Rocket Attack U.S.A.
From MST3K
| 205 - Rocket Attack U.S.A. | |
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| Air Date | October 27, 1990 |
| MST3K Director | Jim Mallon |
| Running Time | 70 min. |
| Movie Director | Barry Mahon |
| Year | 1958 |
| Cast | Monica Davis, John McKay, Arthur Metrano |
| Short | The Phantom Creeps - Chapter 2: Death Stalks the Highway |
| Short Director | Ford Beebe |
| Year | 1939 |
| Cast | Bela Lugosi, Robert Kent, Dorothy Arnold |
| Preceded by | 204 - Catalina Caper |
| Followed by | 206 - Ring of Terror |
Contents |
The Short
Synopsis
Dr. Zorka continues to elude the authorities, using his invisibility belt and deadly mechanical spider. Military intelligence agent Bob West fights and overcomes Dr. Zorka’s assistant Monk. Bob then pursues an automobile into the hills, believing it is driven by someone who has learned Zorka’s secrets. Jean Drew, plucky girl reporter, accompanies Bob as he searches the abandoned car. Bob discovers a strange disk, which the invisible Zorka has planted in the deserted car. Death by mechanical spider seems imminent for Bob and Jean.
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The Movie
Synopsis
This is a '50s anti-commie rouser where the Russians are out to blow up the Big Apple, and the American spies attempt to steal the plans for the Russians' space satellite Sputnik. [1]
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The Episode
Host Segments
Prologue: Joel gives Tom Servo a "haircut" and sells him products to keep his head looking good.
Invention Exchange (Segment One): Joel's original invention, the Mexican Jumping Bean Bag Chair, was eaten by Gypsy, so he presents the Candy Adding Machine. The Mads present Water-Polo Foosball when they fill a foosball table with water. The foosball players are all Dr. Forresters and TV's Franks.
Segment Two: The SOL crew discusses the Cold War, and the Charlie McCarthy Hearings. Artist renderings strike again.
Segment Three: The Civil Defense Quiz Bowl...Los Alamos (represented by Crow) versus Oak Ridge (Tom Servo) versus a housewife from Long Neck (Gypsy)!
Segment Four: The SOL crew meets Joel's Russian counterpart and his really lame robots. Alas, the access ports are not compatible.
Closing (Segment Five): Joel and the Bots are incensed about the movie and pick apart the plot. They read a letter and the Mads are pleased with the crew's reaction.
Stinger: A Russian nuclear bomb attack on New York is imminent, and a blind guy emotionlessly calls out, "Help me."
Other Notes
Guest Stars
- Sorri Andropoli: Michael J. Nelson
Miscellanea
- The first-ever MST experiment to feature a stinger.
- This episode gives Tom a cylindrical head, which was an experiment by the Brains to see if they could make him block less of the screen.
Obscure References
| preceded by: Season 1 | MST3K Season 2 | followed by: Season 3 | ||||||
| 1990 - 1991 | ||||||||
| 201 | Rocketship X-M | 1990-09-22 | 206 | Ring of Terror | 1990-11-03 | 211 | First Spaceship on Venus | 1990-12-29 |
| 202 | The Side Hackers | 1990-09-29 | 207 | Wild Rebels | 1990-11-17 | 212 | Godzilla vs. Megalon | 1991-01-19 |
| 203 | Jungle Goddess | 1990-10-06 | 208 | Lost Continent | 1990-11-24 | 213 | Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster | 1991-02-02 |
| 204 | Catalina Caper | 1990-10-13 | 209 | The Hellcats | 1990-12-08 | |||
| 205 | Rocket Attack U.S.A. | 1990-10-27 | 210 | King Dinosaur | 1990-12-22 | |||
