Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S03/E14 Mighty Jack

Film Watched: Mighty Jack

This is one of the nine Sandy Frank Japanese films originally used for a KTMA episode that was riffed anew a few years later on Comedy Central.

The Comedy Central episode contains examples of:
"Joel: I think we have very different views of advertising - let’s see how the pros do it."
 * Hey, It's That Guy!: Parodied, as Joel and the Bots think Captain Atari looks like JFK.
 * Leaning on the Fourth Wall: After the bots pitch their idea for Mighty Jack dog food, an unimpressed Joel points at the camera and suggests they watch some real commercials.


 * Spy Tux Reveal: Frank wears a tuxedo and a scuba tank when the Mads reveal their new invention: the "Formal Flipper", dress shoes (or high-heels) with swim fins attached.

The KTMA episode contains examples of:

 * Deleted Scene: A prologue showing the Mighty Jack team assembling and launching that was cut out of the Comedy Central version is included here. Another deleted scene showed one of the Mighty Jack team trying to rescue Atari, and getting himself stupidly captured instead.
 * Humorless Aliens: During a host segment the bots try to understand what Joel finds funny.