Mystery Science Theater 3000/Bloodlust

Bloodlust
Season 6, Episode 6
Airdate	September 3, 1994
Production Number	607
Screenplay	Ralph Brooke
Directed by	Ralph Brooke Richard Connell
Production Companies	cinegrafik
Episode Writer(s)	—
Episode Director(s)	Jim Mallon
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Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Season Six

Bloodlust is the sixth episode of the sixth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and the one hundred twenty-fifth episode overall. Four teenagers are trapped on an island where a derranged doctor hunts man for sport.

Guest Stars: Mary Jo Pehl (Mother Forrester), Maria Bamford (Fiddler)

Plot Overview

The Short

Two kids from the city are shown the exciting world of dairy farming in Uncle Jim's Dairy Farm. While the adults are off somewhere, the kids of the farm show their cousins exciting things like washing cows, feeding cows, climbing rope and the joys of acting as slave labor for Uncle Jim's farm.

The Movie

In this remake of The Most Dangerous Game, four teenagers on a yacht take the motorboat out to a mysterious island where their boat is quickly stolen by a man with a large sword. When Johnny accidentally falls into a trap, the four are discovered by a reclusive hunter and are brought back to his home.

In the trophy room, he tells the kids that they would never make it through the jungle at night and bid them to stay on the island until they have a chance to get back to their boat. The gang splits up after retiring to their rooms and decide to investigate the home further. Although two of the teenagers are stopped by the hunter's wife and another guest, the others find their way into a cave littered with human remains. While hiding from the hunter's henchman in a cave, they witness him stuffing a human head.

Combined with Dean and Sandra, the teenagers come up with a plan to escape the island. Dean and Sandra attempt to make it to the hidden cove where the stolen ships are held. Meanwhile, Johnny and Sandra find their way into the hunter's human trophy room. There, Dr. Balleau shows a spotlight on a new trophy: one of Dean and Sandra.

Reunied with their captain, Dr. Baileau instructs them that they're to plan out their escape at the "tree of death" and attempt to escape him and his crossbow. He keeps the girls in the house while the boys are stuck in the jungle with a revolver with a single shot in it. The teenager boys attempt to make their way back to the house after Tony steals the gun and attempts to kill the hunter with it, but is killed himself after he discovers that the firing pin was removed.

Meanwhile, the girls escape from their room and kill one of the guards in the human remains work room and the guys continue their way through the jungle. Eventually they find one another and make their way back to the mansion and into the gun cabinet. They then hide in the trophy room, hoping to catch the hunter off guard. They fail to surprise him, but when he starts to pose them in his empty display, his lackey (thought dead in quicksand) impales him on the rack in the display.

• Opening: Tom Servo psychoanalyzes Crow. He asks about his mother, whether or not he saw Cliffhanger and what kind of lure he should use for fishing in the spring.
• Segment One: Dr. Forrester attempts to get the crew to say nice things to his mother, who is coming for a visit. But, she bypasses him entirely and goes strraight for TV's Frank, whom she gets along with.
• Segment Two: Crow starts up a roadside "vegables" stand but is run off the road by Tom Servo and his car.
• Segment Three: Tom, Servo and Gypsy have a hoedown and square dance while Crow calls out instructions and fiddle music plays. It quickly devolves into a mosh pit.
• Segment Four: The crew holds a mystery murder dinner show, but Crow blurts out that he's the killer than everyone leaves.
• Closing: Crow and Servo figure that Mike has slowly been hunting them and flee in terror when he comes in to read the letters. After he finishes reading them, the two capture Mike in a net and make him promise not to kill them.

Stinger

• Captain Tony: (screams loudly after being shot with a crossbow bolt)

Notes

• DVD: This episode can be found on The Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Volume 1.

Arc Advancement

Happenings

Characters

Referbacks

Trivia

The Show

• First Appearance: This episode marks the first appearance of Dr. Forrester's mother, Pearl. She would go on to take over his position in a later season.

Behind the Scenes

• Additional Music: The fiddler during the hoedown in the third segment is Maria Bamford, a stand-up comedian who has appeared in shows like Comedians of Comedy and Comedy Central Presents.

Allusions and References

• Walking Tall: Servo refers to the film Walking Tall, in which Joe Don Baker plays the role of Bufford T. Pusser, a Tennessee sheriff who single-handedly cleans up his town and puts an end to crime and corruption. The film was later remade with The Rock in the title role.

Servo: Robert Reed is Bufford T. Pusser in Prancing Tall!

Memorable Moments

Quotes

• Narrator: Everything seems to be growing. When George arrived at the farm the corn was knee-high. Now it's taller than he is.
  Tom Servo: George is clearly shrinking.

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