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Posted by Sampo, on April 13th, 2023 
Movie (1993): In a future hellscape, robot transport pilots battle menacing bandits and deal with foreign spies while pursuing romance.
Host: Jonah.
Opening: Dr. Kabahl visits Kinga and Max from the future, and informs them they must find a second host.
Invention exchange: J&tB are discussing the concept of breathing. Their invention is the “meat cute,” rom com spices. The Mads unveil the Simulator of Love.
Segment 1: J&tB try some girl talk.
Segment 2: Jonah tries to sell the bots on 1990s Crystal Vista.
Segment 3: J&tB present “Stump Talks:” see the world seen through Stumpy’s eyes. GPC helps and Kinga and Max demonstrate.
Close: J&tB have some real robot wars and Synthia brings Emily on board the Simulator of Love.
Thoughts:
• A much stronger episode than the last one, with some very funny riffs and clever host segments. The ep also benefits from an incredibly stoopid movie.
• This episode was made available on April 1, 2022 to Kickstarter backers and on May 7, 2022 to Gizmoplex users.
• The earlier Kickstarter version did not include the credits for the show or a stinger. Other than that, the differences between the two versions are trivial. Both shows contained paid promotional content, promoting various companies that had sponsored the Kickstarter.
• This episode marks the first appearance of Emily Marsh as Emily Conner. It also includes the first appearance of Baron Vaughn as Dr. Kabahl, and I admit he comes off better than he did the first time I watched this ep.
• As several people noted in the comments for the previous entry, this season the pace of the theater riffs has been noticeably slowed down and I have not seen anybody complain about it. The failure to let the riffs “breathe” was definitely the most popular complaint about seasons 11 and 12.
• I’m getting a little worried about Kinga and Max. Is her saying “shut up, Max” and him looking crestfallen all they’re going to do?
• There are, I think, a number of video game references. I’m not sure, because I’m not a gamer, so shoom, right over my head.
• Stinger: Our hero gets spanked.
• Callback: “He’s pretty nice.” (Mac and Me); “Blast Hardcheese!” (Space Mutiny); “BANG!” (Cry Wilderness); “Say, Miss Interocitor!” (This Island Earth) not to mention old favorites “I’m not touching you” and “You look, I’m bitter.”
• Fave riff: “So, wait: the spanking line worked?”
• Honorable mention: “The redeeming line we needed.” and “Ooteenee!”
Posted by Erhardt, on April 10th, 2023 
Join Trace and Frank on Tuesday, April 11, at 8:00 PM Eastern for “A Night of Shorts XI.” Joining them for a post-show Q&A will be film critic Walter Chaw (Film Freak Central).
Get your ticket(s) here.
Posted by Erhardt, on April 10th, 2023
Posted by Sampo, on April 6th, 2023 
Movie: (1969) The masked wrestler El Santo travels back in time to confront Count Dracula and acquire Dracula’s treasure. Original title: Santo En El Tesoro De Drácula.
Host: Jonah.
Opening: Kinga unveils Moon 1; Max explains what happened to Moon 13. They unveil the Kingadome and the Gizmoplex.
Invention exchange: Jonah gave an unhappy Crow blinkers. Grandma Pearl suggests a different activity, believing that Synthia and new clone Mega-Synthia can handle things.
Segment 1: The bots try regressing Jonah.
Segment 2: Jonah and GPC host QVSanto, the luchador home shopping channel.
Segment 3: Crow and Tom’s trash talk is very kind.
Close: J&tB sing the praises of Perico but there’s trouble in Moon One as the Kingadome is hit by a meteor.
Thoughts:
• The new normal: This season there are two parallel theme songs, sung by Tom Servo (Baron Vaughn in Jonah episodes and Conor McGiffin in the Emily episodes), along with Felicia Day and Paul (Sabourin) & Storm (Sicostanzo).
Jonah episodes:
TOM
In the not-too-distant future
Next Sunday afternoon
The evil Kinga Forrester
She ran her empire from the moon
Her latest plan was the Gizmoplex
A twisted scheme based on stolen specs
Now she’s pulling the strings from the old Moon base
And she’s back to her experiments with prisoners out in space
KINGA
I’ll send them cheesy movies!
The worst motion picture wrecks (la la la)
They’ll have to sit and watch them all
And we’ll stream them at the Gizmoplex! (la la la)
Now keep in mind they can’t control
Where the movies begin or end (la la la)
They’ll have to keep their sanity
With the help of their robot friends
Robot Roll Call
Cambot! (TOM: And, action!)
GPC! (TOM: Which one?)
Tom Servo! (TOM: That’s me.)
Crooooow!
If you’re wondering how we eat and breathe
And other science facts (la la la)
Then repeat to yourself, “It’s just a show.
I should really just relax!”
ALL
For Mystery Science Theater 3000!
• A middling start to the third season of the revived show. Some moderately funny riffs but not a lot of gut-busters.
• This ep marks the first appearance of Yvonne Freese as Mega-Synthia in a TV episode (the character originated as part of the live “Great Cheesy Movie Circus Tour).”
• This ep premiered in the Gizmoplex March 4, 2022.
• If Joel ever talked about it anywhere I must have missed it, so, has there been any explanation as to how and why Cambot became a fleet of mini-Cambots?
• GPC swings into the theater to deliver a riff once in the first half, and again in the second half. She also helps out in the “Perico” song.
• The ending bit, where the meteor strike on the Gizmoplex somehow requires Kinga to turn to “Dr. Kabahl, the strange financier from the future,” kind of comes out of nowhere, but it gets fleshed out (somewhat) in future episodes.
• Stinger: Hoods vs. thugs.
• Callback: “Manos, the Hands of … oh, never mind,” (Manos)
• Fave riff: “Is the hubcap dating the second unit director?”
• Honorable mention: “Dream of ear-less silver-faced demons.”
Posted by Sampo, on April 4th, 2023  Northampton, Mass. — Warren Hammack, producer, actor, writer and director, died at his home here on Feb. 13, one day shy of his 89th birthday.
An extensive look at his long career is here.
MSTies will remember that he played a mechanic in the movie “Five the Hard Way,” featured in episode 202- THE SIDEHACKERS, the attorney in the movie in episode 209- THE HELLCATS and Lt. Robertson in the movie in episode 418- ATTACK OF THE THE EYE CREATURES.
Thanks to Gordon for the heads up.
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