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#Invasion 1997 cast series#

'Thomas the Tank Engine was very cross with Japan and felt he must resort to carpet bombing.'Д«ased on the children's TV series Thomas the Tank Engine.

(This specific reference is to the message you can supposedly hear if you play the end of 'I'm So Tired' from the White Album backwards.) The Beatles supposedly 'told' their fans this using hidden messages and backwards masking on their later albums.

'Paul is a dead man! Miss him, miss him!'ДЄ reference to the bizarre conspiracy theory that emerged in the late 1960s that musician and member of The Beatles, Paul McCartney, had died and been replaced with a double.

#Invasion 1997 cast movie#

'He was trained in karate by Bruce Lei.bowitz'.ДЄn implication that Space Chief's karate moves aren't quite as impressive as those of kung-fu movie legend Bruce Lee.Contrary to what Crow and Mike say later in the episode, Sailor Moon isn't gun-toting or pre-pubescent.ДЄ reference to the disastrous failed attempt to invade Cuba and overthrow Fidel Castro on April 17, 1961, as shown in Coleman Francis' magnum opus, Red Zone Cuba. Speed Racer is a 60's anime series about a crime-fighting auto racer (which, despite the prominence Mike seems to be assigning it, was a modest success in its native country and is more famous as one of the first anime to be given wide release in the United States) Shonen Knife is an all-female Japanese rock band Sailor Moon is an anime about a team of teenage heroines who wear sailor suit-like costumes which has seen a pair of revival shows since this episode aired, one live-action ( Pretty Guardian Sailor Moon) and one animated ( Sailor Moon Crystal). 'Starring Santa! Speed Racer! Shonen Knife! Sailor Moon!'.'Space Chief's off having a couple with Jet Jaguar and Prince of Space.' ( Godzilla vs.A lot of riffs make references to Prince of Space.This episode was ranked #95 among backers of the Bring Back MYSTERY SCIENCE THEATER 3000 campaign in the Top 100 Poll.Kevin Murphy specifically cited this as one of the worst movies ever shown on the series, calling the film's director 'reprehensible' for using actual WWII footage in what was basically a children's film.

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The production staff and cast was extremely disapproving of what appeared to be genuine WWII bombing footage being incorporated into what was essentially a sci-fi film, an attitude that was given free rein in the more-merciless-than-usual riffing.

It was also intern Meshach WeberвЂ™s last episode.

This was Jill RoozenboomвЂ™s last episode as Production Manager.

The 'Noh Theater' segment is referenced in The Grudge RiffTrax episode.

Kevin Murphy - Tom Servo / Professor Bobo.

Meanwhile, Pearl and Brain Guy hit Bobo with a giant slate of rock, making him remember who he is, resulting in him, Pearl, and Brain Guy getting thrown into the dungeon. Segment Four: Mike and the Bots are about to lose their sanity when they get a visitor - Krankor!Д¬losing (Segment Five): Mike and the Bots read suggestions from the suggestion box, all insulting Japan. Meanwhile, Pearl and Brain Guy unsuccessfully make Bobo remember who he really is. Segment Three: Tom comes down with a bad case of Roji Panty complex. Segment Two: Mike confuses the bots by telling them about Noh Theater. Meanwhile, The Mad Goth, AKA Bobo arrives, making Pearl and Brain Guy want to commit suicide, until Brain Guy convinces Pearl to save Bobo by telling her that Bobo ruining time and space would mean the end of Chicken in a Biskit. Segment One: The Bots send the nanites to destroy the mites, scorning Mike like it was his idea when things go south.

Prologue: Tom and Crow are disgusted to learn about eyelash mites and decide to get rid of the ones Mike has. The Mad Goth, AKA Bobo, arrives in Roman Times One of the boys owns a toy Robbie the Robot from Forbidden Planet (1956).However, according to August Ragone on the special features of the DVD for the episode, only one shot of the Diet building as stock footage, and the rest all purpose-built for the Neptune Men series (see 'Trivia' below). The appearance of a giant billboard of Adolf Hitler has led some viewers to believe that the stock footage is taken from documentary footage of World War II Japan. Many of the invasion scenes in Tokyo were edited from World War III Breaks Out (1960).The infamous billboard dubbed 'The Hitler Building' Information But they are thwarted by a mysterious superhero called 'Space Chief,' who flies around in a rocket-propelled car. Slow-moving aliens from the planet Neptune, wearing nosecone-shaped space helmets, attempt to invade Earth in a winged rocketship.