MST3K 2021 Halloween Special

[@1Soniccool]

Will (Doing a Mr.Burns impression): Release the *HELL*hounds! *Loona appears* Will (still in Mr. Burns) *NOT YOU*!

[@shcdemolisher]

An absolute on point impression too! Like my god! :D

[@spectrumscribble1498]

@@1Soniccool One of these days, the whole Brony community is going have to get together and do their best impressions of whatever they want. That would be awesome to see.

[@williamcrowe2576]

Some random facts I want to point out about the author of "The Halloween Tree"; Ray Bradbury was the author of a good many short stories, some of which were adapted for the 1950s horror comics that were blamed for causing juvenile delinquency. His most popular work "The Martian Chronicles" was adapted sporadically into episodes of the Twilight Zone and radio dramas like Inner Sanctum and X Minus One. Of course most people like myself would remember his tragic yet heartwarming tale "I Sing the Body Electric" which was adapted for television into "The Electric Grandmother".

[@victorhernandez8723]

He also wrote the story the Ray Harryhausen classic “The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms”.

[@williamcrowe2576]

@@victorhernandez8723 Original title was "The Fog Horn".

[@Jackie-McCann]

0:25 Not even a minute in, and Aeon’s already making me go “D’AWWW!” 😁 44:54 AND THEN THESPIO AND MIDNIGHT OMG THAT WAS SO SWEET! 🥰

[@daffarifky9062]

"EEEEEEK ;P"

[@MichaelNineTailedFox]

10:55 to 11:07 BEST MR. BURNS IMPRESSION EVER!!! Also, Excellent touch with the Loona (Helluva Boss) cameo!

[@emilyglass5313]

Holy smoke! DaWillstanator's impression of Mr. Burns is dead on! These MST3K style reviews always make me laugh. The way you all bounce off each other and your one liners just feels perfect.

[@princesssummernight]

He is just so awesome

[@debbiewong6539]

I think at this point you guys should have a drinking game for how many references you can squeeze into these videos

[@KatiePatterson1]

Yay! It has been relased!! This was so much fun to make. Can't wait for next year!

[@Nickster891]

here's hoping you win next year's vote for the record i voted for you

[@spectrumscribble1498]

I gotta be honest, that ending with you and Will/Thespio was so sweet. It almost makes me wish I could have spent Halloween with my girlfriend before she broke up with me!!! *(crying)*

[@sadlobster1]

When it comes to animated Halloween stuff, MY top picks are even more obscure than yours. That is...they're only obscure to a select few, either people who were born too late to see the content or people who haven't seen them air on TV during their childhoods that much

[@erichfiedler1481]

Here's hoping you do this for Christmas too, I mean you got plenty of material to riff on, both good like getting a present you didn't know you wanted and bad like getting a stocking full of coal

[@sadlobster1]

@@erichfiedler1481 One good movie I recommend looking at is The Life and Adventures of Santa Claus (the 2000's version)

[@theB08]

9:37... and now I want them to do Garfield's Halloween adventure next year.

[@midnightblack2023]

Fun Fact: I liked reading books since 2nd grade and read a book about this movie since 7th grade. Also, Aeon and Midnight are my two favorite demon ponies, Bliss is the best alicorn, and I love the fact that Thespio sounded like Mr.Burns from a family show. Bronies forever!

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

36:34 "Think, Boy! What kind of an adventure would you have had if I'd brought you here with the turn of a page?!"

[@jcj268]

Pretty interesting movie

[@theB08]

11:40 and there's the obligatory 'WHAT?!' moment...

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

11:05 love to settle reference to HELLUVA BOSS with Loona

[@newcollector]

I miss the late 80s early 90s style of story telling. They didn't hold back on a hard topic just because it "might" scare kids. They tackled it head on and pretty much treated kids as young adults. Sure they would sad about it, but it treated them with a level of respect you don't see nowadays. Heck, I still cry whenever I see the final episode of David the Gnome and they don't even out right say what was happening but let the events unfold naturally with acceptance.

[@noahharristheawesome]

27:10 Lightning Bliss: nothing whatever? Midnight Sonata: nothing whatever! Lightning Bliss: that’s very important! Me: Unimportant Lightning Bliss means of course

[@nanobyte7654]

SILENCE!

[@pancudowny]

Narrator: "It was a small town, by a small river near a small lake..." Peter Gabriel: "...where they think so small, they use small words!" ;D

[@mechatrain150]

44:55 seeing Midnight react like that with a shrunk head with liil heartsie eyes is the cute. >w

[@Zodia195]

@8:28- Did Aeon just make a quote from Dante's Inferno? If so, I approve lol.

[@Songal18]

This being a book adaptation a lot was definitely left out because it was the 90s, if you're interested I suggest looking it up. Ray Bradbury is a great writer, Fahrenheit 451 is one of his famous works. It's got it's sweet friendship moments and brings me back to the shows I would indulge in as a kid(like Recess). Glad you guys had such a good time watching.

[@anime_emmy3000]

Appendicitis is no joke. I had it back on Monday January 16th of 2016 and it ruptured right as I was going into surgery. If I hadn't gotten it removed, I would've been dead by the next day. So please don't joke about appendicitis like that.

[@marybdrake1472]

It makes me laugh how stunned younger people tend to be that we didn't pull punches back in the 80's and 90's.

[@DragonxFlutter]

Y’all’s chemistry was enjoyable as always! And I liked the surprise of the fall colors for the outro screen! Very nice touch!

[@cooldude333]

21:30 …Midnight’s gonna be a great mom one day.

[@nickmohammadi454]

33:32. I have no idea why, but that line cracks me up. 😆.

[@jagirl966]

I thought I had dreamt up this movie. I've asked others about it and thought I made it up. Glad I'm not crazy.

[@zaithehedgewolf4587]

0:25 *dies of cuteness* darn you aeon…

[@frankieking3133]

11:00 its the vulture- oh wait. 16:50 im surprised people still remember little nemo.

[@katherined]

I really hope you guys do the scary godmother one year. That’s a Halloween guilty pleasure.

[@Aurasoul.]

Same!

[@michaelnelson1127]

It does have Rarity in it, so it would be even more thematically appropriate!

[@MusicFan752]

@@michaelnelson1127wait what???

[@michaelnelson1127]

@@MusicFan752 Rarity’s VA also voices Scary Godmother.

[@MusicFan752]

@@michaelnelson1127 oh nice

[@peytonwright4732]

1:43 Oh come on! I wanted Scooby-Doo on Zombie Island, dammit!

[@jcj268]

Hopefully that’s next year

[@spectrumscribble1498]

Hey, I'm willing to riff that one any day. It was one of my favorite movies as a kid. And I think it also included the pilot for _Courage the Cowardly Dog_ at the end as well. At least from what I saw on my VHS copy. I could be wrong about that though.

[@peytonwright4732]

@@spectrumscribble1498I think that you’re thinking of Scooby-Doo and the Alien Invaders.

[@spectrumscribble1498]

@@peytonwright4732 Yeah, I could be thinking of that. I haven't watched any of the older Scooby movies from my childhood in a while, so I barely remember many of them.

[@dakotadoyle7573]

Thespio "Why does he get sparred?" Aeon "Because she knows I like it." Isn't their a spell on Blissy that prevents her from harming Aeon?

[@spectrumscribble1498]

Actually, I think that was a contract

[@dakotadoyle7573]

@@spectrumscribble1498 To a Demon, that's the same thing

[@spectrumscribble1498]

@@dakotadoyle7573 Eh, fair point.

[@twistedwolf1555]

16:16 dang it thespio you caught me off guard but to be honest that was hilarious and not many people have caught me off guard

[@zombieexecutioner2560]

Malshroud:*Doing his job as Death* Also Malahroud:"I maybe Death but I can at least try to make this educational and fun than most schools."

[@ChipperFoxtrotVA]

On the "Stop teaching me so much" mark (sorry, don't have time to search through it!), Me and my wife were saying "NO!! Keep teaching us about it! It's fascinating!!" XD Good job on this Halloween special! I remember watching this when I was young. There were indeed some flaws and rushed moments but it was a good introduction in terms of Halloween in general. And woah, did I hear correctly that Aeon had an out-of-body experience? I knew a few people that had that before, and not just the high adrenaline variety. It was fascinating from their perspective to say the least.

[@CuteGalaxyStarz]

Oh wow The way I didn't know about this til now- Overall neat and funny video, Bliss xD 44:56 AWWW A DISEMBODIED GREEN FACED MONSTER HEAD AS AN ANNIVERSARY GIFT ✨ COUPLE GOALSSS! ✨

[@RanchHog]

Can’t wait for Next year This was Awesome Lightning Bliss, it stinks that it got delayed but I’m grateful that it is finally available!

[@NallMasaki]

I just watched this and I was laughing my ass off with how you guys acted for this review. LOL! Also I remember this movie from my childhood and it was one of my favorites from Halloween. I also liked what you pointed out about it and yes now that you mention it I wished they showed flash backs about Pip and what his friends talked about in their past with him.

[@Zodia195]

How in Celestia's name did I MISS this special! It's my fav Halloween special! I love anything that talks about different cultures!

[@oriana7193]

Okay with all the Garfield Halloween gags that you guys put in here it's got to be your next one for next Halloween. If any of you agree give a like. *Maniacal laugh*

[@Nickster891]

something that occurred to me: if they all only gave him a year of his life aren't these kids just going to do this for pip again in 4 years

[@vizorkeys2]

In the book, many more friends came to pip’s rescue. So he got to live longer than 4 years

[@Nickster891]

@@vizorkeys2 i more meant in the movie but okay also point was he'd only get to live one more year per person

[@joinmarch76]

Well worth the effort to get it back up, Bliss! As usual, you guys gave 100 percent on the writing and dialogue! I'm so glad you guys do something like this every year, here's to the next, hopefully not taken down year!

[@gren8te319]

21:30 i'm glad they finally referenced all the drinking in this drinking game

[@jasonsmith7633]

Well, this was totally a blast from the past. XD

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

0:22 LightningBliss, "Tis the time for-" Me: Hanging horrors, apparently.

[@gren8te319]

1:30 i love seeing bliss freak out like this

[@vulpinegamer80]

Bliss: Tis time for~ Aeon: * pops out and gnomes us* [at least I think that was the reference]

[@Nickster891]

MY CHILDHOOD but for once in a good way... though honestly i only ever remember seeing it once it's in my top 5 halloween specials

[@crimsondust3446]

I enjoy y'all videos together. The jokes are funny as hell

[@lyndonluquin4091]

12:44 I need to remember if this is Looney Tunes, and I remember that running gag!

[@g-destroyer7773]

If I'm right, the old man is death and the spirit of Halloween. If he wanted to, he would have taken the ghost child. But he didn't. instead, he was teaching the kids about Halloween and what the costumes mean.

[@sarah98917]

Maybe he just wanted someone to talk to

[@Gojilion91]

I'm glad this video is finally available to watch! Very well done! I will be looking forward to the next one! :D

[@michaelnelson1127]

Available to watch? Was there a problem with the video being uploaded?

[@Gojilion91]

@@michaelnelson1127 Long story short, It got blocked worldwide because of copyright BS. to my understanding, it's been solved now.

[@justincarawan-carawanco.pu1639]

3:26 Interesting how, in both of those trios, she mentioned the only two *worth* mentioning first: "The Emporer's New Groove" and "Cats&Dogs". (Admittedly I've never seen "The Hot Chick", but judging by the carver art, don't think I want to. Crossdresser?)

[@jcj268]

Nope a body switch film like Freaky Friday

[@JaguarCats]

30:38 my mom's theory was that he was actually the Devil. But Death is just as likely.

[@generalfluffyproto]

When I first saw the movie cover my brain grinded to a halt and the memories came flooding in

[@spectrumscribble1498]

Oh yeah, here's a good drinking game: Whenever Thespio wants the movie to show and not tell or he complains about how skinny most of the main cast is, take a shot. 28:03 - 28:08 Me: So who's on first? Twilight: I don't know! Abbott and Costello: Third base! I saw that joke coming a mile away... 🤦

[@otaku34]

Such a classic halloween tale to watch 🎃 👻 💀 Also if not hocus pocus, might I suggezt Casper or double double toil and trouble next year?

[@rockclanhawkstar1454]

Ah, to return to this at least once a year is a wonderful treat!!!

[@MB-lz5eb]

"I'm a slut for history and a whore for education."-Aeon 2021

[@aseriousinquiry8425]

Again, fantastic guys. When they spoke about meals for the dead, I was reminded of the practice called "dumb supper." I don't know if you knew that and maybe avoided talking about it. I never saw this movie before but your commentary makes it fun. Wonderful work.

[@peytonwright4732]

4:07 The very same guy who played Spock in Star Trek, as well as the voice of Galvatron in The Transformers: The Movie, and Sentinel Prime in Transformers: Dark of the Moon?!

[@waynehodges4913]

This was so awesome lightning bliss and friends watching this for brought me back to the good Halloween childhood I loved and all your commentary is so good I had to listen to this twice :D

[@ugly-duckling123]

Nice to see this is finally up :) Ok, so Summerween is from Gravity Falls, but where's 'Witches Night' from?

[@TerriZandecki]

Yessss! Summerween

[@williamcrowe2576]

Beats me.

[@theRainbowWhoovesshow]

its always so much to learn about movies that even i have never heard of, always enjoy these videos 😊

[@akihiro7209]

11:04 love that y'all know of that show and y'all are awesome

[@thedarknessmagician5234]

Am I blind?! I was looking for something like this back on Halloween, but I never saw it. Oh well, it’s still a good video even if I’m a month late.

[@sarah98917]

Thespio and Midnight's relationship is adorable.

[@ladyalmathea7610]

I can't wait for this year's review!

[@RanchHog]

Thanks!

[@lightning-bliss]

Thank you! Much appreciated! ^^ Happy Halloween!

[@labadf]

This is my favorite Halloween movie since I was a child. Thank you for doing this review. I agree with what all of you highlighted from it. Blizzy, you have some creepy and cooky and scary and spooky but very good friends. It is always a treat to watch your Halloween specials with them. I wish you could watch the Latin Spanish version of this movie, Moundshroud's name is a flop, but the voice, oh, the raspy voice, and the personality the voice actor gave him... To me it is so much better than the English version. Though the rest of the voices suffer from that eighties/nineties too-fake problem, it is still very enjoyable movie, and reminds me of the time of innocence that enthralled me towards the fantasy genre.

[@Nickster891]

* hears thespio complain we know nothing about pip near the start * SHUT UP THESPIO THEY'RE GETTING TO THAT sorry that was my inner child he loves this movie

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

Great Commentary as usual I look forward to next year

[@Nephalem2002]

13:24 “HELP ME… HELP ME….” “I’m terrified… Really…” “The Covenant are on Reach.” *MAY GOD HELP US ALL.*

[@zaithehedgewolf4587]

This is a awesome Halloween tradition:3

[@joinmarch76]

Also, fun fact, Ray Bradbury was best pals with one of the pioneers of stop motion, the monster maker himself, Ray Harryhausen, as well as sci-fi fandom founder Forrest J Ackerman.

[@Dizaster1995]

If I remember correctly, the pyramids shape was also symbolic, I heard they were built that way to literally point the spirit of the entombed to heaven... Or whatever Egyptians saw as heaven anyways but you get the gist

[@denydeny0012]

here in fact in june 2020 the halloween tree is make movie with warner bros and with will dunn screenwriting and charlie morrison overseeing the project

[@misstary13]

I’ve skimmed through the original science theater and revisiting your Halloween spin off Blissy just makes me wish there was an animation version of the show.

[@HylianWolfMage55]

11:04 When are you going to do a Helluva Boss review/reaction?

[@littlemissdaydream810]

The way Aeon said “Joe Mama” killed me 😂 Btw what was that DDR song ?

[@moxxiedemongamer3019]

Sorry I've been Late But I've been busy with other things ether way Great Commentary as usual haven't seen The Halloween Tree since I was a kid hope you do another Halloween Commentary next year LOVE Your vids Blissy

[@g-destroyer7773]

How did I miss this. It has been a month and I just saw this. Just.... HOW!! Edit: the old man this this film is supposed to be death or the spirit of Halloween.

[@CiphiorSnake89]

@13:40 I was thinking somepony would ask for admiral kirk but then I realized Madmunchkin wasn't there.

[@clemi2601]

For the Egyptian family I remember that some architect that worked on burial sites and all that were allowed momification or at least could afford it so maybe that one dude in that family profited from that arrangement.

[@22Tesla]

Ahhhhh I remember watching this movie long ago..... Back when the elementary school teachers would wheel the tv on the tray for Halloween.... But we never got past the gargoyles before we had to continue school work...... LAME!!!!!

[@mousekuteerkhylert.n.p1228]

I like how she was humming the Nightmare Before Christmas Song Kidnap The Sandy Claws, and anyone who knows the Nightmare Before Christmas and is a fan of it Is and I Quote. "A Friend Of Mine"

[@thegayghost872]

20:05 Osiris isn’t even a sun god

[@FireFlash_TheUmbraPonyGuardian]

i may be new here but that Psychic Voice for Jason Voorhees when he gets a ability( in thr game obviously) and in the movies is so good lol

[@nicthegreat6530]

31:06-31:18 What’s the song?

[@benjaminfeld6388]

I do highly recommend you guys watch the Haunted Pumpkin Of Sleepy Hollow though. Not as part of your Halloween special, but just each of you on your own just for the fun of it.

[@allenw794]

Yes! Acknowledgment this movie existed! At long last! I was starting to believe it was all just a hallucination No one I've talked to has ever even heard of this movie. . . . maybe they'll let me out of the loony bin now

[@CrazyCartoonCat12]

They showed that movie at my elementary school once, we never finished it. Had my eyes covered most of it anyway.

[@victorhernandez8723]

Finally! These broken copyright laws need to either be fixed or removed.

[@Nickster891]

this just in from twitter apparently a lot of them are actually false claims

[@victorhernandez8723]

@@Nickster891 Why am I not surprised?

[@williamcrowe2576]

I blame the ai.

[@jenniferschillig3768]

FTR, John Debney also scored The Passion Of The Christ, the 1996 Doctor Who TV movie, and did the music for Disneyland Paris' Phantom Manor. (The latter is built around the original Grim Grinning Ghosts theme, but is more lushly orchestrated.)

[@aseriousinquiry8425]

I wish I was artistic. If so, I would have made a character for myself years ago. I only found out about Ponytown yesterday. Bravo. You guys seem to be good friends so I'm jealous.

[@asuraludu]

I waited forever for this to show up on TV as a kid. To me it wasnt Halloween until CBS or ABC showed it on Saturday. That and the Monster Ring. These were halloween necessaties.

[@ladyalmathea7610]

Tho I've never seen this movie personally, as I was restricted from watching Halloween films growing up, this review truly shows both the ups and downs of the tv film, and though I still don't intend on watching the movie any time soon as it didn't grab my attention, I was still intrigued about it nonetheless.

[@charliejones7512]

I was keeping an eye out for your annual Halloween review over October but I must’ve missed it. No time like the present :D

[@spectrumscribble1498]

0:35 I can just imagine Blissy going 'Where's the other _other_ one?' and somepony else pops in behind her, spooks her, and catches her before Thespio drops down. 2:49 Also, I know the name Ray Bradbury from somewhere... Oh, wait a minute! *(computer typing noises, quack sound)* Sweet Celestia, he's the author of Fahrenheit 451! I had to read his work in high school and I found that book somewhat creepy! I can't believe I forgot about that masterpiece!

[@FrankenXANA]

Bradbury is also known for "The Martian Chronicles" and "The Illustrated Man". Must reads for sci-fi fans. ;)

[@spectrumscribble1498]

@@FrankenXANA I'll have to check those out then. Thanks for the recommendation. 😊

[@giovannisalvo5868]

I think I finally understand from who they took inspiration for master xehanort 🤣

[@pancudowny]

Me: (At the end of Blissy's tongue-twister flub) "Wipe-out...!" ;D

[@RetroGamerKevin]

(A month and a few days late there) That was awesome, bliss ^^

[@joshuamorris7708]

41:22 Me either! I’ve never even heard of this story book or movie.