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Film watched: ''[[Santa Claus Conquers the Martians]]''
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.
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 [[MST3K]] would later form ''[[Cinematic Titanic (Web Video)|Cinematic Titanic]]'' and took a second go at the film seventeen years later, this time [http://www.cinematictitanic.com/showguide.php?showname=Santa_Claus_Conquers_the_Martians the full length version.]
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 [https://web.archive.org/web/20120305081910/http://www.cinematictitanic.com/showguide.php?showname=Santa_Claus_Conquers_the_Martians the full length version.]


=== The episode has examples of: ===
=== The episode has examples of: ===
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** ''"Open up your heart and let the Patrick Swayze Christmas in / We'll gather at the [[Road House]] with our next of kin..."''
** ''"Open up your heart and let the Patrick Swayze Christmas in / We'll gather at the [[Road House]] with our next of kin..."''
*** On a sidenote, someone played this song for Patrick Swayze during a radio show a few years after the episode aired. He loved it.
*** On a sidenote, someone played this song for Patrick Swayze during a radio show a few years after the episode aired. He loved it.
* [[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.
* [["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|'''Frank:''' [[Stealth Pun|Oh, Henry!]]}}
* [[Hollywood Giftwrap]]: Dr Forrester's invention exchange.
* [[Hollywood Giftwrap]]: Dr Forrester's invention exchange.
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: When the Martians shoot the elves.
* [[Incredibly Lame Pun]]: When the Martians shoot the elves.
{{quote| '''Joel''': ''He stopped them short!''}}
{{quote|'''Joel''': ''He stopped them short!''}}
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: When Mrs. Claus gets excited over a news crew visiting the North Pole
* [[Getting Crap Past the Radar]]: When Mrs. Claus gets excited over a news crew visiting the North Pole
{{quote| '''Tom Servo:''' When she thinks of the mass media, [[[[A Date With Rosie Palms]] she touches }}
{{quote|'''Tom Servo:''' When she thinks of the mass media, [[[[A Date with Rosie Palms]] she touches }}
* [[Hilarity Ensues]]: Riffing the climactic "battle".
* [[Hilarity Ensues]]: Riffing the climactic "battle".
{{quote| '''Tom:''' [[Sarcasm Mode|Hilarity, guys.]] Not since the pie fight scene in ''[[The Great Race]]''!<br />
{{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 />
'''Crow:''' Not since the mudslide scene in ''[[McLintock!]]''!<br />
'''Joel:''' Not since the wagon race scene in ''[[The Hallelujah Trail]]''!<br />
'''Joel:''' Not since the wagon race scene in ''[[The Hallelujah Trail]]''!<br />
'''Crow:''' Not since the chess-playing scene in ''[[The Seventh Seal]]''!<br />
'''Crow:''' Not since the chess-playing scene in ''[[The Seventh Seal]]''!<br />
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* [[My New Gift Is Lame]]: "Weaponized" by the Mads in their invention, the Wish Squisher, which turns great gifts into this trope.
* [[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?"
* [[Running Gag]]: Pia Zadora and her Golden Globe, beginning with "Will you buy me a Golden Globe?"
** 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.
** 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 "[[Bye Bye Birdie|Ed Sullivaaaaaaan!]]".
* [[Shout-Out]]: When Mrs. Claus gets excited about being on television, Tom sings "[[Bye Bye Birdie|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.
* [[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.
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Latest revision as of 19:21, 18 September 2018


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!

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

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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