819: Invasion of the Neptune Men Movie: Why, in the name of all things holy, would anyone make a Prince of Space rip-off? Well, I give you Invasion of the Neptune Men, where once again, the children seem to have more power than the adults, and there also seems to be a hero named "Space Chief". Hmmm. Opening: Crow and Servo are disgusted by the thought of Mike having eyelash mites, actual ravenous creatures living on his filthy eyelids, and decide to take action. Host Segment 1: Crow and Tom ally with the Nanites and stage an all-out assault against Mike's eyelash mites. But the Mites are too powerful for the courageous Nanite forces, who are laid waste, in a scene in which humor borders on the tragic, and, hopefully, makes us all pause....or not. Meantime, Pearl and Observer, trapped in Ancient Rome, finally meet up with Bobo, who has lost his memory and become the toast of Rome as the Mad Goth, a savage gladiator with many a lion kill under his belt. Bobo's a celebrity, and acts the part, happily receiving a massive -and anatomically complimentary- statue in his likeness. Host Segment 2: The Bots stage a Kabuki play, Mike mentions Noh Theater, the Bots get confused and a lively wordplay sketch ensues. A tip of the hat to The Marx Brothers and of course Abbott and Costello, or maybe Allen and Rossi. Host Segment 3: Observer and Pearl try to convince Bobo that he is not the Mad Goth, but all Bobo needs is a statue and a grape to make him happy. Meanwhile Servo suffers form Roji Panty Complex, poor guy. Mike applies panties. Host Segment 4: The Movie is getting our guys down. Mike and the Bots are clearly struggling with this one. But who should happen along to light up their lives but The Phantom Dictator of Krankor, from Prince of Space!! End: Crow uses a fabricated suggestion box to try his hand at Japan-bashing. Mike stops him just in time. In Roman Times, Pearl, now fed up with Bobo, bashes him with a stone tablet, resulting in Bobo regaining his memory, and immediately getting them all arrested, complete with Nifty Star-Trek-style end-of-the-segment tension hook. Enjoy in moderation. Stinger: Child in shorts falling over and pointing. Special Notes: Real WWII footage was used in this movie, so violent scenes were cut from it as well as time. |
