Word: robots
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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...language. The filmmakers, clearly delighted with the possibilities of anachronistic dress, sets, and props, can't stop sprinkling them on, even when they're pointless and distracting. Like the abrupt cuts from scene to scene, these anachronisms are jarring and seem altogether a little too precious: a toy robot is set adrift, a bunch of sneakered men are directed in sit-ups by a man in a hooded sweatshirt, and the courtiers at the meeting where Gaveston's exile is discussed are dressed as a bunch of IBM executives. In one mob scene a group of demonstrators wield placards that...
House residents said "Bride of Pinbot" displayed a reclining female robot who encouraged players by moaning "Make me feel like a woman...
Joel Robinson (Joel Hodgson), sleepy-eyed space handyman, is shot into space by his evil bosses and forced to watch bad movies. Lonely on his spaceship called the Satellite of Love, Joel constructs two robot pals out of a lacrosse helmet and a gumball machine. Together, they are only able to endure the movies by talking back to the screen in a series of pop culture references which are often obscure, but consistently funny...
However, this episode is worth watching to see the skits in which the show orchestrates the transition of hosts. Mike Nelson (Mike Nelson), the new host, is hired as a temp by the evilbosses to help organize their office for an audit.Meanwhile, Cambot, a third robot friend whoappears only in skits, plans Joel's escape. Iwon't reveal the brilliant climax, except to saythat Mike finds himself as Joel's unfortunatereplacement on the Satellite of Love...
Many jokes are made about Mike's unfamiliaritywith the show's routines. None of the viewer mailis for him, and he doesn't know that Tom Servo,the gumball machine robot, needs to be carriedinto the movie because he doesn't have any legs...