Alert reader Clark suggests we tackle…

…things that they missed. The one that comes to mind for me is from Warrior of the Lost World, where the repeatedly referred to Robert Ginty as the “Paper Chase guy,” without ever noting his role in Baa Baa Black Sheep (or doing it so subtly that I missed it). It stands out to me because the show is one of the formative programs of my youth.

Along the same lines, alert reader Glenn chimes in with a suggestion that he says…

…definitely falls into the category of “Monday morning quarterbacking” and in no way is meant as a slight to the quick comic minds that have brought us all such pleasure over the years. But, as Horace reminds us, even the worthy Homer nods (thanks, Wikiquotes!). You might call this “Missed riffs:” Where do you think there is an obvious place for a riff in a MSTed film or short that were left without one, and what riff would you suggest?

What made me think of this is the short “Are You Ready for Marriage?,” which I show every year to students in my first-year seminar. When Larry and his buddy Phil walk into the malt shop after Larry and Sue have decided to get married, Phil says, “Engaged? What are you going to use for money?” Every time I see that scene, I hear in my mind a squeaky adolescent male voice saying, “Bottle caps!” Does this happen to anyone else, or do I have a more deeply-rooted problem?

Well, Glenn, I think I speak for all of us here when I say that the answer to both questions is yes. :-)

So, everybody remembers that nobody mentioned “Battlestar Galactica” in “Space Mutiny” or “Beverly Hillbillies” in “Space Children,” but are there any other riffs or references you think they ought to have done? Let’s hear ’em.