Children singing anything is pretty scary. Children singing pep rally cheers to a giant fighting turtle will have you scurrying for the nearest mental institution.
Here begins the saga of Gamera, 'friend to all children' and addition to the good-guy monster pantheon along with Godzilla. It also marks the debut appearance of Ken, a little boy who wears school uniform shorts and speaks in an impossibly cutesy voice.
He torments the robots no end. In addition to the general ineptness of his character, the squeaky voice ruins your ability to think about the story, so that the whole thing feels like a cartoon for preschoolers.
Anyway, Gamera saves the day and Ken will return to haunt the dreams of the Satellite crew.
Gamera: not much of a monster, not much of a movie.moreless
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The crew watches the first of the Gamera movies. Joel presents an endless salad bar container while Frank has problems with his bird cage vacuum. Tom also sings his famous song, 'Tibby, Oh Tibby.'
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Trace Beaulieu
Crow T. Robot & Dr. Clayton Forrester
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Kevin Murphy
Tom Servo
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Joel Hodgson
Joel Robinson
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Jim Mallon
Gypsy
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Frank Conniff
Frank
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Alexandra B. Carr
Magic Voice
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TRIVIA (1)
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At one point during the film, Crow makes a bad joke. ('And this is the tanks I get!') Joel rips one of his arms off, hits him with it, and throws it across the theater. Later, when Crow baitingly asks Joel if the giant Z-Plan rocket reminds him of anything, Joel rips his other arm off. Tom starts to sing the MST3K theme and Joel hits him as well. Then he throws the arm away. This is an unusually violent display on Joel's part.
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QUOTES (18)
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Kenny: Gamera! See you soon! Crow: Hey, Kenny! Get bent!
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Prof. Murase: I'm forced to admit there may be even greater catastrophes ahead. Tom: More Gamera movies?
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(seeing the dance band) Crow: Kenny and the Ken-tones! Tom: The Gamera jamera! Crow: I've got a turtle that's as big as a whale! Joel: And it's about to set sail! Tom: Do the Hard-shell Finish!
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(during Dr. Hidaka's news conference) Joel: Are you a mod or a rocker? Tom: (as Ringo) I'm a mocker!
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Dr. Hidaka: (looking at the stone) They were trying to tell us that Gamera was a flying creature! Tom: You're a little too late, Herr Doktor.
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Crow: (over a profile of Catherine) Whoa, it's quite a beak. What am I sayin'?
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Kenny: Tibby's from Gamera's family.
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Dr. Murase: Perhaps these carvings can unravel a great mystery. Tom: The secret ingredient in KC Masterpiece barbecue sauce.
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Tom: Gamera! Get the camera!
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(during the 'Tibby' song) Crow: Tippy... Tom: It's Tibby! Tibby!
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Eskimo: (describing the stone) It is...the devil's envoy! Tom: Kissinger?
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Tom: (over a shot of the Arctic jet base) Ice Station Tyco.
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Crow: (seeing the flaming plane) We got Mrs. O'Leary's cow coming on runway three.
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Crow: (over a shot of clouds) Looks like they're flying over the plot hole for the film.
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(over a shot of a sailor using Morse Code) Joel: Um, if...you're...not...wearing...any underwear...uh, smile. (switch to a shot of a teletype printing) Tom: If you're not wearing any...uh, they pulled the undwerwear gag on us, sir!
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Tom: (during the movie opening credits) Titles by the Atlantic Ocean. Heh, heh. Or, the Indian Ocean, I'm not...
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Alex: It wasn't very friendly of the two of you to give me the slip. Joel: And make me wear it.
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Crow: (singing) Why must we sing this stupid song? It is very annoying We apologize for its length Now back to our movie.
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NOTES (2)
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This episode is on Disc One of the Mystery Science Theater 3000 XXI: MST3K vs. Gamera DVD set. Extras include the original Japanese trailer for the movie, the wraps for the Mystery Science Theater Hour version of the episode, and 'So Happy Together: A Look Back At MST3K & Gamera,' a documentary describing the show's relationship with the movie series.
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This movie was used locally in the KTMA season as episode K05.
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ALLUSIONS (2)
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The Omen: Throughout the film, Joel and the 'Bots make numerous references to Damien from The Omen whenever Kenny is the focus of attention. This is because the boy has unhealthy obsessions, given unrestricted access to military and scientific facilities, and everyone listens to what he says despite his young age.
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Blade Runner: When a van with a megaphone drives down a street ordering everyone to evacuate the city, Tom says, "Live the good life in the off-world colonies!" This is a reference to an advertising blimp in the movie Blade Runner. This is a common reference in several episodes.
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