Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S03/E24 Master Ninja II

Film watched: Master Ninja II

MST3K had planned to air the third of the Master Ninja movies in the sixth season; unfortunately, the plans fell through, and they aired Samson vs. the Vampire Women instead.

This episode contained the following tropes:
"Crow: Err... Bat Masterson. Servo: Penguin. All of your 19th-century Western detectives would have penguins. But there may be a few puffins thrown in, so be sure to ask me about each one."
 * Team Pet: In one sketch, Tom insists that the hamster is the wrong type of pet for Timothy Van Patten, comparing it to other TV detectives and their pets, and then suggests fitting pets for both Timothy ("A mandrill?") and other detectives.


 * He eventually concludes that Charles Darwin would have a howler monkey that would eventually evolve into "his wisecracking partner, Blake".

"Crow: (George C. Scott impression)"My friends, nobody ever (Timothy Van Patten impression) wub a waa by dibbing fuh hibs cubbidy.""
 * The Unintelligible: Many jokes about Timothy Van Patten being one of these, especially the "General Timothy Van Patton" sketch.

"(Lee Van Cleef smiles strangely while petting a hamster.)"