Season Three Episode Twenty: The Unearthly w/shorts Posture Pals and Appreciating Our Parents
Network: Comedy Central
Riffers: Tom Servo, Joel Robinson, and Crow T. Robot
Mads: Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV's Frank
Short 1's Plot Synopsis: Four children decide to better themselves through posture, with help from their teacher Ms. Martin. Tommy wants to have good health, Jimmy wants to stand straight and tall, Jane wants to grow tall, and Mary wants to look pretty. All four children have great posture in the end, but did they really win when you think about it?
Short 2's Plot Synopsis: This is the story of a boy named Tommy, who can't do anything for himself. He rethinks his symbiotic relationship with his parents, and decides to become a "team player". And, he finds out what Mom and Dad do after he goes to bed...
The Movie's Plot Synopsis: Professor Charles Conway (Carradine) is a mad scientist attempting to develop the proverbial fountain of youth by creating "the 17th gland". Ignoring all aspects of scientific ethics, his research subjects are people who have no family and are under the impression that Conway can cure their depression. However, his research hasn't been successful and his subjects are turned into grotesque zombies. Some of Conway's patients begin to catch on to his scheme and intend to stop him. Also, Tor Johnson is in this flick. Yep. It was written by Ed Wood.
Host Segments:
Prologue: JatBs decides to make an entry for America's Goofiest Home Video.
Segment One/Invention Exchange: After the botched video recording, Crow is identified by his dental records, the Mads demonstrate some hard pills to swallow, and Joel and the Bots create a random assortment of celebrity-inspired products.
Segment Two: The Bots learn how to appreciate Gypsy in the same vein as the short they watched.
Segment Three: JatBs do a tribute to the Many Faces of Tor Johnson. Joel thought they were talking about John Carradine.
Segment Four: The Bots make up their own board game out of the leftovers from other board games, and model it after the twisted house from the film.
Ending Segment: : Joel and the Bots read a letter in the style of the Dead End Kids, and even Dr. Forrester even gets into the act with his Leo Gorcey impression.
Stinger: Tor announces it is "Time for go to bed!"
Review:
The shorts are both really good. Both have a pretty basic message that I'm sure kids would have been taught by their parents before they were old enough to actually watch this education piece.
The movie is your standard B-Movie. Mad Scientist tries to create an anti-aging 'gland' to live forever. Mad Scientist.. Looking young forever.. This sounds very familiar.. Oh well. I'm sure that movie didn't have Bela Lugosi in it. Nope.
The riffing was really good for all three films, though I did like the riffing in the shorts a bit better. The host segments were enjoyable, especially the 'tribute' to Tor Johnson. All in all, another good episode in an already great season. 8.5/10
Favorite Riffs (Short 1):
*We get a silloute of a girl showing off her posture*
Joel: My name is Sally. I'm a snackoholic.
Bots: Hi Sally.
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