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Mystery Science Theater 3000

The Hellcats

Season 2, Episode 9, Aired Dec 08, 1990

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Movie Plot: The Hellcats A preachy film about kids who run drugs from Mexico. Intro: Joel and the 'bots have colds. Segment One: Joel and the 'bots take a cold medicine that may cause flashbacks. Joel invents a device that converts speech into sign language. The Mads just ride motorcycles and yell a lot. Segment Two: Servo writes in his diary about the things happening on the SOL. He flashbacks to a scene from episode 26 where the crew used rubber hands and imitated Shatner(before his voice changed). Segment Three: Crow writes in his diary and flashes back to the funny floating sketch from episode 35. Segment Four: Joel writes a letter and flashes back to the scopes sketch from episode 37. Segment Five: They all admit to keeping diaries, and in Deep 13, the Mads share a touching moment. Stinger: A trumpeter says something unintelligible and is dunked.moreless

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Trace Beaulieu

Crow T. Robot [0-7] & Dr. Clayton Forrester [0-7]
Kevin Murphy

Tom Servo [2-10], Professor Bobo [8-10] & Cambot
Frank Conniff

TV's Frank [2-6]
Joel Hodgson

Joel Robinson [0-5]
Jim Mallon

Gypsy [1-8]
Alexandra Carr

Magic Voice [2-3]

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I like to shoot heroine straight into my head.

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By Lazlo25, Jun 18, 2009

[#38]

You knew that a biker / low life film had to make it into the list of the worst movies of all time, but were you thinking of one that has poor dubbing and a plot that's nowhere to be seen? What's hard to know about movie is the plot because most of it is beer drinking and parting. But what IS known about the movie is that it was an exploitation film later used for grindhouses! From 1967, The Hellcats!

This is our third biker film and it's the worst of the bunch! The movie made no sense and it's hard to watch. I felt pretty uncomfortable when seeing this movie. My eyes were tried, and I felt that most of my body was turned to stone. Only my mouth and ears was able to take it. Ya wanna know the only good part. The movie used some Associated Production Music tracks! (Boy, I better tell the guys at the Spumboard about this!) I found the riffing on this flick a little sparse and dry. I had some laughs, especially the opening credits when Crow's trying to point out errors and Joel contracts him, but the movie didn't give much opportunities for riffing. The episode also suffers from some of the worst host segments in the show's history. Flashback segments. They were just throw away on previous episodes (106, 201, 203), and we been there, done that. Overall an average, but disappointing episode.

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Had a few good laughs

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By Katerine_M, Aug 07, 2006

"Meanwhile, in Outer Space..." (uttered during the beginning credits, when the movie suddenly switches from a gangster film to a view of a starry night)

That line alone had me in stitches. There were a few other good laughs in the show, but nothing that beat that line. Although everybody's reactions to the various music styles of the film were classic, especially at the end, when the music suddenly, and for no apparent reason, switches from a latin beat to a Hitchcock-style chord. Also during one of the "party" songs, where the singers sing, "No, no, no, no, no, no, no," and Joel et. al. respond, "Yes."

Other than that, I didn't get most of the jokes, and it's kind of hard to pay attention to the jokes anyway when you're also paying attention to the movie. But those few good laughs were quite enough for me to rate this episode higher than usual.moreless
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- Background Song: No no no no no no no no! Tom, Crow, and Joel: Yes.
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- When the beginning credits start with an image of a starry night Tom: Meanwhile, in Outer Space...
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- Scab: (to Linda) You're too yummy to be alone. Tom: Yeah, she comes in six flavors.
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- Joel: Obviously, kids shouldn't try this at home if they have roto-tillers. Tom: Nope, kids shouldn't try this at home. Shouldn't be watching this movie at home. We're seasoned professionals.
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- Crow: (describing the scraping scene) Oh, I get it. You take a roto-tiller, and you hook a guy between the two, and therefore avoid any plot!!!
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- (at Pepper's place, Dee the junkie is dragged away) Crow: No, no, don't make her watch Cop Rock again! Tom: Oh, come on, it's actually gotten some good reviews.
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- Crow: (describing the gang) This must be the stunt cast from Room 222.
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- Monte: I wonder... Linda: What? Crow: Who wrote the book of love?
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- (during the opening credits) Tom: (seeing the colorful background) It's a Rorshach test, isn't it? What do you see? Joel: I see a dismal film ahead. Crow: You know, it kinda looks like Jackson Pollack did the background paintings. Tom: Yeah, after the car accident.
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- Tom: (as the camera zooms in on Monte and Linda on the motorcycle) Filmed in Zapruder-vision, guys.
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- Joel's invention is from his standup comedy act.
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- This episode is available on VHS and DVD from Rhino Home Video.
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