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[[File:Killertomatoes_video_cover_1489.jpg|frame|''You've never seen a film like it!'']]

 

{{quote|''Attack of the killer tomatoes!''

 

{{quote|''Return of the killer tomatoes!

 

''Return of the Killer Tomatoes!'' was released in 1988 and featured the same devotion to quality special effects, acting skills, and tightly scripted dialog as the first film: Still none detectable. Although it clearly does benefit from the increased budget, the film retains the original's tongue-in-cheek self-aware bad-movie quality, only now with more sex jokes. This film also introduces [[Meaningful Name|Dr. Putrid T. Gangrene]], played by John Astin, who apparently enjoyed [[Chewing the Scenery|chewing on the scenery]] a lot as he returned for every subsequent sequel.

 

{{quote|''[[Title Theme Tune|Attack... of the Killer Tomatoes!]]

 

Called ''Attack of the Killer Tomatoes!'', but based mostly on ''Return of the Killer Tomatoes!'', it tones down the sex and violence, ups the kiddy antics, and adds in a huge dose of satire to make it tolerable to adults. The result is stunningly watchable, which, sadly, also made it [[Too Good to Last]]. One notable feature of the series was the large number of [[Fourth Wall]] jokes, including the regular appearance of Censor Lady, the woman charged with keeping the show suitable for children. In one memorable appearance in the episode ''Spatula, Prinze of Dorkness'', she demanded the vampire tomato that Gangrene had created to cease talking about biting and blood, and do something more wholesome to turn victims into vampires, such as kissing them... and guess who wound up as '''the first victim'''!

 

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* [[Actor Allusion]]: A few background gags reference John Astin's career as [[The Addams Family|Gomez]], such as an ice cream truck that plays the Adams Family theme in the second movie and a copy of the Adams Family board game in the torture basement of the fourth film.

** ''Killer Tomatoes Eat Paris!'' is also quite possibly the only movie to take [[Actor Allusion]] to the level of actually being a plot point. The main character, played by Mark Price, who played Skippy on Family Ties laments the fact that Michael J. Fox, who also played on Family Ties, went on to have a successful acting career while he's only been a B-Movie actor. Because of this, Marc Price's character (whose real name is only mentioned once or twice) tells everyone that he is Michael J. Fox and is referred to as such throughout the entire film.