\u2022 Mike searches for something good on the radio…and fails–804- THE DEADLY MANTIS: The show takes on the state of radio. Great performances and very observant.
\n\u2022 An irritating Observer arrives and observes–805- THE THING THAT COULDN’T DIE: Paul really shines in this sketch.
\n\u2022 Mike plays his Digger Smolken album–806- THE UNDEAD: A great vocal performance by Kevin.
\n\u2022 The Observers croon “When I Held Your Brain in My Arms”–807- TERROR FROM THE YEAR 5000: One of the great songs of any season.
\n\u2022 Crow’s proximity detector detects a lot of humidity–809- I WAS A TEENAGE WEREWOLF: The show takes riffs “Alien” with some funny stuff.
\n\u2022 Pearl, Bobo and Observer have “that” chat with the kids–811- “PARTS”: THE CLONUS HORROR: Mary Jo, Kevin and Bill show how really comfortable they are with these characters. Each one is a riot.
\n\u2022 Mike Nelson IS Lord of the Dance!–813- JACK FROST: Mike deflates the Broadway phenomenon.
\n\u2022 Tom sings about the 70s (and the 50s, too)–814- RIDING WITH DEATH: Yes, we get the essence of the joke quickly, but the underlying idea sustains it.
\n\u2022 Crow is Turkey Volume Guessing Man!–814- RIDING WITH DEATH: a classic host segment, responding to the movie but taking that response in a witty direction.
\n\u2022 Pearl and Bobo give their opening statements–815- AGENT FOR H.A.R.M.: I have to include at least one of “trial” segments, all of which are great. The cultural references fly fast and furious.
\n\u2022 M&TB are unstuck in time–816- PRINCE OF SPACE: Some really impressive writing here. I could never keep it all straight, but they do.
\n\u2022 M&TB sing “Sodium;” meanwhile as Callipygeas and Brainguyus bond, Apearlo and Flavia trade…er…pleasantries—817- HORROR OF PARTY BEACH: Another wonderful song. I love the credit at the end that says “lyric by.”
\n\u2022 Mike’s love of Noh theater causes confusion–819- INVASION OF THE NEPTUNE MEN: Yes, it’s an update of the Abbott & Costello, but it’s a great upate.
\n\u2022 Crow finds Mike’s surly big brother Eddie in Mike’s place–821- TIME CHASERS: Just when I thought they had given Mike every sort of character to play, they give him Eddie, and once again he knocks it out of the park.
\n\u2022 While Mike continues to struggle with Henry the monkey, PPTV presents a preview of “Pearl! Pearl! Pearl! Pearl! Pearl!”–822- OVERDRAWN AT THE MEMORY BANK: If you wonder what’s going on with Bill and Mary Jo in the blogs right now, you can get a good idea by watching these two here. Here’s two performers working brilliantly together.<\/p>\n
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