Followed very closely by the deadpan “Sleigh queen, sleigh!”
MST3K Season 13 Honors
Best Episode: The Bubble (Joel). 2nd: The Mask (Jonah). 3rd: H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come (Emily). 4th: Gamera vs. Jiger (Jonah). 5th: Munchie (Jonah). 6th: The Batwoman (Emily).
Best Invention Exchange: Pop Duster from The Bubble (Joel). 2nd: Multi-Mask from The Mask (Jonah). 3rd: Meat Cute from Robot Wars (Jonah). 4th: Gilbert & Sulli-Phone from Doctor Mordrid (Emily). 5th: Roller Coaster from H.G. Wells’ The Shape of Things to Come (Emily). 6th: Vin Diagram from The Batwoman (Emily).
Best Host Segment: The Great Escape Jam Season from The Christmas Dragon (All Three Hosts). 2nd: The Merits of 3D from The Bubble (Joel). 3rd: QVSanto from Santo in the Treasure of Dracula (Jonah). 4th: East Eddie SAT Prep Guide from Beyond Atlantis (Emily). 5th: Feers from Demon Squad (Joel). 6th: Trick or Treating with Max Headroom from The Mask (Jonah).
Best Song They Can’t Come/They Will Come from The Mask (Jonah). 2nd: Mothercrabber from Beyond Atlantis (Emily). 3rd: We’ll Sing A Song For Jiger from Gamera vs. Jiger (Jonah).
We still have a final revue, but here are a few additions and changes (since I can no longer edit my original post)…
Change:
Best Mad: Pearl Forrester (Max started off red hot, but Pearl caught up and took the prize at the end)
Updates:
Best Abomination: Turkules (nominees would include the Brain and the Skull)
Best Prop: A.I. Flat-imation (Turkey Day Bumpers) - nominees: Joel’s Paddleball (The Bubble), Emily’s Paperweight (Christmas Dragon)
Best Concert: Joel, Emily and Jonah (Christmas Dragon)
Best Drawn Art: The Bubble (the Star Fl-Eats, the colorful Christmas piece with Emily, Joel and Jonah (and bots), Santa Conquers the Martians Tribute (Christmas memories from around the US), Santa Claus Tribute (lesser demons)
Favorite -Non SOL- Riffing: Santa Conquers the Martians Tribute (Aftershow riffs on family photos), Christmas Dragon Livestream (Joel and Matt riff on “The Blob” trailer)
Honorable mention guess to Growler and M. Waverly for riffing the costume contest entrants.
My top three favorite Season 13 shorts:
3: Pipeline to the Clouds (It has this nice calm, mellow vibe happening here)
2: Bicycling: Visual Skills (Excellent, dark riffing on an earnest “safety” presentation)
1: Cavalcade (Fascinating presentation of a “variety platter” idea along with the very unique riffing duo)
All thirteen were fantastic and enjoyed every single one tremendously! Really pleased to see MST riffing shorts once again!
Favorite Gizmoblip:
“Post-hypnotic trigger words” from the Devil Doll tribute. “CAULIFLOWER!” and EMILY’S BUTT IS MISSING!
The way this was timed, it happened to directly precede the “British pub” sketch from the original episode, and the 1-2 punch of messin’ with the host was just
Breakout Star- White Dot