Season Five Episode Seven: I Accuse My Parents w/short The Truck Farmer
Network: Comedy Central
Riffers: Tom Servo, Joel Robinson, and Crow T. Robot
Mads: Dr. Clayton Forrester and TV's Frank
The Short's Plot Synopsis: The Truck Farmer reveals the untold story of the advances modern age that allows vegetable farming to supply the needs of the American public all year round.
The Movie's Plot Synopsis: Ignored by his irresponsible alcoholic parents, naive high school student and essay writer Jimmy Wilson finds work in a shoe store. After falling in love with lounge singer Kitty Reed who he meets on the job, Jimmy tries to earn extra money to impress her by doing jobs for her mob-connected boss/boyfriend, somehow unaware he is doing anything illegal. After one of these jobs goes bad, Jimmy ends up on the run. Eventually, he must confront the truth, his past, and his parents.
Host Segments:
Prologue: With the aid of some pink paint, Tom Servo's wish of becoming a real boy, has come true. But it's not all it's cracked up to be. Apparently the Bots thought on Pinocchio Syndrome have changed in the last five seasons.
Segment One/Invention Exchange: The Mads try Cake 'n' Shake, an instant stripper in a cake mix, but Frank accidentally baked the stripper inside, while JatBs invent the junk-drawer organizer. It would go with with the junk drawer starter kit.
Segment Two: Asking the bots to draw their families, Joel psycho-analyzes the results. It's not good news.
Segment Three: Inspired by the movie, JatBs get Gypsy to help them reenact the nightclub scene from it.
Segment Four: What's wrong with Jimmy? JatBs dig deep into the troubled boy's psyche.
Ending Segment: JatBs reenact the cafe scene from movie, though Crow and Tom choose to switch Jimmy's gun for a tank, and read a letter, while the Mads have finally finished digging out Rodney the stripper.
Stinger: "What? What's so funny? asks Jimmy’s mother, as Jimmy’s father laughs at her ridiculous hat.
Review:
The short was pretty funny, though there are far better out there (hell, far betters ones are in this season!)
The movie was pretty goofy. It was one of those bad scare'em straight flicks with a stupid plot and bad acting. It's like Reefer Madness, only not as ridiculous.
The riffing was really good, especially during the movie. This was another movie that felt like it was made to be riffed on, and it didn't disappoint. I would definitely recommend this episode. 9/10
Favorite Riffs (short):
*We see a tractor mowing down forest to make for farming*
Servo: Thousands of acres of rain forest are cleared away. Who cares?!
Crow: Stupid trees. I hate them.
Joel: Early tractor pulls. Not that much fun. This is the freestyle competition.
Crow: Don't see many of these trees anymore. Oh well, down it goes.
Servo: The sad thing is this guy doesn't even work for anybody. He's just doing it for kicks.
*We see tractors planting seeds for crops*
Servo: Remember ot use lots and lots of chemicals for good crops.
*While discussing chemicals and how they're used to get rid of weeds*
Narrator: Here in Texas, there's an additional problem
Crow: Texans.
*A shot of workers in the fields*
Narrator: Mexicans cross the border on temporary work permits, help.
Crow: They make it sound so nice.
*We see a shot of a girl working*
Joel (as Narrator): A preteen is put to work. Her beauty will soon fade.
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