Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S06/E07 Bloodlust

Original work: Bloodlust

This episode also featured the short Uncle Jims Dairy Farm.

Considering that the hero is played by Robert Reed, the crew show admirable restraint in keeping to but a single Brady Bunch reference. The episode is also noteworthy for introducing Pearl Forrester, Dr. F's mother who essentially replaced Frank in Season 7 and became the actual Big Bad from Season 8 onwards.

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 episode provides examples of:
"Servo: Now why this symbolism? Did Christ hunt people on deserted islands?"
 * Angrish: Crow descends into it while calling for square dancing, quickly turning the hoedown into a mosh pit.
 * Chekhov's Skill: Betty's judo training. Mike and the Bots call them out on this.
 * My Beloved Smother: Reversed/Subverted. Dr. Forrester is obsessed with impressing his mother, but Mrs. Forrester can't be bothered with him; she'd rather hang with TV's Frank.
 * What Do You Mean Its Not Symbolic: Balleau is impaled on the display rack he had purposed for the heroes... through his hands, in a classic Crucificion posture.

An over-the-top scream, even for being impaled through the stomach.