History YMMV / MysteryScienceTheater3000S05E12Mitchell

* CommonKnowledge: Everybody knows The Brains cut out the "dune buggy" scene, making it unfair of them to joke about Deaney's disappearance from the film. It was actually because they used an edited-for-TV print from Lorimar that already had several things {{Bowdlerized}} or completely deleted from the movie, including the scene where Deaney is killed off.

** Just about everything Joel and the bots say is a Funny Moment, this [=MST3K=] is award winning.

** "Oh, the Martha Mitchell story!" In 2022, Creator/{{Starz}} would debut the limited series ''Gaslit'', a look at the Watergate scandal centering on Martha Mitchell (played by Creator/JuliaRoberts).

* FunnyAneurysmMoment: In one host segment, Joel remarks about professional golfer Frank Urban "Fuzzy" Zoeller: "What a great guy!" A few years later there was a controversy when Fuzzy Zoeller made a racially insensitive joke about Tiger Woods.

* HilariousInHindsight: The line "Joe Don Baker '''''is''''' Mittens!" after Mittens became a [[FanNickname Detractor Nickname]] for 2012 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

** Everything in the initial sequence, from ''Johnny Mathis'' invading Deaney's den to the line about ''"Oh there is? I just thought there was a big slob walking around my house."''

** Creator/JoelHodgson has [[https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/things-to-do-mystery-science-theater-3000s-the-brain-at-cullen-performance-hall-10995158 discussed]] this a few times, indicating there's at least a grain of truth to it. David Mitchell of Shout! Factory, who worked on [=MST3K=]'s DVD releases, asked Baker if he'd be interested in recording an interview about ''Mitchell''. According to Mitchell, Baker said that he'd never actually seen the show but had been hearing about it for years (no doubt because of this rumor) and wasn't happy at the idea that they directed jokes at him personally, rather than [[IAmNotSpock the movie or character he played]]. That said, Baker indicated he held no serious grudge against Hodgson or the show - he just preferred not to revisit it.

** Mike Nelson [[https://mst3k.fandom.com/wiki/MST3K_512_-_Mitchell#Trivia recalled]] the story's origins as a joke he made at a press conference around the time the ''Mitchell'' episode aired. According to Nelson, Baker "got like sixty calls from reporters" asking him about [=MST3K=] afterwards. Baker at first didn't know what they were talking about, then got frustrated with reporters hounding him and snapped that he ''did'' hate [=MST3K=] and they should leave him alone. Kevin Murphy affirmed that Baker's comments were clearly a joke, though he joked in response for Baker to "bring it on, sweet cheeks."
** Creator/JoelHodgson has [[https://www.houstonpress.com/arts/things-to-do-mystery-science-theater-3000s-the-brain-at-cullen-performance-hall-10995158 discussed]] this a few times, indicating there's at least a grain of truth. David Mitchell of Shout! Factory, who worked on [=MST3K=]'s DVD releases, asked Baker if he'd be interested in recording an interview about ''Mitchell''. According to Mitchell, Baker indicated that he'd never actually seen the show but had been hearing about it for years (no doubt because of this rumor) and wasn't happy at the idea that they directed jokes at him personally, rather than the movie or character he played. That said, he held no serious grudge against Hodgson or the show.

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: As mentioned on the main page, the whole "Joe Don Baker threatened to murder Best Brains for making fun of him" story seems to be a wild exaggeration. Since it was mentioned in ''The Amazing Colossal Episode Guide'', a lot of fans treated as gospel fact even though the Brains themselves admitted that it was based on rumors they'd heard at conventions, not something they could verify. Baker has never directly addressed the controversy but the Brains indicate that his reaction was, if not exactly friendly, far less extreme.

** Mike Nelson recalled the story's origins as a joke he made at a press conference around the time the ''Mitchell'' episode aired. According to Nelson, Baker "got like sixty calls from reporters" asking him about [=MST3K=] afterwards. Baker at first didn't know what they were talking about, then got frustrated with reporters hounding him and snapped that he ''did'' hate [=MST3K=] and they should leave him alone. Kevin Murphy affirmed that Baker's comments were clearly a joke or an expression of frustration, though he joked in response for Baker to "bring it on, sweet cheeks."
** Creator/JoelHodgson has discussed this a few times, indicating that it was "true" with reservations. A friend of Baker's worked at Shout! Factory where he helped with [=MST3K=]'s DVD releases. He asked Baker if he'd be interested in recording an interview about ''Mitchell''. According to Joel's (admittedly secondhand) account, Baker indicated that he'd never actually seen the show but had been hearing about it for years (no doubt because of this rumor) and wasn't happy at the idea that they directed jokes at him personally, rather than the movie or character he played.

* PopCultureUrbanLegends: As mentioned on the main page, the whole "Joe Don Baker threatened to murder Best Brains for making fun of him" story seems to be a wild exaggeration. Since it was mentioned in ''The Amazing Colossal Episode Guide'', a lot of fans treated as gospel fact even though the Brains themselves admitted that it was based on rumors they'd heard at conventions, not something they could verify. Baker has never directly addressed the controversy but the Brains themselves indicate that his reaction was, if not exactly friendly, far more understandable.
** Mike Nelson recalled that Baker was, at some point in the early '00s, hounded by a number of reporters about the rumor. Baker grew tired of being asked and eventually snapped that he ''did'' in fact hate [=MST3K=], either as a joke or to get the reporters to leave him alone. Inevitably, his comments made their way onto fan sites without this context, "confirming" the earlier story.

** Mike Nelson recalled that Baker was, at some point in the early '00s, hounded by a number of reporters about the rumor. Baker grew tired of being asked and eventually snapped that he ''did'' in fact hate MST3K, either as a joke or to get the reporters to leave him alone. Inevitably, his comments made their way onto fan sites without this context, "confirming" the earlier story.
** JoelHodgson has discussed this a few times, indicating that it was "true" with reservations. A friend of Baker's worked at Shout! Factory where he helped with [=MST3K=]'s DVD releases. He asked Baker if he'd be interested in recording an interview about ''Mitchell''. According to Joel's (admittedly secondhand) account, Baker indicated that he'd never actually seen the show but had been hearing about it for years (no doubt because of this rumor) and wasn't happy at the idea that they directed jokes at him personally, rather than the movie or character he played.

* HilariousInHindsight: The line "Joe Don Baker '''''is''''' Mittens!" after Mittens became a [[FanNickname Detractor Nickname]] for 2012 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

** "Joe Don Baker IS 'Mittens'!" When you can get that good of a CMOF in the opening credits, you know you're in for a treat.

* HilariousInHindsight: The line "Joe Don Baker is Mittens!" after Mittens became a [[FanNickname Detractor Nickname]] for 2012 Presidential candidate Mitt Romney.

'''Servo:''' Taxi!\\

--->''Mitchell raises his hand''\\

''Mitchell waves both hands over his head''\\

* {{Earworm}}: Every time the bots goes "wacka-chicka-wacka" with the main theme.

* CommonKnowledge: Everybody knows The Brains cut out the "dune buggy" scene, making it unfair of them to joke about Deaney's disappearance from the film. It was actually because they used an edited-for-TV print from Lorimar Pictures that already had several things {{Bowdlerized}} or completely deleted from the movie, including the scene where Deaney is killed off.

* CommonKnowledge: Everybody knows The Brains cut out the "dune buggy" scene, making it unfair of them to joke about Deaney's disappearance from the film. It was actually because they got an edited-for-TV print that already had several things {{Bowdlerized}} or completely deleted from the movie, including the scene where Deaney is killed off.

* FunnyMoments:

-->'''Crow:''' Oh my, my, my, my GOD!!!

-->''Mitchell raises his hand''\\

* Earworm: Every time the bots goes "wacka-chicka-wacka" with the main theme.

'''Servo:''' Touchdown!

'''Server:''' Touchdown!

** Everything in the initial sequence, from ''Johnny Mathis'' invading Deaney's den to the line about ''"Oh there is? I just thought there was a big slob walking around my house."''

** Just about everything Joel and the bots say is a Funny Moment, this MST3K is award winning.