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Post by fathermushroom on Nov 23, 2010 18:37:15 GMT -5
The series of sketches with Gypsy planning to save Joel's life during "Mitchell."
Too much badly-mic'd falsetto.
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Post by notundercovercop32 on Nov 23, 2010 22:04:52 GMT -5
"{Wouldn't skip segments} even if I wanted to fella, Gym Policy." It's like making fun of Mr. Rogers, they're too pure for any satire or sketch about them to really hurt them. Which is what makes them bad because they've been done to death and for some reason people think if they have a drunk Mr. Rogers or a crazy Orville Redinbacker is hard hitting new satire.
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Post by msmystie3000 on Nov 24, 2010 0:13:34 GMT -5
"{Wouldn't skip segments} even if I wanted to fella, Gym Policy." But the ones that I would if I did. Joey the Lemur: hard to watch Joel have that much difficulty and the bit just isn't funny. Tupperware party in Deep 13: Frank is still coming into his own and the awkward pause between Forrester standing up and melon balling Frank ruins any fun in Frank beig hurt. The informercial with the Spiders based on the Phantom Creeps. A bunch of Season 2 sketches were works in progress to me. But Dysfunctional popcorn, makes me laugh everytime. Crow's ruthless interpretation of ORville and Tom as his grandson just makes me laugh. It's like making fun of Mr. Rogers, they're too pure for any satire or sketch about them to really hurt them. I agree about The Phantom Creeps.....that one I REALLY skip, MY GAWD!!!! ZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZZ..... However, I'm a rare freak who finds Joey The Lemur awkwardly adorable.
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Post by notundercovercop32 on Nov 24, 2010 0:56:55 GMT -5
I like Joey the Lemur, Especially Crows first verse.
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Post by msmystie3000 on Nov 24, 2010 6:57:22 GMT -5
I like Joey the Lemur, Especially Crows first verse. I find Joel's line-botching adorable....and his voice for Joey....and the line about taking a whiz on Johnny Carson's sportcoat....and "Randy as a billygoat" with the Lemur puppet "humping" Servo!
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Post by CBG on Nov 24, 2010 7:51:32 GMT -5
One word...Urkel.
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Post by continosbuckle on Nov 24, 2010 18:37:59 GMT -5
Even though I know the Urkel and the Joey the Lemur sketches were lame and terrible, I still find them hilarious. It's like they're Shaggy Dog jokes or something, so ludicrously over the top bad, that they just become funny anew.
And they've gone in that direction more times than just those two times, and sometimes it does bomb out (although I can't think of any sketch right now). I mean, just last night I realized that the end of the "Who would you want in your Werewolf Movie?" sketch was one of those crash and burn sketches that simply didn't work, despite Servo's smooth delivery earlier on ("Alas, no longer with us on this mortal coil, but still, a great choice for my werewolf movie")
I think the Mike's New Stereo sketch in Creeping Terror would have been pretty funny instead of tedious if it had been a tad shorter, and/or if Mike had done more things like the tracing the inside of the CD with a Sharpie "for better sound" that he did.
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Post by msmystie3000 on Nov 24, 2010 19:07:45 GMT -5
Even though I know the Urkel and the Joey the Lemur sketches were lame and terrible, I still find them hilarious. It's like they're Shaggy Dog jokes or something, so ludicrously over the top bad, that they just become funny anew. And they've gone in that direction more times than just those two times, and sometimes it does bomb out (although I can't think of any sketch right now). I mean, just last night I realized that the end of the "Who would you want in your Werewolf Movie?" sketch was one of those crash and burn sketches that simply didn't work, despite Servo's smooth delivery earlier on ("Alas, no longer with us on this mortal coil, but still, a great choice for my werewolf movie") I think the Mike's New Stereo sketch in Creeping Terror would have been pretty funny instead of tedious if it had been a tad shorter, and/or if Mike had done more things like the tracing the inside of the CD with a Sharpie "for better sound" that he did. I agree about Mike's New Stereo. The beginning part was funny with the Bot's reactions and all but then it was just "Look at at Mike listen to his radio & do nothing in particular 'cept look cute". BORING! I would've loved the gag to involve more of "You bought that super-duper, hi-tech, badass, double-whammy stereo system to listen to......THAT?" followed by Mike BRIEFLY sitting with the radio....only for the Bot's crash in & do something or the radio exploding. Torgo at the end of the Urkel bit saved that crappy bit....even he thought it was awful!....THAT WAS THE POINT...."We at BBI KNOW these skits are awful, so we'll totally lampshade that fact in weird, post-modern, irony-rich fashion!"
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Post by Crowfan on Nov 24, 2010 20:08:00 GMT -5
When we had the Meet Up in Austin we watched this episode with Mary Jo and Ron. And Mary Jo even said "What the $%^^& were we thinking?".
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Post by mrmeadows on Nov 27, 2010 17:03:01 GMT -5
I usually find that if I skip any of the Sci-Fi era Mads sketches I haven't missed much. I don't always skip them, but Pearl, Bobo, and Brain Guy just don't do it for me. (Although Brain Guy has his moments.)
Count me as a fan of the Orville Popcorn sketch, though. One of my favorites.
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Post by thephillipe on Nov 27, 2010 18:33:06 GMT -5
I never skip any sketches unlesss my dad is watching mst with me (He thinks they are stupid) But some I would skip wud be, most of the season 1 sketches, stereo in creeping terror, and some other ones I cant remember
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Post by ArtCrow on Nov 28, 2010 14:50:54 GMT -5
I can't believe the dissing of the Phantm Creeps infomercial skit. I love that one, Joel is hilarious!
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Post by Tor Johnson on Nov 28, 2010 16:31:34 GMT -5
"when you're out of slits you're out of pier" that bit is so long and agonizing just for a bad joke.
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Post by Treadwell on Dec 1, 2010 15:14:14 GMT -5
I generally don't skip, but when I am tempted:
Slow pans over crude artwork or a diorama while Joel narrates a high concept sketch that is funnier on paper than it is as television.
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Post by msmystie3000 on Dec 1, 2010 19:10:04 GMT -5
I generally don't skip, but when I am tempted: Slow pans over crude artwork or a diorama while Joel narrates a high concept sketch that is funnier on paper than it is as television. I like Joel's weird presentations! The Explorers! The Godzilla Geneology Bop! The Bot's Gamera Dioramas! Joel's rambling about the 1960's! New Names For Tex-Mex Food! etc......
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