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Weekend Discussion Thread: Favorite Running GagsAlert regular Jay writes:
I know one: “sampo!” Have at it! 71 Replies to “Weekend Discussion Thread: Favorite Running Gags”Commenting at Satellite News
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hai keebah!
Rice a pipple. It started in The Bride of the Monster and they were still saying a variation of it by season 10 when Mike makes a “rice a verms” during Squirm.
“CHIEF…McCLOUD!”
Two words – Brick HardMeat!
(And in 2 movies – 12 to the Moon and Space Mutiny)
“Sweet Freedom” – Alex the Chimp from Carnival Magic, said every time it looked she he was attempting to flee the set.
From Rifftrax: “Line?” from the many Twilight movies. I had a girlfriend almost fall off her chair when she first heard this.
Do you mean gags running through one episode, or ones that go on through multiple episodes? For the former, since we just had Soultaker under discussion, I laughed whenever they said “—- taker!,” such as “Bus Taker!” and “Leak Taker!” I know it’s dumb but it struck me as funny. For the latter, I love it whenever Torgo shows up. Because he’s Torgo.
“It stinks!” whenever someone makes the okay sign with their hand. I saw Joel use it to great effect in Cinematic Titanic’s ‘Rattlers’ live and it got a huge audience response.
i regret nothing.
“I thought you were Dale.”
Oh yeah, how could I forget that one!? I use that a lot IRL.
when Tom (Kevin) does anything Catholic related.
Watch out for Snakes.
Anytime props are used in the theater.
‘Art’ Crow. When a kid thought Crow’s name was ‘Art’ because they did a take off of The Honeymooners, and then they have Pearl call him that! It always cracks me up.
he a woozle and his name is peanut.
I’m/you’re weird… which results in creativity.
Words I live by!
Have you signed Sheri’s birthday card?
sigh……’but there was no monster…’ errgh i hate myself but it had to be said.
Sampo, oh wait.
“…and then he died.”
“He wet ’em,” “Then he wet ’em,” “That’s where he wet ’em,” etc.
“BITE ME” –
A phrase that is now part of the ages. I used it on my older brother once when he teased me over supper about a childhood dislike of salads. Of course, he hasn’t spoken to me since, but such is life. Bite me!
“Don’t forget to buy some CARNATION ICE CREAM.”
“The driver is either missing or he’s dead.”
“Try the Fantoozler!” (or however it’s spelled – I’ve see every possible variation)
“By this time my lungs were aching for air” and the different ways it’s shut down.
Yeah, I was going to ask about the ground rules too. The whole “Brick Hardcheese!” bit in Space Mutiny is funny if it’s the guys starting to take their own improvisational ball in the episode and run with it; on a t-shirt, though, not so much.
The same goes for the library of Robert Ludlum books (“The Mingmang Patingtang!”) in “Being From Another Planet”: https://www.mst3kinfo.com/ward_e/List405.html
As for series-wide gags, the “…SLEEEEP!!” gags every time a character says they’re tired just sort of appeared out of nowhere, but cracks me up every time.
(Oh, and where is that city?)
Kevin going “HUMPHREY!!”
“Big McLargeHuge” and all its variants.
And don’t forget “Oh, I’d hate to shoot a butt like that!”
*character tries to break down door* “It’s open!”
Great choices all! “Watch out for snakes!”, “I wet ’em!” & “Big McLargehuge (etc.)” are my all time faves. These and “Bite me!” have entered my own personal lexicon. (“Dickweed”, too, which must be a Midwesternism, but I never heard it till MST3K.) I would like to add: “Snausages!” in “The Painted Hills”; the sarcastic rendition of the 007 theme (“BAA DA DA DAAAA!”) in “The Agent from H.A.R.M.”; and the “good & the beautiful” speech in “Phantom Planet”. (Plus one other that I forgot between the kitchen and here. I’ll be back . . . )
“a hamberger sandwich with French fried potatos.” Not sure if this one qualifies?
Killed in Vietnam.
It’s _______ scat.
Also, Packers won the Superbowl!
Featured in numerous episodes:
“My boss! Always (insert crazy situation here)!” – For those younger MSTies, this is a “Hart to Hart” reference.
“Saigon. I can’t believe I’m still in Saigon.” – insert other places here.
“No one will be seated during the breathtaking ____ scene.”
“Look familiar, Mike?” – whenever someone unflattering appears
“You’re so evil.” “Thaaaank you!” – said in pretty much every season 1 episode
“Shut up, Iris.”
“Ford Beebe!” (repeated quickly and excitedly) – Before all “The Phantom Creeps” segments
Featured in specific episodes:
-I Accuse My Parents: Jimmy’s birthday and essay being brought up in various contexts; the quacking when the duck painting appears in the background
-The Final Sacrifice: Troy’s lameness ; Zapp’s drunkenness
-Codename: Diamond Head: Imitating the background music
-Agent for HARM: “Ba da BA-DAH!!!”
-Space Mutiny: Santa Claus references ; the obligatory mention of Dave Ryder’s nicknames
-Fugitive Alien: “Rocky!” “A-gain??”
Ape Law!
And a variant (especially popular with J. Elvis): “Daddy, what’s Vietnam?”
Mike Nelson, destroyer of worlds.
Oh, is the great ____ in this movie?
And two already mentioned:
By this time my lungs were aching for air.
No one will be seated during the breathtaking ____ scene.
“You’re stuck here!”
Or: So that’s – the – ____fill-in-the-blank___ – I’ve heard them – talk about – so much – lately?
Movie Sign!
its the only running gag in very episode.
he’s dead Jim.
how about a little fire Scarecrow?
As they left the clam flowage…
hello, Hello, HELLO…….Hello!!
And, from the three separate raw-footage takes of soldiers arriving on a jeep, all used in Monster a-Go-Go:
o/`”Whenever we go out…the people always shout…there goes John Jacob Jingleheimer Schmidt!” o/`
He died as he lived,[fill in the blank].
Think about it, won’t we? Thank you.
JEEEEDD!!!!!!!
Joel: Stop it!
:-)
How about the occasional Oregon Senator Bob Packwood joke, when sexual harassment charges popped up in the early 90s.
…..a total load.
Mike era:
Joel era:
“…With his mouth wide open.”
You do it. I’m bitter.