"I thought I smelled something!"
"Yes, the farm of secrets and lies!"
"Yes, the farm of secrets and lies!"
The story of Wisconsin sausage!
- "George is clearly shrinking."— Tom Servo
Original work: Bloodlust!
Considering that the hero of the film is played by Robert Reed, the crew show admirable restraint in keeping to a single Brady Bunch reference. (According to Mike, it was out of respect since Reed died of AIDS while the episode was in development.) The episode is also noteworthy for introducing Pearl Forrester, Dr. F's mother, who essentially replaced Frank in Season 7 and became the actual Big Bad from Seasons 8-10.
This episode also features the short Uncle Jim's Dairy Farm, where city slicker siblings George and Betty spend the summer on their Uncle Jim's dairy farm. Along with their country cousins Jane and Andy, the siblings tour the farm's more modern facilities, meet the many livestock on the premises, and learn about how work and play go together on a farm, leading to a wholesome summer of productive labor and healthy living.
The episode is available in the Gizmoplex here
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The Segments:
Prologue- Servo plays a therapist and psychoanalyzes Crow to get to the root of his problems. In actuality, he's just looking for stuff to mock Crow over.
Segment 1
- Dr. Forrester's mother Pearl is coming to Deep 13 for a visit, the place having been renovated in her honor. He sends a script to the SOL crew so they can give a "heartfelt" speech to greet her, but their real feelings for her aren't hidden so easily. Neither is Pearl's disdain for Dr. F, as she would rather spend time with Frank.
Segment 2
- Crow sets up a roadside "vegable" stand while Mike leaves to "go be Kenny G". Servo ruins his stand by running him down in his race car again.
Segment 3
- Crow leads the SOL gang in a simple and fun square dance. It quickly becomes a violent mosh pit as Crow loses himself to his own lyrics.
Segment 4
- Mike and the 'Bots put on a murder mystery dinner party, which is ruined in seconds when Crow blurts out that he did it.
Segment 5
- As Mike attempts to read a letter, the 'Bots, thinking he's going to hunt them like Balleau did, drop a net on him. Pearl ignores the magnificent dinner her son prepared for her to go clubbing with Frank, leaving him alone with his anger.
The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation of Uncle Jim's Dairy Farm has examples of:
- Black Humor: A lot in this short:Crow: (watching the cow feed pour out) I just saw a finger!
- Never Say That Again: Mike and the 'Bots' reaction after George and Betty's older cousin Bill does a hog call.
- Parental Neglect: George and Betty's parents are interpreted by Mike and the 'Bots as dumping their kids at their cousins' farm for the summer and wanting to leave them there forever.
- Precious Puppy: Despite the many, many dark jokes during the short, and how gruesome the movie of the day is, Servo is still charmed by a shot of romping collie pups.note
The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation of Bloodlust! has examples of:
- The Alcoholic: Mike and the Bots are irritated when the movie contains two of them. They don't particularly care that the latter was Obfuscating Stupidity.
- Angrish: Crow descends into it while calling for square dancing, quickly turning the hoedown into a UK Punk Rock mosh pit.
- Call-Back:
- This isn't the first episode where Servo used his car to ram Crow (see Zombie Nightmare). He'll later air bomb him in The Skydivers.
- Crow is wearing his sensible brown pants from The Killer Shrews as Servo psychoanalyses him.
- Chekhov's Skill: Mike and the Bots call the movie out on this.
- Comically Missing the Point: The crew's murder mystery dinner party ultimately hits the skids... due to Crow announcing that he was the killer immediately after Tom announces the dinner.
- Continuity Nod: During a rambling, jazzy, flute-y portion of the movie's score, Crow calls out, "Manos!"
- Corporal Punishment: On entering the theater for the short, Servo suggests spanking Gypsy for calling Pearl a "bitch". Mike declines.
- Crazy-Prepared: During Balleau's cave monologue towards the end, the riffers guess he makes the speech every night in case someone might be hiding there.
- Fat Flex: Made into a Running Gag by Mike and the 'Bots. Reed can obviously be seen sucking in his gut to attain a more heroic physique in a few shots, which is mocked with gasps and straining noises.
- Faux Symbolism: Balleau is killed by having his hands mounted to a rack, but Tom Servo makes a crack where he interprets it as crucifixion.Servo: Now, why this symbolism? Did Christ hunt people on deserted islands?
- Foreshadowing: A particularly ham-fisted example gets noted by Mike and the 'Bots.
- Fruit Cart: One host segment features Crow setting up a "Vegable Stand" on the bridge. Unfortunately for poor Crow, Tom destroys the stand with his sports car from Zombie Nightmare (see "Call Back" above), also running over Crow in the process.
- Go Mad from the Isolation: Crow and Servo think this has happened to Mike, who will try to hunt them like Balleau. Kenny G imitation aside, Mike seems fine.
- I Lied: Uttered by Servo with the requisite Austrian accent when Balleau changes his mind about sparing Tony's life.
- Karmic Death: The riffers lampshade the film's failed attempt at this:Johnny: [grimly, with a sense of finality] I guess Balleau never thought he'd be the prize exhibit in his own museum.
Servo: [cheerfully] Guess not!
Mike: Y'know, if earlier he had said, 'I'll never be impaled on my own trophy rack', then this would be ironic, but... - Last Note Nightmare: Subverted — Crow's square dance goes from rattling off random commercial jingles to a Darker and Edgier hardcore punk meltdown.Crow: Shake for breakfast, shake for lunch, a sensible meal that you can munch
Lowest prices all the time, refreshing splash of lemon-lime!
THEY CLOSED THE MINE, THE FACTORIES TOO, FASCIST ENGLAND, (unintelligible)
THERE'S NO FUTURE! NO FUTURE! AAAAHHHH! AAAAHH! ANARCHY! ANARCHY--!
...Now promenade! - Mood Whiplash: Crow's square dance takes a decidedly dark turn.
- My Beloved Smother: Pearl Forrester debuts, and is domineering, condescending and dismissive of her son and his achievements. She's very friendly with Frank, however.
- Parental Neglect: Clayton is obsessed with impressing his mother, but Pearl can't be bothered with him; she'd rather hang with Frank.
- Running Gag: Pete's nerdiness, Balleau's feyness, Tony's drunkenness, Robert Reed's fat flexing, the boiled heads, and the clambake.
- Shout-Out: Dr. Forrester, referring to his Beloved Smother:
- Sissy Villain: Mike and the bots see Balleau as this.
- So Long, Suckers!: Stated word for word by the treacherous Tony in the movie.Servo: Now that's just rude.
- Spoiler: In-universe. Crow reveals he was the killer in the crew's murder mystery dinner right off the bat. Back in the theater, he gives away the well-known ending to Citizen Kane, and almost does the same for The Crying Game.
- Take That!:
- Mike and the Bots are pleased when one of Balleau's hunting trophies looks like ALF.
- "Cagney & Lacey, the attractive years!"
- Ten Little Murder Victims: The crew attempt to stage a murder mystery playlet. Crow did it.
- The crew had dressed up and everything: Gypsy as a glamorous socialite, Tom as an Ivy League playboy with a sweater over his shoulders, Crow wearing an ascot and sport coat; Mike's Colonel Badass costume, on the other hand, is just a Chest of Medals and epaulets stuck on the outside of his jumpsuit, and he tears off his fake mustache in disgust when Crow ruins things for everyone. Also a monocle.
- What the Hell, Hero?: The rest of the crew aren't too happy with Crow for ruining the murder mystery dinner party by revealing he was the killer immediately at the start.
- Witch with a Capital "B": Gypsy, when she can't bring herself to compliment Dr. F in his mother's presence. Tom later asks Mike if he can say it too, which Mike refuses. FCC rules allowed one use of "bitch" on television at the time.
