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Post by Blurryeye on Jul 12, 2007 14:23:27 GMT -5
As for the "bowling ball" reference, You can see the exact scene here at the 8:11 mark, there is a very brief shot of a very round human skull with the eye holes, and it does look like a bowling ball : www.youtube.com/watch?v=mUqyzTuU4owAnd the second riff is at the beginning of this clip: www.youtube.com/watch?v=-n2NBWUl1f8&mode=related&search=This is the whole exchange: Random rapid-fire shots of skeletons, a skull briefly in focusJoel: My bowling ball! (Servo also says 'bowling ball' under his breath simultaneously. Perhaps one of them stepped on the other's riff.) Two minutes later, as the woman and children are hanging by their hands under the bridge, trying to escape (like on monkey bars):
Joel: You know, it's good to have thumbs. Servo: Huh? Crow: Where did that come from? Joel: I 'unno... Crow: You said 'bowling ball' earlier, what did that mean? Joel: I dunno, it's just, aw... I 'unno. In summary, it's just Crow giving Joel a hard time about his riffs.
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Post by Donna SadCat Lady on Jul 12, 2007 23:52:44 GMT -5
"Night of the Bloodbeast" - an odd shadow of the monster on the ground. Crow: "Martha Graham. Who starched my sweater?" What does that mean, anyone? If I recall the scene correctly, the monster is walking along with its arms held out in a strange way, right? If that's so, then the riff is about how the monster is walking in the same stylized way that the famous dancer and choreographer Martha Graham would often perform. The "starched sweater" line might be a reference to how stiffly the monster is walking, and how the monster's costume is sort of baggy and sweater-like.
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Post by lstcaz on Jul 13, 2007 5:07:29 GMT -5
with all the they were in -greater tuna together- I finally looked it up apparently a play. Why is it supposed to be funny though.
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Post by Miss Interoceter on Jul 14, 2007 10:17:39 GMT -5
Who or what is Pringle? Last night I was watching Night of the Bloodbeast and came across one early on that has always baffled me. (Usually they baffle me, I mean to ask, and then forget before I get to this point.) Anyway, the line is by Mike: "Hey, anybody remember Pringle?" It happens very early on whey they're examining the wreck site.
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Post by jackbauer on Jul 14, 2007 16:59:38 GMT -5
Maybe they're referring to Tom Pringle ("Heir to the potato chip fortune") from Catalina Caper...
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Post by jackbauer on Jul 15, 2007 7:32:25 GMT -5
"No-no-no-no-no-no, don't pass out on me now...!"
Little help...?
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Post by Phantom Engineer on Jul 15, 2007 15:10:58 GMT -5
"No-no-no-no-no-no, don't pass out on me now...!" Oh I'm sure that's a line from a movie but I can't place it! It sounds so familiar.
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Post by wereworm on Jul 15, 2007 16:28:37 GMT -5
In Phantom Creeps, Pt. 3, Joel says "I'm sorry, mom. I'll take the garbage out next week. I'm sorry." It vaguely sounds like Steve Martin from The Jerk, but I think it's referring to something much older.
Anyone know where that line comes from?
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Post by beljah on Jul 15, 2007 17:03:17 GMT -5
You guys are hearing the line about the "sweater" in "Night of the Blood Beast" incorrectly, not from the "Martha Graham" aspect, but the "starched" aspect. The line that Tom says is, "Who put my sweater in the dryer?", he doesn't say anything about "starch". If you've ever seen an article of clothing that says "Do not put in dryer" that has been run through the dryer, it pretty much disintegrates and would look like what appears on the silhouette of the BB's torso and arms. For those of you looking for the scene, it's @ ~ 50:23 mark.
As far as "Pringles", they're the potato chip that come in cansiters, not bags. It was big in the 70s, but you should still be able to find them in the snack food aisle of your local supermarket, at least you can in the Northeast.
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Post by Miss Interoceter on Jul 15, 2007 22:02:57 GMT -5
Dear God, No! He doesn't say Pringles!! I've got a can of them in my cupboard! It's singular! "Hey, anyone remember Pringle?" As in reference to someone. I don't think the pressed potato snack is all that uncommon to warrant being an esoteric reference in any decade. I don't think they've really ever lost popularity. That's like saying Doritos were popular in the 80s but you may still be able to find them on the shelves.
The closest I can come after a quick perusal of IMDb is Don Pringle, Tommy Kirk's character in Catalina Caper, but what the connection would be there, I have no idea.
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Post by beljah on Jul 16, 2007 5:12:18 GMT -5
Sorry Interoceter, but Mike says "Pringles" clear as day @ ~ 47:40. And someone would remember a mass market food item. The fact that you had to do an IMDB search to see what Tommy Kirk's character name in "Catalina Capers" says it all to me. If you'd have asked me on the spot, I would have drawn a blank and I have the DVD. And, as jackbauer points out, Crow riffs after TK's character is introduced, "Heir to the potato chip fortune".
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Post by Miss Interoceter on Jul 16, 2007 9:22:20 GMT -5
Well, that's not what I hear. I watched it again, and yes I was off on the spot, it's right after Donna shows them the two pictures where the mud and hole are different, but I still only hear it as a singular.
What exactly does the fact that I had to search IMDb say something to you? What does it say?
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Post by lstcaz on Jul 16, 2007 10:14:10 GMT -5
Well, that's not what I hear. I watched it again, and yes I was off on the spot, it's right after Donna shows them the two pictures where the mud and hole are different, but I still only hear it as a singular. What exactly does the fact that I had to search IMDb say something to you? What does it say? I hear pringle too. And not only are they still around (pringle chips) they outsell regular chips.
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Post by beljah on Jul 16, 2007 13:46:59 GMT -5
What exactly does the fact that I had to search IMDb say something to you? What does it say? It says that it's not a character name that leaps to the MSTie's mind like say, Torgo or Mikey from "Teenage Strangler". My point was I didn't recall the name from "Catalina Caper" and you did an IMDB search to uncover it. It seems like a stretch that BBs would expect the fans to recall a character name from an ep 5 Season prior when I bet they only referred to him as "Tommy Kirk" during the ep, not the character name.
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Post by Miss Interoceter on Jul 16, 2007 14:42:24 GMT -5
Ok, well, I'm only saying that on IMDb that was the only character name in the top 200 returns that even had a remote connection to MST and the only movie to feature it in the title was a short silent from 1917. I thought you were questioning my MSTiehood in which case I would have had to take you out. It also wouldn't make much sense to have Mike reference a Joel era episode. I'm gonna put the headphones on and listen again.
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