Follows
"Mystery Science Theater 3000" (1988)
Followed by
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1998) (TV)
References
The Invisible Man (1933)
- Servo: (no one is sitting in the pilot seat) I'm your pilot, Claude Rains...
Flash Gordon (1936/I)
- Crow: Increase the Flash Gordon noise and put more science stuff around.
Hindenburg Disaster Newsreel Footage (1937)
- Mike: Oh, the humanity!
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- Forrester: Wait, help! Auntie Em! Auntie Em!
Casablanca (1942)
- Mike: You know, all the problems of a hunky guy and a wormy sidekick don't amount to a hill of beans in this crazy world.
"What's My Line?" (1950)
- Servo: Will our Mystery Guest enter and sign in please?
Harvey (1950)
- Servo:...your co-pilot Harvey the Rabbit.
"Dragnet" (1951)
- Crow: Exeter died on impact. Brak was arraigned in the Superior Court, County of Los Angeles. In a moment the results of that trial.
Peter Pan (1953)
- Crow: Oh no, Tinkerbell's going down!
The War of the Worlds (1953)
Gojira (1954)
"The Price Is Right" (1956)
- Servo: This Island Earth can be yours if the price is right!
"Leave It to Beaver" (1957)
- Servo: And Dale Mathers as the Beaver.
"The Untouchables" (1959)
- Crow: Meanwhile Ness and his men speed towards Capone's hideout.
Peter Pan (1960) (TV)
- Crow: Oh no, Tinkerbell's going down!
"Hazel" (1961)
- Crow: (as Hazel) There you go, Mr. B.
Babes in Toyland (1961)
- Servo: Linda Froiland, wasn't she in Babes in Froiland?
"The Twilight Zone: The Little People (#3.28)" (1962)
- Forrester: I'm the God! I'm the God!
"The Jetsons" (1962)
- Mike: The Jetsons 2: After the Armageddon.
"The Beverly Hillbillies" (1962)
- Crow: Reverend Moon, Miss Hathaway.
"The Fugitive" (1963)
- Mike: Regis and Kathie Lee are The Fugitive.
"Petticoat Junction" (1963)
- Mike: So the aliens live in Hooterville?
It's a Mad Mad Mad Mad World (1963)
- Mike: Okay, out baby, out out out.
Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
- As a spaceship crashes, Crow emulates Slim Pickins riding the bomb in this film.
The Starfighters (1964)
"The Addams Family" (1964)
- Crow: Thank you, Thing.
"Gilligan's Island" (1964)
- Several jokes are made about Russell Johnson's role as the Professor.
I Saw What You Did (1965)
- Forrester: I know who you are and I saw what you did.
"Green Acres" (1965)
- Crow mentions the show by name.
"The Dating Game" (1965)
- Crow: Okay, Bachelor Number Two.
"Batman" (1966)
"Star Trek" (1966)
- Servo: Space the final frontier...
Manos: The Hands of Fate (1966)
- Torgo's theme can be heard during the manipulator arm scene.
The Producers (1968)
- Crow: Oh, I fell on my keys.
"All My Children" (1970)
- Crow: Quiet everyone, All My Children is on.
Willy Wonka & the Chocolate Factory (1971)
- Servo: So, they worship the everlasting gobstopper?
Dirty Harry (1971)
- Mike: All rights are reserved, Callahan!
"Fawlty Towers" (1975)
"Saturday Night Live" (1975)
- Crow: (as Master Thespian) Acting!
"Fawlty Towers: The Germans (#1.6)" (1975)
- Quote "Wir wollen ein Auto mieten"
Rocky (1976)
- Mike: You gotta cut me, Mick.
"Mork & Mindy" (1978)
- Mike: Nanu, Nanu
The Lord of the Rings (1978)
Superman (1978)
Alien (1979)
"Cosmos" (1980)
Blade Runner (1982)
- references
"G.I. Joe" (1985)
- Crow: G.I. Joe Action Set. Nerdy Joe not included.
Top Gun (1986)
- Servo: Maverick!
Aliens (1986)
The Princess Bride (1987)
- "The two of you are beginning a strange journey." Crow (as Peter Cook) Mawwige.
Action Jackson (1988)
- Mike: Andrea "Action Jackson" DuCane.
Rain Man (1988)
- Crow: I can drive. I'm an excellent driver. I'm not wearing my underwear.
"Live with Regis and Kathie Lee" (1989)
- Mike: Regis and Kathie Lee are the Fugitive.
Dr. Caligari (1989)
- Dr. Forester repeats Gus Pratt's "naughty naughty naughty" scene almost exactly towards the beginning of the film.
"Baywatch" (1989)
- Servo: Check this out. Baywatch is on.
Shocker (1989)
- Mike: (as a character wakes up) Football practice!
"The Simpsons" (1989)
Jetsons: The Movie (1990)
- Mike: The Jetsons 2: After the Armageddon.
My Own Private Idaho (1991)
- Servo: Keanu Reeves in My Own Private Airfield.
"Barney & Friends" (1992)
- Crow: Not since Ted Kennedy in a Barney suit.
Alive (1993)
- Servo: Geez, there's soccer teams laying all over the place.
Babylon 5: The Gathering (1993) (TV)
- Servo: These are the voyages of Babylon 5.
"Walker, Texas Ranger" (1993)
- Crow: Julie Walker, Texas Ranger.
Coneheads (1993)
Fearless (1993)
- Servo: Your in-flight movie is Fearless.
"Babylon 5" (1994)
- Servo: These are the voyages of Babylon 5.
"Space Ghost Coast to Coast" (1994)
Referenced in
The Making of 'Mystery Science Theater 3000' (1997) (TV)
- The movie 'Mystery Science Theater 3000: The Movie (1996)' gets mentioned.
"Mystery Science Theater 3000: Time Chasers (#9.21)" (1997)
- Crow: "Hey, Servo, the future looks like your room!"
2nd Annual Mystery Science Theater 3000 Summer Blockbuster Review (1998) (TV)
- Crow: Our first movie is based on a television show, which is a ridiculous notion to begin with.
Atlantis: The Lost Empire (2001)
The 40 Year Old Virgin (2005)
- A poster for this movie is seen on the bedroom wall in the opening scene
Features
This Island Earth (1955)
Spoofs
The Wizard of Oz (1939)
- As Mike and the robots try to concact the man through the screen, he fades out and the evil scientist appears going "Auntie Em! Auntie Em!"
This Island Earth (1955)
2001: A Space Odyssey (1968)
Alien (1979)
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