Mystery Science Theater 3000/Recap/S03/E21 Santa Claus Conquers the Martians: Difference between revisions

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 [[MST3KMystery Science Theater 3000]] would later form ''[[Cinematic Titanic (Web Video)|Cinematic Titanic]]'' and took a second go at the film seventeen years later, this time [https://web.archive.org/web/20120305081910/http://www.cinematictitanic.com/showguide.php?showname=Santa_Claus_Conquers_the_Martians the full length version.]

* [["Gift of the Magi" Plot]]: Dr. Forrester and Frank, with the inversion being that, since they're ''evil,'' they sold ''each other's'' stuff to pay for the presents.

{{quote| '''Frank:''' [[Stealth Pun|Oh, Henry!]]}}

{{quote| '''Joel''': ''He stopped them short!''}}

{{quote| '''Tom Servo:''' When she thinks of the mass media, [[[[A Date Withwith Rosie Palms]] she touches }}

{{quote| '''Tom:''' [[Sarcasm Mode|Hilarity, guys.]] Not since the pie fight scene in ''[[The Great Race]]''!<br />

'''Crow:''' Not since the mudslide scene in ''[[McLintock!]]''!<br />

** In the ''[[Cinematic Titanic (Web Video)|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 "[[Bye Bye Birdie|Ed Sullivaaaaaaan!]]".