A Word to the Wives - Riffs

[@lastswordfighter]

I have found the pinnacle of rare artifacts. A vintage film that not only is sexist towards women but men as well. I'd never thought I'd see the day.

[@Tareltonlives]

Remember, Kitchens are for WOMEN ONLY, and women are to stay in the kitchen! @Foxy356

[@daelen.cclark]

Tareltonlives Wow... what were these filmmakers thinking!?

[@scitechian]

"Remember, young single men of the 1950s: unless you get married, you're going to starve to death."

[@blixer8384]

It’s hardly a new observation but many of the expectations of men under patriarchy are degrading if not harmful towards men… toxic if you may…

[@snowbeast4463]

So the idea back then was that wives took care of the home while husbands worked. But if husbands were as stupid as this, how could they have held down jobs?

[@kimifw58]

Men were only clueless about their homes because they had their wives do everything. I imagine George after all their years of marriage had too much manly pride to ask his wife to refresh him on how the kitchen appliances worked. I think the joke is that since men are so good at bringing money home, they think they can do everything.

[@Tareltonlives]

"That word is MARTINI!" “Let’s see…..baking soda…cocaine…and some salt! This will make a great pizza!” “You win this round, ice cube tray, but the war is not over!” “The moral of the story is: Women are always plotting conspiracies behind your back, so never let them leave the kitchen” I love these MST shorts

[@DemonDemonicGames]

Tareltonlives Who doesn't, I wonder if people will riff about our PSAs nowadays when society changed again. And yes, it does make for a great Pizza, trust me, my Pizzeria runs wild! And you forgot: "You gotta let the Rats know you comin' in, so they can unlock it!"

[@caseyj5637]

+Tareltonlives it's not the MST3K guys, but Linkara is really funny.

[@Bismuth83X]

MOVE your ARM, DUMBASS!

[@Gasoline85]

Try it eight more times, maybe it'll work!

[@monkeybash3000]

Baking soda..Cocaine!?! Aren't those the ingredients for Crack?

[@alexiaNBC]

So men in the 1950s have zero experience in cooking, doing household chores or any other meaningful tasks?

[@Stormkrow280]

Single men were doomed to starve apparently

[@raijyn2452]

insulting

[@Drums_of_Liberation]

@@raijyn2452 Hey!!! You and your "progressive" thinking ain't welcome here! Back to re-conditioning!!! Repeat after me men belong on the couch with a beer in their hand while the wife does all the wife work. Belch and fart as needed.

[@raijyn2452]

@@Drums_of_Liberation forget that noise

[@fifinostalgia]

Well yeah, boys wern't really taught how to do any of that kind of stuff, as It was viewed as 'womens work', instead of basic life skills, hell, even now a days, you'll still find guys out their that still can't take care of themselves because they were never taught how to, because if they don't have a wife, they'll still have their mother to take care of them.

[@Chocobo0Scribe]

"Something fancy like chicken curry over rice" *laughs* That's what I make when I'm too lazy to cook!

[@alexiaNBC]

What other fancy foods can they think of? Scrambled Eggs? Grilled Cheese Sandwiches? Ramen noodles?

[@Stormkrow280]

Pasta with Alfredo sauce

[@devnconnors6634]

Fat Grandma Riffs would be a cool idea

[@All2Meme]

6:45 Hey, doofus, you COULD try boiling water on the stove to get hot water for the dishes! I've done that many times before when the hot water heater was on the fritz, but then I guess I'm not a 50's era middle-age man with a room-temperature IQ either...

[@daelen.cclark]

Thanks for the advice All2Meme.

[@alexjewett7455]

He can't even open a cabinet door on his own! Do you think could be trusted to boil water?

[@All2Meme]

@@alexjewett7455 You're probably right. This guy could probably kill himself accidentally while trying to flush a toilet.

[@TDIwarrior1]

I actually looked up grape jelly and mustard to see if I could find what the hell they were trying to make in this PSA. It turns out equal parts grape jelly and mustard make an excellent sauce for cocktail wienies. Didn't know that the had cocktail wienies in the 50's though. The more you know.

[@caseyj5637]

+TDIwarrior1 my mom told me that they used to make meatballs in a crockpot with this kind of sauce, and you'd combine grape jelly and chili sauce.

[@ThatTransMuffinOfficial]

Casey J I always heard grape jelly and ketchup.

[@mitchfletcher2386]

That sounds SO gross.

[@reenisciannella713]

I think in the short she was making a glaze for the ham

[@rogue7723]

@@caseyj5637 My family and I once made Swedish meatballs in a crockpot using Baby Ray's BBQ sauce and grape jelly for a SuperBowl. It tasted _lousy_ and the smell while it was cooking gave us _headaches._

[@Tareltonlives]

I love watching this one back to back with the Fun With Shorts version AND the Rifftrax version

[@NoxAtlas]

I should complain about this level of sexism but... This was considered completely normal back in these days. So I'm just glad the I was born in a generation when women weren't treated like mindless housewives and men like stupid idiots anymore. Fun fact: my grandfather was born in 1940 but he never completely relied on his wife when it came to chores. He always supported her and was the one who cooked the meals. After my grandmother died, he was perfectly fine on his own and knew how to take care of the house and didn't need a woman. And he raised my father as an independent man and told him "you never know when you end up living alone. So be sure you can survive on your own." I'm so proud of my grandfather

[@daelen.cclark]

Blankeye-Sigma I definitely agree with that.

[@rogue7723]

Your grandfather is/was a wise man, than.

[@xX_Thaddeus_Xx]

Not bad, not bad at all. Clearly you've learned a lot from the school of MST3K. You could still stand to learn one of their most important teachings however; never riff alone. What you really needed were other people to bounce jokes off of and fill some of the dead air inbetween your riffs. Still, entertaining.

[@HobGungan]

I was waiting for the Christmas Story reference the second I saw Darren McGavin's name. I commend you for holding out as long as you did.

[@cpcoultertweedles7216]

This was actually my strategy for when I needed a new laptop. Just let Mum use my old one (with it's slow speed, sticky keyboard and non-functioning mouse), and Mum was making plans for me to get a new one right away

[@harmonicajay91]

Dad: JIMMY! I AM GOING TO (BLEEP) YOU UP! YOU LITTLE (BLEEP!)

[@tomwaterwitch]

+eastwing329 Jimmy, "Sure you can use it!"

[@Tareltonlives]

It says something when a riffing holds up alongside Josh Way and Rifftrax.

[@samuelbarber4154]

Is this where he got the grape jelly and mustard thing from?

[@Racecarlock]

This wasn't a very good spinoff of "Leave it to the Saints".

[@SpeedyEric1]

Thus started the "grape jelly and mustard" running gag.

[@TheNumnutRandomness]

5:32 Unfortunately the ice tray was caught on the head of George's latest victim, Ted, who had insulted his golf swing last week.

[@TheFlowerGirl13]

I'm almost more upset about the portrayal of men in this.

[@daelen.cclark]

TheFlowerGirl13 Indeed!

[@morph1960]

"Took forever to get all of Jimmy's body parts in here!"

[@RecoveringWeeb]

I forgot how funny your riffs are, i'm glad that I stumbled upon these again!

[@nathanthompson4613]

Hyrulian Pichu Damn you, you profile pic is too cute to take your actual comment seriously

[@DrGregoryHouseIT]

"Mine is strictly the nightmare type." Oh, they're on Elm Street!

[@alexjewett7455]

9:31 so that's where grape jelly and mustard came from.

[@moonleafteaofthemonth]

Is that the Old Man from a Christmas Story playing the husband? They even have him cursing out without any discernable curse words. And Linkara's reference to the leg lamp confirms it, lol.

[@mavericklysander]

Oh so this is the origin of "Grape jelly and mustard"!

[@AT4W]

Yep!

[@VincentMariethe4th]

I watched this with my mom last weekend & she pointed out to me that the dad was also the dad in CHRISTMAS STORY... Mind. Blown.🤯

[@MyMagnificentOctopus]

Kolchak: The Kitchen Stalker

[@ItWILLbeWONDERFUL_THERE]

Darren McGavin? I remember watching him on a 70's drama. I LOVE these Riffs.

[@Wanderingsage7]

Lewis has a dark sense of humor sometimes.

[@joeywomer]

My favorite joke was the reference to A Christmas Story with the leg lamp?

[@troin3925]

6:45-6:53 That delivery was amazing!

[@JaelinBezel]

4:55 Jesus Christ! Just earlier, I cooked a dinner I've never before seen, made, or even heard of, and I still did a decent job! The noodles were a little undercooked and it probably would've been easier to peel the clove of garlic BEFORE I minced it into little pieces with a big knife but it was still filling and tasty! ...I made a recipe for Pasta Primavera that I found in this old cookbook I got at a yardsale.

[@lOrdofdOrkness73]

weird 50s cooking grape jelly and mustard

[@RaithSienar]

7:20 WHAT? Opening a cabinet with a hammer makes no sense.

[@caseyj5637]

+RaithSienar I think the cabinet gets stuck so they use the hammer to loosen the door or something.

[@gratuitouslurking8610]

+RaithSienar HULK NO NOT HOW TO OPEN DOOR! HULK SMASH IT WITH HOSTESS FRUIT PIE!

[@daelen.cclark]

Gratuitous Lurking That’s the best thing I’ve ever read

[@gabrieldjatienza6971]

Night Stalker, The Early Years

[@jakebryant3445]

I need to riff this film, it's a riffing goldmine

[@daelen.cclark]

I’d watch that.

[@jlprizm]

I don't think I believe that George has a job

[@nathanthompson4613]

Jasmine L He’s incompetent here because he has a job. He’s likely done nothing at home for years

[@Viccatrix]

To be fair, there arnt any hats as nice as Linkaras. The gods crafted it out of angel orgasms and clown flatchulence..

[@oathblade]

You should upload some of these to Rifftrax. :)

[@nthomas32]

Is that the dad from A Christmas Story?

[@ThatTransMuffinOfficial]

Natalie Thomas Yep

[@samuelbarber4154]

Yes, automatic, doesn't that mean you have to turn dials and push nobs?

[@PhoenixHealing]

Marshmallow scene:"Don't let Fatty-Jane have one," one of my favorite lines from Bridget and Mj's riff on this :-)

[@rolyngeorges7315]

This is really sexist towards men and women. This is really really cool and informative. But still it’s really fun to watch.

[@jamcalx]

YAY, Passive aggression!

[@stevenadin4613]

I wish they would put the year of the shorts, tired of guessing it's usually early 50s

[@RavynMad121]

2:32 Buffy reference!

[@mewthebestt1751]

I love Darren McGavin in any role.

[@PhoenixHealing]

When Bridget Nelson and MJ Pehl ruffed this they had a line I just die every time I hear it. When the Alpha Wife gives George marshmallows Bridget whispers, "Don't let Fatty Jane have one."

[@danajohnson4398]

Do you have a link?

[@manegirl93416]

Huh! So that's where the "grape jelly and mustard" line came from that was used later in ASBAR! Cool.

[@Cheezitnator]

Dude, I would kill for an automatic flour dispenser.

[@Kari166]

George needs to take some anger management classes.

[@rainyfeathers9148]

When basic survival skills are 'women's work'

[@johnalogue9832]

To young people, this just looks like the awful pilot episode of "I Love Lucy" before they added all the parts people actually liked. Though I do like how often I hear the phrases "fully automatic" and "magazine" in this, the 50's must've been AWESOME!

[@FinnishFilmFan]

Ah, the wonderful sexism of the 50's... making both men and women look bad!

[@hypnojon32]

you have to wonder...what was this thing REALLY for? Like a State Fair or something? I mean it's basically a 13 min. commercial of a whole kitchen set. I can't imagine this being on TV.even if it was back then. And what the heck was a gas disposal? Like a mini incinerator/gas oven? (enter Natzi comment here) I think my favorite riff was about the golf comment: That could be mis-interpreted in to many awful ways!

[@kimifw58]

It showed in theaters before the main film.

[@hypnojon32]

really...wow! that makes sense actually..Thanx!

[@SasukeUchiha-ix2yk]

okay the nine holes thing, I don't get it, but maybe I don't want to. 9:33 oh so that's where it came from!

[@breawycker]

Alice, Jane's friend, is played by Marsha Hunt and this was released 5 years after she was blacklisted during the whole McCarthyism Red Scares

[@kylelevesque1702]

Jeezus Darren - half-assin' it much? C'mon Kolchak! Put some charisma in there!

[@monkeybash3000]

Is that the dad from Christmas Story!?!

[@newstarcadefan]

Yup that's the ol' man from a Christmas Story.

[@gabrielatienza4029]

Sure love them film scratches.

[@idongesitusen5764]

"Freedom to go shopping whenever the urge hits you". Wilma & Betty: CHARGE

[@Smellbringer]

George can kill a Nazi but can't make dinner? Okay.

[@Gat720Dua]

So where do they distribute those old PSA's anyway? TV's or movies?

[@insulttothehumanrace3807]

+Gat the Man They'd be on TV.

[@Gat720Dua]

TMonager High They almost have that weird movie quality to it.

[@daelen.cclark]

Sometimes at theaters, sometimes on TV, sometimes at schools.

[@keigoftw]

Is that Kolchak?! :)

[@sarah98917]

The gas disposal looks like a pushcan

[@augustwest5356]

is that the dad from a Christmas story??!?!

[@wolfgangxo_]

it is! Good ol' Darren McGavin.

[@augustwest5356]

King Buffalo hes really nailing the "good" and "old" part of that sentence

[@lOrdofdOrkness73]

hefty hefty wimpy wimpy

[@sarah98917]

Wasn't Darren McGavin in Christmas Story? Nevermind, my question's been answered.

[@brandijo7632]

Scream Queen 👑 Next up Actually before I get going, Anybody recognize who George is? Anybody? 🤔It's The Dad from The Xmas 🌲⛄story.

[@MrBlueSkyof1607]

Yep. Plus, he was also Kolchack.

[@heynae2016]

Isn't George the old man from A Christmas Story?

[@AquaFan1998]

darn these house chores i carnt make toast without filling the house with smoke

[@brandijo7632]

Scream Queen 👑 Okay 1st off, I love these videos 📸 especially this one, and a quick shout out 2 The Narrator (he's a friend of mine The Nostalgic Critic! Hey 😊 and hey Tamara (works on his show

[@caseyj5637]

"tempature"

[@angelicafigueroa0221]

Odd question, what ever happened to that Pokémon run you were doing? Not the nuzlocks but the one on Blip, we got to like maybe episode 18-19, old as hell playthrough but it was pretty funny

[@AT4W]

Pokemon Omicron. I keep saying I need to upload the rest of 'em, which I'll probably do at some point as one huge playthrough as opposed to more parts.

[@brandijo7632]

Scream Queen 👑 This isn't sexist it's From The 50's where Women wanted to be Donna Reed (My Grandma was like that 😊) And they're just teasing about the husbands (especially when there's the scene where he's trying to take out the garbage 🗑️ It's just a joke 🤣 Don't take Everything so seriously! 😊

[@wildhias]

Wow how does Linkara now DJ BOBO? was he known in America?

[@YokiDokiPanic]

I have a question! Why is she putting marshmallows on the sweet potato casserole and no one mentions it?! Is that what people in the 60's ate?

[@brookedoesacraft982]

keniakittykat I've seen it before. Something about the texture of the toasted marshmallows and the sweet potato goes well. I don't like it but I know lots of people who adore it.

[@tacotoosday42]

Its basically yams

[@pisces2569]

That's what people today eat. My aunt makes that every Thanksgiving. It's really good

[@elizabethsmith7224]

@@brookedoesacraft982 My mom makes it every Thanksgiving

[@thegayghost872]

Grape jelly and mustard

[@dionjaywoollaston1349]

The husband and son should have just said "screw this let's go to Vegas" instead of screwing around

[@TheAllSeeingEye2468]

good god George was so inapt at taking care of himself! can he even wipe is own ass?

[@jamarehire2011]

holy crap, it's Ralphie's dad!!!!!

[@RhythmGrizz]

wtf are "ice circles"

[@andrewollmann304]

RhythmGrizz Ice rings you use to chill punch for parties. If they're nos used to chill punch, they're placed in the punch bowl as a decoration.

[@latetothegame5557]

Good, but I feel like you were kind of stretching with some of the jokes detailing violence.

[@frankcastle1314]

I HAVE A HAT BETTER THAN YOURS LINKARA! A COWBOY HAT!!

[@thehoosierfortheUK]

Cowboy hats Ewww!!!

[@christopherb501]

Wait...was that the father from A Christmas Story? EDIT: Nvm; leg lamp joke confirms it.

[@MrBlueSkyof1607]

9:31 In all seriousness, I don't know what's grosser: that it exists at all, the fact that (according to the internet) they make meatballs, or that people actually eat it. No offense to your tastebuds, but I'd be leaving a party early if one happens to serve that. Then again, it's probably better than what the Mother from "Better Off Dead" cooks.

[@TheAnonyomusGuy]

-I'm sorry but do you know what kind of process there is to selling a house and buying a new one along with moving your things from one to other. seriously it had to be worse in the 50's -4:58 and this is jiffy puff was invented. no seriously it was made so men would have an easy time in the kitchen

[@tfmaster96]

3:32 "janie" eh? hmm. the solution wouldn't happen to be a gun, would it?

[@PaxtheDreamer]

9:28 If you're here from Tumblr, here ya go.

[@kyleshiflet9952]

7:05

[@carlduhan702]

jaja

[@rbraunbeck96]

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