Oh my god is this a good episode. Between the weird old prospector to the semi-famous brother of Martin Sheen, Joe Estevez's cameo, to this heroine's strong eastern European accent and completely emotionless acting/monotone speech pattern, to the ridiculous inconsistency in lighting, makeup, hair, and set design, this one is just a classic. The opening bit (Mike slips and hits his head and won't stop interviewing Crow as though he is James Lipton) and the closing bit (Mike becomes a were-Crow and Tom Servo accidentally gets a little bit of the Mike serum on him so he has hair and thinks he's midwestern) are pretty great too.
I mean, probably not in my top ten, but still great. For the reference, here are my top 10 MST3K episodes, 1 being my all-time favorite ep:
9. The Brain that Wouldn't Die
8. Mitchell
7. Jack Frost
5. Soultaker
4. Time Chasers
3. Space Mutiny
1. Final Sacrifice
If you can watch all 10 of these episodes and not find yourself emerging as a die-hard Mystery Science Theater 3000 fan then please understand that we'll probably never fully understand each other as human beings.
Maybe I will try to write about the others this year. Hungover New Year's Resolutions are the best resolutions!
P.S. You'll notice that all of my top 5 picks are Mike episodes, and that there only a couple of Joel episodes included. Joel just does not cut it for me. Give me Mike or give me... Pearl and Bobo and Brain Guy! I'd take them kibitzing at a movie over Joel's sleepy mumbling. Hell, I'd take Dr. Foster and TV's Frank over Joel!
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