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Post by noordledoordle on May 31, 2012 10:42:38 GMT -5
Why number three? Most of the riffs are centered on references from that time frame, based on things that influenced each Brain in some way. It might be too much to ask a Millennial, for instance, to get why the "SNAP INTO A SLIM JIM!" riff from Boggy Creek II is funny. How do you explain all the kids' letters, then? Those guys were all roughly my age when those episodes aired, and we all still found some way to enjoy them, even if the older references/subtly naughty riffs went over our heads. Now, armed with a lot more pop culture knowledge and a few more years of life, the episodes have gotten even better for me, and I'm really enjoying re-watching them. Even for fans even younger than me, the Internet's a pretty great place for absorbing a whole lot of older pop culture. You don't have to be terribly old to have " Sure, we ALL DO" trapped in your brain from those dang commercials. Or "Snap into a Slim Jim," which is still being used today. And no matter your age, each episode has at least one riff or skit that you will swear was written just for you. EDIT: Also, don't underestimate how many kids stayed up late watching Nick at Nite.
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Post by caucasoididiot on May 31, 2012 10:56:48 GMT -5
True enough. I was initially surprised how many British fans we have on the board, given how heavily laced with US pop culture the show often was. I know US TV gets all over the world, but did "It's not nice to fool Mother Nature"? Doesn't seem to stand in their way, though.
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Post by noordledoordle on May 31, 2012 11:05:02 GMT -5
Wow, really? And all those super-specific Midwest references, besides. I guess there really is something for everyone. Now if we can only get those unwashed masses to watch the show long enough for them to realize it! I like the "force-feeding-while-sick" idea. Might try that on my husband.
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Post by Mitchell on May 31, 2012 11:43:19 GMT -5
How do you explain all the kids' letters, then? Those guys were all roughly my age when those episodes aired, and we all still found some way to enjoy them, even if the older references/subtly naughty riffs went over our heads. I wasn't trying to suggest that kids at the time wouldn't get it, after all they were exposed to some of the same contemporary pop culture bits. And I think sometimes kids just liked the cute robots. How old were you when you first started watching? What I was trying to say was that you had to have the same relative time frame of pop culture exposure for some of the punchlines to strike home. Maybe I defined that sloppily with age, but the real aspect I was going for was a strong connection to the Mads' culture.
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Post by noordledoordle on May 31, 2012 12:05:15 GMT -5
What I was trying to say was that you had to have the same relative time frame of pop culture exposure for some of the punchlines to strike home. Maybe I defined that sloppily with age, but the real aspect I was going for was a strong connection to the Mads' culture. Ah, it's a good point. I can't remember too well; just that I watched it a whole hell of a lot. I was about three when they started showing it on local TV. Although I suppose I remember it on Sci-Fi the most. I actually wasn't much for the host segs other than I thought the robots -and hosts- were cute. I actually like the segs a lot more now that I'm older! I dunno, I guess I'm a bad example perhaps. There's a lot of folks who are quite a bit younger than me floating around Tumblr and the like, and they really seem to enjoy it too - so I'm just wondering if that first-hand connection is absolutely essential. Plus a lot of things that maybe were harder to access at the time (old reruns of various shows, or LOTR, or Doctor Who) are much easier to find or are more popular now than ever.
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Post by oldmanmerton on May 31, 2012 12:46:55 GMT -5
I became a constant watcher of MST at age 12. Not sure what age we're talking about here.
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Post by Hellcat on Jun 1, 2012 13:18:22 GMT -5
I became a constant watcher of MST at age 12. Not sure what age we're talking about here. My friend's 43, the same age as I am. I can't say if her age was a factor here. I'm still trying to figure her out.
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Post by mummifiedstalin on Jun 2, 2012 21:22:53 GMT -5
How do you explain all the kids' letters, then? Those guys were all roughly my age when those episodes aired, and we all still found some way to enjoy them, even if the older references/subtly naughty riffs went over our heads. I wasn't trying to suggest that kids at the time wouldn't get it, after all they were exposed to some of the same contemporary pop culture bits. And I think sometimes kids just liked the cute robots. How old were you when you first started watching? What I was trying to say was that you had to have the same relative time frame of pop culture exposure for some of the punchlines to strike home. Maybe I defined that sloppily with age, but the real aspect I was going for was a strong connection to the Mads' culture. Yep. As time goes on, that's going to be a bigger and bigger problem. It's easy to look things up, but it's going to make it harder for a good percentage of the jokes to have immediate/nostalgic impact.
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