Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S03/E21 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

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Film watched: Santa Claus Conquers the Martians

This was the first Christmas Episode of the comedy series. It became a holiday staple on the Comedy Central cable channel in the years following its 1991 premiere, helping it become one of the series' most popular episodes and introduced the film to a new generation in the form of younger MS-Ties.

Some of the original cast of Mystery Science Theater 3000 would later form Cinematic Titanic and took a second go at the film seventeen years later, this time the full length version.

The episode has examples of:

Frank: Oh, Henry!

Joel: He stopped them short!

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Tom: Hilarity, guys. Not since the pie fight scene in The Great Race!

Crow: Not since the mudslide scene in McLintock!!

Joel: Not since the wagon race scene in The Hallelujah Trail!

Crow: Not since the chess-playing scene in The Seventh Seal!

Tom: Not since the orgy scene in Calig...u...la.

  • My New Gift Is Lame: "Weaponized" by the Mads in their invention, the Wish Squisher, which turns great gifts into this trope.
  • Running Gag: Pia Zadora and her Golden Globe, beginning with "Will you buy me a Golden Globe?"
    • In the Cinematic Titanic version, Joel quips that they thought Pia Zadora being in this was pretty funny, but now he can't remember why.
  • Shout-Out: When Mrs. Claus gets excited about being on television, Tom sings "Ed Sullivaaaaaaan!".
  • Yank the Dog's Chain: Everything in Tom's stocking consists of items that, since his arms don't work (something addressed at multiple times), he can't possibly use.

"Ha ha ha ha ha!"

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