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Celebrate the 1993 debut of episode 516- ALIEN FROM L.A. with a copy of the unMSTed movie.
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New to the site are:
• the “three riffers” version of “Little Shop of Horrors” (you can download the MP3 version and watch with your Legend Films DVD or a video on demand version with the movie and riffing together) [free sample here], and
• the short that created all the ruckus, “Overcoming Fear.”
@MAX
Sat 2/7 8:15 a.m.
Thu 2/12 4:30 p.m.
Mon 2/16 3:45 a.m.
Thu 2/19 7:50 a.m.
Thu 2/26 5:10 a.m.
CINEMAX
Mon 2/16 6 a.m.
Sun 2/22 5 a.m.
THRILLER MAX
Tue 3/3 5:45 a.m.
Thu 3/5 12:45 p.m.
Wed 3/11 7:15 a.m.
Fri 3/20 9:45 a.m.
Fri 3/27 midnight
Tue 3/31 5 p.m.
OUTERMAX
Tue 3/3 3:15 p.m.
Mon 3/9 8:30 a.m.
Fri 3/13 midnight
Sun 3/15 7:40 a.m.
Wed 3/18 12:30 p.m.
Sat 3/21 5:15 p.m.
Fri 3/27 1:50 p.m.
We’re sorry we broke you, RiffTrax…





(69 votes, average: 3.78 out of 5)• This is an odd duck of an episode for me. The movie has a sort of “been there-done that” feel for me. With the exception of a hero named “My cheesesteak” there isn’t a lot of interest. The riffing is pretty good but not spectacular. Of course the headline of the episode is Nummy Muffin Coocol Butter. The segments caused an immediate sensation among fans; I remember some people didn’t quite get the ending.
• Having heard of the fans’ growing irritation with CC spokesguy Penn Gillette, they use him in a gag. Folks loved that.
• Daddy-O says: MACISTE was the strongman character originating in the 1914 Italian movie “Cabiria.” The character was resurrected when the sword-and-sandal epic Italian movies suddenly became very popular in the late 1950s. Because American audiences were unfamiliar with Maciste, the title character’s name was usually changed to Atlas, Colossus, Goliath, Hercules or Samson (for example, the character Hercules in the movie in episode 410- HERCULES AGAINST THE MOON MEN was actually Maciste). What’s odd in COLOSSUS AND THE HEADHUNTERS is that the dubbed English dialogue still calls the hero Maciste even though the title says otherwise; nobody calls him Colossus.
• Non-Spagetti-ball bumpers: film canister, bulletin board, beaker, book.
• Callbacks: “Watch out for snakes!” (Eegah!)
• Annoying commercial: Commercial for the now-largely forgotten “Moxy Pirate Show.”
• Interesting commercial: The first “Go to where the cheese is made” contest commercial as the first convention approached.
• Obscure riff: “o/` Ontari-ari-ari-ohh… o/` from an old tourism commercial.
• Local reference: Rush’s Bridal Shop.
• I think that’s Kevin as the voice of NMCB in segment 3
• Mildly dirty riff: “Meanwhile, Sonny’s upstairs with the maid of honor…”
• Fave riff: This is history’s first really awkward moment. Honorable mention: “Uh, what’s following them?”
Jawbone still has previous interviews with Mike and Bill available online.
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