According to Erma Bombeck, all teenagers are from outer space!
'Nuff said!
'Nuff said!
"We are the supreme race! We have the supreme weapons!"
—We have the supreme pizzas!
Film watched: Teenagers from Outer Space
The episode is available in the Gizmoplex here
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The Segments:
Prologue- Trying to stop a worn-out running gag, Joel shocks Tom and Crow every time they see a flashlight and say "NBC Mystery Movie". He does it to himself, but just once, to show he's not a total hypocrite.
Segment 1/Invention Exchange
- Crow and Tom have invented the scratch-and-sniff report card, hoping to let kids take the edge off of telling their parents about bad grades by reminding them about how horrible their own school days were; private academies get their own variety. The Mads predict a ventriloquism boom in The '90s, so Dr. Forrester performs with a retrofitted "Resusci-Annie" CPR demonstration dummy for the SOL crew, which turns deadly when "Annie" flatlines.
Segment 2
- The old grandpa in the movie is far too nice to be a real landlord, so Joel and the 'Bots present Reel to Real, showing how renting property in the movies compares to reality. Both versions involve a big, fat, drunk guy sleeping on your couch.
Segment 3
- Joel and the Bots reenact the General Cinema "space candy" policy trailer by jettisoning snacks into space.
Segment 4
- Crow watches the snack food float by as he ponders his place in the universe while Joel and Tom play cards. A Skull Cruiser flies by the SOL a few times, but its pilot, a living skeleton, turns out to be really lame after making a fantastic first impression.
Segment 5
- Joel and the 'Bots present a fall line of slimming interstellar fashion, largely made from duct tape. Crow is particularly embarrassed by his stint on a fur rug. The first letter writer's mother isn't a fan of the show, while the second writer's pediatrics team named themselves after "Gamera" thanks to the show. Dr. Forrester is entertaining Resusci-Annie with a candelit dinner, being served fine wine served by a very disturbed Frank.
The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation of Teenagers from Outer Space has examples of:
- Accidental Misnaming: One of the fan letters was written by a child who apparently thinks Joel's name is "Joe".
- Behavioral Conditioning: Joel uses electric shocks on the robots to get them to stop saying "NBC Mystery Movie!" whenever they see a flashlight.
- Cargo Ship: In-universe, Dr. Forrester is seen trying to charm Resusci-Annie, the CPR doll he was using as a ventriloquist's dummy, with a dinner date.
- Continuity Nod: After the skeleton's attempt to contact them ends with him collapsing anticlimactically, Tom calls him the dumbest visitor they ever had. Crow says that the janitor was pretty dumb, and Tom also remembers "the guy with the thick glasses".
- Gargle Blaster: At one point, the grandfather is shown asleep on the couch. Tom decides to spin this as him finding the NyQuil:Crow: Huh, Gramps started early today.Tom Servo: (as Betty) Oh, grandpa, I bought that NyQuil for colds, not for you to make NyQuiladas.
- I'm Standing Right Here: Crow starts ragging on Derek's "stupid jumpsuit". Joel doesn't take it too well. Cue Verbal Backspace from Crow.Crow: Oh, but yours is nice.
- Running Gag:
- "TOR-CHA!"
- People being trapped in those huge '50s car trunks.
- Characters singing certain songs to themselves (in particular, Gramps Morgan singing the theme to New Zoo Revue).
- Shout-Out:
- Joel and the bots start singing the "Amok Time" fight music during a (
terrible) fight scene. - "NBC Mystery Movie!" anytime Tom and Crow see a guy with a flashlight. Joel has to resort to electroshock therapy to get them to stop.
- Joel and the bots start singing the "Amok Time" fight music during a (
- Speed Sex: When Derek stands up from kissing Betty on the grass, Joel yells "Done!"
- Take That!:Leader: (voiceover in car) We are the supreme race! We have the supreme weapon!
Crow: Ah, turn Rush Limbaugh off.
