What was your favorite riff/sketch from the Time Bubble show? Making Contact was truly a movie. It made for some GREAT jokes and bits. And the songs! The songs were awesome.
But my personal favorite part was when the teacher got his hand burned and the mom took him in the kitchen, and instead of running his hand under cool water she made him shove it in the fish bowl?? And threw in some ice cubes for good measure!? It made everyone in the theater exclaim or gasp aloud and then there was a beat before Crow looked out at the theater and said, ââŚWe all saw that, right?â
I mean, the whole thing was great, tbh, but I have to admit I got the biggest kick out of the host sketch where we were all supposedly back in time to the 1920âs, Emily and the bots were speaking in slang from the time, and then Mega-Synthia storms out from behind the curtain dressed in the flapper outfit to threaten them. It was hysterical!
The fishbowl riff (or lack thereof) was definitely my favorite of all, but I also liked the quip about how the fantastic dialogue really made the movie (after several repeated, dull cries of âI hate you!â from the protagonist) and the confusion over the little robot toy apparently being sentient.
The kidâs acting was dreadful! (Not that anyone in this movie exactly gave an Oscar winning performanceâŚlol) At the very beginning when he was sitting on his bed looking at the picture frame, talking in a monotone voice about his dadâŚI was about to whisper to my friend that the kidâs lineâs were probably written on the other side of the frame but then Emily made almost the exact same joke
(You know youâve watched an awful lot of mst3k when you start predicting their riffs hahaha)
In last nightâs The Mads Are Back, I did predict a riff, or came close.
I think they made this German movie in English to make it more accessible, but it still sounds like the kid was dubbed
My dad was a big fan of them singing âOld Time Rock n Rollâ and the Goofy âgawrsh!â jokes with that one kid. And we both liked the rapid-fire burger monster riffs when the film âfrozeâ on its frame.
I was full on cry laughing during the Lil Jon impression. Also the âSup?â âSuh?â line cracked me up. All the riffs involving the sentient robot got me every time. SLATS!
I am curious, I was at the Boston show last night and after the Scooby Doo jokeâŚeveryone just sounded sad. Maybe a few people laughed. Too dark? Did any other shows get the same reaction? Is Boston just full of dog lovers with a strong connection to childhood nostalgia?
Haha I got that vibe too. It seemed like the scooby joke and a handful of the dead dads jokes didnât hit as hard, meanwhile Iâm dying laughing. Their delivery of dark jokes is pitch perfect.
Iâd also like to applaud the person who chose the pre-show and intermission music. I really enjoyed it. It made my night to hear Nowhere Fast from Streets of Fire (especially because the actual singer was Laurie Sargent, a longtime fixture in the Boston music scene).
Not sure if all shows get the same music or if itâs curated for each city. Which reminds me, the Generic Theater image was hilarious.
