“Nature’s Bouncing Betty…” Andrea DuCane did hair and makeup for all episodes this season except 704. Episode guide: 701 and 701T- Night of the Blood Beast (with short: ‘Once Upon a Honeymoon’) Posted by Sampo, on March 9th, 2017 Short: (1956) While her songwriter husband struggles with a difficult tune, a newlywed dreams of redecorating her house with phones. Louie Nye was a comedian whose popularity peaked during the 1950s. A reference to the Monty Python's Flying Circus sketch "Blancmanges Playing Tennis" from the show's seventh episode. The special Turkey Day intro segments for the preceding episodes were also included as a special feature. Once Upon a Honeymoon, the marriage one, and the freaky auto show one can keep me laughing for hours. Other movies where that location was used include: “Robot Monster,” “King Dinosaur,” “It Conquered The World,” “Viking Women,” “War Of The Colossal Beast” and “Teenagers From Outer Space.” 1956 Now on with the discussion…. • Why does Pearl call Crow “Art?” [Deep breath] Calling Crow “Art” is an obscure BBI in-joke. Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy and Bill Corbett. Well, apparently some little kid saw that, didn’t get the Jackie Gleason reference, and assumed that Crow’s name was actually Art. Admittedly, the ice cream one is a bit dull, but I found the train ones in the old shorts videos duller, so it's still worth it to me. Fans were jonesing bad. So please don’t feed the troll. 4: The Kitten With The Whip arrives. The reason I even have a sense of humour is because of MST3K. This episode was originally broadcast on Thanksgiving day with a string of related host segments. Just as the woman in the short has a refrigerator with a door that won't close, Furness is known for a commercial in which the refrigerator door wouldn't open. A jingle writer's honeymoon is derailed when he is forced to write a tune overnight while his new bride fantasizes about redecorating their home with telephones in Once Upon a Honeymoon (1956). Chick Chandler is one of the few identifiable actors to have appeared in both a short and a feature film used on Mystery Science Theater 3000 (see also Lon Chaney Jr. and Roy Thinnes). Ep. Mark Pakula Recommended for you 7: Pearl arrives. Cast Operation Rescue is a radical anti-abortion group. No_Favorite. Dr. F has a traumatic trombone recital thanks to Pearl's constant haranguing, but it turns out Crow is an awesome trombonist! • In the third segment, Dr. F says “I will rule the WORLD!! Think about it. OK everybody. I wonder if “Goldenrod” has any connection to Goldenrod road near Orlando. Admittedly, the ice cream one is a bit dull, but I found the train ones in the old shorts videos duller, so it's still worth it to me. (the rhyme, for those who are following along at home). It is a labor of love, paid for out of our own pockets. 701T - Night of the Blood Beast (Turkey Day) A reference to "Chant", an album of Gregorian chants recorded by Spanish monks that was highly popular during the mid-1990s. 1: Dr. F. is at it again, planning to rule the world using his collection of MST3K experiments. Crow’s rant about babies disrupts Mike’s attempts to read letters. Thad: • CreditsWatch: Beginning with this episode, Best Brains began to behave in a way they hadn’t had to behave in several years: When they got an order for episodes, they assembled a crew and pumped them out. • Mike is hilarious as a smitten Jack Perkins, prepared to “change teams” if necessary to the enjoy the pleasures of Mr. B Natural, and Bridget is equally funny as a guy who isn’t really into what Jack has in mind. Directed by Leo McCarey. Once Upon a Honeymoon (1942) Movies Preview remove-circle Share or Embed This Item. At the time of this episode, Tipper Gore was the wife of Vice President Al Gore. • The whole “Steves” running gag was funny and all, but there was only one character in the movie named Steve. Furness is known for a commercial in which the refrigerator door wouldn't open, https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/MST3K_701_-_Night_of_the_Blood_Beast?oldid=60492, Two versions of this episode exist: one shown during the premier on. You’re taller than you were last year!”. They got the job done and there were some genuine laughs. Quoted from from the song "The Joker" by the Steve Miller Band. They didn’t want to see him henpecked and timid, even if that allowed the writers to try new comic ideas. Don’t really see where it comes from, is all… February 3, 1996 • Fave riff from the short: “What would Liberace do? I wasn’t such a big fan of the Pearl character, at first, but over the years I’ve come to enjoy Mary Jo’s performance more. Year He explains that TV’s Frank invited a bunch of guests for Thanksgiving dinner months before he was assumed into second banana heaven. I’d love to know how EricJ found out the inner thinking of the MST3K crew. Satellite News is not financially supported by Best Brains or any other entity. AHAHAHAHA!” almost exactly like he does in the opening of “MST3K:TM.” Air Date Turkey Day bumpers Mike is parodying the Bad Company song "Rock 'n' Roll Fantasy". • One riff, “We learned not to send Polacks into space” caused a small kerfuffle after the episode aired. That’s one thing that came out of Mike’s era–both with Mike’s humor and Kevin’s direction of the episodes/segs–that they didn’t understand that the Mads were supposed to be threatening, if silly, antagonists, and not just idiots to be the butt of jokes. I will willingly read what you have to say, whether I agree or not. • Although Dr. F would be browbeaten and henpecked by Pearl — to the dismay of some fans (see below) — this season, the two also seem to work reasonably well together in this episode, working together to defeat the unpleasant guests. 1 part lemon juice. So let’s try not to make dad come downstairs. Because Patton wasn’t trying to kill EricJ? For the win! The lyrics for Gypsy's song in the second host segment are a combination of ", Dr. F's exclamation of "Mother! But not everybody thought so. Barbara Tebben appears in the credits for the first time, with the title “assistant poobah,” as Julie Walker began to eye the exit. And I got the sense that they were thrilled at the arrival of Pearl, and the chance to “shake things up” — a phrase they would use often later on, when fans began to ask them what the hell was going on. Then in Night of the Blood Beast (1958), an astronaut recovering from a rocket crash discovers that alien embryos have been implanted in his abdomen. So that makes a total of four showings. He was an established character, a personality they had come to love and appreciate. My dad watched it in college, and once my parents had me, we started watching it together. November 23, 2017November 26, 2020 Periodic reminder: we can just ignore him. Once Upon A Honeymoon is right up there with Out of this World and Mr. B Natural. I will admit that kind of pettiness makes me avoid this site, sometimes. MST3K Short 0701 – Once Upon A Honeymoon “How many times Michael Jackson and Lisa Marie had sex.” ... MST3K 0821 – Time Chasers. Once Upon a Honeymoon is a 1942 romantic comedy/drama starring Cary Grant, Ginger Rogers, and Walter Slezak, directed by Leo McCarey, and released by RKO Radio Pictures.It was nominated for the Oscar for Best Sound Recording (Stephen Dunn). We paid good money to get these! Directed by Trace Beaulieu. A reference to the Australian TV series Beyond Tomorrow. Once Upon a Honeymoonis also the title of a 1942 film starring Cary Grant and Ginger Rogers. • Ah, the trombone recital. Buck Henry was an American writer and actor. Started with the episode (darn, trying to place it from the Episode Guide) where Dr. F and Frank are girl-phobic “nerds” putting away their comic-book collections–’cause they’re like, geeks, ‘n stuff–to the S7 point where Dr. F was a loser living in his own basement with Mom. on record albums that were marketed to or that might be bought by children or teens; the allusion is as much to Tipper's 1950s attitude as it is to her fashion sense. A reference to the movie "32 Short Films about Glenn Gould", about a far more accomplished pianist than the guy in this short. F. to act like a baby The host segments described below were shown during reruns. "Night of the Blood Beast" with the short "Once Upon a Honeymoon"(Episode 701) was the "Turkey Day" 1995 episode, and receives lots of attention in the extras. 1958 Ross Sturlin was also in “Teenage Caveman,” “Viking Women” and “Giant Leeches.” In the job of “production assistant,” held by the departing Sarah Wisner since season four, is Mary Banovets and Michael D. Parker in the Turkey Day episode. Kevin’s porkarina mocking makes me gut laugh. End: Crow’s rant about babies disrupts Mike’s attempts to read letters; Pearl wants Dr . In the earlier episodes he was more serious, stern, and generally more evil, while in later episodes he became sillier, grew increasingly timid and insecure well before Pearl’s arrival, and less constantly evil. Thanks. Mark Trail is a long-running newspaper comic strip about an adventuring naturalist. They are part of the vanguard of an alien invasion, and the pilot must decide if he will sacrifice himself to stop them. • Cast and crew round up. Let me lay it out for you. Preceded by He recovers, but with strange new blood cells and prawn-like embryos in his abdomen. Periodic reminder: we can just ignore him. With the departure of Toolmaster Jef Maynard, the new job of “prop master” appears. Hey, it's my first time posting here! Gone from the season six list of writers are Frank Conniff and Mike Dodge. Oh, better not do that!” Honorable mention: “What rhymes with blue balls?” • Callback: “The Beast of Yucca Flats.” Opening: Crow and Tom are concerned about their personal security, so they taze Mike One Dean Trisko did the job for the Turkey Day segments. With Ginger Rogers, Cary Grant, Walter Slezak, Albert Dekker. Gone from contributing writers is Colleen Williams. There’s also singing, dancing, and a pitch about ‘50s utopia: a … MST3K Cocktails: Once Upon a Honeymoon. The song A Castle in the Sky is catchy. During the regular season the job was held by Helena Espinosa. Yet Another Guestbook; All trademarks and copyrights on this page are owned by their respective owners. EricJ: But you DON’T keep it, uncle!I say, Thanksgiving is a time of goodwill for all men, and god bless it! 701 - Night of the Blood Beast • During the riffing they do a parody of Eddie Bauer — “comes in loden, pant and twerp” — that they would expand on in a later episode. (WHAT freakin’ “account” on a free board? • Note that in the background of the redecorated Deep 13 is the projector from Deep 13 set of “MST3K: TM.” It is so cheerful. But it was something new for a show where, previously, the cast and the writers could virtually do no wrong. Am I missing some Culty RT Quote, here? • A couple of times they make a reference to “undercupping.” Visit this site, for an explanation of what that term means. Then in Night of the Blood Beast (1958), an astronaut recovering from a rocket crash discovers that … 452,126 spam blocked by Akismet. In the late 1980s, she was noted for advocating warning labels ("profane language," "objectionable for children," etc.) ), the second-longest amount of time MSTies had to wait between episodes. Bernard L. Kowalski Isn’t that what a discussion board is all about? flag. 1 The Short 2 The Episode 2.1 Obscure References 3 Behind the scenes 3.1 MST3K cast 3.2 MST3K crew 3.3 Production Main article: A Busy Day at the County Fair Bill Corbett - Crow T. Robot Joel Hodgson - Joel Robinson J. Elvis Weinstein - Tom Servo Written by Nate Begle, Harold Buchholz, Bill Corbett, Yvonne Freese, Gary Glover, Tammy Golden, Lesley Kinzel, Emily Marsh, Conor McGiffin, … Short: (1956) While her songwriter husband struggles with a difficult tune, a newlywed dreams of redecorating her house with phones. • For the record, the stretch between the end of season six and the beginning of season seven was 243 days (more than eight months! 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