Mean Gene mentioned on MST3K

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

On today's episode of MST3K (Invasion of the giant spiders or something like that) there was some old balding dude with a mustache, lying in bed. When he turned on the light Tom Servo yelled out "Look it's Mean Gene Okerlund!" I laughed so hard and marked out all at once.

[Guest Zack Malibu]

I haven't been taping the Sci-Fi episodes much anymore, since it seems that they're stuck in a cycle of showing the same handful of episodes over and over (I swear Squirm has aired twice since I taped it, and it's going to be on again in 2 weeks or so). Now I check the schedule hoping for Hobgoblins or Soultaker to be shown, and sure enough, Soultaker is going to air on Nov. 16th. But, I go to check the 23rd, and MST3K isn't on the schedule! I though the contract ran out in January?! Is Sci-Fi pulling the plug on it early, or did it get moved to another timeslot?

 

(BTW, the Soultaker episode features an appearance by Joel!)

[Guest Ravenbomb]

all I want is Hobgoblins. Soultaker is only good for the Frank and Joel cameo, but Hobgoblins is awesome the whole episode

[Guest Vern Gagne]

MST3K is made in Minnesota. That's were Mene Gene's from. Like alot of people up here they probably watched Mene Gene when he was in the AWA.

[Guest MDH257]

I haven't been taping the Sci-Fi episodes much anymore, since it seems that they're stuck in a cycle of showing the same handful of episodes over and over (I swear Squirm has aired twice since I taped it, and it's going to be on again in 2 weeks or so). Now I check the schedule hoping for Hobgoblins or Soultaker to be shown, and sure enough, Soultaker is going to air on Nov. 16th. But, I go to check the 23rd, and MST3K isn't on the schedule! I though the contract ran out in January?! Is Sci-Fi pulling the plug on it early, or did it get moved to another timeslot?

 

(BTW, the Soultaker episode features an appearance by Joel!)

The reruns are being pre-empted for about a month. They'll be back in mid-December. The Sci-Fi channel is running some movies that fit into a theme month of programing to promote some mini-series they're airing.

[Guest El Satanico]

I watched it today as well and yes the Mean Gene was good stuff, but i just love the "Paaaaaaackeeeeers" stuff from that episode.

 

 

Hobgoblins and Soultaker were both on a few months ago.

 

I actually liked the overall Soultaker episode and not just for the Frank and Joel cameos. Also it was great because it has Maniac Cop himself in it.

[Guest Kingpk]

The rights to most of the movies have expired already, and I guess Sci-Fi doesn't want to bother in trying to renew them.

 

That's why pretty much the first 2 or 3 seasons are never seen anymore (but I got them on tape).

[Guest Angle-plex]

So what happends when MST3K contact with Sci-Fi runs out?

[Guest Ravenbomb]

I quit watching the channel all together

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

Today's episode had The Skipper in it....you can't go wrong with The Skipper.

 

"What? What's that...the professor has made a toaster out of coconuts?"

 

Best quotes from today's episode:

"Does this movie hate us?"

"Packers!!!! Yay!!! The Packers won the Superbowl!!"

"Wow they're really getting into the mob mentality by just mingling around"

"Honing in on BUTT...over"

 

I've forgot some of the other ones.

[Guest Big McLargeHuge]

I quit watching the channel all together

Exactly.

[Guest Ravenbomb]

how long is it until there's an MST3K rip-off? It's been this long without, so I'm betting 3 years and 8 months.

[Guest What?]

LaParka:

 

Was the episode "The Crawling Hand"?

 

 

If so, I don't really think that episode is very good, but the beginning is hilarious.

 

Crow: "Wait, Alan Hale...isn't he the skipper?"

Joel: "Yeah, I think it is..."

 

5 Seconds later

 

Tom: "Little Buddy!"

 

 

I mark so big for that line

[Guest evenflowDDT]

how long is it until there's an MST3K rip-off? It's been this long without, so I'm betting 3 years and 8 months.

Although there isn't a running commentary (I don't think, I haven't watched it yet), Sci-Fi's Full Moon Fright Night (11PM Saturday nights! I think...) has between-commercial segments that are very similar to the ones on MST3K, or something... I dunno, I really need to watch that show since I'm such a big Full Moon mark, but I already have all the movies on DVD already and was never a big Shatner fan

[Guest El Satanico]

Oh this Shatner hosted thing is on every Saturday? Well, I'm glad to know that now...i can start watching it now.

 

I actually enjoy Shatner on a certian level so i'd probably like it.

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

no it wasn't crawling hand. It was Invasion of the Giant Spiders or something like that.

 

It had the receptionist from Perry Mason in it too.

[Guest El Satanico]

If there hasn't been a MST rip off up to this point i doubt there will ever be one. Well, I'm sure film student's somewhere have done a MST rip off, but there will never be a rip off with national tv.

[Guest Ravenbomb]

oh, not counting the fake MST's with the badly made robots. I saw one with Star Trek 5 where the jokes weren't so bad but the acting was awful. The skits in between the movie were bad, too

[Guest MDH257]

So what happends when MST3K contact with Sci-Fi runs out?

Either Sci-Fi renews the contract or MST3K leaves television forever.

[Guest Jericholic82]

I have never watched this show religously, but sats ep was funny, with the packers stuff, and also when the big spider was attacking some guy, one of the robots yelled "help a giant puppet is slowly chasing me" man did that movie have some cheesy special effects. and this lady went to bed, and they said "up got to go to bed, got to get up early to drink"

[Guest Retro Rob]

So what happends when MST3K contact with Sci-Fi runs out?

Either Sci-Fi renews the contract or MST3K leaves television forever.

I wouldn't be surprised if another network picks the show up. Maybe something along the lines of A & E. They air all sorts of weird crap.

[LaParkaYourCar 0]

Best quote from Saturday's episode:

 

"It's befuddlin my dumb cracker mind!"

[Guest netslob]

"Johnny CRAP-pleseed"

 

"Paul (Infected) Bunyan"

 

"Old McDonald had a ciste"

 

"The hills are alive with the stink of that guy, his back-brace is smelly..."

 

"...Black holes, or collapsed stars...like Robert Downy, Jr."

 

"it's not from around here...so let's beat it up!"