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Post by fireballil on Mar 6, 2008 17:56:07 GMT -5
In a couple of shows, most notably in Catalina Caper, Crow says, 'And now, Red in the silent spot. Red is...' then he says something like a perverted serviceman or some bad description. From where is the 'silent spot' referenced? I'm not familiar with Catalina Caper and i don't recall hearing that line..but i do know that Red Skelton had a show where he did a sort of pantomime of different characters that was referred to as "the silent spot" before the end of each show. sometimes he would be a hobo or a hillbilly or what have you. i would assume that it comes from there...but don't quote me. HMA is quite correct. Check out the first page of this thread to see this question and many others answered. Oops... Guess that'll teach me to read a thread all the way through...and it's not even that big! lol
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Post by Donna SadCat Lady on Mar 6, 2008 18:02:06 GMT -5
In 621 - Danger!! Death Ray, what does it mean (or reference) when there's a close-up of a man looking at a screen early in the film and they say something along the lines of "Biff, Moff, hi" and "Biff, Moff, let me flip one of these switches"? Only they were probably saying, "Muff," since "Muffy" or "Muffin" was a stereotypical nickname for a upper-class/prep-school type girl. Right. Biff is the guy, and Muff (Muffy) is the gal. Yes, CBG is quite right. I meant that instead of "Moff" they probably said "Muff," not that they said "Muff" instead of "Biff." Sorry for being confusing!
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Post by hobbesluigi82 on Mar 7, 2008 6:18:53 GMT -5
In 621 - Danger!! Death Ray, what does it mean (or reference) when there's a close-up of a man looking at a screen early in the film and they say something along the lines of "Biff, Moff, hi" and "Biff, Moff, let me flip one of these switches"? Right. Biff is the guy, and Muff (Muffy) is the gal. Yes, CBG is quite right. I meant that instead of "Moff" they probably said "Muff," not that they said "Muff" instead of "Biff." Sorry for being confusing! Heh, OK, thanks, all. To my ears it may just have sounded like "Moff". Cheers for the help. But, um, I've got another one ("Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint! Forever in debt to your priceless advice", etc., etc., ahem)...from the same episode - again, fairly early on, when there's a view of the crummy "West" (wherever they are, I forget), Servo says, "YOU'RE here. But SHE'S here with a Traveller's Check". Is that a bank or something?
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Post by Cubby on Mar 7, 2008 7:58:18 GMT -5
Heh, OK, thanks, all. To my ears it may just have sounded like "Moff". Cheers for the help. But, um, I've got another one ("Hey! Wait! I've got a new complaint! Forever in debt to your priceless advice", etc., etc., ahem)...from the same episode - again, fairly early on, when there's a view of the crummy "West" (wherever they are, I forget), Servo says, "YOU'RE here. But SHE'S here with a Traveller's Check". Is that a bank or something? They are referencing a then-current ad for American Express traveller's checks. I know there are some examples of it on some of my MST tapes, if not the Danger Death Ray ep itself. I looked to see if you could view the ad on YouTube, but I couldn't find it - I may not have done a good search, though. Re: "Moff", you aren't wrong to hear it that way. The accent he's using turns the "u" into more of an "o" sound
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Post by Miss Interoceter on Mar 7, 2008 9:24:19 GMT -5
It's in Danger! Death Ray! too. If I recall, when BartFargoBartFargoBartFargo! is looking out of his hotel room window early on there's a pan over the city below and some music (Bop Ba Da Da Da Da, of course) and then the traveller's checks line. Hobbesluigi, are you young? Because it makes me feel very old that there may be people too young to remember those lines.
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Post by DON3k on Mar 7, 2008 11:14:47 GMT -5
It's in Danger! Death Ray! too. If I recall, when BartFargoBartFargoBartFargo! is looking out of his hotel room window early on there's a pan over the city below and some music (Bop Ba Da Da Da Da, of course) and then the traveller's checks line. Hobbesluigi, are you young? Because it makes me feel very old that there may be people too young to remember those lines. When I re-watched DDR recently, and that line came across, I actually wondered how many people recall the commercial it was based on. I even made the little bubble-noise while repeating the lines, as was in the original AmEx commercial.
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Post by callipygias on Mar 7, 2008 11:48:46 GMT -5
I think MissI is correct and HL82 wasn't around for those commercials in the first place. I think I remember him saying last year that he was 14, so I've been doing the math for a bit now, and I believe him to be either 14, 15, or 16 years of age. Do I win?
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Post by hobbesluigi82 on Mar 7, 2008 12:01:29 GMT -5
I think MissI is correct and HL82 wasn't around for those commercials in the first place. I think I remember him saying last year that he was 14, so I've been doing the math for a bit now, and I believe him to be either 14, 15, or 16 years of age. Do I win? Yeah, ya win - I'm 15 in May - and I'm British, too, so not a lot of people "get" (as in, obscure references) most of MST3K over here anyway, so this topic is a lifesaver. Cheers for everyone who cleared that DDR joke up. But hey - it means I got it BANG ON with the "Andy Capp - The Movie" joke in The Deadly Bees! Umm...ANOTHER one, two actually...what's the "Buckaroo Bonzai goes to the nursing home" one mean with all the men walking down a hall? And "I should like to be in a barbershop quartet"? (Even though the voice alone in that one made me laugh).
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Post by DON3k on Mar 7, 2008 14:28:14 GMT -5
....what's the "Buckaroo Bonzai goes to the nursing home" one mean with all the men walking down a hall? Here's your answer, right here. I knew it, spot-on, when the reference was made, but many may not... It's as if the elderly were doing a retake of the end-credits march. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WzB1Rtr7Q0
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Post by quinnmartin on Mar 7, 2008 14:45:21 GMT -5
I think the barbershop quartet line is just a play on how his face looks (esp his mustashe) and his facial expression. For some reason he just looks like he'd be in a barbershop quartet. If there's some reference being made, I never got it, but that one always cracks me up.
There was a Simpson's episode that featured a barbershop quaret around that time, so that might have been an inspiration. I don't remember if that particular line was said in the Simpson's episode.
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Post by Miss Interoceter on Mar 7, 2008 14:56:13 GMT -5
If you ever see The Music Man, (and honestly, why would you?) there's a barbershop quartet in that movie, and they all have those early 1900s style sideburns and mustaches (since that's when the movie takes place). And as barbershop quartets in and of themselves were probably quite in vogue when those mustache/sideburns combos were it works. But, I agree, Bill's voice is great! Also, I do officially feel old now. But I'm going with the fact that your British over your age to make me feel a little better. "He's just British... He's just British... " Hey, and keep 'em coming! There a heck of a lot of fun to read and remember or learn about when they come up!
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Post by hobbesluigi82 on Mar 7, 2008 15:53:48 GMT -5
If you ever see The Music Man, (and honestly, why would you?) there's a barbershop quartet in that movie, and they all have those early 1900s style sideburns and mustaches (since that's when the movie takes place). And as barbershop quartets in and of themselves were probably quite in vogue when those mustache/sideburns combos were it works. But, I agree, Bill's voice is great! Also, I do officially feel old now. But I'm going with the fact that your British over your age to make me feel a little better. "He's just British... He's just British... " Hey, and keep 'em coming! There a heck of a lot of fun to read and remember or learn about when they come up! Thanks a lot. And don't feel old - feel wise and informed and...this just makes me stupid, now. ....what's the "Buckaroo Bonzai goes to the nursing home" one mean with all the men walking down a hall? Here's your answer, right here. I knew it, spot-on, when the reference was made, but many may not... It's as if the elderly were doing a retake of the end-credits march. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3WzB1Rtr7Q0Ha ha, that's BRILLIANT. Cheers a lot.
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Post by quinnmartin on Mar 7, 2008 16:14:49 GMT -5
Thanks a lot. And don't feel old - feel wise and informed and...this just makes me stupid, now. Just look at it this way...you've got to know way more about early-to-mid 90's American pop culture than pretty much any 15 year old in Britain.
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Post by Miss Interoceter on Mar 7, 2008 16:44:37 GMT -5
Thanks a lot. And don't feel old - feel wise and informed and...this just makes me stupid, now. Thanks! I feel better now! ;D
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Post by Double 007 on Mar 19, 2008 18:06:07 GMT -5
In 621 - Danger!! Death Ray, what does it mean (or reference) when there's a close-up of a man looking at a screen early in the film and they say something along the lines of "Biff, Moff, hi" and "Biff, Moff, let me flip one of these switches"? Right. Biff is the guy, and Muff (Muffy) is the gal. Yes, CBG is quite right. I meant that instead of "Moff" they probably said "Muff," not that they said "Muff" instead of "Biff." Sorry for being confusing! "Now their smokin' up their junk bonds And then they go get stiff And they're dancin' in the yacht club With Muff and Uncle Biff" Steven Tyler, Aerosmith, "Eat the Rich"
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