Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S05/E23 Village of the Giants

Film watched: Village of the Giants

"You know, as in tune as Bert I. Gordon was with The Fifties, he just didn't get The Sixties!"

- Tom Servo

The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation contains these tropes:
"Crow: I liked Willow!"
 * Actor Allusion: Plenty of references to Lloyd Bridges here. There are also plenty of Opie and Willow jokes at Ron Howard's expense.

"Crow: "Why wasn't Glenn Manning this much fun?""
 * Call Back: While the giant teenagers are dancing.

"Dr. F.: First rule: No theme music. Torgo: What theme music? (walks away, Haunting Torgo Theme plays.)"
 * BSOD: Frank experiences one of these, after being Put on a Bus.
 * In Memoriam: In place of The Stinger, there is a dedication to Frank Zappa, who was also a fan of MST3K and had apparently expressed interest in collaborating with Best Brains shortly before his death.
 * Mickey Mousing: The "Haunting Torgo Theme" gets sped up when Dr. F helps Torgo get to his seat to interview for Frank's job.


 * Notable Original Music: "The Greatest Frank of All"
 * Put on a Bus: We'll miss you, TV's Frank.
 * The Bus Came Back: At least in this same episode.