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RIP Leonard of Mayfair

leonard Leonard of Mayfair, a celebrity hairdresser who created looks for many stars, including Twiggy and the Beatles, has died. He was 78.
MSTies might remember his work for the movie in episode 111- MOON ZERO TWO — he provided some wigs.
The Daily Mail has the story.

Bad and Good News from Shout

This email has been received by several people:

Dear MSTies:

We regret to tell you that the source material for the KTMA host segments we had planned to use for the Volume XXXVIII bonus disc is not of good enough quality to create a DVD that’s up to our — or your — standards.

We’re as disappointed as you must be. We were so excited about the prospect of sharing the beginnings of MST3K with you and while we haven’t given up on the releasing KTMA host segments completely, we have run out of production time to get them ready for this release.

In light of that, we have decided to move up production on a bonus DVD that was planned for later in 2017: a limited-edition reissue of the Play MSTie For Me Triple Decker DVD, the long out-of-print collection of MST3K musical performances that would put Broadway to shame.

If that sounds OK to you, there’s nothing you need to do — you’ll get that bonus DVD with your order. But if you would rather cancel your order, we understand and apologize for the inconvenience. Please email info@shoutfactory.com with your order number and we will take care of it.

Thanks for understanding. We really appreciate your support!

Best,

Team Shout! Factory

Thanks to several of you who shared this.

Weekend Discussion Thread: Outdated Riffs

Alert regular Paul opines:

The Chicago Cubs’ recent World Series win got me thinking. I recalled all the jokes made by the MST3K gang about the Cubs being perpetual losers.

Now those jokes are no longer as relevant. I began to think of other memorably-dated riffs.

There was that joke about the high gas prices on a shot of a gas station in episode 904 – Werewolf. That episode was seen in 1998, when gas prices were much lower than today. I cringe whenever I hear that joke now.

What are your favorite examples of dated riffs and jokes on MST3K?

There was one a few weeks ago in the episode guide: “Marilu Henner is replacing Vicki!” To be honest I couldn’t even remember who “Vicki” was (it was Vicki Lawrence, thank you internet.)

What’s your pick?

Now Available from RiffTrax…

deadlyprey_poster

Starring Ted Prior as Michael “Mike” Danton. Stream or download it here.

RiffTrax Show Reports

An open thread for your reports about tonight’s RiffTrax Christmas show.