On the “Overdrawn at the Memory Bank” topic, someone mentioned how unintentionally hilarious the line “Mom, my nuts?” was by itself.
I’d like to suggest a topic regarding unintentionally amusing lines in MSTed movies that didn’t require any “enhancement” from Mike/Joel and the Bots.
Example: The line “Get outta here YOU DISGUSTING WORRMMMMMM!!!!” from “Outlaw” was HYSTERICAL and it only got stunned giggles from the riffers. The line alone was funny enough.
A lot of these became stingers, of course.
I’d say one of the classics is the inexplicably rage-filled shop keeper from episode 702- THE BRUTE MAN. “Creeper! Creeper! Creeper! YOU give me the creeps!”
What’s your pick?
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From Track of the Moon Beast: “PAUL IS NOT PAUL ANYMORE!” You know, because he’s Super-Paul. From Prince of Space “YA SCUM!” followed by the throwing upwards of a doll meant to be Krankor. Mitchell arguing with the little boy: “You’re lying through your teeth!”.
From “Track of the Moonbeast”…
Moonman says, “It’s Johhny Longbow!”
Crow riffs, “Johnny Longbone?”
In “Mitchell”, Joe Don saying, “Let’s get out of here before that kid comes back.”
Michael D. mentioned the invisible fight scenes in Riding with Death. I love the one where Invisible Ben Murphy has the bad guy covered with the gun (the one suspended from strings), and wallops the guy in the jaw (actually seems to kick him in the jaw) without the gun moving at all.
Ditto as well on Johnny Longbone getting peeved at his own stew recipe.
I could watch the pasta throwing scene from Zombie Nightmare on an endless loop for hours. Adam West’s chorus of “EY!” is great too.
Also:
The Blood Beast “speaks” in Night of the Blood Beast.
Wattle Man & Della Street’s tumble down the hill.
Abe Lincoln diving out the window in Danger! Death Ray.
The psychedelic drug club that gets raided by the cops in Diabolik. “Um, Gary, you’re trying too hard.”
Just about every single special effect and bogus scientific explanation in 12 to the Moon.
“CABOT! CABOT! CABOT!” The scene goes from annoying to funny to annoying again and then circles one final time back to funny. Also, just about anything Jack Palance says in that movie.
In “Space Mutiny”, the footage obviously ripped off from BSG always gets me. They’re just so blatant about it! They didn’t even try to edit in different laser blasts or anything!
Godzillas running drop kicks to Megulon. The 4 seperate times that kid gets knocked out during the movie with no apparent damage and of course that kids dubbed voice.
Gameras horizontal bar routine.
Coily!
Fugitive Aliens sudden jump cuts from Ken and Capt Joe stare down.
Lots of good funny by accident movie moments on the show, many already mentioned. Off the top of my head after glancing at a few comments above, here are some that might not have been mentioned yet:
– The “brown explosion” and the questionable science of being hurled off the planet in First Spaceship On Venus. Those items still make me go “huh?” every time I watch it and I watch that episode a lot. Hilarious.
– Shots of Ro-Man delivering his pompous, robotic threats and shaking his fist in Robot Monster. Maybe the least scary and unthreatening movie monster ever. The montage of destruction at the end is also funny by accident it’s so cheaply done and nonsensical. When Ro-Man goes after Alice and then becomse somewhat emotional before he is killed by his leader. Goofy beyond belief.
– Any line delivered by Valeria in Robot Holocaust.
– When the inventor calls his invention a “death ray” and then says he developed it for “peaceful purposes” in Danger, Death Ray!
– The shattering porcelain-like heads of the alien duplicates in Human Duplicators.
One could go on all day with this topic!
I thought I might be the first to write it, but someone beat me to it: “Today is dedicated to Uranus.”
The heated debate between Mitchel and the kid.
The father’s accent in Sampson Vs. the Vampire Women.
The manual phone sound effect in Monster A Go-go.
Final Sacrifice:
Ron Pipper, aka Gordon Lightfoot at home, sets a new standard for grizzled old prospector syndome.
Doug (#105): “the footage obviously ripped off from BSG”
A lot of people said this the other week when “Space Mutiny” came up in the episode guide, but it doesn’t make any sense.
This is a movie that’s been on television and home video in the United States for years. If the producers had stolen the footage, Universal would have sued their ass off the face of the Earth by now. I can’t imagine that the producers didn’t license the footage.
…The Oscar winning performance of the whole movie: “The Giant Spider Invasion”.
“…Sometimes when I know you’re still alive, is when you flush the toilet!!”
Cabit, Cabit, Cabit, CABIT!
No crackers?
I sing whenever I sing whenever I sing (oh – my baby she rocks)
Sorry Doug (#105) did not see your posting.
Oh well. There is also the infinite number of ways that euro-trash can pronounce “Peter”
Pumaman: Vadinho shouts at Tony (now wearing his dorky costume) to jump off the roof, and Tony responds, “I’m not a bird!” This comes just before a commercial break, so the gang doesn’t get to say anything about it, but I thought it was hilarious.
I almost forgot. In “The Brain that Wouldn’t Die” when the stripper/Ed Wood wannabe says “Who’s to tell me to blow if I don’t wanna?” I fell out of my chair the first time I saw it.
The first appearance of Pipper in Final Sacrifice. By the time he gets to “Thenwhat’sthattheremarktheredoingonyourshoulder” all three of the guys are full-on laughing, as am I.
Don’t know if this was already mentioned:
“Future War”
Any time Runaway says “I am a tool.”
mickey…MICKEY :!: :grin:
Nobody has included this one yet, but the phony telephone sound effect from Monster A-Go-Go. It’s so obviously a person going “bird-a-derp” with their mouth that all Joel can say, while the bots laugh, is, “Unbelievable.”
Randy
@Steve Pop (#110)
There are different meanings to the term “ripped off”.
It can mean “stolen”, as you interpret it, but it can also mean simply “used instead of creating one’s one original work”. This is the sense in which I interpret it.
To me, it’s not whether or not the producers of SM got permission to use footage from BSG, it’s the fact that they apparently didn’t think that anyone would notice or care. I would have more respect for a movie that made its own, even much cheaper, effects, than for one that simply reused effects from a previous work.
(I know, late and off-topic, but that’s how I feel.)
Any scene that has Tony Cardoza in it. He is the most monotone actor that has ever been on screen, cracks me up how emotionless he can be. Why didn’t Gene Roddenberry hire him to be Spock in Star Trek?
Also Johnny Ride in Sinister urge when he is sitting on the couch with the silver pillow behind him. Didn’t need help from Mike but he is correct: “It’s a femmy jet pack” and “Oh, I’m gonna think now”
Oh yeah and Riding with Death: “No!! It can’t be!! YOUR DEAD!!”
“Cherokee Jack?”
“Yeah. I’m Cherokee Jack.”
So many to choose from that I can’t think of one particular favorite. All of you have listed those I would’ve chosen! Just goes to show how cheesy some of those movies when there are actually scenes and dialogue which were unintentionally funny on their own.
The two scientists falling/rolling down the hill in The Giant Spider Invasion.
The entire scene with the flying grandma in the supermarket with our Castleton hero, mostly for the worst acting I have ever seen.
Just got to my computer. Great thread, with some really great moments. Here’s some of my favorites:
The “I’m back!” bit from Girl in Gold Boots. Pure editing gold.
Dr. Z’s rampage through the pharmacy/bait shop, especially when he’s breaking the lock and when he slips. I know the costume is a bit clunky, but c’mon!
The final scene of Space Mutiny, where Ryder appears to skip a line and then face-smushes the Spider Skank lady to cover it.
The whole California Lady music video sequence from Track of the Moon Beast is one of the best worst thing I’ve ever seen in a movie.
“Moon rock?? Oh WOW!!!” from Moon Beast
“Good? He’s the best!”
and
“It stinks!”
from Pod People
I learned last week that there is more than one “Mike” posting. I was also informed that the other “Mike” was there before I was. So, to end confusion and to ensure that the other “Mike” will not have his good name sullied, I will change my handle to “Slartibartfast, maker of Fjords”.
From “The Bride of the Monster” when Bela Lugosi responds to the commie out to take him back home: “Home, I have no home.” The way he says it is hilarious.
From “Track of the Moon Beast” “Bird calls. That’s a talent?” Also “California Lady”
Any time Arch Hall Jr. says “Roxie”.
It’s a stretch, but from Plan Nine, Tor Johnson’s plea that “I’m a big boy, now, Johnny.” He sure is.
From The Crawling Eye: “A radio-active freak of nature?”
Oh so many, so little time.
I forgot one. In Werewolf when Sam the Keeper says “I’m the good guy”.
@ SteveK (#120):”There are different meanings to the term ‘ripped off’. It can mean ‘stolen’, as you interpret it, but it can also mean simply ‘used instead of creating one’s one original work’. This is the sense in which I interpret it.”
Find me that definition in a dictionary. Any dictionary.
Mine is definitely the “BUZZ-OFF!” part from “512-Mitchell”. And the tagline-giving scene in “Soultaker” (‘There is no stairway to heaven’) always makes me giggle for it’s seriousness.
Wow, excellent thread, and lots of fine choices already mentioned.
Thanks, fathermushroom, #86, for bringing up the whole “Gay Bar” thing from Time of the Apes…that caused a spit take the first time I heard it!
I’ll add, for my choices, the moment in Werewolf, when Yuri is staring up at the house, & Paul throws himself out of the window in a huge, loud shower of glass…and Yuri doesn’t react.
Also, in Hobgoblins, the girl dancing spastically in Club Scum, arms swinging wildly about her head.
And the scene in Lost Continent, with Hugh Beaumont cracking up while they haul up Sid Melton by the derriere.
From Spider Island, the girls calling Gary.
One more thing from Track of the Moon BEast: the blonde photographer lady gives a very awkward, halting and labored explanation of a very lame practical joke, and the shirtless anthropologist guy completely fails to react in any way….
Mario walking into the room for the first time in “Killer Shrews” got a laugh out of me before the “yeeees Mr. Benny” line.
werewolf:wherewilf
and i think every line has been covered except aww give me a hit off that thing,fat sheriff in laserblast
and the best line from your comments “TODAY IS DEDICATED TO URANUS” hercules and the captive women FROM: marcus vermillion, you win nothing :sad:
Anytime Phantom from Krankor uses his maniacal laugh is golden. And the line “Your weapons are useless against me” should be part of a drinking game.
(Hobgoblins) Security Guard McCreedy narrates the story of the night the Hobgoblins landed: his serenely pleasant expression when he’s confronted with AN ALIEN SPACESHIP. The complete ineptness of the puppet when the ship pops open only adds to it.
(Amazing Transparent Man) any time the transparent man stiltingly narrates his actions (“I’ll have to climb out”), the constantly changing binocular perspective shots of the destruction at the end that’s SUPPOSED to be from the same person. :razz:
I love the part where Sam randomly breaks into song in Werewolf. “Weird things a-goin’, weird things a-comin’, weird things a-doin’, around here.” I crack up every time.
YOU SCUM!! prince of space .i like it very much!!! brother u and me gotta have a talk,fat beardie guy to other less fat beardie guy in boggy swamp II
sqeal like a pig oh wait not mst3k!its herronimo not geronimo in final justice!ha
el santo barging into the professor’s study in full wrestling attire always has me on the floor.
Teenagers From Outer Space, especially the overacting captain:
Captain: When we return to our planet, the high court may well sentence you to TORTURE and death for your treason.
Captain: WE are the supreme race. WE have the supreme weapons.
[Upon discovering the skeleton in Simpson’s office]
Hilda: I’m not going to keep a job where this sort of thing goes on.
“You know, Captain, every year of my life, I grow more and more convinced that the wisest and best is to fix our attention on the good and the beautiful… “
@142: Yes Jess! God, how could have I forgotten Sam the Keeper? I’m still not entirely convinced that he didn’t just stagger onto the set and refused to leave, forcing the director to write him in.
@#133: Yay! Someone else noticed the woman in green doing the most half-hearted ‘dancing’ ever! The combination of her and M&TB riffing on the possible song titles leaves me in stitches.
Since the shorts are fair game, I’m going to include the infamous Knee Test from that speech posture short. The sight of a grown man in a suit bobbing about in such a goofy position is never not funny.
In Zombie Nightmare after the spaghetti-throwing punk gets shut down by the waitress at the burger joint and he yells at all the gawking customers to “Eat your ice cream!”
Also, in Hired: Part 2 when the old man puts the napkin on his head. He doesn’t even wet it to cool himself off, he’s just making a bizarre geriatric fashion statement!
I don’t remember the exact lines but the stinger from Radar Secret Service was perfect. The woman and the maid walk in and find a dead body. The maid gets hysterical and the woman says “Don’t work I’ll take care of it” and the maid (still hysterical) walks away and say “Thank you!”