{"id":1727,"date":"2016-09-01T08:30:32","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T12:30:32","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.mst3kinfo.com\/?p=1727"},"modified":"2016-09-01T08:39:24","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T12:39:24","slug":"episode-guide-524-12-to-the-moon-with-short-design-for-dreaming","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mst3kinfo.com\/?p=1727","title":{"rendered":"Episode guide: 524- 12 to the Moon (with short: ‘Design for Dreaming’)"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Short:<\/strong> (1956) Surrealistic fantasy trip to the future, which includes a visit to the General Motors “motorama.”
\nMovie:<\/strong> (1960) A multinational team of astronauts embarks on a moon mission.<\/p>\n

First shown:<\/strong> 2\/5\/94
\nOpening:<\/strong> While Crow & Tom play tennis, Gypsy has trapped Mike at a tea party
\nIntro:<\/strong> While Frank roasts Dr. F., Tom has a tennis tantrum
\nHost segment 1:<\/strong> Nuveena, lady of the future, pops into the SOL and invites M&tB to come back with her
\nHost segment 2:<\/strong> M&tB prepare to leave with Nuveena
\nHost segment 3:<\/strong> Nuveena makes the bots into appliances, Mike disapproves, so she pops out
\nEnd:<\/strong> Letters, Nuveena pops into and out of Deep 13
\nStinger:<\/strong> “Ahh, ridiculous!”
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\u2022 For some, I suspect this is another case where the short kind of takes over the episode. “Design for Dreaming” has become an iconic bit of off-kilter fun, and since it’s in public domain, you see snippets of it all the time. The riffing of it is nothing short of brilliant. In contrast, the feature is in black and white, and has some pretty static stretches. But, me, I love these old rocketship movies (they are my favorite kind of MST3k fodder, with the giant bug movies coming in a close second) and this one’s a hoot. It’s reminiscent, in some respects, of “FIRST SPACESHIP ON VENUS,” what with the conscientiously international crew and all. And the characters and situations are so strange, there’s plenty for the riffers to work with, and they do a great job. And, of course, there’s the Nuveena story arc in the host segments.
\n\u2022 This episode is included in Shout! Factory\u2019s Mystery Science Theater 3000 Collection: Vol. XXXV.
\n\u2022 I’d completely forgotten about the “invisible” face shields on the astronauts helmets! A brilliant, albeit cheesy, solution to the problem of not being able to see or hear an actor in a space helmet.
\n\u2022 Everybody knows the bots arms don’t work, but that doesn’t stop the Brains from suggesting that the bots play tennis. In the “then-current” reference department, the sketches refer to a couple of pro tennis incidents that I suspect are largely forgotten by most people (i.e. non-tennis fans.)
\n\u2022 I love Dr. F’s Milton Berle-esque giant cigar during the celebrity roast. The premise of the sketch itself (speaker at roast just viciously attacks the honoree without any semblance of the warmth and humor that is supposed to be part of the format) has been done before, but Frank carries it off well, as always.
\n\u2022 What does “Just call me Bobo” mean? (Update: A commenter says it’s a reference to the movie “The Grifters.”)
\n\u2022 Callbacks: “It’s a salute to Mr. B Natural!” “It’s a sampo!” (Day the Earth Froze).
\n\u2022 Non-spaghetti ball bumpers: Shot of blackboard–a stuffed animal that might be Grover from “Sesame Street” hits it; pan to beaker.
\n\u2022 Tom Servo says “Humphrey!” when he sees the dog. Kevin had a cocker spaniel named Humphrey for many years–he appeared in the ACEG and in episode 904- WEREWOLF. Sadly, Humphrey has since, ahem, gone to live at a farm in the country.
\n\u2022 In what seems to be a warmup for SPACE MUTINY, the hunky American astronaut is similarly called many brawny-guy names. A full list is in Ward E<\/a>.
\n\u2022 Bridget is terrific \u2014 it is maybe her finest hour on the show \u2014 as Nuveena. After the show aired, she was an immediate sensation on the MSTie internet. Male MSTies declared their love, and quite a few female MSTies immediately adopted the moniker or variations on it. It was also the first time any human female was on the bridge of the SOL, for whatever that\u2019s worth.
\n\u2022 Obscure reference: “Everybody to get from street!” a reference to a throwaway line in a now-seldom-seen Cold War comedy called “The Russians Are Coming, the Russians Are Coming!” (Some commenters took exception to me calling the movie \u201clargely forgotten,\u201d so I\u2019ve changed the wording.)
\n\u2022 Cast and crew roundup: Producer and story writer Fred Gebhardt also worked in “The Phantom Planet.” Special effects guy Howard A. Anderson (also worked on “Women of the Prehistoric Planet,” “King Dinosaur,” “The Amazing Transparent Man” and “It Lives By Night.” Set designer John Burton also worked on “The Girl in Lovers Lane” and “High School Big Shot.”
\nIn front of the camera, Ken Clark also appeared in “Attack of the Giant Leeches.” Anthony Dexter also appeared in “The Phantom Planet” and “Fire Maidens of Outer Space.” Richard Weber also appeared in “The Phantom Planet.” Tom Conway also appeared in “The She Creature.” Francis X. Bushman also appeared in “The Phantom Planet.”
\n\u2022 CreditsWatch: Host segments directed by Jim Mallon.
\n\u2022 Fave riff from the short: “This is a rebuttal to ‘Roger & Me.\u2019\u201d Honorable mention: \u201cHolly-Go-Weirdly!\u201d
\n\u2022 Fave riff from the movie: “You know you can only apply one-sixth the tongue on the moon?” Honorable mention: \u201cHey, go stink up your own area!\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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Short: (1956) Surrealistic fantasy trip to the future, which includes a visit to the General Motors “motorama.” Movie: (1960) A multinational team of astronauts embarks on a moon mission.<\/p>\n

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