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(More customer reviews)Nearly two hours of fine, family entertainment await with this Rifftrax release, "Shorts-A-Poppin".
Mike Nelson, Kevin Murphy, & Bill Corbett of Mystery Science Theater 3000 fame rip their way through nine insane shorts beginning with the sad death, embarressment, and finally rebirth of a local safety nut in the overlong epic "The Case of Tommy Tucker". Admittedly, this short is one of my favorites as the riffing is excellent over a story that desperately tries to convince you that a 12 year old is the most important person in the county.
Years before America wondered just how he bagged such a hot wife in "Bewitched", Dick York learns in "Shy Guy" that to overcome shyness, one must conform. Three annoying youths represent a town's most dangerous criminal element in "What About Youth Delinquency?"...well, what about it?
"You and Your Family" promotes discussion over whether lying to you Dad isn't such a bad idea. "Cork-Crashes and Curiosities" is a real winner, a confusing short about some kind of grand prix style race in Ireland with a not-so-coherent narrator (it's Ireland, what should I expect?). "Molly Grows Up" continues the "youth in confusion" theme and "The Bill of Rights in Action" proves that idiots standing on a corner screaming about Hitler get way too much attention.
The highlight of the DVD for me is the wonderfully insane "The Tale of Moose Baby" which follows the first year of a baby Moose. Bill Corbett's riff over a small bird is one for the ages...tweet. And we end with the guy who played Mayberry's favorite town drunk "Otis" in a somewhat less drunk version in "Following Instruction Game" in which attention deficit disorder in children can be cured by paying attention...assuming you have no pencil or paper to write down what Mommy tells you to do.
The only extra is an interesting one as we have "alternate riffing" of the first five minutes of "The Case of Tommy Tucker". Too bad the "Menu music" is of the generic kind rather than a song from the Rifftrax crew that were in previous releases.
For Rifftrax fans, this one is a must for your collection. Get it today!
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The stars of Mystery Science Theater 3000 are at it again with Shorts-a-Poppin' -- treating nine hilarious educational shorts to their signature brand of rapid fire and outrageously funny commentary! Join Mike, Bill and Kevin as they guide you through such cinematic masterpieces as The Case of Tommy Tucker, an instuctional safety short that takes the brave and unprecedented step of sending its young hero to "Safety Hell" where he must argue his way out! Join Bewitched star Dick York as he learns to sack up and not be such a Shy Guy. And marvel at the bizarre Rifftrax world exclusive The Tale of Moose Baby, featuring the most endearingly revolting animal baby you're ever likey to meet. Shorts-a-Poppin' is two hours of laugh-out-loud comedy with the masters of movie mockery!
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