Why does everyone like Manos episode so much?

[ussrelives]

(sorry for another thread, colemanfrancis!)

I might get death threats for this from MST fans, I might be attacked by curses from Voodoo used by Misties, but here I go:

Am i bold enough to ask why is Manos everyones favorite episode?

sorry. be gental.

[TomServo69]

It's not really the best in my opinion, just the horridness of the film itself is astounding. I mean, the jokes aren't anything better than some of the other better eps, it's just the freak outs and such that make it fun.

Servo

[colemanfrancisfan]

Now this is a perfectly acceptable topical thread. Everyone loves it because it's so bad. It's a train wreck. Also it's very quotable. And there's Torgo! "The MasTer SayS YOU Can't stAY HeRE!"

[Mr. Atari]

Two words:

Tor. Go.

[ussrelives]

torgo is probably 1 word. and good i havent had death threats yet!

[Torgo]

Torgo's review of Manos.

The bigger question is why does everyone love Pod People so much.

[mightyjack]

Pod People? Simple answer: Because it makes me laugh. And since I watch MST to laugh and since this makes me laugh... well it's all part of the master plan.

Also: We don't do death threats here.

But bare knuckle fisticuffs are always encouraged.

Manos doesn't make it to my top 10 (top 20, yes) but it's still funny. Why does it rank high? Because it's the quintessentially bad movie in a show that centers itself on making fun of the worst of the worst.

Manos epotomizes what MST is all about in a nutshell.

[MadDog1981]

I think the opening speaks volumes about the movie.

Servo: So we're through about 20 minutes right?

Joel: More like 5.

Servo: NOOO!!!!!

I know that's not exactly the lines but I haven't seen this one in a few years.

[ussrelives]

joel said they were 1 min. into the movie. and about the death threat, im still anticipating that in about 5 mins. ill hear a car pull up outside my house and four very strong Misties will get out, come up to me, and say "You dissin the Manos episode?!" Ill go "hhee...hee...heee..ummm....no.........." They then will kick the living CRAP out of me.

[Mr. Atari]

ussrelives said:

joel said they were 1 min. into the movie. and about the death threat, im still anticipating that in about 5 mins. ill hear a car pull up outside my house and four very strong Misties will get out, come up to me, and say "You dissin the Manos episode?!" Ill go "hhee...hee...heee..ummm....no.........." They then will kick the living CRAP out of me.

Of course we won't. Not at your house, anyway.

Actually, most of us seem to have one or two eps on which we disagree strongly with public opinion. For Torgo, it's Pod People. For phantom, it's the Santa Claus eps. For me, it's Cave Dwellers.

[Torgo]

sampo said:

For phantom, it's the Santa Claus eps

For phantom it's nearly everything. I've noticed phantom usually likes the low key episodes that nobody seems to talk about, like 12 to the Moon (which I love as well) or the Phantom Planet.

[Phantom Engineer]

Torgo said:

For phantom it's nearly everything. I've noticed phantom usually likes the low key episodes that nobody seems to talk about, like 12 to the Moon (which I love as well) or the Phantom Planet.

I'm a rebel.

[Dave Walker]

phantomengineer said:

I'm a rebel.

Rebel without a clue, maybe ;D

[yousonuva]

I wanna be a rebel too.

Also Manos is Joel's last episode as host so it has a bunch of sentimental value.

P.S. I'mmmm an idiot!

[Vlad89]

yousonuva said:

I wanna be a rebel too.

Also Manos is Joel's last episode as host so it has a bunch of sentimental value.

So, who the hell was the host in episodes 501-512? His twin brother? ;D