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Mystery Science Theater 3000/Monster A-Go-Go
| Monster A-Go-Go | |
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| Season 4, Episode 21 | |
| Airdate | January 9, 1993 |
| Production Number | 421 |
| Screenplay | Jeff Smith Dok Stanford Bill Rebane |
| Directed by | Bill Rebane |
| Production Companies | B.I. & L. Releasing Corp. |
| Episode Writer(s) | — |
| Episode Director(s) | Joel Hodgson |
| The Human Duplicators |
The Day the Earth Froze |
| Mystery Science Theater 3000 — Season Four | |
Monster A-Go-Go is the twenty-first episode of the fourth season of Mystery Science Theater 3000, and the ninety-second episode overall.
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Plot Overview
The Short
The movie is preceded by documentary short film, Circus On Ice, about the 40th Annual Carnival of the Toronto Skating Club, in which many normal Toronto performers perform at a circus inside an ice rink. Among the performers are "trained zebras", a ringmaster, a Parisian figure skater acting out a fawn running from hunters and an army of toy soldiers fighting a dragon.
The Movie
Monster A-Go-Go, much like Manos, The Hands of Fate, is one of the absolute worst movies aired on MST3K. Unlike Manos, however, the film is made much better with the riffing and is a bit easier to follow. In the film, the capsule for a downed astronaut has been found in a field with the astronaut nowhere in sight and a dead helicopter pilot near by.
Back at a lab, the military discovers that what killed the helicopter pilot had something to do with the capsule and could possibly have something to do with radiation. Later, more deaths similar to the helicopter pilot's occur. It is revealed that a collosal monstrous creature has been committing the murders, presumed to be the missing astronaut. The scientists develop a cure for the supposed mutated astronaut, which they somehow managed to administer until the creature breaks out and steals the antidote. Unfortunately, it turns out that the antidote only suppresses his transformation and is actually making him worse. The military is called out to stop the creature to no use.
Ultimately, the creature inexplicably disappears entirely. It is revealed that the astronaut was found on a raft in the ocean and that the creature may never have existed. It isn't entirely clear as to what happened.
The Host Segments
- Opening: Tom and Crow start a micro-cheese factory, but it gets out of hand and ruins Joel's sneakers.
- Segment One: Dr. Forrester decides to have an action figure competition with Frank judging. His submission is an action figure that must be bought in several pieces and put together while the robots' submissions are all historical or educational figures. Forrester wins and forces them to watch the movie.
- Segment Two: Gypsy doesn't "get" Crow. She says that she wants to like him, but she just can't understand where Crow is coming from. Crow attempts to explain, but doesn't get very far in explaining. Frustrated, Crow walks away and Tom enters. Gypsy attempts the same conversation with Tom, but Tom simply says "Nobody [gets me]. I'm the wind, baby" and walks off.
- Segment Three: Joel and Tom play keep away from Crow. The two throw a ball over Crow's head until he finally grabs it. Then they throw another ball over his head and goes back into the theater.
- Segment Four: When Joel makes it known that since they have a little time, he'll answer their questions and dispense knowledge. But Crow and Tom are unprepared and ask "What's the deal with the pina colada song". They debate the song's plausability, but Crow and Tom refuse to accept that the song was written about popular trends.
- Closing: Joel dresses Tom as a happy king and Crow as a court jester. The two will hear nothing of it because they're emotionally scarred by the terrible movie.
Notes
- DVD: This episode can be found on Collection: Volume 8.
Arc Advancement
Happenings
Characters
Referbacks
Trivia
The Show
- Unsatisfied: Although the actor playing the monster was 7 feet and 6 inches tall, the director wanted so badly for the monster to be 10 feet that they shot the actor at an upward angle to make him look taller.
Behind the Scenes
- Switcheroo: The movie originally meant to air on this episode was "Charro!", a western starring Elvis Presley from 1969. However, the rights fell through at the last minute.
Allusions and References
Memorable Moments
Quotes
- Gypsy: Tom? I don't get you.
Tom: Nobody does, I'm the wind, baby!
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