"Hey, a new character!"
"Yeah, right."
"Yeah, right."
"So sit right back, and, with a will of granite, and, watch Chapter 8: The Enemy... Planet."
"Fly me in, Ted!"
Dr. Forrester: Well, our movie this week is called Project Moon Base, and it features a group of astronauts almost as inept as you are, Joel!
Dr. Erhardt: And a plot as weak as herbal tea!
Dr. Forrester: Yes. But first, how about a double dip of our old friend Commando Cody and the Radar Men from the Moon?
Dr. Erhardt: And a plot as weak as herbal tea!
Dr. Forrester: Yes. But first, how about a double dip of our old friend Commando Cody and the Radar Men from the Moon?
Films watched: Radar Men from the Moon chapters 7 and 8 (serial) and Project Moon Base.
The episode is available in the Gizmoplex here
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The Segments
Segment 1/Invention Exchange- For the invention exchange, Joel presents water-repelling ping-pong paddles, while the Mads present an ant-powered Etch-A-Sketch.
Segment 2
- The Bots role-play the characters from Radar Men from the Moon, but they argue about who gets to be Commando Cody.
Segment 3
- Joel and the Bots put on a fashion show, with a particular emphasis on ties of the future.
Segment 4
- An infomercial for the miracle mystery substance "SPACOM", which can be used for just about everything from industrial solvent to snack food.Servo: Cuts through this tomato like it's a tin can!Crow: Snapples caps off of jars, bottles, and the baby!Joel: And boy, does it catch fish!
Segment 5
- The Bots read fan mail while hanging from the ceiling, zero-gravity style.
The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation of Radar Men from the Moon (Chapter 7: Camouflaged Destruction) has examples of:
- Written Sound Effect: Joel adds Batman (1966)-style "BIFF", "POW" and "OOF" sound effects to one of the fight scenes by holding up cutouts in silhouette.
The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation of Radar Men from the Moon (Chapter 8: The Enemy Planet) has examples of:
The Mystery Science Theater 3000 presentation of Project Moon Base has examples of:
- Call-Back: Crow comments that the supply vessel looks like a V2. Servo replies "Could have had a V--sorry."
