Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S03/E06 Time of the Apes

Wow, this movie's even stupider than I thought it was.

—Tom Servo, after The Reveal that the deep-freeze chambers warped time by being really cold.

This is one of the nine Sandy Frank films that were satirized twice on the show, once as an episode of the KTMA season and again in the third season of the nationally broadcast version.

The KTMA version has examples of:

The national version has examples of:

Getting Crap Past the Radar:

(ground trembles)

Servo: Oh, what was in that oatmeal?

Joel: Uh, I'd wash that hand if I were you. That's my throwing hand.

Notable Original Music: The English lyrics added to the opening theme song.

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Public Service Announcement about why Johnny doesn't care.
- Doubles as a Crowning Moment of Funny for those old enough to have been subjected to actual Bell Labs shorts in school.
Running Gags
- Jokes about Colonel Sanders ape in a pimp suit.
- Jokes about ape hygiene.
- "Silence!" being followed with "Of the lambs!"
Shout Out: To Gamera and Planet of the Apes.
- Also,

Joel: "Beware the Balrog."

- Servo: It's Caddyshack. No wait, that's Pepe.

"Johnny, don't go. It's too dangerous." "I don't care!"