List: MST3K Rush References
Eddy
Maxwell slightly amended this
list is from Sabre
X's webpage, where you can hear
all of these quotes as .wav files.
- Commenting on a letter, Joel says
"Very trippy, and I bet you listen to Rush, don't you?"
(Episode 213- Godzilla vs. the Sea Monster)
- Tom Servo confirms that Joel
identified "The Rush Guy" (Episode 213- Godzilla vs. the
Sea Monster)
- Listening to the movie's soundtrack,
Tom notices "Neil Peart on drums." He rhymes "Peart" with
"Bert." (Episode 303- Pod People)
- Mr. Servo also says "Neil Peart on
drums" in Time of the Apes (Episode 306- Time of the
Apes). He mispronounces it here, too.
- Joel Robinson sees a poorly-lit woman
and says, "You know, in that light she looks just like
Geddy Lee." Crow sounds nauseous... [Note: She really
does look like a '70s Geddy] (Episode 504- Secret Agent
Super Dragon)
- Dead body with headphones on. Crow:
"He died listening to Rush." Joel: "2112." (Episode 508-
Operation Double 007)
- Mike Nelson sees three weirdos and
says "Hey, it's the band Rush!" (Episode 516- Alien From
L.A.)
- Silver Morgan calls home for her
sister, Mary Lee, who isn't there. So Crow says, "Well,
then, is GEDDY Lee there?"(Episode 601- Girls
Town)
- Crow T. Robot sees a crate marked
RUSH and yells, "Rush albums! Woo!" (Episode 614- San
Francisco International)
- Seeing the same crate later on, Tom
announces "Serum. The new CD from Rush." (also from
episode 614- San Francisco International )
- Mike says, "Man, I'm so baked right
now... you gotta hear this Rush tape." (Episode 804- The
Deadly Mantis)
- Mike reads Peanut's letter,
explaining his miraculous escape to the year 2112. (Also
episode 804- The Deadly Mantis)
- An air-drumming loser prompts Tom
(Crow?) to say "The true story of Neil Peart" in (Episode
907- Hobgoblins)
- Mike attempts to recite the opening
verse of "The Trees." Crow shuts him up. (Episode 908-
The Touch of Satan)
- Crow identifies a secluded Canadian
cabin as "Geddy Lee's birthplace" (Episode 910- The Final
Sacrifice)
- While the bots trash Canada during a
host segment, Mike says "They gave us Rush!" in its
defense. (Episode 910- The Final Sacrifice)
By the way, Rush mentions "MST-3K" and
"Gamera (is turtle meat)" in the "Assistance, inspiration,
comic relief, and/or just plain friendly service" section of
the liner notes on their 1993 album Counterparts.
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