickly rehired. Pearl feels dejected that no one came to her ball, so Roger Whittaker is sent to cheer her up.

Quotes & References

  • "Jane?" "Are you getting serious?"

refers to Jon Astley's 1987 hit, Jane's Getting Serious.

  • "Dick's Red Owl, selection and service . . . "

Dick's Red Owl used to be a grocery store in Bisbee, North Dakota.

  • "Dorf on Rituals."

Dorf is a character played by Tim Conway in a series of comedy videos.

  • "The Botany 500 Man."

Botany 500 is an American clothing line.

  • "Barry Diller, here?"

Barry Diller is an influential television and film executive.

  • "Alright, Craig T. Nelson. Make me laugh."

A possible reference to the Comedy Central gameshow Make Me Laugh.

  • "Believe it or not, this movie's still on. It should have ended two hours ago."

Crow sings this to the tune of "Believe or Not", the theme song of The Greatest American Hero, a TV series that aired on NBC from 1981 to 1983 about a schoolteacher who gains superpowers from a red superhero suit.

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