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The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent

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317 - The Saga of the Viking Women and Their Voyage to the Waters of the Great Sea Serpent
Air Date October 26, 1991
Movie Director Roger Corman
Year 1957
Cast Abby Dalton, Susan Cabot, Bradford Jackson, June Kenney
Preceded by 316 - Gamera vs Zigra
Followed by 318 - Star Force: Fugitive Alien II


Contents

The Short

The Home Economics Story

Synopsis

Kay wants to go to Iowa State College and major in home economics. She and her friends have a great time in school and learn about the diverse careers that a home ec degree can lead to!

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The Movie

Synopsis

A group of lonely Viking women build a ship and set off across the sea to locate their missing menfolk, only to fall into the clutches of the barbarians that also hold their men captive. There is a cameo appearance by the sea serpent. [1]

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The Episode

Host Segments

Prologue: Joel really likes waffles, and he tries to convince the Bots of all his wonderful recipes.

Segment One (Invention Exchange): The Mads Meat Re-Animator brings a dead chicken back to life. Joel makes an iron that turns waffles into pancakes.

Segment Two: Joel re-programs the Bots into his waffle obsession.

Segment Three: Waffles.

Segment Four: Willy the Waffle presents the ideas of a waffle-free world after Servo eats one too many. Willy the Waffle sounds a lot like Coily the Spring, who doesn't show up until the tenth season (Squirm). Has the same message too.

Segment Five: Sing along with Joel and the Bots' "Waffle Song"! In Deep 13, Dr. F is tired of all the waffle talk.

Stinger: "But you don't understand! I'M A PRINCE!"

Other Notes

Miscellanea

  • Segment Three is the shortest host segment ever in the show's history.
  • Willy the Waffle is a tribute to Coily from the Case of Spring Fever short. The Brains had wanted to use Spring Fever for years, but didn't get the rights to until the show's final season. Willy pops up again in Bride of the Monster.

Obscure References

  • "Our Bodies, Ourselves..."

Our Bodies, Ourselves is a book about women's health written from a feminist perspective.

  • "The Bell Jar..."

The Bell Jar is an autobiographical novel about mental illness written by Sylvia Plath.

  • "She consulted Robert McNamara!"

Robert McNamara was the U.S. Secretary of Defense throughout much of the Vietnam War.

  • "Then she raced down to the Jean-Luc Godard Festival at the campus theatre!"

Jean-Luc Godard is a French filmmaker who first made a name for himself during the "New Wave".

  • "The Group!"

The Group was a 1966 film about female college graduates.

  • "And they started by taking over the administration building!"

A reference to the Columbia University protests of 1968, in which student radicals occupied various campus offices.

  • "Here's a young Judy Chicago!"

Judy Chicago is a feminist conceptual artist.

  • "Is that a real poncho or a Sears poncho?"

A line from the Frank Zappa song "Camarillo Brillo".

  • "Here, Carol Bly explains her principles!"

Carol Bly is a Minnesota writer known for her creative-writing workshops.

  • "...meeting with Helen Gurley Brown..."

Helen Gurley Brown was the longtime editor of Cosmopolitan magazine.

  • "Estes Kefauver!"

Estes Kefauver was a U.S. senator from Tennessee, best known for overseeing a series of hearings on organized crime.

  • "It says Piggy on the wall."

A reference to the Charles Manson Family, who wrote the word piggy in blood on one of the walls after they murdered some of their victims.

  • There's bars and punch in the fellowship hall...

Refers to a light meal served after a funeral. A common occurrence in the upper midwest.

  • "The wet head is dead."

A hairspray television commercial slogan advocating the 'dry' look over a greased-back men's hairstyle.


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